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Wrestling 1/2/2023 5:09:00 PM

Trio Of Terps Place At 2023 Southern Scuffle

CHATTANOOGA, TN -- Ethen Miller, Jaxon Smith and Braxton Brown all placed to cap off a successful 2023 Southern Scuffle, highlighted by fourth-place finishes for Miller and Smith. As a team, Maryland finished eighth out of 21 schools with 58.5 points.

Miller, Smith, Braxton Brown and Chase Mielnik all entered the day in contention for medals, with Smith the only one remaining in the Championship Bracket.

Smith lost an extremely hard-fought bout against Binghamton's Lou Deprez in the semifinals due to a riding point tiebreaker. He then responded with a win in the consolation semifinals to advance to the third-place match before medically forfeiting, resulting in a fourth-place finish.

Miller won two bouts by decision, racking up lots of riding time in both, to put himself in contention for third-place. He went up against Stanford's No. 17 Jaden Abas and battled hard, but couldn't find a takedown in the end, dropping a 3-2 decision to finish fourth at 149-pounds.

Brown won his first bout of the day to secure his spot in a medal match. After dropping a sudden victory decision to Oklahoma State's Caleb Smith, Brown took home seventh place due to his opponent's medical forfeit.

Mielnik, who impressively won three matches in a row after dropping his first one yesterday, was pinned in his bout, ending his successful run at the Scuffle.

The full results of the Southern Scuffle can be found below.

Full Results

125 - Braxton Brown

Round of 32: Brown fall (1:23) Jeffery Jacome (Gardner Webb)
Round of 16: Troy Spratley (Minnsota) dec. (5-1) Brown
Consi of 16 #2: Brown tech. fall (16-0) Jacob Moon (Hofstra)
Consi of 8 #1: Brown major dec. (8-0) Anthony Sobotker (Binghamton)
Consi of 8 #2: Brown dec. (5-2) Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech)
Consi of 4: Caleb Smith (Oklahoma State) SV dec. (7-5) Brown
7th Place Bout: Brown win by MFF over Troy Spratley (Minnesota)

133 - Jackson Cockrell

Round of 32: Zach Redding (Iowa State) injury default Cockrell (7-2; 5:05)
Consi of 16 #1: Cael Keck (Little Rock) medical forfeit Cockrell

133 - Conner Quinn

Round of 32: Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) major dec. (8-0) Quinn
Consi of 16 #1: Josh Sarpy (Little Rock) dec. Quinn (5-1)

141 - Kal Miller

Round of 32: Jack Gioffre (Virginia) dec. (2-1) Miller
Consi of 32 #2: Miller major dec. (15-3) Jason Miranda (Stanford)
Consi of 16 #1: Miller major dec. (12-2) Riley Edwards (Appalachian State)
Consi of 16 #2: Miller dec. (7-2) Christian Gannone (Binghamton)
Consi of 8 #1: McKenzie Bell (3:54) fall (3:54) Miller

149 - Ethen Miller

Round of 64: Miller tech. fall (20-1) Johnathon Viveros (CSU-Bakersfield)
Round of 32: Jordan Williams (Oklahoma State) dec. (5-4) Miller
Consi of 16 #1: Miller tech. fall (16-0) Parker Corwin (Gardner Webb)
Consi of 16 #2: Miller dec. (8-4) Chris Sandoval (N. Colorado)
Consi of 8 #1: Miller major dec. (10-2) Theo Cha (Minnesota)
Consi of 8 #2: Miller dec. (2-1) Benji Alanis (N. Colorado)
Consi of 4: Miller dec. (6-4) Marcos Polanco (Minnesota)
Consi Semis: Miller dec. (3-1) Michael Gioffre (Virginia)
3rd Place Bout: Jaden Abas (Stanford) dec. (3-2) Miller

149 - Kevin Schork

Round of 32: Mike Zarif (Binghamton) major dec. (10-2) Schork
Consi of 32 #2: Marcos Polanco (Minnesota) fall (2:38) Schork

