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WRESTLING2012-13 DUAL NOTESJosh Manck, Newberry Athletic Communications - (O) 803-321-5667 - (M) 817-487-5136 - josh.manck@newberry.edu2012-13 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DUAL ONE • November 28 • 4 p.m. • Biggers Sports Center • Columbia, Ky.Date..... Opponent........................ Time/ResultN3......... at The Citadel Open..................... NTSN4......... at Hokie Open............................... NTSNEWBERRY INDIANAPOLISN10....... at Braves Open............................. NTSN18....... at Tornado Open........................... NTSN28....... vs. Indianapolis 1 .........................4 p.m.............. at Lindsey Wilson.......................6 p.m.Wolves0-0 overallvs Greyhounds0-0 overallD8......... CUMBERLAND (Tenn.) 2 ........ 10 a.m.............. FINDLAY 2 ................................... NoonDUAL TWO • November 28 • 6 p.m. • Biggers Sports Center • Columbia, Ky.............. DARTON 2 ................................. 2 p.m.............. LAKE ERIE 2 ............................. 4 p.m.NEWBERRY LINDSEY WILSOND15....... at Midwest ClassicD16....... at Midwest ClassicWolves at Blue RaidersJ6......... vs. Newman 3 ........................................0-0 overall 0-1 overall............. at Central Missouri......................2 p.m.J12....... at NWCA National DualsJ13....... at NWCA National Duals TRAVEL ROSTERJ25....... SETON HILL 4 ........................... 5 p.m.............. PITT-JOHNSTOWN 4 ................ 7 p.m.Wrestler Wt. Ht. Cl. Hometown Previous SchoolJ26....... EAST STROUDSBURG 4 ... 10:30 a.m.............. WEST LIBERTY 4 ...............12:30 p.m.............. OHIO VALLEY 4 ...................2:30 p.m.Davis BagwellSeiji Borja1651575-10 Jr.5-10 Jr.Birmingham, Ala.Charleston, S.C.Oak Mountain HSFort Dorchester HSJ30....... at King........................................7 p.m.F2......... NEWBERRY OPENF4......... at Belmont Abbey..................7:30 p.m.F7......... UNC PEMBROKE..................... 7 p.m.Deral BrownMitch Brown1491845-56-1Sr. Elgin, S.C.Sr. Omaha, Neb.Lugoff-Elgin HSMillard So. HS/Neb.-OmahaF13....... ANDERSON.............................. 7 p.m.F22....... at Super Region I Tournament 5Matt Colter HWT 6-0 So. Jacksonville, N.C. White Oak HSF23....... at Super Region I Tournament 5 Kyle Folk Freund 197 6-2 Jr. White Beach, N.Y. Nassau CCM8........ at NCAA Division II Tournament 6M9........ at NCAA Division II Tournament 6 Joey Grisko 197 6-0 Jr. Gloucester Twp, N.J. Highland Regional HSMatch KeyHome events in bold caps1 - at Lindsey Wilson, Columbia, Ky.2 - Sixth Annual Newberry Duals3 - at Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Mo.4 - Super Region One Duals5 - at Kutztown, Pa.6 - at Birmingham, Ala.Times Listed in Eastern, subject to changeJared Holliday 174 6-3 So. Burlington, N.J. Burlington Twp HS/UNC GreensboroTaylor Knapp 157 5-9 Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Collins Hill HS/Va. TechNick Lankford 125 5-7 Fr. Braselton, Ga. Flowery Branch HSTravis Laxton 133 5-7 So. Live Oak, Fla. Suwannee HSBazell Partridge, Jr. 133 5-8 R-Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. Collins Hill HSDavid Ratliff HWT 6-2 Fr. Beaufort, S.C. Beaufort HSBlake Ridenour 165 5-8 Jr. Maryville, Tenn. Maryville HSTravis Sheehy 174 6-0 Sr. Suwanee, Ga. N. Gwinnett HS/UNC GreensboroJeff Vesta 125 5-6 Jr. Manhattan, Kan. Manhattan HS/Neosho CCMatt Wade HWT 5-10 Jr. Easton, Md. Easton HSB.J. Young 141 5-8 Jr. Jackson, N.J. Jackson Memorial HSNewberryWolves.com

