Sammy Deligio places third at prestigious Sunshine Classic
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Deligio places third at prestigious Sunshine Classic
Final Results Sunshine Classic
OVIEDO, Fla. -- All four MSOE wrestlers in the Championship bracket of the Brute/Zac Jarzynka Sunshine Classic walked away as medalists, claiming at least a sixth place finish in their respective weight class. No team results were kept at the open tournament, which featured five schools ranked in the top 25 in the latest Division III national rankings -- No. 7 Augsburg, No. 6 St. John's, No. 8 Ithaca (New York), No. 15 College of New Jersey and No. 24 Heidelberg (Ohio).
In the 125 lb. division of the Sunshine Classic, MSOE Raider Sam Deligio fought his way back to a third place finish, winning all three matches in the championship bracket of the tournament.
Teammate Matt Olsen, wrestling in the 185 lb. division, lost a 3-1 decision to eventual champion Dustin Baxter from Saint John's University (MN) in his semifinal bout. However, in his next bout, Olsen fought back and won a tough 1-0 decision over Sheldon Francis of McMaster University (Ontario, Canada) to advance to the third place match. Olsen then lost an 8-0 decision to Heidelberg's Ed Bizorik, to finish fourth at the event.
Joel VandeBoom, wrestling at 157, finished 1-2 on the day, placing in sixth overall.
In the Consolation Bracket, the Raiders added eight more place winners. Dominic Deligio scored a first place finish at 125 pounds. The Raiders earned a pair of fourth place finishes in Samuel Bramstedt and John Gesse, wrestling at 165 and 285 pounds, respectively.
Virgil Pope placed fifth at 149, while Bryce Howard placed fifth at 165. Harrison Suggs finished in sixth place at 133, while Jake Narveson at 149 and Adam Chaulkin at 174 both finished in seventh place. At 157, David Swanson placed eighth rounding out the MSOE consolation place getters.
