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Central Florida Open
Jason Balma
11/17/2007

UCF Wins Central Florida Open
11/17/2007

The Knights finished their annual open tournament in first place with 114 points over Marion Military Institute (80 points), Darton College (73 points), and University of Florida (32 points). The Knights had 4 tournament champions, 4 finalists, and 5 third place finishes.

In the 149 pound class, Team Captain Rob McCarty finished the tournament 3-0 with 1 pin, 1 technical fall, and 7-0 decision in the finals. At 184 lbs., Team Captain Zach Sanford also finished the tournament 3-0 with 1 pin, 1 decision, and a disqualification in the finals. The Knights then captured back to back tournament championships at 235 lbs. and 285 lbs. Brain Pierson (235 lbs.) won with a decision and a pin and Jesse Pinson (285 lbs.) captured 2 pins and a decision.

Launching the Knights into the tournament championship was a Friday night tri-meet with Marion Military Institute and Darton College. The team beat Marion Military Institute 36-15 and Darton College 43-7. Winning both dual meet matches for the Knights included Rob McCarty, Mike Lemieux, CJ Hauser with two pins, Zach Sanford, Billy Rippy, Brian Pierson, and Jesse Pinson.

The dual meets and tournament served as an excellent benchmark for the team on their road to the NCWA national tournament in March. The knights will close out the fall semester competition with the Cavalier Duals at Darton College and will then begin to prepare for their rigorous winter break schedule, including the Gator Duals and the Sunshine Open.

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Citadel Open
Jason Balma
11/04/2007

UCF Places Two Wrestlers at Citadel

The wrestling team returned from The Citadel in Charleston, SC with 2 place-winners. Danny Fernandez (197 lbs.) finished the NCAA Division 1 tournament with a fourth place finish and Zach Sanford (184 lbs.) finished in 2nd place. This tournament served as a good benchmark for the team as they competed with the best teams in the southest. Next weekend the team travels to the University of North Carolina - Pembroke for another elite southeast competition.