No. 23 Pitt Goes 3-0 at Pitt Duals
1/14/2017 12:00:00 PM | Wrestling
Jan. 14, 2017
Complete Results
PITTSBURGH – The 23rd-ranked Pitt wrestling team improved to 7-2 on the season Saturday afternoon at the annual Pitt Duals. The Panthers took down Franklin & Marshall, Davidson and Bloomsburg in the Fitzgerald Field House.
Pitt welcomed 12 teams to the event including Binghamton, Bloomsburg, Brown, Columbia, Davidson, Edinboro, Franklin & Marshall, No. 10 NC State, Rider, VMI and West Virginia.
The Panthers shutout their first opponent, Franklin & Marshall, 46-0, and followed that with another shutout over Davidson, 45-0. Pitt closed out the day with a 32-6 win over Bloomsburg.
Through the three duals, Pitt racked up 123 points thanks to two pins, nine technical falls and three major decisions. Three of the nine technical falls came from sophomore TeShan Campbell at 165 pounds.
The Panthers open ACC competition Friday, Jan. 20 at Virginia Tech and will then make the short trip to VMI the following day.
Round 1
Pitt 46, Franklin & Marshall 0
125: LJ Bentley (UP) maj. dec. Edgar Garcia (F&M), 12-2 – Pitt leads 4-0
133: No. 7 Dom Forys (UP) pins Dan Martoccio (F&M), 3:43 – Pitt leads 10-0
141: Nick Zanetta (UP) dec. Patrick Quinlan (F&M), 6-2 – Pitt leads 13-0
149: Robert Lee (UP) dec. Sam Butler (F&M), SV-1 5-3 – Pitt leads 16-0
157: Taleb Rahmani (UP) pins Michael Berkowitz (F&M), 1:23 – Pitt leads 22-0
165: No. 13 TeShan Campbell (UP) tech. fall Michael Marano (F&M), 21-6, 3:20 – Pitt leads 27-0
174: Christian Dietrich (UP) tech. fall James Stillerman (F&M), 16-0, 2:40 – Pitt leads 32-0
184: Donovan McAfee (UP) dec. Reid Robilotto (F&M), 12-6 – Pitt leads 35-0
197: John Rizzo (UP) wins by forfeit – Pitt leads 41-0
285: No. 20 Ryan Solomon (UP) tech. fall Corey Kerkesner (F&M), 16-1, 4:09 – Pitt wins 46-0
Round 2
Pitt 45, Davidson 0
125: LJ Bentley (UP) maj. dec. Camden Bertucci (DAVID), 18-6 – Pitt leads 4-0
133: No. 7 Dom Forys (UP) tech. fall Dustin Runzo (DAVID), 22-7, 5:22 – Pitt leads 9-0
141: Nick Zanetta (UP) maj. dec. Hunter Costa (DAVID), 14-3 – Pitt leads 13-0
149: Alex Murray (UP) dec. Aidan Conroy (DAVID), 8-2 – Pitt leads 16-0
157: Taleb Rahmani (UP) wins by forfeit – Pitt leads 22-0
165: No. 13 TeShan Campbell (UP) tech. fall Noah Satterfield (DAVID), 24-6, 4:39 – Pitt leads 27-0
174: Christian Dietrich (UP) tech. fall Joe Perino (DAVID), 18-0, 2:33 – Pitt leads 32-0
184: Mat Carr (UP) dec. Konner Pritchard (DAVID), 2-1 – Pitt leads 35-0
197: Zach Bruce (UP) tech. fall Ryan Devlin (DAVID), 15-0, 3:50 – Pitt leads 40-0
285: No. 20 Ryan Solomon (UP) tech. fall Will Cooley (DAVID), 16-0, 5:36 – Pitt wins 45-0
Round 3
Pitt 32, Bloomsburg 6
125: LJ Bentley (UP) dec. Willy Girard (BLOOM), 10-4 – Pitt leads 3-0
133: Dom Forys wins by forfeit – Pitt leads 9-0
141: Nick Zanetta (UP) dec. Grant Bond (BLOOM), 9-2 – Pitt leads 12-0
149: Alex Murray (UP) dec. John Barber (BLOOM), 3-2 – Pitt leads 15-0
157: Kevin Laubach (BLOOM) dec. Taleb Rahmani (UP), 5-2 – Pitt leads 15-3
165: No. 13 TeShan Campbell (UP) tech. fall Reid Stanley (BLOOM), 21-6, 5:00 – Pitt leads 20-3
174: Christian Dietrich (UP) dec. Trevor Allard (BLOOM), 5-4 – Pitt leads 23-3
184: Kyle Murphy (BLOOM) dec. Donovan McAfee (UP), SV-1 3-1 – Pitt leads 23-6
197: John Rizzo (UP) wins by forfeit – Pitt leads 29-6
285: No. 20 Ryan Solomon (UP) dec. Bruce Graeber (BLOOM), 2-0 – Pitt wins 32-6
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Complete Results
PITTSBURGH – The 23rd-ranked Pitt wrestling team improved to 7-2 on the season Saturday afternoon at the annual Pitt Duals. The Panthers took down Franklin & Marshall, Davidson and Bloomsburg in the Fitzgerald Field House.
