DANVILLE, Va.- The Randolph men's wrestling team competed at the Cougar Open hosted by Averett on Sunday. The WildCats totaled 21 points on the day and finished in seventh place.
Theodore Piluso garnered 10 points for the WildCats on the day. He won by a tech fall in the first round over Shenandoah's Daiveon Barlow and then won by decision over Julian Scott of Marymount. He lost to Jack Bobeck from Roanoke in the quarterfinals. Piluso then won his consolation round match against Jordan Scott of Liberty by a fall in just over four minutes time. He lost in the consolation semifinals to Taven Williams in a technical fall.
In the 141 weight class,
Jamir Young took down Aidan Rodgers in the first round. While he lost in the second round, he would go on to win by a tech fall in the in the consolation round over Rcey Ortego from Liberty. Young tallied five points for the WildCats.
Justin Porter won by a tech fall in his 125 weight class match against Caleb Haynes from St. Andrews.
Jordan Nutter won by decision over Aden Davis from East Carolina University in the first round of the consolation match in the 141 weight class.
Randolph will next compete at the Shenandoah Invitational this coming Saturday.
College 125
- Champ. Round 1 - Justin Porter (Randolph) won by tech fall over Caleb Haynes (St. Andrews University) (TF 19-4)
- Champ. Round 2 - Samuel Aponte (Roanoke College) won by decision over Justin Porter (Randolph) (Dec 16-13)
- Cons. Round 2 - Justin Porter (Randolph) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Lucas Vannostrand (Apprentice School) won by fall over Justin Porter (Randolph) (Fall 2:27)
College 133
- Champ. Round 1 - Kyien Jackson (Averett) won by fall over Zakariya Gurban (Randolph) (Fall 1:54)
- Cons. Round 1 - Blaise Verdino (Liberty) won by tech fall over Zakariya Gurban (Randolph) (TF 24-9)
College 133.
- Champ. Round 1 - Johnathan Almany (Emory & Henry) won by fall over Faithful Fulcher (Randolph) (Fall 0:44)
- Cons. Round 1 - Thomas Clark (Apprentice School) won by fall over Faithful Fulcher (Randolph) (Fall 5:39)
College 141
- Champ. Round 1 - Jamir Young (Randolph) won by fall over Aidan Rodgers (Unattached) (Fall 2:43)
- Champ. Round 2 - David Coptsias (St. Andrews University) won by fall over Jamir Young (Randolph) (Fall 0:57)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jamir Young (Randolph) won by tech fall over Rcey Ortega (Liberty) (TF 23-8)
- Cons. Round 3 - Moses Eads (Bluefield State) won by fall over Jamir Young (Randolph) (Fall 0:40)
College 141
- Champ. Round 1 - Jake Yowell (Roanoke College) won by tech fall over Jordan Nutter (Randolph) (TF 20-3)
- Cons. Round 1 - Jordan Nutter (Randolph) won by decision over Aden Davis (East Carolina University) (Dec 5-3)
- Cons. Round 2 - Alex Choi (Roanoke College) won by tech fall over Jordan Nutter (Randolph) (TF 21-6)
College 149
- Prelim - Christian Johnson-Hunte (Unattached) won by fall over Adon Overstreet (Randolph) (Fall 6:25)
- Champ. Round 1 - Cody Agnell (Ferrum) won by fall over Adon Overstreet (Randolph) (Fall 4:05)
College 149
- Champ. Round 1 - Christopher Anderson (East Stroudsburg) won by major decision over Noah Williams (Randolph) (Maj 12-3)
- Cons. Round 1 - Bryan Mpengo (Shenandoah University) won by fall over Noah Williams (Randolph) (Fall 1:37)
College 157
- Prelim - Kairyn Hall (Bluefield State) won by fall over Austin Frazier (Randolph) (Fall 0:35)
- Prelim - Christian Duke (Apprentice School) won by fall over Austin Frazier (Randolph) (Fall 1:34)
College 165
- Champ. Round 1 - Theodore Piluso (Randolph) won by tech fall over Daiveon Barlow (Shenandoah University) (TF 19-4)
- Champ. Round 2 - Theodore Piluso (Randolph) won by decision over Julian Schott (Marymount) (Dec 8-3)
- Quarterfinal - Jack Bobeck (Roanoke College) won by fall over Theodore Piluso (Randolph) (Fall 3:54)
- Cons. Round 4 - Theodore Piluso (Randolph) won by fall over Jordan Scott (Liberty) (Fall 4:21)
- Cons. Semi - Taven Williams (Unattached) won by tech fall over Theodore Piluso (Randolph) (TF 20-0)
- 7th Place Match - Theodore Piluso (Randolph) won by no contest over Ya`Donnis Hardaway (Allen) (NC)
College 184
- Champ. Round 1 - Nolan Gerwitz (Averett) won by fall over Nathaniel Quisbert (Randolph) (Fall 0:54)
- Cons. Round 1 - Nathaniel Quisbert (Randolph) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Luke Stump (Averett) won by fall over Nathaniel Quisbert (Randolph) (Fall 2:33)
College 285
- Champ. Round 1 - Thomas Head (Randolph) won by forfeit over Mekhi McDowell (Allen) (FF)
- Champ. Round 2 - Simeon Bryant (Bluefield State) won by fall over Thomas Head (Randolph) (Fall 0:11)
- Cons. Round 2 - Tyirek Jackson (Liberty) won by fall over Thomas Head (Randolph) (Fall 0:51)
College 285
- Champ. Round 1 - Caleb Hartung (Apprentice School) won by fall over Joshua Spivey (Randolph) (Fall 3:40)
- Cons. Round 1 - Braeden Fluke (Averett) won by fall over Joshua Spivey (Randolph) (Fall 1:04)