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Matthews-Led Panthers Place 24th at NCAA Wrestling Championships
3/19/2022 9:00:00 PM | Wrestling
DETROIT—The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team concluded its 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships with a 24th-place team finish after scoring 20.5 points at Little Caesars Arena.
Pitt's Cole Matthews, the 83rd All-American in program history, placed fifth at 141 pounds after winning his last match of the tournament against No. 4 seed Real Woods of Stanford by 7-3 decision.
"This weekend was a rollercoaster for us," head coach Keith Gavin said in recapping Pitt's tournament. "On Friday, we were flying high after an awesome afternoon session that put us in a great position; unfortunately, we lost some heartbreakers in the end. As always, we'll learn and move forward."
"We're very happy for Cole to get on the podium for the first time," Gavin said of Matthews. "This was a promising step forward in his development. He had an awesome season in a very good weight class. We're extremely proud of his progress."
Five of the six Panthers in Detroit won a match at the tournament, with Micky Phillippi, Jake Wentzel and Nino Bonaccorsi each making strong runs through the consolation brackets to the Round of 12 before coming up one win short of earning All-America status.
Wentzel and Pitt's two other NCAA qualifiers, Elijah Cleary and Gregg Harvey, finished their collegiate careers on the Motown mats of Detroit. Wentzel concluded his Pitt career as a three-time ACC champion, two-time All-American and 2021 NCAA finalist. His final victory for the Panthers was emblematic of his remarkable contribution to Gavin's program as he defeated Arizona State's Anthony Valencia, a returning All-American, by 13-2 major decision with an incredible 5:00 of riding time.
Here are Pitt's full results from the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Little Caesars Arena:
Micky Phillippi, No. 12 Seed, 133 Pounds, Record: 3-2
No. 12 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. No. 21 Codi Russell (Appalachian State), 4-0
No. 5 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) dec. No. 12 Micky Phillippi (Pitt), 5-2
No. 12 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. No. 22 Joe Olivieri (Rutgers), 4-2
No. 12 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. No. 30 Richie Koehler (Rider), 9-8
No. 10 Chris Cannon (Northwestern) pins No. 12 Micky Phillippi (Pitt), 2:21
Cole Matthews, No. 6 Seed, 141 Pounds, 5th Place, All-American, Record: 4-2
No. 6 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. No. 27 Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin), 12-8
No. 6 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. No. 11 Matt Kazimir (Columbia), 3-2 TB1
No. 6 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. No. 3 Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers), 7-5
No. 15 Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) dec. No. 6 Cole Matthews (Pitt), 3-2 TB1
No. 8 Grant Willits (Oregon State) dec. No. 6 Cole Matthews (Pitt), 4-3
No. 6 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. No. 4 Real Woods (Stanford), 7-3
Elijah Cleary, No. 20 Seed, 157 Pounds, Record: 1-2
No. 13 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) dec. No. 20 Elijah Cleary (Pitt), 6-5
No. 20 Elijah Cleary (Pitt) dec. No. 29 Michael Petite (Buffalo), 3-2
No. 14 Jake Keating (Virginia) dec. No. 20 Elijah Cleary (Pitt), 3-2
Jake Wentzel, No. 10 Seed, 165 Pounds, Record: 3-2
No. 10 Jake Wentzel (Pitt) pins No. 23 Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven), 2:56
No. 7 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) dec. No. 10 Jake Wenzel (Pitt), 7-1
No. 10 Jake Wentzel (Pitt) dec. No. 25 Brian Cassella (Binghamton), 2-0
No. 10 Jake Wentzel (Pitt) maj. dec. No. 18 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), 13-2
No. 4 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) maj. dec. No. 10 Jake Wentzel (Pitt), 8-0
Gregg Harvey, No. 28 Seed, 184 Pounds, Record: 0-2
No. 5 Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) dec. No. 28 Gregg Harvey (Pitt), 1-0
No. 12 Britt Wilson (Northern Illinois) maj. dec. No. 28 Gregg Harvey (Pitt), 17-3
Nino Bonaccorsi, No. 5 Seed, 197 Pounds, Record: 3-2
No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) maj. dec. No. 28 Andrew Davison (Northwestern), 9-0
No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) dec. No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt), 6-4 SV
No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) dec. No. 22 Owen Pentz (North Dakota State), 3-2
No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) dec. No. 4 Patrick Brucki (Michigan), 3-1
No. 7 Rocky Elam (Missouri) dec. No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt), 6-1
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Pitt's Cole Matthews, the 83rd All-American in program history, placed fifth at 141 pounds after winning his last match of the tournament against No. 4 seed Real Woods of Stanford by 7-3 decision.
