Kent State University
Mountaineer Invitational
Bates and McNally Earn Victories at Mountaineer Invitational
11/10/2019 11:07:00 AM | Wrestling
BOONE, NC- Kent State wrestling had a strong showing at the Mountaineer Invitational hosted by Appalachian State.
Tyler Bates and Andrew McNally picked up bracket wins on the championship side while Jake Ferri took home a title on the Open side on Saturday.
At 174, McNally lived up to the billing of the top-ranked wrestler and picked up a fall, a major decision and two decision wins by six and seven points, respectfully to cruise to the title.
Tyler Bates got a bye in the first round then upset top-ranked wrestler Colt Doyle of Oregon State in a 3-2 decision in the second round. Bates then picked up two more close decision wins, including a 8-6 win in the title match to take home the win.
At 125, Jake Ferri, the lone Kent State wrestler that was in the Open portion of the event, went 3-0 with an assortment of wins, taking home a tech fall in round one, a decision in round two and a major decision in the championship round to take home the title.
In the championship portion, Earl Blake rebounded nicely after a tough opening round decision loss to defeat Michael Pappaconstantinou by a major decision. Blake would end up with a seventh-place finish after falling in a decision to Graham Shore of Air Force in the following round
At 133, Tim Rooney, seeded third, made a strong run through the bracket. He picked up wins over Air Force and West Virginia wrestlers before being tripped by eventual champion Devan Turner of Oregon State. Rooney rebounded to win his final two matches, securing a third-place finish and a 4-1 overall record on the day.
At 141 pounds, Cory Simpson picked up a major decision win in the opening round before dropping his next match to the eventual runner-up in Dresden Simon of Central Michigan. Simpson then would lose a close decision to Brandon Bright of Gardner-Webb in the consolation bracket. Raphael Rodriguez was tripped up in both matches at 141 on the day.
Kody Komara dropped his first match of the day in the championship round, but rebounded impressively. Komara earned a fall in his next match and would win by decision in two more to rally to a 4-1 day and a fifth-place finish. Ian Senz dropped both his matches at 149 in the championship bracket.
Brady Chrisman earned a bye at 157 and after a win in his first match, he dropped a decision to the eventual runner-up Matt Zovistoski of the host Mountaineers. Chrisman responded well, picking up a pair of 6-5 decisions to capture third place in the bracket and secure a 3-1 day.
Kade Byland had a strong showing at 165. Byland dropped a 4-3 decision to the fourth-ranked wrestler in the bracket and eventual runner-up Tracy Hubbard of Central Michigan. Byland would pick up a pair of wins, including a sudden victory before getting edged out 6-5 in the third-place match.
Lane Hinkle went 2-2 for the Golden Flashes at 184 including dropping a decision to teammate Shane Mast. After dropping his first match, Mast made a nice run through the consolation bracket, ultimately securing a fifth-place finish and a 3-2 day overall.
After receiving a bye, Colin McCracken posted a 7-2 decision win over J.J. Dixon of Oregon State. He was then edged in a 7-6 decision to the eventual runner-up Landon Pelham of Central Michigan. Undeterred, McCracken responded with a pair of decision victories including a 5-0 shutout in the third-place match. It was not a great day at 285 for Spencer Berthold, who fell victim to a pair of falls in his two matches.
The full results to Saturday can be seen below. Kent State is back at home next weekend for a tri-match with Oklahoma and Michigan State. The match begins at noon and can be seen on Flo Wrestling.
