Flashes Set to Throw Down with Ohio State & Cleveland State
11/20/2017 2:16:00 PM | Wrestling
Kent State (5-0) heads to St. John Arena in Columbus Tuesday, for the second annual Thanksgiving Throwdown sponsored by Wrestlers in Business. The Golden Flashes will take on No. 2 Ohio State (1-0) and Cleveland State (0-0) in a non-traditional tri-meet on two mats with action set to start at 7 p.m.
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The complete Three-Round Schedule can be seen here.
Quick Shots
- Since the 2005-06 season, Kent State is 150-81 in dual meets.
- The Golden Flashes are off to a 5-0 start for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
- Casey Sparkman leads the Flashes with nine bonus-point victories (4 tech falls, 5 major decisions).
- Sophomore Tim Rooney was named Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week last week, after going 5-0 at the Journeymen Duals and Journeymen Classic.
Kent State Probable Lineup
125- Will Bardezbain (7-4)
133- Anthony Tutolo (11-3)
141- Tim Rooney (13-3) or Chance Driscoll (5-6)
149- Nick Monico (12-3)
157- Casey Sparkman (13-4)
165- Isaac Bast (6-6)
174- Dylan Barreiro (14-5)
184- Colin McCracken (6-5)
197- Shane Mast (4-8) or Kyle Conel (7-2)
285- Devin Nye (12-7)
Ohio State Probable Lineup
125 - Brakan Mead (4-3
133 - Luke Pletcher (5-0)
141 - Clay Ragon (4-4) or Brendan Fitzgerald (2-2)
149 - Ke-Shawn Hayes (6-0)
157 - Micah Jordan (4-1)
165 - Te'Shan Campbell (5-0)
174 - Bo Jordan (5-1)
184 - Myles Martin (6-0)
197 - Kollin Moore (1-0)
285 - Kyle Snyder (1-0), Gary Traub (6-3) or Kevin Snyder (6-2)
Cleveland State Probable Lineup
125 - Cameron Lathem (0-4)
133 - Evan Cheek (3-2)
141 - Sam Matzek (0-2) or Drew Fairbanks (1-4)
149 - Ryan Ford (3-3)
157 - Georgio Poullas (6-3)
165 - John Vaughn (6-4)
174 - Gabe Stark (7-3)
184 - Nick Corba (9-2) or Chris Morrow (2-3)
197 - John Kelbly (4-2)
285 - Collin Kelly (0-4)
History vs. Cleveland State and Ohio State
- The Golden Flashes and Vikings rivalry dates back to 1932. The Flashes lead the all-time series with the Vikings 19-8-1 and have won the last 10 meetings. At last season's Thanksgiving Throwdown, Kent State won 9-of-10 matches in 40-3 victory over Cleveland State at the M.A.C. Center. CSU's last win of the series came in January of 2004.
- Ohio State's series with Kent State dates back to 1930, with the Buckeyes leading 19-8. OSU has won the last seven meetings. The Flashes last victory came in January of 2007. Last season at the M.A.C. Center, Ohio State earned a 36-13 victory, winning 7-of-10 matches.
- Casey Sparkman and Anthony Tutolo each went 2-0 at last year's Thanksgiving Throwdown.
Navy Classic
This past Saturday four Golden Flashes placed in the top five spots at the Navy Classic:
133- Anthony Tutolo-5th
149- Nick Monico-5th
157- Casey Sparkman- 4th
197- Kyle Conel- 4th
MAC Rankings
Four Golden Flashes are in the latest November MAC rankings
No. 4 Anthony Tutolo, 133
No. 4 Nick Monico, 149
No. 3 Casey Sparkman, 157
No. 2 Stephen Suglio, 197
Up Next
Kent State will compete in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 2-3.
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