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College Teams & Wrestlers in the Carolinas
March 11, 1999
by Martin Fleming
The TakeDown Report promotes & publicizes amateur wrestling in N.E. North
Carolina. Send results, announcements & news by E-mail to
flemdog@rockymountnc.com
Top 10 College Teams in the Carolinas
Records Prev.Notes
1) U.North Carolina. (11-5) --2- ACC Champions
2) N.C. State (9-7) --1- Placed 3rd in ACC tournament
3) U.N.C-Greensboro (8-5) --3- Finished 2nd in Southern Conference Tourney
4) Appalachian State (7-3) --4- Finished 4th in Southern Conference
Tourney
5) Duke (6-10) --5- Placed 5th in A.C.C. Tournament
6) U.N.C. Pembroke (6-9) --6- Placed 5th at Southern Regionals
7) Anderson College (11-8) --7- Ranked 10th nationally in NAIA
8) The Citadel (4-10) --8- Finished 5th in Southern Conference Tourney
9) Campbell (5-9-1) --9- Finished 5th in C.A.A. Conference Tourney
10) Davidson College (6-14) -10- Finished 6th in Southern Conference
Tourney
Others; Gardner-Webb, (5-13)-placed 6th at South Regional, Johnson Wales
Univ. & Belmont-Abbey College
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Index Team Rankings above Editor's Notes below
Wrestlers of the Week page 1-2 Upcoming Schedule page 2
National News page 2-3 Tournament Results pages 3-7
Individual
Rankings pages 7-8 Internet connections page 8
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TakeDown Report News:
Editor Notes :
This issue is regrettably late by a couple of days. Most of the news is
from college action and open meets. UNC recaptured the TDR # 1 spot after
winning the ACC Tournament. No other changes in the team rankings yet
there are a few individual ranking changes. The big national news last
weekend was the various conference tournaments which determined the
national qualifiers. It may have been hard to find these results. As we
looked in Mondays' USA Today we found the 1 picture and 1/4 page of
wrestling coverage buried in the 30-40 some pages of the alleged 'March
Madness.' Well the real "March Matness" revealed a new Big 10 (11 really)
Champ in Minnesota which stopped Iowa's 25 year reign. Oklahoma shocked
the Big 12 (5 really) field by topping top ranked Oklahoma State! We will
continue publishing once a week until the news runs out this spring. We
appreciate the news and results sent our way.
Martin K. Fleming, Editor
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College Wrestlers of the Week :
John Mark Bentley, (149) of University of North Carolina and Greg Forbes
(197) of Univ. of North Carolina-Greensboro. Both are ranked # 1 at their
weight class and both have qualified for the Division I Nationals at Penn
State next week. John Mark is named for the second time this season due to
his quick recovery from a serious ankle injury. It was feared that he
would be out for the season and not only did he compete at but he dominated
the ACC Tourney at his weight. Greg placed 2nd in the Southern Conference
and was named as a wild card selection for nationals.
Our tip of the TDR headgear to John Mark and Greg!
Upcoming matches:
Mar. 12-13th: NCAA Division II Nationals Championships at Omaha, Nebr.
Mar. 12-14th : N.C.W.A. Nationals at Dallas Texas
* March 13th Tar River Youth Wrestling Tournament For ages 4 to 12,
Middle School division and separate girls division. Fax weights & age
(date of birth) to (252) 641-4287 no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 12th.
Call Lorenzo Carmon at (252) 641-4249 or 641-1441
* March 13th Ironman Tournament at N.W. Guilford.
* March 13th AAU State Championships at East Henderson H.S.
Hendersonville,
Tots thru Elite. Contact: Tommy Clark (919)-776-6877 -- Info:
http://www.aauw.org
Mar. 18-20th: NCAA Division I National Championships at Penn State
Mar. 19-20th: NAIA Nationals @ Primm Nevada
* March 20th Havelock Greco/FS Tournament
* March 20-21st AAU Middle School Nationals at Schaumburg, IL
* March 21st National Collegiate NIT Championships (AAU) in Newark DE
* March 22nd NCAA Finals televised on ESPN 2 at 1:30 a.m.
