Penn State hosted the Nittany Lion Open Sunday after a one-year hiatus. Registration was down, and, outside of Penn State wrestlers, the field consisted mostly of redshirts. But it's still a ton of great wrestling. Let's take a look at the results. For the full brackets, click here.
125 LBS
Jordan Conaway - 1st
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Rd 1 | Brandon Olsen (VaTech) | TF 17-2 |
Quarters | Michael Beck (Maryland) | TF 15-0 4:16 |
Semis | Sean Russell (Edinboro) | MAJ 11-2 |
Final | Dalton Macri (Cornell) | DEC 10-3 |
Kenny Yanovich -8th
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Pigtail | Ryan Elliot (West Virginia) | MAJ 11-2 |
Rd 1 | Darian Cruz (Lehigh) | L, 1-9 |
Consi Rd 1 | James Sulkosky (Lock Haven) | MAJ 11-1 |
Consi Rd 2 | Michael Beck (Maryland) | DEC 5-2 |
Consi Rd 3 | Josh Patrick (Rutgers) | L, 2-8 |
7th/8th | Brandon Olsen (VaTech) | L, 5-6 |
Just about what we expected here. Jordan looked strong, wrestled aggressively, and took first over took recruit Dalton Macri. Kenny Yanovich had a nice tournament as well, finishing 8th with a 3-3 record.
133 LBS
Jimmy Gulibon - 1st
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Rd 1 | BYE | |
Quarters | Jackson Myers (VaTech) | DEC 6-1 |
Semis | Sean Fausz | DEC 8-2 |
Final | Anthony Giraldo (Rutgers) | DEC 3-1 |
Just three matches for Jimmy, all decision victories. But he's healthy, and undefeated on the season.
141 LBS
Kade Moss - 4th
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Rd 1 | Jason Bing (F&M) | DEC 9-4 |
Quarters | Matthew Bryer (Lock Haven) | DEC 10-3 |
Semis | Tyson Dippery (Rutgers) | L, 7-9 |
Consi Semis | Paul Kirchner (Rider) | WBF 6:22 |
Consi Final | Brock Zacherl (Clarion) | L, 2-3 |
Michael Waters - 5th
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Pigtail | Brandon Walker (Maryland) | TF 21-3 |
Rd 1 | Matthew Kelly (Army) | DEC 12-5 |
Quarters | Will Koll (Cornell) | MAJ 8-0 |
Semis | Dennis Gustafson (VaTech) | L, 3-6 |
Consi Semis | Brock Zacherl (Clarion) | L, 2-5 |
5th/6th | Paul Kirchner (Rider) | W, Forfeit |
This weight had more talent in the bracket than others. Kirchner is a #20 - #35 type of wrestler. Gustafson won a few matches at NCAAs last year. Ty Dippery was a top flight recruit last season. Our Lions, Moss and Waters, took 4th and 5th. That probably wasn't the goal for either wrestler, but it's not a terrible result, either.
149 LBS
Zach Beitz - DNP
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Rd 1 | John Vanschenkbrill (Rutgers) | L, 5-9 |
Consi Rd 1 | Medical Forfeit |
Luke Frey - 3rd
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Rd 1 | Jake DeAngelo (NC State) | DEC 7-2 |
Quarters | Anthony Duncan (Maryland) | TF 16-0, 2:16 |
Semis | Rick Durso (F&M) | L, 2-7 |
Consi Semis | John Vanschenkbrill (Rutgers) | MAJ 14-1 |
Consi Final | Solomon Chisko (VaTech) | DEC 6-4 |
Zach dropped a strange first bout, and then retired from the tournament. Luke wrestled well overall, placing 3rd, with a very nice consolation final win over VaTech's Chisko, a top 2013 recruit. This was one of the stronger weight classes overall, with F&M's redshirting All-American Rick Durso taking the title.
157 LBS
Cody Law - 2nd
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Pigtail | Tony Tolbert (Delaware CC) | W, MFF |
Rd 1 | Jake Spengler (VaTech) | DEC 8-3 |
Quarters | Toby Hague (Maryland) | WBF 1:45 |
Semis | Kyle Simaz (Cornell) | MAJ 16-5 |
Final | Jason Nolf (Penn State) | L, 8-21 |
Jason Nolf - 1st
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Pigtail | Matt Fisher (Sacred Heart) | WBF 1:51 |
Rd 1 | Garrett Wolfinger (Penn College) | WBF 4:00 |
Quarters | Justus Weaver (VaTech) | WBF 4:31 |
Semis | Dylan Painton (Rutgers) | TF 22-6 5:45 |
Final | Cody Law (Penn State) | MAJ 21-8 |
Wow.
