Three NIC wrestlers win at tourney

| November 18, 2013 8:00 PM

ASHLAND, Ore. - V.J. Giulio (197 pounds), Nico Moreno (157) and Terrance McKinney (141) all won championships for the North Idaho College wrestling team Sunday at the Pete Belcastro Open, hosted by Southern Oregon University.

Giulio pinned Cody Crawford of Oregon State, wrestling unattached, in 1 minute, 5 seconds of the 197 final.

Moreno beat Lucas Randall of Southern Oregon, also wrestling unattached, 3-1 in the final.

McKinney beat Matt Gay of Southwestern Oregon, wrestling unattached, 14-11 in the 141 final.

"We got a lot of matches in," NIC coach Pat Whitcomb said. "Terrance McKinney pinned everybody in the tournament except for the kid in the final. V.J. was solid as usual, and Nico wrestled some pretty tough kids."

Second-place finishers from NIC were Jeremy Golding (149) and Rowland Gaydosh (184). Taylor Kornoely was third at heavyweight. Tyler Both (149) and Derrick Booth (165) each placed fourth, Marcus Crone (133) was fifth, Jared Miller (133) sixth.

"We're growing week to week, and that's what we're looking for," Whitcomb said. "I was real pleased with the weekend."

NIC wrestles at home Saturday in the Cardinal Duals, then competes in a tournament next Sunday at the Spokane Convention Center, where NIC will host the NJCAA tournament in February.