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DeAugustine Wins 158-Pound State Title

Freshman wrestler Vince DeAugustine (Jeanette, PA/Hempfield) upset 20th-ranked and top-seeded James Hieronymous of Hofstra by a 4-2 score to win the 158-pound championship at the New York State Intercollegiate Championships at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. DeAugustine, now 22-9 on the year, also won the title at the Wilkes Open and finished second at the Slippery Rock Open. As a team, UB finished third with 145.5 points behind first-place Hofstra (153) and Cornell (148).

All 10 of of UB's wrestlers placed, lead by DeAugustine's championship, while three others were runner-ups. Junior 118-pounder Brian Schaal (Attica, NY/Alexander), freshman 126-pounder Chad Caros (Franklinville, NY/Suffern) and senior 150-pounder John Stutzman (Bear, DE/William Penn) all finished second.

Here are the results from the tournament:

158     Vince DeAugustine - 1st

118     Brian Schaal - 2nd
126     Chad Caros - 2nd
150     Jeromy McVige - 2nd

142     Jeromy McVige - 3rd
190     John Eschenfelder - 3rd
Hwt     Mike Garofalo - 3rd

177     Josh States - 4th

134     Jake Partlow - 5th

167     Matt Ricci - 7th