Russell and Reader win National Titles, CMU Finishes 13th
3/20 - The season ended for Boris Novachlav of Cal Poly and he only gave up two
takedowns all year. Fortunately for Kellen Russell he was the culprit behind both of
those takedowns, on of which won Russell a National Championship Saturday night in
Philadelphia.
The University of Michigan junior capped off a perfect season with a 3-2 win over
Novachlav to win the 141lb National Title. The match was tied 1-1 in the 3rd period
when Russell scored a that fatal takedown.
The third Davison wrestler in recent years won a National Title as Jon Reader of Iowa
State won the 174lb title in dominant fashion with a 10-3 win over Nick Amuchastegui
of Stanford. Reader also finished a perfect season for the Cyclones.
Central Michigan finished the tournament as the highest placing Michigan team in the
Team Standings as the Chipps ended 13th with three all-americans. Michigan followed
close behind in 15th with Russell as their lone All-American. Michigan State and
Eastern Michigan ended with noone on the medal stand, however, the Spartans won enough matches in the tournament to finish 43rd. The Eagles finished tied at 65th.
Michigan All-Americans
133 - Scotti Sentes (Central Michigan), 4th
141 - Kellen Russell (Michigan), 1st
149 - Andrew Nadhir (Northwestern), 6th
174 - Jon Reader (Iowa State), 1st
174 - Ben Bennett (Central Michigan), 8th
197 - Cam Simaz (Cornell), 3rd
285 - Jarod Trice (Central Michigan), 4th
Final Michigan Results
University of Michigan
125 – Sean Boyle
Ch rd 1 - W David Klingensheim (Nebraska) 8-1
Ch rd 2 - L #2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) 14-4
Co rd 2 - W Brad Pataky (Penn State) 8-1
Co rd 3 - W Anthony Zanetta (Pitt) 5-2
Co bl rd - L #8 Jarrodd Paterson (Oklahoma) 4-2
Eliminated from tournament
133 – Zac Stevens
Ch rd 1 - L #12 Kyle Hutter (Old Dominon) 3-1 SV
Co rd1 - W Frank Cagnina (Lehihg) 12-9
Co rd 2 - W Kevin Smith (Buffalo) 8-0
Co rd 3 - L Flint Ray (Utah Valley) Fall 4:40
Eliminated from tournament
141 - #1 Kellen Russell
Ch rd 1 - W Mike Koehnlein (Nebraska) 5-3
Ch rd 2 - W Michael Mangrum (Oregon State) 15-6
Quarterfinals W #8 Zach Bailey (Oklahoma) 3-3 RT; TB2
Semifinal W #5 Montell Marion (Iowa) 3-3 RT; TB2
Finals W #3 Boris Novachkov (Cal Poly), 3-2
149 – Eric Grajales
Ch rd 1 - W Brandon Rader (West Virginia) Fall 4:51
Ch rd 2 - W #1 Darrion Caldwell (NC State) Default
Quarterfinals L #8 Ganbayar Sanjaa (American) 10-3
Co bl rd - L Derek Valenti (Penn) 9-7
Eliminated from tournament
165 – Dan Yates
Ch rd 1 - L #8 Scott Winston (Rutgers) 4-2
Co rd 1 - L Bekzod Abdurakhmonov (Clarion) 6-4
Eliminated from tournament
174 – Justin Zeerip
Ch rd 1 - L #1 Jon Reader (Iowa State) 13-3
Co rd 1 - L Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra) 3-1
Eliminated from tournament
197 – Anthony Biondo
Ch pigtail - W Daniel Mitchell (American) 10-4
Ch rd 1 - L #9 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) 6-1
Co rd 1 - W LJ Helbig (Wyoming) 14-4
Co rd 2 L John Hall (Boise State) 4-2
Eliminated from tournament
285 – Ben Apland
Ch rd 1 - L #3 Ryan Flores (American) fall 1:58
Co rd 1 - W John Danikowicz (Virginia) 4-2
Co rd 2 - L #8 Anthony Nelson (Minnesota) 2-0
Eliminated from tournament
Central Michigan
133 - #11 Scotti Sentes
Ch rd 1 - W Nathan Pennesi (Penn) 7-0
Ch rd 2 - W #6 Tony Ramos (Iowa) 2-0
Quarterfinals L #3 Andrew Long (Penn State) Fall 2:46
Co bl rd - W #10 Rollie Peterkin (Penn) Fall 4:08
Cons QF - W #7 BJ Futrell (Illinois) 4-0
Cons Semis - W #4 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) 5-0