BOUT-BY-BOUT RESULTS (alphabetically by weight class)125 • Nick Lankford 5-3Fr. • Braselton, Ga. • Flowery Branch HS3 wins by fall • 1 win by tech fallDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/10 Patrick Wells St. Andrews W TF, 18-3 Braves Open (125)Corey Parker Limestone W Fall, 1:01Ross Benzel Limestone L 6-10 2nd place11/18 Terrence Dugay Limestone L 6-8 King Open (133)Devin Needs Limestone W Fall, 2:21Ross Benzel Limestone L 5-6Chad Maldonado Life W Fall, 0:47Jerrelle McCabe King W 7-4 5th place125 • Jeff Vesta 9-2Jr. • Manhattan, Kan. • Manhattan HS • Neosho CC3 wins by fall2012 JuCo National Champion • 2011 JuCo All-AmericanDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 Will Mason Virginia L 2-6 Hokie OpenJoseph Duca Indiana L 3-8Matt Peters Virginia Tech W 7-311/10 Brian Radti UCF W Fall, 4:26 Braves OpenBaffour Atakora ECU W 7-4Jordan Wigger The Citadel W 5-2Vito Pasone Appalachian St. W 5-2 CHAMPION11/18 Kyle Lowe Limestone W Fall, 1:02 King OpenZach Bridson Chattanooga W Fall, 1:20Sam Rosario Brewton-Parker W SV, 4-2Vito Pasone Appalachian St. W 10-3 CHAMPION133 • Travis Laxton 0-0So. • Live Oak, Fla. • Suwannee HSDate Opponent School Res Score SiteNo matchups this season133 • Bazell Partridge, Jr. 5-3R-Fr. • Lawrenceville, Ga. • Collins Hill HS4 wins by major decisionDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 Matt Williams North Carolina W 13-8 Hokie OpenGreg Rinker Air Force W MD, 17-3George Dicamillo Virginia L MD, 0-14T. Bidelspach Campbell W MD, 9-0Quinton Murphy Indiana L TF, 2-21 7/8 bout not wrestled11/18 Corey Parker Limestone W MD, 11-2 King OpenRoss Benzel Limestone W MD, 13-4Jake Smith Appalachian St. L Fall, 2:22 2nd place141 • B.J. Young 9-4Jr. • Jackson, N.J. • Jackson Memorial HS3 wins by fall • 2 wins by tech fall • 1 win by major decision2012 141 National Runner-Up • 2011 133 National Runner-UpDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 Tyler Hunt N.C. State L 5-8 Hokie OpenEric Roach Indiana W MD, 15-6Addison Spinner Virginia W TF, 15-0Nick Heilmann North Carolina L 4-911/10 Taylor Wickett Limestone W TF, 19-2 Braves OpenAndrew Lanman Limestone W Fall, 1:46Mike Magaha Limestone W 11-5Daniel Ownbey UNC Pembroke L 3-7 2nd place11/18 Ryan Mosley Gardner-Webb W 9-5 King OpenDillan Schouw Life L Fall, 6:50Joseph Parker Limestone W Fall, 1:47Taylor Wickett Limestone W Fall, 5:00Ryan Mosley Gardner-Webb W 8-6 3rd place149 • Deral Brown 10-2Sr. • Elgin, S.C. • Lugoff-Elgin HS4 wins by major decisionOne of four Newberry wrestlers with 100 career wins (111-42)Date Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 R. Henderson North Carolina W 10-6 Hokie OpenAlex Hudson Chattanooga W 4-2Mario Mason Rutgers L 1-2Gus Sako Virginia L 2-511/10 Max Becks UCF W MD, 14-6 Braves OpenMatt Millaway Appalachian St. W MD, 12-4Bobby Manning Limestone W MD, 15-6Aaron Walker The Citadel W 3-2 CHAMPION11/18 Jared Presley Chattanooga W 7-2 King OpenDerek Hovermale Brewton-Parker W 10-3Theran Goodale Limestone W MD, 19-6Nic Stella King W 6-1 CHAMPION157 • Seiji Borja 7-4Jr. • North Charleston, S.C. • Fort Dorchester HS2 wins by fall • 3 wins by technical fallDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 Russ Benner Hofstra L 3-5 Hokie OpenMatt Stephens Virginia Tech L 5-1211/10 Shawn Landgraff Newberry W Fall, 1:04 Braves OpenRichard Kerekes UNC Pembroke W 7-5J. Bommarito Limestone L 6-7Shawn Landgraff Newberry W Fall, 1:00Christian Grillo UCF W TF, 15-0 3rd place11/18 J.A. Jones King W 6-1 King OpenDustin Martin Limestone W TF, 15-0Kevin Boston Cumberland (Tenn.) W TF, 15-0Dyllan Cottrell Appalachian St. L 2-9 2nd place3 NewberryWolves.com

