Falcons Down Wyoming, 22-16

Feb. 27, 2002

The Air Force wrestling team won its final dual meet of the season, defeating Wyoming 22-16. Six Falcon grapplers won their matches to lead Air Force to victory.

The Falcons, who are ranked 20th in the nation, rallied from a 13-11 deficit to win three of the final four matches to secure the victory. Scott Frohardt and Kevin Hoy each won to remain undefeated in dual meets on the year.

The Falcons, who finish the regular season with an 11-3 record in dual action, will take on many of the same wrestlers on March 9, when the team travels to Fresno, Calif., to take part in the West Region tournament.

COMPLETE SCORING:

141 Pounds- Chris Bennett (AFA) vs. Cody DeGroot (UW)First Period- takedown Bennet :25, 2-0...Second Period- escape Bennet 3:06, 3-0...takedown Bennet 3:40, 5-0...Third Period- escape DeGroot 5:03, 5-1...takedown Bennett 5:34, 7-1...escape DeGroot 5:51, 7-2...takedown Bennett 5:59, 9-2...stalling DeGroot 6:54, 10-2,riding time Bennett, 11-2Bennett wins 11-2AFA 4, UW 0
149 Pounds- Scott Frohardt (AFA) vs. Thad Trujillo (UW)First Period- takedown Frohardt 1:01, 2-0...escape Trujillo 1:20, 2-1...takedown Frohardt 2:18, 4-1...near fall Frohardt 2:31, 7-1...escape Trujillo 2:52, 7-2...Second Period- escape Trujillo 3:39, 7-3...Third Period- escape Frohardt 5:08, 8-3...takedown Frohardt 5:36, 10-3...takedown Frohardt 5:42, 12-3...escape Trujillo 5:54, 12-4...riding time Frohardt 13-4Frohardt wins 13-4AFA 8, UW 0
157 Pounds- Blaine Brown (AFA) vs. Levi Prevost (UW)First Period- takedown Prevost :17, 2-0...escape Brown 1:59, 2-1...takedown Prevost 2:38, 4-1...Second Period- escape Prevost 3:09, 5-1...takedown Prevost 3:28, 7-1...escape Brown 4:26, 7-2...takedown Prevost 4:56, 9-2...near fall Prevost 5:00, 12-2...Third Period- escape Brown 6:05, 12-3...takedown Prevost 6:46, 14-3...riding time Prevost 15-3Prevost wins 15-3AFA 8, UW 4
165 Pounds- Samuel Sherertz (AFA) vs. Justin Salas (UW)First Period- no scoringSecond Period- escape Sherertz 3:45, 1-0...Third Period- escape Salas 5:20, 1-1...takedown Sherertz 6:10, 3-1...escape Salas 6:46, 3-2...takedown Salas 6:49, 4-3...near fall Salas 7:00, 7-3...Salas wins 7-3AFA 8, UW 7
174 Pounds- Terry Parham (AFA) vs. E.K. Waldhaus (UW)First Period- no scoringSecond Period- stalling (second warning) Waldhaus, point Parham 4:45, 1-0...Third Period-escape Parham 5:10, 2-0...takedown Waldhaus 5:54, 2-2...escape Parham 6:13, 3-2...warning Parham 6:58 point Waldhaus, 3-3...riding time Parham 4-3Parham wins 4-3AFA 11, UW 7
184 Pounds- Josh McCrary (AFA) vs. Kevin Kessner (UW)First Period- takedown Kessner :23, 2-0...fall Kessner :32Kessner wins by fall at :32AFA 11, UW 13
197 Pounds- Ryan Kaiser (AFA) vs. Malcolm Havens (UW)First Period- takedown Kaiser 2:14, 2-0...escape Havens 2:24, 2-1...Second Period- no scoringThird Period- escape Havens 5:01, 2-2...Overtime- takedown Kaiser 7:41, 4-2Kaiser wins 4-2AFA 14, UW 13
Heavyweight- Kevin Hoy (AFA) vs. Brad Steele (UW)First Period- takedown Hoy :09, 2-0...escape Steele :49, 2-1...Second Period- escape Hoy 3:09, 3-1...takedown Steele 4:05, 3-3...escape Hoy 4:20, 4-3...Third Period- escape Steele 5:06, 4-4...takedown Hoy 6:01, 6-4...near fall Hoy 6:34, 9-4...near fall Hoy 6:57, 12-4...riding time Hoy 13-4Hoy wins 13-4AFA 18, UW 13
125 Pounds- Heath McKim (AFA) vs. Reynold Candelaria (UW)First Period- takedown McKim :25, 2-0...near fall McKim 2:26, 5-0...Second Period- reversal McKim 3:34, 7-0...Third Period- riding time McKim, 8-0McKim wins 8-0AFA 22, UW 13
133 Pounds- Andrew Peters (AFA) vs. Kelly McConville (UW)First Period- no scoringSecond Period- escape McConville 3:16, 1-0...Third Period- no scoringMcConville wins 1-0AFA 22, UW 16
FINAL SCOREAir Force   22Wyoming     16

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