44th Annual ESU Open Complete Results (PDF)

EAST STROUDSBURG – Redshirt junior Thad Frick made the finals at 165 pounds to lead East Stroudsburg University at the 44th Annual ESU Open on Saturday afternoon at Koehler Fieldhouse.

Frick posted three straight victories to make the championship match, beating Harrison Hightower (Virginia Tech) 4-3, pinning Dakota Kuhn (Millersville) in 2:50 and taking out Ricky Pena (Kutztown) with an 11-3 major decision in the semifinals. Dirk Cowburn (Penn State) had a first-period pin in the final and was one of three Nittany Lions to win individual titles.

Redshirt freshman Brendan McKeown had a strong day on the mat, finishing third at 184 by winning six straight bouts after an opening round loss. The Warriors had the fifth- and sixth-place finishers at 285 in sophomores Will Weaver and Erik Schaffer, and four other wrestlers reached the quarterfinals in their weight classes – redshirt junior Adam Hluschak (141), redshirt senior Jeff Jacobs (174), junior James Gonzalez (184) and redshirt junior Ed Ebewo (197).

McKeown began his run through the consolations with a 13-10 decision over Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh). He pinned teammate Frank Colder in 4:40, then had decisions over Fred Garcia (Lock Haven) and William Miller (Navy Prep). McKeown advanced to the third/fourth place match by default over Nathan Ronan (Bloomsburg), and posted a 13-2 major decision over Ty Snook (Maryland) to finish third.

Weaver won his first two matches to reach the semifinals, where he fell 3-1 to Carl Buchholz (Rutgers). Justin Grant (Kutztown) posted a 13-7 decision before he finished fifth by forfeit over Schaffer.

Schaffer began his day with a 1-0 decision over Greg Ritter (Middlesex CC), then dropped a 3-2 decision to Ben Ostner (unrostered). He came back with three straight decisions to make the fifth/sixth place match.

Jacobs recorded his 40th career win during a busy Saturday, picking up a pair of first-period pins in his first two matches against Thomas Villareale (Delaware Valley) and Eric Sergent (Kutztown). Jacobs lost his quarterfinal bout 7-6 vs. Brian Broderick (TCNJ) and then bowed out in the consolations with a medical forfeit.

ESU had 17 individuals enter the tournament, with 14 posting at least one victory. The Warriors' entrants had a combined record of 34-32, with 10 pins and three major decisions.

Champions by Weight Class

125 - Naryman Arujau, American
133 - Brock Livorio, unrostered
141 - Zac Andrews, Delaware Valley
149 - Dylan Alton, Penn State
157 - James Vollrath, Penn State
165 - Dirk Cowburn, Penn State
174 - Tyler Beckwith, Binghamton
184 - Kevin Bailey, Lehigh
197 - Matthew Wilps, unrostered
285 - Blake Herrin, American

ESU Results

125 – Chris Carpenter
Kellen Aura (Lehigh) pinned Carpenter, 4:48
Heriberto Quintana (Middlesex CC) tech. fall Carpenter, 15-0

133 – Andrew Arnold
Frank Goodwin (Maryland) pinned Arnold, 1:52
Arnold pinned Matt Gambale (Gloucester CC), 0:41
Dan Herr (TCNJ) won by default

141 – Adam Hluschak (quarterfinals)
Hluschak pinned Taylor Laraia (Nassau CC), 2:29
Hluschak dec. Danny O'Malley (Maryland), 10-7
Nick Heilmann (unrostered) dec. Hluschak, 5-2
Mark Hartenstine (Maryland) pinned Hluschak, 0:35

149 – Cameron Rankin
Kyle Rosser (Lehigh) dec. Rankin, 17-2
Rankin pinned Barry Ball (Army Prep), 1:30
Tyler Wilton (ESU) pinned Rankin, 1:00

149 – Tyler Wilton
Ben Dorsay (Maryland) dec. Wilton, 9-1
Wilton pinned Cameron Rankin (ESU), 1:00
Zachery Zotollo (TCNJ) dec. Wilton, 6-3

