Viruet Wins Weight Class to Pace Wrestling at 2018 Navy Classic

Saturday, November 17

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Viruet Wins Weight Class to Pace Wrestling at 2018 Navy Classic

11/17/2018 10:01:00 PM | Wrestling

Results

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Senior Jon Viruet won the 165-pound weight class, claiming his second tournament title in as many outings to open the season and pacing the Bears at the 2018 Navy Classic on Saturday at the Wesley Brown Field House.

As a team the Bears tallied 31 wins and 18 bonus-point wins, including three falls, four technical falls, and 11 major decisions. Brown sent five wrestlers to quarterfinal matches and advanced two wrestlers to the semifinals.

"Today was another tough test at the 41^st Navy Classic, and I was pleased with our team's performance," Brown head coach Todd Beckerman said. "We are continuing to improve in the areas that we have been working on in practice, and it is showing in our matches. I am especially happy to leave the tournament with a Navy Classic Champion for the second year in a row."

Viruet (Springfield, Mass.) – ranked No. 18 in the nation at 165 pounds – registered four straight victories to claim the tournament title. He won the 165-pound weight class at the Bearcat Open on Nov. 17. On his way to the Navy Classic title, he posted a fall, technical fall, and a major decision. He also placed at the event in 2016.

Viruet's victory marks the second consecutive year that a Bear has won a Navy Classic title. Last year, CJ LaFragola '19 (Little Egg Harbor, N.J.) won the 184-pound weight class at the event.

Sophomore Bryce Rogers (Orlando, Fla.) joined Viruet as a placer, finishing in fourth place at 174 pounds. Rogers picked up three wins on the day, including a major decision victory.

Senior Andrew LaBrie (Exeter, R.I.) won three bouts at 197 pounds, and senior Ian Butterbrodt (North Andover, Mass.) picked up three victories at 285 pounds.

Seniors Christian LaBrie (Exeter, R.I.) and Tucker Ziegler (Myersville, Md.), juniors Trey Keeley (Washington, Ill.) and Zach Krause (Plainfield, Ill.), sophomores Hunter Kosco (Canal Fulton, Ohio) and Nino Bastianelli (Marysville, Mich.), and freshman Cade Wilson (Nazareth, Pa.) tallied two wins apiece.

In the team standings, Brown came in 10^th place out of 16 schools with 54 points. Michigan State won the team title behind 124 points.

"We learned a lot from this competition and will get back to work this week before giving the team a nice rest and recovery to spend time with family over Thanksgiving," Beckerman said.

Next, Brown will compete at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev., from Friday, Nov. 30 to Saturday, Dec. 1.

Team Standings
1. Michigan State: 124
2. Indiana: 95.5
3. Navy: 90
4. Old Dominion: 86
5. Campbell: 71.5
6. Ohio: 65.5
7. Bucknell: 64.5
8. Kent State: 62.5
9. Air Force: 59.5
10. Brown: 54
11. George Mason: 53.5
12. Oregon State: 41.5
T13. American: 28.5
T13. Cleveland State: 28.5
T13: Edinboro: 28.5
16. Delaware Valley: 4

Brown Results

125 Pounds
Reese Fry (1-2)
Sidney Flores (Air Force) def. Fry in Round of 32, MD 9-1
Fry def. Lucas Rodriguez (Edinboro) in Consolation, MD 13-3
Liam Cronin (Indiana) def. Fry in Consolation, MD 16-5

Trey Keeley (2-2)
Keeley def. Nick DeRosa (Delaware Valley) in Round of 32, TF 17-2
Shakur Laney (Ohio) def. Keeley in Round of 16, Fall 6:57
Keeley def. Jake Ferri (Kent State) in Consolation, Dec. 9-4
Elijah Oliver (Indiana) def. Keeley in Consolation, Dec. 11-7

133 Pounds
Hunter Kosco (2-2)
Kosco def. Daniel Kidd (American) in Round of 32, MD 13-3
Casey Cobb (Navy) def. Kosco in Round of 16, Dec. 3-2
Kosco def. Kordell Rush (Delaware Valley) in Consolation, Dec. 4-3
Mel Ortiz (George Mason) def. Kosco in Consolation, Dec. 12-5

141 Pounds
Samuel Lynch (0-2)
Alex Hrisopoulos (Michigan State) def. Lynch in Round of 32, Fall 4:27
Carmine Ciotti (Edinboro) def, Lynch in Consolation, Dec. 6-2

Ryan O'Grady (1-2)
Sa'Derian Perry (Old Dominion) def. O'Grady in Round of 16, Dec. 13-10
O'Grady def. PJ Gohn (Edinboro) in Consolation, TF 18-3
Garrett O'Shea (Air Force) def. O'Grady in Consolation, Dec. 10-9

Colin Realbuto (0-2)
Conner Noonan (Oregon State) def. Realbuto in Round of 16, Fall 1:47
Grant Willits (Oregon State) def. Realbuto in Consolation, MD 9-1

