Two Huskers Win Titles, 15 Wrestlers Place at Kaufman-Brand Open

Mike Rowe won the 133-pound elite bracket championship and Matt Vacanti won the 125-pound amateur bracket title to lead the way for the 15 <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Nebraska wrestlers who placed at the 2006 Kaufman-Brand Open on Saturday at Sapp Fieldhouse in Omaha, Neb.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

No team scoring was kept, but half of the 30 wrestlers Nebraska sent to the event placed.  The tournament, which featured Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Minnesota and hosted by Division II national champion Nebraska-Omaha, is the largest one-day tournament in the nation with 37 teams participating.

 

On his way to the championship, Rowe won four matches, including one by fall over Brad Neitenbach of OklahomaState in the second round.  Rowe clinched the championship with a win by medical forfeit over the OSU’s Coleman Scott.

 

Vacanti was dominant on his way to the championship in the 125-pound amateur bracket.  He won his first three matches in the tournament by fall by in a total of 7:12.  Vacanti defeated Terrance Young of Iowa Central by decision, 3-1, before knocking off OklahomaState’s Ben Ashmore, 3-2, in the finals. 

 

At 141 pounds, Dominick Moyer took second in the elite bracket.  His run to the finals included a 9-3 semifinal win over fourth-ranked Alex Tsirtsis of Iowa.  Moyer was defeated in the final by 10th-ranked Manuel Rivera of Minnesota, 6-4, in his third match against ranked opposition on the day.  After a first-round win over Dan Ruter of Dubuque, Moyer defeated eighth-ranked C.J. Ettelson of Northern Iowa, 6-3.

 

Also taking runner-up honors was Brandon Browne at 174 pounds in the elite bracket.  Browne ran off four straight wins by decision before losing in the sudden victory period in the final to 11th-ranked Gabe Dretsch of Minnesota, 3-1.

 

Three Huskers competing in the elite brackets earned third-place finishes in their respective weight classes.  Paul Donahoe at 125 pounds won five of six matches including the first three by fall and the third-place match by major decision on his way to finishing third.  At 157 pounds, Chris Oliver capped a 5-1 day with a 5-4 win over Ryan Morningstar of Iowa to take third, while heavyweight Jon May also placed third, rebounding from an overtime loss to sixth-ranked Matt Fields of Iowa to win a pair of matches in the consolation bracket. 

 

Rounding out the eight Huskers placing in the elite brackets were Patrick Aleksanyan (sixth, 133) and Vince Jones (fifth, 184).

 

In the amateur brackets, a pair of Nebraska wrestlers earned third-place finishes, including Curtis Salazar at 149 pounds and Stephen Dwyer at 165 pounds.  Jordan Burroughs took fourth at 149 pounds, while Casey Gubbels and Cameron Browne finished in fifth place at 141 and 197, respectively.  Alex Ward finished sixth at 165 pounds. 

 

The Huskers are next in action on Friday, Nov. 24, as they compete in their first dual of the season against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., at 3 p.m.  Nebraska will take on Maryland the following day at 3 p.m. in College Park, Md.

 

2006 Kaufman-Brand Open

Sapp Fieldhouse, Omaha, Neb.

Nov. 18, 2006

Nebraska Results

 

Elite Brackets

125 Pounds

Paul Donahoe (NU) by fall over Jon Lloyd (Lindenwood), 3:08

Paul Donahoe (NU) by fall over Mike Meger (N.D.State), 1:31

Paul Donahoe (NU) by fall over Nick Smith (Minn. St.-Mankato), 3:02

Jason Ness (Minnesota) by dec. over Paul Donahoe (NU), 11-5

Paul Donahoe (NU) by dec. over Tyler Shinn (Okla. St.), 8-5

Paul Donahoe (NU) by major dec. over Kyle Anson (No. Iowa), 16-7

Paul Donahoe finished in third place, 125 pounds, elite bracket

 

133 Pounds

Mike Rowe (NU) by dec. over Chad Vandiver (No. Illinois), 3-0

Mike Rowe (NU) by fall over Brad Neitenbach (Okla. St.), 3:45

Mike Rowe (NU) by major dec. over Joey Slaton (Iowa), 9-5

Mike Rowe (NU) by medical forfeit over Coleman Scott (Okla. St.)

