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Roanoke Wrestling Qualifies five for Nationals

Corvetto wins Region 4 184-pound title

DANVILLE, Va. – The Roanoke College wrestling team finished second Friday and Saturday at the Division III Region 4 Championships, hosted by Averett University, and had five Maroons qualify for national competition. Sophomore Vincenzo Corvetto won the regional title at 184 pounds and Nate Yetzer was named the Region IV Coach of the Year (regular season) for the second-straight year.

Corvetto will be joined by Isiac Paulino (125), Jonah Paulino (133), Mark Samuel (141) and Xavier Preston (174) at the NCAA Division III Championships in Providence, R.I. March 14-15. The top three finishers in each weight class earn a trip to Nationals.  

Baldwin-Wallace won the team title with 180 points, followed by Roanoke with 154.5 points.

How it happened:
*Corvetto rolled to the finals with two pins and a technical fall. He defeated Remington Bauer from Baldwin Wallace 9-6 to earn the championship.
*Jonah Paulino took second after winning three matches to reach the finals. He had one pin and two technical falls.
*Isiac Paulino went 5-1 to take third, with one pin, two technical falls and one major decision.
*Samuel was 4-1 to earn a trip back to the Nationals, looking to earn All-American honors for the second-straight season.
*Preston was 5-1 with two technical falls.
*Andrew McDougal and David Reid each placed fourth to narrowly miss out on advancing to the NCAA Championships. McDougal fell just 3-2 in the third-place match at 157 while Reid lost 4-2 in the third-place match at 165.
*Hunter Moore was fifth at 197, Nicholas Cook took sixth at 285 and Dustin Smith was seventh at 149.

Complete results:

125
Isiac Paulino (5-1) placed 3rd and scored 19.5 team points.
Prelim - Isiac Paulino (Roanoke College) 5-1 won by fall over Christopher Watson (Greensboro) 6-14 (Fall 2:50)
Champ. Round 1 - Isiac Paulino (Roanoke College) 5-1 won by major decision over Colin Hering (Heidelberg) 1-2 (MD 14-3)
Quarterfinal - Isiac Paulino (Roanoke College) 5-1 won by decision over Colin Mellott (Ohio Northern) 3-2 (Dec 1-0)
Semifinal - Mason Barrett (Averett) 26-4 won by decision over Isiac Paulino (Roanoke College) 5-1 (Dec 8-7)
Cons. Semi - Isiac Paulino (Roanoke College) 5-1 won by tech fall over Dorian Hoffman (Baldwin Wallace) 4-2 (TF-1.5 5:52 (17-0))
3rd Place Match - Isiac Paulino (Roanoke College) 5-1 won by tech fall over Tony Urso (Washington & Lee) 3-2 (TF-1.5 6:31 (16-1))

133
Jonah Paulino (3-1) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jonah Paulino (Roanoke College) 3-1 won by tech fall over Zakariya Gurban (Randolph) 12-25 (TF-1.5 2:54 (20-2))
Quarterfinal - Jonah Paulino (Roanoke College) 3-1 won by tech fall over AJ Orlando III (Averett) 26-14 (TF-1.5 4:42 (15-0))
Semifinal - Jonah Paulino (Roanoke College) 3-1 won by fall over Chase Vanderhorst (Ohio Northern) 2-3 (Fall 2:35)
1st Place Match - Jaden Hinton (Baldwin Wallace) 4-0 won by fall over Jonah Paulino (Roanoke College) 3-1 (Fall 1:52)

141
Mark Samuel (4-1) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Mark Samuel (Roanoke College) 4-1 won by fall over Braxton Ankrom (Wilmington) 0-16 (Fall 1:34)
Quarterfinal - Mark Samuel (Roanoke College) 4-1 won by tech fall over Robert Palmieri (Baldwin Wallace) 4-2 (TF-1.5 5:22 (24-4))
Semifinal - Josh Wilson (Greensboro) 29-1 won by decision over Mark Samuel (Roanoke College) 4-1 (Dec 13-10)
Cons. Semi - Mark Samuel (Roanoke College) 4-1 won by decision over Hunter Swedish (Washington & Jefferson) 28-7 (Dec 5-1)
3rd Place Match - Mark Samuel (Roanoke College) 4-1 won by decision over Skyler Hickman (Washington & Lee) 3-2 (Dec 8-4)

