NC State wins Reno TOC with three champions and seven finalists; Fix wins first college event
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Hidlay, Renda and Macchiavello claim titles at Reno TOC
#6 Wolfpack claims team title behind seven finalists
by Brian Reinhardt, NC State
RENO, NEV. – Three NC State wrestlers claimed top honors in their weight class, and a total of seven reached the finals overall, as No. 6 NC State competed in the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday.
The Pack claimed tournament titles at 157 pounds (R-Fr. Hayden Hidlay), 184 (R-Sr. Pete Renda), and 197 (Michael Macchiavello). In addition, the Pack placed second at 125 (R-Jr. Sean Fausz), 133 (R-Fr. Tariq Wilson), 141 (Sr. Kevin Jack), and 149 (R-Sr. Beau Donahue).
In the finals at 157, Hidlay scored a 3-1 OT decision over #2 Joey LaVellee of Missouri. With the score tied 1-1 at the end of regulation, Hidlay scored the bout’s lone takedown 35 seconds into extra time. Hidlay went 5-0 with three bonus point wins.
Renda cruised to the title at 184 pounds also going 5-0. After starting with a 16-1 tech fall, Renda pinned his next four opponents – all in the first period. Included was a pin in the title bout in 2:07 on Missouri’s Canten Marriott.
The Pack’s third title came at 197 by Macchiavello, as he finished a 5-0 day with a 16-4 major decision in the title bout.
NC State was well represented in the finals, as seven wrestlers advanced to the title bouts at their weights. In addition, three reached the third place bout and two more were in the fifth place match.
The Pack had 13 of its 15 wrestlers advance to the quarterfinals, starting the day out a combined 30-2 with 23 bonus point wins. From that group, 10 reached the semifinals.
The Pack took top team honors with 192 points.
Fix takes top honors in collegiate debut
by Harry Endicott, Oklahoma State
RENO, Nev. – Competing unattached as a redshirt, Oklahoma State wrestling freshman Daton Fix took home the 125-pound title Sunday afternoon at the Reno Tournament of Champions in his first collegiate event.
Fix started the day hot, racking up two technical falls and a major decision in his first three matches to advance into the semifinals, where he would match up with the first of two top-10 opponents in No. 9 Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State. With Fix leading, 1-0, heading into the third period, Bresser chose down to open the final frame. Fix was able to ride Bresser for the majority of the period to lock up riding time and denied a couple of late shots from Bresser to advance to the finals.
In the finals, Fix went toe-to-toe with No. 8 Sean Fausz of North Carolina State in another tight battle; however, this time Fix found himself trailing, 1-0, after two periods. The Cowboy freshman elected to start the period neutral, meaning he would need a takedown to claim the win. Sure enough, with 12 seconds remaining in the match, Fix was able to convert on a shot for the takedown to finish off the 2-1 victory.
Editor's Note: Fix was a 2017 Junior World champion in freestyle.
A handful of other Cowboys placed at the event, including Eli Hale, who took third at 125 pounds. Hale was unstoppable to open the day, outscoring his first three opponents, 47-0, with three tech falls to move into the semifinals. While Hale came up short to eventual runner-up Fausz, he defeated Bresser by injury default in the third-place match to wrap up the event.
Competing unattached, freshman Kaden Gfeller finished fourth in a stacked 141-pound weight class. Gfeller posted a tech fall and two major decisions in his first three matches to advance to the semifinals as well. In the semis, he was handed a tough, 7-2, loss by No. 2 Kevin Jack of North Carolina State before giving up another tightly-contested match to No. 5 Jaydin Eierman of Missouri in the third-place bout.
Cowboy redshirt sophomore Boo Lewallen took third at 149 pounds, going 4-1 on the day with his lone loss coming in a narrow, 3-2 bout to former NCAA Champion Jason Tsirtsis in the semifinals. Lewallen would go on to knock off Campbell’s Josh Heil, 12-8, in the third-place match.
Cowboys Crown Three in Reno
by Lincoln Joseph Mansch, Wyoming
RENO, Nev. (Dec. 17, 2017) – Thanks to five top-three finishes, the University of Wyoming wrestling program took second place at the 2017 Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday.
“We started off aggressive this morning and picked up bonus points,” head coach Mark Branch said. “At that point, I was happy with the way things were going and the direction we were headed. From then on I thought we stayed consistent and our guys fed of each other.”
