Wrestling - Updates from the Nittany Lion Open
by The Beef on Dec 6, 2009 10:57 AM CST
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Howdy everyone! The Wrestling Tigers traveled east this weekend to take part in the Nittany Lion Open all day today. By my count, I see wrestlers from eight ranked teams, along with other wrestlers I know to be ranked by name. The Tigers have brought at least one wrestler at each weight, except for 184, where the guarding and resting of #1 Max Askren will be a theme all season. For more on the wrestlers Mizzou took with them, drop a click here. As always, ranking are courtesy of the fine folks a InterMat
125 - Brad Wisdom (now #22 in one poll) has had one match (byed into the main bracket), an impressive 17-2 win over an opponent from The Citadel. He will take on Brian Wright of George Mason next (owner of a 13-1 win and a pin in his two matches)
133 - Nathan McCormick has also only had one match, a third period pin of Ben Levin. He moves on to face Tyler Saltsman of Penn State next.
141 - The Tigers brought THREE grapplers in this class. Cody Farinella has had a great morning, with TWO wins by pin (one in the third, the other late in the first). Mitch Crowley from UNC-G is up next for him. #18 Todd Schavrien also had two matches and was almost as dominant with a tech fall (18-1) and a third period pin. He moves on to fight Eric Filipowicz of the Navy next. Lastly, Nick Hucke scored a first match pin before being shut out 12-0 against #8 Naumann of Pitt. He now moves down to the losers bracket to wrestler a Rider wrestler.
149 - Brandon Wiest is one of two MU wrestlers here and he too owns two wins. An early 10-3 win, along with a 3-1 win in sudden victory. His prize? A next round match against #6 Molinaro of Penn State. Scott O'Donnell has two decisions for wins today (5-4 and 12-3), and moves on against a Lehigh wrestler in the next round.
157 - Another weight class with two tigers, as Nick Gregoris won his first match 11-2 this morning, while #17 Patrick Wright did the same with a 1:05 pin.
165 - Just #7 Nick Marable made the trip for the Tigers in this class, and he scored an impressive 15-4 win in his only match today.
174 - Two wrestlers in action here, with #15 Dorian Henderson, who is not yet recorded as having wrestled. Todd Porter had some early action, and has moved to the main bracket with a 13-2 win.
184 - No Max Askren, no action here.
197 - Two more wrestlers here, with #12 Brent Haynes pitches the impressive tech shut out (15-0), while Jake Glore won his wrestle-in 3-1, and awaits #3 Hudson Taylor in his next match.
HWY - Will we see an all Mizzou final? It is possible, as both monsters traveled. Mark Ellis scored a pin at the 1:12 mark of his first match, while #3 Dom Bradley won 11-3.
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11:40 a.m. update
125 – Brad Wisdom wins again 12-3 and will take on Snyder of UVA (1/4 finals)
133 – Nathan McCormick wins again 9-3 and will take on an unattached wrestler next (1/4 finals)
141 – Cody Farinella is now 3-0 on the day, winning again 6-2 to move to the 1/4’s. Todd Schavrien with another tech, moving to the 1/4’s as well. Nick Hucke wins 14-8 on the bottom and will take on Filipowicz next.
149 – Brandon Wiest loses (as expected) to the ranked Molinaro 6-1 and will move to the bottom. Scott O’Donnell has not wrestled again yet.
157 and 165 – no more action
174 – Dorian Henderson did win his first match in an impressive tech score, 20-5.
197 – Jake Glore did lose as expected to Hudson Taylor of Maryland 5-2 and will move to the bottom.
HWY – no more action
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an all mizzou heavyweight final?
count me in.
" If I had a gun on a boat I would shoot you right here, right now"
they were placed on opposite sides, so it is certainly possible
each will have to go through a ranked wrestler on the way there (Bradley through #6 Rey of Lehigh, Ellis through #11 Cameron Wade of Penn State)
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alright...stepped out longer than I anticipated, so as of 4:30pm
125 – Brad Wisdom won in the quarters 9-2, then lost in the semis against #6 Pataky of Penn State. He will wrestle an unranked UVA wrestler for third, which would be (given his draw) a very solid outing.
