Complete Notes

KENT STATE AT 2015 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
2014-15 RESULTS
K
ent State will be well represented at the 85th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
March 19-21, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Sending five wrestlers this season, the
Golden Flashes look to extend their six-year trend of having at least one All-American.
Junior 157-pounder Ian Miller has his sights set even higher following a fourth place finish
at last year’s NCAA Championships. Miller will be joined by Mack McGuire, Tyler Small,
Mike DePalma and Mimmo Lytle.
The 2015 season marks the ninth time in 10 years the Golden Flashes have sent five or more
wrestlers to the national tournament and 10th consecutive season Kent State has sent four or
more. All 10 weight classes will have 33-man brackets battling for All-America (Top 8) honors.
Thursday’s opening session begins at 12 Eastern/11 Central.
Every Session Televised, Every Match Covered
All six sessions will be televised on either ESPN or ESPNU and every match will be carried
on ESPN3 throughout the entire three-day competition. Friday night’s semifinals (Session
IV) and Saturday night’s finals (Session VI) can be seen on ESPN, both beginning at 8 p.m.
Eastern. Sessions I, II, III and V can be seen on ESPNU. Adam Amin and Shawn Kenney
will call the action and Quint Kessenich will be the reporter.
All eight individual mat feeds will be carried on ESPN3 throughout the entire tournament.
Computer users will be able to view four different mats at one time.
Live scoring of all matches will be available on TrackWrestling.com throughout the tournament.
Look for live updates on Twitter by following @KentStWrestl.
Projected Opening Round Matchups with Seeds
133: 16 Mack McGuire (29-11) vs. Gary Wayne Harding (28-11) Oklahoma State
141: Tyler Small (32-13) vs. 4 Devin Carter (29-3) Virginia Tech
149: Mike DePalma (21-17) vs. 13 Charles Cobb (20-5) Penn
157: 7 Ian Miller (12-4) vs. Doug Welch (27-11) Purdue
285: Mimmo Lytle (28-18) vs. 12 Denzel Dejournette (32-4) Appalachian State
Tournament History
Since 2009, five Golden Flashes have combined for eight All-American finishes, including
two national final appearances by Dustin Kilgore, who became Kent State’s first national
champion in 2011.
Twenty different Golden Flashes have combined for 24 All-American finishes at the NCAA
Championships dating back to Cameron Falcone’s third place finish in 1939. That season under
Head Coach Joe Begala, the Golden Flashes finished 12th as a team. Begala’s teams earned
fifth place in both 1941 and 1942, the highest finishes in program history. Until Kilgore’s
championship in 2011, 1941 & 1942 were the only two seasons in which Kent State wrestlers
(Mike Slepecky, Walter Porowski) earned spots in the championship finals.
With the efforts of Begala, the M.A.C. Center in Kent served as the host of the NCAA Championships in 1963 and 1967.
Last year in Oklahoma City, Ian Miller knocked off defending NCAA champion Derek St.
John (Iowa) on his way to a fourth place finish. Mike DePalma went 2-2 in his first NCAA
appearance. As a team, the Golden Flashes finished tied for 29th place, while Penn State won
its fourth consecutive NCAA championship.
Date Event/Opponent Time/Result
NOVEMBER
8 Brockpark/Oklahoma Inv. 3rd of 7
13 @ Ohio State
L,3-38
15 vs. Michigan State
L 7-32
15 vs. Lock Haven
W 22-18
15 Chattanoga
L 15-20
22 Navy Classic
6th of 13
DECEMBER
6 *at Buffalo
W 30-10
19 *at Missouri
L 14-26
19 SIU Edwardsville
W 36-6
19 South Dakota State
W 31-6
JANUARY
1-2 @ Southern Scuffle
16th of 31
9 vs. Arizona State L 6-31
9 vs. Virginia Tech
L 15-29
9 vs. The Citadel
W 23-9
10 vs. Chattanooga L 9-27
16 *Ohio
W 24-12
18 at Edinboro
L 12-27
24 at NC State
L 13-26
25 *at Old Dominion
L 10-25
30 *Eastern Michigan
W 25-9
FEBRUARY
1 *at Central Michigan
L 13-19
8 *Northern Iowa
L 16-21
13 *Northern Illinois
W 27-6
15 at Illinois (NWCA)
L 0-38
MARCH
7-8 MAC Championsips
4th of 8
19-21 NCAA Championships Bold Denotes Home Meet
* Mid-American Conference meet
FLASH FACTS
School Information
Name
Kent State University
Location
Kent, Ohio 44242
Founded1910
Enrollment
42,000 (all campuses)
Nickname
Golden Flashes
Mascot
“Flash” the Golden Eagle
Colors
Navy Blue and Gold
Affiliation
NCAA Division I
President
Dr. Beverly Warren
Alma Mater
UNC-Greensboro
Director of Athletics
Joel Nielsen
Alma Mater
Minnesota State Mankato ’85
Deputy A.D.
Devin Crosby
Executive Associate A.D./SWA
Janet Kittell
Wrestling SID
Aaron Chimenti
ConferenceMid-American
Home venue
M.A.C. Center
Coaching Staff Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
Volunteer Assistant
Team Information
First year of wrestling
All-time dual record
Highest NCAA Team Finish
Last Top 20 NCAA Finish
Jim Andrassy
Josh Moore
Matt Hill
Stevie Mitcheff
1927-28
763-316-12
5th (1941 & 1942)
2011 (17th)
Quick Shots
• Six Flashes were ranked in the Top 30 spots of the latest NCAA Coaches Panel.
