Kent State wrestling at Body Bar Invitational

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Kent State is at the Body Bar Invitational at Cornell today.

Here's a look at the early matches:

Preliminaries

125
Nicholas Bedelyon (Kent State) dec. Joe Roth (CMU), 3-0
Steve Mitcheff (KSU) maj. dec. Dominick Giacolone (Ithaca), 15-2

133
Tyler Small (Kent State) fall Brett Hernandez-Henderson (Cornell), 4:48

141
Chase Skonieczny (KSU) dec. Junior Amazan (Ithaca), 6-0

149
Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Marcel Clopton (Kent State), 4-1
Ryan Dunphy (Cornell) dec. Tommy Sasfy (Kent State), 4-3

157
Zack Cline (CMU) dec. Thaddeus Keklak (Kent State), 4-2
Jesse Shanaman (Cornell) dec. Sli Bostelman (Kent State), 4-0

165
Ross Tice (KSU) maj. dec. Cody Hutchenson (Cornell), 9-1

174
Mack Lewnes (Cornell) fall Brandon Johnson (KSU), 3:15

184
Casey Newburg (KSU) maj. dec. Wil Brown (USMA), 11-3
Keith Witt (KSU) fall Jacob Bachman (LHUP), 4:23
Christopher Estep (KSU) dec. Pete Mesko (Corn), 8-6

197
Ryan Buckner (KSU) dec. Hank Penree (Ith), 5-1
Cory Reed (Bing) dec. Joe Tymosuzuk (KSU), 2-1
Dustin Kilgore (KSU) tech. fall. Clint Podish (CUP), 19-2; 3:56

285
Brendon Barlow (KSU) maj. dec. Jon Max Wright (Drex), 17-5

 

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Updates from the quarterfinals are coming in, but I wanted to share this.

KSU freshman 133-pounder Tyler Small defeated the No. 2 seed, Kevin Smith of Buffalo, 15-8.

 

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Consolation Pigtail 1

197
John Paris (Bing) dec. Joe Tymosuzuk (KSU), 6-3

Consolation Pigtail 2

149
Marcel Clopton (KSU) dec. William Randt (LHUP), 8-2
Tommy Sasfy (KSU) inj. def. Owen Wilkinson (LHUP), 0:01

157
Jimmy Rafferty (USMA) dec. Sli Bostelman (KSU), 2-1
Charles Aungst (Drex) dec. Thaddeus Keklak (KSU), 6-2

Quarterfinals

125
Nicholas Bedelyon (KSU) maj. dec. Travis Coffey (USMA), 18-5
Steve Mitcheff (KSU) dec. Kyle Waldo (CMU), 3-2

133
Tyler Small (KSU) dec. Kevin Smith (Buff), 15-8 (Big win over No. 2 seed)

141
Chase Skonieczny (KSU) dec. Hicks Manson (Corn), 2-1

165
Ross Tice (KSU) dec. Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (CUP), 8-6

184
Steve Bosak (Corn) dec. Casey Newburg (KSU), 4-0
Keith Witt (KSU) fall Andrew Penree (Ith), :41
Jimmy Hamel (Buff) dec. Christopher Estep (KSU), 4-2

197
Cam Simaz (Corn) tech Ryan Buckner (KSU), 22-7; 6:14
Dustin Kilgore (KSU) fall Matt Berretta (Bing), 2-0

285
Brendon Barlow (KSU) dec. Henry Turner (LHUP), 3-2

 

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Consolation 3

149
Marcel Clopton (KSU) dec. Ryan Dunphy (Corn), 6-2
Donnie Corby (CMU) fall Tommy Sasfy (KSU), 5:18

174
Brandon Johnson (KSU) dec. Brian Sheehan (Buff), 8-2

184
Christopher Estep (KSU) dec. Jacob Bachman (LHUP), 3-1
Casey Newburg (KSU) dec. Pat Smith (USMA), 7-3

 

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Semi-Finals

125
Nicholas Bedelyon (KSU) maj. Nick Hyatt (LHUP), 9-1
Frank Perrelli (Corn) dec Steve Mitcheff (KSU), 3-2

133
Joseph Stanzione (Corn) dec. Tyler Small (KSU), 5-3

141
Chris Villalonga (Corn) dec. Chase Skonieczny (KSU), 5-3

165
Justin Kerber (Corn) dec. Ross Tice (KSU), 7-2

184
Steve Bosak (Corn) maj. Keith Witt (KSU), 8-0

197
Dustin Kilgore (KSU) maj. Josh Peters (Buff), 11-2

285
Brendan Barlow (KSU) dec. Clinton Snyder (Corn), 2-0

Consolation Pigtail 4

149
Anthony White (CUP) dec. Marcel Clopton (KSU), 2-1

174
Brandon Johnson (KSU) dec. Derek Caldwell (LHUP), 4-0

184
TJ Neidhart (SH) dec. Christopher Estep (KSU), 4-0
Casey Newburg (KSU) fall Steven Cressley (CUP), 4:16

 

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Huge win for Kent State's Dustin Kilgore, the NO. 3 ranked wrestler at 197 pounds.

Kilgore won the Body Bar championship by defeating Cam Simaz of Cornell, 10-9. Simaz is ranked No. 1 in the country!

 

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Kent State placed 10 wrestlers among the top six in their respective weight classes including champions Nic Bedelyon (125), Dustin Kilgore (197) and Brendan Barlow (285).

Finals

125
1st: Nicholas Bedelyon (Kent State) dec. Frank Perrelli (Cornell), 4-0
3rd: Nick Hyatt (Lock Haven) dec. Steve Mitcheff (Kent State), 6-4

133
3rd: Jordan Thome (U.S. Military Academy) dec. Tyler Small (Kent State), 3-2

141
3rd: Andrew Schutt (Buffalo) dec. Chase Skonieczny (Kent State), 11-9 SV

165
3rd: Ross Tice (Kent State) dec. Matt Kaylor (Binghamton), 5-4

174
5th: Brandon Johnson (Kent State) dec. Michael Khoury (Lock Haven), 5-4

184
3rd: Jimmy Hamel (Buffalo) dec. Keith Witt (Kent State), 3-1
5th: Casey Newburg (Kent State) fall TJ Neidhart (Sacred Heart), 3:50

197
1st: Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) dec. Cam Simaz (Cornell), 10-9

285
1st: Brendan Barlow (Kent State) dec. Brett Correll (Buffalo), 6-2