Gannon University
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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
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