Southeast Open

[KBratke]

It’s finally time! We’re excited to open our season tomorrow at the Southeast Open. You can watch all of the action on FloWrestling and brackets will be inside FloArena. Below are the wrestlers who will be competing attached and unattached.

Attached
125 pounds
Jace Schafer (freshman/sophomore division)
Colton Drousias

141 pounds
Jordan Titus
Michael Dolan (freshman/sophomore division)

149 pounds
Jeffrey Boyd
Sam Hillegas
Brayden Ivy (freshman/sophomore division)

157 pounds
Caleb Dowling
Alex Hornfeck
Walker Heard
Nick Cicciarelli (freshman/sophomore division)

165 pounds
No. 8 Peyton Hall
Patrick Daum
Jack Blumer

174 pounds
Scott Joll
Brody Conley (freshman/sophomore division)

184 pounds
Anthony Carman
Brian Finnerty (freshman/sophomore division)

197 pounds
Austin Cooley
Nathan Wickersham (freshman/sophomore division)

HWT
No. 16 Michael Wolfgram
Leonardo Muzika (freshman/sophomore division)

Unattached
141 pounds
Blake Boyers (freshman/sophomore division)

157 pounds
Brayden Roberts
Trey Johnson (freshman/sophomore division)

174 pounds
Andrew Sharer
Dylan Kohn (freshman/sophomore division)

184 pounds
Dennis Robin
Kyle Myers

HWT
Tristan Kemp (freshman/sophomore division)

Let’s go Mountaineers!

[Bearhugger]

It’s finally time! We’re excited to open our season tomorrow at the Southeast Open. You can watch all of the action on FloWrestling and brackets will be inside FloArena. Below are the wrestlers who will be competing attached and unattached.

Attached
125 pounds
Jace Schafer (freshman/sophomore division)
Colton Drousias

141 pounds
Jordan Titus
Michael Dolan (freshman/sophomore division)

149 pounds
Jeffrey Boyd
Sam Hillegas
Brayden Ivy (freshman/sophomore division)

157 pounds
Caleb Dowling
Alex Hornfeck
Walker Heard
Nick Cicciarelli (freshman/sophomore division)

165 pounds
No. 8 Peyton Hall
Patrick Daum
Jack Blumer

174 pounds
Scott Joll
Brody Conley (freshman/sophomore division)

184 pounds
Anthony Carman
Brian Finnerty (freshman/sophomore division)

197 pounds
Austin Cooley
Nathan Wickersham (freshman/sophomore division)

HWT
No. 16 Michael Wolfgram
Leonardo Muzika (freshman/sophomore division)

Unattached
141 pounds
Blake Boyers (freshman/sophomore division)

157 pounds
Brayden Roberts
Trey Johnson (freshman/sophomore division)

174 pounds
Andrew Sharer
Dylan Kohn (freshman/sophomore division)

184 pounds
Dennis Robin
Kyle Myers

HWT
Tristan Kemp (freshman/sophomore division)

Let’s go Mountaineers!

What determined whether wrestlers were attached or unattached?

[Jon Perkins]

With the new Red-shirt rules in place, a freshman cannot compete in the first semester Unattached to his program. They are allowed up to five competitions before their red-shirt is pulled. I would expect to see these same freshmen competing again next weekend as well, and they will have to be attached to the program, but it doesn't mean they will not ultimately red-shirt for the season.

As far as how it is determined what upper classmen are going to red-shirt or not, I am sure that is just a decision made by the coaching staff. Keep in mind as well that the team has to pay for travel, lodging, meals, and entry fees into the tournament for everyone wrestle for the University. Those wrestling unattached have to pay their own way. With the new rule change, comes bigger financial changes in the way teams set their rosters for open tournaments in the first semester.

Good luck to the team and Let's Go Mountaineers!!!

[Bearhugger]

Titus has medical forfeited out of the Southeast Open. I hope he is ok.

