Wrestling team fights hard at NCAA Championships

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Shooting for a takedown: Dean Pavlou, a senior from Cleveland, Tenn., stares down his opponent in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament in the 141 pound bracket.

By Zack Kirby, Chattanooga, TN—After winning the SoCon regular season and tournament titles, the Chattanooga Mocs wrestling team had their sights set on the NCAA Championships, which were held in Des Moines, Iowa. UTC had three wrestlers make it through the first day, with senior Josh Condon, from Powder Springs Ga., leading the way. He [...]

Chattanooga wrestling team ready to extend dominance at SoCon tournament

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Eyes on the prize: Niko Brown, a senior from Kissimmee, Fla., is currently ranked No. 15 in the nation at 125 pounds and has an overall record of 27-3 for this season.

By Zack Kirby, Chattanooga, TN—This Saturday, the Chattanooga Mocs wrestling team will head to VMI, in Lexington, Ky., to compete in the SoCon tournament. The Mocs (11-6, 7-0 in the SoCon) are the top team entering the tournament and already clinched the regular season SoCon championship after defeating Campbell on Feb. 25. The dominating 30-4 [...]

Mocs wrestling team clinches SoCon Championship

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Coming in at first: Dean Pavlou, a senior from Cleveland, Tenn., helped lead Chattanooga to victory when he beat Campbells’ Michael Dahlstrom at 141 by major decision with a 13-2 victory for the Mocs winning the regular season title for UTC.

By Zack Kirby, Chattanooga, TN—The Chattanooga Mocs wrestling team clinched the SoCon Championship, defeating Campbell 30-4 Monday night. Prior to that, the Mocs had already won a share of the conference title with their two home victories over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (40-3) and VMI (36-3). Proud of his team’s effort, head coach Heath Eslinger said he [...]

Mocs dominate over Davidson 31-7

Wrestling team dominates over Davidson

By Shawna O’Neal, Chattanooga, TN—The Mocs put the Davidson Wildcats in their place after recording a 37-7 victory last Sunday afternoon at Maclellan Gym. Chattanooga is now 8-6 for their overall season and had an undefeated record of 4-0 in the Southern Conference Tournament, while Davidson dropped to 6-10 overall record and 1-4 in division [...]

Wrestling dominates Gardner-Webb and App State over the weekend

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By Zack Kirby, Chattanooga, TN—The Chattanooga Mocs wrestling team defeated Gardner-Webb last Friday by a score of 40-6, which was followed by a 29-9 win over Appalachian State on Sunday. On Friday against Gardner-Webb, the Mocs finished with nine wins and four pins to take the match. UTC improved to 6-6 overall, and were 2-0 [...]

Mocs wrestling beats Citadel, celebrates ‘Legends of the Mocs’

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By Natalie Powers, Chattanooga, TN—The Mocs wrestling team started out the SoCon season with a 22-20 win against the Citadel Bulldogs on Sunday January 27. “It was a good win, our guys did a good job,” Coach Heath Eslinger said. The Mocs started strong with a 12-3 major decision win from sophomore Nick Soto, from [...]

Chattanooga drops match to No. 9 Illinois

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By Shawna O’Neal, Chattanooga, TN—The UTC Wrestling Mocs had to accept a 29-10 defeat after going head-to-head with No. 9 Illinois at home Jan. 6. Chattanooga is now 4-5 in duals for the season, as Illinois improved to 4-0. Out of the five losses on the Mocs record, four have been against teams that have [...]

Wrestling team split matches at home

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Getting the crowd going: Junior Alex Hudson, from Marietta, Ga., was the first wrestler to get Chattanooga on the board during the match against No. 2 Iowa.

By Shawna O’Neal, Chattanooga, TN—The Chattanooga wrestling Mocs brought the action home to a sold out crowd in Maclellan Gym Nov. 16 for the Chattanooga Duals competition. This was the first sellout for a match in the newly renovated arena and it was also the largest crowd for a dual match ever recorded at UTC. [...]

Wrestling opens season on the road

By Shawna O’Neal, Chattanooga, TN—The UTC wrestling team is now 2-1 for an overall record after opening their season on the road last Saturday. The Mocs first traveled to Charlottesville, Va., Saturday to go head to head against Ohio, Anderson and Virginia. “We had a great day up in Charlottesville,” head coach Heath Eslinger told [...]