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Joseph Earns Third-Place Finish at MSU Open for Eagles
11/9/2013 10:33:00 PM | Wrestling
Vettese earns first-place finish in freshman/sophomore division
EAST LANSING, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University wrestling squad completed its first match of the 2013-14 season, as redshirt-senior Phillip Joseph (Lapeer, Mich.-Lapeer East) led the Eagles with a third-place finish in the 184 lb. weight class.
The freshman/sophomore 165 weight class would turn into a battle between Devan Marry (Hudson, Mich.-Hudson) and Dean Vettese (Rochester, Mich.-Rochester) as they each earned a bye in the first round before winning three-straight to meet in the semifinals as unattached wrestlers. After Vetesse had a bye in the first round he notched a fall over Findlay's John Belcher in 2:57 and claimed a 10-3 decision in the quarterfinals to meet Marry in the semifinals. Vettese clinched a 10-1 major decision over his teammate and went on to win the 165 freshman/sophomore weight class, taking a 6-2 decision over Findlay's Brian Metz in the finals. The Rochester, Mich. native was the only EMU wrestler to take home a first-place finish on the afternoon.
In the freshman/sophomore division of the MSU Open unattached, freshman Blake Caudill (Butler, Pa.-Butler) advanced to the quarterfinals in the 125 lb. weight class earning a 4-2 decision before falling in a decision to Findlay's Schuyler Phillips, 4-0. Freshman Shayne Wireman (Lansing, MIch.-Holt) picked up a third-place finish for the Eagles as he wrestled unattached in the 125 weight class. The Lansing, Mich. native picked up an 8-1 decision in the first round, before defeating Manchester's David Melendez in 35 seconds to earn a fall. In the quarterfinals Wireman found his third victory of the day, defeating Columbia's Britain Carter in a 4-1 decision. A 7-0 decision over Phillips secured the third-place spot for Wireman in his first collegiate tournament.
Redshirt-freshman James Klosz (Parma, Ohio-Holy Name) won his first three bouts as an unattached wrestler in the 157 lb. weight class, defeating Michigan's Aaron Calderon by an 11-8 deicsion in the second round. Klosz suffered a loss in the semifinals, but picked up a third-place finish in the freshman/sophomore division.
Freshman Rocco Borg (Oxford, Mich.-Oxford), redshirt-freshmen Kyle Lake (Farmington Hills, MIch.-Harrison) and Mitchell Malott (Saginaw, Mich.-Swan Valley) represented the Green and White in the 157 lb. weight class, all as unattached wrestlers, in the freshman/sophomore division as Malott picked up an sixth-place finish. After receiving a bye in the first round, Malott fell in an 8-3 decision to Gabe Stepanovich of Grand Valley before winning four-straight consolation bouts. The Saginaw, Mich. native won his first match by fall in 2:15 before taking a 7-4 decision, a 4-1 decision and a 5-4 decision to earn the sixth-place finish, while Borg earned two wins on the afternoon, picking up a 15-2 major decision over Ty Ethridge in round two of the consolation bracket.
Freshman Austin Geerlings (Kentwood, Mich.-East Kentwood) made it to the seminfinal round as an unattached wrestler at 165, earning two byes and taking a 10-1 major decision in the second round before an 11-4 decision in the third round. Marry faced his second teammate of the afternoon in a bout that would determine the third and fourth-place finishers as Geerlings fell to Findlay's Bradley Metz in the quarterfinals. Geerlings secured a fall over Marry in 6:59 to earn third-place, while Marry took home the fourth-place finish.
After taking a loss in the 125 lb. weight class in the open division, sophomore Alexander Calandrino (Howell, Mich.-Howell) won three-straight in the consolation bracket as an unattached wrestler, including a 16-7 major decision over Olivet's Henry McKeow before falling in the fourth round.
In the open 133 weight class, Jake Byers (Cedar Springs, Mich.-Rockford) earned one win in the consolation bracket with a fall in 2:16, while Vincent Pizzuto (North Jackson, Ohio-Jackson Milton) clinched two wins by decision in the first two rounds before falling in the quarterfinals to Navy's Colton Rasche by decision. The North Jackson, Ohio native would go on to win one bout in the consolation bracket before falling in the consolation semifinals to Michigan State's Garth Yenter by fall.
Unattached redshirt-sophomore Michael Shaw (Bangor, Mich.-Allegan) notched a 2-1 decision in the first round of the 149 lb. weight class, while redshirt-sophomore Derek Davison (LaSalle, Mich.-Monroe) secured two victories as an unattached competitor in the 165 lb. weight class. The LaSalle, Mich. native claimed a fall over Central Michigan's Anthony Bill in the opening round and earned a 12-3 major decision over Lake Erie's Tyler Tesny in the second round of the consolation bracket.
