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Wrestling - Armstrong Takes 4th at All-Academy Championships
Andrew Armstrong placed fourth at the All-Academy Championships, hosted by Navy.
ANNAPOLIS, MD.--(2/6/10)--Senior Andrew Armstrong was the top Coast Guard finisher as he placed fourth at the All-Academy Championships host by Navy.
Armstrong, wrestling at 133 pounds as the fourth-seed, won his first match, beating John Dasilva from Norwich 9-6 before losing a heartbreaker to top-seeded Pat McCaffey from Navy 9-8.
In the consolation bracket, Armstrong beat Ian Nisely from Merchant Marine 4-2 before losing the third place match to third-seeded Jordan Dix from Citadel 9-2.
Also winning first round matches for the Bears were junior Andy Snyder at 157 pounds as he defeated Adam Edgerton from Norwich 9-2 and senior Matt Leisy at 165 pounds, who upset fourth-seeded Conor Black from VMI 7-2.
Junior Will Stark (174) beat Matt Valnoski from Norwich 15-0 in the consolation bracket.
The Bears finished sixth of the seven teams overall with 10 points while Navy won with 123.5 points and Air Force was second with 74.5 points.