BOUT-BY-BOUT RESULTS (alphabetically by weight class)157 • Taylor Knapp 4-2Jr. • Lawrenceville, Ga. • Collins Hill HS • Virginia Tech2 wins by fall • 1 win by major decision2012 All-American (4th place)Date Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 Mike Simmons Rutgers W 8-2 Hokie OpenBlake Holt The Citadel W Fall, 1:58Alex Medved Gardner-Webb L 2-5Gabe Martinez Air Force W Fall, 1:00Matt Stephens Virginia Tech W MD, 14-6Nick Rex Campbell L ForfI. Kerr-Brown Duke W 12-8 5th place165 • Davis Bagwell 6-5Jr. • Birmingham, Ala. • Oak Mountain HS3 wins by fall • 1 win by major decisionDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 Jay Lysne Hofstra L 0-2 Hokie OpenRyan Harrington North Carolina L MD, 2-1011/10 Cody Cooper Ferrum W Fall, 2:46 Braves OpenJ. Bommarito Limestone L 2-7Zane Turnipseed UCF W Fall, 2:59Christian Grillo UCF L 2-3Shawn Landgraff Newberry W Med Forf 5th place11/18 Matt Farmer Limestone W Fall, 1:22 King OpenMax Redfoor Limestone W 3-2Josh Burns Gardner-Webb W MD, 13-0Kyle Ash Gardner-Webb L 6-11 2nd place165 • Blake Ridenour 7-3Jr. • Maryville, Tenn. • Maryville HS2 wins by fall • 2 wins by major decisionDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 Connor Graves Indiana W MD, 10-0 Hokie OpenJohn Lampe Chattanooga W 6-4JMStaudenmayer North Carolina L 6-7Randy Roden Duke W 5-0Ryan Fox N.C. State W MD, 10-2Corey Mock North Carolina L MD, 1-011/10 Mark Crowell Belmont Abbey W Fall, 2:42 Braves OpenBlaze Shade UNC Pembroke W Fall, 1:42Vincent Bellaran The Citadel W 6-0Santiago Martinez UCF L Fall, 1:33 2nd place174 • Jared Holliday 9-3So. • Burlington, N.J. • Burlington Twp HS • UNC Greensboro2 wins by fall • 2 wins by major decisionDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 Jesse Johnson Appalachian St. W 6-3 Hokie Open (184)Nick Vetterlein Virginia Tech L MD, 3-15Royal Brettrager Liberty L 3-611/10 Zach Bennett The Citadel W MD, 18-5 Braves Open (184)David Kieta Limestone W Fall, 2:11Stuart Nadeau UNC Pembroke W 4-0Mitch Brown Newberry L 1-3 2nd place11/18 Brandon Tressler King W 10-7 King Open (184)Brandon Barger Brewton-Parker W MD, 12-0Aric Fernandez Cumberland (Tenn.) W Fall, 2:58Aaron Scott Appalachian St. W 3-1Mitch Brown Newberry W 6-2 CHAMPION174 • Travis Sheehy 8-2Sr. • Suwanee, Ga. • North Gwinnett HS • UNC Greensboro2 wins by fall • 1 win by technical fall • 3 wins by major decision2012 All-American (Sixth Place)Date Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 F. Abbondanza North Carolina W 5-3 Hokie OpenPhillip Bakuckas Rutgers L 0-5Joe Pittman Unattached L MD, 8-1911/10 Kwame Seymour Belmont Abbey W Fall, 1:07 Braves OpenCody Brundage Newberry W Fall, 5:02Tanner Saraceno Limestone W MD, 11-2Steve Watson UCF W MD, 14-3 CHAMPION11/18 Jesse Masters King W TF, 16-0 King OpenRidge White UNC Pembroke W Med ForJoe Pittman Unattached W MD, 11-2 CHAMPION184 • Mitch Brown 12-3Sr. • Omaha, Neb. • Millard South HS • Nebraska-Omaha3 wins by fall • 2 wins by major decisionDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 TJ Holmes Chattanooga W 4-0 Hokie OpenNick Vetterlein Virginia Tech L 4-5Sam Law Virginia Tech W Pin, 0:39Devin Hightower Air Force W 3-1T. Luvsandorj The Citadel L ForfLuke Sheridan Indiana W 3-2 5th place11/10 Denzel Leggett St. Andrews W MD, 10-0 Braves OpenThomas Fowler UNC Pembroke W MD, 11-1Braden Carter Newberry W 6-3Jared Holliday Newberry W 3-1 CHAMPION11/18 Ira Dent Chattanooga W Fall, 2:00 King OpenBlake Biggs King W Fall, 2:56Blake Steiert Limestone W 8-1Trey Hicks Life W 2-0Jared Holliday Newberry L 2-6 2nd place4 NewberryWolves.com

BOUT-BY-BOUT RESULTS (alphabetically by weight class)197 • Kyle Folk Freund 4-6Jr. • White Beach, N.Y. • Ward Melville HS • Nassau CCDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 Antonio Giorgio North Carolina L 2-6 Hokie OpenHayden Hrymack Rutgers L 2-611/10 Jeffrey Lamer Belmont Abbey W 4-0 Braves OpenDarrius McCrae Ferrum W 4-3Justin Tribble Limestone L Fall, 5:42Tyler Radford Appalachian St. L 2-3Brach Walker UNC Pembroke W Forf 5th place11/18 Justin Tribble Limestone L Fall, 4:43 King OpenCody Davis King W 5-2Jacob Dempset Life L MD, 1-11197 • Joey Grisko 8-2Jr. • Gloucester Township, N.J. • Highland Regional HS1 win by major decisionDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 Connor Hartmann Duke L 0-6 Hokie OpenAustin Fallon James Madison W 5-2Paul Weiss Appalachian St. L 4-711/10 Tyler Walker UCF W MD, 11-2 Braves OpenTyler Radford Appalachian St. W 6-1Brach Walker UNC Pembroke W 3-2Justin Tribble Limestone W 6-3 CHAMPION11/18 Matt Mannino Life W 6-2 King OpenSamuel Johnson Cumberlands (Ky.) W 3-1Boyce Cornwell Gardner-Webb W SV, 8-6 CHAMPIONHWT • Matt Colter 3-6So. • Jacksonville, N.C. • White Oak HSDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 Stephen Jackson King W 3-0 Hokie OpenNick Gwiazdowski N.C. State L Fall, 1:14Garrett Fosdyck King L Fall, 3:2911/10 Aaron Rowe Limestone L Fall, 1:17 Braves OpenHarrison Honeycutt Newberry L 1-211/18 Clint Smith Limestone W 4-2 King OpenJake Shumpert Brewton-Parker W 1-0Billy Swanson King L TB, 1-2D Dejournette Appalachian St. L Fall, 1:56HWT • David Ratliff 5-4Fr. • Beaufort, S.C. • Beaufort HS1 win by fallDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/3 Anthony Mendez Gardner-Webb W 5-2 The Citadel OpenMarquin Hill UNC Pembroke W 5-4Jason Leonard Belmont Abbey W 3-1Chris Rowland Shorter L 0-6Josh Woods UCF L 0-1 No 5th place bout11/10 Trevor Staats Ferrum W Fall, 1:57 Braves OpenJosh Woods UCF L MD, 2-10Travis Morgan Appalachian St. W 3-1Chris Gidden UNC Pembrok L 0-4HWT • Matt Wade 5-2Jr. • Easton, Md. • Easton HS2 wins by fallDate Opponent School Res Score Site11/4 Dan Garwood Virginia Tech L 1-3 Hokie OpenZeal McGrew Hofstra L 7-1111/10 Gerald Johnson The Citadel W 8-2 Braves OpenTravis Morgan Appalachian St. W 9-6Greg Jarque Newberry W Fall, 2:16Marquin Hill UNC Pembroke W 3-2Josh Woods UCF W Fall, 0:31 CHAMPIONDUAL NOTES- Today’s duals mark Newberry’s first dualcompetition of the 2012-13 season.- This is the first-ever meeting betweenthe Wolves and the hosting Blue Raidersof Lindsey Wilson and Newberry’s secondevertrip to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.- Newberry went 1-2 in the 2007 CampbellsvilleDuals, with a win over Campbellsvilleand losses to Division I teams in EasternMichigan and Liberty.- The matinee match between Newberryand Indianapolis will be the second all-timemeeting between the scarlet and gray andthe Greyhounds.- Newberry was a 36-6 victor over UIndyin the opener of the 2008 Newberry Duals,with five bonus point wins.- The Wolves have won the last four season-openingduals and are 5-2 in seasonopeners as a Division II team, with the twolosses coming to Division I teams.5 NewberryWolves.com

JASON VALEKHEAD COACHClemson, 1998Head coach Jason Valek is entering his eighthseason coaching Newberry and his seventh at theDivision II level.He was hired in the summer of 2004 to be thefirst wrestling coach in Newberry history. In hisseven years at the helm, Newberry has gone 126-33-2 (.789), includinga record of 115-29-2 (.795) against non Division I competition. Valekhas coached 47 NWCA and Division II National Qualifiers, 26 NCAAD-II All-Americans, three Division II National Champions, two DivisionII national runner-ups, an NWCA National Champion and three NWCAAll-Americans.The Wolves have five consecutive Top 8 National finishes, five consecutiveSuper Region I Titles, three Super Region I Coaches Awards,and four straight top 4 National duals finishes in just seven short seasons.Valek has raised the Newberry wrestling program into one of thetop handful of teams in the nation.In 2011-12, Newberry claimed its fifth consecutive NCAA SuperRegion I Championship highlighted by sophomore BJ Young’s nationalrunner-up finish, a fifth consecutive Top 8 national finish and runner-uphonors at the NWCA National Duals. Newberry went 17-1 under Valek’sguidance. Eight wrestlers placed in the NCAA Super Region I Tournamentwith seven qualifying for the national tournament. Sophomores BJYoung and Taylor Knapp finished