NC WR: Bears dominate at Old Chicago Open

Nov 17, 2012 by FloWrestling Staff

Bears dominate at Old Chicago Open

By HEATHER KENNEDY
UNCBears.com

GREELEY – The Northern Colorado Wrestling Team won five of 10 weight classes at its only home tournament of the season, the Old Chicago Open. The Bears had three wins by wrestlers in a Blue and Gold singlet, while the other two came by unattached grapplers.

Redshirt freshman Nick Adams won at 141 pounds, junior Justin Gonzales won the 149 weight class and sophomore Henry Chirino pinned his way through the heavyweight bracket. Redshirts Nick Bayer (184 pounds) and Brian Macchione(197 pounds) were also victorious, competing unattached.

Freshman Iver Sandoval finished in second place at 165 pounds, while sophomore Charlie McMartin was third in the same weight class. SophomoreJosh Van Tine also had a second-place finish at 174 pounds, while freshmanKeith Johnson finished fifth at 184 pounds

"This was a good tournament for us," Head Coach Ben Cherrington said. "We had the potential to win a couple more classes too, but anytime you have a good home tournament it's positive. We were the biggest team here and were the class of the field, which is how it should be."

Adams won all three of his matches en route to the Outstanding Wrestler Award and did so by winning all three with bonus point wins. After a bye in the first round, Adams took the mat and pinned Shannon Maris, competing unattached, in 2:39. He then had identical technical falls in the semifinals and finals, 15-0 to beat Western Wyoming's Brock Dalton and Utah Valley's Sam Mecham, respectively.

"Nick Adams has been wrestling very, very well, not like a freshman at all," Cherrington said. "He has a tenacity and heart you can't coach and he wins matches because of it."

Gonzales improved to a perfect 10-0 on the season with a 5-0 run through the Old Chicago Open. In the first two rounds he recorded falls, pinning Michael Rivera in 1:54 in the opening round and then pinned Chalen Keys from Western State in 1:52 in the second round. He won a 7-3 decision over Air Force Prep's Natrelle Demison in the quarterfinals and a 4-2 decision against Eleazar DeLuca from OTC in the semifinals before winning an 11-3 major decision in the championship bout against Justin Schumacher from Colorado Mesa.

"Justin stayed undefeated, which is always positive," Cherrington said. "He's been consistent, yet he is getting better and better with each match he wrestles. He's been analyzing techniques outside of practice and if he keeps that attitude, he will keep winning."

Chirino won the Most Pins Award after pinning all four of his opponents and spending just over 21 minutes on the mats. In the first round, he pinned Markese Christian from Wayland Baptist in 4:40, then pinned Francisco Retana from Colorado Mesa in 6:48 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he fell Alexander MacKenzie from Colorado Mines in 6:43 and took just 2:53 to pin Christophe Klei from Northwest Kansas Tech in the finals.

"Chirino was completely dominant," Cherrington said. "He had four pins in four matches. He set that goal prior to today and he achieved it. He's been putting in a lot of extra work and has dedicated himself to be the very best he can be. It's been good to see him dominate not only in the practice room, but also out on the mat."

Sandoval also finished second at 165 pounds and posted a record of 4-1 on the day, winning all four bouts by decision. McMartin had a bye in the first round and lost his second round bout before fighting all the way through the backdraw to finish third at 165 pounds with a 5-1 record with two falls, a major decision and a pair of decisions. In the semifinals, McMartin got revenge on Caleb Wyatt from Colorado Mesa, who defeated him in the second round, 9-4 by winning 15-6 to advance to the third-place match.

At 174 pounds, Van Tine posted a record of 2-1 to finish in second place. He had a bye in the first round and then won a 13-4 major decision over Dominic Bejarano from Northwest Kansas in the quarterfinals. He won the semifinal 6-3 before losing 12-5 in the finals to Aaron Meister, who was competing unattached.

