Army West Point Wrestling's Ben Pasiuk secured All-American status at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Kansas City March 22.
The senior from Carrollton, Ohio, clinched a top eight finish in the 174lb weight class at the championships, with a win by 9-8 decision in the blood round over Northern Iowa's Jared Simma. Pasiuk is the first All-American from Army since 2008, when Matt Kyler finished sixth in the 141lb bracket. The No. 18 seed in the championships, Pasiuk secured an opening round win Thursday, and followed a second round loss Thursday night with three consolation bracket wins Friday. The EIWA 174-pound` runner-up finished in eighth place in Kansas City after dropping a pair of bouts in the consolation bracket Saturday.
Results by Wrestler125: Ethan Berginc» Champ. Round 1 - Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) 16-5 won by major decision over Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 23-11 (MD 13-2)» Cons. Round 1 - Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) 14-10 won by decision over Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) 23-11 (Dec 4-2)133: Braden Basile» Champ. Round 1 - Evan Frost (Iowa State) 21-5 won by decision over Braden Basile (Army West Point) 24-14 (Dec 8-5)» Cons. Round 1 - Braden Basile (Army West Point) 24-14 won by major decision over Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) 26-6 (MD 19-10)» Cons. Round 2 - Braden Basile (Army West Point) 24-14 won by major decision over Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia) 16-9 (MD 14-3)» Cons. Round 3 - Brody Teske (Iowa) 16-7 won in tie breaker - 1 over Braden Basile (Army West Point) 24-14 (TB-1 3-1)149: Matthew Williams» Champ. Round 1 - Casey Swiderski (Iowa State) 23-4 won by decision over Matthew Williams (Army West Point) 26-10 (Dec 2-1)» Cons. Round 1 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) 21-9 won by decision over Matthew Williams (Army West Point) 26-10 (Dec 4-2)165: Gunner Filipowicz» Champ. Round 1 - Giano Petrucelli (Air Force) 25-8 won by fall over Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) 25-12 (Fall 3:56)» Cons. Round 1 - Nick Hamilton (Virginia) 13-9 won by major decision over Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) 25-12 (MD 13-2)174: Benjamin Pasiuk » Champ. Round 1 - Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) 23-7 won by decision over MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) 22-8 (Dec 18-11)» Champ. Round 2 - Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) 25-2 won by decision over Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) 23-7 (Dec 10-4)» Cons. Round 2 - Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) 23-7 won by major decision over Max Maylor (Wisconsin) 19-9 (MD 11-1)» Cons. Round 3 - Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) 23-7 won by decision over Nick Incontrera (Pennsylvania) 26-7 (Dec 13-8)» Cons. Round 4 - Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) 24-7 won by decision over Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) 17-11 (Dec 9-8)» Cons. Round 5 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) 20-1 won by decision over Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) 24-9 (Dec 4-0)» 7th Place Match - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) 26-4 won by major decision over Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) 24-9 (MD 16-6)285: Lucas Stoddard» Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Davison (Michigan) 21-4 won by fall over Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) 23-16 (Fall 4:37)» Cons. Round 1 - Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) 16-7 won by major decision over Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) 23-16 (MD 11-0)