125
Jake Ferri (Kent State) over Sean Carter (Appalachian State) (TF 23-8 7:00)
Jake Ferri (Kent State) over Carson Smith (Appalachian State) (Dec 10-5)
Jake Ferri (Kent State) over Drake Doolittle (Duke) (MD 19-6)
Joey Thomas (West Virginia) over Earl Blake (Kent State) (Dec 6-1)
Earl Blake (Kent State) over Michael Pappaconstantinou (Gardner-Webb) (MD 12-3)
Graham Shore (Air Force) over Earl Blake (Kent State) (Dec 8-4
133
Tim Rooney (Kent State) over Colin Poynter (Air Force) (Dec 15-8)
Tim Rooney (Kent State) over Wyatt Lutz (West Virginia) (Dec 10-4)
Devan Turner (Oregon State) over Tim Rooney (Kent State) (Dec 9-3)
Tim Rooney (Kent State) over Jared Van Vleet (Air Force) (Dec 10-3)
Tim Rooney (Kent State) over Deven Perez (Central Michigan) (SV-1 6-4)
141
Cory Simpson (Kent State) over Ty Mill (Duke) (MD 10-1)
Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) over Cory Simpson (Kent State) (Dec 12-5)
Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb) over Cory Simpson (Kent State) (Dec 3-1)
Lenny Petersen (Air Force) over Raphael Rodriguez (Kent State) (MD 14-3)
Bradley Irwin (Appalachian State) over Raphael Rodriguez (Kent State) (Fall 0:42)
149
Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) over Kody Komara (Kent State) (MD 14-3)
Kody Komara (Kent State) over Logan Meek (Oregon State) (Fall 0:59)
Kody Komara (Kent State) over Lane Stigall (Oregon State) (Dec 12-6)
Kody Komara (Kent State) over Alec Opsal (Air Force) (M. For.)
Kody Komara (Kent State) over Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) (Dec 6-3)
Alec Opsal (Air Force) over Ian Senz (Kent State) (Fall 4:13)
Lane Stigall (Oregon State) over Ian Senz (Kent State) (Dec 7-0)
157
Brady Chrisman (Kent State) over Evan Schenk (Gardner-Webb) (Dec 2-0)
Matt Zovistoski (Appalachian State) over Brady Chrisman (Kent State) (Dec 6-0)
Brady Chrisman (Kent State) over Trey Brisker (Air Force) (Dec 6-5)
Brady Chrisman (Kent State) over Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia) (Dec 6-5)
165
Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) over kade byland (Kent State) (Dec 4-3)
kade byland (Kent State) over Harlan Steffensmeier (Air Force) (Dec 11-7)
kade byland (Kent State) over Rodrick Mosley (Gardner-Webb) (SV-1 3-1)
William Formato (Appalachian State) over kade byland (Kent State) (Dec 6-5)
174
Andrew McNally (Kent State) over Jacob Reames (Gardner-Webb) (Fall 1:13)
Andrew McNally (Kent State) over Tucker Nadeau (West Virginia) (MD 10-1)
Andrew McNally (Kent State) over Tyler Wiederholt (Air Force) (Dec 7-1)
Andrew McNally (Kent State) over Cody Surratt (Air Force) (Dec 10-3)
184
Jacob Thompson (Air Force) over Shane Mast (Kent State) (SV-1 3-1)
Shane Mast (Kent State) over Hunter DeLong (West Virginia) (MD 10-1)
Shane Mast (Kent State) over Lane Hinkle (Kent State) (Dec 4-1)
Julian Gorring (Appalachian State) over Shane Mast (Kent State) (Dec 4-2)
Shane Mast (Kent State) over Jacob Gray (Central Michigan) (M. For.)
Lane Hinkle (Kent State) over Jackson Mckinney (Oregon State) (Fall 3:40)
Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) over Lane Hinkle (Kent State) (Dec 7-5)
Lane Hinkle (Kent State) over Christian Salter (Gardner-Webb) (Fall 3:31)
Tyler Bates (Kent State) over Colt Doyle (Oregon State) (Dec 3-2)
Tyler Bates (Kent State) over Julian Gorring (Appalachian State) (Dec 6-5)
Tyler Bates (Kent State) over Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) (Dec 8-6)
197
Colin McCracken (Kent State) over J.J Dixon (Oregon State) (Dec 7-2)
Landon Pelham (Central Michigan) over Colin McCracken (Kent State) (Dec 7-6)
Colin McCracken (Kent State) over Casey Jumps (Air Force) (Dec 4-2)
Colin McCracken (Kent State) over Paul Carson (Appalachian State) (Dec 5-0)
285
Kayne Hutchison (Air Force) over Spencer Berthhold (Kent State) (Fall 2:15)
Jamarcus Grant (Oregon State) over Spencer Berthhold (Kent State) (Fall 6:41)
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