2008 Woodie Awards
Mules Wrestling places fifth Kein upsets top-seed
Alex Mangini and Ruani Ganepola
Issue date: 12/7/06 Section: Sports
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The Muhlenberg Wrestling Team started off their season strongly this past weekend at the Messiah Petrofes Invitational. After the first day the team was tied for seventh place with 57 points. This placed the team ahead of four opposing Centennial Conference teams. At the conclusion of the second day, the Mules placed an impressive fifth out of fourteen teams overall, with a cumulative score of 97.5. This was a huge accomplishment for the Mules because the team has not placed this highly at the Petrofes Invitational since 1993.
An impressive performance by Rob Kein '09, was vital to the team's overall performance. Although Kein entered the Petrofes Invitational unseeded, he still managed to not only won his weight class, but he was also awarded the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler. In his first match, Kein defeated seventh ranked seed John Marsh from Bridgewater State 6-3. In his subsequent matches, he defeated Ursinus' Adam Papas 13-3, Heidelberg's second ranked seed Nick Sanchez 8-5 and Mt. Union's sixth ranked seed Sean Dreger 7-0. In the final match, Kein defeated Springfield's number one ranked Division III wrestler Mike Gaeta with a final score of 7-6.
Teammate Billy Hall '09 also played a crucial role in the team's success. Hall who was ranked sixth seed, managed to also win his weight class. In his opening match, Hall pinned Springfield's Doug Rohner in an impressive 5 minutes and 4 seconds. Hall went on to defeat both third ranked seed Jamie Sgaglione from Springfield 6-2, and second ranked seed Pat Flynn from Brockport State 9-7. In his final match Hall beat Lycoming's fourth ranked seed John Estable 10-5.
Justin Fitch '09, who was unseeded upon entering the tournament, also placed an impressive fourth in his weight class. In his opening match, Fitch defeated Johns Hopkins' fifth ranked seed David Kraus 5-3. Fitch was pinned in 5 minutes and 37 seconds during his following match against fourth ranked seed Nick Allerding from Mt. Union. In his next two matches, however, Fitch defeated both Oneonta State's Josh Wake 3-2, and Michael Hamilton 3-1. In his next match, he won by default over Springfield's third ranked seed Greg Dussol. Then in Fitch's consolation final he lost 3-2.
An impressive performance by Rob Kein '09, was vital to the team's overall performance. Although Kein entered the Petrofes Invitational unseeded, he still managed to not only won his weight class, but he was also awarded the tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler. In his first match, Kein defeated seventh ranked seed John Marsh from Bridgewater State 6-3. In his subsequent matches, he defeated Ursinus' Adam Papas 13-3, Heidelberg's second ranked seed Nick Sanchez 8-5 and Mt. Union's sixth ranked seed Sean Dreger 7-0. In the final match, Kein defeated Springfield's number one ranked Division III wrestler Mike Gaeta with a final score of 7-6.
Teammate Billy Hall '09 also played a crucial role in the team's success. Hall who was ranked sixth seed, managed to also win his weight class. In his opening match, Hall pinned Springfield's Doug Rohner in an impressive 5 minutes and 4 seconds. Hall went on to defeat both third ranked seed Jamie Sgaglione from Springfield 6-2, and second ranked seed Pat Flynn from Brockport State 9-7. In his final match Hall beat Lycoming's fourth ranked seed John Estable 10-5.
Justin Fitch '09, who was unseeded upon entering the tournament, also placed an impressive fourth in his weight class. In his opening match, Fitch defeated Johns Hopkins' fifth ranked seed David Kraus 5-3. Fitch was pinned in 5 minutes and 37 seconds during his following match against fourth ranked seed Nick Allerding from Mt. Union. In his next two matches, however, Fitch defeated both Oneonta State's Josh Wake 3-2, and Michael Hamilton 3-1. In his next match, he won by default over Springfield's third ranked seed Greg Dussol. Then in Fitch's consolation final he lost 3-2.