Senior Bryce Meredith (141 pounds), junior Branson Ashworth (165 pounds) and redshirt freshman Montorie Bridges (133 pounds) led the Pokes with first-place finishes at their respective weights, while seniors Archie Colgan (157 pounds) and Chaz Polson (184 pounds) took third for the Brown and Gold. UW racked up 140 points to finish behind No. 6 North Carolina State (192 points) in the team standings. Of Wyoming’s 19 wrestlers that competed on Sunday, 14 recorded a bonus-point victory in their opening round match.
“To have that many guys competing that late in the day in the semifinals was great,” Branch added. “Montorie (Bridges), Bryce (Meredith) and Branson (Ashworth) had outstanding tournaments. They each had big wins that will help with seeding in the tournaments later in the season. Overall, we did well and I hope we can continue with that momentum as the season progresses.”
Bridges posted a perfect 5-0 mark at the tournament to capture his crown. He flew past the competition early with bonus-points in his first three bouts. Bridges would ultimately earn a solid 10-4 decision over Tariq Wilson of NC State in the finals.
Meredith ran through the competition to earn his title at 141 pounds. Meredith’s first three wins came via pins to push him to the semifinals. He then earned a 3-2 decision over No. 5 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) before upsetting former teammate and No. 2 Kevin Jack (NC State) in the finals.
As expected, Ashworth went 5-0 and finished first at 165 pounds with a 6-1 decision over Conner Flynn of Missouri. He appeared ahead of the game with up two impressive pins in his first two matches of the day, and then followed with a tech fall in the quarterfinals.
Lewis claims title at Reno Tournament of Champions
by Andrew B. Melroe, Missouri
RENO, Nev. – Redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) captured an individual title, as No. 4 Mizzou Wrestling (8-0, 2-0 MAC) recorded five top-three finishes at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday. Lewis was dominate throughout the tournament, as he recorded three falls and a major decision en route to his first place finish.
In the team standings, Mizzou finished the tournament in third place with 106 points, finishing behind North Carolina State (189 points) and Wyoming (140 points).
NOTABLE TIGERS
Lewis, who entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed, recorded three falls on the day, including back-to-back first period pins in the semifinals and finals. Lewis pinned Daniel Bullard (North Carolina State) at 1:35 to reach the finals, where he pinned Kimball Baston (Utah Valley) at 1:40. With his three falls, the two-time All-American now has 29 career falls, which moves him into seventh place in the all-time career falls list in program history.
Redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) returned home to finish second in his final collegiate Reno Tournament of Champions. Lavallee posted wins by major decision and technical fall in his opening two rounds before recording two decision wins to reach the finals, where he fell, 3-1, to No. 16-ranked Hayden Hidlay (North Carolina State). The Tiger senior now has 22 career major decisions, which ranks tied for 10th all-time in program history.
Also finishing second was redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Connor Flynn (Dardenne Prairie, Mo.) and redshirt freshman 184-pounder Canten Marriott (Exclesior Springs, Mo.), who each posted records of 4-1 on the day. Flynn recorded a fall and major decision, while Marriott had two technical falls in the tournament.
Redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.) finished third in the tournament, defeating Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State), 5-1 to claim third. Eierman won three matches by bonus points, two by fall and one by major decision.
Note: The complete results and archived video of the event are available at Flowrestling.