• Kent State is one of just five teams to win at least four matches against No.1 Missouri (24-0) in a dual meet this year.
• The 2014-15 season has been one of the most-traveled in program history, logging over 10,000 miles on buses.
• During the fall semester, the Flashes carried a 3.092 grade point average.
• The Mid-American Conference will be represented by 38 wrestlers in St.Louis
• Junior Mike DePalma leads the team with 14 bonus-point victories this year, following two pins at the MAC Championships.
• Junior Ian Miller ranks fourth among Kent State’s career pin leaders with 32.
• Miller did not give up takedown in his 3-0 performance at the MAC Championships. The only opponent who has scored a takedown on
him this season has been No. 1 Isiah Martinez (Illinois).
• Miller and Mimmo Lytle both finished 7-1 in MAC duals.
• Senior Tyler Small ranks third in career victories at Kent State with 128. Small won three open tournaments this season (EMU, Mercyhurst,
Ashland).
• Kent State is No. 26 according to both Wrestling Report and No. 27 in Wrestling Insider NewsMagazine’s Tournament Power Index.
NWCA Coaches Poll.
HEAD COACH
Jim
Andrassy’s 2009-10 squad
earned a No. 16 ranking
in the final 2010 NWCA
Coaches Poll, proving just
how far the program had
come since his first season,
(2003-04) when the Flashes tied for last place at the
MAC Tournament. While
facing a number of nationally ranked opponents,
KSU finished 15-4 in dual meets and captured the
school’s first Body Bar Invitational title.
ANDRASSY
Kent State ‘95 • 12th Season
Jim Andrassy has put Kent State wrestling into
the national spotlight and kept it there. Andrassy
has been a part of KSU’s program for 24 seasons,
including the last 12 as head coach.
In nine of the last 10 seasons, the Golden Flashes
have sent five or more qualifiers to the NCAA
Championships. In eight of those seasons, Kent
State finished in the top two spots of the MidAmerican Conference standings and compiled a
109-37-1 dual meet record during an eight-year
run. Named Mid-American Conference Coach
of the Year in 2009, Andrassy has helped produce
seven All-American performances from five different wrestlers including a 2011 national champion
(Dustin Kilgore) and three NCAA top 25 team
finishes.
In 2012, Kent State sent a program-record seven
wrestlers to the NCAA Championships and won
the Mid-American Conference regular season title
with a 5-0 mark in conference duals. The Flashes
were ranked No. 13 in the final NWCA Coaches
Poll and won a Virginia Duals title.
One year earlier, the Golden Flashes totaled six
NCAA qualifiers and their 17th place finish at the
NCAA Championships was the highest since 1985.
KSU earned a share of the MAC regular season
title in 2011 and placed third at the Virgnia Duals
with a victory over No. 8 Lehigh in the consolation
final. The Flashes were ranked No. 17 in the final
In 2008-09, KSU won the MAC regular season title
by going 5-0 in conference duals, carrying an overall
mark of 13-4. The Flashes claimed four individual
MAC championships and finished runner-up at the
MAC Tournament. KSU sent a school record six
wrestlers to the NCAA Championships that season,
all of whom won at least two matches as KSU tied
for 18th place, its highest finish since 1985.
During Andrassy’s 11 years as head coach, the
Golden Flashes have gone 134-77-1 in dual meets.
KSU has also finished second at MAC Tournament
in seven straight years. During the last nine years
under Andrassy’s watch, Kent State’s list of 100-win
wrestlers has grown from four to 14.
“We were a team that traditionally took 1-3 guys
to nationals when I was an assistant and now we’re
consistently taking 5-6 guys every year,” Andrassy
said of the program’s recent history.
During his tenure on the staff, Andrassy helped
bring in some of the nation’s top recruiting classes,
including a national top 10 class in 2007 and a top
20 class in 2008.
Prior to being named the head coach in 2003,
Andrassy was an assistant coach for the Golden
Flashes for the previous nine seasons - the last six as
a full-time assistant - after earning four letters and
a MAC individual title as a wrestler from 1991-94.
He replaced Frank Romano who retired following
seven seasons as head coach.
Following his collegiate career, Andrassy joined
the Kent State wrestling staff as a student assistant
for one year while finishing his degree, then spent
another year as a volunteer coach and a third as a
graduate assistant prior to being elevated to a fulltime assistant in 1997.
Andrassy is just the sixth head coach in the 82year history of Kent State wrestling, joining A.S.
Roberts (1927-29), Joe Tabor (1942-43), Joe Begala
(1929-42, ‘45-71), Ron Gray (1971-96) and Romano
(1996-2003).
As a wrestler at Kent State, Andrassy posted a
career record of 106-25-1. He is one of just two
KSU wrestlers to reach 100 victories in only four
seasons. He was 26-6 his junior season en route to
a MAC championship at 158 pounds and finished
27-7 as a senior, earning one of the MAC’s wildcard
bids to the NCAA Championships. At the national
meet, he won two of his four matches and finished
one victory away from All-America status.
Andrassy earned a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric
and communications from Kent State in 1995 and
a master’s in sport management in 2002. Since
2000, he has served as a part-time instructor in
KSU’s physical education department.
A native of Macedonia, Ohio, Andrassy resides
in Stow with his three daughters, Megan, Emily
and Ryann.