Mike Rowe finished in first place, 133 pounds, elite bracket

 

Mario Galanakis (Iowa) by dec. over Patrick Aleksanyan (NU), 3-1

Patrick Aleksanyan (NU) by major dec. over Josh Baldridge (Labette), 13-5

Patrick Aleksanyan (NU) by dec. over Jeff Pfaffinger (Minn. St.-Mankato), 3-2

Patrick Aleksanyan (NU) by tech. fall. over Brad Neitenbach (Okla. St.), 21-5, 4:45

Mario Galanakis (Iowa) by dec. over Patrick Aleksanyan (NU), 4-2

Burke Barnes (Dana) by fall over Patrick Aleksanyan (NU), 1:22

Patrick Aleksanyan finishes in sixth place, 133 pounds, elite bracket

 

Coleman Scott (Okla. St.) by major dec. over Austin Baier (NU), 14-0

Austin Baier (NU) by dec. over Corey Vombaur (Wyoming), 3-2

Brad Neitenback (Okla. St.) by dec. over Austin Baier (NU), 5-3

 

141 Pounds

Dominick Moyer (NU) by dec. over Dan Ruter (Dubuque), 9-2

Dominick Moyer (NU) by dec. over C.J. Ettelson (No. Iowa), 6-3

Dominick Moyer (NU) by dec. over Alex Tsirtsis (Iowa), 9-3

Manuel Rivera (Minnesota) by dec. over Dominick Moyer (NU), 6-4

Dominick Moyer finished in second place, 141 pounds, elite bracket

 

149 Pounds

Brent Metcalf (Iowa) by fall over Brady LaMar (NU), 3:00

Brady LaMar (NU) by dec. over Christopher Szabolcs (Air Force), 6-4

Charlie Ettelson (No. Iowa) by dec. over Brady LaMar (NU), 9-5

 

Todd Meneely (Neb.-Omaha) by major dec. over Robert Sanders (NU), 17-7

Robert Sanders (NU) by forfeit over Lyubomir Kumbarov (Indiana)

Robert Sanders (NU) by dec. over Ryan Freeman (Okla. St.), 9-5
Robert Sanders (NU) by dec. over Matt True (Neb.-Kearney), 4-3

Carter Downing (Wyoming) by dec. over Robert Sanders (NU), 4-3

 

157 Pounds

Chris Oliver (NU) by fall over Anthony White (Iowa St.), 5:18

Chris Oliver (NU) by fall over Callen Knull (No. Iowa), 3:56

Chris Oliver (NU) by dec. over Ryan Morningstar (Iowa), 4-1

C.P. Schlatter (Minnesota) by dec. over Chris Oliver (NU), 3-2

Chris Oliver (NU) by dec. over Tyler Safratowich (Minnesota), 7-2

Chris Oliver (NU) by dec. over Ryan Morningstar (Iowa), 5-4

Chris Oliver finished in third place, 157 pounds, elite bracket

 

165 Pounds

Mike Somsky (Iowa St.) by dec. over Cody Foust (NU), 4-3

Zachary Lord (Air Force) by dec. over Cody Foust (NU), 9-8

 

Jeremy Larson (Minnesota) by major dec. over Rob Plambeck (NU), 13-2

Ben Caven (Augustana) by dec. over Rob Plambeck (NU), 10-5

 

174 Pounds

Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Dan Hospodka (Neb.-Kearney), 5-3

Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Curt Zinnel (No. Iowa), 9-4

Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Danny Burk (No. Ill.), 5-4

Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Eric Luedke (Iowa), 6-5

Gabe Dretsch (Minnesota) by dec. over Brandon Browne (NU), 3-1 (SV1)

Brandon Browne finished in second place, 174 pounds, elite bracket

 

Brandon Mason (Okla. St.) by dec. over Casey Roberts (NU), 3-0

Casey Roberts (NU) by fall over Anthony Leon (Lindenwood), :47

Cody Henriksen (Augustana) by dec. over Casey Roberts (NU), 7-1

 

184 Pounds

Vince Jones (NU) by fall over Dan Dunning (No. Iowa), 5:35

Duke Burk (No. Ill.) by dec. over Vince Jones (NU), 9-6

Vince Jones (NU) by dec. over Beau Severtson (Augustana), 8-2

Vince Jones (NU) by dec. over D’Andre Nunn (No. Iowa), 10-3

Steve Boria (Va. Tech) by dec. over Vince Jones (NU), 6-4

Vince Jones (NU) by dec. over Travis Krinkle (Minn. St.Mankato), 11-8

Vince Jones finished in fifth place, 184 pounds, elite bracket

 

