Baseball | 2/27/2018 12:59:00 PM

Check out what's happening this week in WVU Tech athletics, February 28 - March 4, 2018 — Women's and men's swimming, baseball, softball, wrestling and men's track and field teams. Head over to goldenbearathletics.com and Game Day Central to stay updated on live coverage options throughout the week.
 

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Women's and Men's Swimming Live Coverage NAIA National Championships Wednesday-Saturday Columbus Aquatic Center Columbus, GA
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's)	Roster
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Women's)	Roster

 
AT AAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Men's Swimming

• WVU Tech repeated as the AAC Men's Swimming and Diving champion, edging out second place Union by 33.5 points.
• The three-day event was held at the Kingsport Aquatic Center Kingsport Aquatic Center in the HMG Competition Pool.
• WVU Tech tallied 682.5 total points, while Union amassed 649.
• Rounding out the rest of the field are: Asbury (533.5 points), Milligan (404 points), Point (361 points), and St. Andrews (16 points).
• To earn All-AAC Team honors, an individual must place in the top three of an event.
• In relay events, all four members earn All-AAC honors for the event.
• Tech had eight Golden Bears earn All-AAC honors including Dan Kelly, Paulo Ignacio, Jr., Geoffroy Gauneau, Jesus Ballesteros, Manuel Laguna Gomez, Marcos de Paula Damaso, Felipe Ruiz and Manuel Serrano Laguna.
• A total of three meet records were set this year by the Golden Bears. The new milestones are:
  • 400 Freestyle Relay - WVU Tech (Ruiz, Gauneau, Ballesteros, Ignacio) - 3:09.68
  • 100 Breaststroke - Paulo Ignacio Jr., WVU Tech - 56.19
  • 1650 Freestyle -Manuel Laguna Gomez, WVU Tech - 16:05.85

Women's Swimming

• Earned runners-up in the AAC Championships held at the Kingsport Aquatic Center over three days.
• The Golden Bears finished with 488 team points while AAC champions, Asbury University, produced 606 team points.
• Union College ended up in third at 464 points, while Columbia College took fourth with 444 points.
• Milligan College (354.5), St. Andrews University (309.5) and Point University (246) rounded out the field.
• Tech champions included:
  • Kendra Monnin in the 200 Breaststroke (2:27.05) and 100 Breaststroke (1:07.56)
  • Francine Meyer 100 Butterfly (58.91)
  • 800 Freestyle Relay (7:56.86) made up of Monnin, Meyer and Isabela Kiesewetter Zandavalli and Mariana Loureiro.

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Men's Track and Field Live Coverage Meet Information NAIA Indoor National Championships Individuals Only Luke Jobson, 3000m Race Walk Steven Smith, 3000m Race Walk AJ Gruttadauro, 3000m Race Walk Daniel Lynch, Shot Put Daniel Nehnevaj, 5000m Thursday-Saturday Robert W. Plaster Center Pittsburg, KS
WVU Tech Golden Bears (Men's)	Roster

• The inaugural RSC Indoor Track and Field Championship was held Friday, February 9 at Tiffin University's Heminger Center and the WVU Tech men finished third overall and the women finished sixth.

Men's Highlights:

• 3,000m Race Walk - Luke Jobson - First - 12:29.65
• 3,000m Race Walk - Steven Smith - Second - 12:47.75
• 3,000m Race Walk - Anthony Gruttadauro - Third - 12:55.13
• 600m - Jared Hamm  - Fourth - 1:27.36
• 5,000m - Dan Nehnevaj  - First - 15:17.60
• 5,000m - Douglas Negrete - Second - 15:41.15
• Weight Throw - Seth Greensage  - First - 14.80m
• Shot Put - Daniel Lynch - First - 16.32m
• 4 x 400m Relay - WVU Tech - Third - 3:44.41
• 4,000m DMR - WVU Tech - First - 11:07.44
• With Gruttadauro's and Nehnevaj's finishes, the two have qualified for the Indoor NAIA National Championship to be held March 1-3 in Pitsburg, Kansas.

