COLUMBUS, Ohio - The third-ranked Ohio State wrestling team came up .5 points short of the Oklahoma Gold Classic championship Saturday in Brockport, N.Y., after scoring 144 points to first-place finisher Oklahoma's 144.5. The Buckeyes, who opened their 2009-10 campaign in the tournament that featured some of the top wrestlers in the nation, were backed by a pair of champions in No. 1 seeds and team tri-captains
Reece Humphrey at 141 pounds and
Lance Palmer at 149 pounds.
Rutgers rounded out the Top 3 teams with 120.5 points. In fourth was Edinboro (110), followed by Kent State (100.5), Army (81), Liberty (37.5) and host Brockport (11.5).
In addition to Ohio State's two champions, it received Top 6 placements from nine other Buckeyes, including runner-up finishes from junior Colt Sponseller (165), senior Dave Rella (174) and senior tri-captain Mike Pucillo (184).
Freshman Ian Paddock, a fifth seed, had an impressive outing at 133 pounds with his third-place finish. Also placing in the Top 3 was sophomore Sean Nemec at 157 pounds.
A trio of Buckeyes was fourth. Unseeded Pat Harrington secured a Top 4 placing at 125 pounds, as did fourth seeds Cody Magrum (197) and Corey Morrison (HWT).
Nikko Triggas was fifth at 125 pounds, while Johnny Hiles surprised the heavyweight field with his sixth-place finish as an unseeded wrestler.
With open tournament action behind them, the Buckeyes will officially put their No. 3 ranking on the line when they host No. 19 Lehigh in dual action at 7 p.m. Nov. 20 in St. John Arena. Ohio State then will welcome 11 teams for the Buckeye Duals in St. John Arena Nov. 22. Action at the Buckeye Duals will begin at 10 a.m.
Oklahoma Gold Classic
Nov. 14, 2009
Tuttle North Gym
Brockport, N.Y.
Final Results
125 Pounds
Pat Harrington - 4th place
Pat Harrington dec. No. 5 Steve Mitcheff (Kent State), 5-4
Pat Harrington dec. No. 4 Vinny Dellafave (Rutgers), 10-6
No. 1 Eric Morrill (Edinboro) dec. Pat Harrington, 7-6
Pat Harrington dec. No. 2 Nikko Triggas, 8-3
Justin Forrest (Oklahoma) mdec. Pat Harrington, 11-2
Nikko Triggas - 5th place
No. 2 Nikko Triggas dec. Jonathan Childress (Liberty), 2-0
No. 7 Joe Langel (Rutgers) dec. No. 2 Nikko Triggas), 7-0
No. 2 Nikko Triggas pinned Ryan Renkey (Army), :53
No. 2 Nikko Triggas dec. Lance Penhale (Army), 6-2
Pat Harrington dec. No. 2 Nikko Triggas, 8-3
No. 2 Nikko Triggas wins on medical forfeit (Troy Opfer - Kent State)
133 Pounds
Ian Paddock - 3rd place
No. 5 Ian Paddock dec. Ashton Osterberg (Edinboro), 10-6
No. 5 Ian Paddock dec. No. 4 Jordan Thome (Army), 9-5
No. 1 Danny Mitcheff (Kent State) dec. No. 5 Ian Paddock, 6-3
No. 5 Ian Paddock mdec. Kyle Fluke (Edinboro), 16-3
No. 5 Ian Paddock mdec. Jordan Thome (Army), 8-0
No. 2 Billy Ashnault (Rutgers) pinned Garrett Henry, 6:12
Jon Khoury (Brockport) wins on medical forfeit (Garrett Henry)
141 Pounds
Reece Humphrey - Champion
No. 1 Reece Humphrey pinned John Crisafulli (Buffalo), 2:56
No. 1 Reece Humphrey pinned Quintin Cottle (Army), 1:24
No. 1 Reece Humphrey mdec. No. 4 Trevor Melde (Rutgers), 12-4
No. 1 Reece Humphrey dec. Zack Bailey (Oklahoma), 5-3
Tom Hogan (Rutgers) pinned Brian Kelly, 4:14
Brian Kelly BYE
