Lehigh University
NCAA Championships
Final three wrestlers eliminated from NCAAs
3/21/2008 2:15:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
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Caruso advanced to the third round of consolations with a 2-1 win over Chance Litton of West Virginia in the second round of consolations at 174. Caruso earned a second period escape and a penalty point for an illegal body slam by Litton.
In the third round of consolations, Caruso faced No. 9 seed Brandon Mason of
Sophomore Seth Ciasulli (133) and junior Trevor Chinn (149) were both knocked out in the second round of consolations. Ciasulli had a pair of first period takedowns and led No. 10 seed Patrick Castillo of
Chinn also fell behind on a third period four-point move in his match against Kurt Kinser of Indiana, however, Chinn scored a late third period takedown and held a riding time advantage which forced overtime, but in the sudden victory period, Chinn was penalized for grabbing Kinser’s headgear, and the penalty point gave Kinser a 6-5 win.
The Mountain Hawks finish the tournament with 5.5 team points, and failed to crown an All-American for the second straight year; the first time a Lehigh team has had no All-Americans in consecutive years for the first time since the Brown and White failed to medal in six straight tournaments from 1941-1953.
Lehigh’s season has come to an end, but the NCAA Championships continue Friday night with the championship semifinals and round of 12 matches from
Second Round Consolations
|
Weight |
Match-up |
Result |
|
Score/Time |
|
133 |
Patrick Castillo ( |
dec. |
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh) |
9-6 |
|
149 |
Kurt Kinser ( |
dec. |
Trevor Chinn (Lehigh) |
6-5, s.v. |
|
174 |
Alex Caruso (Lehigh) |
dec. |
Chance Litton (WVU) |
2-1 |
Third Round Consolations
|
Weight |
Match-up |
Result |
|
Score/Time |
|
174 |
Brandon Mason ( |
dec. |
Alex Caruso (Lehigh) |
2-0 |