second and fourth respectively whileJake Elkins and Travis Sheehy took home seventh and sixth place honors.Valek garnered his second Newberry College Coach of the Yearhonor and has the wolves poised for a strong run with six returningstarters, three returning All-Americans and the addition of Junior CollegeNational Champion Jeff Vesta of Neosho, Kans., and fellow JUCOAll-American Kyle Folk-Freund from Nassau, N.Y.He is the past president of the NCAA Division II Wrestling CoachesAssociation and has been elected to the Board of Directors for the NationalWrestling Coaches Association while serving as a conventionpresenter on topics such as “How to Build a Sustainable Program fromThe Ground Up”Valek is a 1998 graduate of Clemson University with a bachelor’sdegree in sports management and Leadership Academy Graduateof Michigan State. He resides in Newberry with his wife Jennifer anddaughter, Landen (3).NEWBERRY YEAR-BY-YEARYear Duals Region National2004-05 (Club) 11-4 --- NCWA 1st2005-06 6-11 8th 24th2006-07 17-5-1 5th 25th2007-08 16-7 1st 8th2008-09 23-2 1st 2nd2009-10 18-4 1st 8th2010-11 18-3-1 1st 6th2011-12 17-1 1st 5th2012-13 0-0Totals 126-37-2(115-33-2 as NCAA)ALL-TIME DUAL RESULTSAdams State.................................................................................1-0Alabama (Club).............................................................................1-0Anderson (S.C.)............................................................................8-1Appalachian State.........................................................................0-2Apprentice School (Club)..............................................................1-0Ashland.........................................................................................1-1Augustana (S.D.)..........................................................................1-0Belmont Abbey..............................................................................6-0California Baptist (Club)................................................................1-0Campbell.......................................................................................2-0Campbellsville...............................................................................3-0Carson-Newman...........................................................................4-1Catawba (Club).............................................................................1-0Central Missouri............................................................................3-0Chadron State...............................................................................3-0Chattanooga.................................................................................0-2Citadel, The...................................................................................0-1Clemson (Club).............................................................................2-0Colorado Mesa (Mesa State)........................................................2-0Cumberland (Tenn.)......................................................................2-0Darton (Ga.)..................................................................................2-0Davidson.......................................................................................1-0Delaware Valley............................................................................0-1Duke..............................................................................................1-0Eastern Michigan..........................................................................0-1Findlay..........................................................................................4-0Gannon.........................................................................................3-0Gardner-Webb.......................................................................... 