Representing EMU at the 184 lb. weight class, Joseph had a bye in round one before clinching two victories by decision. The redshirt-senior notched a 7-2 decision in the quarterfinals over CMU's Craig Kelliher before falling in the semifinals to Ohio State's Kenny Courts by decision. Joseph went on to clinch a third-place finish in his first tournament of the season for EMU.
"I was happy to finally see our new guys and transfers in action, said Head Coach Derek DelPorto, Vetesse did great today winning his weight class in the freshman/sophomore division. He looked very tough and showed us he is ready to compete at this level. There were a lot of positive things that came from today, most importantly, everyone stayed healthy. We solved a few weight class battles and are looking forward to opening up our dual meet schedule at home next weekend."
The Eagles will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 16 when they return to Ypsilanti to host the EMU Duals and the EMU Open. The matches will run simultaneously as the EMU Duals will be conducted on mats 1-7 and the EMU Open will be on mats 8-14. The event is slated to start at 10 a.m. at Bowen Field House.
OPEN DIVISION
133 lbs.
Vincent Pizzuto (3-2)
Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) dec. Luke Welch (Purdue), 15-10
Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) dec. Angelo DISabato (Ohio), 4-3
Colton Tasche (Navy) dec. Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 4-2
Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) dec. Cody Tow (California Baptist), 9-5
Garth Yenter fall Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 6:33
Jake Byers (1-2)
Javier Gasca (MSU) dec. Jake Byers (EMU), 9-4
Jake Byers (EMU) fall Brian Johnson (Unattached), 2:16
Robbie Bidlingmaier (Olivet) fall Jake Byers (EMU), 4:00
149 lbs.
Seth Schaner (0-2)
Gage Pederson (Olivet) dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 10-5
Thomas Brosnaha (Michigan) dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 6-1
Mike LeHolm (0-2)
Brandon Nleson (Purdue) dec. Mike LeHolm (EMU), 2-1
Mike LeHolm (EMU), bye
Brent Jorge (Campbell) dec. Mike LeHolm (EMU), 10-4
184 lbs.
Phillip Joseph (3-1)
Phillip Joseph (EMU), bye
Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Ville Heino (Campbell), 5-3
Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Craig Keliher (CMU), 7-2
Kenny Courts (Ohio State) dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 4-3
Phillip Joseph (EMU) inj. John Rizqallah (MSU), 0:00
Anthony Abro (1-2)
Anthony Abro (EMU), bye
Anthony Abro (EMU) maj. dec. Shane Rosenberry (NIU), 16-4
Lucas Sheridan (Indiana) dec. Anthony Abro (EMU), 5-4
William Miller (Navy) maj. dec. Anthony Abro (EMU), 9-1
The freshman/sophomore 165 weight class would turn into a battle between Devan Marry (Hudson, Mich.-Hudson) and Dean Vettese (Rochester, Mich.-Rochester) as they each earned a bye in the first round before winning three-straight to meet in the semifinals as unattached wrestlers. After Vetesse had a bye in the first round he notched a fall over Findlay's John Belcher in 2:57 and claimed a 10-3 decision in the quarterfinals to meet Marry in the semifinals. Vettese clinched a 10-1 major decision over his teammate and went on to win the 165 freshman/sophomore weight class, taking a 6-2 decision over Findlay's Brian Metz in the finals. The Rochester, Mich. native was the only EMU wrestler to take home a first-place finish on the afternoon.
In the freshman/sophomore division of the MSU Open unattached, freshman Blake Caudill (Butler, Pa.-Butler) advanced to the quarterfinals in the 125 lb. weight class earning a 4-2 decision before falling in a decision to Findlay's Schuyler Phillips, 4-0. Freshman Shayne Wireman (Lansing, MIch.-Holt) picked up a third-place finish for the Eagles as he wrestled unattached in the 125 weight class. The Lansing, Mich. native picked up an 8-1 decision in the first round, before defeating Manchester's David Melendez in 35 seconds to earn a fall. In the quarterfinals Wireman found his third victory of the day, defeating Columbia's Britain Carter in a 4-1 decision. A 7-0 decision over Phillips secured the third-place spot for Wireman in his first collegiate tournament.
Redshirt-freshman James Klosz (Parma, Ohio-Holy Name) won his first three bouts as an unattached wrestler in the 157 lb. weight class, defeating Michigan's Aaron Calderon by an 11-8 deicsion in the second round. Klosz suffered a loss in the semifinals, but picked up a third-place finish in the freshman/sophomore division.
Freshman Rocco Borg (Oxford, Mich.-Oxford), redshirt-freshmen Kyle Lake (Farmington Hills, MIch.-Harrison) and Mitchell Malott (Saginaw, Mich.-Swan Valley) represented the Green and White in the 157 lb. weight class, all as unattached wrestlers, in the freshman/sophomore division as Malott picked up an sixth-place finish. After receiving a bye in the first round, Malott fell in an 8-3 decision to Gabe Stepanovich of Grand Valley before winning four-straight consolation bouts. The Saginaw, Mich. native won his first match by fall in 2:15 before taking a 7-4 decision, a 4-1 decision and a 5-4 decision to earn the sixth-place finish, while Borg earned two wins on the afternoon, picking up a 15-2 major decision over Ty Ethridge in round two of the consolation bracket.
