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Quakers place 9th at Florida
Citrus Tournament
FT. LAUDERDALE, Florida (January 3, 2003) ญญ The Wilmington College
Quakers placed ninth at the 2002 Florida Citrus Open in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida. Corey Norvell (Dayton) led the way with a first place finish
in the 184 pound weight class while Derek Beamer (Corydon, IN) placed
fourth in the 174 pound weight class.
Norvell,
the sophomore184-pound wrestler needed just four victories to defeat
the field that included 5th ranked Ryan Jones of Pacific University.
Half of those victories came from falls while he defeated Justin
Stern of New York University by a 7-5 count in the championship.
Beamer
recorded two consecutive victories in the championship bracket before
being knocked out by the eventual champion, 2002 National Qualifier
and conference foe Mark Hawald 3-1. In the consolation round he
defeated Jeff Wright of Olivet College before falling 3-0 to another
conference foe, Joe Hada of Heidelberg, in the third place match.
The
other section of the Florida Tournament included four dual matches.
The Quakers were unable to claim a victory in any of the matches,
as they were downed 21-12 by Central (Iowa), 33-15 by Ursinus, 28-18
by Thiel and 28-9 by Olivet. Both Beamer and Norvell posted four
victories in the dual matches, to only Quakers able to win in all
four matches.
The
next match for the Quakers is on Tuesday, January 7 when the team
travels to Berea, Ohio to face off against the 18th ranked Yellow
Jackets of Baldwin-Wallace Collge.
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