Wrestling Repeat as All-Academy Champions

The Army West Point wrestling team defended its title at the All-Academy Championships, posting a first-place finish with 103.5 points and three individual champions on Sunday from Navy's Alumni Hall. This was Army's fourth All-Academies title. Army won back-to-back All-Academy Championships for the first time in program history. Eight Black Knights advanced to championship matches, the most of any team. Plebe Trey Chalifoux (125 lbs.) and firsties Russ Parsons (157 lbs.) and Trevor Smith (285 lbs.) won individual titles. Chalifoux and Smith won their first-career tournament titles. Firstie co-captain Logan Everett earned his 10th-career pin 25 seconds into his quarterfinal bout. Cow Matt Kelly documented the first technical fall of his career with a 15-0 victory in the quarterfinals. The win was the 30th of Kelly's career. Parsons notched an 18-0 tech. fall in his opening match, setting a new single-season best in the category. The tech. fall in the quarterfinals gave Parsons 10 bonus point victories on the season. Parsons documented his 75th-career victory in the semifinals, advancing to his third-straight All-Academies finals. Cow Andrew Mendel earned his first-career pin at the 4:05 mark of his quarterfinal bout. Mendel earned his fifth bonus point win of the season in the semifinals with a 12-4 major decision. Plebe Ben Harvey achieved the first pin of his career 1:35 into his first match for his fifth bonus point win of the season. Smith advanced to the finals with his 40th-career victory. Read More