* March 27th Tar River USA Wrestling Tourney at Braswell Center in
Tarboro (FreeStyle all ages)
* March 27th Southern National Wrestling Championships at the Sports
Zone in Fayettville. There will be kids, high school, and open divisions.
Tournament will have wrestlers from Pa., Florida and as far as Nebraska. A
great chance to wrestle some of the best kids in the country. For more
info they can click on www.ncaauw.org or contact
Danny at 910-423-5610.
* April 2-3rd AAU Folkstyle World Championships in Des Moines, Iowa
* April 3rd, 3:00-4:30 pm 1999 State Finals highlights will be broadcast
on UNC Public Television.
* April 17th Northern Border Open in Eden, N.C.
* May 8-9 - 1999 AAU Kids National Dual Championships at Ritz-Epps Center,
Fayetteville, N.C. Divisions: Fifth grade and under.
Contact: Paul Musser (910)-944-3890 E-Mail: sycamore@ac.net
National news
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NWCA Division I Team Rankings 3/3/99
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School, Votes (1st pl), Last Week
1. Oklahoma St. (23-0), 325 (13), 1 2. Minnesota (18-2), 312, 2
3. Iowa (13-4), 293, 3 4.Nebraska (17-4), 282, 4 5.Oklahoma (18-5-1),
272, 5
6. Illinois (13-2), 264, 6 7.Iowa St. (20-5-1), 253, 7 8.Central
Michigan (14-5-1), 231, 8 9.Michigan (11-4), 222, 9 10.Penn St. (12-5),
204, 10
11.Cal St. Bakersfield (14-5-1), 200, 11 12.Pennsylvania (10-0-2), 173, 13
13. Arizona St. (11-8-1), 169, 12 14. Purdue (15-6-1), 147, 14T
15. Cornell (13-2-1), 134, 14T 16. Oregon St. (13-8), 120,16
17. Lehigh (9-5), 107, 17 18. Rider (13-3), 104, 19 19. Northwestern (5-9)
99,18
20. Edinboro (11-3-1), 71, 22 21. West Virginia (7-4), 65, 20
22. Pittsburgh (11-4-1), 45, 23 23. Michigan St. (6-11-1), 43, 21
24. Boise St. (10-6), 42, 24T 25. North Carolina (10-5), 24, 24T
Tournaments
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ACC Championships At Virginia 3/6
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Team Scores:
1. North Carolina 97.5
2. Virginia 70.5
3. N.C. State 67.5
4. Maryland 36.5
5. Duke 28.5
Tar Heels Take Seventh ACC Wrestling Title in the Past Eight Years
Virginia's Roth named outstanding wrestler of the tournament. March 6, 1999
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - North Carolina won its third straight ACC
championship, riding on strong performances by nine finalists today at
University Hall in Charlottesville, Va. This is the Tar Heels seventh ACC
championship title in eight years.
JohnMark Bentley (149), Corey Bell (184), and Matt Kenny (HWT) scored
championship wins for North Carolina. UNC coach Bill Lam was named the 1999
ACC Coach of the Year as well. Bentley, ranked #5 nationally, and Bell both
won their second consecutive titles while tonight's victory was Kenny's
first.
Although Carolina, Virginia and N.C. State each had three individual
champions, the Tar Heels prevailed by exploiting their depth and placing
nine finalists all told in the field. The ACC championship was the
University's third of the 1998-99 school year and the first in a men's
sport. Previously women's soccer and women's indoor track claimed ACC
titles. UNC's men's basketball team will go after the school's fourth ACC
title of the school year Sunday against top-ranked Duke at Charlotte, N.C.
At 125, Virginia's eighth ranked Matt Roth claimed his first ACC title by
upsetting two-time defending champion and sixth ranked Chuckie Connor of
UNC in the much anticipated contest. Roth avenged his 2-0 loss to Connor
earlier this season. Roth stuck Joe Guzzio with 12 seconds to go in the
semifinal and went on to claim the Outstanding Wrestler Award as well.