The Bears have next weekend off for the Thanksgiving holiday before returning to tournament action at the prestigious Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

Jesse Meis, 125 pounds (2-2)
First Round: Meis received a bye
Second Round: Chasen Tolbert (Utah Valley) dec. Meis, 11-4
Second Round Backdraw: Meis dec. Fox, 3-1
Third Round Backdraw: Meis tech fall Ruben Lujan (Wayland Baptist), 17-0
Fourth Round Backdraw: Vicente Hernandez (Western State) dec. Meis, 7-1

Sam Bauer, 133 pounds (2-2)
First Round: Bauer fall Lorenzo Leos (Northwest Kansas), 4:06
Second Round: Bauer major dec. Parke Overmiller (Colorado Mesa), 17-5
Quarterfinals: Zach Shank (Western State) tech fall Bauer, 15-0
Quarterfinals Backdraw: Abraham Hernandez (Western Wyoming) inj def. Bauer

Nick Adams, 141 pounds (3-0), First Place
First Round: Adams received a bye
Quarterfinals: Adams fall Shannon Maris (CMU Unattached), 2:39
Semifinals: Adams tech fall Brock Dalton (Western Wyoming), 15-0
Finals: Adams tech fall Sam Mecham (Utah Valley), 15-0

Justin Gonzales, 149 pounds (5-0), First Place
First Round: Gonzales fall Michael Rivera (Unattached), 1:54
Second Round: Gonzales fall Cahlen Keys (Western State), 1:52
Quarterfinals: Gonzales dec. Natrelle Demison (Air Force Prep), 7-3
Semifinals: Gonzales dec. Eleazar DeLuca (OTC), 4-2
Finals: Gonzales major dec. Justin Schumacher (Colorado Mesa), 11-3

Nick Alspaugh, 157 pounds (0-2)
First Round: Trevor Donarski (CMU Unattached) fall Alspaugh, 5:00
First Round Backdraw: Quentin Bradshaw (NWKT Unattached) fall Alspaugh, 3:37

Iver Sandoval, 165 pounds (4-1), Second Place
First Round: Sandoval dec. Willy Holdren (Colorado Mesa), 7-3
Second Round: Sandoval dec. Andrew Hocutt (Colorado Mines), 5-4
Quarterfinals: Sandoval dec. Eric Albers (Air Force Prep), 4-2
Semifinals: Sandoval dec. Caleb Wyatt (Colorado Mesa), 10-6
Finals: Chester Granard (Colorado Mesa) dec. Sandoval, 9-4

Charlie McMartin, 165 pounds (5-1), Third Place
First Round: McMartin received a bye
Second Round: Caleb Wyatt (Colorado Mesa) dec. McMartin, 9-4
Second Round Backdraw: McMartin received a bye
Third Round Backdraw: McMartin fall Dillon Einicki (Western State), 1:53
Fourth Round Backdraw: McMartin fall Tyler Miles (Colorado Mesa), 2:20
Quarterfinals Backdraw: McMartin dec. Justin Frazer (Colorado Mines), 13-6
Semifinals Backdraw: McMartin major dec. Wyatt, 15-6
Third-Place Match: McMartin dec. Jessie Hoffsneider (Colorado Mesa), 7-6

Josh Van Tine, 174 pounds (2-1), Second Place
First Round: Van Tine received a bye
Quarterfinals: Van Tine major dec. Dominic Bejarano (Northwest Kansas), 13-4
Semifinals: Van Tine dec. Mitch Wyatt (Colorado Mesa), 6-3
Finals: Aaron Meister (Unattached) dec. Van Tine, 12-5

Keith Johnson, 184 pounds (4-2), Fifth Place
First Round: Johnson received a bye
Second Round: Johnson major dec. Carlos Saabedra (Western Wyoming), 10-0
Quarterfinals: Nick Peterson (Colorado Mesa) major dec. Johnson, 15-2
Fourth Round Backdraw: Johnson major dec. Cameron McCrimmon (Western State), 18-6
Quarterfinals Backdraw: Johnson dec. Jay Seefeld (Western State), 8-5
Semifinals Backdraw: Ryan Swanson (Colorado Mines) fall Johnson, 0:57
Fifth-Place Match: Johnson dec Miguel Tovar (Wayland Baptist), 12-8

Cody McAninch, 184 pounds (3-2)
First Round: McAninch tech fall Dylan Turley-Rule (Unattached), 17-1
Second Round: Zak Slotten (Colorado Mesa) dec. McAninch, 3-2
Second Round Backdraw: McAninch fall Dustin Christensen (Western Wyoming), 3:39
Third Round Backdraw: McAninch fall Rey Corona (Northwest Kansas), 1:16
Fourth Round Backdraw: Garrett Stowall (Colorado Mesa) dec. McAninch, 14-8

