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Competition Gets Underway with NCBA Quarterfinals
3/31/2005 12:00:00 AM | Boxing
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. -- The National Collegiate Boxing Association got underway this afternoon (March 31) with 11 hard-fought quarterfinal bouts, in which the Falcons picked up three first-round victories.
Air Force's first competitor of the day, sophomore Ezekiel Ignaco (Waukegan, Ill.) dropped a decision to Navy's Jeremy Biggs in a 125-pound contest. Freshman Brian Navin (Boston, Mass.) got the Falcons on the right track, advancing to the 132-pound semifinals following a win over Army's Pat Lynch.
Junior Luis Pena (Laredo, Texas) and senior Blake Baldi (Peoria, Ill.) also advanced in their respective brackets. Pena took a decision from Billy Spalding of Kentucky at 139-pounds, while Baldi presented a dominating presence over Lock Haven's Jayson Sanchez at 147-pounds.
In other action, Dan Asis of Army and Josh Wisniewski of Lock Haven advanced in the 125-pound weight class, while Lock Haven's Josh Mercado, Navy's Adrian Evangelista and UNLV's Daniel Reese all moved forward at 139-pounds. Navy's BJ Richardson and Nevada's Thomas Gennaro qualified for the semifinals in the 147-pound division.
The heavier weight classes will have their quarterfinals tonight at Clune Arena, beginning at 7 p.m. Tonight's match-ups will feature Air Force standouts Adam Vance (Leawood, Kan.), Mike Sackenheim (Hamilton, Ohio) and Ian Tuznik (Niceville, Fla.). The rest of the Falcons have byes in the quarterfinals.
COMPLETE RESULTS FROM NCBA QUARTERFINALS -- SESSION I
125-lbs.: Dan Asis (Army) rsc Russell Lamont (Kentucky)
125-lbs.: Jeremy Biggs (Navy) dec. Ezekiel Ignaco (Air Force)
125-lbs.: Josh Wisniewski (Lock Haven) dec. Aurturo Alvarez (Santa Clara)
132-lbs.: Brian Navin (Air Force) dec. Pat Lynch (Army)
139-lbs.: Josh Mercado (Lock Haven) dec. Chris Stolle (VMI)
139-lbs.: Luis Pena (Air Force) dec. Billy Spalding (Kentucky)
139-lbs.: Adrian Evangelista (Navy) dec. Geerati Choosang (Army)
139-lbs.: Daniel Reese (UNLV) dec. Isaiah Varisano (Shippensburg)
147-lbs.: BJ Richardson (Navy) dec. Matt Klein (Gettysburg
147-lbs.: Blake Baldi (Air Force) dec. Jayson Sanchez (Lock Haven)
147-lbs.: Thomas Gennaro (Nevada) dec. John Paul Hart (Kentucky)
Air Force's first competitor of the day, sophomore Ezekiel Ignaco (Waukegan, Ill.) dropped a decision to Navy's Jeremy Biggs in a 125-pound contest. Freshman Brian Navin (Boston, Mass.) got the Falcons on the right track, advancing to the 132-pound semifinals following a win over Army's Pat Lynch.
Junior Luis Pena (Laredo, Texas) and senior Blake Baldi (Peoria, Ill.) also advanced in their respective brackets. Pena took a decision from Billy Spalding of Kentucky at 139-pounds, while Baldi presented a dominating presence over Lock Haven's Jayson Sanchez at 147-pounds.
In other action, Dan Asis of Army and Josh Wisniewski of Lock Haven advanced in the 125-pound weight class, while Lock Haven's Josh Mercado, Navy's Adrian Evangelista and UNLV's Daniel Reese all moved forward at 139-pounds. Navy's BJ Richardson and Nevada's Thomas Gennaro qualified for the semifinals in the 147-pound division.
The heavier weight classes will have their quarterfinals tonight at Clune Arena, beginning at 7 p.m. Tonight's match-ups will feature Air Force standouts Adam Vance (Leawood, Kan.), Mike Sackenheim (Hamilton, Ohio) and Ian Tuznik (Niceville, Fla.). The rest of the Falcons have byes in the quarterfinals.
COMPLETE RESULTS FROM NCBA QUARTERFINALS -- SESSION I
125-lbs.: Dan Asis (Army) rsc Russell Lamont (Kentucky)
125-lbs.: Jeremy Biggs (Navy) dec. Ezekiel Ignaco (Air Force)
125-lbs.: Josh Wisniewski (Lock Haven) dec. Aurturo Alvarez (Santa Clara)
132-lbs.: Brian Navin (Air Force) dec. Pat Lynch (Army)
139-lbs.: Josh Mercado (Lock Haven) dec. Chris Stolle (VMI)
139-lbs.: Luis Pena (Air Force) dec. Billy Spalding (Kentucky)
139-lbs.: Adrian Evangelista (Navy) dec. Geerati Choosang (Army)
139-lbs.: Daniel Reese (UNLV) dec. Isaiah Varisano (Shippensburg)
147-lbs.: BJ Richardson (Navy) dec. Matt Klein (Gettysburg
147-lbs.: Blake Baldi (Air Force) dec. Jayson Sanchez (Lock Haven)
147-lbs.: Thomas Gennaro (Nevada) dec. John Paul Hart (Kentucky)
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