Molinaro, Garrett, Felix, Grant win gold medals at Guelph International in Canada
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by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
Olympian Frank Molinaro, shown at the 2016 World Cup, won a gold in Guelph, Canada today. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors.
GUELPH, Canada – Four U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers won gold medals at the Guelph International on Saturday.
Among the American champions was 2016 U.S. Olympian Frank Molinaro (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC), who won the gold medal at 70 kg/154 lbs. Molinaro was competing up a weight class from his normal 65 kg/143 lbs.
Molinaro won all three of his matches against Canadian opponents by technical fall, outscoring his opponents, 31-0. He defeated Canadian Dillon Willams of Team Impact), 10-0.
Molinaro, an NCAA champion at Penn State, was fifth at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.
Other U.S. individual champions were Nahshon Garrett (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs., JT Felix (Ann Arbor, Mich./Double Leg Ninja) at 97 kg/213 lbs. and Justin Grant (Buffalo, N.Y./New York AC) at 125 kg/275 lbs.
Garrett won three matches on the way to the title. He won a close 12-9 semifinal bout over Taiki Arinobu of Japan, and followed that up with a 16-3 technical fall over Canadian Steven Takahashi of London-Western, 16-3. Garrett was an NCAA champion for Cornell.
Felix dominated four opponents on the way to his title, with a pin and three technical falls. He scored a 13-2 technical fall in the finals over Hamed Rowshani of the Montreal YMHA of Canada. Felix was an All-American for Boise State.
Grant had a big win in his semifinals, defeating 2016 Canadian Olympian Korey Jarvis of the Guelph WC, 2-1. In the finals, Grant dominated Canadian Nolan Terrance of KWSS, in a 10-0 technical fall. Grant competed for Bloomsburg in college.
Two-time NCAA champion Kellen Russell (Ann Arbor, Mich./Double Leg Ninja) placed third at 65 kg/143 lbs., finishing with a 5-1 record. He beat Canadian Cruz Manning of Brock University in the bronze-medal bout by an 11-0 technical fall.
GUELPH OPEN
At Guelph, Canada, January 21, 2017
Men’s freestyle results
57 kg/125 lbs.
1st Place Match - Nahshon Garrett (Sunkist Kids) won by tech fall over Steven Takahashi (London-Western) (TF 16-3)
3rd Place Match - Ligrit Sadiku (Brock University) won by decision over Alex Moyer (Brock Wrestling Club) (Dec 8-0)
5th Place Match - Kyle Robinson (Guelph University) won by injury default over Taiki Arinobu (Japan) (Inj. 0:00)
61 kg/134 lbs.
1st Place Match - Chris McIssac (Brock University) won by decision over Adam MacFayden (London-Western) (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match - Mizam Tamaradze (Brock University) won by tech fall over Garrett Sales (Guelph WC) (TF 10-0)
5th Place Match - Peluola Ayobami (Saskatoon ) won by injury default over Elvir Uzunovic (Guelph WC) (Inj. 0:00)
65 kg/143 lbs.
1st Place Match - Haislan Garcia (BMWC) won by decision over Ilya Abelev (UNB) (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match - Kellen Russell (Double Leg Ninja) won by tech fall over Cruz Manning (Brock University) (TF 11-0)
5th Place Match - Mike Asselstine (Bears WC) won by injury default over Omar Ahmed (McMaster University) (Inj. 0:00)
70 kg/154 lbs.
1st Place Match - Frank Molinaro (NLWC) won by tech fall over Dillon Willams (Team Impact) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Caleb Rutner (London-Western) won by injury default over Marcus Peterson (Bears WC) (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match - Alex Chaves (Guelph University) won by injury default over Kyle Horvath (Dino`s WC) (Inj. 0:00)
74 kg/163 lbs.
1st Place Match - Jevon Balfour (Brock University) won by tech fall over Ahmed Shamiya (McMaster University) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Shawn Daye-Finleys (Bears WC) won by decision over Gustavo Almira (CLIC) (Dec 6-5)
5th Place Match - Connor Hudgons (Dino`s WC) won by injury default over Juan Peralta (Guelph WC) (Inj. 0:00)
86 kg/189 lbs.
