Jan. 14, 2005

HAMPTON, Va. - The University of Virginia wrestling team dropped a 27-12 decision to the North Dakota State Bison in a non-conference dual match as part of the 25th Annual Virginia Duals at the Hampton Coliseum. The Cavaliers won four of ten bouts against the Bison with Aaron Martin (141), Paul Bjorlo (157), Will Durkee (165) and Rocco Caponi (174) picking up wins for Virginia.

The loss was UVa's third of the day. The Cavaliers also suffered an 18-15 setback to the Ohio Bobcats in their first match of the event before falling 25-9 to the North Carolina Tar Heels in their second match of the day. Virginia's loss to NDSU gave UVa an 0-3 record in the the 25th Annual Virginia Duals. With the three losses, UVa's record falls to 3-5 overall on the season.

Virginia will return to action on Friday, January 21st when UVa travels to Chapel Hill, N.C. to face the Tar Heels again, this time in an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) dual match. The dual is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM and will be held at UNC's Carmichael Auditorium.

UVa was one of 16 schools competing in the National College Tournament at the 25th Annual Virginia Duals. The event is a double-elimination tournament in a dual match format. The tournament field consists of: American, Cal-State Bakersfield, #19 Edinboro, Indiana, Lock Haven, Old Dominion, North Dakota State, Rider, The Citadel, Buffalo, #12 Missouri, #6 Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee-Chattanooga and Virginia.

Below is a look at UVa's results against North Dakota State, North Carolina and Ohio in the 25th Annual Virginia Duals.

For more information about the 25th Annual Virginia Duals at the Hampton Coliseum, visit the official 2005 Virginia Duals website at: http://www.virginiaduals.org./

Wgt. Opponents Result UVa/NDSU 125 Mike Megar (NDSU) def. Anthony Burke (UVa) 14-12 0-3 133 Nick Magee (NDSU) def. Adam Kimbrell (UVa) TF, 16-1 0-8 141 Aaron Martin (UVa) def. Lucas Christianson (NDSU) 5-1 3-8 149 Zach Stevens (NDSU) def. Paul Dunstan (UVa) Fall @ 6:19 3-14 157 Paul Bjorlo (UVa) def. Collin Kelly (NDSU) 3-1 6-14 165 Will Durkee (UVa) def. Collin Pickar (NDSU) 2-1 9-14 174 Rocco Caponi (UVa) def. Adam Dahlstrom (NDSU) 10-5 12-14 184 Matt Hermann (NDSU) def. Kyle Narkiewicz (UVa) 3-2 12-17 197 Dustin Benz (NDSU) def. Chudi Uraih (UVa) MD, 15-2 12-21 HWT Yim Kraemer (NDSU) won by forfeit Forfeit 12-27

Team Score North Carolina 25 Virginia 9

Wgt. Opponents Result UVa/UNC 125 Bobby Shaw (UNC) def. Anthony Burke (UVa) 4-2 0-3 133 Evan Sola (UNC) def. Byron Dunlap (UVa) Fall @ 2:31 0-9 141 Isaiah Britton (UNC) def. Aaron Martin (UVa) 7-3 0-12 149 Christopher Ramos (UNC) def. Paul Dunstan (UVa) 2-1 0-15 157 Paul Bjorlo (UVa) def. Kyle Shelton (UNC) 7-3 3-15 165 Will Durkee (UVa) def. Garrett Atkinson (UNC) 3-0 6-15 174 Rocco Caponi (UVa) def. Alex Maciag (UNC) 7-4 9-15 184 Justin Dobies (UNC) def. Kyle Narkiewicz (UVa) 3-1 9-18 197 David Dashiell (UNC) def. Scott Smith (UVa) MD, 8-0 9-22 HWT Spencer Nadolsky (UNC) def. Nick Smith (UVa) 4-0 9-25

Team Score Ohio 18 Virginia 15

Wgt. Opponents Result UVa/Ohio 125 Anthony Burke (UVa) def. Caleb Metcalf (Ohio) 5-2 3-0 133 Byron Dunlap (UVa) def. Matt Smith (Ohio) 5-2 6-0 141 Jon Spires (Ohio) def. Aaron Martin (UVa) 7-2 6-3 149 Paul Dunstan (UVa) def. Aaron Gomoll (Ohio) 5-2 9-3 157 Jake Percival (Ohio) def. Paul Bjorlo (UVa) TF, 15-0 9-8 165 Will Durkee (UVa) def. Tony DeAnne (Ohio) 10-5 12-8 174 Ed Willis (Ohio) def. Rocco Caponi (UVa) MD, 11-3 12-12 184 Brian Cesear (Ohio) def. Kyle Narkiewicz (UVa) 5-3 12-15 197 Joel Weimer (Ohio) def. Scott Smith (UVa) 9-2 12-18 HWT Nick Smith (UVa) def. Marcus Adelman (Ohio) 3-2 15-18

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