CORALVILLE, IOWA – VMI senior
Job Chishko won three-straight matches Friday to earn third place and several other Keydet wrestlers recorded good performances at the Soldier Salute at the Xtreme Arena.
Complete Results
Chishko went 2-1 on Thursday at 157 pounds to guarantee himself a spot in the top eight and did much better than that with his performance Friday. He opened the day with a 7-1 victory and followed up with a 6-5 decision over Nathan Lukez from Army, ranked #30 by Intermatwrestle.com, to advance to the third-place match. The senior rolled to a 7-0 win over his opponent from Wyoming to conclude his tournament. For the season, Chishko is now 12-5 overall with two pins, two technical falls and two major decisions.
Other Top Keydets:
*Junior
Tyler Mousaw placed sixth at 197 pounds with a technical fall on Friday
*Freshman
Braxton Lewis took seventh at 165 pounds, earning a 6-4 decision in the seventh-place match over Geno Quodala of Navy
*
Freddy Junko (141) and
Josh Evans (285) each finished 15
th in their respective weight classes
*Several Keydets finished strong in the consolation brackets Friday, with
Dyson Dunham taking second at 133,
Jon Hoover placing second at 174,
Isaac Dolph taking third at 184 and
Ryan Vigil earning fifth at 149
Next Time:
VMI (5-0) opens Southern Conference action Friday in Cormack Hall at 7 p.m. against Chattanooga.