3rd Place Finals - L Andrew Long (Penn State) 7-5
149 – Donnie Corby
Ch rd 1 - L #4 Kyle Dake (Cornell) 9-0
Co rd 1 - W Matt Lester (Oklahoma) 5-4 TB
Co rd 2 - W #10 Kurt Kinser (Indiana) 3-2
Co rd 3 - L Derek Valenti (Penn) 6-2
Eliminated from tournament
174 - #6 Ben Bennett
Ch rd 1 - W Alex Caruso (Rutgers) 6-0
Ch rd 2 - W Curran Jacobs (Michigan State) 16-2
Quarterfinals L #3 Mack Lewnes (Cornell)
Co bl rd - W #12 Mike Benefiel (Oklahoma State) 8-5
Cons QF - L #2 Ed Ruth (Penn State) Fall :42
7th Place Finals L #8 Mike Letts (Maryland) 7-2
285 – #2 Jarod Trice
Ch rd 1 -W Joshua Wine (VMI) 3-1
Ch rd 2 - W Ricardo Alcala (Indiana) 3-2 TB2
Quarterfinals W #10 Nathan Fernandez (Oklahoma) 3-2
Semifinals L #3 Ryan Flores (American) 4-0
Cons Semis W Ricardo Alcala (Indiana) 3-2 TB2
3rd Place Finals L Dom Bradley (Missouri) 3-2
Michigan State
149 – Dan Osterman
Ch rd 1 - L Derek Valenti (Penn) 3-1 SV
Co rd 1 - L Zac Cibula (Rider) 7-7 RT/TB2
Eliminated from tournament
157 – Sean McMurray
Ch rd 1 - L #9 James Fleming (Clarion) 5-0
Co pigtail - L Bryan Deutsch (Northern Illinois) 5-0
Eliminated from tournament
174 – Curran Jacobs
Ch rd 1 - W #11 Austin Meyes (Lehigh) 13-5
Ch rd 2 - L #6 Ben Bennett (Central Michigan) 16-2
Co rd 2 L Ryan Patrovich (Hofstra)
Eliminated from tournament
197 – Tyler Dickensen
Ch rd 1 - L Joseph Kennedy (Lehigh) 3-1
Co rd 1 - W Luke Macchiaroli (Arizona State) 8-0
Co Rd 2 L #12 Zack Giesen (Stanford)
Eliminated from tournament
285 – Joe Rizgallah
Ch rd 1 - W David Wade (Eastern Michigan) 4-1
Ch rd 2 - L Levi Cooper (Arizona State) Fall 6:24
Co rd 2 L Kyle Simonson (Iowa State)
Eliminated from tournament
Eastern Michigan
157 – Aaron Sulzer
Ch rd 1 - L Colton Salazar (Purdue) 13-4
Co rd 1 - L DJ Meagher (Cornell) 5-1
Eliminated from tournament
285 – David Wade
Ch rd 1 - L Joe Rizgallah (Michigan State) 4-1
Co rd 1 - L #4 Dominic Russo (Rutgers) 6-1
Eliminated from tournament
Michigan grads wrestling out-of-state:
141 – Andrew Schutt (Buffalo)
Ch rd 1 - L #3 Boris Novachav (Cal Poly) 6-1
Co rd 1 - L Levi Jones (Boise State)
Eliminated from tournament
149 - #11 Andrew Nadhir (Northwestern)
Ch rd 1 - L Joey Napoli (Lehigh) Fall 6:00
Co rd 1 - W Dane Johnson (Pitt) 7-5 SV
Co rd 2 - W #1 Darrion Caldwell (NC State) MedForf
Co rd 3 - W Cole Dellasarra (Wyoming) 7-5 SV1
Co bl rd - W #7 Mario Mason (Rutgers) 7-3
Cons QF - W #3 Kevin LeValley (Bucknell) 6-5
Cons Semis - L #8 Ganbayar Sanjaa (American) 5-1
5th place finals - L #5 Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State) 6-2
157 – Jackson Morse (Illinois)
Ch rd 1 - L #7 Bryce Saddoris (Navy) 13-4
Co rd 1 - L Corey Mock (North Carolina) 12-10
Eliminated from tournament
174 - #1 Jon Reader (Iowa State)
Ch rd 1 - W Justin Zeerip (Michigan) 13-3
Ch rd 2 - W Luke Manuel (Purdue) 13-0
Quarterfinals - W #8 Mike Letts (Maryland) 8-2
Semifinals - W #5 Chris Heinrich (Virginia) 4-3
Finals W #7 Nick Amechegustagi (Stanford) 10-3
197 – #1 Cam Simaz (Cornell)
Ch rd 1 - W Ryan Smith (Cal Poly) 6-2
Ch rd 2 - W Andy Johnson (Nebraska) 8-4
Quarterfinals - W #8 Matt Powless (Indiana) Fall 2:20
Semifinals - L #4 Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) 10-9
Cons Semis W #12 Zack Giesen (Stanford) Fall 3:31
3rd Place Finals W #3 Trevor Brandvold (Wisconsin) 5-2
197 – LJ Helbig (Wyoming)
Ch rd 1 - L #8 Matt Powless (Indiana) 10-1
Co rd 1 - L Anthony Biondo (Michigan) 14-4
Eliminated from tournament
285 – Brett Correll (Buffalo)
Ch rd 1 - L Tucker Lane (Nebraska) Default
Co rd 1 - L #6 Ryan Tomei (Pitt) 10-1
Eliminated from tournament
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