Armstrong Takes Second At 133 In CSU Open
\nMichaels and Gilkey also place at 157 and 184, respectively<\/p>\n
Contact: Josh Rattray<\/p>\n
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Junior David Armstrong went 3-1 to place second in the 133-pound weight class, freshman Rob Michaels had a career day, winning five of six matches en route to a fifth place finish and senior David Gilkey placed fourth to lead the Vikings at the CSU Open on Saturday (Dec. 16) at Woodling Gym. The tournament, which included 186 wrestlers overall, was CSU’s first home competition of the year.<\/p>\n
Armstrong (6-2) earned a berth in the 133-pound title bout with a thrilling 9-7 overtime win over Michigan State’s Micah Carter. Carter led the bout, 7-6, until Armstrong scored an escape with 2.3 second remaining to tie the score 7-7. Armstrong took control early in the sudden victory period, taking Carter down just 19.4 seconds into the extra time. Armstrong dropped an 8-3 decision to an unattached Mike Grey in the title bout at 133 to finish is four-match day.<\/p>\n
He started the day with a 14-2 major decision over Eastern Michigan’s Vince Licari and then a 3-1 win over Virginia’s Anthony Burke to advance to the semi-final tilt with Carter.<\/p>\n
“David definitely wrestled well today, “head coach Jack Effner said. “He wrestled hard and beat some very quality opponents.”<\/p>\n
Michaels (9-4) entered the tournament with just four college wins but quickly added to that total, first with a pin over Eastern Michigan’s Rece Cox and then a 5-1 decision over Niagara C.C.’s Tyrell Riley. After losing to Indiana’s Paul Riley, Michaels stormed through the consolation bracket with three straight wins, culminating with a 12-0 major decision over Cory Mancuso of Eastern Michigan.<\/p>\n
Senior David Gilkey (10-6) won his first two matches to advance to the semi-finals before dropping out of the tournament at 184 pounds.<\/p>\n
Freshman 197-pounder Benny Balogh (7-8) went 3-2 for the day while fellow freshman Kyle Chittick (7-6) went 2-2 at 157 pounds. Sophomore Dan Castillo won his first college match, in the consolation bracket of the 149-pound class, pinning Dave Gorman of Jamestown Community College.<\/p>\n
“Today was about getting more experience, and we did that today, “Effner said. “We’ve had a very stressful week, with this tournament and final exams. I think today will help us get better for the second half of the season.”<\/p>\n
The Vikings are in action once more during the 2006 calendar year, traveling to the Midlands Invitational on Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill.<\/p>\n
2006 CSU Open Placers<\/p>\n
125
\n1st place – Pat McCaffrey, Unattached
\n2nd place – Mike Watts, Michigan
\n3rd place – Clint Frutiger, Michigan State
\n4th place – Akif Eren, Purdue
\n5th place – Josh Williams, Central Michigan<\/p>\n
133
\n1st place – Mike Grey, Unattached
\n2nd place – David Armstrong, CSU
\n3rd place – Quentin Keyes, Ohio
\n4th place – Micah Carter, Michigan State
\n5th place – Sean Clair, Eastern Michigan<\/p>\n
141
\n1st place – Joey Slaton, Iowa
\n2nd place – Kevin Lipp, Purdue
\n3rd place – Zach Donofrio, Eastern Michigan
\n4th place – David Pienaar, Eastern Michigan
\n5th place – Tony D’Alie, Central Michigan<\/p>\n
149
\n1st place – Nathaniel Holt, Central Michigan
\n2nd place – Tyler Grayson, Central Michigan
\n3rd place – Barrett Abel, UC-Davis
\n4th place – Tim Hammer, Michigan State
\n5th place – Dan Song, Iowa<\/p>\n
157
\n1st place – Victer Crenshaw, Unattached
\n2nd place – Paul Young, Indiana
\n3rd place – Nick Spohn, Purdue
\n4th place – Pete Puckett, Central Michigan
\n5th place – Robbie Michaels, Cleveland State<\/p>\n
165
\n1st place – Mack Lewnes, Unattached
\n2nd place – Ryan Knapp, Ohio
\n3rd place – Jason Lapham, Penn State
\n4th place – Quinn Guernsey, Eastern Michigan
\n5th place – Brent Fiorito, Virginia<\/p>\n
174
\n1st place – Mickey Moran, Buffalo
\n2nd place – Justin Kerber, Cornell
\n3rd place – John Murphy, Michigan State
\n4th place – Chris Estep, Kent State
\n5th place – Greg Goidosik, Kent State<\/p>\n
184
\n1st place – Rocco Caponi, Virginia
\n2nd place – Mike Ward, Penn State
\n3rd place – Eric Simaz, Central Michigan
\n4th place – David Gilkey, Cleveland State
\n5th place – Hiram Smith, Findlay<\/p>\n
197
\n1st place – Logan Brown, Purdue
\n2nd place – Nick Palmieri, Michigan State
\n3rd place – Justin Dobies, North Carolina
\n4th place – Chris Hahn, Unattached
\n5th place – Brent Jones, Virginia<\/p>\n
285
\n1st place – Dave Herman, Indiana
\n2nd place – Rashard Goff, Unattached
\n3rd place – Ryan Tomei, Pittsburgh
\n4th place – John Horn, Notre Dame
\n5th place – Joe Tymoszczuk, Ohio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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