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Three Holy Cross Tigers placed in the top
eight, as did two Jesuit Blue Jays, one with a 4th place finish, at the
Cliff Keen USAW Folkstyle Nationals in the first week of April, 2013.
The event was held in the UNI-Dome at the University of Northern Iowa in
Cedar Falls.
Placing 4th for the Blue Jays in the Junior 100 lbs. weight class was
Brody Martin who compiled a 2-2 record. Placing 5th in the same
event was Holy Cross' Chris Zea, also with a 2-2 mark. Both
wrestlers needed extra time to notch their first round victories, as
Martin won 4-2 in the first Sudden Victory round and Zea won 5-3 in
overtime. After losing their semifinals matches, Martin won his
first consolation round match to place him in the consolation finals,
whereas Zea lost his first consolation round match, which placed him in
a match for 5th. Zea won that match handily, this time pinning the
Iowa opponent he needed extra time to defeat in Round One.
Martin's Wisconsin opponent, whom he defeated in Round One, defeated Zea
to reach the consolations and then exacted revenge on Martin to take 3rd
place. The two seniors, however, with their 4th and 5th place
finishes, placed the highest among Louisiana participants at both the
Junior and Cadet levels.
Travis Gardner of Holy Cross placed 6th in the 285 lbs. Cadet event and
Brice Duhe, obviously in a very tough weight class, placed 8th with a
4-3 record in the Cadet 160 lbs. class. Jesuit's Nicky Charles
also placed 8th in the Junior 106 lbs. class. Holy Cross junior
George Benoit posted a very respectable 2-2 record in the Cadet 138 lbs.
class, winning his way into the quarterfinals before losing his next two
matches.
Also participating at the Cadet level for the Tigers were Addison Lotz
at 152 lbs. and Jordan Challis at 182 lbs. Competing for Jesuit at
the Junior level were Ben D'Antonio (3-2 at 120 lbs.) and three wrestlers at
152 lbs.: Jake Eccles and Gaston Eymard, who each won one match, and
Efosa Eboigbe who won two. Cadet wrestlers for the Blue Jays
included Jordan Giewat and Jake Rando at 113 lbs. and Kyler Pisciotta at
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