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Cleveland State Wrestling Finishes Navy Classic With Four Placers

Cleveland State Wrestling Finishes Navy Classic With Four Placers

OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Cleveland State had four placers at the Navy Classic on Saturday afternoon. The Green and White finished sixth overall with 67.5 points.

Nebraska won the title with 212 points, Navy was second with 137 points, and Princeton was third with 134.5 points.

No. 22 Daniel Bucknavich was the runner-up at 285-pounds after registering two falls on the day. No. 21 Dylan Layton finished third at 141-pounds after going 3-1 with a fall.

No. 23 Ben Smith placed fourth at 197-pounds after going 2-2 with a fall and Tate Geiser placed sixth at the Navy Classic after going 4-2 with two tech falls at 165-pounds.

Nick Molchak – 125 Pounds
Champ Round 1 – Molchak (CSU) MD Grayson Mclellan (Bucknell), 11-0
Champ Round 2 – Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) DEC Molchak (CSU), 10-3
Cons Round 2 – Molchak (CSU) MD Owen Bell (Bucknell), 11-2
Cons Round 3 – Molchak (CSU) FALL Eamonn Jimenez (Edinboro), 6:06
Cons Quarter – Shamil Kalmatov (American) DEC Molchak (CSU), 10-3

Canyon Wells – 133 Pounds
Quarters – No. 12 Kurtis Phipps (Bucknell) MD Wells (CSU), 12-1
Cons Round 2 – Pablo Castro (Kent) DEC Wells (CSU), 2-0

No. 21 Dylan Layton – 141 Pounds
Champ Round 2 – Layton (CSU) DEC Anthony Ferraro (Edinboro), 13-6
Quarters – Layton (CSU) FALL Garrett Kuchan (Air Force), 1:12
Semi – No. 9 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) DEC Layton (CSU), 9-3
Third Place – Layton (CSU) DEC Jacob Silka (Citadel), 9-6

Michael Markulin – 141 Pounds
Champ Round 2 – Tyler Vazquez (Princeton) TF Markulin (CSU), 17-0
Cons Round 2 – Joshua Viarengo (Davidson) DEC Markulin (CSU), 7-0

Keith Ransom – 149 Pounds
Champ Round 1 - Nick Vafiadis (Navy) MD Ransom (CSU), 19-5
Cons Round 2 – Aiden Davis (Bucknell) FALL Ransom (CSU), 3:42

Douglas Terry – 149 Pounds
Champ Round 2 – No. 32 Nicholas Stonecheck (Lock Haven) DEC Terry (CSU), 13-6
Cons Round 2 – Terry (CSU) MD Scott Robertson (Nebraska), 18-7
Cons Round 3 – Aiden Davis (Bucknell) DEC Terry (CSU), 7-2

Shane Heil – 157 Pounds
Champ Round 2 – Nick Delp (Bucknell) FALL Heil (CSU), 4:23
Cons Round 2 – Heil (CSU) DEC Eric Alderfer (LHU), 10-3
Cons Round 3 – Daniel Segura (Ohio) MD Heil (CSU), 13-4

Tate Geiser – 165 Pounds
Champ Round 2 – Clayton Wilson (Nebraska) FALL Geiser (CSU), 2:27
Cons Round 2 – Geiser (CSU) TF Brett Barbush (LHU), 23-7
Cons Round 3 – Geiser (CSU) TF Macon Myers (Bloomsburg), 21-6
Cons Quarter – Geiser (CSU) DEC Ben Haubert (Citadel), 8-5, SV
Cons Semi – Geiser (CSU) DEC Blaine Bergey (Princeton), 5-2
Fifth Place – Avery Bassett (LHU) FALL Geiser (CSU), 6:24

Daniel Patten – 165 Pounds
Champ Round 1 – Patten (CSU) DEC Michael Duggan (Bloomsburg), 9-7
Champ Round 2 – No. 24 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) TF Patten (CSU), 17-2
Cons. Round 2 – Joey Arnold (Edinboro) DEC Patten (CSU), 7-3

Ronald Dimmerling – 174 Pounds
Champ Round 2 – Michael Squires (Princeton) TF Dimmerling (CSU), 15-0
Cons Round 2 – Myles Takats (Bucknell) MD Dimmerling (CSU), 14-1

Joey Lyons – 184 Pounds
Champ Round 2 – No. 12 David Key (Navy) MD Lyons (CSU), 12-3
Cons Round 2 – Cael Black (LHU) DEC Lyons (CSU), 7-3

No. 23 Ben Smith – 197 Pounds
Champ Round 2 – Smith (CSU) FALL Carsten Rawls (American), :39
Quarters – Smith (CSU) DEC Austin Starr (Ohio), 10-8
Semi – No. 15 Luke Stout (Princeton) DEC Smith (CSU), 8-2
Third Place – Aidan Connor (Princeton) DEC Smith (CSU), 4-1

No. 22 Daniel Bucknavich – 285 Pounds
Champ Round 1 – Bucknavich (CSU) DEC Matthew Moore (Nebraska), 2-0
Champ Round 2 – Bucknavich (CSU) DEC Brentan Simmerman (Kent), 5-0
Quarters – Bucknavich (CSU) FALL Logan Shephard (Bucknell), 2:02
Semis – Bucknavich (CSU) FALL Jamier Ferere (Navy), 2:38
Champ – No. 10 Grady Griess (Navy) DEC Bucknavich (CSU), 3-0

Mason Cover – 285 Pounds
Champ Round 2 – Grady Griess (Navy) MD Cover (CSU), 14-1
Cons Round 2 – Matthew Moore (Nebraska) DEC Cover (CSU), 9-3