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Borz and Semple lead Waynesburg at W&J Open

Junior Corbin Semple led the Yellow Jackets with a fifth-place finish at the Washington & Jefferson Open on Saturday.

Semple takes fifth place, Borz grits out sixth-place effort in highly competitive tournament

WASHINGTON, Pa. (Nov. 14) – Junior 184-pounder Corbin Semple and sophomore 125-pounder Rico Borz both placed in the top six at the highly competitive Washington & Jefferson Open on Saturday.

 

Among the schools that were in action at the event were Penn State, West Virginia and Division II powerhouse Pitt-Johnstown.

 

Semple went 3-2 on the day with two wins by pin en route to placing fifth. Borz also went 3-2 on the day and collected a first-period pin as he placed sixth.

 

Junior 141-pounder Nick Garber competed in one of the largest brackets of the tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals with two first-period falls, before falling into consolations. Garber rebounded after the loss with a major decision win, but dropped a heart-breaking 4-2 decision to Duquesne's Tony Lascari.

 

If he could have beaten Lascari, Garber would have had an opportunity to wrestle for fifth place. Garber went on to the seventh-place bout, but it was decided that the match would not be held.

 

Freshman Brandon Grainy picked up two wins on the day.

 

For a complete look at the tournament brackets, click here.

 

The Jackets now get a week off to prepare for a big home quad match on Nov. 21, when they host Baldwin-Wallace, Messiah and York at the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse.

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