133 – Nathan McCormick took an impressive 10-1 win in the quarters before earning a medical default in the semis. He is in the finals against Ortenzio of Penn, who has a 1st period pin and tech fall among his wins on the day
141 – Cody Farinella lost in the quarters 4-0 and has yet to wrestle since. He is guaranteed a top 8 finish (even if he loses his last two matches). Todd Schavrien won 6-2 in the quarters and is in the semis. Hucke won another wrestle-back before falling 5-1 to finish his day
149 – Both Brandon Wiest and Scott O’Donnell did not make the quarters, with O’Donnell losing his next match to finish his day. Wiest would win two more before losing one match shy of placing.
157 – Nick Gregoris lost in the round of 16 and then again in his next match to end his day. Patrick Wright, however, is through to the semis after 3-1 and 5-1 wins. He will take on Nick Fischer of Penn State with #4 Cyler Sanderson of Penn State likely looming should he make the finals
165 – After his first match 15-4, Nick Marable hit double figures again with a 13-5 win before 5-2 and 6-1 wins puts him in the finals. He will wrestle Scott Winston, who is wrestling unattached from Rutgers and who seemingly upset #9 Dan Vallimont of Penn State in the semis.
174 – Dorian Henderson has had a bit of a wild day, but is through to the finals. After his 20-5 first win, he won 12-5, 7-6 and 12-10 in sudden victory to reach the finals, where he will oppose either Caruson of Lehigh or Heinrich of UVA, who shut out Todd Porter 12-0 earlier in the day. Porter had a productive day in the bottom bracket, winning three matches before his day finished on a 16-7 loss.
184 – Still nothing
197 – Brent Haynes will wrestle for third place after reaching the semis and losing 9-3 to #15 Jones of UVA. He will wrestle #18 Wilps of Pitt for the spot. Jake Glore will actually wrestle for 7th after losing early, but then ripping off four straight wins (2 pins and a med default) before losing again. He will wrestle Palik of Drexel.
HWY – RMN jinx in full effect!! Both Bradley and Ellis made the semis, but they lost there. Ellis lost 3-1 to #18 Tomei of Pitt, while Bradley lost 2-1 in OT against #6 Rey of Lehigh. So yes…they will face one another…for third.
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Alright...the day is over...
125 – Brad Wisdom with a very solid 3rd place finish, winning 2-1 in his final match
133 – Nathan McCormick is pinned at the 4:01 mark of the match (2nd period) and finishes in 2nd place.
141 – Todd Schavrien is the champ, winning 4-1 in the finals. Cody Farinella made it all the way to the 5th place match, but was pinned late in the match against #8 Naumann of Pitt. A very solid day for both, and really especially for Farinella.
157 – Patrick Wright did lose to a late 2nd period pin in the semis, finishing the day in third place after a 2-0 win.
165 – Nick Marable won the weight class, finishing it in impressive fashion with a 15-6 win. That was the third match in double figure points for Marable, which is a good sign for future dual purposes.
174 – Henderson fell in the finals 10-3 to the #4 wrestler from UVA
197 – Haynes came back from his loss to win 3rd place, 7-6 over #18 Wilps of Pitt. Jake Glore finished 8th, losing 11-3 to a Drexel wrestler.
HWY – Bradley will remain ranked this week, as he wins 2-1 in OT over Ellis for 3rd place.
On the day, a really pretty solid effort from the Tigers. Surprising performances from Farinella, Glore and McCormick on the good side. Disappointing Bradley and Ellis did not meet in the finals. Good wins for Marable and especially Schavrien and solid development from the frosh of Wisdom and Haynes.
Next up for the Tigers will be a step up in competition, another tourney on Dec. 29th and 30th called The Midlands. This should provide a deeper bracket at each class, as this was predominantly east coast (and certainly not all the strong teams).
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