RENO TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
at Reno, Nevada, Dec 18
FIRST PLACE
125 Daton Fix (UN-Oklahoma State) DEC Sean Fausz (NC State), 2-1
133 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) DEC Tariq Wilson (NC State), 10-4
141 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) DEC Kevin Jack (NC State), 4-3
149 Jason Tsirtsis (Arizona State) DEC Beau Donahue (NC State), 3-2
157 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) DEC Joey Lavallee (Missouri), 3-1 SV
165 Branson Ashowrth (Wyoming) DEC Connor Flynn (Missouri), 6-1
174 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) F Kimball Bastian (UN-Utah Valley), 1:40
184 Peter Renda (NC State) F Canten Marriott (Missouri), 2:07
197 Michael Macchiavello (NC State) MD Tom Lane (Cal Poly), 16-4
285 Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) DEC Jere Heino (Campbell), 5-3
THIRD PLACE
25 Eli Hale (UN-Oklahoma State) DEF Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State)
133 Jamel Morris (NC State) DEC Nathan Boston (Campbell), 4-2
141 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) DEC Kaden Gfeller (UN-Oklahoma State), 5-1
149 Boo Lewallen (UN-Oklahoma State) DEC Josh Heil (UN-Campbell), 12-8
157 Archie Colgan (Wyoming) M FOR Dayton Racer (Clackamas)
165 Quentin Perez (Campbell) DEC Tyler Mclean (Simon Fraser), 2-0
174 Daniel Bullard (NC State) MD Kyle Pope (Wyoming), 14-6
184 Chaz Polson (Wyoming) DEC Bob Coleman (UN-Oregon State), 11-6
197 Corey Griego (Oregon State) M FOR Cordell Eaton (North Dakota State)
285 Michael Boykin (NC State) DEC Tate Orndorff (UN-Utah Valley), 7-2
FIFTH PLACE
125 Robert Garcia (UN-Fresno State) NC Brandon Courtney (UN-Arizona State)
133 Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) NC Gary Harding (UN-Oklahoma State)
141 Zach Barnes (UN-Campbell) NC Jack Hathaway (Oregon State)
157 Alex Mossing (Air Force) DEC Paul Fox (Stanford), 7-6
165 Brian Hamann (NC State) DEC Hayden Hastings (UN-Wyoming), 10-6
174 Andrew Morgan (Campbell) NC Matt Wilhelm (Cal Poly)
184 Dominic Ducharme (UN-Cal State Bakersfield) NC Tanner Harvey (Southwestern Oregon)
197 Andrew Marsden (UN-Oklahoma State) NC Dalton Robertson (UN-Northern Colorado)
285 Malik Mcdonald (NC State) DEC Spencer Empey (Cal Poly), 12-7
Team Standings
1. NC State, 192 pts.
2. Wyoming, 140 pts.
3. Missouri, 106 pts.
4. Oregon State, 96 pts.
5. Unattached-Oklahoma State, 92 pts.
6. Campbell, 85 pts.
7. North Dakota State, 77.5 pts.
8. Unattached - Utah Valley, 66.5 pts.
9. (tie) Cal-Poly and Fresno State, 51.5 pts.
(of 57 teams)
#6 Wolfpack claims team title behind seven finalists
by Brian Reinhardt, NC State
RENO, NEV. – Three NC State wrestlers claimed top honors in their weight class, and a total of seven reached the finals overall, as No. 6 NC State competed in the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday.
The Pack claimed tournament titles at 157 pounds (R-Fr. Hayden Hidlay), 184 (R-Sr. Pete Renda), and 197 (Michael Macchiavello). In addition, the Pack placed second at 125 (R-Jr. Sean Fausz), 133 (R-Fr. Tariq Wilson), 141 (Sr. Kevin Jack), and 149 (R-Sr. Beau Donahue).
In the finals at 157, Hidlay scored a 3-1 OT decision over #2 Joey LaVellee of Missouri. With the score tied 1-1 at the end of regulation, Hidlay scored the bout’s lone takedown 35 seconds into extra time. Hidlay went 5-0 with three bonus point wins.
Renda cruised to the title at 184 pounds also going 5-0. After starting with a 16-1 tech fall, Renda pinned his next four opponents – all in the first period. Included was a pin in the title bout in 2:07 on Missouri’s Canten Marriott.
The Pack’s third title came at 197 by Macchiavello, as he finished a 5-0 day with a 16-4 major decision in the title bout.
NC State was well represented in the finals, as seven wrestlers advanced to the title bouts at their weights. In addition, three reached the third place bout and two more were in the fifth place match.
The Pack had 13 of its 15 wrestlers advance to the quarterfinals, starting the day out a combined 30-2 with 23 bonus point wins. From that group, 10 reached the semifinals.
The Pack took top team honors with 192 points.
Fix takes top honors in collegiate debut
by Harry Endicott, Oklahoma State
RENO, Nev. – Competing unattached as a redshirt, Oklahoma State wrestling freshman Daton Fix took home the 125-pound title Sunday afternoon at the Reno Tournament of Champions in his first collegiate event.
Fix started the day hot, racking up two technical falls and a major decision in his first three matches to advance into the semifinals, where he would match up with the first of two top-10 opponents in No. 9 Ronnie Bresser of Oregon State. With Fix leading, 1-0, heading into the third period, Bresser chose down to open the final frame. Fix was able to ride Bresser for the majority of the period to lock up riding time and denied a couple of late shots from Bresser to advance to the finals.
