DANVILLE, Va. — Averett University men's wrestling totaled five placers as 300 wrestlers battled in the annual Cougar Open on Sunday in the E. Stuart James Grant Center.

Senior Maurico Reyes rebounded from a tough 7-6 loss in the 141-pound semifinals to claim third place. Reyes cruised past Ferrum College's Josiah Canales with a 16-2 major decision. Averett also got a fourth-place finish from freshman Tyler-Nicholas Ritz. Ritz won his first three matches of the day before falling in the semifinals and third-place match.

Averett had four wrestlers advance undefeated all the way to the quarterfinals. Reyes and Ritz won to move on to the semifinals, while sophomore Jesse Lemon and junior Jacob Jimenez both fell short in their quarterfinals at 133 pounds and 197 pounds, respectively. Jiminez bounced back to claim fifth place at 197 with a 16-5 major decision win over Marymount University's Mohammed Fofana. Junior Nolan Gerwitz placed seventh after edging senior Noah Harris in their battle at 184 pounds.

One other noteworthy finish came in the heavyweight championship, where Averett alumnus George Moseley '24 went undefeated to win the weight class in the open tournament. Moseley was a two-time All-American and NCAA qualifier for the Cougars. He won four of his five matches by fall.

Averett travels to Marymount University for a quad on Nov. 17.
 


Cougar Open
Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024

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Champ. Round 1 - Dominic Pascoe (Averett) def. Giulio Fabriziani (Roanoke), Fall (4:09)
Champ. Round 2 - Ian Morales (Marymount) def. Dominic Pascoe (Averett), MD 12-1
Cons. Round 2 - Dominic Pascoe (Averett) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 - Dominic Pascoe (Averett) def. Orlando Hernandez (Emory & Henry), Fall (0:34)
Cons. Round 4 - Samuel Aponte (Roanoke) def. Dominic Pascoe (Averett), MD 12-4

133
Prelim - Jesse Lemon (Averett) def. Grady Woodard (Unattached), Dec 10-4
Champ. Round 1 - Jesse Lemon (Averett) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Jesse Lemon (Averett) def. Bryson Gresham (East Carolina), Fall (1:08)
Quarterfinal - Trent Proctor (Ferrum) def. Jesse Lemon (Averett), Fall (5:54)
Cons. Round 4 - Jesse Lemon (Averett) def. Blayson Jordan (WVU Tech), Dec 9-3
Cons. Semi - Blaise Verdino (Liberty) def. Jesse Lemon (Averett), Fall (5:47)

Champ. Round 1 - Kyien Jackson (Averett) def. Zakariya Gurban (Randolph), Fall (1:54)
Champ. Round 2 - Elijah Smoot (Roanoke) def. Kyien Jackson (Averett), Fall (2:27)
Cons. Round 2 - Michael Policarpio (Roanoke) def. Kyien Jackson (Averett), Fall (2:59)

Champ. Round 1 - Luke Roberts (Bluefield State) def. Trey Ruehl (Averett), TF 15-0
Cons. Round 1 - Blayson Jordan (WVU Tech) def. Trey Ruehl (Averett), Fall (4:12)

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Champ. Round 1 - Alex Driggs (Averett) def. Tommy Cardenas (Ferrum), Fall (2:53)
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Dekraker (Unattached) def. Alex Driggs (Averett), TF 17-2
Cons. Round 2 - Alex Driggs (Averett) def. (East Stroudsburg), Fall (1:23)
Cons. Round 3 - Sean Rinebolt (Shenandoah) def. Alex Driggs (Averett), MD 11-0

Champ. Round 1 - Mauricio Reyes (Averett) def. Rocco Torrez (Liberty), Fall (2:10)
Champ. Round 2 - Mauricio Reyes (Averett) def. Alex Choi (Roanoke), Dec 13-6
Quarterfinal - Mauricio Reyes (Averett) def. Jackson Lambert (Ferrum), Fall (1:52)
Semifinal - David Coptsias (St. Andrews) def. Mauricio Reyes (Averett), Dec 7-6
3rd Place - Mauricio Reyes (Averett) def. Josiah Canales (Ferrum), MD 16-2

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Champ. Round 1 - Gordon Watson (Shenandoah) def. Jake Furman (Averett), Fall (3:25)
Cons. Round 1 - Joe Jackson (Roanoke) def. Jake Furman (Averett), Fall (2:07)

