Mat Town Open Preview

The Mat Town Open in Lock Haven begins today at 9:00 AM.  It is a small tournament with 167 wrestlers registered.  Teams that are sending wrestlers include but are not limited to:  American, Bloomsburg, Bucknell, Clarion, Cornell, Finger Lakes, Franklin and Marshall, Hofstra, Kent State, Lehigh, Lock Haven, Maryland, Mercyhurst, Old Dominion, Pittsburg, Rider, Rutgers, Shippensburg, and Virginia.  The 149 pound bracket is the largest.  We have five wrestlers competing unattached at the tournament:  Dan Riggi, Colton Perry, Derek Heyman, Ben Price, and Adam Morris.

125

BU Entrant:  None

Other Top Competition:  John Trumbetti (Lock Haven – 2010 National Qualifier), David Terao (American – 1^st 2011 TCNJ Open and 3^rd 2011 ESU Open), Robert Rehm (Lock Haven – 3^rd 2011 Body Bar and 4^th 2011 ESU Open), and Sean Boylan (Bloomsburg – 3^rd 2011 EWL Conference)

133

BU Entrants:  Dan Riggi and Colton Perry

Other Top Competition:  Chris Kochinsky (Shippensburg – 4^th 2011 NCAA D2 Nationals), Jonathon Childress (Lock Haven – 2010 National Qualifier), Erik Galloway (Pittsburgh – 1^st 2011 ESU Open), Nick Wilcox (Bloomsburg – 4^th 2011 Body Bar), Joe Martinez (Virginia – 2^nd 2011 Wolfpack Open and top 8 2011 Body Bar), Jeremiah Biddle (3^rd 2011 ESU Open), Shane Arechiga (Maryland – 2^nd 2011 TCNJ Open and 4^th 2011 ESU Open), Andy Lyman (4^th 2011 TCNJ Open and 5^th 2011 ESU Open), Nikkolas Pena (Finger Lakes – Top 30 recruit in the country last year and 2X CA State Champ), and Joey Gosinski (Hofstra – Top 100 recruit last year and 2X IL State Champ)

141

BU Entrants:  Derek Heyman and Ben Price

Other Top Competition:  Matt Bonson (Lock Haven – 2X NCAA Qualifier, Ranked Top 20, and 3^rd 2011 Body Bar), Trevor Melde (Rutgers – 2X NCAA Qualifier), Joe Stanzione (Cornell – 5^th 2011 Body Bar), Ronnie Garbinsky (Pittsburgh – 2^nd 2011 ESU Open and 7^th 2011 UB Open), Jeremy Minich (Rider – 3^rd 2011 TCNJ Open), Rich Durso (Franklin and Marshall – 6^th 2011 Navy Classic), Matthew Hicks (Bloomsburg – 5^th 2011 TCNJ Open), Daniel Neff (Lock Haven – PA State Champ), and Matthew Rappo (Bloomsburg)

149

BU Entrant:  None

Other Top Competition:  Derek Valenti (Virginia – 2011 NCAA D1 All-American and 2^nd 2011 Wolfpack Open), Owen Wilkinson (Lock Haven – 4^th 2011 Body Bar), Jordan Beverly (Rutgers – 2^nd 2011 Millersville Open and 1^st 2010 Wilkes Open), Bryce Buscler (Bloomsburg – 2^nd 2011 University Freestyle Nationals), Jordan Miss 9Pittsburgh – 5^th 2011 ESU Open), Chris Mecate (Old Dominion – 3^rd 2011 NHSCA Senior Nationals and 1^st 2010 Super 32), Chris Villalonga (Cornell – Top 8 2011 BU Open), David Wesley (Virginia – National Prep Champ), and Travis Erdman (Shippensburg)

157

BU Entrant:  Adam Morris

Other Top Competition:  Eric Hess (Lehigh – 1^st 2011 UB Open and 2^nd 2011 TCNJ Open), Jake Kemerer (Lock Haven – 4^th 2011 Body Bar), Joe Napoli (Lehigh – 1^st 2011 TCNJ Open and 3^rd 2011 ESU Open), Owen Scott (Finger Lakes – 6^th 2011 UB Open), Scott Bosak (Finger Lakes – 5^th 2011 UB Open, Nick Terdick (Hofstra – 5^th 2010 Mat Town Open), Blaise Butler (Virginia – NHSCA Senior All-American), Jesse Shanaman (Finger Lakes – National Prep Champ), and Kyle Dehaut (Maryland – PA State Finalist)

165

BU Entrant:  None

Other Top Competition:  Steve Fittery (Unattached/College Graduate – 2X NCAA D1 All-American), Tyler Wilps (1^st 2011 Millersville Open and 2^nd 2011 National Collegiate Open), Nicholas Visicaro (1^st 2011 ESU Open and 3^rd 2011 TCNJ Open), Seth Creasy (2^nd 2010 Mat Town Open), Craig Scott (Finger Lakes – Top 8 BU Open), Chris Smith (Bloomsburg – 5^th 2011 ESU Open), Kevin Hartnett (Bloomsburg – 3^rd 2011 Millersville Open), Tyler Buckwalter (Kent State – 5^th 2011 Ashland Open), and Duke Pickett (Finger Lakes – Top 100 recruit last year and VA State Champ)

174

BU Entrant:  None

Other Top Competition:  Matt Fullowan (Franklin and Marshall – 2011 NCAA D1 Dualifier), Stephen Doty (Virginia), Josh Snook (4^th 2011 Clarion Open and 4^th 2011 TCNJ Open), Sam Shirey (7^th 2011 ESU Open), Luke Deluise (7^th 2011 TCNJ Open), and Aaron McKinney (Lock Haven – PA State Finalist)

184

BU Entrant:  None

Other Top Competition:  Fred Garcia (Lehigh – 4^th 2011 Body Bar), Rob Fitzgerald (Maryland – 2^nd 2011 Clarion Open and 3^rd 2011 tCNJ Open), Anthony Gardner (Maryland – 3^rd 2011 Clarion Open and 5^th 2011 ESU Open), Matt Latessa (Franklin and Marshall – 5^th 2011 Navy Classic), and John Bolich (2^nd 2011 TCNJ Open, 7^th 2011 UB Open, and 7^th 2011 ESU Open)

197

BU Entrant:  None

Other Top Competition: Michael Wagner (Rutgers – 1^st 2011 Clarion Open, 1^st 2011 TCNJ Open, and 2^nd 2011 ESU Open), Rich Perry (Bloomsburg – 5^th 2011 Body Bar), Tim Murphy (Hofstra – 2^nd 2011 TCNJ Open), and Colin Ely (Franklin and Marshall – 6^th 2011 Navy Classic)

Heavyweight

BU Entrant:  None

Other Top Competition:  Jack Delia (2^nd 2011 ESU Open, 3^rd TCNJ Open, and 3^rd UB Open), William Smith (Rutgers – 2^nd 2011 TCNJ Open and 3^rd 2011 ESU Open), Patrick Gillen (4^th 2011 Hokie Open), Stryker Lane (Cornell – 5^th BU Open), Henry Turner (Lock Haven – Top 8 2011 Body Bar), Justin Grant (Bloomsburg – 4^th 2011 ESU Open), Alex Henry (Franklin and Marshall – 5^th 2011 Navy Classic), Jacob Aiken-Phillips – 7^th 2011 UB Open), Jesse Boyden (Rutgers – 7^th 2011 ESU Open), Greg Velasco (Rider – 7^th 2011 TCNJ Open), and Zach Corl (Lock Haven – PA State Finalist)