Pitt welcomed 12 teams to the event including Binghamton, Bloomsburg, Brown, Columbia, Davidson, Edinboro, Franklin & Marshall, No. 10 NC State, Rider, VMI and West Virginia.
The Panthers shutout their first opponent, Franklin & Marshall, 46-0, and followed that with another shutout over Davidson, 45-0. Pitt closed out the day with a 32-6 win over Bloomsburg.
Through the three duals, Pitt racked up 123 points thanks to two pins, nine technical falls and three major decisions. Three of the nine technical falls came from sophomore TeShan Campbell at 165 pounds.
The Panthers open ACC competition Friday, Jan. 20 at Virginia Tech and will then make the short trip to VMI the following day.
Round 1
Pitt 46, Franklin & Marshall 0
125: LJ Bentley (UP) maj. dec. Edgar Garcia (F&M), 12-2 – Pitt leads 4-0
133: No. 7 Dom Forys (UP) pins Dan Martoccio (F&M), 3:43 – Pitt leads 10-0
141: Nick Zanetta (UP) dec. Patrick Quinlan (F&M), 6-2 – Pitt leads 13-0
149: Robert Lee (UP) dec. Sam Butler (F&M), SV-1 5-3 – Pitt leads 16-0
157: Taleb Rahmani (UP) pins Michael Berkowitz (F&M), 1:23 – Pitt leads 22-0
165: No. 13 TeShan Campbell (UP) tech. fall Michael Marano (F&M), 21-6, 3:20 – Pitt leads 27-0
174: Christian Dietrich (UP) tech. fall James Stillerman (F&M), 16-0, 2:40 – Pitt leads 32-0
184: Donovan McAfee (UP) dec. Reid Robilotto (F&M), 12-6 – Pitt leads 35-0
197: John Rizzo (UP) wins by forfeit – Pitt leads 41-0
285: No. 20 Ryan Solomon (UP) tech. fall Corey Kerkesner (F&M), 16-1, 4:09 – Pitt wins 46-0
Round 2
Pitt 45, Davidson 0
125: LJ Bentley (UP) maj. dec. Camden Bertucci (DAVID), 18-6 – Pitt leads 4-0
133: No. 7 Dom Forys (UP) tech. fall Dustin Runzo (DAVID), 22-7, 5:22 – Pitt leads 9-0
141: Nick Zanetta (UP) maj. dec. Hunter Costa (DAVID), 14-3 – Pitt leads 13-0
149: Alex Murray (UP) dec. Aidan Conroy (DAVID), 8-2 – Pitt leads 16-0
157: Taleb Rahmani (UP) wins by forfeit – Pitt leads 22-0
165: No. 13 TeShan Campbell (UP) tech. fall Noah Satterfield (DAVID), 24-6, 4:39 – Pitt leads 27-0
174: Christian Dietrich (UP) tech. fall Joe Perino (DAVID), 18-0, 2:33 – Pitt leads 32-0
184: Mat Carr (UP) dec. Konner Pritchard (DAVID), 2-1 – Pitt leads 35-0
197: Zach Bruce (UP) tech. fall Ryan Devlin (DAVID), 15-0, 3:50 – Pitt leads 40-0
285: No. 20 Ryan Solomon (UP) tech. fall Will Cooley (DAVID), 16-0, 5:36 – Pitt wins 45-0
Round 3
Pitt 32, Bloomsburg 6
125: LJ Bentley (UP) dec. Willy Girard (BLOOM), 10-4 – Pitt leads 3-0
133: Dom Forys wins by forfeit – Pitt leads 9-0
141: Nick Zanetta (UP) dec. Grant Bond (BLOOM), 9-2 – Pitt leads 12-0
149: Alex Murray (UP) dec. John Barber (BLOOM), 3-2 – Pitt leads 15-0
157: Kevin Laubach (BLOOM) dec. Taleb Rahmani (UP), 5-2 – Pitt leads 15-3
165: No. 13 TeShan Campbell (UP) tech. fall Reid Stanley (BLOOM), 21-6, 5:00 – Pitt leads 20-3
174: Christian Dietrich (UP) dec. Trevor Allard (BLOOM), 5-4 – Pitt leads 23-3
184: Kyle Murphy (BLOOM) dec. Donovan McAfee (UP), SV-1 3-1 – Pitt leads 23-6
197: John Rizzo (UP) wins by forfeit – Pitt leads 29-6
285: No. 20 Ryan Solomon (UP) dec. Bruce Graeber (BLOOM), 2-0 – Pitt wins 32-6
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