STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Led by top five finishes from sophomore
Cameron Bruffy, junior
Kenny Long and freshman
Ryan Anderson, the Centenary University wrestling team competed at the East Stroudsburg Open on Sunday.
The Cyclones accumulated 42.5 points on the day and finished ninth in the field of 32 teams.
Bruffy finished fourth at 141-pounds while Long was fourth in the fourth in the 184-pound bracket. Anderson finished fifth at 149-pounds for the Cyclones.
"The East Stroudsburg Open has been one of the premier Collegiate Opens on the East Coast since I wrestled," said Centenary head coach
John Garriques. "To have three individuals place in this event, with such a young team shows the path the program is on. I am extremely proud of the effort by all of our guys, Monday we will be back at th he drawling boards."
Bruffy started his day with an 8-5 decision versus
Shawn Nonaka of George Mason. He followed that up with a 7-5 decision over
Christopher Mcmonegal of East Stroudsburg. Bruffy then suffered a 10-3 set back to
Jonathan Miranda of Navy. He bounced back to post a 4-3 decision against Adam Barker of Long Island. In the third-place bout, Bruffy fell to
Hunter Dusold of Columbia by a 14-5 margin.
Long received a bye in the first round at 184-pounds. He suffered a 14-2 set back to
Elliott Riddick of the Warrior Wrestling Club in his first action of the day. Long bounced back and posted a 14-5 major decision over
Anthony Emig of Kutztown. He followed that up with a 12-4 major decision against
Charles Sczar of East Stroudsburg. In the third-place bout, Long fell to
Dean Drugac of Old Dominion, 8-2.
After receiving a bye in the first round, Anderson opened his day with an impressive 16-0 tech fall versus
Chris Naegele of Sacred Heart. Anderson was then tripped up by
Dan Fongaro of NYC RTC by a 5-2 margin. Anderson bounced back to post a fall in 19 seconds against
Zach Mccann of American. He followed that up with a fall in 29 seconds versus
Joey Caprella of Old Dominion. Anderson then fell to
Cade Balestrin from Team Nauman WC.
Sophomore
Jacy Jones recorded a pair of wins at 133-pounds for the Cyclones. He earned a hard fought 5-4 decision over
Anthony Romero of NYAC and a 9-3 decision against
Michael Torres of Kutztown. Jones finished the day with a 2-2 record.
Freshman
Jase Crouse finished with a pair of wins in the 285-pound bracket on the day. He earned both of wins by fall as he took down teammate
Matt Angelov in 5:28 and recorded the fall over
Isaac Cayo of East Stroudsburg in 5:51. Crouse finished the day with a 2-2 mark.
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