Notable Matches & Results

125

  • Marcus Blaze dec. over Matt Ramos (4-1 SV)
  • Note: Sheesh. Beat a top 2 kid at your high school level and then follow it up beating a returning NCAA finalist? Most had Ramos #1 at 125. I have Richard Figueroa. But either way, this is beyond impressive for the Perrysburg junior.
  • Marcus Blaze dec. over Jax Forrest (9-4)
  • Note: Two elite high schoolers, #2 Forrest takes on #3 Blaze in a collegiate open. And they figure to see each other again soon too. This was exactly what you would expect, and ultimately went Blaze’s way late.
  • Vinny Kilkeary dec. over Louie Gill (3-0)
  • Note: 3 time PIAA state champ Kilkeary (Greater Latrobe) faced current PIAA senior looking for his 2nd state title, Louie Gill. Ultimately, the older Kilkeary came out victorious.

133

  • Bo Bassett maj. dec. over Andre Gonzales (11-1)
  • Note: Gonzales was a mainstay on the CA podium during his career at Poway. Bassett is a high school sophomore phenom. I was curious to see how this would go. It was all Bassett all the time.

149

  • Dylan D’Emilio dec. over Collin Gaj (8-4)
  • Note: Another high school kid, Gaj, takes on a solid college opponent. D’Emilio came out of HS about the same level of recruit as Gaj will be in 2025. In the meantime, it was good to see where he is in his progress, especially after the recent loss to Conner Harer. Gaj battled well, looked strong. D’Emilio’s veteran savvy proved a little too much.

174

  • Rocco Welsh dec. over Simon Ruiz (4-1)
  • Note: Two college true freshmen who finished ranked in the top 2 of their weight classes, Rocco #1. I don’t think they ever saw each other last season, but I would have slightly favored Rocco and that’s basically how it turned out. Both promising youngsters, expected to redshirt.

184

  • Ryder Rogotzke fall over Seth Shumate (3:32)
  • Note: A pair of recent highly regarded upper weight recruits for the Buckeyes. It was the younger Rogotzke who got the better of this one.

 

FINAL RESULTS

125

  • 1Brayden Palmer (Unattached- UTC)
  • 2Marcus Blaze (Unrostered)
  • 3Matt Ramos (Purdue)
  • 4Nicholas Babin (Columbia)
  • 5Jax Forrest (Unrostered)
  • 6Gregory Diakomihalis (Unattached)

133

  • 1Bo Bassett (Unrostered)
  • 2Vincent Santaniello (Pittsburgh)
  • 3Angelo Rini (Columbia)
  • 4Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State)
  • 5Andre Gonzalez (Ohio State)
  • 6Pablo Castro (Kent State)

141

  • 1Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)
  • 2Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)
  • 3Briar Priest (Pittsburgh)
  • 4Anthony Santaniello (Pittsburgh)
  • 5Kai Owen (Columbia)
  • 6Michael Leveille (Purdue)

149

  • 1Dylan D`Emilio (Ohio State)
  • 2Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh)
  • 3Zach Price (Gardner-Webb)
  • 4Dylan Chappell (Unattached- Bucknell)
  • 5Nick Vafiadis (Navy)
  • 6Jack Pletcher (Pittsburgh)

157

  • 1Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State)
  • 2Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion)
  • 3Cade Wirnsberger (Bucknell)
  • 4Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh)
  • 5Jaden Le (Columbia)
  • 6Joey Blaze (Purdue)

165

  • 1Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell)
  • 2Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State)
  • 3Stoney Buell (Purdue)
  • 4Josh Ogunsanya (Columbia)
  • 6Cooper Noehre (Purdue)
  • 6Hunter Shaut (Buffalo)

174

  • 1Rocco Welsh (Ohio State)
  • 2Sammy Starr (Navy)
  • 3John Worthing (Clarion)
  • 4Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)
  • 5Simon Ruiz (Unrostered-Spartan Combat RTC)
  • 6Brody Baumann (Purdue)

184

  • 1Reece Heller (Pittsburgh)
  • 2Cameron Pine (Clarion)
  • 3Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia)
  • 4James Rowley (Purdue)
  • 6Jack McGill (Columbia)
  • 6Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State)

197

  • 1Mac Stout (Pittsburgh)
  • 2Michael Dellagatta (Unrostered-Spartan Combat RTC)
  • 3Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia)
  • 4Lucas Daly (Michigan State)
  • 5Sam Mitchell (Buffalo)
  • 6Jacob Lee (Michigan State)

285

  • 1Nick Feldman (Ohio State)
  • 2John Meyers (Clarion)
  • 3Dorian Crosby (Unattached- Bucknell)
  • 4Vincent Mueller (Columbia)
  • 5Josh Terrill (Michigan State)
  • 6Nolan Neves (Columbia)
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