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Wrestling Live Coverage NAIA National Championship Individual, Bryan Overton, 165 lbs. Friday-Saturday Jacobson Exhibition Center Des Moines, Iowa
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AT AAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Senior Bryan Overton wrestled to first place at 165 lbs. during the AAC Championship and WVU Tech is the conference runner-up.
• Host school, Reinhardt University, took the title with 131.5 team points while the Golden Bears scored 65.5 team points.
• Overton punched his ticket to the NAIA National Championship after defeating fellow Golden Bear senior Corey Palmer in the first place bout with a 2-0 decision.
• Overton is headed to nationals after winning at 165 lbs.
• Palmer finished second at 165 lbs.
• Senior Paul Gonzales took third place at 125 lbs.
• Senior Tristan Bean wrestled at 133 lbs., finishing third overall.
• Freshman Devin Wilhelm wrestled to a second place showing at 141 lbs.
• Junior Robert Pritt grappled to a fourth place finish at 149 lbs.
• Sophomore Will Van Hoose earned second place at 197 lbs.

 

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Baseball Live Coverage Saturday, 1 p.m. (DH), at IU Southeast Sunday, 12 p.m., at IU Southeast New Albany, Indiana
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 3-9	Roster	Stats
IU Southeast Grenadiers | 5-6	Roster	Stats

LAST SERIES

• Split a four-game series, 2-2, at Brewton-Parker College Friday-Saturday including a 6-4 victory after 12 innings in game two.
• The Golden Bears (3-9) also defeated the Barons (6-13) in the final game, 4-2.
• The losses dealt to Tech from Brewton-Parker ended in scores of 3-16 (G1) and 6-9 (G3).

 

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Softball Live Coverage Sunday, 1 p.m., at Montreat College Montreat, North Carolina
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 1-7	Roster	Stats
Montreat College Cavaliers | 1-9	Roster	Stats

LAST SERIES

• Earned a 5-2 decision against NCAA DII Fairmont State University to kick off a four-game showing at the Coker Spring Tournament in Hartsville, South Carolina Saturday and Sunday.
• The Golden Bears now hold a record of 1-7 this season after falling to University of Charleston (5-6, 8 Innings), Shepherd University (1-3) and King's College (1-13, 5 Innings).

 

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No. 7 Men's Basketball Live Coverage NAIA National Tournament First Round Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., vs. No. 2 Indiana Tech Sioux Falls, South Dakota
WVU Tech Golden Bears | 20-11	Roster	Stats
Indiana Tech Warriors | 26-6	Roster	Stats

 

• fell to No. T13 Indiana University Southeast in a River States Conference (RSC) Tournament semifinal Saturday afternoon, 95-82.
• The Golden Bears entered the tournament as the No. 2 RSC East seed and now have an overall record of 20-11 and the No. 1 RSC West Grenadiers are 23-8.
• Junior Thomas Collins led the Gold and Blue with 25 points on 10-for-19 shooting from the floor.
• Collins also had six rebounds, four assists and a block.
• Senior Michael Scott poured in 17 points and pulled down a team-high eight boards while junior Kevin Thomas-Griffin finished with 14 points and four rebounds.
• Scott also dished three assists while blocking three Grenadier attempts.
• Freshman Andreas Jönsson went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc towards nine points while junior Brandon Shingles and sophomore Dominik King posted six points each.
• Jönsson and Shingles had four steals each towards Tech's 11 while Shingles also gave four assists.
• The Grenadiers were paced by Jamie Johnson who had 39 points while Joe Jackson finished with a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds.
• Tech finished 45.8 percent (33-for-72) from the floor while IU Southeast shot 50.0 percent (32-for-64).
• The Golden Bears did hold a slight advantage under the boards, 39-35.

 

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