2008 Woodie Awards
MacWhinnie Earns Third Trip to NCAA Championships with Top Finish at Centennial Conference Tournament
Amy Pasternack
Issue date: 2/23/07 Section: Sports
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Junior Brandon MacWhinnie was the champion at 165 pounds and earned his third trip to the NCAA Division III Championships as the Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team competed in the Centennial Conference Championships held at Gettysburg College on Saturday. The Ducks earned a sixth place finish out of eight teams. Freshman Leo Dormann claimed a third-place finish at 149 pounds and freshmen Kyle Brisson and James Roarty earned fourth-place finishes in their respective weight classes.
Ursinus College retained the team title with 85.5 points. Muhlenberg College finished second with 74.5 points, Johns Hopkins University finished third with 61, McDaniel College finished fourth with 50 points, Washington and Lee University placed fifth with 48 points, and Stevens placed sixth with 39 points.
At 125 pounds, fourth-seeded Brisson defeated the No. 3 seeded Samuel Brusca of Washington and Lee, 16-4 in the first round. After dropping his second match, Brisson totaled a win by fall over Michael Tenenhaus of Muhlenberg. He dropped his last match of the day to No. 5 seeded Tim Hall of McDaniel to earn a fourth-place finish in the conference championship.
At 149 pounds, top-seeded Dormann earned a 15-5 major decision over Eric Preefer of McDaniel. After dropping his second round to fourth-seeded Chris Springer of Ursinus, Dormann won his next two matches to claim third-place honors. Dormann defeated Seth Ching of Merchant Marine Academy, 7-1 and No. 3 seeded Joseph DeCampo.
MacWhinnie totaled three wins by fall to claim the individual title at 165 pounds. In the first round, MacWhinnie defeated Daniel Clarke of Gettysburg College in 2:59. He went on to defeat Courtney Nightengale of McDaniel and No. 2 seeded Anthony Boneillo of Washington and Lee for the title.
Entering the day unseeded, Roarty earned two wins to earn fourth-place at 197 pounds. Roarty dropped his first match by fall to eventual champion Matt Loesch of Muhlenberg. He then defeated No. 5 Ferris Bond of McDaniel and No. 2 Eric Vincent of Merchant Marine to earn a spot in the third-place bout. Kirkpatrick Adamson of Washington and Lee defeated Roarty in the last match of the day.
Ursinus College retained the team title with 85.5 points. Muhlenberg College finished second with 74.5 points, Johns Hopkins University finished third with 61, McDaniel College finished fourth with 50 points, Washington and Lee University placed fifth with 48 points, and Stevens placed sixth with 39 points.
At 125 pounds, fourth-seeded Brisson defeated the No. 3 seeded Samuel Brusca of Washington and Lee, 16-4 in the first round. After dropping his second match, Brisson totaled a win by fall over Michael Tenenhaus of Muhlenberg. He dropped his last match of the day to No. 5 seeded Tim Hall of McDaniel to earn a fourth-place finish in the conference championship.
At 149 pounds, top-seeded Dormann earned a 15-5 major decision over Eric Preefer of McDaniel. After dropping his second round to fourth-seeded Chris Springer of Ursinus, Dormann won his next two matches to claim third-place honors. Dormann defeated Seth Ching of Merchant Marine Academy, 7-1 and No. 3 seeded Joseph DeCampo.
MacWhinnie totaled three wins by fall to claim the individual title at 165 pounds. In the first round, MacWhinnie defeated Daniel Clarke of Gettysburg College in 2:59. He went on to defeat Courtney Nightengale of McDaniel and No. 2 seeded Anthony Boneillo of Washington and Lee for the title.
Entering the day unseeded, Roarty earned two wins to earn fourth-place at 197 pounds. Roarty dropped his first match by fall to eventual champion Matt Loesch of Muhlenberg. He then defeated No. 5 Ferris Bond of McDaniel and No. 2 Eric Vincent of Merchant Marine to earn a spot in the third-place bout. Kirkpatrick Adamson of Washington and Lee defeated Roarty in the last match of the day.
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