Michigan
Michigan State Open
Wolverines Crown Three Champions at MSU Open
11/3/2018 11:22:00 PM | Wrestling
» Michigan crowned three champions and boasted eight finalists and 13 total placewinners at the season-opening Michigan State Open.
» Kanen Storr (141 pounds), Will Lewan (157) and Mason Parris (Hwt) -- all newcomers to the Wolverine program -- won individual titles in the open division.
» Storr and Lewan defeated Michigan teammates in their championship matches; Parris earned a 14-second pin against Central Michigan's 15th-ranked Matt Stencel in the heavyweight final.
Site: East Lansing, Mich. (Jenison Field House)
Event: Michigan State Open
Team Score: Non-scoring
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Nov. 11 -- at Central Michigan (Mount Pleasant, Mich.), 2 p.m.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The No. 5-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team crowned three individual champions at the annual Michigan State Open on Sunday (Nov. 3) at the Spartans' Jenison Field House. In all, the Wolverines boasted eight finalists and 13 total placewinners over the freshman/sophomore and open divisions.
All three individual champions were program newcomers in redshirt sophomore transfer Kanen Storr (141) and true freshmen Will Lewan (157) and Mason Parris (Hwt). Storr and Lewan won by earning close decision wins over teammates, while Parris scored a quick fall -- his third bonus win of the day -- in his championship bout.
Storr, ranked 18th in Flowrestling's preseason poll, went 4-0 on the day and, with three Wolverines making the 141-pound semifinals, earned back-to-back wins over teammates in the semifinals and final, including a 5-3 decision against redshirt junior Sal Profaci in the latter. Storr finished on a first-period double leg and countered a Profaci leg attack to add another takedown in the second.
Lewan was victorious in his first collegiate tournament, posting a 4-0 record with three straight overtime wins to capture the 157-pound title. He defeated fifth-year senior Alec Pantaleo, 10-8, behind a four-point pancake in the first and an overtime takedown in the championship bout. Pantaleo, ranked fourth by Flowrestling, scored three takedowns to overcome the initial deficit, but Lewan finished on a single-leg attack early in sudden victory to complete the upset.
Parris, like Lewan, went 4-0 in his collegiate debut to claim the heavyweight title, earning a major decision and pins, including a lightning-quick stick against Central Michigan's 15th-ranked Matt Stencel in the championship bout. Stencel went upper body off the opening whistle and tried for a headlock on the edge, but Parris countered, muscling the Chippewa to his back to get the call just 14 seconds in.
Eight Wolverines advanced to the championship round in the open division, with sophomore Drew Mattin, redshirt junior Ben Lamantia and redshirt junior Jackson Striggow dropping their final matches at 125, 149 and 197 pounds, respectively.
In addition to Lewan and Parris, freshmen Nick Freeman and Max Maylor both placed in their collegiate debuts, taking sixth at 141 and 174 pounds, respectively, in the freshman/sophomore division. All Wolverine freshmen competed unattached.
The Wolverines will kick off the dual-meet portion of their 2018-19 season on the road next Friday (Nov. 11) when they head to Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to take on in-state rival Central Michigan at 2 p.m. on McGuirk Arena.
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MICHIGAN RESULTS
Freshman/Sophomore Division
133 Pounds -- Michael Mars
First Round - dec. by Hunter Bray (Notre Dame), 8-4
Consolations - dec. Derek Sharp (Findlay), 12-10
Withdrew with a 1-1 record
141 Pounds -- Sergio Borg
First Round - Bye
Second Round - pinned Joey Orr (Davenport), 4:56
Withdrew with a 1-0 record
141 Pounds -- Nick Freeman
First Round - Bye
Second Round - major dec. Jeff Mullinax (Findlay), 16-2
Quarterfinal - dec. by PJ Gohn (Edinboro), 4-2
Consolations - dec. Mitchel Christensen (Central Michigan), 7-1
Consolations - dec. Jackson Renicker (Michigan State), 7-2
Consolations - pinned by Zach Melloh (Purdue), 2:11
Fifth Place - dec. by Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan), 6-5
Finished in sixth place with a 3-3 record
174 pounds -- Max Maylor
First Round - pinned Logan Stanley (Ohio University), 3:44
Quarterfinal - dec. by Cornell Beachem (Notre Dame), 10-6
Consolations - pinned Mark Trifelos (Findlay), 1:26
Consolations - dec. Jason Montgomery (Pennsylvania), 7-6
Consolations - dec. by Ethan Smith (Ohio State), 8-4
Fifth Place - dec. by Zach Ancewicz (Edinboro), 9-7
Finished in sixth place with a 3-3 record
174 pounds -- Sebastian Rawls
