Rivera, Strauss Lead Terriers To Fourth At Keystone Classic
November 24, 2002 | Men's Wrestling
PHILADELPHIA - Sophomore Joey Rivera (Stroudsburg, Pa.) and senior Ed Strauss (Easton, Pa.) each won individual titles, leading the Boston University wrestling team to a fourth-place finish in the Keystone Classic at the Palestra on Sunday, Nov. 24.
The Terriers finished with 96.5 overall points. The University of Pennsylvania won the team title. The Quakers scored 132 points to outdistance Rider University, which tallied 122.
Rivera won the 133-lbs class, earning a 4-3 decision over VMI's Chris Seta. Strauss' victory came in a 3-2 decision over Nick Ciarcia of Brown.
Senior Jason Holder (Salem, N. H.) was the victim of a fall at the hands of Penn's Jody Giuricich, finishing second at 149lbs. Junior Leighton Brady (Tulsa, Okla.) also finished second, dropping a 2-1 decision to Brown's Sean Jenkins at 165lbs.
Sophomore Rayes Gonzales (Las Vegas, Nev.) finished fifth at 157lbs, while freshman Zak Johns (Owings Mills, Md.) was fifth at 149lbs. Senior Chad Grant (Eaton Rapids, Mich.) was fifth at 197lbs, and sophomore heavyweight Courtney Howard (Sitka, Alaska) finished sixth.
The Terriers are off until Dec. 6, when they travel to Vestal, N. Y. to take on CAA-opponent Binghamton at 3:30 p.m.
Final Team Scores
1. Penn 132 2. Rider 122 3. Brown 103.5 4. Boston Univ. 96.5 5. Iowa State 89.5 6. Appalachian State 56.5 7. VMI 52 8. Virginia Tech 29 9. Duke 19.5 10. Wagner 10
2002 Keystone Placewinners
Wt 125 1 #1 Richard Caisse (Appalachian State) D 3-1;TB 2 #3 Grant Nakamura (Iowa State) 3 #5 Lucas Magnani (Brown) F DEF 4 #2 Matt Valenti (Pennsylvania) 5 #6 Dan Apello (Brown) D 8-3 6 #8 Mike Silengo (Pennsylvania)
Wt 133 1 #1 Joey Rivera (Boston University) D 4-3 2 #3 Chris Seta (Virginia Military Institute) 3 #4 Matt Eveleth (Pennsylvania) D 8-2 4 #5 Bobby Stinson (Rider) 5 Kyle Graham (Virginia Tech) F M FOR 6 #2 Shawn Protz (Pennsylvania)
Wt 141 1 #1 Aaron Holker (Iowa State) D 7-3 2 #2 Clint Frease (Brown) 3 #3 Nate Gallick (Iowa State) D 9-4 4 #6 Mike Molosky (Rider) 5 Jason Jones (Appalachian State) F M FOR 6 #5 Doug McGraw (Pennsylvania)
Wt 149 1 #1 Jody Giuricich (Pennsylvania) F 4:34 2 #2 Jason Holder (Boston University) 3 Dan Mousetis (Pennsylvania) D 6-5 4 #3 PJ Sargeant (Rider) 5 Zak Johns (Boston University) D 5-1 6 David Saadeh (Brown)
Wt 157 1 #1 Derek Jenkins (Rider) F DEF 2 #2 Chris Stith (Virginia Tech) 3 #6 Nate Meyer (Iowa State) D 10-5 4 #5 Brett Vanderveer (Pennsylvania) 5 #3 Rayes Gonzales (Boston University) D 6-3 6 #4 Michael Savino (Brown)
Wt 165 1 #7 Sean Jenkins (Brown) D 2-1 2 #5 Leighton Brady (Boston University) 3 #3 Nick Harrington (Rider) F M FOR 4 #1 Nick Passolano (Iowa State) 5 #2 Mike Mitchell (Duke) M 8-0 6 Nela Matson (Iowa State)
Wt 174 1 #1 Matt Erwin (Virginia Military Institute) D 7-2 2 #3 Matt Herrington (Pennsylvania) 3 #2 Bob Pizzuto (Rider) D 10-3 4 Doran Heist (Brown) 5 Chris Marold (Rider) D 7-0 6 Corey Pendergrass (Appalachian State)
Wt 184 1 #7 Ed Strauss (Boston University) D 3-2 2 #4 Nick Ciarcia (Brown) 3 #3 Marcus Schontube (Pennsylvania) D 6-4 4 #6 Sean McIntosh (Appalachian State) 5 #8 Ethan Bullock (Pennsylvania) F M FOR 6 #1 Austen Palmer (Iowa State)
Wt 197 1 #1 Paul Velekei (Pennsylvania) D 7-3 2 Woodley Milord (Iowa State) 3 #3 Jarred Terrell (Rider) D 2-1;TB 4 #2 Nick Thomas (Pennsylvania) 5 Chad Grant (Boston University) D 5-0 6 #4 Rob Panfili (Wagner)
Wt 285 1 #1 Matt Feast (Pennsylvania) D 6-3 2 #2 Vinny D'Agostino (Rider) 3 #4 Wade McCloud (Iowa State) F 4:13 4 Scott Buhman (Virginia Military Institute) 5 #6 Lee Beane (Brown) D 3-2 6 #3 Courtney Howard (Boston University)
