Thursday, April 13
Charlotte, NC
4:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
National Quarterfinals
Photo by: Justin Pacheco
Falcons Claim Six Quarterfinal Wins at NCBA Championships
4/14/2023 9:33:00 AM | Boxing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Air Force boxing team kicked off the final three days of the National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) season with six victories in the quarterfinal round of the NCBA National Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina. The six Falcons earned advancing victories on Thursday, April 13, as the Falcons went 6-3 during the opening day of the tournament.
Freshman Chinonye Mbanugo claimed a victory for the Falcons in Ring 1, as she earned a 3-2 decision over Trinity's Samara Quintero in her 132-pound quarterfinal for the first NCBA tournament win of her career, while the men dominated Ring 2, with two referee-stopped wins and three unanimous decisions.
Sophomore Luke Kohout and senior Walker Morris bookended the Falcons' night in Ring 2 with the referee-stopped victories, as both forced the official to call their bouts in the third round. Kohout advanced with a 147-pound win over Cincinnati's Ahmed Youseff, while Morris secured his return to the semifinal with a 195-pound victory over John Schmitt of UConn.
The Falcons' final three wins on Thursday all came by way of 5-0 decisions. Senior Tyler Dalzell picked up his 156-pound victory by defeating Penn State's Mohamed Mohamed, while juniors Jacob Mendoza and Angelo Ganac defeated local North Carolina boxers in the 175-pound (Aaron Rodriguez) and 185-pound (Mubashshir Khan), respectively.
Air Force returns to Le Meridien Hotel for the semifinals on Friday, April 14, beginning at 6:00 p.m. (ET). In addition to the six quarterfinal winners, eight more Falcons will make their NCBA debut.
RING 1 RESULTS
(w) 112-lbs.: Aishwarya Santosh (UC Davis) dec. Alexandra Waller (Air Force), 3-2
(w) 132-lbs.: Chinonye Mbanugo (Air Force) dec. Samara Quintero (Trinity), 3-2
(m) 139-lbs.: Adrain Johnson (Navy) dec. Nile Owens (Air Force), 5-0
RING 2 RESULTS
(m) 132-lbs.: PK Kumar (Washington) rsc-3 Garrett Kim (Air Force)
(m) 147-lbs.: Luke Kohout (Air Force) rsc-3 Ahmed Youseff (Cincinnati)
(m) 156-lbs.: Tyler Dalzell (Air Force) dec. Mohamed Mohamed (Penn State), 5-0
(m) 175-lbs.: Jacob Mendoza (Air Force) dec. Aaron Rodriguez (North Carolina), 5-0
(m) 185-lbs.: Angelo Ganac (Air Force) dec Mubashshir Khan (North Carolina), 5-0
(m) 195-lbs.: Walker Morris (Air Force) rsc-3 John Schmitt (UConn)
Freshman Chinonye Mbanugo claimed a victory for the Falcons in Ring 1, as she earned a 3-2 decision over Trinity's Samara Quintero in her 132-pound quarterfinal for the first NCBA tournament win of her career, while the men dominated Ring 2, with two referee-stopped wins and three unanimous decisions.
Sophomore Luke Kohout and senior Walker Morris bookended the Falcons' night in Ring 2 with the referee-stopped victories, as both forced the official to call their bouts in the third round. Kohout advanced with a 147-pound win over Cincinnati's Ahmed Youseff, while Morris secured his return to the semifinal with a 195-pound victory over John Schmitt of UConn.
The Falcons' final three wins on Thursday all came by way of 5-0 decisions. Senior Tyler Dalzell picked up his 156-pound victory by defeating Penn State's Mohamed Mohamed, while juniors Jacob Mendoza and Angelo Ganac defeated local North Carolina boxers in the 175-pound (Aaron Rodriguez) and 185-pound (Mubashshir Khan), respectively.
Air Force returns to Le Meridien Hotel for the semifinals on Friday, April 14, beginning at 6:00 p.m. (ET). In addition to the six quarterfinal winners, eight more Falcons will make their NCBA debut.
RING 1 RESULTS
(w) 112-lbs.: Aishwarya Santosh (UC Davis) dec. Alexandra Waller (Air Force), 3-2
(w) 132-lbs.: Chinonye Mbanugo (Air Force) dec. Samara Quintero (Trinity), 3-2
(m) 139-lbs.: Adrain Johnson (Navy) dec. Nile Owens (Air Force), 5-0
RING 2 RESULTS
(m) 132-lbs.: PK Kumar (Washington) rsc-3 Garrett Kim (Air Force)
(m) 147-lbs.: Luke Kohout (Air Force) rsc-3 Ahmed Youseff (Cincinnati)
(m) 156-lbs.: Tyler Dalzell (Air Force) dec. Mohamed Mohamed (Penn State), 5-0
(m) 175-lbs.: Jacob Mendoza (Air Force) dec. Aaron Rodriguez (North Carolina), 5-0
(m) 185-lbs.: Angelo Ganac (Air Force) dec Mubashshir Khan (North Carolina), 5-0
(m) 195-lbs.: Walker Morris (Air Force) rsc-3 John Schmitt (UConn)
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