2014-15 MATCH
RESULTS-MACK MCGUIRE
Opponent - School
Mack
McGUIRE
Jr./Jr. • 133 • Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair
Career
• Three-time NCAA qualifier
• 81 wins in three seasons
2014-2015
• Earned No. 16 seed at NCAA Championships
• Placed third at MAC Championships
• Earned wins against five different NCAA qualifiers including No. 2 seed Bradley Taylor (Wisconsin)
• Went 6-2 in MAC duals
• Won 133-pound title at Navy Classic, going 5-0 with a pin
and a major decision
• Placed second at Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational
• Second most wins on the team (29)
• Placed sixth at Southern Scuffle, going 5-3
2013-2014
• Tied for team lead with 27 wins
• Owns 10 wins over 2014 NCAA qualifiers
• Placed third at MAC Championships, earning automatic
qualifying spot to NCAA Championships
• Went 4-0 at Virginia Duals
• Placed seventh at Southern Scuffle, going 4-2
• Placed third at Navy Classic, going 5-1 with a major decision
• Went 15-9 in dual meets and 5-3 in MAC duals
• Ranked No. 23 in final Coaches Panel and earned No.
16 seed at NCAA Championships
• Is 2-1 this season against opening round opponent Mike
Manley (Missouri)
2012-2013
• Placed fifth at the MAC Championships
• Took over starting 133-pound role in January
• Earned at-large spot at NCAA Championships, going 1-2
• Biggest win came against eventual All-American Jon
Morrison (Oklahoma State)
• Placed second at the Brute Invitational going 3-1 with a
major decision
• Placed fifth at Michigan State Open going 5-2 with a pin
• Placed sixth at Buffalo Brawl Invitational
• Went 3-2 with a pin at Nittany Lion Open
Prior to Kent State
• PIAA state champion and WPIAL champion as a senior
• Went 138-9 in his high school career
• State runner-up and WPIAL champion as a junior
• Placed in top four spots at WPIAL in all four seasons
Personal
• Born August 10, 1993
• Son of Mike and Caroline McGuire
• Has three siblings Mike, Meghan and Mason
• Majoring in integrated health studies
Result
BROOKPORTOKLAHOMA INVITATIONAL
W, 8-3 (DEC)
Andy Schultz - Bloomsburg
W, (For.)
Cody Wheeler - Lock Haven
L, 2-11 (MD)
CODY BREWER - OKLAHOMA
OHIO STATE DUAL
L, 1-2 (DEC)
JOHNNI DIJULIUS - OHIO STATE
EASTERN MICHIGAN DUALS
L, 4-5 (DEC)
NICK SOTO - CHATTANOOGA
L, 6-8 (DEC)
Javier Gasca III - Michigan State
W, 5-3 (SV-1)
RONALD PERRY - LOCK HAVEN
NAVY CLASSIC
W, FALL (1:26)
Alexander Rinaldi - North Carolina W, 5-1 (DEC)
Alfredo Gray - Cleveland State
W, 10-0(MD)
Robert Dooley - George Mason
W, 6-3 (DEC)
BRADLEY TAYLOR - WISCONSIN
W, 6-2 (DEC)
Colton Rasche - Navy
BUFFALO DUALS
W, 7-2 (DEC)
Sean Peacocks - Buffalo
MISSOURI DUALS
W, 2-0 (DEC)
Matt Manley - Missouri
W, 8-2 (DEC)
Brance Simms - South Dakota State
W, 9-2 (DEC)
Patrick Myers - SIU Edwardsville
SOUTHERN SCUFFLE
Radley Gillis - Chattanooga
KEVIN DEVOY - DREXEL
Dan King - Cleveland State
ERIC MONTOYA - NEBRASKA
MARK GREY - CORNELL
Troy Heilmann - North Carolina
JAMES GULIBON - PENN STATE
Kevin Devoy - Drexel
VIRGINIA DUALS
Judson Preskitt - Arizona State
Nick Soto - Chattanooga
Aaron Hansen - The Citadel
KEVIN NORSTREM - VIRGNIA TECH
OHIO DUAL
Joshua Parrett - Ohio
EDINBORO DUAL
Anthony Rivera - Edinboro NORTH CAROLINA STATE DUAL
Chris Wilkes - NC State
OLD DOMINION DUAL
Michael Hayes - Old Dominion EASTERN MICHIGAN DUAL
Vincent Pizzuto - Eastern Michigan
CENTRAL MICHIGAN DUAL
Tyler Keselring - Central Michigan
NORTHERN IOWA DUAL
Leighton Gaul- Northern Iowa
NORTHERN ILLINOIS DUAL
Jordan Northrup - Northern Illinois
MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kagan Squire - Ohio
Jordan Northrup - Northern Illinois
Vincent Pizzuto - Eastern Michigan
Kagan Squire - Ohio
W, 6-0 (DEC)
L, 1-3 (DEC)
W, 4-2 (DEC)
W, 3-1 (DEC)
W, 6-2 (DEC)
W, 6-0 (DEC)
L, 2-7 (DEC)
L, 2-4 (DEC)