149
Dustin Smith (3-2) placed 7th and scored 6.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dustin Smith (Roanoke College) 3-2 won by decision over Trent Vandeneynden (Otterbein University) 1-2 (Dec 18-11)
Quarterfinal - Emmanuel Scordos (Baldwin Wallace) 3-2 won by decision over Dustin Smith (Roanoke College) 3-2 (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Dustin Smith (Roanoke College) 3-2 won by decision over Porter Kinne (Southern Virginia) 15-24 (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Evan Lindner (Washington & Lee) 5-1 won by decision over Dustin Smith (Roanoke College) 3-2 (Dec 5-1)
7th Place Match - Dustin Smith (Roanoke College) 3-2 won by major decision over Anthony Orlandini (St. Vincent College) 10-9 (MD 11-0)

157
Andrew McDougal (3-2) placed 4th and scored 13.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Andrew McDougal (Roanoke College) 3-2 won by fall over Hunter Newell (Mount Union) 0-2 (Fall 1:33)
Quarterfinal - Andrew McDougal (Roanoke College) 3-2 won by decision over Casey Smith (Washington & Jefferson) 22-3 (Dec 2-0)
Semifinal - Michael Petrella (Baldwin Wallace) 4-0 won by tech fall over Andrew McDougal (Roanoke College) 3-2 (TF-1.5 6:33 (20-3))
Cons. Semi - Andrew McDougal (Roanoke College) 3-2 won by decision over Luke Dolan (Otterbein University) 4-3 (Dec 10-4)
3rd Place Match - Casey Smith (Washington & Jefferson) 22-3 won by decision over Andrew McDougal (Roanoke College) 3-2 (Dec 3-2)

165
David Reid (3-2) placed 4th and scored 13.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - David Reid (Roanoke College) 3-2 won by fall over Ethan kring (Greensboro) 10-14 (Fall 0:38)
Quarterfinal - David Reid (Roanoke College) 3-2 won by decision over Travis Richardson (Heidelberg) 1-2 (Dec 7-1)
Semifinal - Teagan Hendricks (Ohio Northern) 3-1 won in sudden victory - 1 over David Reid (Roanoke College) 3-2 (SV-1 4-1)
Cons. Semi - David Reid (Roanoke College) 3-2 won by decision over Xavier Swanson (Averett) 25-8 (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match - Mark Troni (Washington & Lee) 4-1 won by decision over David Reid (Roanoke College) 3-2 (Dec 4-2)

174
Xavier Preston (5-1) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Xavier Preston (Roanoke College) 5-1 won by tech fall over Quintez Pratt (Wilmington) 3-16 (TF-1.5 1:32 (15-0))
Quarterfinal - Carter Lloyd (Baldwin Wallace) 4-2 won by decision over Xavier Preston (Roanoke College) 5-1 (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Xavier Preston (Roanoke College) 5-1 won by tech fall over Nathan Barkley (St. Vincent College) 12-7 (TF-1.5 4:24 (21-5))
Cons. Round 3 - Xavier Preston (Roanoke College) 5-1 won by tech fall over Dylan Weaver (Shenandoah University) 28-11 (TF-1.5 6:15 (19-3))
Cons. Semi - Xavier Preston (Roanoke College) 5-1 won in sudden victory - 1 over Jessie Orbin
(Waynesburg) 3-2 (SV-1 9-6)
3rd Place Match - Xavier Preston (Roanoke College) 5-1 won by decision over Carter Lloyd (Baldwin Wallace) 4-2 (Dec 7-3)

