DANVILLE, Va. — Averett University men's wrestling hosted its annual Cougar Open on Sunday, with the Cougars earning four individual placers, including one tournament champion.
 
Senior Adrian Samano led Averett with a first-place finish in the 125-pound weight class. Samano opened the tournament with consecutive pins over Donte Majors of Lynchburg and Dominic Day of Marymount University. He advanced to the championship match after earning a 4-2 decision over Larry Rhodes of Bluefield State in the semifinals. Samano secured the tournament title with an 8-5 decision over Ryan Saunders of Noke Wrestling RTC.
 
Fellow 125-pound wrestler Amon Villareal earned a fifth-place finish. Villareal opened the tournament with a pin at 2:05 over Oliver Henderson of High Point University before advancing to the semifinals with a technical fall over Jaelyn Carlyle of Marymount. After dropping consecutive matches, Villareal bounced back in the fifth-place match with a 13-9 decision over Nathan Singleton of Pin To Win.
 
Freshman Leonardo Perdomo placed third in the 141-pound weight class. Perdomo advanced to the semifinals after recording an 18-2 technical fall over Bryce Bruns of Wittenburg and a 10-0 major decision over Landon Norris. After falling 10-6 in the semifinals, Perdomo earned a victory by default over Blake Boyer of American University in the consolation semifinals. He secured third place with a pin at 3:59 over Max Rosen of American.
 
Junior Luke Zadrazil rounded out the Cougars' placers with a fourth-place finish in the 157-pound weight class. Zadrazil advanced to the semifinals after collecting three consecutive victories, including two pins and a 6-0 decision over Henry Lunsford of Marymount. After falling by technical fall in the semifinals, Zadrazil bounced back with a pin at 2:43 over Xander McAnaw of Lynchburg in the consolation semifinals. He finished fourth after falling by pin at 0:57 in the third-place match.
 
Other Cougars also picked up victories throughout the tournament. At 141 pounds, Jesse Lemon earned a 7-5 decision over Cody Bui of Lynchburg. At 149 pounds, Maverick Monteith opened with a 10-3 decision over Adam Sturwold of Wittenburg. Michael King collected three consecutive consolation-bracket victories at 157 pounds, including two pins and a forfeit victory.
 
At 165 pounds, Cole Carter opened with a 17-11 decision over Elijah Miller of Wittenburg. James Mahoney earned a technical fall at 174 pounds, while Lee New and Aric Lipscomb also picked up consolation-bracket victories.
 
Averett's next scheduled competition is a dual meet against Division-II Ferrum College on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in Ferrum, Va.
 
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Adrian Samano placed first 
Champ. Round 1: Adrian Samano (Averett University) over Donte Majors (Lynchburg) (F 4:06)
Quarterfinal: Adrian Samano (Averett University) over Dominic Day (Marymount University) (F 5:46)
Semifinal: Adrian Samano (Averett University) over Larry Rhodes (Bluefield State) (Dec 4-2)
1^st Place Match: Adrian Samano (Averett University) over Ryan Saunders (Noke Wrestling RTC) (Dec 8-5)

Amon Villareal placed fifth
Champ Round 1. Amon Villareal (Averett University) over Oliver Henderson (High Point University) (F 2:05)
Quarterfinal: Amon Villareal (Averett University) over Jaelyn Carlyle (Marymount University) (TF 3:25)
Semifinal: Ryan Saunders (Noke Wrestling RTC) over Amon Villareal (Averett University) (TF 5:28)
Cons. Semi: Caleb Haney (Noke Wrestling RTC) over Amon Villareal (Averett University) (Dec 5-2)
5^th Place Match: Amon Villareal (Averett University) over Nathan Singleton (Pin To Win) (Dec 13-9)

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Quarterfinal: Ryan Paul (Unattached) over Patrick Burdsall (Averett University) (TF 6:42)
Cons. Round 1: Giulio Gabriziani (Noke Wrestling RTC) over Patrick Burdsall (Averett University) (F 0:57)

Champ. Round 1: Anthony Cage (Wittenburg) over Dylan Chaffin (Averett University) (Dec 11-5)
Cons. Round 1: Giulio Fabriziani (Noke Wrestling RTC) over Dylan Chaffin (Averett University) (F 1:25)

Champ. Round 1: Aiden Arnold (Bluefield State) over Robert Pellei (Averett University) (F 0:57)
Cons. Round 1: Giancarlo Rodriguez (Marymount University) over Robert Pellei (Averett University) (F 2:57)

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Leonardo Perdomo placed third
Champ. Round 1: Leonardo Perdomo (Averett University) over Bryce Bruns (Wittenburg) (TF 18-2)
Quarterfinal: Leonardo Perdomo (Averett University) over Landon Norris (Unattached) (MD 10-0)
Semifinal: Sebastian Bonachea (Noke Wrestling RTC) over Leonardo Perdomo (Averett University) (Dec 10-6)
Cons. Semi: Leonardo Perdomo (Averett University) over Blake Boyer (American University) (DEF 5:40)
3^rd Place Match: Leonardo Perdomo (Averett University) over Max Rosen (American University) (F 3:59)'

