Lehigh University
NCAA Championships
Lehigh advances five in Session I at NCAAs
3/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Wrestling
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Freshman Matt Fisk was the first Mountain Hawk to take to the
Senior Cory Cooperman was Lehigh’s first winner of the day, with a 3-0 shutout over Kevin Artis of UNC-Greensboro. The match was tighter than most expected, with Cooperman scoring a third period takedown to seal the win.
After Trevor Chinn was pinned by Edinboro’s Gregor Gillespie at 149, Lehigh rolled off three more wins from its senior captains. Derek Zinck scored six in the first period on two takedowns and a reversal and held off James Strouse of Hofstra 7-4. Troy Letters put a bonus point on the board for Lehigh with a 10-2 major decision over Jason Cardillo of Slippery Rock. Travis Frick did likewise with a convincing 15-5 win over Jared Ricotta of Duquesne.
Junior David Helfrich was unable to continue the momentum as he fell victim to a major decision against
In the Mountain Hawks’ final bout of the day, Paul Weibel was able to turn Tyler Rhodes’ throw attempts in to high scoring maneuvers of his own. Weibel hit a four point move seconds into the match before working a series of tilts to take a 9-1 lead. Rhodes attempted the same throw again, and again Weibel countered, this time putting the
In the team standings Lehigh currently one of four schools tied for 16th place with 10 points. Three-time defending champion
The 2006 NCAA Championships will continue Thursday night from
Pigtail Round
|
Weight |
Match-up |
Result |
|
Score |
|
125 |
Javier Maldonado (UTC) |
dec. |
Matt Fisk (LU) |
5-2 |
Preliminary Round
|
Weight |
Match-up |
Result |
|
Score |
|
141 |
Cory Cooperman (LU) |
dec. |
Kevin Artis (UNCG) |
3-0 |
|
149 |
Gregor Gillespie (Edinboro) |
WBF |
Trevor Chinn (LU) |
4:13 |
|
157 |
Derek Zinck (LU) |
dec. |
James Strouse (Hofstra) |
7-4 |
|
165 |
Troy Letters (LU) |
Maj. dec. |
Jason Cardillo (SRU) |
10-2 |
|
174 |
Travis Frick (LU) |
Maj. dec. |
Jared Ricotta (Duquesne) |
15-5 |
|
184 |
Shane Webster ( |
Maj. dec. |
Dave Helfrich (LU) |
19-6 |
|
197 |
Matt Delguyd (N’Western) |
dec. |
Matt Cassidy (LU) |
4-2 sv2 |
|
285 |
Paul Weibel (LU) |
WBF |
Tyler Rhodes (UNI) |
2:08 |
Team Scores
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T16. LEHIGH 10
Photos (c) 2006, Lehigh Athletics, Jeff Nolan