149 Pounds
Zach Krause (2-2)
Krause def. Alec Opsal (Air Force) in Round of 16, Dec. 5-3
Tejon Anthony (George Mason) def. Krause in Quarterfinals, Fall 1:47
Krause def. Chris Matzke (Edinboro) in Consolation, MD 10-2
Michael Sprague (American) def. Krause in Consolation, Dec. 6-0

157 Pounds
Jack Bokina (1-2)
Bokina def. Chase Archangelo (Cleveland State) in Round of 16, MD 8-0
Larry Early (Old Dominion) def. Bokina in Quarterfinals, TF 19-2
Nick Vestal (Ohio) def. Bokina in Consolation, MD 14-6

Christian LaBrie (2-2)
Jake Tucker (Michigan State) def. LaBrie in Round of 32, Dec. 8-4
LaBrie def. Trey Brisker (Air Force) in Consolation, Dec. 12-5
LaBrie def. Matthew Lattanze (Brown) in Consolation, Dec. 4-0
Nico O'Dor (Cleveland State) def. LaBrie in Consolation, Dec. 3-2

Matt Lattanze (1-2)
Zachary Hartman (Bucknell) def. Lattanze in Round of 16, Fall 2:04
Lattanze def. Christian Bassolino (Bucknell) in Consolation, MD 12-4
Christian LaBrie (Brown) def. Lattanze in Consolation, Dec. 4-0

165 Pounds
No. 18 Jon Viruet (4-0, First Place)
Viruet def. Jack Mulay (Bucknell) in Round of 16, Fall 5:40
Viruet def. Kade Byland (Kent State) in Quarterfinals, TF 15-0
Viruet def. Jonathan Carrera (Navy) in Semifinals, MD 10-2
Viruet def. Colston DiBlasi (George Mason) in First-Place Match, Dec. 4-0

Cade Wilson (2-2)
Isaac Best def. Wilson in Round of 16, MD 10-2
Wilson def. Anthony Snyder (Delaware Valley) in Consolation, Fall 1:34
Wilson def. Aaron Olmos (Oregon State) in Consolation, MD 10-2
Kade Byland (Kent State) def. Wilson in Consolation, Dec. 15-9

174 Pounds
Nino Bastianelli (2-2)
Ahmed Alford (Navy) def. Bastianelli in Round of 32, Dec. 8-2
Bastianelli def. Joseh Dematteo (Oregon State) in Consolation, MD 16-4
Bastianelli def. Conner Allshouse (American) in Consolation, Fall 4:34
Cody Surratt (Air Force) def. Bastianelli in Consolation, MD 11-3

Bryce Rogers (3-1, Fourth Place)
Rogers def. Spencer Carey (Navy) in Round of 16, MD 15-6
Rogers def. Luke Drugac (Old Dominion) in Quarterfinals, Dec. 3-1 SV
Andrew Morgan (Campbell) def. Rogers in Semifinals, Dec. 7-4
Rogers def. Spencer Carey (Navy) in Consolation, No Contest
Frank Guida (Bucknell) def. Rogers in Third-Place Match, Medical Forfeit

197 Pounds
David Heath (0-2)
Drew Phipps (Bucknell) def. Heath in Round of 32, MD 12-3
Tucker Ziegler (Brown) def. Heath in Consolation, Dec. 4-3

Andrew LaBrie (3-1)
Anthony McLaughlin (Air Force) def. LaBrie in Round of 32, Dec. 7-5
LaBrie def. Nate Hall (Ohio) in Consolation, MD 12-2
LaBrie def. Casey Jumps (Air Force) in Consolation, MD 16-2
LaBrie def. Brad Wilton (Michigan State) in Consolation, Dec. 14-10
Joshua Roetman (Navy) def. LaBrie, Medical Forfeit

Tucker Ziegler (2-2)
Ziegler def. Joseph Scott (Bucknell) in Round of 32, Dec. 6-3
Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro) def. Ziegler in Round of 16, Dec. 4-2
Ziegler def. David Heath (Brown) in Consolation, Dec. 4-3
Aaron Naples (Ohio) def. Ziegler in Consolation, MD 18-8

285 Pounds
Ian Butterbrodt (3-2)
Butterbrodt def. Brandon Streck (Indiana) in Round of 32, TF 15-0
Butterbrodt def. Jamarcus Grant (Oregon State) in Round of 16, Dec. 5-3
Laith Alsous (Campbell) def. Butterbrodt in Quarterfinals, Dec. 3-1
Butterbrodt def. Ali Wahab (Old Dominion) in Consolation, Dec. 3-1
William Hillard (Old Dominion) def. Butterbrodt in Consolation, Dec. 5-4

James Valentino (0-2)
Christian Rebottaro (Michigan State) def. Valentino in Round of 32, Dec. 10-5
Chase Beard (Michigan State) def. Valentino in Consolation, Fall 2:02