1st Place Match - Jordie Steen (Montreal YMHA) won by decision over Alex Brown (UNB) (Dec 6-1)
3rd Place Match - Grayson St. Laurent (UNB) won by fall over Dalton Webb (Guelph WC) (Fall 1:56)
5th Place Match - Clayton Pye (Brock University) won by injury default over Jovan Phulka (McMaster WC) (Inj. 0:00)
97 kg/213 lbs.
1st Place Match - JT Felix (Double Leg Ninja) won by tech fall over Hamed Rowshani (Montreal YMHA) (TF 13-2)
3rd Place Match - Shady Elnehas (York Wrestling Club) won by fall over Kyle Bonk-Dann (London-Western) (Fall 4:55)
5th Place Match - Ignatius Pitt (Brock University) won by injury default over Alex Thoms (UNB) (Inj. 0:00)
125 kg/275 lbs.
1st Place Match - Justin Grant (NYAC) won by tech fall over Nolan Terrance (KWSS) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Korey Jarvis (Guelph WC) won by injury default over Fredrick Choquette (Montreal YMHA) (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match - Jag Bhullal (BMWC) won by fall over Alex Gill (Battle Arts) (Fall 1:05)
U.S. men’s freestyle performances
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Nahshon Garrett, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), 1st
WIN Sam Jagas (Canada/Brock Wrestling Club), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Taiki Arinobu (Japan), 12-9
WIN Steven Takahashi (Canada/London-Western), tech. fall, 16-3
65 kg/143 lbs. - Kellen Russell, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Double Leg Ninja), 3rd
WIN Cruz Manning (Canada/Brock University), 6-0
LOSS Ilya Abelev (Canada/UNB), 9-5
WIN Gunner Sales (Canada/Guelph WC) pin
WIN Ali Moseni (Canada/York Wrestling Club), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Omar Ahmed (Canada/McMaster University), inj. dft.
WIN Cruz Manning (Canada/Brock University), tech. fall 11-0
70 kg/154 lbs. – Frank Molinaro, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
WIN Rahem Rahamatulla (Canada/Battle Arts), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Caleb Rutner (Canada/London-Western), tech. fall 11-0
WIN Dillon Willams (Canada/Team Impact), tech. fall, 10-0
97 kg/213 lbs. – JT Felix, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Double Leg Ninja), 1st
WIN Jobe Reinhart (Canada/Guelph WC), tech. fall 12-0
WIN Kyle Bonk-Dann (Canada/London-Western) pin
WIN Ignatius Pitt (Canada/Brock University), tech fall, 10-0
WIN Hamed Rowshani (Canada/Montreal YMHA), tech. fall 13-2
125 kg/275 lbs. - Justin Grant, Buffalo, N.Y. (New York AC), 1st
WIN Korey Jarvis (Canada/Guelph WC), 2-1
WIN Nolan Terrance (Canada/KWSS), tech. fall 10-0
Women’s freestyle
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
1st Place Match - Jasmine Mian (Dino`s WC) won by injury default over Jade Dufour (Concordia) (Inj. 0:00)
3rd Place Match - Natasha Kramble (Saskatoon ) won by fall over Jyd Davis (Team Impact) (Fall 4:04)
5th Place Match - Jade Papke (Guelph WC) won by decision over Natassya Lu (Guelph University) (Dec 5-3)
53 kg/116.5 lbs.
1st Place Match - Jessie MacDonald (Brock Wrestling Club) won by decision over Jade Parsons (Brock Wrestling Club) (Dec 8-6)
3rd Place Match - Madison Parks (London-Western) won by decision over Kristina McLaren (Brock University) (Dec 0-0)
5th Place Match - Farah Taj (University of Alberta) won by tech fall over Ashley Keenan (University of Regina) (TF 11-0)
55 kg/121 lbs.
1st Place Match - Brianne Barry (Team Impact) won by tech fall over Hannah Taylor (Brock University) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Julie Steffler (London-Western) won by fall over Cierra Carere (Guelph University) (Fall 1:02)
5th Place Match - Laryssa Barry (Saskatoon ) won by decision over Chelsey Armstrong (Brock University) (Dec 7-2)
58 kg/128 lbs.
