ngineer
December 30th, 2009, 09:11 AM
The Mountain Hawks have made a strong showing so far at the prestigeous Midlands Open Wrestling Tournament being held at Northwestern. The follow is a report from the Lehigh sports website:
Rey reaches semis; six alive for Lehigh at Midlands
12/29/2009
EVANSTON, Ill. – Sophomore heavyweight Zach Rey won three matches to reach the semifinals, leading a contingent of 12 Lehigh wrestlers who competed on a lengthy opening day of the 47th Midlands Championships, Tuesday at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena. After four previous Mountain Hawks suffered losses to Iowa wrestlers in the quarterfinals, Rey, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, won a 5-2 decision over Rutgers’ seventh seeded D.J. Russo to move into the semifinals, where he will face the No. 3 seed, David Zabriskie of Iowa State on Wednesday.
After a marathon first day Rey is the lone Lehigh wrestler left in the championship bracket, while five others remain alive in the consolations. Early Tuesday afternoon, the Mountain Hawks found themselves in the top five, but Lehigh finished day one in eighth place with 42 team points.
The day started well for the Mountain Hawks as they went 3-0 in the pigtail round, which included falls from sophomore Sean Bilodeau and freshman Robert Hamlin. Lehigh mat men then went on to win ten-of-12 bouts in the round of 32, with seniors Matt Fisk and Seth Ciasulli and junior Alex Caruso adding pins. Among the other early highlights for the Brown and White was a pair of wins by unseeded wrestlers over seeded foes. At 165, senior Mike Galante downed the No. 11 seed Zach Toal of Missouri, while at 197, sophomore Joe Kennedy took down the No. 4 seed, Trevor Brandvold of Wisconsin by a 3-0 score.
Lehigh’s fortunes began to change in the round of 16, as the Mountain Hawks could only win five of their ten bouts in the round. Caruso ran into top seeded Jay Borschel of Iowa at 174 and dropped a 9-0 major decision. At 184 senior David Craig, the No. 7 seed, was upset by Iowa State’s Boaz Beard 10-3.
The foursome of Fisk, Galante, Hamlin and Kennedy joined Rey in Tuesday night’s quarterfinals and all four were matched up against wrestler’s from the top-ranked and defending national champion Iowa Hawkeyes. Fisk dropped a 3-2 decision to Nate Moore at 133. Hamlin took on Borschel after his win over Caruso and the Vermont native closed the gap compared to his teammate falling 4-3. Kennedy’s strong run through the championship bracket was derailed with a 3-2 loss to No. 5 seed Chad Beatty at 197. At 165 Galante took No. 3 seed Ryan Morningstar into sudden victory before the Hawkeye scored the decisive takedown to win 3-1.
The four quarterfinal losers are joined by Ciasulli, who worked his way back through the consolations with two wins in the evening session. The No. 6 seed, Ciasulli will face No. 5 seed Tyler Nauman of Pittsburgh on Wednesday with the winner earning a spot on the podium. Other placement round matches include Fisk versus Bucknell’s David Marble, Galante versus Iowa State’s Mike Finch, Hamlin versus Enoch Francois of Cal Baptist and Kennedy vs. Eric Simaz of Central Michigan.
Bilodeau and Caruso both advanced to the third round of consolations before bowing out, while Craig, sophomore John McDonald and freshmen Joey Napoli were all ousted in the second round of consolations. Sophomore Brandon Hatchett was the only Mountain Hawk of the 12 entered to not win a match.
Iowa leads the team race with 100 points, followed by Iowa State, Missouri, Central Michigan and Maryland in the top five.
Action at the 47th Midlands Championships continues Wednesday at noon Central, with the semifinals and consolations. The finals are scheduled for 7 p.m. CST Wednesday night.
Pigtail Round
Weight
Match-up
Result
Score/Time
141
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh)
dec.
Tony Buxton (Harvard)
2-0
157
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh)
Fall
Greg Burke (Wisconsin)
2:45
174
Robert Hamlin (Lehigh)
Fall
Jordan Bakely (Harper)
6:31
Round of 32
125
John McDonald (Lehigh)
dec.
Joe Roth (Cent. Mich.)
5-4
133
Matt Fisk (Lehigh)
Fall
Jimmy Kirchner (Rider)
0:52
141
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh)
Fall
Bret Baumbach (Stanford)
3:02
149
Joey Napoli (Lehigh)
dec.
Dean Pavlou (Chattanooga)
10-7
157
Keegan Davis (Ore. St.)
dec.
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh)
7-3
165
Mike Galante (Lehigh)
dec.
Zach Toal (Missouri)
4-2
165
Dan Stelter (Illinois)
dec.
Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh)
3-2
174
Robert Hamlin (Lehigh)
dec.
Jake Johnson (Stanford)
3-2
174
Alex Caruso (Lehigh)
Fall
Paul Jackson (N’western)
2:06
184
David Craig (Lehigh)
dec.
Zac Thomusseit (Pitt)
2-0
197
Joe Kennedy (Lehigh)
dec.
Trevor Brandvold (Wisc)
3-0
285
Zach Rey (Lehigh)
dec.