[Bearhugger]

Hall has medical forfeited out of the Southeast open. I hope he is ok.

[Bearhugger]

Colton Drousias has medical forfeited out of the Southeast open. I hope he is ok.

[Bearhugger]

Scott Joll has injury defaulted out of the Southeast Open. I hope he is ok.

[Bearhugger]

Anthony Carman has WON the Southeast Open.

[Jon Perkins]

Anthony Carman has WON the Southeast Open.

Anthony looked good, he beat a guy that was ranked in the top 30 and also beat a guy that had beaten a top 10 ranked guy. Things are definitely looking up for Mr. Carman, let's hope he can keep it going.

Other notables from the tournament include Sam Hillegas beat a top 20 ranked guy and finished second. Caleb Dowling is back in the line-up looking strong and healthy and had a second place finish. Cooley and Wolfgram both looked good with second place finishes. Michael Dolan picked things back up from last year and had a very impressive day going 5-0 along with freshman Brody Conley. And with second place finishes and going 4-1 Brayden Ivy and Brian Finnerty both looked good in their first college tournament.

Let's hope everyone gets healed up and keeps it going the next few weeks.

[KBratke]

What a crazy weekend in Roanoke! In total, we had 26 wrestlers competing so there almost always someone up. We caught a little bit of the injury bug, but we're already working hard on getting healthy and we're optimistic about them all.

Despite the injuries, we had 3 champions, put 9 wrestlers in the finals, and had 15 total place winners. Not bad for a rough start.

Below are the complete results from everyone who competed. Of note, like most open tournaments, the losers of the semifinals drop into the third place bout, and wrestlers who lose before the semifinals can only wrestle back for fifth place.

125
Jace Schafer (Freshman/Sophomore Division)
Mason Leiphart (Franklin & Marshall) maj dec Schafer, 15-2
Schafer dec Austin Zehring (VMI), 6-2
Schafer dec Anthony Aniciete (Tiffin University), 2-0
Schafer dec Devon Diaco (Davidson), 9-3
Mac Cafurello (Roanoke College) dec Schafer, 7-5
Schafer finishes 3-2 and 5th place

141
Jordan Titus (Open Division)
Mason Clarke (Columbia) inj def Jordan Titus, 0:58
Titus finishes 0-1 (got injured in the process of securing the opening takedown)

Michael Dolan (Freshman/Sophomore Division)
Dolan dec Kai Owen (Columbia), 7-5 SV-1
Dolan maj dec Bryce Kresho (Franklin & Marshall), 14-3
Dolan dec Jacob Silka (Citadel), 8-1
Dolan dec Ryamond Dmil (VMI), 4-0
Dolan dec Dillon Roman (Citadel), 8-2
Dolan finishes 5-0 and as champion

149
Sam Hillegas (Open Division)
Hillegas FALL Devan Moore (Newberry), 1:54
Hillegas FALL Mason Phillips (North Carolina), 1:17
Hillegas dec Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia), 3-1
Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) dec Hillegas, 3-0
Hillegas finishes 3-1 and 2nd place

Jeff Boyd (Open Division)
Boyd dec Wil Guida (North Carolina), 4-2
Boyd dec Matthew Zuckerman (Tiffin University), 6-3
Jayden Scott (North Carolina) dec Boyd, 3-2
Boyd dec Dylan Mansor (Tiffin University), 12-2
Danny Fongaro (Columbia) FALL Boyd, 1:51
Boyd finishes 3-2

Brayden Ivy (Freshman/Sophomore Division)
Ivy FALL Sander Miller (NYC RTC), 2:50
Ivy dec Hayden Watson (Citadel), 11-4
Ivy dec Kaden Keiser (Appalachian State), 7-5 SV-1
Ivy dec Jaden Le (Columbia), 11-5
Michael Gioffre (Virginia) dec Ivy, 3-2
Ivy finishes 4-1 and 2nd place

