Davidson to Host 2010 SoCon Wrestling Championship
3/5/2010 9:08:08 AM | Wrestling
DAVIDSON, N.C. – NCAA tournament bids will be on the line when Davidson College hosts the 73rd annual Southern Conference Wrestling Championships in Baker Sports Complex Saturday, March 6.
“We are extremely excited to be hosting the Southern Conference tournament here at Davidson for the first time since 1988,” said Davidson head coach Bob Patnesky. “Our setup at the Baker Sports Complex will make it a great environment for wrestling.”
First round matches will begin at 11 a.m., while the finals will begin at 7 p.m.
The individual champions in each of the 10 weight classes will receive automatic bids to the NCAA Championships in Omaha, Neb., March 18-20. The top two wrestlers in each class will receive byes to the quarterfinals. Seeding will be announced tonight.
Team scoring will determine a team champion of the six competing schools: Appalachian State, Chattanooga, Davidson, The Citadel, UNC Greensboro and Virginia Military Institute. Chattanooga enters as the regular-season champion after posting a 5-0 conference record.
Tickets can be purchased by visiting DavidsonWildcats.com or by calling 1-800-768-CATS. Group discounts are available. Fans unable to attend can watch a live video stream of the entire tournament at SoCon.TV.
At last year's championship hosted by The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., Chattanooga won its fifth-straight conference title. The SoCon sent twelve wrestlers to the NCAA tournament in 2009 (ten automatic qualifiers, one primary qualifier and one at-large qualifier). The group included six wrestlers from Chattanooga, three from UNCG, and one each from Appalachian State, The Citadel, and VMI.
Three tournament champions from 2009 will return this season, including Chattanooga's Demetrius Johnson at 125 pounds and VMI's Josh Wine in the heavyweight class. The Citadel's Odie Delaney, who claimed the SoCon title at 197 pounds in 2009, has moved up in class and will challenge Wine for the heavyweight title on Saturday.
Twin brothers Vitaly and Alex Radsky lead the host Wildcats into this year's tournament. Vitaly went 4-1 in SoCon competition during the 2009-10 season wrestling at 141 pounds, only dropping a close 4-2 decision to VMI's David Yost, and has won 13 of his last 16 matches. Alex went 3-2 in SoCon competition at 133 pounds and is riding an eight-match winning streak.
Sophomore Tyler Mullen also was strong for the 'Cats at 165 pounds. He went 3-1 in conference action and was a Southern Conference All-Freshman selection in 2009.
2010 Southern Conference Championships
Date: Mar. 6, 2010
Site: Baker Sports Complex
Schedule:
10 a.m. - Doors Open
11 a.m. - First round matches
1 p.m. - Semifinals immediately followed by consolation semifinals
5 p.m. - Consolation Finals
7 p.m. - Finals and awards
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