Henry Chirino, 285 pounds (4-0), First Place
First Round: Chirino fall Markese Christian (Wayland Baptist), 4:40
Quarterfinals: Chirino fall Francisco Retana (Colorado Mesa), 6:48
Semifinals: Chirino fall Alexander MacKenzie (Colorado Mines), 6:43
Finals: Chirino fall Christophe Klei (Northwest Kansas), 2:53

Competing Unattached:

Daniel Barraza, 125 pounds (1-2)
First Round: Barraza received a bye
Second Round: Justin Williamson (Wayland Baptist) dec. Barraza, 3-2
Second Round Backdraw: Barraza received a bye
Third Round Backraw: Barraza dec. Elias Arias (Colorado Mines), 9-8
Fourth Round Backdraw: Cory Carter (Colorado Mines) dec. Barraza, 7-6

Abe Fox, 125 pounds (0-2)
First Round: Colby Christensen (UVU Unattached) tech fall Fox, 16-1
Second Round Backdraw: Meis dec. Fox, 3-1

Drew Greer, 125 pounds (1-2)
First Round: Greer received a bye
Second Round: Cody Tow (Northwest Kansas) tech fall Greer, 26-10
Second Round Backdraw: Greer received a bye
Third Round Backdraw: Greer dec. Adrian Avelar (Western Wyoming), 8-5
Fourth Round Backdraw: Gage Schreffler-Good (Unattached) dec. Greer, 7-4

Brandon Gallagher, 133 pounds (2-2)
First Round: Gallagher fall Robert Schultheis (Colorado Mines), 6:55
Second Round: Gallagher dec. Jay Hoylman (Western State), 7-1
Quarterfinals: Aaron Shaffer (Colorado Mesa) dec. Gallagher, 8-3
Fourth Round Backdraw: Joshua Christopher (Colorado Mesa) dec. Gallagher, 13-7

Jordan Laroche, 141 pounds (3-2), Fourth Place
First Round: Laroche fall Jacob Tillotson (Western Wyoming), 4:19
Quarterfinals: Laroche tie-breaker-1 Isaac Elge (Colorado Mines), 7-6
Semifinals: Sam Mecham (Utah Valley) sudden victory-1 Laroche, 6-4
Semifinals Backdraw: Laroche dec. Shannon Maris (CMU Unattached), 6-3
Third Place Match: Drew Schumann (Colorado Mesa) major dec. Laroche, 11-0

Don Maes, 165 pounds (0-2)
First Round: Maes received a bye
Second Round: Justin Frazer (Colorado Mines) major dec. Maes, 13-5
Second Round Backdraw: Austin Beaman (Western Wyoming) forfeit win Maes

Horacio Vialpando, 165 pounds (1-2)
First Round: Tyler Miles (Colorado Mesa) major dec. Vialpando, 13-5
Second Round Backdraw: Vialpando dec. Andrew Hocutt (Colorado Mines), 3-2
Third Round Backdraw: Tyler Cattey (Northwest Kansas) dec. Vialpando, 11-7

Cole Briegel, 174 pounds (1-2)
First Round: Briegel received a bye
Quarterfinals: Chuck Lueth (Colorado Mesa) dec. Briegel, 4-2
Second Round Backdraw: Briegel dec. Marcus Backus (Wayland Baptist), 4-0
Quarterfinals Backdraw: Ross Taylor (Western Wyoming) dec. Briegel, 10-4

Nick Bayer, 184 pounds (4-0), First Place
First Round: Bayer received a bye
Second Round: Bayer fall Chris Carr (Air Force Prep), 1:58
Quarterfinals: Bayer dec. Garrett Stowall (Colorado Mesa), 9-2
Semifinals: Bayer dec. Ryan Swanson (Colorado Mines), 7-0
Finals: Bayer sudden victory-2 Nick Peterson (Colorado Mesa), 4-2

Brian Macchione, 197 pounds (4-0), First Place
First Round: Macchione dec. Briar Mendez (WSC Unattached), 4-2
Quarterfinals: Macchione dec. Riley Argyle (Western Wyoming), 6-1
Semifinals: Macchione dec. Andrei Meinic (Northwest Kansas), 3-0
Finals: Macchione dec. Jake Goddard (Colorado Mesa), 7-0

Caleb Christensen, 285 pounds (0-2)
First Round: Danny Chaid (OTC) major dec. Christensen, 12-3
First Round Backdraw: Christensen received a bye
Second Round Backdraw: Francisco Retana (Colorado Mesa) fall Christensen, 1:03