N.C. State had three wrestlers win championships, and all three of them
were first-time champions: Tommy Davis (141), Pierre Pryor (157), and Kevin
Boross (174). Davis is currently ranked #15 in the country.
Virginia's Jim Harshaw, ranked #11 nationally, won his third consecutive
ACC title, after winning the last two at 150 and tonight's victory at 165.
Brandon York of Maryland wonhis first title at 133, and joining him in the
winner's circle for the first time was Craig Fenstermaker of Virginia, who
won at 197.
The ACC will send 20 wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, which will take
place in State College, Pa., March 18-20. A list of the qualifiers is
listed below.
Wgt Championship Bouts
125 Matt Roth (UVA) dec. Chuckie Connor (UNC) 3-2
133 Brandon York (MD)dec. Brand Byers (UNC) 8-2
141 Tommy Davis (NCSU) dec. Josh Cowley (UNC) 8-3
149 John Mark Bentley (UNC) dec. John Pozniak (UVA) 5-2
157 Pierre Pryor (NCSU) dec. Pat Cadwallader (UNC) 4-1
165 Jim Harshaw (UVA) dec. Matt Mapes (Duke) 7-1
174 Kevin Boross (NCSU) dec. Jamie Groudle (UNC) 3-2
184 Corey Bell (UNC) dec. Zach Breitenbach (NCSU) 4-2
197 Craig Fenstermaker (UVA) WBF Ty Roofner (UNC) 3:33
HWT Matt Kenny (UNC) dec. Billy Noble (NCSU) 8-2
NCAA Qualifiers by school
DUKE --- Matt Mapes, 165
NORTH CAROLINA --- Corey Bell, 184 JohnMark Bentley, 149
Brad Byers, 133 Pat Cadwallader, 149 Chuckie Connor, 125
Jamie Groudle, 174 Matt Kenny, HWT
N. C. STATE --- Kevin Boross, 174 Zach Breitenbach, 184
Lee Carroll, 125 Pierre Pryor, 149
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NCAA DIVISION II SOUTH REGIONALS
ASHLAND, Oh. -- The Gardner-Webb Bulldog grapplers took sixth place with a
28.0-point effort at the 1999 NCAA Division II South Regional wrestling
tournament over the weekend.
Sophomore Jeremy Rhodes took top honors at the 133-pound weight class to
advance to the NCAA Division II Nationals in Omaha, Neb., next month (March
12-13). Rhodes, a native of Warfield, Ky., placed third in the regionals as
a freshman. He defeated two nationally-ranked opponents to gain the title,
including Ashland University's Dugan Bentley and Indianpolis wrestler Lance
Parsons. Rhodes posted a 4-3 win over Bentley, who won the consolation
championship, and a 3-1 win over Parsons in the finals.
U.N.C.-Pembroke placed 5th in the Southern Regionals with the following
place winners
125 (so.) Quemar Shoges 4th 157 (jr.) Hugh Armstrong 4th
184 (fr.) Chris Coone 4th 197 (so.) Clifford Gore 3rd
Hwt.(fr.) Jamie Cummings 4th
Colonial Athletic Association Championships At James Madison 3/6
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Team Scores:
1) James Madison 89.5
2) George Mason 80.5
3) American 52
4) Old Dominion 46
5) Campbell 25.5
Championship Finals:
125 - Paul Jimenez (ODU) d. Jonathan Huesdah (JMU), 7-2
133 - Dave Vollmer (JMU) wbf. Sean Shea (GMU), 4:27
141 - Mike Coyle (JMU) wbf. Ryan Barden (GMU), 2:40
149 - Marc Hoffer (AU) d. Jason Grant (GMU), 12-8
157 - Mark Weader (GMU) d. Jeff Rusak (ODU), 4-3
165 - Kris Bishop (JMU) d. George Sable (ODU), 7-2
174 - Neil Johnson (GMU) d. Denis Alampiev (AU), 1-0
184 - Matt Esposito (AU) inj. default Keith Sholders (GMU), 3:06
197 - Josh Schroeder (AU) d. Elliot Williams (JMU), 6-4
HWT - Brent Lancaster (GMU) d. D.J. Hockman (JMU), 3-2
Consolation Finals:
125 - Steve Daggett (GMU) d. Willie Harris (AU), 7-5
133 - Jason Hodge (CU) wbf. Victor Aguaah-Harrison (AU), 4:36
141 - Chris Blair (ODU) maj. dec. Gary Hughes (CU), 12-3
149 - Jimmy O'Connor (JMU) wbf. Abner Suarez (CU), 3:56
157 - Seth Cameron (JMU) tech fall Jonathan Lee (CU), 16-1, 7:00
165 - Billy Green (CU) d. Nate Becker (GMU), 6-3
174 - Nathan Rickman (JMU) maj. dec. Chris Pfeffer (CU), 17-6
184 - Josh Fannon (ODU) maj. dec. John Christian (CU), 12-1
197 - Chris Harrington (ODU) d. Sean Wheeler (CU), 4-1
HWT - John Black (CU) d. Dan Schutte (AU), 7-0
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News from Belmont-Abbey Wrestling Club
Matt Haynes Qualified for NCWA Nationals in Dallas Tx. He placed 3rd at
125lbs. Matt is also a scholar receiving a 4.0 GPA the fall semester.
