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HVCC @ NCWA NEC Tournament


GR8DANES
Joined: May 26, 2009
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Three HVCC wrestlers qualified to participate in the NCWA National Championships this pat weekend. The University of Vermont, in Burlington, hosted the 2010 NCWA Northeast Conference Championships & National Qualifier Saturday. Matt Rowe(Niskayuna), Paul Martin(BH-BL) and Ed Backus(Mohawk) all placed in the top five of their respective weight classes which qualifies them to participate in the national event in Hampton, VA next week.

Rowe placed 4th in the 141lb. weight class going 2-2 on the day. He first pinned the third seed Spencer Schmerzier from SUNY Cobleskill before dropping to the second seed Ethan Kirk from RPI. In the consolation round he beat William Anderson(RPI) 15-2 before dropping his consi-final match to Alex Jones of UMass/Amherst.

Martin placed second in the toughest weightclass of the day, 149. He decisioned three opponents, Ryan Cornell(Wagner) 9-4, Matt White(RPI) 8-5 and Alex Beussing(UNH) 12-7 before dropping to former section 2 standout Rob Merchant(Cobleskill) 17-2.

Backus, a transfer student from Binghampton, dominated the field at the 285 weight class by beating two opponents who outweighed him by about 40 pounds a piece. After defeating Slav Mukha(Northeastern) 12-4, he went on to beat Matt Foley(UNH) 5-2 in a triple overtime final match.

The viking wrestlers travel to Hampton College in Virginia for the National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships March 11-13. You can follow them live or view results at www.ncwa.net.
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