WRESTLING

Wrestling: Norwich Places 14th At Doug Parker Invitational

Nov 17, 2007

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Chris Rideout dropped down a weight class and placed fifth at 184 pounds to lead the Norwich wrestling team to a 14th-place finish at the 18th annual Doug Parker Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

The Cadets amassed 36.50 points as a team to place ahead of four other schools, including Coast Guard.

Rhode Island College won the team title with 142.50 points. Merchant Marine came in a distant second with 113.00 points, and Centenary (111.00 points) rounded out the Top 3.

Rideout won three bouts by fall en route to the fifth-place finish. The freshman avenged an early round loss in the fifth-place match, pinning his opponent in the re-match to take the fifth-place ribbon.

Freshman Wesly Walter continued to wrestle well for the Cadets, battling all day long. Fellow freshman Jordan Ferguson put forth a strong showing at 174 pounds as well.

NU head coach Rich Hasenfus was happy with how his young team performed.

"I thought that, overall, we are coming along and improving with each competition," said Hasenfus.

Norwich returns to the mats on Saturday, Dec. 1, when the Cadets host WPI at 1:30 p.m.


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