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Torres Leads EMU Wrestling at Cleveland State Open
12/13/2014 10:48:00 PM | Wrestling
The true freshman placed second in the 125 lb. weight class for EMU
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team saw three top-four finishes, including a runner-up finish from freshman Armando Torres at the Cleveland State Open Saturday, Dec. 13.
In the first podium appearance in his collegiate career, Torres earned a major decision over Gardner Webb's Landon LoAbo in the first round before taking back-to-back decisions to secure a spot in the finals against Northwestern's Stevan Micic. Torres was unable to keep pace with Micic, falling in a 10-2 major decision to garner the second-place finish at 125 lbs.
Both Derek Davison and Mitchell Malott took home fourth-place finishes as Davison won his first three bouts in the championship bracket before wrestling Michigan's Garrett Sutton in the semifinals. Sutton grabbed the 9-3 decision over Davison sending him into the consolation bracket semifinals where he took a 6-4 decision over Kent State's Tyler Buckwalter. Davison could not hold on in the third place match as Austin Reese of Ohio State pinned the LaSalle, Mich. native in 1:13, handing Davison the fourth-place spot at 165 lbs.
Malott had a long day on the mats for Eastern Michigan battling his way through the consolation bracket after falling in a 12-1 major decision in his first bout of the afternoon. After receiving a bye in the first round of the consolation bracket, the 157 lb. grappler used two decisions, two major decisions, a tech fall, and a forfeit to win six-straight bouts and work his way into the consolation semifinals. Jonaton Rivera of Notre Dame forfeit the semifinals handing Malott a slot in the third-place match, but the Saginaw, Mich. native was unable to hold on, falling in a 10-2 major decision.
Junior Jacob Davis saw three wins on the afternoon after returning to the mats for the first time since the MSU Open, Nov. 2. The North Ridgeville, Ohio native had a bye in the first round and took two-straight decisions to make his way into the quarterfinals where he won in a forfeit from Hunter Gamble of Gardner Webb. Davis was unable to come away with the win in the semifinals, falling to Austin Coburn of Old Dominion to end his day in the 174 lb. weight class.
EMU had three grapplers with two wins on the day as Rocco Borg, Chad Decker and Dakota Juarez all grabbed victories in their respective weight classes while Josh Evans, Derek Schultz, and Cole Dillman each secured one win apiece for the Green and White.
Eastern Michigan will be back in action Monday, Dec. 29 when it heads to the Midlands Championships. The two-day event is slated to start Dec. 29 and will finish Tuesday, Dec. 30 in Evanston Ill.
In the first podium appearance in his collegiate career, Torres earned a major decision over Gardner Webb's Landon LoAbo in the first round before taking back-to-back decisions to secure a spot in the finals against Northwestern's Stevan Micic. Torres was unable to keep pace with Micic, falling in a 10-2 major decision to garner the second-place finish at 125 lbs.
Both Derek Davison and Mitchell Malott took home fourth-place finishes as Davison won his first three bouts in the championship bracket before wrestling Michigan's Garrett Sutton in the semifinals. Sutton grabbed the 9-3 decision over Davison sending him into the consolation bracket semifinals where he took a 6-4 decision over Kent State's Tyler Buckwalter. Davison could not hold on in the third place match as Austin Reese of Ohio State pinned the LaSalle, Mich. native in 1:13, handing Davison the fourth-place spot at 165 lbs.
Malott had a long day on the mats for Eastern Michigan battling his way through the consolation bracket after falling in a 12-1 major decision in his first bout of the afternoon. After receiving a bye in the first round of the consolation bracket, the 157 lb. grappler used two decisions, two major decisions, a tech fall, and a forfeit to win six-straight bouts and work his way into the consolation semifinals. Jonaton Rivera of Notre Dame forfeit the semifinals handing Malott a slot in the third-place match, but the Saginaw, Mich. native was unable to hold on, falling in a 10-2 major decision.
Junior Jacob Davis saw three wins on the afternoon after returning to the mats for the first time since the MSU Open, Nov. 2. The North Ridgeville, Ohio native had a bye in the first round and took two-straight decisions to make his way into the quarterfinals where he won in a forfeit from Hunter Gamble of Gardner Webb. Davis was unable to come away with the win in the semifinals, falling to Austin Coburn of Old Dominion to end his day in the 174 lb. weight class.
EMU had three grapplers with two wins on the day as Rocco Borg, Chad Decker and Dakota Juarez all grabbed victories in their respective weight classes while Josh Evans, Derek Schultz, and Cole Dillman each secured one win apiece for the Green and White.
Eastern Michigan will be back in action Monday, Dec. 29 when it heads to the Midlands Championships. The two-day event is slated to start Dec. 29 and will finish Tuesday, Dec. 30 in Evanston Ill.
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