W, 5-0 (DEC)
L, 3-7 (DEC)
W, 3-1 (DEC)
W, FALL (4:07)
W, FALL (1:18)
W, 12-3 (MD)
W, 10-2 (MD)
W, 4-3 (DEC)
L, 2-4 (SV-1)
L, 2-5 (DEC)
W, 4-1 (DEC)
W, 7-1 (DEC)
L, 2-3 (DEC)
W, 4-3 (DEC)
W, 10-3 (DEC)
W, 3-2 (DEC)
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITORS IN ALL CAPS
2014-15 MATCH
RESULTS-TYLER SMALL
Result
Opponent - School
Tyler
SMALL
5th/Sr. • 141 • Littlestown, Pa./Delone Catholic
Career
• Ranks third in career wins at Kent State with 128
• Three-time NCAA qualifier
2014-2015
• Ranked No. 30 in latest NCAA Coaches Panel
• Owns a team-leading 32 wins
• Won 141-pound title at Ashland Simonson Open, going
5-0 with a pin and a major decision
• Has five pins and six major decisions
• Won 141-pound title at Eastern Michigan Open, going
5-0 with four shutouts and a major decision
• Won 141-pound title at Mercyhurst Open, going 4-0
• Placed fifth at Michigan State Open, going 5-1 with two
pins
2013-2014
• Placed sixth at Southern Scuffle
• Went 3-0 at EMU Duals
• Placed third at Navy Classic, going 4-1
• Went 5-3 in MAC duals
• Totaled seven wins over automatic NCAA qualifiers
2012-2013
• Went 25-5 on the year with three pins
• Won the Edinboro Open, going 5-0 with a pin
• Won National Collegiate Open, going 5-0 with a pin
• Placed third at Buffalo Brawl Invitational with a 4-1 record
and a major decision
• Placed third at Michigan State Open going 5-1 with a pin
• Placed third at Cleveland State Open going 5-1
2011-2012
• Went 2-2 at NCAA Championships
• Won 141-pound MAC Championship, earning automatic
bid to NCAA Championships
• Was not scored on at MAC Championships
• Went 4-0 at Virginia Duals
• Placed second at Mat Town Invitational
• Placed sixth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
• Won individual title at Body Bar, going 4-0 with two pins
• Placed first at Eastern Michigan Open with a 5-0 record
• Went 4-1 in MAC Duals
• Went 14-5 in Dual Meets
2010-11
• Earned automatic bid to NCAA Championships with second place finish at MAC Championships
• Finished 18-16 overall with four pins
• Placed third in collegiate debut at Hokie Open
• Finished fourth at Body Bar Invitational
• Went 2-2 at Southern Scuffle
• Named to NWCA All-Academic True Freshman Team
Prior to Kent State
• Was a Pennsylvania state champion as a senior at 125
pounds, going 40-4 on the year
• Totaled 154 career victories with 59 pins
• Won section and district titles in three straight seasons
• Qualified for state tournament in all four seasons
MICHIGAN STATE OPEN
NICK LAWRENCE - PURDUE
Brandon Fifield - Michigan State
Sal Annoreno - Northern Illinois
Terry Turner - Michigan State
Ryan Ponte - Columbia MIKE MORALES - WEST VIRGINIA
MERCYHURST LAKER OPEN
Brock Zacherl - Clarion
Steve Michel - Gannon
Alec Benedetti - Lake Erie College
Brandon Lapi - Buffalo
EASTERN MICHIGAN OPEN
Josh Evans- Eastern Michigan
Maurice Miller - Notre Dame (Ohio)
Connor Hughes - Davenport University
Zac Hall - Michigan
Brock Zacherl - Clarion SIMONSON OPEN
Travis Salyer - Tffin University
Isaiah Deguzman - Notre Dame (Ohio)
Nick Hannan - Mercyhurst
Cobey Fehr - Notre Dame (Ohio)
Maurice Miller - Notre Dame (Ohio) MISSOURI DUALS
LAVION MAYES - MISSOURI
Alex Kocer - South Dakota State
John Petrov - SIU Edwardsville
SOUTHERN SCUFFLE
JOSEPH SPISAK - VIRGINIA
GEORGE FISHER - MICHIGAN
DANTE RODRIGUEZ - IOWA STATE
Lucas Stewart - Campbell Ryan Dunphy - Cornell
ANTHONY ABIDIN - NEBRASKA
L, 2-3 (DEC)
W, INJ. (0:00)
W, Fall (3:57)
W, 7-3 (DEC)
W, 7-0 (DEC)
W, FALL (4:29)
W, 7-5 (DEC)
W, 4-0 (DEC)
W, Fall (0:51)
W, 7-1 (DEC)
W, 10-6 (DEC)
W, 1-0 (DEC)
W, 8-0 (MD)
W, 6-0 (DEC)
W, 6-0 (DEC)
W, 7-4 (DEC)
W, Fall (1:10)
W, 3-0 (DEC)
W, 11-2 (MD)
W, 7-2 (DEC)
L, 2-5 (DEC)
W, 9-0 (MD)
W, 6-0 (DEC)
W, (MED. FOR.)
L, FALL (6:17)
W, (FOR.)
