Rayvon Foley Earns All-American Status on Day Two of NCAA Wrestling
3/22/2019 2:03:00 PM | Wrestling
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- With a win over No. 6-seeded Sean Russell of Minnesota in the blood round, true sophomore Rayvon Foley became the first All-American of the Roger Chandler era. Foley is the 134th NCAA place-winner in program history and the first All-American at MSU since Mike McClure in 2014. Session V on Saturday will feature the medal rounds, where Foley will wrestle Oregon State's Ronnie Bresser for seventh place.
2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships // Day Two // Pittsburgh, Pa.
Session III Attendance:Â 18,013
Session IV Attendance:Â 18,100
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Consolation Round Two
No. 9 Rayvon Foley dec. No. 23 Carmen Ferrante (Penn), 8-4
Ferrante struck first picking up the match's first takedown, but a reversal from Foley tied the score up at 2-2. After picking up an escape, Ferrante led 3-2 heading into the second period with Foley on bottom. From the bottom position, Foley picked up his second reversal of the match to lead Ferrante, 4-3. After another escape by Ferrante to tie the score up, Foley was awarded a point for stalling following two cautions on Ferrante. Foley finished off the second period with a takedown to lead 7-4 heading into the third. A tough ride out in the third period gave Foley the riding time point as he defeated Ferrante by a final score of 8-4.
Consolation Round Three
No. 9 Rayvon Foley dec. No. 16 Drew Mattin (Michigan), 9-4
After Foley earned the match's first takedown, Mattin fought back to score a reversal and two near fall points to take a 4-2 lead into the second period. Starting on bottom to open the second stanza, it was Foley who tied the match at 4-4 with a reversal. Mattin elected to start the final period in the neutral position, which came back to bite him as Foley secured a takedown and two near fall points. It was Foley who rode out the remainder of the third to pick up a riding time point for the 9-4 decision over his Wolverine rival. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, it's the fourth time in his young career that Foley has defeated Mattin.
Blood Round
No. 9 Rayvon Foley major dec. No. 6 Sean Russell (Minnesota), 12-4
Russell was the early aggressor in the match taking Foley down twice in the first period. However, Russell was warned and then tagged for stalling in the first which allowed for a Foley escape to bring the score to 4-3. In the closing seconds of the first, Foley successfully circled behind Russell to pick up his first takedown of the match. Round two was more Foley as the Spartan escaped from the down position and earned another takedown on Russell who was tagged for stalling a second time. Leading 9-4 heading into the third, Russell was called for stalling a fourth time which awarded Foley his third stalling point. Foley executed a takedown in the final minute of the bout to secure a major decision and lock himself in as an All-American.
Consolation Quarterfinals
No. 7 Pat Glory (Princeton) major dec. No. 9 Rayvon Foley, 13-5
Princeton's Pat Glory came out firing in the first round racking up a takedown and eight near fall points to lead Foley by a 10-0 score at the end of the first period. Foley elected to start the second period neutral, but a second takedown from Glory put Foley at a 12-0 disadvantage heading into the final round. Finally finding some offense, Foley scored two on a reversal and picked up three points off of stalling calls.
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Consolation Round Two
No. 19 Cameron Caffey dec. No. 29 Will Schany (Virginia), 7-3
With nothing going for either wrestler through the first two minutes of action, it was Caffey who earned the first takedown of the match with just under a minute to go in period one. Schany brought the score to 2-1 with a first period escape, and started the second round on top. Caffey quickly escaped Schany's initial ride, but was taken back down with less than a minute to go in the period before escaping in the final 30 seconds. Starting on top in the third, Caffey put a tough ride on Schany and rode out the entire period, while picking up two near fall points to defeat the Cavalier by a 7-3 final.
Consolation Round Three
No. 11 Lou Deprez (Binghamton) dec. No. 19 Cameron Caffey, 4-2 (SV-1)
Caffey came out firing and nearly stuck Deprez to the mat with a throw in the first period, picking up two near fall points in the process. Unfortunately for Caffey, those would prove to be his only points of the match. Deprez scored two points in regular time via escapes before earning a takedown of Caffey. Officials initially awarded no takedown points, but following a video review gave two to Deprez.