149 – Luke Grassi
Grassi pinned Kyle Albanese (Wilkes), 4:55
William Ashnault (Rutgers) pinned Grassi, 2:56
Grassi dec. Jordan Colon (Hofstra), 8-4
Grassi dec. Steve Hess (Millersville), 6-4
Zach Pincus (Millersville) dec. Grassi, 6-1

157 – Evan Baer
Baer dec. Jay Sandt (Kutztown), 11-2
Baer dec. Max Barsky (unrostered), 9-4
Christopher Marchetti (Army) dec. Baer, 9-3
Baer dec. Justin Pencook (Gloucester CC), 9-3
Domenic Derobertis (Maryland) maj. dec. Baer, 10-0

165 – Thad Frick (runner-up)
Frick dec. Harrison Hightower (Virginia Tech), 4-3
Frick pinned Dakota Kuhn (Millersville), 2:50
Frick maj. dec. Ricky Pena (Kutztown), 11-3
Dirk Cowburn (Penn State) pinned Frick, 1:32

165 – Jesse Dunn
Jerry Somma (Virginia Tech) dec. Dunn, 6-2
Harrison Hightower (Virginia Tech) pinned Dunn, 3:53

174 – Jeff Jacobs (quarterfinals)
Jacobs pinned Thomas Villareale (Delaware Valley), 1:50
Jacobs pinned Eric Sergent (Kutztown), 2:02
Brian Broderick (TCNJ) dec. Jacobs, 7-6
Angelo Malvestuto (Virginia Tech) advanced, med. forfeit

174 – Will Esposito
Matt Damato (Delaware Valley) dec. Esposito, 15-10
Phillip Steinberg (Army Prep) dec. Esposito, 11-6

184 – Brendan McKeown (3rd place)
Mike Denver (TCNJ) dec. McKeown, 7-3
McKeown dec. Kadeem Samuels (Lehigh), 13-10
McKeown pinned Frank Colder (ESU), 4:40
McKeown dec. Fred Garcia (Lock Haven), 5-4
McKeown dec. William Miller (Navy Prep), 12-9
McKeown advanced over Nathan Ronan (Bloomsburg), default
McKeown maj. dec. Ty Snook (Maryland), 13-2

184 – Frank Colder
Colder dec. Clifford Farrell (Wilkes), 5-4
Nathan Ronan (Bloomsburg) pinned Colder, 4:00
Colder pinned Dirk Vandermeyden (Army Prep), 1:30
Brendan McKeown (ESU) pinned Colder, 4:40

184 – James Gonzalez (quarterfinals)
Gonzalez dec. Calvin Brasor (American), 11-5
Gonzalez dec. William Miller (Army Prep), 5-2
John Dickson (Virginia Tech) dec. Gonzalez, 6-3
Mike Denver (TCNJ) maj. dec. Gonzalez, 15-3

197 – Ed Ebewo (quarterfinals)
Ebewo dec. Tim Murphy (Hofstra), 3-1
Jared Mhyrberg (SUNY-Cortland) advanced, med. forfeit
Jeffrey Furbish (TCNJ) advanced, med. forfeit

285 – Will Weaver (5th place)
Weaver maj. dec. Jonathan Slack (Wilkes), 15-6
Weaver dec. Lance Moore (Binghamton), 2-1
Carl Buchholz (Rutgers) dec. Weaver, 3-1
Justin Grant (Kutztown) dec. Weaver, 13-7
Weaver advanced over Erik Schaffer (ESU), med. forfeit

285 – Erik Schaffer (6th place)
Schaffer dec. Greg Ritter (Middlesex CC), 1-0
Ben Ostner (unrostered) dec. Schaffer, 3-2
Schaffer dec. Nick Comoroto (Gloucester CC), 3-0
Schaffer dec. Alexander Green (Gloucester CC), 3-1
Schaffer dec. Lance Moore (Binghamton), 7-3
Will Weaver (ESU) advanced, med. forfeit