NYU Wins UAA Wrestling Championship
02/08/08
New York University won both of its matches to claim the 2008 University Athletic Association Wrestling Championship. The competition was held on Saturday at NYU's Jerome S. Coles Sports Center in Manhattan.
After Chicago defeated Case Western Reserve University 35-12 in the first match and NYU followed with a 44-6 win over Case, the two winners met for the title.
In that final match, NYU won the first three bouts, then clinched its 22-12 victory on 184-pounder Nick Coleman's 6-0 shutout win.
It was the fourth UAA title for NYU and its first since 2006. The team also won the championship in 1999 and 2000.
Chicago, which won the championship in 2007, has accumulated has collected the most teams titles (12), in the 21-year history of the event.
"This win means a lot to us and a lot to our University," said NYU head coach Bruce Haberli, who along with his assistants, were named UAA Coaching Staff of the Year. "Winning these two matches keeps us on track to achieve our goal of having only one loss this dual-meet season."
NYU now 14-1 and ranked #15 by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, will conclude its dual-meet season by facing the University of Scranton and Morrisville State College next Saturday.
"It's great to have our seniors end their careers with this type of success," Haberli said. "It's been a total team effort this whole season, and we still have some goals to accomplish."
Below are the bout-by-bout results of all of Saturday's matches. as well as the UAA honorees:
CHICAGO 35, CASE 12
125: Zachary Matayoshi (UC) win by forfeit
133: Ben Hart (UC) win by tech. fall Jonathan Howell (CWRU), 16-1 6:25
141: Clay Criss (CWRU) win by dec. Matt Hart (UC), 3-2
149: Drew Gardella (CWRU) win by fall Jack Toussaint (UC) 4:28
157: Spencer Burns (UC) win by dec. Nathan Klingensmith (CWRU), 11-6
165: Troy Carlson (UC) win by major dec. David Bernholt (CWRU), 8-0
174: BJ Greenman (CWRU) win by dec. David Kneisel (UC), 3-2 3ot
184: Justin Lucas (UC) win by tech. fall Ray Lonardo (CWRU), 16-0 5:25
197: Jimmy Dooley (UC) win by fall Evan Malone (CWRU), :56
285: Ryan Hatten (UC) win by forfeit
NYU 44, CASE 6
125: Kyle Christensen (NYU) win by forfeit
133: Thomas Masciale (NYU) win by dec. Jonathan Howell (CWRU), 8-4
141: Stephen Hult (NYU) win by tech. fall Clay Criss (CWRU), 16-0 6:03
149: Drew Gardella (CWRU) win by fall Matt Magill (NYU), 6:45
157: Takafumi Hashimoto (NYU) win by dec. Nathan Klingensmith (CWRU), 8-2
165: Patrick Knight (NYU) win by dec. David Bernholt (CWRU), 3-1
174: Naum Shuminov (NYU) win by fall BJ Greenman (CWRU), 1:29
184: Nick Coleman (NYU) win by fall Ray Lonardo (CWRU), 4:15
197: Alex Chianurishvili win by fall Evan Malone (CWRU), :50
285: James Layman (NYU) win by forfeit
NYU 22 CHICAGO 12
125: Kyle Christensen (NYU) win by dec. Zachary Matayoshi (UC), 4-2
133: Thomas Masciale (NYU) win by dec. Ben Hart (UC), 6-5
141: Stephen Hult (NYU) win by major dec. Matt Hart (UC), 14-2
149: Chris Oster (UC) win by dec. Matt Magill (NYU), 6-1
157: Takafumi Hashimoto (NYU) win by dec. Spencer Burns (UC), 5-3 sv
165: Troy Carlson (UC) win by dec. Patrick Knight (NYU), 5-4
174: Naum Shuminov (NYU) win by pin David Kneisel (UC), 2:59
184: Nick Coleman (NYU) win by dec. Lance Contento (UC), 6-0
197: Justin Lucas (UC) win by dec. Alex Chianurishvili (NYU), 6-2
285: Ryan Hatten (UC) win by dec. James Laymen (NYU), 6-3
2008 ALL-ASSOCIATION WRESTLING TEAM
125 Kyle Christensen So. NYU
133 Thomas Masciale Sr. NYU
141 Stephen Hult Sr. NYU
149 Drew Gardella Jr. CWRU
157 Takafumi Hashimoto Sr. NYU
165 Troy Carlson So. UC
174 Naum Shuminov Jr. NYU
184 Nick Coleman Sr. NYU
197 Justin Lucas Jr. UC
285 Ryan Hatten Fr. UC
UAA Most Outstanding Wrestler:
Drew Gardella • Case Western Reserve University — 149 pounds
UAA Rookie of the Year:
Ryan Hatten • University of Chicago — 285 pounds
UAA Coaching Staff of the Year: New York University - Head coach Bruce Haberli; Assistant coaches Brian Benson, Corey Lucy, Mark McLean, Vincent Russo