Bobby Ward Takes 5th At Southern Scuffle

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Junior 149-pounder Bobby Ward pinned Bloomsburg’s Frank Hickman at 1:36 to take fifth place Wednesday at the Southern Scuffle, held at the Greensboro Coliseum.

Ward, who went 7-2 in the tournament, is now 13-5 overall. Counting a pair of forfeits, he won four of five matches on Wednesday to take fifth place.

Also on Wednesday, freshman heavyweight Eloheim Palma dropped a pair of matches to in-state rivals and was eliminated from the tournament after advancing to the quarterfinals on Tuesday. He lost 9-4 to Ziad Haddad of North Carolina, and 3-2 to Peter Stugeon of host UNC Greensboro.

Following is a match-by-match list of all bouts for NC State at the 2009 Southern Scuffle:

Scott Norris (133 pounds)
lost to Quentin Keyes (Ohio University), 7-1
lost to Joe Pantaleo (Liberty), 8-1
Scott Norris eliminated

Dale Shull (141)
lost to Casey Thome (Army), by fall at 1:45
pinned Luke Vaith (Hofstra), at 4:08
lost to Richie Spicel (Gardner-Webb), by fall at 6:14
Dale Shull eliminated

Bobby Ward (149)
defeated Derek Royster (The Citadel), 14-6
lost to #10 Matthew Kyler (Army), 10-2
defeated Luke Mellmer (Minnesota), by technical fall 16-1
defeated Kellon Balum (Virginia), 8-7
defeated Seth Morton (Ohio University), by forfeit (no match)
defeated Josh Roosa (Bloomsburg), 13-6
defeated John Nicholson (Old Dominion), by forfeit (no match)
lost to Frank Gayeski (Liberty), 9-6
pinned Frank Hickman (Bloomsburg), at 1:36
Bobby Ward wins 5th place

Juan Stimpson (149, wrestling unattached)
defeated Alec Williams (Air Force), 8-4
lost to Tommy Sasfy (Kent), 10-0
lost to Chad Lowman (Old Dominion), 7-4
Juan Stimpson eliminated

Brett Farina (149)
lost to Kirby Thompson (The Citadel),  13-6
defeated Alejandro Soto (UNCG), 7-2
lost to Tyler Banks (Hofstra), by technical fall, 16-0
Brett Farina eliminated

Colton Palmer (157)
lost to Shaun Smith (Liberty), 9-2
lost to Bryce Busler (Bloomsburg), 20-13
Colton Palmer eliminated

Kasey Young (165)
lost to Stephen Burak (Pennsylvania), 12-2
lost to Edwin Hojilla (UNCG), 4-1
Kasey Young eliminated

Ray Ward (165)
lost to #17 Paul Gillespie (Hofstra), 4-1
pinned Kevin Mallon (Lock Haven), at 1:57
lost to Joseph Granata (Cal State Bakersfield), by fall at 5:26
Ray Ward eliminated

Quinton Godley (174)
lost to Jacob Ison (Ohio University), 6-1 sv
lost to Scott Glasser (Minnesota), 6-3
Quinton Godley eliminated

Jonathan Becker (184)
lost to Joe Budi (Old Dominion), by injury default at  6:35
lost to Nick Knowles (Liberty), 14-0
Jonathan Becker eliminated
 
Andrew Tumlin (197)
lost to #15 Dennis Drury (North Carolina), 8-0
lost to Henry Turner (Lock Haven), 5-3
Andrew Tumlin eliminated

Eloheim Palma (285)
pinned Alan Lutterman (Army) at 1:56
defeated #11 Benjamin Berhow (Minnesota), 10-3
defeated Michael Horton (Edinboro), 4-1
lost to Ziad Haddad (North Carolina), 9-4
lost to Peter Stugeon (UNCG), 3-2
Eloheim Palma eliminated

North Carolina State University Athletics

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