Belmont Abbey in its first year wrestled hard but placed 8th in team
scoring.
The top four team place finishers were
1 Pensacola Christian, 2 UGA, 3 Auburn, 4 Georgia Southern.
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Stewart sets 2000 Olympics as his goal by Jason Boyd Feb. 25th, Greenville
Daily Reflector
UNC Pembroke senior Kristian Stewart will be participating in this
weekend's NCAA regional wrestling tournament for the last time. But the
former Greene Central High School star has plenty of opportunities in line
when his college career ends. Stewart is ranked second in the nation among
Greco and Freestyle wrestlers in the 119-pound category. He plans to attend
several functions during the summer and has aspirations of participating in
the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
"I expect to win a couple of matches there (at regionals)," Stewart said.
"Maybe I will have a good tourney and qualify for the nationals. It's a
big step and I'm just an average college wrestler, but we will see how it
goes." Stewart has been wrestling since 1993, the year Greene Central
began a wrestling program. He was good enough to get the chance to go to
UNCP, where he's been a competitive wrestler there for four years. But
Stewart's success in the sport comes from the events he's been involved
with when the college season ends. Stewart began participating in Greco and
Freestyle after his junior
year in high school. Under the direction of George Bancroft, who lives in
Wilson, Stewart learned the art and technique of wrestling. The
experience he gained helped him get to the regionals during his senior year
in high school. An injury forced him to forfeit in the consolation
semifinals of his weight class, but his success led to the offer from
several schools, including UNCP. "Tremendous concentration goes into
wrestling, no matter what style you wrestle," Stewart said. "A lot of
thought process and repetition goes into practice to be able to wrestle."
Stewart said his experience in Greco and Freestyle helped when coaches
began recruiting him. "I am an average college wrestler, and I've had some
good matches and some bad matches," he said. "It seems like I'm two years
behind everybody because I started so late in high school, so really my
senior year in college is like a sophomore year in college to everybody
else. "I'm proud of myself where I've come as far as high school and my
collegiate career. I'm satisfied with that, and I've learned a lot as far
as technique and such. But Greco and Freestyle is a dream and goal of mine.
I want to make the Olympic team." Stewart competed in the 1996 Olympic
trials and was named Most Valuable U.S. Wrestler in an event that took
place in Sweden a couple of years ago. He placed fourth in his weight class
in that tournament, finishing behind two world champions and an Olympian.
This summer, he will attend a camp at the Olympic Training Center in
Colorado Springs. He will also compete April 10-11 in Evanston, Ill., in a
national championship which is open to college wrestlers up to age 25.
>From there, he will compete in another event in Las Vegas on April 23. And
when his competitive days are finished, the physical education major would
like to teach on the high school level. Quite a long way to come for an
person who, at six years old, was told he might never walk again after
contracting spinal meningitis. "I've enjoyed the college life, but now
it's time to hang it up," said Stewart, who will be getting married in
June. "I've really enjoyed it all."