W, 6-4 (SV-1)
W, 3-1 (SV-1)
L, 0-3 (DEC)
VIRGINIA DUALS
MATTHEW KRAUS - ARIZONA STATE
MIKE PONGRACZ - CHATTANOOGA
Tyler Buckiso- The Citadel
OHIO DUAL
Joel Shump - Ohio
EDINBORO DUAL
MITCHELL PORT - EDINBORO NORTH CAROLINA STATE DUAL
Sam Speno - NC State
OLD DOMINION DUAL
CHRIS MECATE - OLD DOMINION BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Michael Shaw - Eastern Michigan
CENTRAL MICHIGAN DUAL
ZACHARY HORAN - CENTRAL MICHIGAN
NORTHERN IOWA DUAL
Jake Hodges - Northern Iowa
NORTHERN ILLINOIS DUAL
Tyler Argue - Northern Illinois
ILLINOIS DUAL
STEVEN RODRIGUES - ILLINOIS
MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Jake Hodges - Northern Iowa
Joel Shump - Ohio
LAVION MAYES - MISSOURI
Michael Shaw - Eastern Michigan
L, 0-3 (DEC)
W, 5-3 (SV-1)
W, 6-1 (DEC)
L, 4-5 (DEC)
L, FALL (2:56)
L, 5-6 (DEC)
L, 1-3 (SV-1)
W, 9-1 (MD)
L, 2-5 (DEC)
W, 10-0 (MD)
W, 12-0 (MD)
L, 4-6 (DEC)
L, FALL (5:44)
W, FALL (2:09)
L, 3-4 (SV-2)
W, 6-2 (DEC)
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITORS IN ALL CAPS
2014-15 RESULTS- MICHAEL DEPALMA
Opponent - School
Mike
DePALMA
Sr./Jr. • 149 • Jeannette, Pa./Jeannette/Edinboro
Career
• Two-time NCAA automatic qualifier
• 47 wins in two seasons
2014-2015
• Earned six wins over NCAA qualifiers
• Placed third at MAC Championships
• Leads team with 14 bonus-point victories
• Won 149-pound title at Cleveland State Open, going 6-0
with a pin, a tech fall and three major decisions
• Carried a 10-match winning streak in first half of season
2013-2014
• Went 2-2 at NCAA Championships
• Placed third at MAC Championships, earning automatic
qualifying spot to NCAA Championships
• Placed third at Navy Classic, going 5-1 with a major
decision
• Defeated Michigan’s Eric Grajales 9-5 (Nov. 16) who will
also be his first round opponent. Grajales was No. 8 in
final coaches panel.
• Went 3-0 at Eastern Michigan Duals
• Placed fourth at Clarion Open, going 4-2 with two major
decisions
• Went 5-2 in MAC duals
• Ranked No. 27 in final NCAA Coaches Panel
• Tallied four major decisions, three pins and two tech falls
Prior to Kent State
• Spent first two seasons at Edinboro, before transferring
• Named to Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team in
2013
• Went 21-12 with four pins and eight major decisions,
competing primarily at 157 pounds in 2012-13 season
• Won Buffalo Invitational
• Went 31-7 during redshirt season, winning three open
tournaments
• Won 120 career matches at Jeannette High School
• Placed in top eight at PIAA state championships in junior
and senior seasons
Personal
• Born Feb. 4, 1992
• Son of Mary Jo and Jeffrey DePalma
• Has one brother and one sister
Result
OHIO SATE DUAL
Blake Riley - Ohio State
W, 12-0 (MD)
EASTERN MICHIGAN DUALS
SHAWN GREEVY - CHATTANOOGA
W, 10-8 (DEC)
Nicholas Trimble - Michigan State
L, 6-8 (SV-1)
DANIEL NEFF - LOCK HAVEN
W, FALL (5:56)
NAVY CLASSIC
SHAWN GREEVY - CHATTANOOGA
L, FALL (4:54)
Konbeh Koroma - George Mason
L, FALL (1:28)
Steven Galiardo - BrownW, 5-3 (DEC)
William McDonald - Brown
W, 7-3 (DEC)
Nathan Valentine - Kent State
W, FALL (1:24)
BUFFALO DUAL
Justin Cooksey - Buffalo
W, Fall (4:29)
CLEVELAND STATE OPEN
Eric Wolfe - Notre Dame (Ohio)
W, Fall (2:49)
Ryan Martini - Mercyhurst
W, TF 16-0 (0:00)
COLLIN HEFFERNAN - CENTRAL MICHIGAN
W, 8-5 (DEC)
Zach Dailey - Notre Dame (Ohio)
W, 12-1 (MD)
James Jenkins - Notre Dame (Ohio)
W, 9-0 (MD)
RYAN MOSLEY - GARDNER-WEBB
W, 10-2 (MD)
MISSOURI DUALS
DRAKE HOUDASHELT - MISSOURI
L, TF 0-16 (5:00)
Collin Holler - South Dakta State W, 4-2 (DEC)
Karsten Van Velsor - SIU Edwardsville
W, TF 15-0 (0:00)
SOUTHERN SCUFFLE
Beau Donahue - NC State L, 2-4 (DEC)
Nathan Valentine - Kent State
W, TF 16-0 (5:17)
Drew Longo - Lehigh L, 4-11 (DEC)
VIRGINIA DUALS
CHRISTIAN PAGDILAO - ARIZONA STATE
L, FALL (4:13)
SHAWN GREEVY - CHATTANOOGA
L, TF 2-17 (6:57)
MATTHEW FRISCH - THE CITADEL L, 4-7 (DEC)
SAL MASTRIANI - VIRGINIA TECH
L, FALL (2:06)
OHIO DUAL
TYWAN CLAXTON - OHIO L, 4-9 (DEC)
EDINBORO DUAL
DAVID HABAT - EDINBORO
L, 3-4 (DEC)
NORTH CAROLINA STATE DUAL
Beau Donahue - NC State
L, Fall (1:38)
OLD DOMINION DUAL
ALEXANDER RICHARDSON - OLD DOMINION
