Kent State University
Kent State Open
Ethan Barr Leads Flashes At Kent State Open With Second Open Win In Two Weeks
12/20/2025 6:58:00 PM | Wrestling
KENT, Ohio– The Kent State Wrestling team produced another impressive outing in the second Kent State Open of the season on Saturday with double-digit place-finishers. Ethan Barr led the way for the Blue and Gold and nine others placed in the top six inside the MAC Center.
Barr(174) won all three matches on the day including a pin in the final over Caleb Neal(SIUE) in the first round to win his second Kent State Open in two weeks.
Three other Flashes advanced to the finals with semifinal wins, but eventually lost in the finals to good competition. Silas Stits(149), Reese Stephen(157) and Chris Earnest(165) all finished the day with second-place.
Freshman Braxton Quaintance(174) was the lone third-place finisher for KSU as he beat Brody Murray(Chattanooga) in his final match of the day. Nick Molchak(133) and Trent Thomas(184) each finished in fourth place.
Nico Calello(125) won his fifth-place match, while Keegan Knapp(157) and Mason Higley(197) both finished in sixth. Higley and Stits have both finished in the top six in each of the three opens they have participated in for the Flashes as Freshman this season.
Up Next
The Golden Flashes will enjoy the Holiday Break and will be back in action after the new year. On January 8th, they will head to New Jersey to take on conference-leading Rider University in a MAC Dual Meet.
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