Spring Break
Wrestling hits stumbling block at Petrofes tourney
Issue date: 12/6/07
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The Petrofes tournament, held at Messiah College, is undoubtedly the most difficult tournament in which the wrestling team participates. Not only does it bring together the top three teams in the Centennial Conference - Hopkins, Muhlenberg and Ursinus - but also several nationally ranked top 30 teams in Heidelberg (4th), Cortland (14th), Brockport (15th) and SUNY Oneonta (27th). When all was said and done, the Jays took seventh of 13 teams with 57 points, just one place behind conference rivals Muhlenberg, but several points ahead of rivals Ursinus and Gettysburg. Heidelberg placed first with 162 points.
The grueling two-day tournament took its toll on all who competed. Only the surviving eight in each weight class from the first day made it into competition on the second. Unfortunately for the Jays, they saw most of their wrestlers bow out on the first day. But the two Blue Jay wrestlers that made it to the second day placed second in their respective weight classes: Eric Fishel at 184 pounds and Tyler Schmidt at 197 pounds.
Fishel rebounded from his fifth-place finish at the Red Dragon Invitational last week, placing second overall at 184 pounds. After a bye in the first round, Fishel scored a pin over Wala Canario of SUNY Oneonta at 3:13. In the next round, he edged out a 6-5 decision over seventh-seed Josh Bloom of Brockport. He earned his berth in the finals with a shutout 6-0 win over Kirk Adamson of Washington & Lee. Unfortunately, he was unable to defeat Elliot Smith from Springfield College, losing by fall at 4:16.
Schmidt entered the tournament with a perfect 8-0 record on the season. From his second seed, Schmidt began his tournament the same way he began his last tournament, with a dominating pin, this time over Eric Seltzer of Kings College. Schmidt followed that pin up with two more, defeating Tyler Wolf of Ursinus College and Josh Christopher of Washington & Lee. In the finals, Schmidt went up against top-ten nationally ranked Ryan Fogliano of Heidelberg College. It was a toughly fought match, but Schmidt surrendered the 12-3 major decision, his first loss of the year.
The Jays will be back in action on the Jan. 8, returning to Messiah College to take on Messiah as well as SUNY Morrisville and York College in a dual meet. The Jays, who are 0-1 in dual meets this season, look to get back into the win column.
The grueling two-day tournament took its toll on all who competed. Only the surviving eight in each weight class from the first day made it into competition on the second. Unfortunately for the Jays, they saw most of their wrestlers bow out on the first day. But the two Blue Jay wrestlers that made it to the second day placed second in their respective weight classes: Eric Fishel at 184 pounds and Tyler Schmidt at 197 pounds.
Fishel rebounded from his fifth-place finish at the Red Dragon Invitational last week, placing second overall at 184 pounds. After a bye in the first round, Fishel scored a pin over Wala Canario of SUNY Oneonta at 3:13. In the next round, he edged out a 6-5 decision over seventh-seed Josh Bloom of Brockport. He earned his berth in the finals with a shutout 6-0 win over Kirk Adamson of Washington & Lee. Unfortunately, he was unable to defeat Elliot Smith from Springfield College, losing by fall at 4:16.
Schmidt entered the tournament with a perfect 8-0 record on the season. From his second seed, Schmidt began his tournament the same way he began his last tournament, with a dominating pin, this time over Eric Seltzer of Kings College. Schmidt followed that pin up with two more, defeating Tyler Wolf of Ursinus College and Josh Christopher of Washington & Lee. In the finals, Schmidt went up against top-ten nationally ranked Ryan Fogliano of Heidelberg College. It was a toughly fought match, but Schmidt surrendered the 12-3 major decision, his first loss of the year.
The Jays will be back in action on the Jan. 8, returning to Messiah College to take on Messiah as well as SUNY Morrisville and York College in a dual meet. The Jays, who are 0-1 in dual meets this season, look to get back into the win column.
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