DANVILLE, Va. – The Shenandoah University wrestling competed in the Cougar Open hosted by Averett University on Sunday.  The Hornets had four medalists including one runner-up which came in the 174-weight class by Dylan Weaver. 
 
Weaver won his opening match by an 8-5 decision over Kyle Lee.  In his next match, Weaver won with ease over Julian Schott from Marymount by a tech fall, 16-1.  In the quarterfinals, Weaver would once again win by a tech fall 17-2 over Nicholas DaSilva from WVU Tech.  In the semifinals, Weaver continued his run to the championship match with an 8-2 decision win over Sebastian Shered from Queens.  However, in the championship match, Weaver struggled to get anything going and fell by a major decision, 11-2, by Greg Merriman from Queens. 
 
Hunter Thompson took third place in the 184-weight class after going 3-1, after receiving a 1^st round bye.  Thompson first won by decision, 7-3, over Jerrel Baskin from Allen.  Thompson would go on to pin Max Underwood from WVU Tech at the 5:37 mark in the match.  Ryan Moose from Marymount would pin Thompson in the semifinals at 4:01.  In the third-place match, Thompson would win by a major decision over Gabriel Hayes from Liberty. 
 
Sean Rinebolt was the other Hornet who found a spot on the podium, with his 5^th place finish in the 133-weight class.  Rinebolt received a bye in the first round, before picking up a decision win over the host Averett's AJ Orlando in the second round.  Rinebolt would fall in the quarterfinals before going on to win his next three matches to secure the 5^th place finish.  He would win his fourth match by major decision, 5^th match by pinfall, and a tight 5^th place match by a narrow 14-12 decision. 
 
Christian Johnson-Hunte finished in 8^th place in the 141-weight class as an unattached wrestler.  Johnson-Hunte went 3-2 in route to an 8th-place finish.  Johson-Hunte won his first match via a major decision in his opening match, before picking up another win by decision in the second match of the day.  In the quarterfinals, Johnson-Hunte dropped his first match of the day and came back to pick up a win in the consolation round 4 match, before falling in the consolation semifinals.
 
Cougar Open Results:
 
