Broadus earns 4th All-American medal at nationals

written by Gerry deSimas, Jr. , Connecticut Wrestling Online | July 19, 2016

FARGO, North Dakota, July 19 – Plymouth’s Cara Broadus became the most decorated Connecticut female wrestler at the USA Wrestling Cadet and Junior national championship tournament on Wednesday.
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Broadus earned her fourth career USA Wrestling All-American medal by taking fifth in the women’s freestyle competition at 112 pounds. She ties the state record established by Simsbury’s Joey Martin, who earned four All-American medals from 2003-05.​
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Broadus went 4-2 on the day in the women’s freestyle, winning her first three matches before being defeated by Pennsylvania’s Amanda Walker in the semifinals by technical fall, 11-0. Broadus had two pins and a tech fall.
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Broadus went 1-1 in the consolation bracket, beating Sariyah Jones of California to finish fifth with a 10-0 win by technical fall.
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Earlier this week, Broadus became the first girl from Connecticut to win a USA Wrestling national championship when she won the Cadet freestyle tournament at 115 pounds. She also earned All-American honors in the Cadet and Junior freestyle tournaments last summer.
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Seventeen Connecticut wrestlers competed in the Cadet Greco Roman tournament and the Junior Greco Roman tournament.
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Trumbull’s Matt Ryan (6-2) won six consecutive consolation round matches at 113 pounds in the Cadet Greco Roman tournament and fell one victory shy of earning All-American honors. Ryan began the day with a one-point loss to Hawaii’s Issac Stalcup, 14-13. Trailing by five after one period, a 10-6 surge in the second period wasn’t enough.
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In the consolation round, Ryan won three straight bouts by technical fall (10 points or more). Ryan remained alive, slipping past Austin Almauger of Washington state, 5-4. Eventually, Ryan was eliminated by Minnesota’s Colby Njos, getting pinned in 3:52.
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State wrestlers with multiple wins in the Cadet Greco Roman competition included Killingworth’s Ronan Marino (100), who was 2-2, Tolland’s Michael Angers (138) with a 2-2 record and Xavier’s Ryan Devino (152), who finished with a 3-2 record.
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In the Junior Greco-Roman tournament, Newtown’s Joe Accousti (160) was the top state wrestler, going 4-2 and finishing two wins shy of earning All-American status. Accousti had a 17 second pin in the consolation round.
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Fairfield Warde’s Timmy Kane (132) went 3-2 with three consecutive wins in the championship bracket while Joel Barlow’s Emmett Licastri (160) went 3-2 as well. Berlin’s Nick Arborio (113) went 2-2 in the tournament.
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Other Connecticut results
Cadet Greco Roman
Ronan Marino (100), Killingworth, 2-2
Matthew Ryan (113), Trumbull, 6-2
Jeremy Polanco (113), Platt-Meriden, 0-2
Michael Angers (138), Tolland, 2-2
Carson Licastri (138), Joel Barlow, 0-2
Ryan Devino (152), Xavier, 3-2
Clyde Auba (182), ND-Fairfield, 0-2

Junior Greco Roman
Devon Schoenberger (113), South Windsor, 1-2
Nicholas Arborio (113), Berlin, 2-2
Nate Reyes (120), Shelton, 0-2
Mel Ortiz (120), New Milford, 1-2
Timmy Kane (132), Fairfield Warde, 3-2
Joey Rossetti (138), Glastonbury, 0-2
Baltazar Gonzalez (138), Ellis Tech, 1-2
Joe Accousti (160), Newtown, 4-2
Emmett LiCastri (160), Joel Barlow, 3-2
Lachlan Rosato (195), Brunswick, 0-2

Cadet Freestyle
Ronan Marino (94), Killingworth, 2-2
Jeremy Polanco (106), Platt, 0-2
Matthew Ryan (113), Trumbull, 4-2
Jakob Camacho (120), Danbury, 4-2
Carson Licastri (138), Joel Barlow, 0-2
Ryan Luth (138), Foran, 4-2
Michael Angers (138), Tolland, 2-2
Ryan Devivo (152), Xavier, 2-2
Clyde Auba (182), ND-Fairfield, 4-2

Junior Freestyle
Devon Schoenberger (113), South Windsor, 1-2
Nick Arborio (113), Berlin 1-2
Kasim Khan (120), Fairfield Prep, 0-2
Gino Esposito (120), Foran, 0-2
Nate Reyes (120), Shelton, 0-2
Mel Ortiz (120), New Milford, 3-2
Tim Kane (132), Fairfield Warde, 4-2
Joey Rossetti (132), Glastonbury, 3-2
Baltazar Gonzalez (138), Ellis Tech, 2-2
Charles Kane (145), Fairfield Warde, 3-2
Ed Lovely (145), Newtown, 3-2
Michael Ross (152), Foran, 0-2
Emmett Licastri (160), Joel Barlow, 4-2
Joseph Accousti (170), Newtown, 2-2
Lachlan Rosato (195), Brunswick, 0-2
Matt Gray (220), St. Paul, 0-2
Anthony Falbo (182), Newtown, 8-2, fourth place

Women’s Junior Freestyle
Cara Broadus (112), Plymouth, 4-2, 5th place
Joanne Ortiz (97), New Milford, 2-2
Women’s Cadet Freestyle
Cara Broadus (115), Plymouth, 5-0, 1st place, national champion
Joanne Ortiz (101), New Milford, 0-2