BALTIMORE, MD. -- The Apprentice School wrestling team won the
2008 National Collegiate Wrestling Association Mid-Atlantic
Conference title on Saturday scoring 200.5 points en route to the
team title at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Six wrestlers won their weight classes and 12 qualified for the
NCWA Nationals on March 13-15 in Lakeland, Florida.
Senior Eric Lybarger earned the "Champion of Champions" award
winning a loaded 174-pound weight class that contained three NCWA
All-Americans from last season. He went 3-0 on the day.
Other weight class winners (with records) included:
125 - Kevin Hill (2-0)
133 - Adam Welch (3-0)
141 - Josh Flint (3-0)
165 - Justin Gilliard (3-0)
184 - Charles Robinson (2-0)
Three Builders earned second place finishes
149 - Matt Perry (2-1)
157 - Austen Damico (2-1)
184 - Thad Lloyd (1-1)
Senior Kendall Ridenour took third place at 197 with a 2-1
record, while Jeff Jiron took fourth at 125 and Josh Seal took
fourth at 285 pounds.
Apprentice School head coach Bruce Shumaker earned NCWA
Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year honors.
NCWA MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
UMBC - Baltimore, Md.
Team Scores: Apprentice School 200.5; UMBC 129, Southern Va.
101; Longwood 74; Northland Baptist Bible College 71; Towson
66; Lee 56; Middle Tennessee 36; Austin Peay 21; Clemson 20;
Vanderbilt 14; Virginia Tech 11; Catawba 10.
Kevin Hill 125
Semifinals
Terrence Dickerson
(UMBC)
W
1:32
1st
Joe Jellison
(Lee)
W
1:48
Jeff
Jiron
125
Quarters
Joseph Schwartz
(UMBC)
L
11-3
Consy Semis Terrence Dickerson
(UMBC)
W
12-10
3rd
Jesse Watson
(MTSU)
W
5-2
Adam Welch 133
Quarters
Cory Watson
(MTSU)
W
19-5
Semis
Alex Vegera
(Longwood)
W
4-2
1st
Logan Davis
(SVU)
W
9-3
Josh Flint
141
Quarters
Tom Vigliotti
(UMBC)
W
1:22
Semis
Scott Allen
(SVU)
W
5-2
1st
Jeff South
(NBBC)
W
11-5
Matt Perry 149
Quarters
David Haws
(SVU)
W
12-5
Semis
Brian Rich
(Longwood)
W
2:59
Finals
Alex Broadwater
(UMBC)
L
5:29
Austen Damico 157
Quarters
Brad Reedy
(VT)
W
13-11
Semis
Matt Spies
(Lee)
W
9-6
Finals
Peter Rose
(SVU)
L
1:36
Justin Gilliard 165
Quarters
Kyle Hagy
(Towson)
W
20-5
Semis
Dom Gary
(Longwood)
W
18-5
Finals
James Julian
(SVU)
W
5-0
Eric Lybarger 174
Quarters
Matt Coffman
(MTSU)
W
15-2
Semis
Jason
Lanciotti
W
6:44
Finals
Aaron Scott
(NBBC)
W
1:12
Daniel Hare 174
Quarters
Alex Angelidis
(Towson)
L
13-5
Consy
2nd
David Donlon
(Vandy)
W
3:43
Consy Semi Jason Lanciotti
(UMBC)
L
3:17
5th
Xavier Rathlev
(Vandy)
W
forf
Charles Robinson 184
Semifinals Dave
Doran (Northland
BBC)
W
2:53
Finals
Thad Lloyd
(App)
W
6-3
Thad Lloyd 184
Semifinals Gwo
Shih
(UMBC)
W
7-2
Finals
Charles
Robinson
L
3-6
Kendall Ridenour 197
Quarters
Nick Finn
(Towson)
L
4:43
Consy Semis Steve Vogelzon
(UMBC)
W
5:20
3rd
Bo Noah
(Catawba)
W
10-1
Josh Seal
285
Quarters
Simon Habtemariam
(Towson)
W
1:36
Semis
Alec Modine
(Longwood)
L
7-1
3rd
Billy Hesch
(UMBC)
L
1:26