In the finals, Fix went toe-to-toe with No. 8 Sean Fausz of North Carolina State in another tight battle; however, this time Fix found himself trailing, 1-0, after two periods. The Cowboy freshman elected to start the period neutral, meaning he would need a takedown to claim the win. Sure enough, with 12 seconds remaining in the match, Fix was able to convert on a shot for the takedown to finish off the 2-1 victory.
Editor's Note: Fix was a 2017 Junior World champion in freestyle.
A handful of other Cowboys placed at the event, including Eli Hale, who took third at 125 pounds. Hale was unstoppable to open the day, outscoring his first three opponents, 47-0, with three tech falls to move into the semifinals. While Hale came up short to eventual runner-up Fausz, he defeated Bresser by injury default in the third-place match to wrap up the event.
Competing unattached, freshman Kaden Gfeller finished fourth in a stacked 141-pound weight class. Gfeller posted a tech fall and two major decisions in his first three matches to advance to the semifinals as well. In the semis, he was handed a tough, 7-2, loss by No. 2 Kevin Jack of North Carolina State before giving up another tightly-contested match to No. 5 Jaydin Eierman of Missouri in the third-place bout.
Cowboy redshirt sophomore Boo Lewallen took third at 149 pounds, going 4-1 on the day with his lone loss coming in a narrow, 3-2 bout to former NCAA Champion Jason Tsirtsis in the semifinals. Lewallen would go on to knock off Campbell’s Josh Heil, 12-8, in the third-place match.
Cowboys Crown Three in Reno
by Lincoln Joseph Mansch, Wyoming
RENO, Nev. (Dec. 17, 2017) – Thanks to five top-three finishes, the University of Wyoming wrestling program took second place at the 2017 Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday.
“We started off aggressive this morning and picked up bonus points,” head coach Mark Branch said. “At that point, I was happy with the way things were going and the direction we were headed. From then on I thought we stayed consistent and our guys fed of each other.”
Senior Bryce Meredith (141 pounds), junior Branson Ashworth (165 pounds) and redshirt freshman Montorie Bridges (133 pounds) led the Pokes with first-place finishes at their respective weights, while seniors Archie Colgan (157 pounds) and Chaz Polson (184 pounds) took third for the Brown and Gold. UW racked up 140 points to finish behind No. 6 North Carolina State (192 points) in the team standings. Of Wyoming’s 19 wrestlers that competed on Sunday, 14 recorded a bonus-point victory in their opening round match.
“To have that many guys competing that late in the day in the semifinals was great,” Branch added. “Montorie (Bridges), Bryce (Meredith) and Branson (Ashworth) had outstanding tournaments. They each had big wins that will help with seeding in the tournaments later in the season. Overall, we did well and I hope we can continue with that momentum as the season progresses.”
Bridges posted a perfect 5-0 mark at the tournament to capture his crown. He flew past the competition early with bonus-points in his first three bouts. Bridges would ultimately earn a solid 10-4 decision over Tariq Wilson of NC State in the finals.
Meredith ran through the competition to earn his title at 141 pounds. Meredith’s first three wins came via pins to push him to the semifinals. He then earned a 3-2 decision over No. 5 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) before upsetting former teammate and No. 2 Kevin Jack (NC State) in the finals.
As expected, Ashworth went 5-0 and finished first at 165 pounds with a 6-1 decision over Conner Flynn of Missouri. He appeared ahead of the game with up two impressive pins in his first two matches of the day, and then followed with a tech fall in the quarterfinals.
Lewis claims title at Reno Tournament of Champions
by Andrew B. Melroe, Missouri
RENO, Nev. – Redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) captured an individual title, as No. 4 Mizzou Wrestling (8-0, 2-0 MAC) recorded five top-three finishes at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday. Lewis was dominate throughout the tournament, as he recorded three falls and a major decision en route to his first place finish.
In the team standings, Mizzou finished the tournament in third place with 106 points, finishing behind North Carolina State (189 points) and Wyoming (140 points).
NOTABLE TIGERS
Lewis, who entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed, recorded three falls on the day, including back-to-back first period pins in the semifinals and finals. Lewis pinned Daniel Bullard (North Carolina State) at 1:35 to reach the finals, where he pinned Kimball Baston (Utah Valley) at 1:40. With his three falls, the two-time All-American now has 29 career falls, which moves him into seventh place in the all-time career falls list in program history.
Redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.) returned home to finish second in his final collegiate Reno Tournament of Champions. Lavallee posted wins by major decision and technical fall in his opening two rounds before recording two decision wins to reach the finals, where he fell, 3-1, to No. 16-ranked Hayden Hidlay (North Carolina State). The Tiger senior now has 22 career major decisions, which ranks tied for 10th all-time in program history.
Also finishing second was redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Connor Flynn (Dardenne Prairie, Mo.) and redshirt freshman 184-pounder Canten Marriott (Exclesior Springs, Mo.), who each posted records of 4-1 on the day. Flynn recorded a fall and major decision, while Marriott had two technical falls in the tournament.
Redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.) finished third in the tournament, defeating Kaden Gfeller (Oklahoma State), 5-1 to claim third. Eierman won three matches by bonus points, two by fall and one by major decision.
Note: The complete results and archived video of the event are available at Flowrestling.
RENO TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
at Reno, Nevada, Dec 18
FIRST PLACE
125 Daton Fix (UN-Oklahoma State) DEC Sean Fausz (NC State), 2-1
133 Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) DEC Tariq Wilson (NC State), 10-4
141 Bryce Meredith (Wyoming) DEC Kevin Jack (NC State), 4-3
149 Jason Tsirtsis (Arizona State) DEC Beau Donahue (NC State), 3-2
157 Hayden Hidlay (NC State) DEC Joey Lavallee (Missouri), 3-1 SV
165 Branson Ashowrth (Wyoming) DEC Connor Flynn (Missouri), 6-1
174 Daniel Lewis (Missouri) F Kimball Bastian (UN-Utah Valley), 1:40
184 Peter Renda (NC State) F Canten Marriott (Missouri), 2:07
197 Michael Macchiavello (NC State) MD Tom Lane (Cal Poly), 16-4
285 Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) DEC Jere Heino (Campbell), 5-3
THIRD PLACE
25 Eli Hale (UN-Oklahoma State) DEF Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State)
133 Jamel Morris (NC State) DEC Nathan Boston (Campbell), 4-2
141 Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) DEC Kaden Gfeller (UN-Oklahoma State), 5-1
149 Boo Lewallen (UN-Oklahoma State) DEC Josh Heil (UN-Campbell), 12-8
157 Archie Colgan (Wyoming) M FOR Dayton Racer (Clackamas)
165 Quentin Perez (Campbell) DEC Tyler Mclean (Simon Fraser), 2-0
174 Daniel Bullard (NC State) MD Kyle Pope (Wyoming), 14-6
184 Chaz Polson (Wyoming) DEC Bob Coleman (UN-Oregon State), 11-6
197 Corey Griego (Oregon State) M FOR Cordell Eaton (North Dakota State)
285 Michael Boykin (NC State) DEC Tate Orndorff (UN-Utah Valley), 7-2
FIFTH PLACE
125 Robert Garcia (UN-Fresno State) NC Brandon Courtney (UN-Arizona State)
133 Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) NC Gary Harding (UN-Oklahoma State)
141 Zach Barnes (UN-Campbell) NC Jack Hathaway (Oregon State)
157 Alex Mossing (Air Force) DEC Paul Fox (Stanford), 7-6
165 Brian Hamann (NC State) DEC Hayden Hastings (UN-Wyoming), 10-6
174 Andrew Morgan (Campbell) NC Matt Wilhelm (Cal Poly)
184 Dominic Ducharme (UN-Cal State Bakersfield) NC Tanner Harvey (Southwestern Oregon)
197 Andrew Marsden (UN-Oklahoma State) NC Dalton Robertson (UN-Northern Colorado)
285 Malik Mcdonald (NC State) DEC Spencer Empey (Cal Poly), 12-7
Team Standings
1. NC State, 192 pts.
2. Wyoming, 140 pts.
3. Missouri, 106 pts.
4. Oregon State, 96 pts.
5. Unattached-Oklahoma State, 92 pts.
6. Campbell, 85 pts.
7. North Dakota State, 77.5 pts.
8. Unattached - Utah Valley, 66.5 pts.
9. (tie) Cal-Poly and Fresno State, 51.5 pts.
(of 57 teams)
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