157
Caleb Dowling (Open Division)
Dowling dec Josh Yost (VMI), 14-7
Dowling dec Nicolas Sansone (Virginia), 3-2
Dowling dec Tommy Askey (Appalachian State), 3-1 SV-1
Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) med forfeit over Dowling
Dowling finishes 3-0 and 2nd place (didn't wrestle in the finals for precautionary reasons)

Alex Hornfeck (Open Division)
Hornfeck tech fall Ethan Barnett (VMI), 15-0
Hornfeck dec Nolan Wheeler (Newberry), 6-2
Hornfeck dec Cesar Alvan (Columbia), 5-3
Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) dec Hornfeck, 5-2
Hornfeck dec Tommy Askey (Appalachian State), 4-3
Hornfeck finishes 4-1 and 3rd place

Walker Heard (Open Division)
Heard dec Jackson Spires (Virginia Tech), 3-1 SV-1
Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) dec Heard, 6-2
Heard maj dec Ryan Foutz (Roanoke College), 12-2
Cesar Alvan (Columbia) dec Heard, 4-1
Heard finishes 2-2

Brayden Roberts (Open Division)
Roberts dec Ryan Foutz (Roanoke College), 4-2
Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) dec Roberts, 3-1
Dominic Isola (Virginia) dec Roberts, 2-0
Roberts finishes 1-2

Nick Cicciarelli (Freshman/Sophomore Division)
Nick Sanko (Virginia) maj dec Cicciarelli, 10-2
Cicciarelli inj def Harley Boatwright (Bluefield State), 3:56
Robert Avila (Virginia) FALL Cicciarelli, 3:21
Cicciarelli finishes 1-2

Trey Johnson (Freshman/Sophomore Division)
Nolan O'Boyle (Norfolk Academy) dec Johnson, 8-1
Justin VanVaerenbergh (Tiffin University) dec Johnson, 7-6
Johnson finishes 0-2

165
Peyton Hall (Open Division)
Hall FALL Michael Goldfeder (North Carolina), 5:35
Hall dec David Berkovich (Columbia), 5-1
Hall finishes 2-0 and 4th place (pulled from the tournament for precautionary measures)

Patrick Daum (Open Division)
Joey Mazzara (North Carolina) dec Daum, 9-4
Asa Walton (Newberry) FALL Daum, 4:24
Oren Bost (Appalachian State) dec Daum, 4-0
Daum finishes 1-2

Jack Blumer (Open Division)
Blumer dec Patrick Wunderlich (Newberry), 3-0
Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia) dec Blumer, 14-7
Michael Goldfeder (North Carolina) dec Blumer, 4-2
Blumer finishes 1-2

174
Scott Joll (Open Division)
Joll dec Rocco Contino (Virginia), 10-6
Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) tech fall Joll, 21-6
Hudson Stewart (Virginia) inj def Joll, 4:57
Joll finishes 1-2

Brody Conley (Freshman/Sophomore Division)
Conley maj dec Sawyer Dereszynski (Roanoke College), 12-1
Conley FALL Connor Twigg (Tiffin University), 0:49
Conley dec Dylan Kohn (West Virginia), 6-1
Conley FALL Kyle Lee (Roanoke College), 1:34
Conley dec Cade Tenold (North Carolina), 4-0
Conley finishes 5-0 and as champion

184
Anthony Carman (Open Division)
Carman tech fall Desmon Marshall (Newberry), 19-1
Carman maj dec Zach Brown (VMI), 14-0
Carman dec Neil Antrassian (Virginia), 5-4
Carman dec Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech), 7-3
Carman finishes 4-0 and as champion

Dennis Robin (Open Division)
Robin dec Jack Bernik (Columbia), 9-5
Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech) dec Robin, 10-4
Robert Patrick (Virginia) dec Robin, 5-1
Robin finishes 1-2