Champ Round 1: Jesse Lemon (Averett University) over Cody Bui (Lynchburg) (Dec 7-5)
Quarterfinal: Sebastian Bonachea (Noke Wrestling RTC) over Jesse Lemon (Averett University) (MD 8-0)
Cons. Round 3: Trajan Pannell (Noke Wrestling RTC) over Jesse Lemon (Averett University) (Dec 6-2)

Champ Round 1: Jalen Danko (Wittenburg) over Justin Walker (Averett University) (Dec 15-8)
Cons. Round 1: Justin Walker (Averett University) over Gary English (Averett University) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 2: Jesse Lemon (Averett University) over Justin Walker (Averett University) (Dec 8-3)

Champ Round 1: Max Rosen (American University) over Gary English (Averett University) (F 0:58)
Champ. Round 1: Blake Boyer (American University) over Georgio Sezenias (Averett University) (MD 11-1)
Cons. Round 1: Trajan Pannell (Noke Wrestling RTC) over Georgios Sezenias (Averett University) (TF 5:26)
 
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Champ. Round 1: Maverick Monteith (Averett University) over Adam Sturwold (Wittenburg) (Dec 10-3)
Quarterfinal: Jeremiah Chinyere (Unattached) over Maverick Monteith (Averett University) (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Round 2: Cohen Rhee (Lynchburg) over Maverick Monteith (Averett University) (F 3:09)

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Luke Zadrazil placed fourth
Champ. Round 1: Luke Zadrazil (Averett University) over Thomas Dolo (Bluefield State) (F 4:10)
Champ. Round 2: Luke Zadrazil (Averett University) over Kohen Summers (Unattached) (F 1:19)
Quarterfinal: Luke Zadrazil (Averett University) over Henry Lunsford (Marymount University) (Dec 6-0)
Semifinal: Eli Horton (Noke Wrestling RTC) over Luke Zadrazil (Averett University) (TF 2:16)
Cons. Semi: Luke Zadrazil (Averett University) over Xander Mcanaw (Lynchburg) (F 2:43)
3^rd Place Match: Joshua Wong (Marymount University) over Luke Zadrazil (Averett University) (F 0:57)

Champ. Round 2: Eli Horton (Noke Wrestling RTC) over Michael King (Averett University) (TF 2:24)
Cons. Round 2: Michael King (Averett University) over Patrick Martin (Marymount University) (F 6:14)
Cons. Round 3: Michael King (Averett University) over Chingiz Bahadur (Marymount University) (F 4:02)
Cons. Round 4: Michael King (Averett University) over Henry Lunsford (Marymount University) (M FOR-L)
Cons. Round 5: Cash Wheat (Lynchburg) over Michael King (Averett University) (F 4:29)

Champ Round 2: Ronald Shuford (Red Lynx) over Hunter Pennington (Averett University) (MD 11-2)
Cons. Round 2: Thomas Dolo (Bluefield State) over Hunter Pennington (Averett University (MD 17-4)

Champ. Round 2: Henry Lunsford (Marymount University) over Jason Bennett (Averett University) (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Round 3: Jason Bennett (Averett University) over Kohen Summers (Unattached) (F 1:04)
Cons. Round 4: Cash Wheat (Lynchburg) over Jason Bennett (Averett University) (F 1:13)

Champ. Round 2: Joshua Wong (Marymount University) over Gabe Foreman (Averett University) (F 2:18)
Cons. Round 3: Thomas Dolo (Bluefield State) over Gabe Foreman (Averett University) (F 4:11)

Champ. Round 2: Jackson Rowling (Noke Wrestling RTC) over Cooper Comer (Averett University) (MD 16-5)
Cons. Round 3: Xander Mcanaw (Lynchburg) over Cooper Comer (Averett University) (Dec 11-5)

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Champ. Round 1: Cole Carter (Averett University) over Elijah Miller (Wittenburg) (Dec 17-11)
Quarterfinal: Gage Owen (American University) over Cole Carter (Averett University) (F 2:25)
Cons. Round 2: Carmine Mcdaniel (Lynchburg) over Cole Carter (Averett University) (F 1:51)

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Champ. Round 2: James Mahoney (Averett University) over Jacob Hill (High Point University) (TF 1:25)
Quarterfinal: Max Herman (American University) over James Mahoney (Averett University) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 4: Frank Lukanich IV (Lynchburg University) over James Mahoney (Averett University) (Dec 7-6)

Champ. Round 1: Kairyn Hall (Bluefield State) over Lee New (Averett University) (TF 3:41)
Cons. Round 2: Lee New (Averett University) over Ian Harris (Marymount University) (F 3:00)
Cons. Round 3: Parker Nicols (Unattached) over Lee New (Averett University) (MD 20-10)
 
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Champ. Round 1: Josh Seaton (Apprentice School) over Aric Lipscomb (Averett University) (F 0:41)
Cons. Round 1: Aric Lipscomb (Averett University) over Noah Collier (High Point University) (F 2:24)
Cons. Round 2: Aric Lipscomb (Averett University) over Kayne Otto (Marymount University) (FOR)
Cons. Round 3: Jackson Mann (Noke Wrestling RTC) over Aric Lipscomb (Averett University) (Fall 1:01)

Champ. Round 1: Kanye Otto (Marymount University) over Willie Toliver (Averett University) (MD 11-3)
Cons. Round 1: Carson Owens (Raleigh Area Wolfpack) over Willie Toliver (Averett University) (TF 5:16)