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Kent State Wrestling Starts Homestand With Tri-Meet Against LIU & Clarion
1/30/2026 9:45:00 PM | Wrestling
Kent, OHIO- The Kent State Wrestling team returns home for the first time in six weeks, beginning a four-meet homestand to close out the regular season. The Golden Flashes will host the Long Island University Sharks and the Clarion Golden Eagles for a tri-meet on Saturday at 4 P.M. and 6 P.M. respectively. Â
Last Time Out
The Kent State Wrestling team wrapped up a long road trip on Saturday as they fell to division leading Southern Illinois University Edwardsville by a score of 31-3.
Blake Scahffer(197) had the lone win of the day for the Blue and Gold as he defeated Nick Nosler by a score of 4-2 to secure his 20th victory of the season.
Nico Calello(125) and Ethan Barr(174) each took their opponents to the brink, taking the match to overtime periods. Calello was defeated in the first tiebreaker period by a score of 3-2; while Barr lost a close 7-4 match in sudden victory.
Scouting LIU
The Sharks come into their matchup with the Golden Flashes with an 1-11 dual record with one common opponent loss to Virginia by a score of 39-3.
LIU will look to pull off a few upsets against Kent State in terms of matchups, but the Sharks do have two wrestlers currently ranked in the top 100. Brayden Roberts(157) has accumulated 14 wins so far this season, while Sawyer Ostroff(125) has won 10 matches.
Scouting Clarion
The Golden Eagles come into the conference dual with a 2-2 MAC record and a 4-3 overall record. They are coming off a 29-11 win over Bloomsburg on Thursday. They also come in with three common opponents to the Golden Flashes with wins over Buffalo and Gardner-Webb and a loss to Rider.
Clarion's top two wrestlers reside in the nation's top 50 as Travis Clawson(125) and Gabe Lilly(174) have accounted for nearly 30 wins combined this season. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon(165), Joseph Fischer(133) and Adrian Gacek(184) are also names to keep an eye on for the Golden Eagles.
Series History
Saturday's meeting between the Flashes and the Sharks will be the third all-time meeting between the two schools, as they match up for the third straight season. Both teams have won one match each, with LIU coming away with the victory last season.
Kent State and Clarion will hit the mat for another conference battle as it will be the 29th all-time meeting between the two. The Golden Eagles currently hold the lead in the series with a 17-11 record.
Projected Lineups
Kent State vs. LIU
125- Nico Callelo vs. Sawyer Ostroff
133- Nick Molchak/Parker Pikor vs. Chris Betancourt
141- Landen Duncan/Mason Tieffel/Ismael Ayoub vs. Amir Avazov/Branden Rozanski
149- Silas Stits/Nate Roth vs. Tommy Bonasera
157- Reese Stephen/Keegan Knapp vs. Brayden Roberts/Luke Nieto
165- Chris Earnest/Ty Deerick vs. Jack Valentin
174- Ethan Barr/Jake Jonker vs. Greyson Catlow-Sidler
184- Ronnie Dimmerling/Holden Martin vs. Anthony D'Alesio
197- Blake Schaffer vs. Kaleb Wright
285- Brentan Simmerman/Corey Boerio vs. Chris Powell
Kent State vs. Clarion
125- Nico Callelo vs. Travis Clawson/Easton Mull
133- Nick Molchak/Parker Pikor vs. Joey Fischer/Colton Wade
141- Landen Duncan/Mason Tieffel/Ismael Ayoub vs. Scott Johnson/Keegan Oler
149- Silas Stits/Nate Roth vs. Oliver Fairchild
157- Reese Stephen/Keegan Knapp vs. Wesley Barnes
165- Chris Earnest/Ty Deerick vs. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon/Sawyer Ayotte
174- Ethan Barr/Jake Jonker vs. Gabe Lilly
184- Ronnie Dimmerling/Holden Martin vs. Adrian Gacek/Patrick Cutchember
197- Blake Schaffer vs. Ethan Wiant
285- Brentan Simmerman/Corey Boerio vs. John Meyers/Carson Neely
Up Next
After a Tri-meet with LIU and Clarion the Flashes will return to the MAC Center on Friday to take on long-time rival Ohio on Alumni night. The first match is set to begin at 7 P.M.
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