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2009 Hokie Open - Ohio & Kent State Focus w/ BW Wrap (11/10)

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 05:21 — buckeyewrestling
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OU and KSU at the 2009 Hokie Open

Ten Ohio College Wrestlers Place in Salem
Kevin Schlosser; www.buckeyewrestling.com

(Salem, Va.) - MAC Conference and Ohio college rivals Ohio University and Kent State traveled to Virginia last weekend to compete in the 2009 Hokie Open in Salem, Virginia. Over 325 wrestlers representing over twenty-five schools were entered in the competition. Ran by the Hokie Mat Club, the tournament was contested on ten mats in the Salem Civic Center.

Each weight in the tournament was seeded and wrestlers advanced through a bracket. In the championship brackets the losers of the semifinals automatically wrestled for third and fourth. In the consolation brackets the winners of the semifinals wrestle for fifth while the losers dropped into the seventh place matches. Each weight had its’ own mat and the tournament was run straight through without a break. Seventh place matches were uncontested. p>

Ten wrestlers representing OU and KSU placed at the Hokie Open. Redshirt freshman Chase Skonieczny placed second at 141 to lead Kent State while redshirt sophomore Andy Hartshorn placed fourth at heavyweight to lead Ohio University. Additional Golden Flash place winners included Ross Tice, sixth at 157; Sli Bostelman, seventh at 165; Keith Witt, fourth at 174; and Brendan Barlow, third at heavyweight. Other Bobcat place winners included Darrin Boing, seventh at 141; Nick Perdue, sixth at 184; and Kyle Sanders, fifth at 197 pounds. p>

Both Ohio University and Kent State will be action next weekend. The Golden Flashes will take the varsity team to New York for the Oklahoma Gold at SUNY-Brockport (NY) on Saturday. They will have a number of reserves competing at the Michigan State Open on Sunday in East Lansing. The Bobcats will take their entire team and have a number or wrestlers competing unattached at the Michigan State Open.

Kent State – 2009 Hokie Open Results:
125 Steve Mitcheff (3-2; DNP)
125 Troy Opfer (1-2; DNP)
133 Sean Collins (3-2; DNP)
141 Chase Skonieczny (4-0; Second)
141 Marcel Clopton (2-2; DNP)
149 Tommy Sasfy (3-2; DNP)
149 Jacob Peterson (0-1; DNP)
157 Ross Tice (6-2; Sixth)
157 Drew Leonard (2-2; DNP)
157 Louis Greco (2-2; DNP)
157 TJ Keklak (0-1; DNP)
165 Obie Simpson (3-2; DNP)
165 Sli Bostelman (3-2; Seventh)
174 Keith Witt (4-1; Fourth)
174 Casey Newburg (3-2; DNP)
174 Brandon Johnson (3-2; DNP)
174 Chris Estep (1-1; DNP) Injured
197 Ryan Buckner (2-2; DNP)
285 Brendan Barlow (3-1; Third)

Notable KSU Non-Entries:
Nic Bedeleyon (125), Danny Mitcheff (133), Matt Cathell (149), Mallie Shuster (157), Dustin Kilgore (184), and Adam Kogar (197)


Kent State Head Coach Jim Andrassy:



Ohio University – 2009 Hokie Open Results:
125 Jake Wojcik (3-2; DNP)
125 Alex Minnard (2-2; DNP)
125 Gabe Ramos (1-2; DNP)
133 Tim Silvers (2-2; DNP)
133 Michael Fennell (2-2; DNP)
141 Germaine Lindsey (1-1)
141 Darrin Boing (4-2; Seventh)
141 Zach Nelson (4-2; DNP)
141 Joe Dennis (0-2; DNP)
141 Heath Allen (0-1; DNP)
149 Seth Morton (5-1; Fifth)
149 Casey Gordon (2-2; DNP)
149 Robbie Chilson (1-2; DNP)
157 Tucker Gregor (0-1; DNP)
165 Kevin Christianson (2-2; DNP)
165 Kyle Dilley (2-2; DNP)
165 Josh Kassil (1-2; DNP)
184 Nick Perdue (4-2; Sixth)
184 Brian Driscoll (0-1; DNP)
184 Ryan Garringer (0-1; DNP)
197 Kyle Sanders (6-1; Fifth)
197 Eric Schuth (2-2; DNP) Injured
285 Andy Hartshorn (3-2; Fourth)
285 Jeremy Johnson (1-2; DNP)

Notable OU Non-Entries:
Quentin Keyes (133), Clay Tucker (157), Steve Wilson (165), Jacob Ison (174)

Ohio University Head Coach Joel Greenlee:



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Teams & Clubs Competing at the 2009 Hokie Open:

Appalachian State University (AppS), Arrichion Wrestlng Club (Arri), Campbell University (Cmbl), Campbellsville University (Cmvl), Cavalier WC (CavW), Duke University (Duke), Cumberland University (Cumb), Davidson College (DavC), Duke University, Gardner-Webb University (GWU), George Mason University (GMU), Kent State University (KSU), King College (King), Liberty University (LibU), Newberry College (Newb), Old Dominion University (ODU), Ohio University (Ohio), Radford University WC (Radf), University of North Carolina (UNC), University of North Carolina - Greensboro (UNCG), University of Virginia (UVA), University of Tennessee - Chattanooga (UTC), VA Elite Wrestling Club (VEWC), Virginia Tech (VT), Virginia Military Institute (VMI)