"This weekend was a rollercoaster for us," head coach Keith Gavin said in recapping Pitt's tournament. "On Friday, we were flying high after an awesome afternoon session that put us in a great position; unfortunately, we lost some heartbreakers in the end. As always, we'll learn and move forward."
"We're very happy for Cole to get on the podium for the first time," Gavin said of Matthews. "This was a promising step forward in his development. He had an awesome season in a very good weight class. We're extremely proud of his progress."
Five of the six Panthers in Detroit won a match at the tournament, with Micky Phillippi, Jake Wentzel and Nino Bonaccorsi each making strong runs through the consolation brackets to the Round of 12 before coming up one win short of earning All-America status.
Wentzel and Pitt's two other NCAA qualifiers, Elijah Cleary and Gregg Harvey, finished their collegiate careers on the Motown mats of Detroit. Wentzel concluded his Pitt career as a three-time ACC champion, two-time All-American and 2021 NCAA finalist. His final victory for the Panthers was emblematic of his remarkable contribution to Gavin's program as he defeated Arizona State's Anthony Valencia, a returning All-American, by 13-2 major decision with an incredible 5:00 of riding time.
Here are Pitt's full results from the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships at Little Caesars Arena:
Micky Phillippi, No. 12 Seed, 133 Pounds, Record: 3-2
No. 12 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. No. 21 Codi Russell (Appalachian State), 4-0
No. 5 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) dec. No. 12 Micky Phillippi (Pitt), 5-2
No. 12 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. No. 22 Joe Olivieri (Rutgers), 4-2
No. 12 Micky Phillippi (Pitt) dec. No. 30 Richie Koehler (Rider), 9-8
No. 10 Chris Cannon (Northwestern) pins No. 12 Micky Phillippi (Pitt), 2:21
Cole Matthews, No. 6 Seed, 141 Pounds, 5th Place, All-American, Record: 4-2
No. 6 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. No. 27 Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin), 12-8
No. 6 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. No. 11 Matt Kazimir (Columbia), 3-2 TB1
No. 6 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. No. 3 Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers), 7-5
No. 15 Kizhan Clarke (North Carolina) dec. No. 6 Cole Matthews (Pitt), 3-2 TB1
No. 8 Grant Willits (Oregon State) dec. No. 6 Cole Matthews (Pitt), 4-3
No. 6 Cole Matthews (Pitt) dec. No. 4 Real Woods (Stanford), 7-3
Elijah Cleary, No. 20 Seed, 157 Pounds, Record: 1-2
No. 13 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma) dec. No. 20 Elijah Cleary (Pitt), 6-5
No. 20 Elijah Cleary (Pitt) dec. No. 29 Michael Petite (Buffalo), 3-2
No. 14 Jake Keating (Virginia) dec. No. 20 Elijah Cleary (Pitt), 3-2
Jake Wentzel, No. 10 Seed, 165 Pounds, Record: 3-2
No. 10 Jake Wentzel (Pitt) pins No. 23 Ashton Eyler (Lock Haven), 2:56
No. 7 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) dec. No. 10 Jake Wenzel (Pitt), 7-1
No. 10 Jake Wentzel (Pitt) dec. No. 25 Brian Cassella (Binghamton), 2-0
No. 10 Jake Wentzel (Pitt) maj. dec. No. 18 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), 13-2
No. 4 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) maj. dec. No. 10 Jake Wentzel (Pitt), 8-0
Gregg Harvey, No. 28 Seed, 184 Pounds, Record: 0-2
No. 5 Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) dec. No. 28 Gregg Harvey (Pitt), 1-0
No. 12 Britt Wilson (Northern Illinois) maj. dec. No. 28 Gregg Harvey (Pitt), 17-3
Nino Bonaccorsi, No. 5 Seed, 197 Pounds, Record: 3-2
No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) maj. dec. No. 28 Andrew Davison (Northwestern), 9-0
No. 21 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) dec. No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt), 6-4 SV
No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) dec. No. 22 Owen Pentz (North Dakota State), 3-2
No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt) dec. No. 4 Patrick Brucki (Michigan), 3-1
No. 7 Rocky Elam (Missouri) dec. No. 5 Nino Bonaccorsi (Pitt), 6-1
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