
Flashes to Compete in Cougar Clash Sunday
11/30/2018 11:36:00โฏPM | Wrestling
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Competing Teams
No. 16 Arizona State
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Army
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Chattanooga
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Cleveland State
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Kent State
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SIUE
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No. 11 Wisconsin
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The current Kent State lineup includes just one senior and one junior.ย True freshman Dave Johnson recently made his varsity debut at the Navy Classic, competing at 157.
Kent State Tournament Entrants
125: Jake Ferri (8-4), Tomas Gutierrez (5-5)
133: Tim Rooney (11-5)
141: Cory Simpson (8-8)
149: Kody Komara (10-9), Jake Hinkson (4-6)
157: Dave Johnson (1-4)
165: Isaac Bast (10-6), Kade Byland (5-7)
174: Dylan Barreiro (11-5)
184: Andrew McNally (14-4)
285: Spencer Berthold (6-5)
Quick Shots
- Junior Tim Rooney was named Mid-American Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Week on Nov. 21, after going 5-1 in a third place finish at the Navy Classic.
- Sophomore Andrew McNally (184) was named Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 7, after winning a Clarion Open title and going 8-0 in his opening weekend with seven bonus-point victories.
- Senior Isaac Bast (165) and sophomore Dylan Barreiro (174) also won titles at the Clarion Open on Nov. 3.
- McNally, Bast and Kody Komara (149) all placed fourth at the Navy Classic.
- The NWCA honored Kent State for having the second highest grade point average in the nation last season at 3.497, trailing only Harvard.
- Freshman Tim Wallace has won a pair of open tournament crowns, competing unattached at 184.
- A number of Flashes will compete unattached this weekend at the Lake Erie Open.
MAC Rankings
Five Golden Flashes were in the latest (Nov. 15) MAC rankings:
No. 3 Tim Rooney, 133
No. 3 Isaac Bast, 165
No. 4 Dylan Barreiro, 174
No. 3 Andrew McNally, 184
No. 1 Kyle Conel, 197
Up Next
On Saturday, Dec. 15, the Flashes will compete in the Cleveland State Open.