Wrestling Places Second at All-Academies

The Army West Point wrestling team earned a second-place finish at the All-Academy Championships, hosted by The Citadel, with 96.5 points on Saturday afternoon. Navy won the team crown for the first time since 2014 with 118 points. The Black Knights posted a combined record of 21-10 with 10 bonus point wins on 6 falls, 3 technical falls and 1 major decisions. Army and Navy also tied for the most wrestlers in the finals with seven apiece. Yearling Trey Chalifoux and rookie Lane Peters provided Army with its two individual champions. Army started fast as a team, picking up falls in its first two matches courtesy of Austin Harry and Trey Chalifoux. Both Harry and Chalifoux earned their first-career pins. Harry added his 40th-career win in the semifinals. Chalifoux became the first Army wrestler since Brian Harvey and Bryce Barnes (2015 and '16) to win back-to-back titles at the All-Academy Championships. Read More