Chase Skonieczny (Kent State) pinned Brian Kelly, 1:45
149 Pounds
Lance Palmer - Champion
No. 1 Lance Palmer pinned Brian Hittle (Buffalo), 6:46
No. 1 Lance Palmer wins on injury default (Seth Vernon-Oklahoma)
No. 1 Lance Palmer mdec. No. 4 Dave Greenwald (Rutgers), 9-1
No. 1 Lance Palmer dec. Kyle Terry (Oklahoma), 2-0
No. 2 Kyle Terry (Oklahoma) mdec. Jared Kusar, 12-2
Jared Kusar mdec. Jeff Brigham (Edinboro), 11-1
Jared Kusar wins on medical forfeit (Seth Vernon-Oklahoma)
Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro) mdec. Jared Kusar, 12-4
157 Pounds
Sean Nemec - Third place
No. 4 Sean Nemec pinned Logan Crawford (Liberty), 1:35
No. 4 Sean Nemec dec. No. 5 Rudy Chelednik (Army), 6-1
No. 1 Chad Terry (Oklahoma) dec. No. 4 Sean Nemec, 3-2, 3tb
No. 4 Sean Nemec dec. Matt Laird (Edinboro), 8-5
No. 4 Sean Nemec dec. Mallie Shuster (Kent State), 6-0
165 Pounds
Colt Sponseller - Runner-up
No. 2 Colt Sponseller BYE
No. 2 Colt Sponseller mdec. Ross Tice (Kent State), 10-2
No. 2 Colt Sponseller dec. No. 6 Derek Peperas (Oklahoma), 9-3
No. 1 Jarrod King (Edinboro) dec. No. 2 Colt Sponseller, 8-5
No. 4 Obie Simpson (Kent State) mdec. Daniel Foley, 11-3
Kenneth Betts (Buffalo) dec. Daniel Foley, 6-2
174 Pounds
Dave Rella - Runner-up
No. 2 Dave Rella BYE
No. 2 Dave Rella dec. Ben Bridell (Oklahoma), 6-4
No. 2 Dave Rella mdec. Nick Knowles(Liberty), 11-3
No. 2 Dave Rella dec. No. 3 Dan Rinaldi (Rutgers), 3-1 1st sd
Jeff James (Oklahoma) dec. No. 2 Dave Rella, 5-2
No. 5 Keith Witt (Kent State) dec. TC Pendleton, 6-4 1st sd
TC Pendleton dec. Tom Bosch (Brockport), 4-2
Casey Newburg (Kent State) dec. TC Pendleton, 4-0
184 Pounds
Mike Pucillo - Runner-up
No. 1 Mike Pucillo BYE
No. 1 Mike Pucillo pinned David Zeigler (Liberty), 1:21
No. 1 Mike Pucillo dec. No. 4 Erich Schmditke (Oklahoma), 3-2
No. 2 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) dec. No. 1 Mike Pucillo, 5-2
Jeremy Sanders BYE
No. 2 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) pinned Jeremy Sanders, 1:51
Lukas Pariso (Brockport) dec. Jeremy Sanders, 4-3
197 Pounds
Cody Magrum - 4th place
No. 4 Cody Magrum dec. Tom Voorhis (Brockport), 5-4
No. 4 Cody Magrum dec. No. 5 Adam Cogar (Kent State), 3-1 1st, sd
No. 1 Eric Lapotsky (Oklahoma) mdec. No. 4 Cody Magrum, 8-0
No. 4 Cody Magrum dec. Keldrick Hall (Oklahoma), 6-4
Adam Cogar (Kent State) dec. No. 4 Cody Magrum, 3-1; 1st sd
Ryan Buckner (Kent State) dec. Zach Stolarsky, 6-1
Brandon Johnson (Liberty) mdec. Zach Stolarsky, 10-2
285 Pounds
Corey Morrison - 4th place
No. 4 Corey Morrison BYE
No. 4 Corey Morrison dec. Michael Horton (Edinboro), 6-2
No. 4 Corey Morrison mdec. No. 5 Joe Bach (Oklahoma), 12-2
No. 1 DJ Russo (Rutgers) pinned No. 4 Corey Morrison, 6:33
No. 4 Corey Morrison dec. Brendan Barlow (Kent State), 3-2
Nathan Fernandez (Oklahoma) dec. No. 4 Corey Morrison, 7-2
John Hiles - 6th place
John Hiles BYE
John Hiles dec. Sean Dedyne (Rutgers), 2-1 1st tb
John Hiles BYE
John Hiles dec. Julius Anglickas (Brockport), 8-3
John Hiles dec. Joe Bach (Oklahoma), 5-2
John Hiles dec. Andrew Wilson (Liberty), 3-2
Nathan Fernandez (Oklahoma) dec. John Hiles, 9-2
Brendan Barlow (Kent State) dec. John Hiles, 3-1; 1st sd