Nevills leads Bulldogs at U23 World Team Trials with sixth-place finish

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Nevills leads Bulldogs at U23 World Team Trials with sixth-place finish

6/2/2019 11:00:00 AM | Wrestling

The 14 Bulldog Wrestling student-athletes representing the Valley Regional Training Center at the 2019 U23 World Team Trials concluded action on Sunday morning in Akron, Ohio with AJ Nevills leading the way finishing sixth.

By: Travis Blanshan / Assistant Director of Communications

AKRON, Ohio - The 14 Bulldog Wrestling student-athletes representing the Valley Regional Training Center at the 2019 U23 World Team Trials concluded action on Sunday morning at the Louis and Freda Stile Athletic Field House on the campus of the University of Akron.

AJ Nevills, who just completed his sophomore season at Fresno State, placed sixth at 125 kg./275 lbs. as he came into the tournament as the sixth seed. Winning his first four matches, Nevills defeated No. 3 seed Anthony Cassioppi out of Iowa in the quarterfinals with a fall in 0:28 before falling to No. 2 seed Daniel Kerkvliet (Titan Mercury) by a tech. fall in the semifinals.

Jackson Hemauer, who finished his redshirt freshman season in March, went 4-2 in the tournament, including an upset of No. 2 seed Matthew Finesilver (Blue Blood WC) advancing all the way to the quarterfinals before falling to No. 7 seed Cameron Caffey of Michigan State, 7-6.

Adam Kemp (70 kg.) won five matches, Chris Deloza (65 kg.) tallied four wins and Lawrence Saenz (65 kg.) picked up three wins.

Participating athletes are students who are currently officially registered as proceeding towards a degree or diploma at a university or similar institute whose status is recognized by the appropriate national academic authority of their country. All competitors must be U.S. citizens - born 1996-2000 (19-23 years old) or 2001 with medical certificate.

2019 U23 World Team Trials Results
Robert Garcia IV (57 kg.) (1-2)
Round of 32: Garcia IV (Valley RTC) tech. fall Thyree Washington (Blue Ridge RTC), 12-1
Round of 16: Tommy Haskins (Oklahoma) dec. Garcia IV (Valley RTC), 3-2
Con. Round of 16 #2: Brady Kyner (Wartburg) won by VIN

Jeremy Trinh (61 kg.) (1-2)
Round of 64: No. 7 seed Mickey Phillipi (Pitt WC) tech. fall Trinh (Valley RTC), 14-4
Con. Round. of 32 #1: Trinh (Valley RTC) tech. fall Rylee Molitor (Jackrabbit WC), 13-0
Con Round. of 32 #2: David Fehlman (Valley RTC) dec. Trinh (Valley RTC), 7-4

Chris Deloza (65 kg.) (4-2)
Round of 128: John Burger (Limestone College) dec. Deloza (Valley RTC), 10-6
Con. Round of 64 #2: Deloza (Valley RTC) tech. fall Brandon Tenny (Lake Erie WC), 14-4
Con. Round of 32 #1: Deloza (Valley RTC) tech. fall Caleb Birdwell (Campbell), 10-0
Con. Round of 32 #2: Deloza (Valley RTC) dec. Kelan McKenna (Cleveland WC), 16-8
Con. Round of 16 #1: Deloza (Valley RTC) tech. fall Seth Koleno (Clarion RTC), 13-2
Con. Round of 16 #2: Cody Trybus (Navy-Marine Corps RTC) tech. fall Deloza (Valley RTC), 11-0

Lawrence Saenz (65 kg.) (3-2)
Round of 128: Saenz (Valley RTC) tech. fall Denton Spencer (Cavalier WC)
Round of 64: Saenz (Valley RTC) dec. Mike Russo (Cornell), 16-10
Round of 32: No. 2 seed Dom Demas (Oklahoma) tech. fall Saenz (Valley RTC), 10-0
Con. Round of 32 #2: Saenz (Valley RTC) tech. fall Marshall Keller (NJRTC), 12-2
Con. Round of 16 #1: Cole Matthews (Pitt WC) dec. Saenz (Valley RTC), 12-5

Jacob Wright (70 kg.) (0-2)
Round of 128: Justin McCoy (Cavalier WC) tech. fall Wright (Valley RTC), 12-2
Con. Round of 64 #1: Tristan Lara (Panther WC) dec. Wright, 10-7

Greg Gaxiola (70 kg.) (2-2)
Round of 128: Cole Houser (Unattached) tech. fall Gaxiola (Valley RTC), 13-2
Con. Round of 64 #1: Gaxiola (Valley RTC) tech. fall Max Livingston (PRTC), 16-5
Con. Round of 64 #2: Gaxiola (Valley RTC) tech. fall Ryan Yorkdale (George Mason), 10-0
Con. Round of 32 #1: Brik Filippo (Bronchos WC) dec. Gaxiola, 6-5

