Kent State University
LIU
Flashes Go 2-1 at Clarion Quad
1/21/2024 6:54:00 PM | Wrestling
CLARION, PA- Pablo Castro IV and Blake Schaffer both went 3-0 during Sunday's Clarion Quad, helping Kent State go 2-1 on the afternoon.
Castro recorded one of two falls for the Flashes on Sunday, pinning Morgan State's Shawn Ryncarz in the first period. Castro also had a major decision victory against LIU and a decisive 8-1 win over Clarion's TJ England. Schaffer earned a major decision win against Ethan Wiant of Clarion and a 10-7 win over LIU and 9-3 in the win over Morgan State.
The Flashes hung with the host Golden Eagles in the first match of the day for Kent State. Castro and Schaffer were joined by Aaron Ferguson with victories in the dual with several matches going down to the final moments.
Kent State won the final eight contested matches against Morgan State to defeat the Bears 38-6. Castro and AJ Burkhart recorded falls to highlight the victory. Billy Meiszner had a dominant performance in a 17-1 technical fall highlighted by a near-fall and four takedowns. Kent State won the other five matches by decision in a total team effort in the decisive win.
Against the Sharks, the Flashes ripped off six-straight matches winning every weight between 133 and 174. Both Castro and Ferguson pitched shutouts in their wins. Castro used a pair of takedowns and an escape and a reversal in the major decision win. Ferguson's win was nearly identical, recording a pair of takedowns and an escape in the win. Keegan Knapp and Josh Boggan earned overtime wins, each recording a takedown in the extra frame to secure the victory.
The full results of the matches are below. Kent State is off next weekend and will return to the mat on Saturday, February 3rd when they travel to Bloomsburg to take on the Huskies in a conference dual.
CLARION 24 vs KENT STATE 10
125 Joey Fischer (Clarion) over Adan Benavidez (Kent State) (Dec 8-1)
133 Pablo Castro (Kent State) over TJ England (Clarion) (Dec 8-1)
141 Ryan Sullivan (Clarion) over Billy Meiszner (Kent State) (Dec 9-3)
149 Kyle Schickel (Clarion) over Matthew Ryan (Kent State) (Dec 4-1)
157 Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion) over Keegan Knapp (Kent State) (Fall 3:00)
165 Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) over Eli Brinsky (Clarion) (Dec 8-2)
174 John Worthing (Clarion) over AJ Burkhart (Kent State) (Dec 5-1)
184 Cameron Pine (Clarion) over Kyle Snider (Kent State) (MD 12-3)
197 Blake Schaffer (Kent State) over Ethan Wiant (Clarion) (MD 9-1)
285 Austin Chapman (Clarion) over Josh Boggan (Kent State) (Dec 6-4)
KENT STATE 38 MORGAN STATE 6
125 Julian Dawson (Morgan State) over Adan Benavidez (Kent State) (Fall 4:39)
133 Pablo Castro (Kent State) over Shawn Ryncarz (Morgan State) (Fall 2:16)
141 Billy Meiszner (Kent State) over Tommy Fierro (Morgan State) (TF 17-1 6:56)
149 Matthew Ryan (Kent State) over Aaron Turner (Morgan State) (Dec 4-2)
157 Dillon Carlson (Kent State) over Joshua Greenwood (Morgan State) (Dec 8-1)
165 Ethan Barr (Kent State) over Jake Marsh (Morgan State) (Dec 12-9)
174 AJ Burkhart (Kent State) over Cortilius Vann (Morgan State) (Fall 0:00)
184 Kyle Snider (Kent State) over Kyle Grey (Morgan State) (Dec 8-1)
197 Blake Schaffer (Kent State) over Nathanic Kendricks Jr (Morgan State) (Dec 9-3)
285 Josh Boggan (Kent State) over Unknown (For.)
KENT STATE 26 LIU 7
125 Robert Sagaris (LIU) over Nico Calello (Kent State) (MD 12-1)
133 Pablo Castro (Kent State) over Kaelan Francois (LIU) (MD 10-0)
141 Billy Meiszner (Kent State) over Devin Matthews (LIU) (Dec 9-2)
149 Matthew Ryan (Kent State) over Drew Witham (LIU) (Dec 3-2)
157 Keegan Knapp (Kent State) over Rhise Royster (LIU) (SV-1 4-1)
165 Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) over James Johnston (LIU) (MD 8-0)
174 AJ Burkhart (Kent State) over Corey Connolly (LIU) (Dec 9-5)
184 Anthony D`Alesio (LIU) over Kyle Snider (Kent State) (Dec 11-4)
197 Blake Schaffer (Kent State) over John Dusza (LIU) (Dec 10-7)
285 Josh Boggan (Kent State) over Jared Tracey (LIU) (SV-1 6-3)
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