1-1-1Georgia (Club)..............................................................................2-0Gordon (Ga.).................................................................................1-0Grand Canyon...............................................................................3-0Indianapolis.................................................................................1-0James Madison (Club)..................................................................1-0Kent State.....................................................................................0-1King (Tenn.)...................................................................................2-0Kutztown.......................................................................................3-0Lake Erie.......................................................................................1-0Liberty...........................................................................................0-2Limestone.....................................................................................7-0Lindsey Wilson............................................................................0-0Maryville (Tenn.)............................................................................1-0McDaniel.......................................................................................1-0Mercer (Club)................................................................................1-0Mercyhurst....................................................................................4-2Michigan........................................................................................0-1Minnesota State-Mankato.............................................................0-1Minnesota State-Moorhead...........................................................1-0N.C. State.....................................................................................1-2Nebraska-Kearney........................................................................2-1Nebraska-Omaha..........................................................................0-3North Carolina...............................................................................1-0Pittsburgh-Johnstown............................................................... 4-2-1Seton Hill.......................................................................................4-0Shippensburg................................................................................4-1Southern Virginia...........................................................................1-0Spartanburg Methodist..................................................................5-2St. Andrews...................................................................................5-0St. Cloud State..............................................................................0-2Texas Tech (Club).........................................................................1-0UNC Pembroke.............................................................................7-1Upper Iowa....................................................................................1-0Virginia..........................................................................................0-1Virginia Tech..................................................................................0-1Wagner..........................................................................................1-0West Liberty..................................................................................4-2Western State (Colo.)....................................................................1-0Wisconsin-Parkside......................................................................1-1OVERALL .......................................................................... 126-37-26 NewberryWolves.com