1st Place Match - Linda Morais (Montreal YMHA) won by injury default over Emily Schafer (Brock University) (Inj. 0:00)
3rd Place Match - Diana Weicker (Brock Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Cara Broadus (KT Kidz) (TF 10-0)
5th Place Match - Hannah Franson (Dino`s WC) won by tech fall over Chantal Pasion (University of Regina) (TF 10-0)
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
1st Place - Jessica Brouillette of Brock University
2nd Place - Breanne Graham of Dino`s WC
3rd Place - Rhiannon Digweed of Guelph University
4th Place - Michalis Walls of London-Western
Round 1 - Jessica Brouillette (Brock University) won by fall over Michalis Walls (London-Western) (Fall 0:46)
Round 1 - Breanne Graham (Dino`s WC) won by tech fall over Rhiannon Digweed (Guelph University) (TF 10-0)
Round 2 - Breanne Graham (Dino`s WC) won by fall over Michalis Walls (London-Western) (Fall 2:11)
Round 2 - Jessica Brouillette (Brock University) won by tech fall over Rhiannon Digweed (Guelph University) (TF 10-0)
Round 3 - Rhiannon Digweed (Guelph University) won by fall over Michalis Walls (London-Western) (Fall 1:18)
Round 3 - Jessica Brouillette (Brock University) won by decision over Breanne Graham (Dino`s WC) (Dec 3-0)
69 kg/152 lbs.
1st Place - Olivia DiBacco of Brock Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Brooke Jarrett of U of T
3rd Place - Sahar King of Undisputed MMA
Round 1 - Olivia DiBacco (Brock Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Sahar King (Undisputed MMA) (TF 10-0)
Round 2 - Brooke Jarrett (U of T) won by fall over Sahar King (Undisputed MMA) (Fall 0:00)
Round 3 - Olivia DiBacco (Brock Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Brooke Jarrett (U of T) (TF 10-0)
75 kg/165 lbs.
1st Place - Veronica Keefe of Montreal YMHA
2nd Place - Gracelynn Doogan of Guelph University
3rd Place - Inga Hammer of University of Regina
Round 1 - Gracelynn Doogan (Guelph University) won by fall over Inga Hammer (University of Regina) (Fall 1:17)
Round 2 - Veronica Keefe (Montreal YMHA) won by tech fall over Gracelynn Doogan (Guelph University) (TF 10-0)
Round 3 - Veronica Keefe (Montreal YMHA) won by fall over Inga Hammer (University of Regina) (Fall 4:00)
GUELPH, Canada – Four U.S. men’s freestyle wrestlers won gold medals at the Guelph International on Saturday.
Among the American champions was 2016 U.S. Olympian Frank Molinaro (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC), who won the gold medal at 70 kg/154 lbs. Molinaro was competing up a weight class from his normal 65 kg/143 lbs.
Molinaro won all three of his matches against Canadian opponents by technical fall, outscoring his opponents, 31-0. He defeated Canadian Dillon Willams of Team Impact), 10-0.
Molinaro, an NCAA champion at Penn State, was fifth at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.
Other U.S. individual champions were Nahshon Garrett (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) at 57 kg/125.5 lbs., JT Felix (Ann Arbor, Mich./Double Leg Ninja) at 97 kg/213 lbs. and Justin Grant (Buffalo, N.Y./New York AC) at 125 kg/275 lbs.
Garrett won three matches on the way to the title. He won a close 12-9 semifinal bout over Taiki Arinobu of Japan, and followed that up with a 16-3 technical fall over Canadian Steven Takahashi of London-Western, 16-3. Garrett was an NCAA champion for Cornell.
Felix dominated four opponents on the way to his title, with a pin and three technical falls. He scored a 13-2 technical fall in the finals over Hamed Rowshani of the Montreal YMHA of Canada. Felix was an All-American for Boise State.
Grant had a big win in his semifinals, defeating 2016 Canadian Olympian Korey Jarvis of the Guelph WC, 2-1. In the finals, Grant dominated Canadian Nolan Terrance of KWSS, in a 10-0 technical fall. Grant competed for Bloomsburg in college.
Two-time NCAA champion Kellen Russell (Ann Arbor, Mich./Double Leg Ninja) placed third at 65 kg/143 lbs., finishing with a 5-1 record. He beat Canadian Cruz Manning of Brock University in the bronze-medal bout by an 11-0 technical fall.
GUELPH OPEN
At Guelph, Canada, January 21, 2017
Men’s freestyle results
57 kg/125 lbs.
1st Place Match - Nahshon Garrett (Sunkist Kids) won by tech fall over Steven Takahashi (London-Western) (TF 16-3)
3rd Place Match - Ligrit Sadiku (Brock University) won by decision over Alex Moyer (Brock Wrestling Club) (Dec 8-0)
5th Place Match - Kyle Robinson (Guelph University) won by injury default over Taiki Arinobu (Japan) (Inj. 0:00)
61 kg/134 lbs.