L, Fall (1:30)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Nick Barber - Eastern Michigan
L, 4-10 (DEC)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN DUAL
COLLIN HEFFERNAN - CENTRAL MICHIGAN
L, 1-5 (DEC
NORTHERN IOWA DUAL
G. Wolfensperger - Northern Iowa
W, Fall (1:21)
NORTHERN ILLINOIS DUAL
Austin Culton - Northern Illinois
W, 9-0 (MD)
MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
COLIN HEFFERNAN - CENTRAL MICHIGAN
W, 3-1 (DEC)
Nick Barber - Eastern Michigan
W, FALL (3:21)
ALEXANDER RICHARDSON - OLD DOMINION
L, 2-5 (DEC)
TYWAN CLAXTON - OHIO W, FALL (1:52)
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITORS IN ALL CAPS
2014-15 MATCH RESULTS - IAN MILLER
Opponent - School
Result
OHIO SATE DUAL
Ian
MILLER
Sr./Jr. • 157 • Oak Harbor, Ohio/Oak Harbor
Career
• Three-time MAC champion
• 100 career victories and 32 career pins
2014-2015
• Won 157-pund title at MAC Championships
• Ranked No. 5 in latest NCAA Coaches Panel
• Six wins over NCAA qualifiers, including one over No. 5
seed Cody Pack (South Dakota State)
• Went 7-1 in MAC duals
• Became second wrestler in program history to compete
in NWCA All-Star Classic
• Ranked No. 2 in multiple national polls during most of
season
• Won 10 staright dual meets
• Won 74 KG championship at 2014 FILA University Nationals, going 8-0 with two pins and five tech falls...was
named tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler
2013-14
• Placed fourth at NCAA Championships, including win
over defending champion Derek St. John (Iowa)
• Won 157-pound MAC title, going 3-0 with a pin
• Placed second at Southern Scuffle, going 4-1 with a pin
• Won 157-pound title at Navy Classic, going 5-0 with
three pins and a major decision
• Ranked No. 5 in final NCAA Coaches Poll and earned
No. 4 seed at NCAA Championships
• Named MAC Wrestler of the Week twice
• Placed fourth at ASICS University Nationals (74 KG),
going 5-2 with four tech falls
• Went 15-3 in dual meets and 4-1 in MAC duals
2012-13
• Won 70KG championship at 2012 ASICS University
Nationals, going 5-0
• Won National Collegiate Open, going 5-0 with two pins
• Won the 165-pound bracket at Edinboro Open
• Placed second at Buffalo Brawl Invitational
• Placed sixth at the Ken Kraft 50th Midlands Championships, going 6-2 with a pin and two major decisions
• Placed sixth at Cleveland State Open
• Finished 25-7 with eight pins and seven major decisions
2011-12
• Named MAC Freshman of the Year
• Named Outstanding Wrestler at Mat Town Invitational,
going 4-0 with two pins and two major decisions
• Became first Kent State wrestler since 2008 to win a
MAC championship as a true freshman
• Won 149-pound title at Body Bar, going 4-0 with a pin
• Named MAC Wrestler of the Week after Kent State’s
22-13 victory over Central Michigan.
• Went 4-0 at Virginia Duals with a pin
• Went 14-1 in Dual Meets and 3-0 in MAC Duals
Prior to Kent State
• Rated the No. 2 recruit in the nation at 152 pounds by
The Open Mat, InterMat and USA Wrestling
• Went 41-1 as a junior at Oak Harbor, winning 145-
JOSH DEMAS - OHIO STATE
BUFALO DUAL
Wally Maziarz - Buffalo
MISSOURI DUALS
JOSEPH LAVALLEE - MISSOURI
CODY PACK - SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Erik Travers - SIU Edwardsville
Southern Scuffle
Noel Blanco - Drexel
Ohio Dual
SPARTAK CHINO - OHIO
Edinboro Dual
Kasey Davis - Edinboro North Carolina State Dual
Chad Pyke - NC State
L, INJ. DEF.
W, FALL (5:40)
W, 3-1 (SV-1)
W, 7-3 (DEC)
W, 12-2 (MD)
W, 12-5 (DEC)
W, FALL (1:31)
W, TF 17-2 (7:00)
Old Dominion Dual
Devin Geoghegan - Old Dominion Beauty and the Beast
BRANDON ZEERIP - EASTERN MICHIGAN Central Michigan Dual
Cody LeCount - Central Michigan Northern Iowa Dual
Jarret Jensen - Northern Iowa Northern Illinois Dual
Andrew Morse - NIU Illinois Dual
ISAIAH MARTINEZ - ILLINOIS MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Devin Geoghegan - Old Dominion
BRANDON ZEERIP - EASTERN MICHIGAN
JOSEPH LAVALLEE - MISSOURI
W, 8-3 (DEC)
W, 19-5 (MD)
W, TF 19-4 (7:00)
W, 5-2 (DEC)
L, 5-4 (DEC)
W, 15-4 (MD)
L, FALL (6:35)
W, 14-5 (MD)
W, 13-6 (DEC)
W, 4-2 (DEC)
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITORS IN ALL CAPS
MILLER AT 2014 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
