Lehigh University
Michigan
Lehigh falls to Wolverines
9/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
Ann Arbor, MI-13th ranked Lehigh dropped their first dual of 2002, 16-21 to 4th ranked Michigan Friday night, in Cliff Keen Arena. The Brown and White are now 3-3 overall, and the Wolverines move to 3-0 on the season.
The Wolverines jumped out to an early 8-0 lead behind major decisions by two nationally ranked wrestlers, 2nd ranked Otto Olson at 174 and 4th ranked Andy Hrovat at 184. Olson overpowered Lehigh’s Brad Dillon 11-1. Hrovat defeated 11th ranked Rob Rohn 12-4. Hrovat now owns a 4-1 record over Rohn.
Jon Trenge, ranked 2nd in the nation, got things started for Lehigh recording the team’s first win. Trenge recorded a 10-7 decision over 9th ranked Kyle Smith at 197. Teammate Shawn Laughlin continued where Trenge left off. In the heavyweight match Laughlin recorded a 14-5 major decision over Michigan’s Aaron Walter, to up the Mountain Hawks score to seven.
At 125, 13th ranked A.J Grant squeaked by Lehigh’s Mario Stuart, defeating Stuart 4-3. Lehigh’s Dan Hyman was unable to upset 10th ranked Foley Dowd at 133. Dowd recorded an 8-5 decision over Hyman.
The Wolverine’s had no one to wrestle the Brown and White’s Tristan Boyd at 141. Boyd earned six team points for the forfeit and brought Lehigh within one point of Michigan.
The Wolverine’s pulled away once again after 8th ranked Mike Kulcyzcki earned a 10-3 decision over Lehigh’s 13th ranked Mike Pirozzola at 149. At 157, 5th ranked Ryan Bertin recorded a 13-6 major decision over Lehigh’s Warren Stout, extending Michigan’s lead to eight. In the final and perhaps, most exciting bout of the night, Lehigh’s 5th ranked Chris Vitale recorded a 6-2 decision over 13th ranked Charles Martelli. Vitale has defeated Martelli two out of their three meetings.
Lehigh returns to Grace Hall Sunday January 6th to face number 17 Penn State. The dual is scheduled to begin at 2:00. The match will be aired on Fox Sports Pittsburgh as well as Service Electric TV-2. Fans can listen to the match by tuning into the Sports Monster 1230 (WEEX-AM) or logging onto www.lehigh.edu.
Weight | Decision | Score | Team Score |
174 | Otto Olson major dec Brad Dillon | 11-1 | 0-4 |
184 | Andy Hrovat major dec Rob Rohn | 12-4 | 0-8 |
197 | Jon Trenge dec Kyle Smith | 10-7 | 3-8 |
Hwt | Shawn Laughlin major dec Aaron Walter | 14-5 | 7-8 |
125 | A.J. Grant dec Mario Stuart | 4-3 | 7-11 |
133 | Foley Dowd dec Dan Hyman | 8-5 | 7-14 |
141 | Tristan Boyd winner by forfeit | - | 13-14 |
149 | Mike Kulczycki dec Mike Pirozzola | 10-3 | 13-17 |
157 | Ryan Bertin major decision Warren Stout | 13-6 | 13-21 |
165 | Chris Vitale dec Charles Martelli | 6-2 | 16-21 |