1st Place Match - Chris McIssac (Brock University) won by decision over Adam MacFayden (London-Western) (Dec 5-2)
3rd Place Match - Mizam Tamaradze (Brock University) won by tech fall over Garrett Sales (Guelph WC) (TF 10-0)
5th Place Match - Peluola Ayobami (Saskatoon ) won by injury default over Elvir Uzunovic (Guelph WC) (Inj. 0:00)
65 kg/143 lbs.
1st Place Match - Haislan Garcia (BMWC) won by decision over Ilya Abelev (UNB) (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match - Kellen Russell (Double Leg Ninja) won by tech fall over Cruz Manning (Brock University) (TF 11-0)
5th Place Match - Mike Asselstine (Bears WC) won by injury default over Omar Ahmed (McMaster University) (Inj. 0:00)
70 kg/154 lbs.
1st Place Match - Frank Molinaro (NLWC) won by tech fall over Dillon Willams (Team Impact) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Caleb Rutner (London-Western) won by injury default over Marcus Peterson (Bears WC) (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match - Alex Chaves (Guelph University) won by injury default over Kyle Horvath (Dino`s WC) (Inj. 0:00)
74 kg/163 lbs.
1st Place Match - Jevon Balfour (Brock University) won by tech fall over Ahmed Shamiya (McMaster University) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Shawn Daye-Finleys (Bears WC) won by decision over Gustavo Almira (CLIC) (Dec 6-5)
5th Place Match - Connor Hudgons (Dino`s WC) won by injury default over Juan Peralta (Guelph WC) (Inj. 0:00)
86 kg/189 lbs.
1st Place Match - Jordie Steen (Montreal YMHA) won by decision over Alex Brown (UNB) (Dec 6-1)
3rd Place Match - Grayson St. Laurent (UNB) won by fall over Dalton Webb (Guelph WC) (Fall 1:56)
5th Place Match - Clayton Pye (Brock University) won by injury default over Jovan Phulka (McMaster WC) (Inj. 0:00)
97 kg/213 lbs.
1st Place Match - JT Felix (Double Leg Ninja) won by tech fall over Hamed Rowshani (Montreal YMHA) (TF 13-2)
3rd Place Match - Shady Elnehas (York Wrestling Club) won by fall over Kyle Bonk-Dann (London-Western) (Fall 4:55)
5th Place Match - Ignatius Pitt (Brock University) won by injury default over Alex Thoms (UNB) (Inj. 0:00)
125 kg/275 lbs.
1st Place Match - Justin Grant (NYAC) won by tech fall over Nolan Terrance (KWSS) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Korey Jarvis (Guelph WC) won by injury default over Fredrick Choquette (Montreal YMHA) (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match - Jag Bhullal (BMWC) won by fall over Alex Gill (Battle Arts) (Fall 1:05)
U.S. men’s freestyle performances
57 kg/125.5 lbs. - Nahshon Garrett, Tempe, Ariz. (Sunkist Kids), 1st
WIN Sam Jagas (Canada/Brock Wrestling Club), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Taiki Arinobu (Japan), 12-9
WIN Steven Takahashi (Canada/London-Western), tech. fall, 16-3
65 kg/143 lbs. - Kellen Russell, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Double Leg Ninja), 3rd
WIN Cruz Manning (Canada/Brock University), 6-0
LOSS Ilya Abelev (Canada/UNB), 9-5
WIN Gunner Sales (Canada/Guelph WC) pin
WIN Ali Moseni (Canada/York Wrestling Club), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Omar Ahmed (Canada/McMaster University), inj. dft.
WIN Cruz Manning (Canada/Brock University), tech. fall 11-0
70 kg/154 lbs. – Frank Molinaro, State College, Pa. (Nittany Lion WC)
WIN Rahem Rahamatulla (Canada/Battle Arts), tech. fall 10-0
WIN Caleb Rutner (Canada/London-Western), tech. fall 11-0
WIN Dillon Willams (Canada/Team Impact), tech. fall, 10-0
97 kg/213 lbs. – JT Felix, Ann Arbor, Mich. (Double Leg Ninja), 1st
WIN Jobe Reinhart (Canada/Guelph WC), tech. fall 12-0
WIN Kyle Bonk-Dann (Canada/London-Western) pin
WIN Ignatius Pitt (Canada/Brock University), tech fall, 10-0
WIN Hamed Rowshani (Canada/Montreal YMHA), tech. fall 13-2
125 kg/275 lbs. - Justin Grant, Buffalo, N.Y. (New York AC), 1st
WIN Korey Jarvis (Canada/Guelph WC), 2-1
WIN Nolan Terrance (Canada/KWSS), tech. fall 10-0
Women’s freestyle
48 kg/105.5 lbs.