Eric Bugenhagen (Wisc)
3-2
Pigtail consolations
165
Eric Cubberly (Cent. Mich.)
dec.
Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh)
3-1, s.v.
Round of 16
125
Jason Lara (Oregon St.)
Fall
John McDonald (Lehigh)
1:31
133
Matt Fisk (Lehigh)
dec.
Thomas Williams (AU)
5-1
141
Trevor Melde (Rutgers)
dec.
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh)
8-6
149
Tony D’Alie (Cent. Mich.)
dec.
Joey Napoli (Lehigh)
7-5
165
Mike Galante (Lehigh)
Win
Scott Winston (Rutgers)
Med FF
174
Jay Borschel (Iowa)
maj. dec.
Alex Caruso (Lehigh)
9-0
174
Robert Hamlin (Lehigh)
dec.
Jake Young (Chattanooga)
3-1
184
Boaz Beard (Iowa State)
dec.
David Craig (Lehigh)
10-3
197
Joe Kennedy (Lehigh)
dec.
Jake Glore (Missouri)
6-2
285
Zach Rey (Lehigh)
maj. dec.
Kyle Bilquist (Del Val)
11-3
First round consolations
157
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh)
tech. fall
Joey Deaguero (Adams St.)
17-0, 3:49
Second round consolations
125
Ryan Mango (Stanford)
dec.
John McDonald (Lehigh)
10-4
141
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh)
dec.
Michael Mangrum (Ore. St.)
13-11
149
Shawn Perry (Wisconsin)
dec.
Joey Napoli (Lehigh)
4-2
157
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh)
dec.
Nate Carr (Iowa State)
9-8
174
Alex Caruso (Lehigh)
dec.
Mason True (No. Ill.)
4-1
184
Curran Jacobs (Mich. St.)
dec.
David Craig (Lehigh)
6-2
Quarterfinals
133
Nate Moore (Iowa)
dec.
Matt Fisk (Lehigh)
3-2
165
Ryan Morningstar (Iowa)
dec.
Mike Galante (Lehigh)
3-1, s.v.
174
Jay Borschel (Iowa)
dec.
Robert Hamlin (Lehigh)
4-3
197
Chad Beatty (Iowa)
dec.
Joe Kennedy (Lehigh)
3-2
285
Zach Rey (Lehigh)
dec.
D.J. Russo (Rutgers)
5-2
Third round consolations
141
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh)
Fall
Jake Fleckenstein (Purdue)
0:56
157
Jake Kerr (Iowa)
dec.
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh)
10-4
174
Evan Brown (Dubuque)
dec.
Alex Caruso (Lehigh)
3-1, t.b.
Rey reaches semis; six alive for Lehigh at Midlands
12/29/2009
EVANSTON, Ill. – Sophomore heavyweight Zach Rey won three matches to reach the semifinals, leading a contingent of 12 Lehigh wrestlers who competed on a lengthy opening day of the 47th Midlands Championships, Tuesday at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena. After four previous Mountain Hawks suffered losses to Iowa wrestlers in the quarterfinals, Rey, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, won a 5-2 decision over Rutgers’ seventh seeded D.J. Russo to move into the semifinals, where he will face the No. 3 seed, David Zabriskie of Iowa State on Wednesday.
After a marathon first day Rey is the lone Lehigh wrestler left in the championship bracket, while five others remain alive in the consolations. Early Tuesday afternoon, the Mountain Hawks found themselves in the top five, but Lehigh finished day one in eighth place with 42 team points.
The day started well for the Mountain Hawks as they went 3-0 in the pigtail round, which included falls from sophomore Sean Bilodeau and freshman Robert Hamlin. Lehigh mat men then went on to win ten-of-12 bouts in the round of 32, with seniors Matt Fisk and Seth Ciasulli and junior Alex Caruso adding pins. Among the other early highlights for the Brown and White was a pair of wins by unseeded wrestlers over seeded foes. At 165, senior Mike Galante downed the No. 11 seed Zach Toal of Missouri, while at 197, sophomore Joe Kennedy took down the No. 4 seed, Trevor Brandvold of Wisconsin by a 3-0 score.
Lehigh’s fortunes began to change in the round of 16, as the Mountain Hawks could only win five of their ten bouts in the round. Caruso ran into top seeded Jay Borschel of Iowa at 174 and dropped a 9-0 major decision. At 184 senior David Craig, the No. 7 seed, was upset by Iowa State’s Boaz Beard 10-3.
The foursome of Fisk, Galante, Hamlin and Kennedy joined Rey in Tuesday night’s quarterfinals and all four were matched up against wrestler’s from the top-ranked and defending national champion Iowa Hawkeyes. Fisk dropped a 3-2 decision to Nate Moore at 133. Hamlin took on Borschel after his win over Caruso and the Vermont native closed the gap compared to his teammate falling 4-3. Kennedy’s strong run through the championship bracket was derailed with a 3-2 loss to No. 5 seed Chad Beatty at 197. At 165 Galante took No. 3 seed Ryan Morningstar into sudden victory before the Hawkeye scored the decisive takedown to win 3-1.
