POWDER SPRINGS, Ga.— Fourteen athletes from the Montreat men's wrestling team made their way to Georgia for the Life U Open on Saturday. Out of the participants, five different Cavaliers combined for seven individual victories at the tournament.
A pair of wrestlers competing in the 149-lb bracket each notched two wins for the Cavs, who put five in the weight class.
Alex Chester started his tournament with an 18-0 tech fall triumph and, after moving to the consolation bracket, tallied a pin over teammate
Nathan Alley to conclude the event with a 2-2 record.
Following a loss to a ranked wrestler,
Braden Wharton recorded two victories in the consolation bracket at 149. The Hickory, N.C. native defeated two wrestlers from St. Andrews, one via fall in 2:51 and the other via a 20-13 decision, as he also finished the open 2-2.
Antonio Petraglia pinned his first opponent in the 184-lb bracket, while
Tyler McDonald registered a close 5-4 decision victory in the consolation portion of 184 and
Josh Mojica-Smith collected a major decision win in the 174 consolation to wrap up Montreat's wins on the day.
Dre Bonner dropped two overtime results at 184.
For full results from the Life U Open, click
here.
Men's wrestling returns to the Peach State for its next event, a dual at Brewton-Parker College, on Dec. 1. Bouts are scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.
