Newport News, Va. -- Averett University men's wrestling had five individual placers as the Cougars placed seventh as a team with 59 points at the Builder Invitational hosted by the Apprentice School on Saturday.

Junior Patrick Burdsall won the 125 pound bracket, with teammate junior Dominic Pascoe placing second. 

Freshman Georgi Sezenias placed fifth at 133 pounds.

At 165, junior Cooper Comer defeated Division II Ferrum College's Robert Owens Jr by an 8-3 decision. 

Tanner Bridges closed out the day with a fifth-place finish, pinning Marymount University's Edgar Lagos.

The Cougars travel to Lexington, Virginia next for a conference dual against No. 12 dual-ranked Washington and Lee University on Jan. 24 at 7 p.m.

 

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Dominic Pascoe def. Riley Conway (Ferrum), TF 22-0 (3:35)

Dominic Pascoe def. Caiden Lucente (Marymount), Dec 11-7

1st Place Match: Patrick Burdsall (Averett) def. Dominic Pascoe, MF

Patrick Burdsall def. Caiden Lucente (Marymount), Fall 0:31

Patrick Burdsall def. Riley Conway (Ferrum), MD 16-7

1st Place Match: Patrick Burdsall def. Dominic Pascoe (Averett), MF

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Champ. Round 1: Georgi Sezenias def. Zakariya Gurban (Randolph), Dec 10-8

Quarterfinal: Georgi Sezenias def. Jathan Roby (West Virginia Tech), Dec 6-5

Semifinal: Josiah Canales (Ferrum) def. Georgi Sezenias, TF 17-0 (5:51)

Cons. Semifinal: Jeremiah Chinyere-okiyi (West Virginia Tech) def. Georgi Sezenias, MD 14-3

5th Place Match: Georgi Sezenias def. Eric Ludwig (James Madison), MF

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Champ. Round 1: Wyatt Parker def. Ben Harders (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Fall 1:20

Champ. Round 2: Wyatt Parker def. Luke Zadrazil (Averett), Dec 4-0

Quarterfinal: Amari Williams (Apprentice) def. Wyatt Parker, Dec 10-4

Cons. Round 4: Wyatt Parker def. Eduardo Breso (East Carolina), Fall 0:47

Cons. Round 5: Andrew Brevot (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) def. Wyatt Parker, MD 10-0

Champ. Round 1: Luke Zadrazil received a bye

Champ. Round 2: Wyatt Parker (Averett) def. Luke Zadrazil, Dec 4-0

Cons. Round 2: Luke Zadrazil def. Homer Doughty (James Madison), Fall 4:39

Cons. Round 3: Luke Zadrazil def. Tyler Mullin (East Carolina), Fall 1:30

Cons. Round 4: Andrew Brevot (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) def. Luke Zadrazil, Fall 1:24

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Champ. Round 1: Andres Cortes (Ferrum) def. Jason Bennett, Fall 2:01

Cons. Round 1: Jason Bennett received a bye

Cons. Round 2: Jason Bennett def. Riley Silverman (Clemson), Fall 1:24

Cons. Round 3: Joshua Wong (Marymount) def. Jason Bennett, TF 17-1 (4:28)

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Champ. Round 1: Cooper Comer received a bye

Champ. Round 2: Cooper Comer def. Curtis Smith (West Virginia Tech), Fall 2:07

Quarterfinal: Cooper Comer def. Liam Young (Davis & Elkins), TF 20-5 (6:42)

Semifinal: Calvin Kopstein (VCU) def. Cooper Comer, Dec 8-3

3rd Place Match: Robert Owens Jr. (Ferrum) def. Cooper Comer, Dec 8-3

Champ. Round 1: James Mahoney def. Jackson Fulcher (Marymount), TF 17-2 (5:43)

Champ. Round 2: James Mahoney def. Owen Cherry (Apprentice), Dec 11-5

Quarterfinal: Calvin Kopstein (VCU) def. James Mahoney, MD 14-4

Cons. Round 4: Curtis Smith (West Virginia Tech) def. James Mahoney, MD 16-8

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Champ. Round 1: L LaMagna (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) def. Lee New, TF 22-6 (3:51)

Cons. Round 1: Gavin Rodrigues-Cayro (Davis & Elkins) def. Lee New, Fall 2:40

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Champ. Round 1: Tanner Bridges def. Elijah Frizzell (Randolph), Fall 3:53

Quarterfinal: Adams Turpin-Abdulrazaaq (West Virginia Tech) def. Tanner Bridges, Fall 1:35

Cons. Round 2: Tanner Bridges received a bye

Cons. Round 3: Tanner Bridges def. Aidan Maldonado (Davis & Elkins), Dec 5-3

Cons. Semifinal: Max Underwood (West Virginia Tech) def. Tanner Bridges, Fall 4:45

5th Place Match: Tanner Bridges def. Edgar Lagos (Marymount), Fall 2:54