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Top Individuals : The Top 7 individuals are ranked. Please submit
complete W-L records if our records are incomplete.
125: 1st: Chuckie Conner (Jr., UNC, 34-4, 2nd A.C.C.)
2nd : Lee Carroll (Jr., N.C. State, 14-10, 3rd A.C.C.)
3rd: Jorge Cueves (Anderson, 5-1, beat Stewart, ranked 3rd Nat. NAIA)
4th: Dan Carman (So. Davidson, 14-12, beat Bricker, Bradley, 3rd South)
5th: Kevin Bradley (Jr., UNC-G, 5-6, beat Gainey, Padia, Perkins, 4th
South.),
6th; Joey Bricker (Fr., Campbell, 12-10, beat Bradley)
7th; Qumars Shodja (Fr.-UNC-P, 10-6, 4th Southern Regional)
133 1st: Brad Byers (Fr., UNC, 29-12, beat Bauer, Hawkes, Meakim, 2nd
A.C.C.)
2nd : Greg Bauer (Sr., N.C. State, 16-8, beat Suarez, Hawkes, Meakim)
3rd: Jeremy Rhodes (So., G.-W., 20-5, 1st ED-So., 1st Southern Regional)
4th: Mike Hawkes (Sr., UNC-G., 8-5, beat Hodge, Meakim, 2nd South.)
5th: Sean Meakim (So., Duke, 16-14, beat Davidson, Hodge, Ellis)
6th: Chris Ellis(Fr.-Citadel, 14-11, 4th All-Serv., beat Hodge, 3rd
South. Conf.)
7th: Jason Hodge (Jr.-Campbell, 9-8, 6th Belles, 3rd CAA),
141 1st : Tommy Davis (So., N.C. State, 19-4, beat Cowley, Williams, 1st
A.C.C.)
2nd: Jeremy Hart (So., App. St., 22-6, Beat Booker, West, Williams, 1st
South.)
3rd: Josh Cowley (So., UNC., 22-14, beat Plunkett, West, 2nd A.C.C.)
4th: Jason Gorski (Fr. Duke, 20-8, Beat Owens, Williams, Brooker),
5th: Corey Williams (So., UNC-G, 17-11, Beat Hughes, Brooker, Owens, 3rd
South.)
6th: Anthony Brooker (Jr., Citadel, 14-11, beat Cowley, Sauer,
Friedman,3rd All-Ser),
7th: Gary Hughes (Sr., Campbell, 11-12, beat Owens, 4th CAA)
149 1st : JohnMark Bentley (So., U.N.C., 31-5, 1st A.C.C.)
2nd: Melvin Saunders (Sr., UNCG, 10-1, beat Boatman, West, 1st Southern)
3rd: Leni Vasquez (Fr., App. St., 3-2, beat del Priore, Nguyen, 3rd
Southern),
4th: Kenny Wince (So., Gard.-Webb, 12-5, injured at Midwest-Inj.)
5th : Bill West (Jr. Duke, 11-16 beat Davidson, Boatman, del Priore,
Farmer), 6th : Tony Nguyen (Sr. Citadel, 9-6),
7th: Andy Putnam (Fr. App. St., 18-8, beat Adams)
157 1st: Pierre Pryor (So., N.C. State, 19-7, beat Cadwallader, Harris,
1st A.C.C.)
2nd: Ian Kaplan (Jr, Davidson, 20-3, Beat Harris, Boccia, 3rd Southern)
3rd: Hugh Armstrong (Jr. UNC-P, 32-10, 4th Southern Reg., won 3
tourneys)
4th : Pat Cadwallader (Fr., UNC, 22-16, 2nd in Sunshine Open, 2nd
A.C.C.)