125 Ethan Lopez (Savage University Wrestling Club) def. Elliot Rivera (Shenandoah) (Maj 19-6)
125 Luke Roberts (Bluefield State) def. Elliot Rivera (Shenandoah) (Dec 12-7)
133 Sean Rinebolt (Shenandoah) def. AJ Orlando (Averett) (Dec 3-2)
133 Corey Messick (Roanoke Unattached) def. Sean Rinebolt (Shenandoah) (Dec 9-5)
133 Sean Rinebolt (Shenandoah) def. Corbyn Cunningham (WVU Tech) (Maj 13-2)
133 Sean Rinebolt (Shenandoah) def. AJ Orlando (Averett) (Fall 2:25)
133 Sean Rinebolt (Shenandoah) def. Nyshaad Hannon (Allen) (Dec 14-12)
141 Hunter Ballantine (Shenandoah) def. Isaiah Dotson (Emory & Henry) (TF 17-1)
141 Mikade Harvey (Allen) def. Hunter Ballantine (Shenandoah) (Dec 11-4)
141 Hunter Ballantine (Shenandoah) def. Johnathan Almany (Emory & Henry) (TF 19-4)
141 Erin Cain (Allen) def. Hunter Ballantine (Shenandoah) (Dec 5-4)
141 Christian Johnson-Hunte (Shenandoah Unattached) def. Evan Slack (Eastern Carolina) (Maj 14-6)
141 Christian Johnson-Hunte (Shenandoah Unattached) def. Rubyn Semedo (Ferrum) (Dec 9-3)
141 Dustin Smith (Roanoke Unattached) def. Christian Johnson-Hunte (Shenandoah Unattached) (Dec 5-0)
141 Christian Johnson-Hunte (Shenandoah Unattached) def. Joe Jackson (Roanoke Unattached) (Dec 17-11)
141 Jakob Brown (Liberty) def. Christian Johnson-Hunte (Shenandoah Unattached) (Dec 13-9)
149 Manny Lucas (Shenandoah) def. Ian Shaffer (Allen) (Fall 3:37)
149 Manny Lucas (Shenandoah) def. Ethan Mills (East Carolina) (Dec 11-8)
149 Manny Lucas (Shenandoah) def. Nasir Grant (Southwest Virginia CC) (Dec 9-4)
149 Alex Quintano (Roanoke Unattached) def. Manny Lucas (Shenandoah) (TF 17-2)
149 Drevon Wallace (Allen) def. Manny Lucas (Shenandoah) (TF 19-1)
149 Hunter Locke (Shenandoah) def. Trey Weinell (Coker) (FF)
149 Hunter Locke (Shenandoah) def. Ray Gardner (James Madison) (Fall 1:29)
149 Nasir Grant (Southwest Virginia CC) def. Hunter Locke (Shenandoah) (SV-1 7-3)
149 Hunter Locke (Shenandoah) Ethan Mills (East Carolina) (Dec 12-7)
149 Zachary Ortega (Apprentice) def. Hunter Locke (Shenandoah) (Fall 1:30)
149 Cameron Hatchett (Shenandoah) def. Ray Gardner (James Madison) (Fall 1:25)
149 Cameron Hatchett (Shenandoah) def. Ian Shaffer (Allen) (Fall 0:35)
149 Austin Weeks (WVU Tech) def. Cameron Hatchett (Shenandoah) (Maj 20-10)
149 Cameron Hatchett (Shenandoah) def. Collin Davidson (Emory & Henry) (TF 16-0)
149 Drevon Wallace (Allen) def. Cameron Hatchett (Shenandoah) (Fall 2:09)
157 Suhaib Hatamleh (Queens) def. Camden Reedy (Shenandoah) (Fall 0:50)
157 Pahris Petalas (Marymount) def. Camden Reedy (Shenandoah) (Fall 1:28)
157 Cannon Long (Shenandoah) def. Thomas Allison (Apprentice) (Fall 1:03)
157 Cannon Long (Shenandoah) def. Bassem Sliti (Marymount) (Fall 2:37)
157 Jack Campbell (Roanoke Unattached) def. Cannon Long (Shenandoah) (TF 17-2)
157 James Dagin (Allen) def. Cannon Long (Shenandoah) (Fall 3:38)
157 Jack Campbell (Roanoke Unattached) def. Xavier Locke (Shenandoah) (TF 17-0)
157 Tristan Lopez (Emory & Henry) def. Xavier Locke (Shenandoah) (Fall 1:39)
165 Jalen Cornelius (Shenandoah) def. Dustin Martinez-Skarin (Ferrum) (Fall 2:41)
165 Hunter Moore (Roanoke Unattached) def. Jalen Cornelius (Shenandoah) (TF 16-1)
165 Tommy Baldwin (Averett) def. Jalen Cornelius (Shenandoah) (Dec 11-4)
174 Xavier Preston (Roanoke Unattached) def. Daiveon Barlow (Shenandoah) (Fall 1:19)
174 Kyle Lee (Roanoke Unattached) def. Daiveon Barlow (Shenandoah) (TF 17-2)
174 Dylan Weaver (Shenandoah) def. Kyle Lee (Roanoke Unattached) (Dec 8-5)
174 Dylan Weaver (Shenandoah) def. Julian Schott (Marymount) (TF 16-1)
174 Dylan Weaver (Shenandoah) def. Nicholas DaSilva (WVU Tech) (TF 17-2)
174 Dylan Weaver (Shenandoah) def. Sebastian Shered (Queens) (Dec 8-2)
174 Greg Merriman (Queens) def. Dylan Weaver (Shenandoah) (Maj 11-2)
184 Hunter Thompson (Shenandoah) def. Jerrel Baskin (Allen) (Dec 7-3)
184 Hunter Thompson (Shenandoah) def. Max Underwood (WVU Tech) (Fall 5:37)
184 Rylan Moose (Marymount) def. Hunter Thompson (Shenandoah) (Fall 4:01)
184 Hunter Thompson (Shenandoah) def. Gabriel Hayes (Maj 12-3)
184 George Vrachnos (Shenandoah) def. Josh Seaton (Apprentice) (Fall 2:48)
184 George Vrachnos (Shenandoah) def. Victor Hartley (James Madison) (Fall 4:12)
184 Nolan Gerwitz (Averett) def. George Vrachnos (Shenandoah) (Maj 18-4)
184 Ethan Fragoso (Ferrum) def. George Vrachnos (Shenandoah) (Maj 15-3)
197 Jordan Ruedi (Bluefield State) def. Robert Keener (Shenandoah) (Fall 2:58)
197 Jaleel Jones (Averett) def. Robert Keener (Shenandoah) (Fall 0:23)
285 Brey Loving (Marymount) def. Daniel Basil-Barker (Shenandoah) (Fall 2:41)
285 Daniel Basil-Barker (Shenandoah) def. Mike Clark (Patrick Henry CC) (Fall 3:33)
285 Braeden Fluke (Averett) def. Daniel Basil-Barker (Shenandoah) (Fall 1:24)
 
UP NEXT
 
The Hornets will return home as they will host the Shenandoah Invitational next Sunday the 19^th, inside the James R. Wilkens Jr. Athletics and Event Center.
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