Head Coach: Eric Moore
Assistant Coach: Jainor Palma
Assistant Coach:  Kevin Rokuskie


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ROSENTHAL AND ALECIO TAKE TITLES, CHARGERS FINISH 7^TH

Charlotte

February 16, 2008

By: Victor Lerch

Led by sophomore Alex Rosenthal and junior Miguel Alecio, CA wrestlers returned from the NCISAA State Wrestling Tournament  at in Charlotte this weekend  with two individual  championship titles – double their showing from last year. The team as a whole finished in a disappointing 7^th place in the field of 13 independent schools, having hoped to challenge for a top spot after nearly defeating perennial champions Forsyth Country Day in a dual match earlier this season.

Day One of competition saw three Chargers (the 2 titlists plus junior Carson Bills) successfully wrestle their way through the first two rounds of competition and into Saturday morning’s semi-final round. Five others – seniors Corey Lerch and Max Flescher, juniors Tyler Hartsfield and Nathaniel Ting, and sophomore Izaak Earnhardt – shook off first day losses and made it to the consolation rounds. Though Coach Moore felt that as many as six team members might qualify for the semi’s, the fact that CA placed 8 of 13 starters into the second day of competition held some prospect for redemption from an otherwise unsatisfying first day performance.

It was not to be. In spite of some notable individual matches, in the end Charger wrestlers garnered only two additional 4^th places finishes (from Corey Lerch and Carson Bills) for their efforts. Here are the details by weight class...

Please, take a second to congratulate all of our wrestlers, Middle School and Upper School. Go Chargers!