Levi Wofford (NU) by dec. over Scott Hazen (No. Iowa), 3-0

Jack Jensen (Okla. St.) by major dec. over Levi Wofford (NU), 11-3

Tom Nesseth (Augustana) by dec. over Levi Wofford (NU), 8-5

 

Heavyweight

Jon May (NU) by dec. over Dustin Martin (Fort Hays St.), 9-3

Jon May (NU) by fall over Dan Dallemolle (Neb.-Kearney), :26

Matt Fields (Iowa) by dec. over Jon May (NU), 4-1 (TB1)

Jon May (NU) by dec. over Brady Wilson (Minn. St.Mankato), 3-1

Jon May (NU) by dec. over Jared Rosholt (Okla. St.), 7-4

Jon May finished in third place, heavyweight, elite bracket

 

Amateur Bracket Results
125 Pounds

Matt Vacanti (NU) by fall over Jason Francis (Dubuque), 2:52

Matt Vacanti (NU) by fall over Andy Hackenmueller (N.D.State), 1:54

Matt Vacanti (NU) by fall over Justin Blumer (Okla.City), 2:26

Matt Vacanti (NU) by dec. over Terrance Young (Iowa Central), 3-1

Matt Vacanti (NU) by dec. over Ben Ashmore (Okla. St.), 3-2

Matt Vacanti finished in first place, 125 pounds, amateur bracket

 

141 Pounds

Joey DeMarie (Iowa St.) by dec. over Malcolm McGruder (NU), 6-3

Malcolm McGruder (NU) by major dec. over Lance Houghdahl (MN St.Mankato), 16-8

Malcolm McGruder (NU) by fall over Jeremy Wells (York), 4:40

Travis Blasco (Iowa) by fall over Malcolm McGruder (NU), 1:57

 

Pat McLemore (No. Ill.) by fall over Jeff Slaughter (NU), 4:00

Jeff Slaughter (NU) by fall over Tyler Jensen (Iowa Central), 4:56

Jeff Slaughter (NU) by fall over Shawn Sneva (Mary), 3:27

Vince Costillo (No. Ill.) by dec. over Jeff Slaughter (NU), 5-3 (SV1)

 

Casey Gubbels (NU) by fall over Jacob Butrous (Minn. West), :31

Casey Gubbels (NU) by medical forfeit over John Paul Maynes (Dana)

Casey Gubbels (NU) by dec. over Vince Costillo (No. Ill.), 5-1

Casey Gubbels (NU) by dec. over Joe Soto (Iowa Central), 7-4

T.J. Sebolt (Iowa St.) by dec. over Casey Gubbels (NU), 3-2

Ryan Adams (ND State) by fall over Casey Gubbels (NU), 3:54

Casey Gubbels (NU) by medical forfeit over Luke Satern (Buena Vista)

Casey Gubbels finished in fifth place, 141 pounds, amateur bracket

 

149 Pounds

Curtis Salazar (NU) by fall over Calvin Barber (Buena Vista), 1:57

Curtis Salazar (NU) by dec. over Matt Ballweg (Iowa), 11-8

Curtis Salazar (NU) by dec. over Matt Burns (Iowa Central), 8-2

Adam Hall (BoiseState) by dec. over Curtis Salazar (NU), 7-3

Curtis Salazar (NU) by fall over Cody Hazard (NW College), :59

Curtis Salazar (NU) by dec. over Matt Ballweg (Iowa), 7-5

Curtis Salazar (NU) by dec. over Willy Mekeel (Minn. St.Mankato), 5-4

Curtis Salazar (NU) by dec. over Jordan Burroughs (NU), 3-2

Curtis Salazar finished in third place, 149 pounds, amateur bracket

 

Jordan Burroughs (NU) by major dec. over Vince Salminen (N.D.State), 21-8

Adam Hall (BoiseState) by dec. over Jordan Burroughs (NU), 6-5

Jordan Burroughs (NU) by dec. over Zach Randall (Buena Vista), 8-2

Jordan Burroughs (NU) by tech. fall over Matt Burns (Iowa Central), 26-11; 5:40

Jordan Burroughs (NU) by dec. over Steve Clayberg (Neb.-Omaha), 12-5

Jordan Burroughs (NU) by dec. over Ryan Etherton (Neb.-Kearney), 11-6

Jordan Burroughs (NU) by dec. over Jeff Keske (Iowa Central), 7-2

Curtis Salazar (NU) by dec. over Jordan Burroughs (NU), 3-2

Jordan Burroughs finished in fourth place, 149 pounds, amateur bracket

 