Champ. Round 1 - Garrett Hughes (Roanoke) def. Carter Shupert (Averett), MD 17-7
Cons. Round 1 - Carter Shupert (Averett) def. Kyle Deguzman (Apprentice), Fall (2:48)
Cons. Round 2 - Carter Shupert (Averett) def. Gordon Watson (Shenandoah), Dec 7-6
Cons. Round 3 - Carter Shupert (Averett) def. Troy Gentzel (East Stroudsburg), TF 16-1
Cons. Round 4 - Corey Messick (Roanoke) def. Carter Shupert (Averett), MD 12-2

Champ. Round 1 - Corey Messick (Roanoke) def. Jason Bennett (Averett), TF 15-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Jason Bennett (Averett) def. Christian Johnson-Hunte (Unattached), FF
Cons. Round 2 - Amari Williams (Apprentice) def. Jason Bennett (Averett), TF 17-0

157
Champ. Round 1 - Matox Allen (Liberty) def. Andres Cortes (Averett), Dec 11-5
Cons. Round 1 - Andres Cortes (Averett) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Andres Cortes (Averett) def. Levi Field (Emory & Henry), Dec 10-4
Cons. Round 3 - Eric Falleni (East Stroudsburg) def. Andres Cortes (Averett), TF 18-0

Champ. Round 1 - Robert Owens Jr. (Ferrum) def. Roman Perna (Averett), Fall (4:46)
Cons. Round 1 - Henry Lunsford (Marymount) def. Roman Perna (Averett), Dec 9-5

165
Champ. Round 1 - Gabriel Cortes (Ferrum) def. Cooper Comer (Averett), TF 15-0
Cons. Round 1 - Cooper Comer (Averett) def. Luke Cordier (East Carolina), TF 18-1
Cons. Round 2 - Cooper Comer (Averett) def. Wyatt Dowdy (Averett), Fall (2:29)
Cons. Round 3 - Jordan Scott (Liberty) def. Cooper Comer (Averett), Dec 8-7

Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Tarallo (Shenandoah) def. Lee New (Averett), Fall (1:22)
Cons. Round 1 - Lee New (Averett) def. Evan Crusha (Marymount), Fall (0:33)
Cons. Round 2 - Julian Schott (Marymount) def. Lee New (Averett), TF 18-1

Champ. Round 1 - Wyatt Dowdy (Averett) def. Aleksey Svetlichniy (Marymount), TF 21-3
Champ. Round 2 - Sagbe Sieh (Bluefield State) def. Wyatt Dowdy (Averett), MD 14-6
Cons. Round 2 - Cooper Comer (Averett) def. Wyatt Dowdy (Averett), Fall (2:29)

174
Champ. Round 1 - Tyler-Nicholas Ritz (Averett) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler-Nicholas Ritz (Averett) def. Joe Zereini (Roanoke), MD 12-2
Quarterfinal - Tyler-Nicholas Ritz (Averett) def. Ronald Black (Liberty), MD 13-4
Semifinal - Dylan Weaver (Shenandoah) def. Tyler-Nicholas Ritz (Averett), TF 15-0
3rd Place - Ethan Baker (Apprentice) def. Tyler-Nicholas Ritz (Averett), Fall (1:18)

Champ. Round 1 - Max Winkler (East Stroudsburg) def. Willie Toliver (Averett), Fall (6:53)
Cons. Round 1 - Sebastian Gabarrete (Emory & Henry) def. Willie Toliver (Averett), TF 20-3

184
Champ. Round 1 - Nolan Gerwitz (Averett) def. Nathaniel Quisbert (Randolph), Fall (0:54)
Champ. Round 2 - Josh Epperly (Roanoke) def. Nolan Gerwitz (Averett), Dec 13-7
Cons. Round 2 - Nolan Gerwitz (Averett) def. Jesan Henderson (Ferrum), TF 25-8
Cons. Round 3 - Nolan Gerwitz (Averett) def. Derek Liddle (Apprentice School), MFF
Cons. Round 4 - Nolan Gerwitz (Averett) def. Joesph Toner (Ferrum), Dec 9-6
Cons. Semi - Josh Epperly (Roanoke) def. Nolan Gerwitz (Averett) (Fall 1:50)
7th Place - Nolan Gerwitz (Averett) def. Noah Harris (Averett), Fall (3:00)

