Jan. 28, 1998

Maryland Wrestlers Outmuscle George Mason

College Park, MD -- In one of the most pivotal matches of the season, the Maryland wrestling team relied on its experience to overpower the George Mason Patriots, 32-9. Although Maryland starts four freshmen, the Terrapin senior tri-captains came up big with wins at crucial moments. After Shane Mack (Ithaca High School/Lancaster, PA) earned a 4-1 win at 142 pounds, Jeff Whalen (Cedar Cliff High School/Camp Hill, PA) pinned George Mason's Christian Devol two minutes into his match at 150 pounds and Craig Garrison (Pompton Lakes High School/Pompton Lakes, NJ) posted a decisive 5-0 victory at 177.

For George Mason, junior Chris Mansueto began the dual meet with a hard fought 2-1 decision over Joe Guzzio at 118 pounds. Neil Johnson and Brad Ginn were the only other Patriot victories.

With the score at 18-9, Maryland surged forward with wins by Garrison, junior Don Kukan (Kent County High School/Massey, MD) and a pinfall by senior heavyweight Dave Carter (Sherwood High School/Gaithersburg, MD) at 2:12.

Maryland improves to 4-3 overall as George Mason falls to 2-3. The Terps will host the North Carolina Tarheels in Ritchie Coliseum at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 31st.

                                                              MD      GM
118 lbs.    Chris Mansueto (GM) dec. Joe Guzzio (MD), 2-1      0       3
126 lbs.    Mark Mansueto (MD) won by forfeit                  6       3
134 lbs.    Ted Harlan (MD) dec. Nate Becker (GM), 3-2         9       3
142 lbs.    Shane Mack (MD) dec. Mark Weader (GM), 4-1        12       3
150 lbs.    Jeff Whalen (MD) pinned Christian Devol (GM),     18       3
158 lbs.    Neil Johnson (GM) dec. Josh Weidman (MD), 8-7     18       6 
167 lbs.    Brad Ginn (GM) dec. Chad Masemer (MD), 8-1        18       9
177 lbs.    Craig Garrison (MD) dec. Keith Sholders (GM), 5-0 21       9
190 lbs.    Don Kukan (MD) maj. dec. Jamie Castro (GM), 16-1  26       9
HWT         Dave Carter (MD) pinned Tareq Haider (GM), F2:12  32       9
  

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