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Cleveland State Wrestling Competes at Bobby Kaufman Open

Cleveland State Wrestling Competes at Bobby Kaufman Open

Cleveland State boasted four placers at the Bobby Kaufman Memorial Open on Sunday.

The Vikings were paced by a pair of third-place finishers; Nick Molchak (125 Pounds) and Gabe Phillips (184 Pounds). Daniel Adams (133 Pounds) and Joseph Caprella (149 Pounds) each finished fourth.

The Green and White are now done with opens this season and will only compete in duals the rest of the way. Next up for the Vikings is a MAC match at Edinboro on Saturday, January 14 at 7 p.m.

Nick Molchak – 125 Pounds
Champ. Quarters – Molchak (CSU) DEC Anthony Sagaris (Lake Erie), 12-8
Champ. Semis – Andre Gonzales (Ohio State) DEC Molchak (CSU), 9-3
Cons. Semis – Molchak (CSU) DEC Braxton Apello (Ohio State), 5-4
Third Place – Molchak (CSU) MD Jordan Rodriguez (Unattached), 12-3

Daniel Adams – 133 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Adams (CSU) DEC Jack Martinec (Clarion), 6-1
Champ. Quarters – Adams (CSU) DEC Mason Prinkey (Unattached), 8-6
Champ. Semis – Jordan Jaquay (Edinboro) MD Adams (CSU), 10-2
Cons. Semis – Adams (CSU) DEC Nolan Frye (Ohio), 11-4
Third Place – Jack Sparent (Unattached) DEC Adams (CSU), 7-0

Joseph Caprella – 149 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Willie Mcdougald (Oklahoma) DEC Caprella (CSU), 7-4
Cons. First Round – Caprella (CSU) DEC Klay Reeves (Ohio State), 6-2
Cons. Second Round – Caprella (CSU) FALL Killian Foy (PWC), 6:29
Cons. Quarters – Caprella (CSU) DEC Chandler Ho (Clarion), 4-2
Third Place – Kolby Depron (Bucknell) MD Caprella (CSU), 16-3

Shane Heil – 157 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Salieri Allen (Edinboro) DEC Heil (CSU), 7-4
Cons. Round 1 – Heil (CSU) FALL William Morrow (Bloomsburg), 1:56
Cons. Quarters – Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) DEC Heil (CSU), 8-1

Caleb Cass – 165 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Maxwell Kirby (Edinboro) FALL Cass (CSU), 1:47
Cons. Quarter – Alex Garee (Edinboro) DEC Cass (CSU), 8-5

Tate Geiser – 165 Pounds
Champ. Quarters – Eli Brinsky (Clarion) DEC Geiser (CSU), 3-2
Cons. Quarters – Geiser (CSU) DEC Alex Garee (Edinboro), 8-6
Cons. Semis – Ty Raine (Buffalo) DEC Geiser (CSU), 3-2

Ronald Dimmerling – 174 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Joey Arnold (Edinboro) DEC Dimmerling (CSU), 8-6
Cons. Quarters – Dimmerling (CSU) DEC Josh Knudten (Michigan), 10-5
Cons. Semis – Codei Khawaja (Michigan) DEC Dimmerling (CSU), 4-2

Gabe Phillips – 184 Pounds
Champ. Quarters – Jack Kilner (Edinboro) DEC Phillips (CSU), 4-3
Cons. Quarters – Phillips (CSU) FALL Charlie Heydorn (Ohio), 1:08
Cons. Semis – Phillips (CSU) MD Matthew Mckenna (Michigan), 12-3
Third Place – Phillips (CSU) FALL Fabio Preka (Buffalo), 3:43

Joey Lyons – 197 Pounds
Champ. Quarters – Cody Mulligan (Edinboro) FALL Lyons (CSU), 2:55
Cons. Round 1 – Lyons (CSU) DEC Hayden Linkerhof (Bucknell), 6-2
Cons. Round 2 – Lonnell Owens-Pabon (Edinboro) DEC Lyons (CSU), 4-1

Justin Jaeckin – 285 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Maxwell Millin (Edinboro) DEC Jaeckin (CSU), 4-0
Cons. Round 1 – Jaeckin (CSU) DEC Kade Sottolano (Edinboro), 3-1
Cons. Round 2 – Nolan Neves (Blair) FALL Jaeckin (CSU), 3:45

Mason Cover – 285 Pounds
Champ. Round 1 – Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) FALL Cover (CSU), 3:59
Cons. Round 2 – Cover (CSU) DEC Nick Lodato (Edinboro), 11-4
Cons. Quarters – Maxwell Millin (Edinboro) MD Cover (CSU), 11-1

Unattached
Jack Gorman – 149 Pounds
Champ. Quarters – Willie Mcdougald (Oklahoma) FALL Gorman (CSU), 3:46
Cons. Round 1 – Gorman (CSU) DEC Tyler Cymmerman (Pitt), 9-7
Cons. Round 2 – Gorman (CSU) DEC Jacob Pail (Edinboro), 5-2
Cons. Quarters – Kolby Depron (Bucknell) FALL Gorman (CSU), 1:39