Final Brackets

LEXINGTON, Va. - Connor Keating placed runner-up at 157 pounds, and Jordan Ferguson finished fourth at 184 pounds to lead the Norwich University wrestling team to a sixth-place finish at the 15th annual USAA All-Academy Championships on Saturday.

The Cadets amassed 16.5 points to place sixth in the eight-team field. NU edged host VMI (16.0 points) and Coast Guard (10.5 points). Navy won the team title with 105.0 points, while Army placed runner-up with 90.0 points.

Keating, seeded fourth in the 157-pound bracket, began his day by beating Merchant Marine's Scott Lowe, 10-3. After getting past top-seeded Joel Ahern of Navy on a medical forfeit, Keating dropped a tough 5-1 decision to second-seeded Rudy Chelednik of Army in the championship final.

Ferguson, meanwhile, was defeated in his first match in the 184-pound draw by top-seeded Casey Caldwell of Navy. He dropped into the consolation bracket, where he reeled off consecutive victories over Greg Bredariol of Coast Guard (9-3) and Daniel Argast of Merchant Marine (9-1) to reach the consolation final. Unfortunately, Ferguson bowed to second-seeded Jon Drew of Army in that bout, to place fourth.  

Norwich will return to action on Friday, Feb. 20, when the Cadets travel to Springfield, Mass., to take part in the New England Championships.  

For more information on the 15th annual USAA All-Academy Championships, click HERE.