165 LBS
Garrett Hammond - 7th
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Rd 1 | William Sullivan (Lehigh) | TF 18-2 |
Rd 2 | Dillon Gavlock (Lock Haven) | MAJ 14-6 |
Quarters | Craig Eifert (Cornell) | L, 7-9 |
Consi Rd 3 | Kyle Bova (Lock Haven) | MAJ 15-2 |
Consi Qrts | Coleman Gracey (Army) | L, 6-8 |
7th/8th | Nick Visicaro (Rutgers) | W, MFF |
Garrett started strong but dropped a tight 7-9 decision to Cornell's redshirting Craig Eifert in the quarterfinals. Sunday wasn't a step forward for Garrett, but it's not really a step backwards, either. Lots of wrestling to go this year.
174 LBS
Matt Brown - 1st
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Pigtail | Thomas Grosso (Sacred Heart) | WBF 4:29 |
Rd 1 | Patrick Jennings (Edinboro) | MAJ 13-5 |
Quarters | Brian Brill | WBF 4:18 |
Semis | Ty Walter (Cornell) | WBF 2:40 |
Final | Bo Nickal (Penn State) | DEC 10-7 |
Bo Nickal - 2nd
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Pigtail | Travis Moyer (Lock Haven) | WBF 1:21 |
Rd 1 | Charlie Livingston (Kutztown) | WBF 0:41 |
Quarters | Drew Garcia (Cornell) | TF 15-0, 5:18 |
Semis | Brandon Womack (Cornell) | DEC 8-4 |
Final | Matt Brown (Penn State) | L, 7-10 |
Wow.
184 LBS
Matt McCutcheon - 1st
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Rd 1 | Zach Bruce (Pitt) | TF 18-2, 5:41 |
Quarters | Ali Yildiz (Rider) | WBF 3:55 |
Semis | Jack McKeever (Binghamton) | DEC 5-2 |
Final | Zack Zavatsky (VaTech) | MAJ 8-0 |
Matt cruised through a weaker weight class, taking the title with a major decision in the finals over VaTech's Zavatsky, a PIAA state champ.
197 LBS
Morgan McIntosh - 2nd
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Pigtail | Tom Murray (Lehigh) | WBF |
Rd 1 | Edgar Ruano (Clarion) | WBF 1:32 |
Quarters | Steven Congerie (Cornell) | MAJ 9-1 |
Semis | David Reck (VaTech) | MAJ 13-2 |
Final | Bryce Barnes (Army) | L, Forfeit |
Anthony Cassar -5th
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Pigtail | Caleb Wallace (Binghamton) | DEC 5-2 |
Rd 1 | David Reck (VaTech) | L, 1-5 |
Consi Rd 2 | Jake Temple (Seton Hill) | WBF 1:03 |
Consi Rd 3 | Alen Turcinhodzic (Pitt) | DEC 10-4 |
Consi Rd 4 | Dustin Conti (Clarion) | DEC 6-1 |
Consi Qtrs | Garrett Wesneski (Maryland) | MAJ 11-3 |
Consi Semis | David Reck (VaTech) | L |
5th/6th | Steven Congerie (Cornell) | W, MFF |
Morgan was on cruise control, and then forfeit the final. Casey and the Sandersons had probably seen enough. The coaches had to like the fight they got from Anthony Cassar here, as well.
285 LBS
Jon Gingrich - DNP
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Rd 1 | Brandon Taylor (VaTech) | WBF 4:05 |
Quarters | Ben Aquilinia (Middlesex CC) | Forfeit |
Jimmy Lawson - 1st/2nd
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Rd 1 | Cody Cooper (Junkyard Dogs) | TF 19-4 |
Quarters | McZiggy Richards (Cornell) | TF 19-3 |
Semis | Ben Aquilinia (Middlesex CC) | MAJ 10-2 |
Final | Nick Nevills (Penn State) | No Contest |
Nick Nevills - 1st/2nd
Round | Opponent | Result |
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Rd 1 | David Farr (Army) | WBF 2:18 |
Quarters | Mauro Correnti (Rider) | WBF 1:51 |
Semis | Dan Garwood (VaTech) | DEC 6-2 |
Final | Jimmy Lawson (Penn State) | No Contest |
Like other teammates, big Jon retired from the tournament early. Otherwise, the only thing to complain about was that Nick Nevills and Jimmy Lawson didn't wrestle the final. That would have been a fun one to watch.