Derek Moyer (NU) by dec. over Devin Nagel (Mary), 5-4

Derek Moyer (NU) by fall over Nate Harm (Wartburg), 3:51

Jeff Keske (Iowa Central) by dec. over Derek Moyer (NU), 5-3

Matt Ballweg (Iowa) by dec. over Derek Moyer (NU), 8-5

 

Sean Gant (Lindenwood) by dec. over Paul Sanders (NU), 4-2

Zach Randall (Buena Vista) by dec. over Paul Sanders (NU), 7-2

 

Peter Barger (NU) by dec. over Fredrick Collins (Dubuque), 10-3

Steve Clayberg (Neb.-Omaha) by dec. over Peter Barger (NU), 11-4

Peter Barger (NU) by fall over Devin Nagel (Mary), :44

Cody Hazzard (NW College) by dec. over Peter Barger (NU), 2-0

 

165 Pounds

Alex Ward (NU) by major dec. over Justin Wall (Neosho), 10-0

Tim Matheson (Minn. St.Mankato) by dec. over Alex Ward (NU), 7-6

Alex Ward (NU) by fall over Adnan Gutic (Lindenwood), 2:19

Alex Ward (NU) by dec. over Frank Jonas (NU), 7-2

Alex Ward (NU) by dec. over T.H. Leet (Iowa), 2-1

Alex Ward (NU) by dec. over Kyle Svendsen (Augustana), 9-6

Tim Matheson (Minn. St.Mankato) by dec. over Alex Ward (NU), 7-6

Aaron Jansson (Iowa) by fall over Alex Ward (NU), 1:12

Alex Ward finished in sixth place, 165 pounds, amateur bracket

 

Scott Glasser (Minnesota) by dec. over Frank Jonas (NU), 5-2

Frank Jonas (NU) by dec. over Taylor May (Neb.-Kearney), 7-5

Frank Jonas (NU) by dec. over Michael Comstock (Okla.City), 3-2

Alex Ward (NU) by dec. over Frank Jonas (NU), 7-2

 

Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Mikey Morgan (Labette), 5-0

Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Bryan Deutsch (No. Ill.), 6-0

Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over T.H. Leet (Iowa), 6-1

Scott Glasser (Minnesota) by fall over Stephen Dwyer (NU), 5:51

Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Aaron Jansson (Iowa), 9-2

Stephen Dwyer (NU) by major dec. over Tim Matheson (Minn. St.Mankato), 15-2

Stephen Dwyer finished in third place, 165 pounds, amateur bracket

 

174 Pounds

Bobby Laraway (NU) by fall over Adam Meredith (Lindenwood), 5:44

Andy O’Loughlin (No. Iowa) by dec. over Bobby Laraway (NU), 9-3

Bobby Laraway (NU) by dec. over Jason Bahmer (Ohio Valley WC), 9-2

Bobby Laraway (NU) by dec. over Tyler Bowling (DakotaCountyTech. Coll.), 5-1

Bobby Laraway (NU) by dec. over Jason Green (Neosho), 8-3

Ben Becker (Minn. St.Mankato) by dec. over Bobby Laraway (NU), 8-5

 

197 Pounds

Cameron Browne (NU) by dec. over Elijah Martinez (Labette), 4-2

Cameron Browne (NU) by major dec. over Josh McGrotty (Lindenwood), 22-9

Daniel Erekson (Iowa) by dec. over Cameron Browne (NU), 11-4

Cameron Browne (NU) by dec. over Tom Block (Minn. St.Mankato), 13-6

Cameron Browne (NU) by dec. over Daniel Heineken (Lindenwood), 8-1

Jake Smith (Wyoming) by dec. over Cameron Browne (NU), 5-3

Cameron Browne (NU) by medical forfeit over Bryce Boehm (Neb.-Omaha)

Cameron Browne finished in fifth place, 197 pounds, amateur bracket

 

Gordon Johnson (Iowa Central) by dec. over Nick Schaefer (NU), 4-2

Nick Schaefer (NU) by dec. over John Schmalz (Dana), 7-2

Nick Schaefer (NU) by dec. over Josh McGrotty (Lindenwood), 10-8

Wade Jordan (Dana) by tech. fall over Nick Schaefer (NU), 15-0; 5:20