Kyle Myers (Open Division)
Myers wins by forfeit over Andrew Annand (Newberry)
Neil Antrassian (Virginia) dec Myers, 8-2
Haydn Danals (Virginia) tech fall Myers, 16-1
Myers finishes 1-2

Brian Finnerty (Freshman/Sophomore Division)
Finnerty dec Micah DiCarlo (Citadel), 4-3
Finnerty dec Joe Zovistoski (Appalachian State), 5-4
Finnerty dec Oliver Tipton (Davidson), 6-1
Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) dec Finnerty, 4-0
Finnerty finishes 3-1 and 2nd place

197
Austin Cooley (Open Division)
Cooley dec Tyler Mousaw (VMI), 9-6
Cooley dec Max Shaw (North Carolina), 3-1
Andy Smith maj dec Cooley, 10-2
Cooley finishes 2-1 and 2nd place

Nate Wickersham (Freshman/Sophomore Division)
Patrick Brophy (Citadel) dec Wickersham, 7-3
Wickersham FALL Evan Straub (Tiffin University), 2:14
Wickersham dec Wyatt Miller (Appalachian State), 7-1
Wickersham dec Patrick Brophy (Citadel), 2-1
Wickersham finishes 3-1 and 5th place

285
Michael Wolfgram (Open Division)
Wolfgram maj dec Devon Rice (Newberry), 14-3
Wolfgram dec Brandon Whitman (North Carolina), 3-1
Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) dec Wolfgram, 4-1
Wolfgram finishes 2-1 and 2nd place

Tristan Kemp (Freshman/Sophomore Division)
Kemp dec Clayton Ours (Tiffin University), 3-2
Triston Norries (Appalachian State) dec Kemp, 5-1
Kemp FALL Alberto Hernandez (North Carolina), 6:25
Kemp dec Leo Muzika (West Virginia), 8-3
Aydin Guttridge (North Carolina) dec Kemp, 4-2
Kemp finishes 3-2 and 6th place

Leo Muzika (Freshman/Sophomore Division)
Aiden LaComa (Southeast RTC) maj dec Muzika, 12-4
Muzika FALL Levi Andrews (Appalachian State), 3:56
Muzika dec Brian Jackson (VMI), 3-2
Tristan Kemp (West Virginia) dec Muzika, 8-3
Muzika finishes 2-2

We're excited to get healthy and hit the mats again next Sunday at the Binghamton Open. Before we take the mats, I'll be sure to post who will be competing. Thank you everyone for the support. It was a really solid start to the season and we're excited to continue to build on that performance.

Let's Go Mountaineers!

[Letsgooo]

Blumer went back down to 165? He looked huge the other day vs Conley in the wrestle offs at 174. Just looked like the much bigger guy

[KDunbar]

Not really very important for me to know or for anyone else for that matter, but 3 questions on how these open tournaments work. I get it now that one loss gets you only as far as the 5th/6th place match.
1) If Jace Schaeffer apparently lost his second match in the 5th/6th place match, how did he finish in 5th?
2) Is there a Dylan Kohn at 174, or was that a typo?
3) These results show Daum losing 3 matches with a 1-2 record. He must have one one of these matches.
Again, not being critical, just trying to learn.

[Jon Perkins]

Not really very important for me to know or for anyone else for that matter, but 3 questions on how these open tournaments work. I get it now that one loss gets you only as far as the 5th/6th place match.
1) If Jace Schaeffer apparently lost his second match in the 5th/6th place match, how did he finish in 5th?
2) Is there a Dylan Kohn at 174, or was that a typo?
3) These results show Daum losing 3 matches with a 1-2 record. He must have one one of these matches.
Again, not being critical, just trying to learn.

Jace Schaeffer did indeed finish in 6th place.
Dylan Kohn was not affiliated with any team in the bracket. Not sure why he was listed as an independent wrestler and not as a WVU/unattached wrestler.
Daum did go 1-2, he won the second match against the guy from Newberry.