Conference Carolinas Holds Developmental Men’s Wrestling Championship
BELMONT, N.C.– The inaugural Conference Carolinas Men’s Wrestling Developmental Championship was held on Monday, Jan. 29 in Belmont, North Carolina inside the Wheeler Center on the campus of Belmont Abbey.
In the 10 weight classes, 61 student-athletes competed with the top three in each weight class earning a championship award. Those winners are listed below.
While there was no team award, Lander collected the most team points with 110.5 followed by Mount Olive (60) and Belmont Abbey (51.5). The event was streamed on the Conference Carolinas Digital Network and can be watched on-demand at ConferenceCarolinasdn.com. The full brackets are also available here. The Trackwrestling tournament page is available
here.
Earlier this fall Conference Carolinas announced that a developmental championship will be held in men’s soccer, men’s wrestling, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s volleyball and baseball. The developmental teams will be composed of student-athletes that have either not competed at the varsity level in 2023-24 or have competed sparingly at the varsity level by the time of the championship.
Top 3 Award Winners
125
First - Oren Decker, Lander
Second - Lucas Cotto, Mount Olive
Third - Brett Balzan, Belmont Abbey
133
First - Kaden Fisher, Lander
Second - William Hamilton, Lander
Third - Alex Ropski, Belmont Abbey
141
First - Mikade Harvey, Allen
Second - Christian Orozco, Mount Olive
Third - Logan Tortual, Mount Olive
149
First - Garrett Wood, Lander
Second - William Nix, Belmont Abbey
Third - Isaiah Olive, Mount Olive
157
First - Dharrin Smith, Allen
Second - Quincy Gash, Allen
Third - Asher Honea, Coker
165
First - Ryan Dobbs, Lander
Second - Paul Jakub, Belmont Abbey
Third - Darious Williams, King
174
First - Elijah Brown, King
Second - Cole Townsend, Belmont Abbey
Third - Benjamin Newton, Coker
184
First - Nathan Buckovich, Lander
Second - Jayvian O’Neall, Mount Olive
Third - Thomas Karlo, King
194
First - Josef Pociask, King
Second - Amir Green, Allen
Third - Diontae Smith, Mount Olive
285
First - Matthew Jimenez, Lander
Second - Kevin Mood, Coker
Third - Marcus Harnarain, Belmont Abbey