Adam Kemp (74 kg.) (5-2)
Round of 128: Kemp (Valley RTC) tech. fall Caleb Bass (Cleveland State), 11-0
Round of 64: Jaden Mattox (TMWC/Ohio RTC) dec. Kemp, 8-0
Con. Round of 64 #2: Kemp (Valley RTC) dec. Kellen Ekern (Virginia Beach RTC), 8-4
Con. Round of 32 #1: Kemp (Valley RTC) tech. fall AJ Burkhart (Leigh Valley WC), 10-0
Con. Round of 32 #2: Kemp (Valley RTC) tec. fall Garrett Beam (Limestone College), 13-2
Con. Round of 16 #1: Kemp (Valley RTC) dec. Chris Barker (Bearcat WC), 6-0
Con. Round of 16 #2: Ebed Jarrell (PRTC) dec. Kemp (Valley RTC), 4-0

Ricky Padilla (74 kg.) (0-2)
Round of 128: Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) tech. fall Padilla (Valley RTC), 10-0
Con. Round of 64 #2: No. 6 seed Taleb Rahmani (Pitt WC) tech. fall Padilla (Valley RTC), 10-0

Beau Colombini (74 kg.) (0-2)
Round of 128: Philip Conigliario (Unattached) tech. fall Colombini (Valley RTC), 12-2
Con. Round of 64 #2: Timothy Fitzpatrick (DCAC) dec. Colombini (Valley RTC), 8-7

Dominic Kincaid (86 kg.) (2-2)
Round of 128: Kincaid (Valley RTC) tech. fall Michael Jacobs (Adrian College), 10-0
Round of 64: Kincaid (Valley RTC) tech. fall Abraham Correa-Medina (DCAC), 10-0
Round of 32: No. 11 seed Thomas Penola (Boilermaker RTC) tech. fall Kincaid (Valley RTC), 12-2
Con. Round of 32 #2: Jake Lanning (Buffalo) tech. fall Kincaid (Valley RTC), 17-6

Jackson Hemauer (86 kg.) (4-2)
Round of 128: Hemauer (Valley RTC) tech. fall Matthew Dean (3 Style Wrestling), 12-2
Round of 64: Hemauer (Valley RTC) tech. fall No. 2 seed Matthew Finesilver (Blue Blood WC), 10-0
Round of 32: Hemauer (Valley RTC) tech. fall Dan Filipek (McKendree Bearcat WC), 15-4
Round of 16: Hemauer (Valley RTC) tech. fall Jonathan Loew (Finger Lakes RTC), 15-4
Quarterfinals: No. 7 seed Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) dec. Hemauer (Valley RTC), 7-6
Con. Round 8 #2: Max Lyon (Boilermaker RTC) tech. fall Hemauer, 10-0

Angel Solis (86 kg.) (0-2)
Round of 128: Heath Gray (Bronchos WC) dec. Solis (Valley RTC), 4-1
Con. Round of 64 #2: Tyler Love (Cavalier Wrestling Club) tech. fall Solis (Valley RTC), 10-0

Isaiah Perez (92 kg.) (1-2)
Round of 32: Drew Phipps (Buffalo Valley RTC) tech. fall Perez (Valley RTC), 13-2
Con. Round of 16 #1: Perez (Valley RTC) tech. fall Michael Waszen (Lancaster Alliance WC), 10-0
Con. Round of 16 #2: Benjamin Smith (Cleveland State) tech. fall Perez (Valley RTC), 12-2

No. 6 seed AJ Nevills (125 kg.) - 6th place (4-3)
Round of 64: Nevills (Valley RTC) tech. fall Bowen McConville (Jackrabbit WC), 12-1
Round of 32: Nevills (Valley RTC) dec. Konrad Ernst (La Crosse Area Wrestlers), 4-2
Round of 16: Nevills (Valley RTC) tech. fall Jackson Ross (Michigan State), 11-0
Quarterfinals: Nevills (Valley RTC) fall No. 3 seed Anthony Cassioppi (Iowa), 0:28
Semifinals: No. 2 seed Daniel Kerkvliet (TMWC) tech. fall Nevills (Valley RTC), 10-0
Consolation Semifinals: No. 1 seed Youssif Hemida (Terripan WC) tech. fall Nevills (Valley RTC), 14-2
Fifth Place: Jeric Kasunic (DCAC) dec. Nevills (Valley RTC), 8-2

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