Four Builder wrestlers won belts at the first competition of the 2018-19 season, also lifting Apprentice to a team title. Penn State Wrestling Club placed 2nd, followed by first-year NCWA program Blue Lights College.
Colton Messick won the first belt, winning the 125 lb weight class. After giving up the first takedown to Hunter Smith of East Carolina, Messick weathered early storm to find a fall in the 2nd period. Also claiming hardware at 125 was Erin Aragon, who's debut made history as the first female to don a Builder singlet. Erin finished in third after falling to Smith in the round-robin bracket.
At 133 lbs, sophomore Kolin Johnson and freshman Matthew Farrar placed 2nd and 3rd respectively, both falling to champion Dalton Henderson of VMI. After his first round loss to Henderson, Farrar bounced back with a 12-2 major decision and a 20-11 major decision to claim bronze at his first collegiate competition. Johnson recorded two first period pins to advance to the finals.
At 141 lbs, freshman Trey Templeton fell to #2 ranked Wesley Hollingsworth of ECU in his first college bout, but reeled off a pair of gritty wins to also claim bronze at his first competition as a Builder.
Tyler Johnson won the second title for the Builders at 149 lbs. After sitting out his freshman season due to injury, "Robin" was eager to make a statement, dominating all three of his bouts by tech-fall, fall and 15-2 major decision.
Like Templeton, freshman William Heath was faced with a tough draw in his first college bout, losing #1 Nationally ranked Dan Ritz of Penn State Wrestling Club. Heath came back to win bronze in his freshman debut with a pair of pins in the wrestle-backs.
#1 Chad Simmons knocked down a pair of pins at 165 lbs to claim his first red belt at Virginia Beach.
Walk-on Jacob Heyde made his debut at 174 lbs winning his first ever wrestling match by way of 19-4 tech-fall. The jiu-jitsu blue belt would drop his next two bouts to place top-six at his first tournament despite never having wrestled prior to this season.
At 184 lbs, Wes Sorey claimed the fourth and final title for Apprentice winning three straight, including a pin in his first bout.
Another walk-on, AJ White, also placed in his first collegiate competition wrestling up to 235 lbs despite weighing in under 200 lbs. White recorded a pin over Penn State Club to advance to the semi-finals before falling to eventual champion Greg Humphrey of Old Timer. After a loss in the consolation semis, White found a cradle for a come-from-behind pin to place 5th.
At 285 lbs, Stephen Francisco Sr. and Zach Sintobin placed 2nd and 5th respectively. Frankie won two close decisions before falling in the championship bout while Sintobin would drop his first two before recording a 12-1 win over 2018 Builder Invitational champion Dia Gray in his final bout.
Apprentice will take a step up in competition next weekend at the Fall Brawl at Ursinus College. Apprentice has yet to crown a single champion at the Fall Brawl since first attending over 10 years ago. The leaders of the 2018-19 squad will look to make history this weekend and change that statistic.
2018 Virginia Beach Nationals- Open Results for Apprentice
Open 125
Colton Messick's place is 1st and has scored 13.0 team points.
- Round 1 - Colton Messick (Apprentice) won by forfeit over Erin Aragon (Apprentice) (FF)
- Round 3 - Colton Messick (Apprentice) won by fall over Hunter Smith (East Carolina University WC) (Fall 3:49)
Open 125
Erin Aragon's place is 3rd and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Round 1 - Colton Messick (Apprentice) won by forfeit over Erin Aragon (Apprentice) (FF)
- Round 2 - Hunter Smith (East Carolina University WC) won by fall over Erin Aragon (Apprentice) (Fall 0:25)
Open 133
Kolin Johnson's place is 2nd and has scored 20.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Kolin Johnson (Apprentice) won by fall over Armando Marquez (Blue Lights College) (Fall 0:55)
- Semifinal - Kolin Johnson (Apprentice) won by fall over Timothy Stallings (Virginia Military Institute) (Fall 1:05)
- 1st Place Match - Dalton Henderson (Virginia Military Institute) won by fall over Kolin Johnson (Apprentice) (Fall 6:43)
Open 133
Matthew Farrar's place is 3rd and has scored 15.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Dalton Henderson (Virginia Military Institute) won by fall over Matthew Farrar (Apprentice) (Fall 3:48)
- Cons. Round 1 - Matthew Farrar (Apprentice) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Semi - Matthew Farrar (Apprentice) won by major decision over Timothy Stallings (Virginia Military Institute) (Maj 14-2)
- 3rd Place Match - Matthew Farrar (Apprentice) won by major decision over Armando Marquez (Blue Lights College) (Maj 20-11)
Open 141
Trey Templeton's place is 3rd and has scored 12.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Trey Templeton (Apprentice) received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal - Wesley Hollingsworth (East Carolina University WC) won by major decision over Trey Templeton (Apprentice) (Maj 10-0)
