Wrestling Competes at Midlands and Wilkes Tournaments
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
January 4, 1999
Four Pittsburgh wrestlers had top-five finishes as the Panthers competed in the Midlands and Wilkes tournaments held Dec. 29-30.
Redshirt freshman Carl Fronhofer (Salem, N.Y./Salem) led Pittsburgh at the Wilkes Tournament, placing first at 165 pounds. Fronhofer, who went 5-0 during the tournament, defeated Maryland's Andrey Brener in a 6-4 sudden victory in overtime to claim the championship bout. It was Fronhofer's second first-place tournament finish of the season. His first was at the Slippery Rock Open.
Freshman Dan Stine (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) finished second at 197 pounds. He fell to Rider's Shawn Scannell, 6-3, in his only loss of the tournament in the championship round. Sophomore Shawn Amistade (Washington, Pa./Trinity) placed third after a 6-4 decision over Duke's Sean Meakin. Amistade finished 6-1 in the tournament, including two major decisions and one fall, both season firsts.
Sophomore Nick Mengerink (Upper Sandusky, Ohio/Carey) wrestled his way into fifth place at the Midlands Tournament hosted by Northwestern. Mengerink, a 1998 All-American, went 5-2 at the tournament and defeated Joe Tucceri of Cornell, 7-0, in his final match. The Panthers (1-0) return to the mat Tuesday, Jan. 5 when they travel to Penn State for their second dual match of the season.
1998-99 Individual Results
NAME ALL DUAL Tourn FALLS TF MD Shawn Amistade 7-4 1-0 7-4 1 0 2 Patrick Bainbridge 2-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 0 Kevin Bednarski 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 Aaron Bibro 0-4 0-0 0-4 0 0 0 Rob Black 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 Sam Davis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Chris DeGuiseppe 4-5 0-1 4-4 0 0 1 Mike Dixon 7-5 0-0 7-5 0 0 0 Carl Fronhofer 10-1 0-0 10-1 0 0 0 Bobby Fulton 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 Dave Galati 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mike Germano 9-5 0-0 9-5 2 1 1 Zachary Hasse 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Chad Jesko 14-7 0-1 14-6 1 1 3 Kevin Johnson 10-7 0-0 10-7 0 1 1 Matt Kaus 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Brian Legarth 9-4 1-0 8-4 0 0 0 Rob Loper 13-2 0-0 13-2 1 0 2 Josh McCullough 2-4 0-0 2-4 0 0 0 Nick Mengerink 9-2 1-0 8-2 1 0 0 Mark Mosley 2-2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 Blaise Mucci 4-1 0-0 4-1 1 0 0 Matt Mueller 13-10 1-0 12-10 4 0 1 Jake Nelson 2-8 0-0 2-8 0 0 0 Kristoffer Neu 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Brendan O'Connell 2-1 0-0 2-1 0 0 0 Brian Pardini 7-8 1-0 6-8 0 1 1 Fabian Sciullo 1-5 0-0 1-5 0 0 0 Dan Stine 19-8 0-1 19-7 2 0 4 James Thornton 4-4 0-0 4-4 1 0 1 Andy Villecco 10-7 0-0 10-7 0 0 1 Brad Wood 12-10 0-1 12-9 0 0 1 Mike Ziska 8-6 1-0 7-6 0 0 1