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Army West Point rallies past Navy

United States Military Academy Sports Information
2/19/2017
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Army West Point wrestling team used a pair of decisions at 197 pounds and heavyweight to secure a 19-14 victory over the Navy Midshipmen in Sunday's Star Match at Christl Arena.

The Black Knights improved to 7-5 on the season and 5-3 in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA), while Navy falls to 8-3 and 1-2, respectively.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
  • Army improves to 7-49-5 all-time against the Midshipmen.
  • This was the first time the Black Knights defeated Navy in two out of three years since taking three-straight victories from 1960-62.
  • Head Coach Kevin Ward becomes the second coach in program history with multiple wins over Navy, joining LeRoy Alitz.
  • With the win, Ward became the only coach in program history to win two out of his first three star matches.
  • The win was Army's 10th EIWA victory under Ward.
  • Sophomore Austin Harry added his fourth major decision of the season.
  • Senior co-captain Russ Parsons closed out his duals career with a 9-2 decision to bring his record to 23-5.
  • Parsons' 9-1 record in duals this season marks a single-season personal best.
  • Freshman Trey Chalifoux, Harry, and sophomore Rocco Caywood all earned their first-career victories over Navy.
  • Senior heavyweight Trevor Smith notched his third dual win of the season with the dual on the line to clinch the victory for Army.

    KEY MOMENT
    Smith earned a reverse late in the third period of the final bout to take a 2-0 lead with 30 seconds left. He then turned his opponent to earn two near-fall points to secure the Gold Star for Army.

    Results:
    125: Trey Chalifoux dec. over Brant Leadbeter, 14-8 (Army leads, 3-0)
    133: Austin Harry maj. dec. over Cody Lambert, 18-6 (Army leads, 7-0)
    141: #15 Jared Prince dec. over #18 Logan Everett, 7-5 (Army leads, 7-3)
    149: Corey Wilding maj. dec. over Nick Noel, 14-2 (Tied, 7-7)
    157: #16 Russ Parsons dec. over Zack Davis, 9-2 (Army leads, 10-7)
    165: Andrew Mendel dec. Drew Daniels, 7-4 (Army leads, 13-7)
    174: #15 Jadaen Bernstein dec. over Ben Harvey, 3-1 (Army leads, 13-10)
    184: Michael Coleman maj. dec. over Samson Imonode, 10-0 (Navy leads, 14-13)
    197: Rocco Caywood dec. over Steban Cervantes, 7-4 (Army leads, 16-14)
    285: Trevor Smith dec. over Thomas Ott, 5-0 (Army leads, 19-14)

    UP NEXT
    The Black Knights will have two weeks off before returning to action at the EIWA Championships on March 3-4, in Lewisburg, Pa.

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    Gilgamesh (1) about 8 years ago
    There may be as many as 3 of these outstanding young men standing on the podium in March. We KNOW that all of them will stand in the breach for all of us if need be. Thank you, Army. Thank you, Navy. To ALL our service men and women, you are the best of us. Godspeed.