Kent State University
Cleveland State Open
Kent State Set to Compete in Annual Cleveland State Open
12/13/2019 5:08:00β―PM | Wrestling
CLEVELAND, OHIO- The Golden Flashes are back in the Buckeye State this weekend, heading to Cleveland State to participate in the 15th annual Cleveland State Open.
The first matches get underway at 9:00 a.m. inside Woodling Gym at Cleveland State. With it being an Open, this will be a chance for the majority of the team to compete as opposed to the constraints of a traditional 10-man lineup.
This year's Open is larger than in the past with wrestlers from over 30 institutions are scheduled to compete including over 20 Division-I schools. Five programs are top-20 nationally including three in the top-10 according to Intermat.
The Flashes have had good success at the Cleveland State Open. Andrew McNally will be looking to claim another title, this time at 174 pounds after winning the 184-pound bracket in 2018. Β Kent State also will have a number of wrestlers in action that placed at last year's Open. Cory Simpson won his final four matches last year to finish sixth at 141. Shane Mast finished fourth at 197 last year and will wrestle at 184 this season. Colin McCracken will look to improve upon his sixth-place finish a season ago. As will Spencer Berthold who took home sixth-place honors at heavyweight.
Fans can watch (for a fee) and follow along with live stats through Track Wrestling, a link can be found on the wrestling schedule page. Full brackets and results can also be found on the Kent State Wrestling page once they are made available.Β
Saturday's Open starts a busy week for the Golden Flashes who will hit the road to Northern Illinois for a MAC dual on Wednesday and Wisconsin for a dual meet on Thursday. Both matches are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. eastern.
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