Champ. Round 1 - Luke Stump (Averett) def. Dylan Wiegert (Shenandoah), Fall (6:09)
Champ. Round 2 - Aiden Santos (Bluefield State) def. Luke Stump (Averett), Dec 8-2
Cons. Round 2 - Luke Stump (Averett) def. Nathaniel Quisbert (Randolph), Fall (2:33)
Cons. Round 3 - Augustus Warke (East Stroudsburg) def. Luke Stump (Averett), MD 11-0

Champ. Round 1 - Noah Harris (Averett) def. Benjamin Newton (Unattached), Dec 9-6
Champ. Round 2 - Josh Seaton (Apprentice) def. Noah Harris (Averett), Fall (0:31)
Cons. Round 2 - Noah Harris (Averett) def. Robert Keener (Shenandoah), Fall (2:30)
Cons. Round 3 - Noah Harris (Averett) def. Matthew Murray (East Stroudsburg), MFF
Cons. Round 4 - Noah Harris (Averett) def. Aiden Santos (Bluefield State), Dec 6-5
Cons. Semi - Hunter Moore (Roanoke) def. Noah Harris (Averett), Fall (0:40)
7th Place - Nolan Gerwitz (Averett) def. Noah Harris (Averett), Fall (3:00)

Champ. Round 1 - Nicholas Vincent (WVU Tech) def. Grayson Ringwald (Averett), Fall (6:48)
Cons. Round 1 - Grayson Ringwald (Averett) def. Joshua Howell (Unattached), Fall (3:54)
Cons. Round 2 - Matthew Murray (East Stroudsburg) def. Grayson Ringwald (Averett), Dec 12-5

197
Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Jimenez (Averett) def. Caleb Bess (East Carolina), Fall (0:43)
Champ. Round 2 - Jacob Jimenez (Averett) received a bye
Quarterfinal - David McElravy Jr (Apprentice) def. Jacob Jimenez (Averett), Fall (2:43)
Cons. Round 4 - Jacob Jimenez (Averett) def. Hunter Miller (Unattached), Fall (1:25)
Cons. Semi - Jacob Jimenez (Averett) def. Jay Jones (WVU Tech), TF 20-4
5th Place - Jacob Jimenez (Averett) def. Mohammed Fofana (Marymount), MD 16-5

Champ. Round 1 - Carter Erickson (Averett) def. Maxwell Underwood (WVU Tech), Dec 7-5)
Champ. Round 2 - Christain Populas (Allen) def. Carter Erickson (Averett), Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Carter Erickson (Averett) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 - Carter Erickson (Averett) def. Cody Freer (Marymount), Fall (4:15)
Cons. Round 4 - Mohammed Fofana (Marymount) def. Carter Erickson (Averett), MD 19-11

285
Champ. Round 1 - Gregory Dennard (Bluefield State) def. Braeden Fluke (Averett), Fall (2:57)
Cons. Round 1 - Braeden Fluke (Averett) def. Joshua Spivey (Randolph), Fall (1:04)
Cons. Round 2 - Braeden Fluke (Averett) def. Benjamin Rue (Averett), Fall (0:44)
Cons. Round 3 - Braeden Fluke (Averett) def. Brady Elswick (Roanoke), Dec 8-6
Cons. Round 4 - Braeden Fluke (Averett) def. Simeon Bryant (Bluefield State), Fall (1:22)
Cons. Semi - Layton Schmick (East Stroudsburg) def. Braeden Fluke (Averett), Fall (2:04)

Champ. Round 1 - Kaleb Ivie (Apprentice) def. Johnatan Argueta (Averett), Fall (2:02)
Cons. Round 1 - Johnatan Argueta (Averett) def. John Drury (Roanoke), Fall (1:16)
Cons. Round 2 - Dustin Uribes (Apprentice) def. Johnatan Argueta (Averett), Fall (1:10)

Champ. Round 1 - Dustin Uribes (Apprentice) def. Spenser Krawchuk (Averett), Fall (0:19)
Cons. Round 1 - Jacob Carter (Roanoke) def. Spenser Krawchuk (Averett), Fall (0:33)

Champ. Round 1 - Benjamin Rue (Averett) def. William Stricklin (WVU Tech), Fall (2:31)
Champ. Round 2 - Layton Schmick (East Stroudsburg) def. Benjamin Rue (Averett), TF 15-0
Cons. Round 2 - Braeden Fluke (Averett) def. Benjamin Rue (Averett), Fall (0:44)

Champ. Round 1 - Chandler Allen (Allen) def. Jasiri Dingle (Averett), Fall (3:42)
Cons. Round 1 - Brady Elswick (Roanoke) def. Jasiri Dingle (Averett), Fall (5:29)