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Ashland Invite Recap
Sports
Information Department
Trevor James Hawes, Graduate Assistant
Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: December 1, 2007
GANNON
WRESTLERS TAKE THIRD
AT ASHLAND INVITATIONAL
ASHLAND, Ohio - The Gannon
University wrestling team placed nine wrestlers at the Ashland
Invitational Saturday afternoon. The Golden Knights finished in a
third-place tie with Notre Dame (Ohio) behind event-winner Mercyhurst
College and host Ashland University.
Maryland-native Corey Bowers
(Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) placed first at 133 with a 4-0 run in
the bracket. Redshirt-sophomore Kevin
McElhaney (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown Area) earned top honors
among 141-pounders with a 3-0 overall record and two pins.
A.J. Sayles (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle
Vernon) went 3-1 at 174 on the day, taking second place in a
match that went into sudden death. Heavyweight Frank McGrath (Hammonton, N.J./St.
Augustine) also placed second at the Ashland Invite. McGrath
finished 2-1.
Ed Marshall (Old Saybrook, Conn./Old
Saybrook) earned third-place honors with his 3-1 day at 125. Pino Scavella (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek)
placed third at 184. The redshirt-senior went 3-1 overall with three
pins, giving him 10 through four events.
Freshman Ethan Swope (Luthersburg,
Pa./DuBois Area) finished fifth at 133 (2-2). Brandon Monin (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster)
took sixth place at the 157-pound weight class (3-3). Jimmy Martz (Hookstown, Pa./Southside
Beaver) placed sixth among heavyweights (2-3).
The Golden Knights will host a dual event against Mercyhurst North East
on Wednesday, December 5. The event will be held at the Hammermill
Center at 7 p.m.
Gannon University ~ University Square ~ Erie, PA 16541-0001
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updated
12/1/07 by: tjh
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