Kent State University
Ohio
McCracken and Rooney Dominate in Loss to Bobcats
1/17/2020 9:13:00 PM | Wrestling
KENT, OHIO- Colin McCracken picked up his second MAC fall of the season and Tim Rooney earned a technical fall but Ohio used the momentum of winning the first four matches to retain the Grudge Match trophy in a 26-17 dual victory over Kent State.
A pre-dual blind draw had the match start at 141 pounds. Shakur Laney, the #17 wrestler at 141 according to InterMat, earned a major decision over Cory Simpson. That was the first of four matches the Bobcats won to start the dual.
Andrew McNally earned victory 24 of the season and got Kent State on the board at 174 pounds. McNally controlled the match from the jump and earned a 6-2 victory by decision, securing a bonus point with over three minutes of riding time. Lane Hinkle fell victim to a late third-period takedown to lose a 3-1 decision at 184.
McCracken dominated his match-up with Jake Walker at 197. McCracken was able to get leverage and momentum to secure his second-straight fall in conference play. The sophomore earned the fall in a tidy 2:36 for the Golden Flashes.
Despite the setback, the Flashes closed strong with Tomas Gutierrez earning a 8-1 victory by decision on the back of a seriers of takedowns against Gio DiSabato. Tim Rooney closed the dual with a dominant technical fall, a 16-1 victory in just 2:07 over Trevor Giallombardo.
The loss drops Kent State to 5-8 in duals overall and 1-3 against Mid-American Conference foes. The Flashes are back in action on Sunday afternoon as they welcome in the Missouri Tigers. The opening match starts at noon and can be seen on FloWrestling.
125 Tomas Guitierrez (Kent State) over Gio DiSabato (Ohio) (Dec 8-1)
133 Tim Rooney (Kent State) over Trevor Giallombardo (Ohio) (TF 16-1 2:07)
141 Shakur Laney (Ohio) over Cory Simpson (Kent State) (MD 16-5)
149 Alec Hagan (Ohio) over Kody Komara (Kent State) (Dec 6-0)
157 Zac Carson (Ohio) over Conan Becker (Kent State) (MD 10-1)
165 Nick Vestal (Ohio) over kade byland (Kent State) (Fall 4:49)
174 Andrew McNally (Kent State) over Logan Stanley (Ohio) (Dec 6-2)
184 Hunter Yeargan (Ohio) over Lane Hinkle (Kent State) (Dec 3-1)
197 Colin McCracken (Kent State) over Jake Walker (Ohio) (Fall 2:36)
285 Jordan Earnest (Ohio) over Spencer Berthhold (Kent State) (Fall 3:46)
Team Score:
Kent State 17
Ohio University 26
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