First Round - tech. fall by Ethan Smith (Ohio State), 20-5
Consolations - pinned by Jason Montgomery (Pennsylvania), 2:58
Eliminated with a 0-2 record
Open Division
125 Pounds -- Jack Medley
First Round - dec. Bryce West (Northern Illinois), 8-5
Quarterfinal - dec. by Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan), 6-0
Consolations - dec. by Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern), 3-1
Eliminated with a 1-2 record
125 Pounds -- Austin Assad
First Round - Bye
Quarterfinal - major dec. Logan Griffin (Michigan State), 14-2
Semifinal - dec. by Drew Mattin (Michigan), 5-3
Consolations - dec. Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern), 6-0
Third Place - dec. Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan), 7-5
Finished in third place with a 3-1 record
125 Pounds -- Drew Mattin
First Round - Bye
Quarterfinal - dec. Hunter Lucas (Ohio State), 6-0
Semifinal - dec. Austin Assad (University of Michigan), 5-3
Final - major dec. by RayVon Foley (Michigan State), 12-3
Finished in second place with a 2-1 record
141 Pounds -- K.J. Suitor
First Round - Bye
Second Round - major dec. by Austin Eicher (Michigan State), 12-4
Withdrew with a 0-1 record
141 Pounds -- Kanen Storr
First Round - Bye
Second Round - major dec. Matt Santos (Michigan State), 18-7
Quarterfinal - dec. Nate Hagan (Edinboro), 6-0
Semifinal - dec. Ben Freeman (Michigan), 5-4
Final - dec. Sal Profaci (Michigan), 5-3
Finished as the 141-pound champion with a 4-0 record
141 Pounds -- Sal Profaci
First Round - Bye
Second Round - dec. Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois), 5-3
Quarterfinal - major dec. Drew Marten (Central Michigan), 12-0
Semifinal - dec. Moises Guillen (Ohio University), 3-2
Final - dec. by Kanen Storr (Michigan), 5-3
Finished as runner-up with a 3-1 record
141 Pounds -- Ben Freeman
First Round - Bye
Second Round - pinned Bryce Thurston (Northern Illinois), 6:50
Quarterfinal - dec. Dom Demas (Oklahoma), 6-4 SV
Semifinal - dec. by Kanen Storr (Michigan), 5-4
Consolations - dec. by Anthony Cheloni (Northern Illinois), 11-6
Fifth Place - dec. by Moises Guillen (Ohio), 12-4
Finished in sixth place with a 2-3 record
149 Pounds -- Ben Lamantia
First Round - Bye
Quarterfinal - dec. Jaden Enriquez (Michigan State), 8-1
Semifinal - dec. Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma), 3-2
Final - dec. by Anthony Artalona (Pennsylvania), 6-3
Finished in second place with a 2-1 record
157 Pounds -- Layne Van Anrooy
First Round - dec. Nick Vestal (Ohio University), 5-1
Second Round - dec. by Elijiah Cleary (Ohio State), 4-1 TB2
Consolations - dec. by James Wimer (Findlay), 4-3
Eliminated with a 1-2 record
157 Pounds -- Will Lewan
First Round - Bye
Second Round - dec. Erich Byelick (Northwestern), 6-3
Quarterfinal - dec. Zac Carson (Ohio), 4-2 SV
Semifinal - dec. Jake Tucker (Michigan State), 5-3 SV
Final - dec. Alec Pantaleo (Michigan), 10-8 SV
Finished as the 157-pound champion with a 4-0 record
157 Pounds -- Alec Pantaleo
First Round - Bye
Second Round - tech. fall JaVon Phillips (Manchester), 20-5
Quarterfinal - major dec. Kam Bush (Central Michigan), 10-2
Semifinal - major dec. Elijiah Cleary (Ohio State), 16-5
Final - dec. by Will Lewan (Michigan), 10-8 SV
Finished as runner-up with a 3-1 record
165 Pounds -- Reece Hughes
First Round - dec. by Caden McWhirter (Northern Illinois), 4-0
Consolations - dec. by Jaden Mattox (Unattached), 11-5
Eliminated with a 0-2 record
184 Pounds -- Jelani Embree
First Round - tech. fall Luke Carver (Trine), 19-0
Quarterfinal - dec. Jack Jessen (Northwestern), 6-4
Semifinal - dec. by Kayne MacCallum (Oklahoma), 3-1
Withdrew to fifth place with a 2-1 record
197 Pounds -- Jackson Striggow
First Round - Bye
Quarterfinal - dec. Max Ihry (Northern Illinois), 5-2
Semifinal - dec. Brad Wilton (Michigan State), 10-4
Final - dec. by Jake Woodley (Oklahoma), 5-3
Finished as runner-up with a 2-1 record
Heavyweight -- Zachery Nemec
First Round - dec. by Jake Boyd (Oklahoma), 2-1
Consolations - dec. by Ben Goldin (Pennsylvania), 3-2 TB
Eliminated with a 0-2 record
Heavyweight -- Luke Ready
First Round - major dec. Matt Lloyd (Michigan State), 12-0)
Quarterfinal - pinned by Matt Stencel (Central Michigan), 3:25
Consolations - pinned Raiden Macleod (Davenport), 1:48
Consolations - by dec. Jake Boyd (Oklahoma), 9-5
Eliminated with a 2-2 record
Heavyweight -- Mason Parris
First Round - major dec. Nick Jenkins (Central Michigan), 10-1
Quarterfinal - pinned Chase Beard (Michigan State), 0:36
Semifinal - dec. Zackery Parker (Ohio), 10-4
Final - pinned Matt Stencel (Central Michigan), 0:14
Finished as the heavyweight champion with a 4-0 record
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