First Round
Johnny Greisheimer - Edinboro
Second Round
Dylan Alton - Penn State
Quarterfinals
Isaac Jordan - Wisconsin
Semifinal
Dylan Ness - Minnesota
Consolation Semifinal
Derek St. John - Iowa
Consolation Final
James Green - Nebraska
W, 8-4 (DEC)
W, 4-1 (DEC)
W, 6-2 (DEC)
L, 4-6 (DEC)
W, 14-9 (DEC)
L, 1-13 (MD)
2014-15 MATCH
RESULTS-MIMO LYTLE
Result
Opponent - School
MICHIGAN STATE OPEN
Mimmo
W, 6-2 (DEC)
Robert Zappitelli II - Lake Erie College
L, 1-2 (DEC)
Newton Smerchel - Central Michigan
W, 5-3 (TB-2)
Nicholas Gajdzik - Cliff Keen Wrestling Club
W, INJ. (0:00)
Tyler Fral - Purdue L, FALL (3:21)
GARRETT RYAN - COLUMBIA
BROOKPORTOKLAHOMA INVITATIONAL
Jr./So. • 285 • Swanton, Ohio/Swanton
W, 8-1 (DEC)
ROSS LARSON - OKLAHOMA
L, 4-6 (DEC)
Micahel Brown - Oklahoma
W, 3-2 (DEC)
Samuel Breese - Kent State
L, 4-5 (DEC)
ROSS LARSON - OKLAHOMA 2014-2015
OHIO STATE DUAL
L, 3-4 (TB-1)
• Earned six wins over NCAA qualifiers
NICK TAVANELLO - OHIO STATE
• Placed fourth at MAC Championships, earning automatic EASTERN MICHIGAN DUALS
W, 5-3 (DEC)
bid to NCAA Championships
JARED JOHNSON - CHATTANOOGA
W, 7-3 (DEC)
Chris Nash - Michigan State
• Ranked No. 28 in latest NCAA Coaches Panel
W, 3-2 (DEC)
Brad Emerick - Lock Haven
• Went 7-1 in MAC duals
NAVY CLASSIC
• Finished regular season with 25 victories
L, 0-3 (DEC)
• Placed fourth at Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational, which Ray O`Donnell - Princeton W, 4-1 (DEC)
included an 8-1 upset over top-seeded Ross Larson (Okla- Brendan Kahle - Navy
W, FALL(5:27)
homa)
Matt Moore - North Carolina
LYTLE
• Placed seventh at Southern Scuffle, going 5-2
• Went 3-0 at Eastern Michigan Duals
• Went 3-2 at Michigan State Open
• Went 5-2 at 2014 FILA University Nationals
2013-2014
• Placed second at Cleveland State Open, going 4-1
• Went 3-5 in MAC duals
• Recorded two pins at Southern Scuffle
2012-2013
• Placed second at Michigan State Open with a 3-1 record
and a pin
• Placed third at Cleveland State Open, going 5-1 with a
pin
• Placed third at Ashland Simonson Open, going 3-1 with
a pin
• Finished sixth at National Collegiate Open, going 3-3
with a pin
• Placed fourth at the Purple Raider Open, going 3-2 with
two pins
• Went 19-12 on the year with eight pins
Prior to Kent State
• Two-time state champion at Swanton
JOE STOLFI - BUCKNELLL, 2-6 (DEC)
BUFFALO DUAL
W, 7-3 (DEC)
Mike Silvis - Buffalo
MISSOURI DUALS
W, FOR.
Forfeit - Missouri
W, 3-2 (DEC)
JJ EVERARD - SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
, 5-3 (SV-2)
W
Chris Johnson - SIU Edwardsville
SOUTHERN SCUFFLE
Mike Kosoy- NC State
AUSTIN MARSDEN - OKLAHOMA STATE
Justin Kozera- Gardner-Webb
Joseph Bexley - The Citadel
JARED JOHNSON - CHATTANOOGA
John Gingrich - Penn State
JACOB KETTLER - GEORGE MASON
W, 3-2 (DEC)
L, 1-7 (DEC)
W, 3-1 (DEC)
W, 3-2 (DEC)
W, 3-1 (SV-1)
L, 15-0 (TF 5:19)
W, 5-2 (DEC)
VIRGINIA DUALS
Chace Eskam - Arizona State
JARED JOHNSON - CHATTANOOGA
Joseph Bexley - The Citadel
TY WALZ - VIRGNIA TECH
OHIO DUAL
Jesse Webb - Ohio
EDINBORO DUAL
Warren Bosch - Edinboro NORTH CAROLINA STATE DUAL
NICK GWIAZDOWSKI - NORTH CAROLINA STATE
OLD DOMINION DUAL
JAKE HENDERSON - OLD DOMINION BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Gage Hutchison - Eastern Michigan
CENTRAL MICHIGAN DUAL
Adam Robinson - Central Michigan
NORTHERN IOWA DUAL
BLAIZE CABELL - NORTHERN IOWA
NORTHERN ILLINOIS DUAL
Arthur Bunce - Northern Illinois
ILLINOIS DUAL
BROOKS BLACK - ILLINOIS
MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS
Adam Robinson - Central Michigan
DEVIN MELLON - MISSOURI
Arthur Bunce - Northern Illinois
JAKE HENDERSON - OLD DOMINION Jesse Webb - Ohio
L, 2-3 (DEC)
L, 2-3 (DEC)
W, 2-1 (DEC)
L, 0-5 (DEC)
W, 1-0 (DEC)
L, FALL (0:45)
L, FALL (4:36)
W, 4-3 (TB3)
W, 9-3 (DEC)
W, 3-2 (DEC)
L, 5-7 (DEC)
W, 4-2 (DEC)
L, 0-5 (DEC)
W, 2-1 (DEC)
L, 3-8 (DEC)
W, 3-1 (DEC)
L, 1-2 (DEC)
W, 1-0 (DEC)
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITORS IN ALL CAPS
KENT STATE 2014-15 STATISTICS
Overall
Dual MAC Tech.MAC
Major
Wt.Name
ClassW-LW-LW-L Falls Fall
Fall
Decisions
125
Anthony Tutolo Fr.
5-4--
125
Del Vinas
Jr. 12-27
3-15
2-5
125Drew Dickson R-Fr.
13-151-20-1
133
Zack Durbin
Fr.