5th: Pete J. Boccia (Fr., App. St., 22-15, beat R. Bell, Garbis, Hoover),
6th : Deuce Harris (So., Duke, 12-7, beat Garbis, R. Bell, Cadwaller,
Caldwell),
7th: Gregg Fox (So., G.-W., 25-8, 4th at MW, beat McKee-Inj.),
165 1st: Matt Mapes(Sr. Duke, 13-3, beat Calhoun, Gordon, Spencer,
Denton, Bell)
2nd: Dan Calhoun (Sr., U.N.C., 24-12, beat Guffey, T. Bell, Denton)
3rd: Tim Ritchie (Citadel, 5-4, 1st Southern, beat Denton, Roe),
4th: Kyle Spencer (So., App. St., 18-11, Beat T. Bell, Roe, 2nd South.)
5th: Scott Goldstein (Anders. Coll., 8-1, 2nd Appr.,1st Ed-So.,beat
Sigmon, Blow)
6th : Brian Blow (Sr., Gard.-Webb, 15-9, beat nat. ranked Perez)
7th: Billy Greene (Jr., Camp, 9-5, 3rd C.A.A. Conference)
174 1st : Kevin Boross (So., N.C. State, 21-6, beat Groudle, Hensch, 1st
A.C.C.)
2nd: Jamie Groudle (Jr., 23-12, U.N.C., beat Cass, Drammis, 2nd A.C.C.)
3rd : Jamie Hensch (UNCG, 7-1, beat Cass, Beiting, Stewart, 1st Southern)
4th: Bobby Stewart(Sr,Citadel, 22-8, 3rd All-Ser, beat Cass, 2nd Southern)
5th: Thomas Cass (Fr., Duke, 21-12, beat Perkinson, Pfeffer, Beiting)
6th: Bill Attmore (Sr, UNC-P, 23-12, 1st Appr, 3rd PCC & UNCP beat
Cox)
7th: Rich Cox (Sr., G.-W., 24-14, 2nd Ed-South, 5th- Midwest)
184 1st : Corey Bell (So., U.N.C., 25-11, beat Brietenbach, Pecaro, 1st
A.C.C.)
2nd: Zach Brietenbach (So., N.C. State, 16-12, beat Pecaro, 2nd A.C.C.)
3rd: Dax Pecaro (Jr., UNCG, 9-1, beat Christian, 1st Southern)
4th: Michael Regner (Fr. Citadel, 14-7, 3rd Southern, 4th All-Service,)
5th: Ryan Hardy (Anderson, 6-3, 1st Appr., 3rd Ed-South),
6th : Jason Smith (So. G-W, 9-8, 4th Ed-South, beat Hardy),
7th: John Christian (So., Campbell, 19-16, 5th at Belles, 4th C.A.A.)
197 1st: Greg Forbes (So.,UNCG, 7-2, beat
Wheeler,Roofner,McIntosh,Smith, 2nd South.)
2nd: Clifford Gore (So.UNC-P 28-10, 3rd Southern Regional, won 3
tourneys)
3rd : Daegan Smith (Fr., Duke, 16-14, beat Wheeler, McIntosh,
Knote,Roofner)
4th : Ty Roofner (Sr., U.N.C., 20-17, beat Gore, 2nd A.C.C.)
5th: Geof McIntosh (Fr., 14-11, App. St., beat Porter, 3rd Southern)
6th: Sean Wheeler (Fr., Campbell, 13-12, beat Knote, McClure)
7th: Travis Gilbert (Anderson, 7-4, 4th Ed-So., 2nd Appr., 4th C.A.A.)
285 1st : Matt Kenny (Fr., U.N.C. 23-8, beat , Noble, Moore, Hunt, 1st
A.C.C.)
2nd: Chad Stephenson(Jr. Citadel, 15-4,beat Hunt,Black, Waldron, 2nd
South.)
3rd: John Black (So.,Campbell, 20-7, beat Hunt, Noble, Waldron, 3rd
C.A.A.)
4th: Billy Noble (Fr. N.C.State, 7-11, beat Hunt, 2nd A.C.C.)
5th: Alex Hunt (Jr., Duke, 11-12, pin Waldron, Moore)
6th: Shaun Meeks(Anderson, 7-3, 2nd Ed-S & Appr.10th ranked NAIA
Nat.)
7th: Jamie Cummings (Fr. UNC-P, 12-16, 3rd Appr., 4th Southern Regional)
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