With
five individual champions and Paul Mance named as Southern Conference
(SoCon) coach of the year, Appalachian State University claimed
its sixth Southern Conference championship.
With an escape late in the match, Rich Caisse outlasted The Citadel’s
Ryan McClester 1-0 to take the title at 125 pounds.
Top-seeded at 133 pounds, Travis Drake claimed the second individual
title for the Mountaineers and his second consecutive SoCon title
with a 10-7 decision over The Citadel’s Sean Markey.
Appalachian’s Jason Jones had his chances but could not convert
as University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Jacob Harris outlasted
Jones 5-4 in overtime to take the 149 pound championship.
Appalachian would capture two consecutive titles as Lee Roper and
Mark Fee each won their respective classes at 165 and 174 pounds.
Roper downed Virginia Military Institute’s Michael Parsons
5-1. Mark Fee also defeated his Keydet opponent and last year’s
174-pound champion, Matt Erwin 4-0.
The Citadel’s Keith Clifton took the 184 pound title as he
defeated Mountaineer Sean McIntosh 7-3.
The final title of the evening for Appalachian came at 197 pound
as Josh Carroll forced The Citadel’s Jordan Everett to the
mat midway through the overtime period to cap off a successful evening
for ASU in dramatic fashion, 3-1.
Mance earned Southern Conference coach-of-the year honors while
leading the Mountaineers to an 11-2 record along with a regular
season and Southern Conference Tournament Championship.
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