1st Place Match - Jasmine Mian (Dino`s WC) won by injury default over Jade Dufour (Concordia) (Inj. 0:00)
3rd Place Match - Natasha Kramble (Saskatoon ) won by fall over Jyd Davis (Team Impact) (Fall 4:04)
5th Place Match - Jade Papke (Guelph WC) won by decision over Natassya Lu (Guelph University) (Dec 5-3)
53 kg/116.5 lbs.
1st Place Match - Jessie MacDonald (Brock Wrestling Club) won by decision over Jade Parsons (Brock Wrestling Club) (Dec 8-6)
3rd Place Match - Madison Parks (London-Western) won by decision over Kristina McLaren (Brock University) (Dec 0-0)
5th Place Match - Farah Taj (University of Alberta) won by tech fall over Ashley Keenan (University of Regina) (TF 11-0)
55 kg/121 lbs.
1st Place Match - Brianne Barry (Team Impact) won by tech fall over Hannah Taylor (Brock University) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match - Julie Steffler (London-Western) won by fall over Cierra Carere (Guelph University) (Fall 1:02)
5th Place Match - Laryssa Barry (Saskatoon ) won by decision over Chelsey Armstrong (Brock University) (Dec 7-2)
58 kg/128 lbs.
1st Place Match - Linda Morais (Montreal YMHA) won by injury default over Emily Schafer (Brock University) (Inj. 0:00)
3rd Place Match - Diana Weicker (Brock Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Cara Broadus (KT Kidz) (TF 10-0)
5th Place Match - Hannah Franson (Dino`s WC) won by tech fall over Chantal Pasion (University of Regina) (TF 10-0)
63 kg/138.75 lbs.
1st Place - Jessica Brouillette of Brock University
2nd Place - Breanne Graham of Dino`s WC
3rd Place - Rhiannon Digweed of Guelph University
4th Place - Michalis Walls of London-Western
Round 1 - Jessica Brouillette (Brock University) won by fall over Michalis Walls (London-Western) (Fall 0:46)
Round 1 - Breanne Graham (Dino`s WC) won by tech fall over Rhiannon Digweed (Guelph University) (TF 10-0)
Round 2 - Breanne Graham (Dino`s WC) won by fall over Michalis Walls (London-Western) (Fall 2:11)
Round 2 - Jessica Brouillette (Brock University) won by tech fall over Rhiannon Digweed (Guelph University) (TF 10-0)
Round 3 - Rhiannon Digweed (Guelph University) won by fall over Michalis Walls (London-Western) (Fall 1:18)
Round 3 - Jessica Brouillette (Brock University) won by decision over Breanne Graham (Dino`s WC) (Dec 3-0)
69 kg/152 lbs.
1st Place - Olivia DiBacco of Brock Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Brooke Jarrett of U of T
3rd Place - Sahar King of Undisputed MMA
Round 1 - Olivia DiBacco (Brock Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Sahar King (Undisputed MMA) (TF 10-0)
Round 2 - Brooke Jarrett (U of T) won by fall over Sahar King (Undisputed MMA) (Fall 0:00)
Round 3 - Olivia DiBacco (Brock Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Brooke Jarrett (U of T) (TF 10-0)
75 kg/165 lbs.
1st Place - Veronica Keefe of Montreal YMHA
2nd Place - Gracelynn Doogan of Guelph University
3rd Place - Inga Hammer of University of Regina
Round 1 - Gracelynn Doogan (Guelph University) won by fall over Inga Hammer (University of Regina) (Fall 1:17)
Round 2 - Veronica Keefe (Montreal YMHA) won by tech fall over Gracelynn Doogan (Guelph University) (TF 10-0)
Round 3 - Veronica Keefe (Montreal YMHA) won by fall over Inga Hammer (University of Regina) (Fall 4:00)
