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Ashland Open Recap
Sports Information Department
Trevor James Hawes, Graduate Assistant

Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: November 17, 2007
 
FIVE GOLDEN KNIGHTS PLACE
AT ASHLAND OPEN
 
ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon University wrestling team finished the Ashland Open, hosted by Ashland University, with five of its 14 wrestlers placing at the event. The open drew 317 wrestlers from across the nation. No team scores were kept.
   
Freshman Ethan Swope (Luthersburg, Pa./DuBois Area) finished second in the 133-pound weight class. Swope closed Saturday at 3-1 overall. Kevin McElhaney (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown Area) also earned second place at the open. McElhaney went 5-1 overall at 149 and recorded one pin.
   
A.J. Sayles (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon) took third place at 174. The redshirt senior posted one pin and ended the day with a 4-1 record.
   
Maryland-native Corey Bowers (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) earned a fifth-place finish at 133, going 5-1 overall and notching two pins. Pino Scavella (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek) finished fifth among 184-pounders. Scavella went 5-1 overall with a pin for every win.
   
The Golden Knights return to Ashland on December 1 for the day-long Ashland Invitational.


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updated 11/17/07 by: tjh