The four quarterfinal losers are joined by Ciasulli, who worked his way back through the consolations with two wins in the evening session. The No. 6 seed, Ciasulli will face No. 5 seed Tyler Nauman of Pittsburgh on Wednesday with the winner earning a spot on the podium. Other placement round matches include Fisk versus Bucknell’s David Marble, Galante versus Iowa State’s Mike Finch, Hamlin versus Enoch Francois of Cal Baptist and Kennedy vs. Eric Simaz of Central Michigan.
Bilodeau and Caruso both advanced to the third round of consolations before bowing out, while Craig, sophomore John McDonald and freshmen Joey Napoli were all ousted in the second round of consolations. Sophomore Brandon Hatchett was the only Mountain Hawk of the 12 entered to not win a match.
Iowa leads the team race with 100 points, followed by Iowa State, Missouri, Central Michigan and Maryland in the top five.
Action at the 47th Midlands Championships continues Wednesday at noon Central, with the semifinals and consolations. The finals are scheduled for 7 p.m. CST Wednesday night.
Pigtail Round
Weight
Match-up
Result
Score/Time
141
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh)
dec.
Tony Buxton (Harvard)
2-0
157
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh)
Fall
Greg Burke (Wisconsin)
2:45
174
Robert Hamlin (Lehigh)
Fall
Jordan Bakely (Harper)
6:31
Round of 32
125
John McDonald (Lehigh)
dec.
Joe Roth (Cent. Mich.)
5-4
133
Matt Fisk (Lehigh)
Fall
Jimmy Kirchner (Rider)
0:52
141
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh)
Fall
Bret Baumbach (Stanford)
3:02
149
Joey Napoli (Lehigh)
dec.
Dean Pavlou (Chattanooga)
10-7
157
Keegan Davis (Ore. St.)
dec.
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh)
7-3
165
Mike Galante (Lehigh)
dec.
Zach Toal (Missouri)
4-2
165
Dan Stelter (Illinois)
dec.
Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh)
3-2
174
Robert Hamlin (Lehigh)
dec.
Jake Johnson (Stanford)
3-2
174
Alex Caruso (Lehigh)
Fall
Paul Jackson (N’western)
2:06
184
David Craig (Lehigh)
dec.
Zac Thomusseit (Pitt)
2-0
197
Joe Kennedy (Lehigh)
dec.
Trevor Brandvold (Wisc)
3-0
285
Zach Rey (Lehigh)
dec.
Eric Bugenhagen (Wisc)
3-2
Pigtail consolations
165
Eric Cubberly (Cent. Mich.)
dec.
Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh)
3-1, s.v.
Round of 16
125
Jason Lara (Oregon St.)
Fall
John McDonald (Lehigh)
1:31
133
Matt Fisk (Lehigh)
dec.
Thomas Williams (AU)
5-1
141
Trevor Melde (Rutgers)
dec.
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh)
8-6
149
Tony D’Alie (Cent. Mich.)
dec.
Joey Napoli (Lehigh)
7-5
165
Mike Galante (Lehigh)
Win
Scott Winston (Rutgers)
Med FF
174
Jay Borschel (Iowa)
maj. dec.
Alex Caruso (Lehigh)
9-0
174
Robert Hamlin (Lehigh)
dec.
Jake Young (Chattanooga)
3-1
184
Boaz Beard (Iowa State)
dec.
David Craig (Lehigh)
10-3
197
Joe Kennedy (Lehigh)
dec.
Jake Glore (Missouri)
6-2
285
Zach Rey (Lehigh)
maj. dec.
Kyle Bilquist (Del Val)
11-3
First round consolations
157
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh)
tech. fall
Joey Deaguero (Adams St.)
17-0, 3:49
Second round consolations
125
Ryan Mango (Stanford)
dec.
John McDonald (Lehigh)
10-4
141
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh)
dec.
Michael Mangrum (Ore. St.)
13-11
149
Shawn Perry (Wisconsin)
dec.
Joey Napoli (Lehigh)
4-2
157
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh)
dec.
Nate Carr (Iowa State)
9-8
174
Alex Caruso (Lehigh)
dec.
Mason True (No. Ill.)
4-1
184
Curran Jacobs (Mich. St.)
dec.
David Craig (Lehigh)
6-2
Quarterfinals
133
Nate Moore (Iowa)
dec.
Matt Fisk (Lehigh)
3-2
165
Ryan Morningstar (Iowa)
dec.
Mike Galante (Lehigh)
3-1, s.v.
174
Jay Borschel (Iowa)
dec.
Robert Hamlin (Lehigh)
4-3
197
Chad Beatty (Iowa)
dec.
Joe Kennedy (Lehigh)
3-2
285
Zach Rey (Lehigh)
dec.
D.J. Russo (Rutgers)
5-2
Third round consolations
141
Seth Ciasulli (Lehigh)
Fall
Jake Fleckenstein (Purdue)
0:56
157
Jake Kerr (Iowa)
dec.
Sean Bilodeau (Lehigh)
10-4
174
Evan Brown (Dubuque)
dec.
Alex Caruso (Lehigh)
3-1, t.b.