Buckeyes Crown Three Champions at Eastern Michigan Open – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/9/2009 12:00:00 AM | General, Wrestling
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Behind three champions and a runner-up finish, the Ohio State wrestling team had a strong outing in its first action of 2009-10 at the Eastern Michigan Open at Bowen Field House in Ypsilanti, Mich.
Freshmen Mike Fee (149) and Peter Capone (174) won their first events as college competitors. Sophomore Johnny Hiles (HWT) also secured a championship to start the season on a high note. Meanwhile, sophomore Tony Jameson was the runner-up at 157 pounds. All four competed in the Freshman/Sophomore Division.
In the Open Division, junior Nikko Triggas was the lone Buckeye to place as he finished sixth at 125 pounds.
Fee, who hails from Mentor, Ohio, recorded two shutouts and a fall en route to the title. Following a pin of Cameron Serba in 6:19, Fee went on to down Craig West of Lindsey Wilson, 9-0. Another blanking ensued when Fee shut out Matt Lyon of Michigan, 4-0. The Buckeye won by three points (7-4) against Tim Rich of Edinboro before locking up the title, 4-1, against the Fighting Scots’ Luke Speno.
A native of Johnson City, N.Y., Capone followed his first-round bye with an 8-4 decision over Phillip Joseph of host school Eastern Michigan. Maintaining his momentum, Capone posted a 10-0 major decision of Indiana’s Bryce Grimes and then bettered that performance with a 15-1 win against Tom Kerrigan of Ashland. In the final, Capone secured the victory with a 7-2 decision against Brockport’s Clay Neivert.
After three-consecutive decisions, Hiles won the final in dominating style, pinning Michael McClure of Michigan State in 1:38. He began his title run with a 5-3 decision over Earnest James of Edinboro before being forced into overtime against another Fighting Scot in Daniel Estricher. Hiles escaped the overtime match with a 2-1 decision. In the semifinals, the Central Ohio native from Westerville, beat Willie Wiggins of Lindenwood, 3-2.
Jameson began the 157-pound bracket with a 3:59-second pin of Cleveland State’s Shayne Stewart. He then met Kyle Mosier of Purdue and handed the Boilermaker an 11-7 loss. Heading into the quarterfinals, Jameson preceded to put 16 points on the board in consecutive matches, first against Edinboro’s John Greishelmer (16-9) and then against Kevin Bialka of Northwestern (16-8) in the semifinals. However, Jameson, who hails from Youngstown, Ohio, suffered a 7-3 setback in the final to Matthew Laird of Edinboro.
In continued action in the Freshman/Sophomore Division, two freshmen in Jacob Vaughan and Zack Tinch finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in their weight classes.
Vaughan, who came to Ohio State from Johnstown, Ohio, competed in the 133-pound bracket and earned an opening round win against Tiffin’s Jordan Duckett, 5-0, before dropping his second match of the day to Corey Duncan of Lindenwood, 5-3. Vaughan then reeled off four-consecutive wins in the consolation bracket but was forced to default his next match because of injury.
Cardington, Ohio, native Tinch lost his third-round match to drop to the consolation bracket, but was able to win two more matches to advance to the fifth-place bout. However, he lost his final contest because of a medical default.
Also competing in the Freshman/Sophomore Division were Garrett Henry (133) and Dominic Jontony (HWT).
Triggas, who hails from Moraga, Calif., suffered a second-round loss before rebounding in consolation action with a pair of wins to finish sixth at 125 pounds.
Additional Buckeyes competing in the Open Division included Bo Touris (125), Pat Zamaria (133), Jared Kusar (149), Max Sall (174), TC Pendleton (174) and Zach Stolarsky (197).
Eastern Michigan Open
Nov. 8, 2009
Bowen Field House
Ypsilanti, Mich.
Open Division
Nikko Triggas – 125 pounds; sixth place
Nikko Triggas mdec. Jordan Keller (Cleveland State), 9-1
Matt Fields (Purdue) pinned Nikko Triggas, 4:45
Nikko Triggas pinned Keith Klink (Lindsey Wilson), 4:05
Nikko Triggas pinned Camden Eppert (Purdue), 2:01
Chris Jenkins (EMU) dec. Nikko Triggas, 10-9
Matt Fields (Purdue) dec. Nikko Triggas, 6-5
Freshman/Sophomore Division
Jacob Vaughan – 133 pounds; fifth place
Jacob Vaughan dec. Jordan Duckett (Tiffin), 5-0
Corey Duncan (Lindenwood) dec. Jacob Vaughan, 5-3
Jacob Vaughan dec. Josh Freites (Manchester College), 12-6
Jacob Vaughan pinned Ryan Misurdal (Brockport), 1:35
Jacob Vaughan pinned Andrew Stepanovich (Grand Valley State), 2:27
Jacob Vaughan pinned Eric Velez (Brockport), 6:50
Shawn Giblin (Edinboro) advances on injury default
Jacob Vaughan wins on Evan Yenolevick default
Mike Fee – 149 pound champion
Mike Fee pinned Cameron Serba, 6:19
Mike Fee mdec. Craig West (Lindsey Wilson), 9-0
Mike Fee dec. Matt Lyon (Michigan), 4-0
Mike Fee dec. Tim Rich (Edinboro), 7-4
Mike Fee dec. Luke Speno (Edinboro), 4-1
Tony Jameson – 157 pound runner-up
Tony Jameson pinned Shayne Stewart (CSU), 3:59
Tony Jameson dec. Kyle Mosier (Purdue), 11-7
Tony Jameson dec. John Greishelmer (Edinboro), 16-9
Tony Jameson mdec. Kevin Bialka (Northwestern), 16-8
Matthew Laird (Edinboro) dec. Tony Jameson, 7-3
Peter Capone – 174 pound champion
Peter Capone dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 8-4
Peter Capone mdec. Bryce Grimes (Indiana), 10-0
Peter Capone mdec. Tom Kerrigan (Ashland), 15-1
Peter Capone dec. Clay Neivert (Brockport), 7-2
Johnny Hiles – heavyweight champion
Johnny Hiles dec. Earnest James (Edinboro), 5-3
Johnny Hiles dec. Daniel Estricher (Edinboro), 2-1 (OT)
Johnny Hiles dec. Willie Wiggins (Lindenwood), 3-2
Johnny Hiles pinned Michael McClure (Michigan State), 1:38
Zack Tinch – 125 pounds; sixth place
Zack Tinch pinned Greg Smith (Mott C.C.)
Zack Tinch mdec. Calvin Cavanough (Oakland), 12-2
Ben Sturgeon pinned Zack Tinch, 2:01
Zack Tinch dec. Ritchie Reinhoehl (Edinboro), 6-1
Zack Tinch pinned Greg Egbert (EMU)
Alex Johns (Indianapolis) dec. Zack Tinch, 9-6
Joe Roth (Cleveland State) wins on medical default
