Friday, April 5
Reno, Nev.
8:00 p.m. MT
Air Force Academy
at
National Semifinals
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Air Force Earns Three Victories at NCBA Semifinals
4/5/2019 11:59:00 PM | Boxing
Sean Chieves, Cenada Clifton-Smith and Jordan Garivay advanced to the finals with Friday's victories.
RENO, Nev. – The Air Force boxing team picked up three victories during the second round of action at the National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) Championships last night (April 5) in Reno. Overall, the Falcons went 3-5 during the semifinal round of competition at the Silver Legacy Grand Exposition Hall.
Juniors Sean Chieves, Cenada Clifton-Smith and Jordan Garivay advanced to the championship round after capturing victories during the semifinal round. Chieves moved to 2-0 on the weekend after earning a 4-1 decision over Army West Point's Calvin Hart in the 132-pound contest, while Clifton-Smith claimed a unanimous 175-pound victory over Navy's Charlie Akerblom in his first bout of the tournament. Garivay, also competing in his first contest of the weekend, easily earned a spot in the finals after forcing the referee to stop his 195-pound bout with Iowa State's Harsh Desai in the second round.
Five additional Falcons secured spots on the NCBA All-America team last night, despite dropping their semifinal contests. Juniors Devon Smith (147 pounds, Cincinnati's Nathan Todd) and Austin Dreyer (185 pounds, Navy's Biron McNeely) suffered 4-1 losses in their respective bouts, while classmates RJ Leon (119 pounds, North Carolina's Le Ho) and Levi Rate (156 pounds, Army West Point's John Koffman), as well as freshman Lawrence Barrett (125 pounds, Army West Point's Carlan Ivey) lost unanimous decisions in their bouts.
The Falcons close out the 2019 season tonight (April 6) during the finals of the NCBA Championships.
RESULTS
119-lbs.: Le Ho (North Carolina) dec. RJ Leon (Air Force)
125-lbs.: Carlan Ivey (Army West Point) dec. Lawrence Barrett (Air Force)
132-lbs.: Sean Chieves (Air Force) dec. Calvin Hart (Army West Point)
147-lbs.: Nathan Todd (Cincinnati) dec. Devon Smith (Air Force)
156-lbs.: John Koffman (Army West Point) dec. Levi Rate (Air Force)
175-lbs.: Cenada Clifton-Smith (Air Force) dec. Charlie Akerblom (Navy)
185-lbs.: Biron McNeely (Navy) dec. Austin Dreyer (Air Force)
195-lbs.: Jordan Garivay (Air Force) rsc-2 Harsh Desai (Iowa State)
Juniors Sean Chieves, Cenada Clifton-Smith and Jordan Garivay advanced to the championship round after capturing victories during the semifinal round. Chieves moved to 2-0 on the weekend after earning a 4-1 decision over Army West Point's Calvin Hart in the 132-pound contest, while Clifton-Smith claimed a unanimous 175-pound victory over Navy's Charlie Akerblom in his first bout of the tournament. Garivay, also competing in his first contest of the weekend, easily earned a spot in the finals after forcing the referee to stop his 195-pound bout with Iowa State's Harsh Desai in the second round.
Five additional Falcons secured spots on the NCBA All-America team last night, despite dropping their semifinal contests. Juniors Devon Smith (147 pounds, Cincinnati's Nathan Todd) and Austin Dreyer (185 pounds, Navy's Biron McNeely) suffered 4-1 losses in their respective bouts, while classmates RJ Leon (119 pounds, North Carolina's Le Ho) and Levi Rate (156 pounds, Army West Point's John Koffman), as well as freshman Lawrence Barrett (125 pounds, Army West Point's Carlan Ivey) lost unanimous decisions in their bouts.
The Falcons close out the 2019 season tonight (April 6) during the finals of the NCBA Championships.
RESULTS
119-lbs.: Le Ho (North Carolina) dec. RJ Leon (Air Force)
125-lbs.: Carlan Ivey (Army West Point) dec. Lawrence Barrett (Air Force)
132-lbs.: Sean Chieves (Air Force) dec. Calvin Hart (Army West Point)
147-lbs.: Nathan Todd (Cincinnati) dec. Devon Smith (Air Force)
156-lbs.: John Koffman (Army West Point) dec. Levi Rate (Air Force)
175-lbs.: Cenada Clifton-Smith (Air Force) dec. Charlie Akerblom (Navy)
185-lbs.: Biron McNeely (Navy) dec. Austin Dreyer (Air Force)
195-lbs.: Jordan Garivay (Air Force) rsc-2 Harsh Desai (Iowa State)
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