Freshman Austin Geerlings (Kentwood, Mich.-East Kentwood) made it to the seminfinal round as an unattached wrestler at 165, earning two byes and taking a 10-1 major decision in the second round before an 11-4 decision in the third round. Marry faced his second teammate of the afternoon in a bout that would determine the third and fourth-place finishers as Geerlings fell to Findlay's Bradley Metz in the quarterfinals. Geerlings secured a fall over Marry in 6:59 to earn third-place, while Marry took home the fourth-place finish.
After taking a loss in the 125 lb. weight class in the open division, sophomore Alexander Calandrino (Howell, Mich.-Howell) won three-straight in the consolation bracket as an unattached wrestler, including a 16-7 major decision over Olivet's Henry McKeow before falling in the fourth round.
In the open 133 weight class, Jake Byers (Cedar Springs, Mich.-Rockford) earned one win in the consolation bracket with a fall in 2:16, while Vincent Pizzuto (North Jackson, Ohio-Jackson Milton) clinched two wins by decision in the first two rounds before falling in the quarterfinals to Navy's Colton Rasche by decision. The North Jackson, Ohio native would go on to win one bout in the consolation bracket before falling in the consolation semifinals to Michigan State's Garth Yenter by fall.
Unattached redshirt-sophomore Michael Shaw (Bangor, Mich.-Allegan) notched a 2-1 decision in the first round of the 149 lb. weight class, while redshirt-sophomore Derek Davison (LaSalle, Mich.-Monroe) secured two victories as an unattached competitor in the 165 lb. weight class. The LaSalle, Mich. native claimed a fall over Central Michigan's Anthony Bill in the opening round and earned a 12-3 major decision over Lake Erie's Tyler Tesny in the second round of the consolation bracket.
Representing EMU at the 184 lb. weight class, Joseph had a bye in round one before clinching two victories by decision. The redshirt-senior notched a 7-2 decision in the quarterfinals over CMU's Craig Kelliher before falling in the semifinals to Ohio State's Kenny Courts by decision. Joseph went on to clinch a third-place finish in his first tournament of the season for EMU.
"I was happy to finally see our new guys and transfers in action, said Head Coach Derek DelPorto, Vetesse did great today winning his weight class in the freshman/sophomore division. He looked very tough and showed us he is ready to compete at this level. There were a lot of positive things that came from today, most importantly, everyone stayed healthy. We solved a few weight class battles and are looking forward to opening up our dual meet schedule at home next weekend."
The Eagles will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 16 when they return to Ypsilanti to host the EMU Duals and the EMU Open. The matches will run simultaneously as the EMU Duals will be conducted on mats 1-7 and the EMU Open will be on mats 8-14. The event is slated to start at 10 a.m. at Bowen Field House.
OPEN DIVISION
133 lbs.
Vincent Pizzuto (3-2)
Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) dec. Luke Welch (Purdue), 15-10
Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) dec. Angelo DISabato (Ohio), 4-3
Colton Tasche (Navy) dec. Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 4-2
Vincent Pizzuto (EMU) dec. Cody Tow (California Baptist), 9-5
Garth Yenter fall Vincent Pizzuto (EMU), 6:33
Jake Byers (1-2)
Javier Gasca (MSU) dec. Jake Byers (EMU), 9-4
Jake Byers (EMU) fall Brian Johnson (Unattached), 2:16
Robbie Bidlingmaier (Olivet) fall Jake Byers (EMU), 4:00
149 lbs.
Seth Schaner (0-2)
Gage Pederson (Olivet) dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 10-5
Thomas Brosnaha (Michigan) dec. Seth Schaner (EMU), 6-1
Mike LeHolm (0-2)
Brandon Nleson (Purdue) dec. Mike LeHolm (EMU), 2-1
Mike LeHolm (EMU), bye
Brent Jorge (Campbell) dec. Mike LeHolm (EMU), 10-4
184 lbs.
Phillip Joseph (3-1)
Phillip Joseph (EMU), bye
Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Ville Heino (Campbell), 5-3
Phillip Joseph (EMU) dec. Craig Keliher (CMU), 7-2
Kenny Courts (Ohio State) dec. Phillip Joseph (EMU), 4-3
Phillip Joseph (EMU) inj. John Rizqallah (MSU), 0:00
Anthony Abro (1-2)
Anthony Abro (EMU), bye
Anthony Abro (EMU) maj. dec. Shane Rosenberry (NIU), 16-4
Lucas Sheridan (Indiana) dec. Anthony Abro (EMU), 5-4
William Miller (Navy) maj. dec. Anthony Abro (EMU), 9-1
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