157 - Michael North

Round of 64: North dec. (7-1) Conner Decker (Binghamton)
Round of 32: Issac Judge dec. (12-5) North (Iowa State)
Consi of 32 #2: North dec. (6-2) Gavin Cagle (Virginia)
Consi of 16 #1: North major dec. (10-0) Tyler Brignola (Gardner Webb)
Consi of 16 #2: Nathan Moore (N. Colorado) fall (6:37) North

165 - John Martin Best

Round of 32: Chance McLane (Oklahoma State) dec. (8-5) Best
Consi of 16 #1: Best dec. (8-2) Jurius Clark (Hofstra)
Consi of 16 #2: Stoney Buell (Purdue) dec. (4-1) Best

165 - Lucas Cordio

Round of 32: Gaetano Console (Duke) dec. Cordio (3-2)
Consi of 16 #1: Jalin Harper (Oklahoma State) dec. Cordio (5-2)

174 - Dominic Solis

Round of 32: Solis dec. (10-3) Derek Matthews (N. Colorado)
Round of 16: Triston Wills (Little Rock) dec. Solis (6-5)
Consi of 16 #2: Jordan Florence (Virginia Tech) dec. Solis (14-12)

184 - Chase Mielnik

Round of 32: Colton Hawks (Missouri) dec. Mielnik (6-1)
Consi of 16 #1: Mielnik dec. (4-3) Jack Wimmer (Duke)
Consi of 16 #2: Mielnik fall (6:21) Ben Vanadia (Purdue)
Consi of 8 #1: Mielnik dec. (4-3) Krystian Kinsey (Virginia)
Consi of 8 #2: Kyle Haas (Oklahoma State) fall (3:20) Mielnik

197 - Jaxon Smith

Round of 32: Smith dec. (6-0) Carson Floyd (Appalachian State)
Round of 16: Smith fall (2:37) Mason McCready (Bucknell)
Quarterfinals: Smith dec. (3-2) Luke Surber (Oklahoma State)
Semifinals: Lou Deprez (Binghamton) TB2 dec. (4-4) Smith
Consi Semis: Smith dec. (6-1) Stephen Little (Little Rock)
3rd Place Bout: Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) win by MFF over Smith

285 - Jaron Smith

Round of 32: Smith major dec. (14-0) Ethan Weatherspoon (Virginia)
Round of 16: Peter Ming (Stanford) dec. (8-5) Smith
Consi of 16 #2: Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) dec. (9-4) Smith

285 - Jordan Gabriel

Round of 32: David Szuba (Rider) fall (5:18) Gabriel
Consi of 16 #1: Charlie Tibbits (Binghamton) dec. (11-5) Gabriel

Up Next

The Terps will open Big Ten play when they host Indiana on Monday, Jan. 9 at 6:30 pm in the XFINITY Center Pavilion. The action can be caught on B1G+.

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Players Mentioned

John Martin Best: 165 lbs; Redshirt Freshman

Braxton Brown: 125 lbs; Redshirt Freshman

Jordan Gabriel: HWT; Junior

Chase Mielnik: 184 lbs; Sophomore

Ethen Miller: 149 lbs; Redshirt Freshman

Michael North: 149 lbs.; Redshirt Junior

Conner Quinn: 133 lbs; Sophomore

Kevin Schork: 157 lbs; Redshirt Freshman

Jaron Smith: HWT; Graduate Student

Jaxon Smith: 197 lbs; Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

John Martin Best
: Redshirt Freshman
: 165 lbs

Braxton Brown
: Redshirt Freshman
: 125 lbs

Jordan Gabriel
: Junior
: HWT

Chase Mielnik
: Sophomore
: 184 lbs

Ethen Miller
: Redshirt Freshman
: 149 lbs

Michael North
: Redshirt Junior
: 149 lbs.

Conner Quinn
: Sophomore
: 133 lbs

Kevin Schork
: Redshirt Freshman
: 157 lbs

Jaron Smith
: Graduate Student
: HWT

Jaxon Smith
: Redshirt Freshman
: 197 lbs