- Cons. Semi - Trey Templeton (Apprentice) won by fall over Evan Brinkley (East Carolina University WC) (Fall 3:34)
- 3rd Place Match - Trey Templeton (Apprentice) won by decision over Brandon Garcia (PCB) (Dec 6-2)
Open 149
Tyler Johnson's place is 1st and has scored 24.5 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Tyler Johnson (Apprentice) won by tech fall over Christian Govan (East Carolina University WC) (TF 18-0)
- Semifinal - Tyler Johnson (Apprentice) won by fall over Luigi DeRubeis (Penn State WC) (Fall 2:34)
- 1st Place Match - Tyler Johnson (Apprentice) won by major decision over Cymek Shaw (Blue Lights College) (Maj 15-2)
Open 157
William Heath's place is 3rd and has scored 14.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - William Heath (Apprentice) received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal - Dan Ritz (Penn State WC) won by tech fall over William Heath (Apprentice) (TF 18-2)
- Cons. Semi - William Heath (Apprentice) won by fall over Cliff Allen (Penn State WC) (Fall 1:08)
- 3rd Place Match - William Heath (Apprentice) won by fall over Alex Clark (TMB Wrestling Academy) (Fall 5:50)
Open 157
Bryson Woody's place is 6th and has scored 1.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Bryson Woody (Apprentice) received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal - Richard Gibson (York) won by injury default over Bryson Woody (Apprentice) (Inj. 1:07)
- Cons. Semi - Alex Clark (TMB Wrestling Academy) won by injury default over Bryson Woody (Apprentice) (Inj. 0:00)
- 5th Place Match - Cliff Allen (Penn State WC) won by injury default over Bryson Woody (Apprentice) (Inj. 0:00)
Open 165
Chad Simmons's place is 1st and has scored 26.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Chad Simmons (Apprentice) received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal - Chad Simmons (Apprentice) won by fall over Jaquaious Miller (East Carolina University WC) (Fall 2:39)
- 1st Place Match - Chad Simmons (Apprentice) won by fall over Patrick Doherty (Blue Lights College) (Fall 1:23)
Open 165
Darek Dabbs's place is 6th and has scored 1.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Darek Dabbs (Apprentice) received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal - Patrick Doherty (Blue Lights College) won by decision over Darek Dabbs (Apprentice) (Dec 9-4)
- Cons. Semi - Austin Nix (None) won by fall over Darek Dabbs (Apprentice) (Fall 1:40)
- 5th Place Match - Adam Aldridge (East Carolina University WC) won by fall over Darek Dabbs (Apprentice) (Fall 1:05)
Open 174
Jacob Heyde's place is 6th and has scored 4.5 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Jacob Heyde (Apprentice) won by tech fall over Marco Pangallo (East Carolina University WC) (TF 19-4)
- Semifinal - Jordan Motter (Penn State WC) won by fall over Jacob Heyde (Apprentice) (Fall 1:48)
- Cons. Semi - Dante DiStefano (Penn State WC) won by decision over Jacob Heyde (Apprentice) (Dec 9-3)
- 5th Place Match - Nathaniel Porterfield (Virginia Military Institute) won by decision over Jacob Heyde (Apprentice) (Dec 14-10)
Open 184
Wes Sorey's place is 1st and has scored 26.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Wes Sorey (Apprentice) received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - Wes Sorey (Apprentice) won by fall over Darien Peele (Old Timer) (Fall 4:36)
- Semifinal - Wes Sorey (Apprentice) won by decision over Travian Cooke (Blue Lights College) (Dec 6-3)
- 1st Place Match - Wes Sorey (Apprentice) won by decision over Cade Wilbert (Penn State WC) (Dec 6-2)
Open 235
August White's place is 5th and has scored 14.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - August White (Apprentice) received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal - August White (Apprentice) won by fall over Dj Krausz (Penn State WC) (Fall 2:42)
- Semifinal - Greg Humphrey (Old Timer) won by fall over August White (Apprentice) (Fall 4:49)
- Cons. Semi - Kristian Suarez (TopTier) won by fall over August White (Apprentice) (Fall 4:44)
- 5th Place Match - August White (Apprentice) won by fall over Anthony Altreuther (None) (Fall 3:18)
Open 285
Steven Francisco Sr.'s place is 2nd and has scored 16.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Steven Francisco Sr. (Apprentice) won by decision over Khalic Everett (Blue Lights College) (Dec 7-2)
- Semifinal - Steven Francisco Sr. (Apprentice) won by decision over Thomas Hudson (East Carolina University WC) (Dec 3-2)
- 1st Place Match - Zach Manning (Town Center Wrestling Club) won by fall over Steven Francisco Sr. (Apprentice) (Fall 1:14)
Open 285
Zach Sintobin's place is 5th and has scored 4.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal - Zach Sintobin (Apprentice) received a bye () (Bye)
- Semifinal - Zach Manning (Town Center Wrestling Club) won by fall over Zach Sintobin (Apprentice) (Fall 4:21)
- Cons. Semi - Khalic Everett (Blue Lights College) won in tie breaker - 1 over Zach Sintobin (Apprentice) (TB-1 5-4)
5th Place Match - Zach Sintobin (Apprentice) won by major decision over Dia Gray (None) (Maj 12-1)
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