North Carolina State University Athletics
Results From the Southern Scuffle
12/29/2010 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Dec. 29, 2010
Four NC State wrestlers survived the first day of action Wednesday at the UNCG Southern Scuffle and will be battling to place in the top eight of their respective weight classes when the tournament resumes on Thursday at the Greensboro Coliseum’s Special Events Center.
Junior 141-pounder Darrius Little got a tough first-round draw and lost an 8-3 decision to 11th-ranked Michael Mangrum of Oregon State. Little recovered to win four straight matches in the wrestlebacks and will face Bloomsburg’s Derek Shingara on Thursday. Little was 15-5 this season after Wednesday’s action.
Junior 157-pounder Colton Palmer got off to an impressive start, pinning Nicholas Gordon of Virginia and Travis Puckett of Appalachian State in his first two bouts before losing to North Carolina’s Kyle Kiss in the third round. Palmer, now 11-6, will square off with Julian Colon of Liberty when action resumes on Thursday.
At 174 pounds, junior Quinton Godley won twice in three matches Wednesday. Godley’s loss was a pin at the hands of top-ranked Mack Lewnes of Cornell in the second round. Godley, who opened the tournament with a 10-5 decision over UNC Greensboro’s Keith Brown, recovered from the loss to Lewnes by taking a 5-3 decision over Virginia’s William Coggins. Godley, who improved to 11-6, will begin action Thursday with Canaan Bethea of Pennsylvania.
Sophomore heavyweight Eloheim Palma also dropped his first bout of the tournament, but recovered to defeat teammate Bobby Isola 7-4 and Michael Horton of Edinboro 4-2. Palma, wrestling unattached, will face Odie Delaney of The Citadel on Thursday.
Senior 149-pounder Darrion Caldwell, the 2009 national champion, did not wrestle and will make his 2010-11 debut next week in dual matches at Bloomsburg on Jan. 4 and at Rider on Jan. 5. Caldwell missed the 2009-10 season due to shoulder surgery.
NC State Results at the UNCG Southern Scuffle
141 - Darrius Little
lost to #11 Michael Mangrum (Oregon State), 3-8
defeated Justin Morrill (Utah Valley University), 9-7
defeated Raymond Borja (Navy), 11-2
defeated Kasey Davis (Edinboro), 8-6
defeated Darrin Boing (Ohio), 8-3
next up
Derek Shingara (Bloomsburg)
157 - Colton Palmer
pinned Nicholas Gordon (Virginia), at 6:28
pinned Travis Puckett (Appalachian State), at 5:29
lost to Kyle Kiss (North Carolina), 2-6
next up
Julian Colon (Liberty)
174 - Quinton Godley
defeated Keith Brown (UNC Greensboro), 10-5
lost to #1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell), by fall at 2:13
defeated William Coggins (Virginia), 5-3
next up
Canaan Bethea (Pennsylvania)
Hwt - Eloheim Palma (unattached)
lost to Henry Turner (Lock Haven), 4-5
defeated Bobby Isola (NC State), 7-4
defeated Michael Horton (Edinboro), 4-2
next up
Odie Delaney (The Citadel)
125 - Pedram Rahmatabadi
lost to Brad Pataky (Penn State) by technical fall, 0-15
lost to Ryan Renkey (Army), 2-11
Pedram Rahmatabadi eliminated
133 - Conor Hovis
lost to Peter Terrezza (Duke) by fall at 1:28
lost to Angel Garcia (UNC Greensboro), 1-6
Conor Hovis eliminated
149 - Brett Farina
lost to Alex Warren (Indiana) by technical fall, 0-15
lost to Joshua Kreimier (Air Force), by fall at 5:25
Brett Farina eliminated
149 - Tylor Sigmon (unattached)
lost to Zach Basich (Navy), 2-9
pinned Dalton Cunningham (Lock Haven), at 3:48
lost to Scott Clymer (Liberty), by fall at 2:23
Tylor Sigmon eliminated
165 - Colin Genthert
lost to Jake Kemmerer (Penn State), 4-12
defeated Kasey Young (NC State), 3-1
lost to Christopher Smith (Bloomsburg), 2-7
Colin Genthert eliminated
165 - Kasey Young
defeated Bobby Barnhisel (Navy) by medical default at 5:57
lost to Nicholas Sulzer (Virginia), 4-11
lost to Colin Genthert (NC State), 1-3
Kasey Young eliminated
197 - KaRonne Jones
lost to Chad Hanke (Oregon State), by technical fall, 4-19
lost to Kyle Sanders (Ohio), 2-6
KaRonne Jones eliminated
Hwt - Bobby Isola
lost to Joe Tymosuzuk (Kent State), by fall at 5:54
lost to Eloheim Palma (NC State), 4-7
Bobby Isola eliminated
Hwt - Christian McClean
lost to Daniel Miller (Navy), 3-8
lost to Stryker Lane (Cornell), by fall at 3:25
Christian McClean eliminated
NC State is 27th out of 35 teams in the team standings through the first day of competition.
