Kent State University
MAC Championships
Rooney and McNally into Sunday's Title Bouts
3/7/2020 7:39:00 PM | Wrestling
DeKALB, ILL- Tim Rooney (133) and Andrew McNally (174) will wrestle for their respective Mid-American Conference titles to help lead Kent State after day one of the 2020 Mid-American Conference Championships.
Rooney went a perfect 3-0 on Saturday to punch his ticket to Sunday's title match, while Andrew McNally went 2-0 after a first-round bye. Both have already secured a spot in the NCAA tournament, with the conference receiving four bids in both weight classes.
Rooney had little trouble in the first two rounds, winning 9-3 and 6-3 to reach the semis where he met DJ Fehlman of Lock Haven, the second-seeded wrestler in the bracket. It was a very defensive bout, with both wrestlers only managing one escape point in regulation. The extra sessions proved similar as both wrestlers earned escape points. In the second overtime, Rooney managed a reversal to win 4-2 by sudden victory. Rooney will face Allan Hart of Missouri in Sunday's title match.
After earning a first-round bye, McNally edged Kenny Moore of NIU, who had come into the match ranked sixth in the MAC. The third-ranked McNally ground out a 3-2 victory to move on to the semis. There he took on the MAC's second-seeded wrestler in Dean Sherry of Rider. McNally used a trio of takedowns and a couple of escapes to build a 10-6 lead. Sherry would close the gap to 10-8 but get no closer. McNally will take on fifth-ranked Jared Siegrist of Lock Haven in the title bout on Sunday.
Colin McCracken will be wrestling on Sunday as well, rallying back from an opening round loss to win his next two matches by tech-fall and major decision. McCracken will face Ben Smith of Cleveland State tomorrow in the consolation quarterfinals.
As a team, the Golden Flashes earned 43.5 team points, putting them eighth overall. The full results of the tournament can be seen below. Day two of the MAC Wrestling Championships begins at noon central/one eastern and can be seen on ESPN +.
125 Tomas Gutierrez (7-14) (1-2 in the Championships)
- Champ. Round 1 - Tomas Guitierrez (Kent Statewon by decision over Lucas Rodriguez (Edinboro) Dec 5-2)
- Quarterfinal - Drew Hildebrandt (CMU) won by decision over Tomas Gutierrez (Kent State) (Dec 4-0)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jonathan Tropea (Rider) won by decision over Tomas Guitierrez (Kent State) 7 (Dec 9-6)
133 Tim Rooney (25-9) (3-0 in the Championships)
- Champ. Round 1 - Tim Rooney (Kent State) won by decision over Andrew Marten (CMU) (Dec 9-3)
- Quarterfinal - Tim Rooney (Kent State) won by decision over Justin Patrick (Cleveland State) (Dec 6-3)
- Semifinal - Tim Rooney (Kent State) won in sudden victory - 2 over DJ Fehlman (Lock Haven) (SV-2 4-2)
141 Cory Simpson (7-20) (1-2in the Championships)
- Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Shoop (Lock Haven) won by decision over Cory Simpson (Kent State) (Dec 9-4)
- Cons. Round 1 - Cory Simpson (Kent State) won by decision over Alex Blake (Clarion) (Dec 6-2)
- Cons. Round 2 - Anthony Gibson (NIU) won by tech fall over Cory Simpson (Kent State (TF-1.5 4:58 (21-6))
149 Kody Komara (15-19) (1-2 in the Championships)
- Champ. Round 1 - Brock Mauller (Missouri) won by decision over Kody Komara (Kent State) (Dec 4-0)
- Cons. Round 1 - Kody Komara (Kent State) won by fall over Aaron Coleman (Bloomsburg) (Fall 6:31)
- Cons. Round 2 - Kenan Carter (ODU) won by decision over Kody Komara (Kent State) (Dec 4-0)
157 Brady Chrisman (9-16) (0-2 in the Championships)
- Champ. Round 1 - Justin Ruffin (SIU-E)won by major decision over Brady Chrisman (Kent State) (MD 13-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Mason Kauffman (NIU) won by decision over Brady Chrisman (Kent State) (Dec 8-5)
165 Kade Byland (13-21) (0-2 in the Championships)
- Champ. Round 1 - Peyton Mocco (Missouri) won by tech fall over Kade Byland (Kent State) (TF-1.5 7:00 (16-1))
- Cons. Round 1 - Mike Bartolo (Clarion) won by decision over Kade Byland (Kent State) (Dec 9-6)
174 Andrew McNally (31-6) (2-0 in the Championships)
- Champ. Round 1 - Andrew McNally (Kent State) received a bye
- Quarterfinal - Andrew McNally (Kent State) won by decision over Kenny Moore (Northern Illinois) (Dec 3-2)
- Semifinal - Andrew McNally (Kent State) won by decision over Dean Sherry (Rider) (Dec 10-8)
184 Shane Mast (17-13) (0-2 in the Championships)
- Champ. Round 1 - Corey Hazel (Lock Haven) won by decision over Shane Mast (Kent State) (Dec 10-3)
- Cons. Round 1 - Ben Cushman (Central Michigan) won by decision over Shane Mast (Kent State) (Dec 6-3)
197 Colin McCracken (22-15) (2-1 in the Championships)
- Champ. Round 1 - Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro) won by decision over Colin McCracken (Kent State) (Dec 5-2)
- Cons. Round 1 - Colin McCracken (Kent State) won by tech fall over Ramses Montalvo (GMU) (TF-1.5 5:32 (15-0))
- Cons. Round 2 - Colin McCracken (Kent State) won by major decision over Sam Schuyler (Buffalo) (MD 12-2)
285 Spencer Berthold (14-21) (1-2 in the Championships)
- Champ. Round 1 - Jon Spaulding (Edinboro) 26-8 won by major decision over Spencer Berthhold (Kent State) (MD 10-2)
- Cons. Round 1 - Spencer Berthhold (Kent State) won by fall over Trey Hartsock (Lock Haven) (Fall 1:18)
- Cons. Round 2 - John Kelbly (Cleveland State) won by fall over Spencer Berthhold (Kent State) (Fall 5:30)
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