Drexel Closes out CAA Championships

Saturday, March 5

Lawrenceville, N.J.

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Drexel University

CAA Championships

3/6/2011 6:46:36 PM | Wrestling

Lawrenceville, N.J. – Drexel wrestling finished out the 2011 CAA Championships with one second place, one third place and three fourth place finishes as the Dragons came in sixth overall. Heavy weight Jack Callender earned second place while Brandon Palik placed third at 197 pounds. Joe Booth, Josh Yurasits and Frank Cimato, Drexel's sophomore class, all pulled out fourth place finishes in their respective weight classes.

Callender went 1-1 in the tournament in his second-place run with an exciting 8-6 decision over Binghamton's Cody Reed before dropping an 11-5 decision to one-seed Paul Snyder of Hofstra. Palik picked up 1-2 record over the weekend after a first round bye. Palik lost a 9-3 decision before earning his team-leading sixth win by fall when he pinned George Mason's Greg Scott in the second round of consolations. Palik then used a dominating 8-3 decision over Hofstra's Matt Loew for the third-place finish.

Booth, Yurasits and Cimato each went 2-2 in the tournament at 165, 141 and 133 pounds respectively. Booth picked up a first-round win along with a win in the second round of consolations on his way to the fourth place finish while Yurasits picked up two wins in the consolation bracket. Cimato earned a first-round upset over fourth-seed Jimmy Kirchner of Rider in a 9-7 decision before falling to one-seed Lou Ruggirello of Hofstra.

The Dragons finished the season 7-16 overall and 1-5 in CAA action. National seeding for the Division I NCAA Tournament, to take place in Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center March 17-19, will be released soon. Check back to see who will represent the Dragons.