Eastern Michigan Athletics
Sunday, November 19
Philadelphia, Pa.
All Day
Eastern Michigan University
vs
Keystone Classic
Photo by: Jim Naprstek
Wrestling Places Four at Keystone Classic
11/19/2017 7:57:00 PM | Wrestling
As a team EMU placed sixth overall
FULL RESULTS
PHILADELPHIA (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team placed four wrestlers at the Keystone Classic Sunday, Nov. 19 inside the historic Palestra on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. As a team, EMU totaled 23 victories on its way to a sixth-place team finish with 77.5 points.
EMU's 15 grapplers were led by redshirt sophomore Noah Gonser (Grand Blanc, Mich.-Grand Blanc) who took runner-up honors at 133 lbs. It was his second straight runner-up finish at the Keystone after taking second at 125 lbs. last season. The Grand Blanc native went 4-0 to get to the finals, including one major decision and one pin, before falling in the title bout in a thrilling 26-12 match.
Redshirt senior Gage Hutchison (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan) was EMU's next top placer, taking third at heavyweight. The veteran won two tight bouts to get to the semifinals before losing to the No. 3 nationally ranked Nick Nevills of Penn State. In the consolation rounds, Hutchison pinned his way to a third-place finish, getting Ryan Cloud of Rider in 1:15, and then No. 16 nationally ranked Conan Jennings of Northwestern in just 27 seconds.
Eastern's other two placers were redshirt senior Kyle Springer (New Boston, Mich.-Davenport Assumption (Indiana)) and redshirt sophomore Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio-Lake) who both took fourth at 149 and 165 lbs., respectively. Springer and Carson both registered three wins apiece, including a pin from Springer, his first since 2015. Carson tallied two bonus point wins, one by technical fall, and another by his second pin of the season.
No. 1 Penn State took home the team title with 190.5, followed by Northwestern (156.5), No. 23 Rider (138), Drexel (118.5), and Appalachian State (96.5) rounding out the top-five. EMU finished ahead of host Pennsylvania, Harvard, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, VMI, and Sacred Heart in the 12-team field.
The Eagles return to the mats in a week, Sunday, Nov. 26, when they travel to Bloomington, Ind. for the Indiana duals. EMU will wrestle the host Hoosiers at 10 a.m., followed by Binghamton University at noon.
1. Penn State 190.5
2. Northwestern 156.5
3. Rider 138
4. Drexel 118.5
5. App. State 96.5
6. EMU 77.5
7. Penn 72.5
8. Harvard 68
9. Duke 67
10. F&M 27
11. VMI 11
12. Sacred Heart 10
PHILADELPHIA (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team placed four wrestlers at the Keystone Classic Sunday, Nov. 19 inside the historic Palestra on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. As a team, EMU totaled 23 victories on its way to a sixth-place team finish with 77.5 points.
EMU's 15 grapplers were led by redshirt sophomore Noah Gonser (Grand Blanc, Mich.-Grand Blanc) who took runner-up honors at 133 lbs. It was his second straight runner-up finish at the Keystone after taking second at 125 lbs. last season. The Grand Blanc native went 4-0 to get to the finals, including one major decision and one pin, before falling in the title bout in a thrilling 26-12 match.
Redshirt senior Gage Hutchison (Buchanan, Mich.-Buchanan) was EMU's next top placer, taking third at heavyweight. The veteran won two tight bouts to get to the semifinals before losing to the No. 3 nationally ranked Nick Nevills of Penn State. In the consolation rounds, Hutchison pinned his way to a third-place finish, getting Ryan Cloud of Rider in 1:15, and then No. 16 nationally ranked Conan Jennings of Northwestern in just 27 seconds.
Eastern's other two placers were redshirt senior Kyle Springer (New Boston, Mich.-Davenport Assumption (Indiana)) and redshirt sophomore Zac Carson (Akron, Ohio-Lake) who both took fourth at 149 and 165 lbs., respectively. Springer and Carson both registered three wins apiece, including a pin from Springer, his first since 2015. Carson tallied two bonus point wins, one by technical fall, and another by his second pin of the season.
No. 1 Penn State took home the team title with 190.5, followed by Northwestern (156.5), No. 23 Rider (138), Drexel (118.5), and Appalachian State (96.5) rounding out the top-five. EMU finished ahead of host Pennsylvania, Harvard, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, VMI, and Sacred Heart in the 12-team field.
The Eagles return to the mats in a week, Sunday, Nov. 26, when they travel to Bloomington, Ind. for the Indiana duals. EMU will wrestle the host Hoosiers at 10 a.m., followed by Binghamton University at noon.
1. Penn State 190.5
2. Northwestern 156.5
3. Rider 138
4. Drexel 118.5
5. App. State 96.5
6. EMU 77.5
7. Penn 72.5
8. Harvard 68
9. Duke 67
10. F&M 27
11. VMI 11
12. Sacred Heart 10
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