184
Vincenzo Corvetto (4-0) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Vincenzo Corvetto (Roanoke College) 4-0 won by fall over Tyler Balint (Randolph) 1-7 (Fall 1:18)
Quarterfinal - Vincenzo Corvetto (Roanoke College) 4-0 won by fall over Ikia Garcia (Southern Virginia) 20-10 (Fall 2:32)
Semifinal - Vincenzo Corvetto (Roanoke College) 4-0 won by major decision over Jack McCusker (Washington & Lee) 4-1 (MD 11-3)
1st Place Match - Vincenzo Corvetto (Roanoke College) 4-0 won by decision over Remington Bauer (Baldwin Wallace) 3-1 (Dec 9-6)

197
Hunter Moore (4-2) placed 5th and scored 13.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Hunter Moore (Roanoke College) 4-2 won by fall over Joseph King (Thiel) 3-2 (Fall 6:41)
Quarterfinal - Bryce McCloskey (Mount Union) 3-1 won by decision over Hunter Moore (Roanoke College) 4-2 (Dec 6-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Hunter Moore (Roanoke College) 4-2 won by major decision over Muhammad Jallaq (Otterbein University) 1-2 (MD 8-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Hunter Moore (Roanoke College) 4-2 won by decision over Isaiah Manning (Greensboro) 19-7 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Semi - John Santowski (Washington & Lee) 3-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Hunter Moore (Roanoke College) 4-2 (SV-1 4-1)
5th Place Match - Hunter Moore (Roanoke College) 4-2 won by major decision over Sam Slate (Ferrum) 3-3 (MD 11-2)

285
Nicholas Cook (3-3) placed 6th and scored 11.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nicholas Cook (Roanoke College) 3-3 won by fall over Jacob Barlow (Greensboro) 21-7 (Fall 6:50)
Quarterfinal - Myles Johnson (Ohio Northern) 3-1 won by major decision over Nicholas Cook (Roanoke College) 3-3 (MD 18-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Nicholas Cook (Roanoke College) 3-3 won by tech fall over Braeden Fluke (Averett) 24-19 (TF-1.5 6:39 (19-4))
Cons. Round 3 - Nicholas Cook (Roanoke College) 3-3 won by decision over Andrew Vanscoy (Baldwin Wallace) 3-2 (Dec 10-8)
Cons. Semi - Christian McChesney (Washington & Jefferson) 28-6 won by tech fall over Nicholas Cook (Roanoke College) 3-3 (TF-1.5 6:43 (17-1))
5th Place Match - Carter Stack (Washington & Lee) 4-2 won by major decision over Nicholas Cook (Roanoke College) 3-3 (MD 13-3)
 
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Players Mentioned

Nicholas Cook

Nicholas Cook

5' 11"
Junior
Vincenzo Corvetto

Vincenzo Corvetto

5' 10"
Sophomore
Andrew McDougal

Andrew McDougal

5' 10"
Senior
Hunter Moore

Hunter Moore

5' 10"
Sophomore
Xavier Preston

Xavier Preston

5' 10"
Sophomore
David Reid

David Reid

5' 11"
Senior
Mark Samuel

Mark Samuel

5' 8"
Junior
Dustin Smith

Dustin Smith

5' 5"
Senior
Isiac Paulino

Isiac Paulino

5' 4"
Junior
Jonah Paulino

Jonah Paulino

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nicholas Cook

Nicholas Cook

5' 11"
Junior
Vincenzo Corvetto

Vincenzo Corvetto

5' 10"
Sophomore
Andrew McDougal

Andrew McDougal

5' 10"
Senior
Hunter Moore

Hunter Moore

5' 10"
Sophomore
Xavier Preston

Xavier Preston

5' 10"
Sophomore
David Reid

David Reid

5' 11"
Senior
Mark Samuel

Mark Samuel

5' 8"
Junior
Dustin Smith

Dustin Smith

5' 5"
Senior
Isiac Paulino

Isiac Paulino

5' 4"
Junior
Jonah Paulino

Jonah Paulino

5' 8"
Freshman