8-13--
133
Kyle Lukowich Fr.
10-16
0-1-
133
Mack McGuire
Jr. 29-11
14-6
6-2
141
Chance Driscoll
R-Fr. 19-16
0-1
-
141
Tyler Small
5th Sr. 32-13
7-8
3-4
141/149
Kyle Bauer
Jr.
15-130-60-1
149
Mike DePalma
Jr. 21-17
8-12
3-5
149/157
Nate Valentine R-Fr.
7-13
0-1-
149/157
Casey SparkmanFr.
21-10--
157
Andrew Candiello
5th Sr.
2-9
1-3
-
157
Jacob Globke R-Fr.
2-4
0-2-
157
Ian Miller
Jr.
15-3
11-3
7-1
165
Jairod James Fr.
2-4--
165
Tyler Buckwalter
Jr. 23-17
12-9
4-4
165
Isaac Bast
Fr.
17-13--
165-184
Jerald Spohn
R-Fr.
24-226-95-2
174
Caleb Marsh
5th Sr.
16-8
6-5
2-3
174/184
Michael Vollant
Jr.
7-191-70-2
184Cory Campbell
Jr.
12-134-41-1
184
Charlie KeenanR-Fr.
9-8--
184/197
Kyle Conel
Fr.
19-6--
197Cole Baxter
Jr.
17-128-83-4
197Stephen Suglio R-Fr.
16-130-50-1
285
Sam Breese
Fr.
18-16--
285
Mimmo Lytle
So. 28-18
13-8
7-1
285
Devin Nye
Fr.
21-12--
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7
4
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3
3
5
1
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Kent State’s MAC Champions
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Gilbert Montague 130
Ian MacEwan
145
Bill Fritzsche
177
Larry Worze
123
Ian MacEwan
157
Gilbert Dubray
177
Jack Love
123
Ian MacEwan
157
Jack Love
123
John Twark
137
Les Nader
HWT
Clarence McNair
130
Tom Butler
157
Ken Koenig
167
Frank Fiore
177
Clarence McNair
137
Ken Koenig
167
Frank Fiore
177
Les Nader
HWT
Ken Koenig
167
Frank Fiore
177
Bob Hall
HWT
Pat Semary
137
Jergan Begala
177
Bill Pierson
134
Jergan Begala
177
Tony Ross
130
Chales Welter
167
Bill Bonus
134
Bob Gendler
152
Bill Drypolcher
160
Bill Herbert
177
Gary Baumgardner 134
Tom Griggy
147
Mike Milkovich Jr 130
Richard Piscopo
147
Tom Walter
HWT
Mike Milkovich Jr 126
Dan Milkovich
142
Bill Morgan 118
Bill Morgan
118
Dennis Feleppelle 134
Bob Poweski
HWT
Dave Rodhe
HWT
Ron Michael
158
Mark Osgood
167
Milan Yakovich
142
Ron Michael
158
Pete Houghtaling
190
Ray Wagner
HWT
Eugene Leonard
126
Ray Wagner
HWT
Eugene Leonard
126
Doug Drew
134
Steve Reedy
167
Ray Wagner
HWT
Doug Drew
126
Allan Childers
150
Allan Childers
150
Ron Baker
158
Marty Lucas
134
Allan Childers
150
Doug Dake
177
Don Horning
118
Ed DiFeo
167
Dave Yerse
150
Doug Baker
190
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Dave Yerse
150
Paul Litzinger
HWT
Mike Kennedy
126
Tim Tusick
142
Jeff Datkuliak
HWT
Jack DeBoe
118
Mike Kennedy
134
Tim Tusick
150
Marty Collins
158
Jeff Datkuliak
HWT
Eric Unger
167
Jeff Datkuliak
HWT
Eric Unger
167
Tom Manning
118
Jim Andrassy
158
Troy Sintobin
177
Brian Singleton
134
Stephan TerebieniecHWT
Brent Thompson
118
Brian Singleton
142
Brent Thompson
125
Brent Thompson
125
Anthony Ralph
157
Nick Nemeth
165
Brent Thompson
125
Nick Magistrelli
184
Jared Opfer
125
Nick Nemeth
165
Nick Nemeth
165
Tomas Rodriguez HWT
Kurt Gross
167
Alex Camargo
184
Kurt Gross
167
Nic Bedelyon
125
Danny Mitcheff 133
Drew Lashaway
141
Dustin Kilgore
184
Jermail Porter
HWT
Danny Mitcheff 133
Dustin Kilgore
184
Brendan Barlow HWT
Nic Bedelyon
125
Dustin Kilgore
197
Tyler Small
141
Ian Miller
149
Keith Witt
197
Dustin Kilgore
197
Ian Miller
157
Ian Miller
157
Kent State’s All-Americans
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1941
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1942
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1960
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1981
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1986
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2009
2010
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Carmen Falcone (285) Mike Slepecky (128)
Robert Bader (165)
Walter Porowski (285)
Gene Glass (165)
Jack Love (115)
Clarence McNair (130)
Pat Semary (137)
M. Milkovich, Jr. (126)
Tim Whitaker (142)
Ron Michael (158)
Steve Reedy (167)
Ray Wagner (285)
Doug Dake (177)
Don Horning (118)
Don Horning (126)
Jermail Porter (285)
Nic Bedelyon (125)
Danny Mitcheff (133)
Dustin Kilgore (184)
Dustin Kilgore (197)
Nic Bedelyon (125)
Dustin Kilgore (197)
Ian Miller (157)
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