Caffey's NCAA Championships conclude with a 2-2 mark.
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2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships // Day Two // Pittsburgh, Pa.
Session III Attendance:Â 18,013
Session IV Attendance:Â 18,100
125
Consolation Round Two
No. 9 Rayvon Foley dec. No. 23 Carmen Ferrante (Penn), 8-4
Ferrante struck first picking up the match's first takedown, but a reversal from Foley tied the score up at 2-2. After picking up an escape, Ferrante led 3-2 heading into the second period with Foley on bottom. From the bottom position, Foley picked up his second reversal of the match to lead Ferrante, 4-3. After another escape by Ferrante to tie the score up, Foley was awarded a point for stalling following two cautions on Ferrante. Foley finished off the second period with a takedown to lead 7-4 heading into the third. A tough ride out in the third period gave Foley the riding time point as he defeated Ferrante by a final score of 8-4.
Consolation Round Three
No. 9 Rayvon Foley dec. No. 16 Drew Mattin (Michigan), 9-4
After Foley earned the match's first takedown, Mattin fought back to score a reversal and two near fall points to take a 4-2 lead into the second period. Starting on bottom to open the second stanza, it was Foley who tied the match at 4-4 with a reversal. Mattin elected to start the final period in the neutral position, which came back to bite him as Foley secured a takedown and two near fall points. It was Foley who rode out the remainder of the third to pick up a riding time point for the 9-4 decision over his Wolverine rival. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, it's the fourth time in his young career that Foley has defeated Mattin.
Blood Round
No. 9 Rayvon Foley major dec. No. 6 Sean Russell (Minnesota), 12-4
Russell was the early aggressor in the match taking Foley down twice in the first period. However, Russell was warned and then tagged for stalling in the first which allowed for a Foley escape to bring the score to 4-3. In the closing seconds of the first, Foley successfully circled behind Russell to pick up his first takedown of the match. Round two was more Foley as the Spartan escaped from the down position and earned another takedown on Russell who was tagged for stalling a second time. Leading 9-4 heading into the third, Russell was called for stalling a fourth time which awarded Foley his third stalling point. Foley executed a takedown in the final minute of the bout to secure a major decision and lock himself in as an All-American.
Consolation Quarterfinals
No. 7 Pat Glory (Princeton) major dec. No. 9 Rayvon Foley, 13-5
Princeton's Pat Glory came out firing in the first round racking up a takedown and eight near fall points to lead Foley by a 10-0 score at the end of the first period. Foley elected to start the second period neutral, but a second takedown from Glory put Foley at a 12-0 disadvantage heading into the final round. Finally finding some offense, Foley scored two on a reversal and picked up three points off of stalling calls.
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Consolation Round Two
No. 19 Cameron Caffey dec. No. 29 Will Schany (Virginia), 7-3
With nothing going for either wrestler through the first two minutes of action, it was Caffey who earned the first takedown of the match with just under a minute to go in period one. Schany brought the score to 2-1 with a first period escape, and started the second round on top. Caffey quickly escaped Schany's initial ride, but was taken back down with less than a minute to go in the period before escaping in the final 30 seconds. Starting on top in the third, Caffey put a tough ride on Schany and rode out the entire period, while picking up two near fall points to defeat the Cavalier by a 7-3 final.
Consolation Round Three
No. 11 Lou Deprez (Binghamton) dec. No. 19 Cameron Caffey, 4-2 (SV-1)
Caffey came out firing and nearly stuck Deprez to the mat with a throw in the first period, picking up two near fall points in the process. Unfortunately for Caffey, those would prove to be his only points of the match. Deprez scored two points in regular time via escapes before earning a takedown of Caffey. Officials initially awarded no takedown points, but following a video review gave two to Deprez.
Caffey's NCAA Championships conclude with a 2-2 mark.
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