Welcome... Welcome to this athletic season at Tiffin University. I invite you to watch and cheer for all of our women’s and men’s teams. Intercollegiate athletics play an important role at Tiffin University. The students who participate develop life-long friendships and learn leadership and teamwork skills, how to set goals and work hard to achieve those goals, how to deal with adversity, the importance of persistence, sportsmanship, and physical fitness, and other skills and abilities that contribute to satisfying and productive lives and careers. Our athletic program also provides visibility and name recognition for TU, helps develop a sense of excitement, morale and school spirit on campus, and provides opportunities for students, employees, alumni, and supporters to unite behind a common goal. We are especially proud of the high standards of conduct displayed by our coaches and players on and off the field. Paul Marion, Ph. D. At Tiffin University, our students endeavour to excel in both the classroom and the athletic arena. Our athletic programs have enjoyed tremendous success in recent years with conference championships, teams being nationally ranked and challenging at national tournaments. There have been numerous individual accolades including All-Americans, and it is no small accomplishment that in the past few years we have set new standards of excellence with our individual and team academic achievements. We expect our student-athletes to be just as successful in the classroom. A recent self study conducted by the university indicated that, of all the athletes who completed their eligibility at Tiffin University in the last five years, 95% of those athletes graduated. While many colleges would be ecstatic with these results, we will never be content until it is 100%. We are proud of our rich history and look forward to setting new milestones as we enter the NCAA Division II playing field and the highly competitive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. We are proud of our athletes and what they have accomplished. They have been the force behind the winning tradition that has been established, and I am confident the future will also be highly successful for Tiffin University athletics. - Lonny Allen Athletic Director
Tiffin University Athletic Department Lonny Allen...Athletic Director, Head Baseball Coach Pam Oswald...SWA, Head Women’s Basketball Coach John Hill...Head Coach - Men’s Basketball Darby Roggow...Asst. Ath. Dir., Head Men’s Golf Coach Dana Cordova...Head Volleyball, Women’s Golf Coach Jeremy Croy... Asst. Ath. Dir., Head Track Coach Gary Goff..Head Football Coach Kelly Daniel...Dir. of Compliance and Ath. Services Shane O’Donnell..Sports Information Director Vickie Galaska...Office Manager Ron Martin...Head Cross Country Coach Rudy Brownell...Head Men’s Soccer Coach Jacqueline Crytzer....Athletic Trainer Mike Herdlick...Faculty Athletic Representative It is the policy of Tiffin University that any illegal recruiting activities as determined by the NCAA Division II policy is strictly prohibited by all members of the institution including but not limited to: boosters, coaches, athletic support staff, and student-athletes. It is also the policy of this institution that all coaches (and boosters) involved with recruiting will participate in annual continuing education regarding NCAA and conference recruiting rules and the intent of these rules. A continual monitoring system performed by university members who are not affiliated with the athletic program as to the actual extent of compliance with institutional recruiting policies and procedures will be conducted.
Phil Conley...Head Tennis Coach Paula Fantini...Head Women’s Soccer Coach Julie Vogel...Equestrian Coach Colleen Dixon...Women’s Lacrosse Coach Joey Simcoe...Head Wrestling Coach Krista Swanagan...Retention Coordinator Office phone - 419-448-3453 Location - Gillmor Student Center Mailing Address - 155 Miami St. Tiffin, Ohio 44883 FAX - 419-443-5007
2011-12 FACULTY SPORT SPONSORS Football - Michael Lewis Volleyball - Bonnie Tiell Men’s Basketball - Kellie McGilvray Women’s Basketball - Tim Schultz Men’s Soccer - Becky Fox Women’s Soccer - Erin Dean and Sharon Perry-Nause Men’s Golf - Amir Soas Women’s Golf - Jan Samoriski Men’s Tennis - Terry Sullivan Women’s Tennis - James Padilla Men’s TK & CC - Vinnie Gajjala Women’s TK & CC - Vicki Ingalls Baseball - Scott Blough & Gene Chintala Softball - Danielle Foster Equestrian - Phyllis Watts Women’s Lacrosse - Jaimie Orr Wrestling - Pat McLeod
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2011-12 Tiffin University Wrestling Alek Hughes Alex Rivera Aren Norman Brandon Treharne Caleb Blair Chris Rumper Christian Reed Christopher Baker Dan Bryan David Bolger David Long DJ Beauch Isaac Williams Jake Cramer Joe Miller Justin Sizemore Kevin Christman Kyle Begg Lance Zappitella Luis Tonge Marco Gualtieri Nathan Strickland Nick Hall Reginald Romine Ryan McKenzie Steven Pastor Trevor Nickolai Vince Gualtieri Walid Boggio Zane Goldberg
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Joey Simcoe - Head Coach - 1st season Matt Coleman - Assistant Coach - 3rd season Dustin Porter - Grad Assistant - 2nd season
Cleveland State Lincoln-Way North HS Bacon Academy Dundee HS New London Toms River South HS Adams State Jonathan Alder HS Mentor Catholic HS Mercyhurst Troy HS Central Catholic HS Columbian HS Oak Harbor HS Bellevue HS Fairfield HS Cumberland Bluffton HS Conneaut HS Osceola HS West Jefferson HS North Crestview HS Xenia HS Cumberland Port Clinton HS Piqua HS Ashland Cypress Bay HS Miami East HS
Tiffin Plans on Improvement in Second Season First year Head Coach Joey Simcoe has a plan for getting the young Tiffin University wrestling pro gram on the map. “My goals for th this year are to let people know that we are here,” said Simcoe. “We are very ffortunate to be located in the middle of the hotbed of high sch school wrestling in the state of Ohio, and many wrestlers don’t kn know that we are here yet. In my opinion the best way to build yo your program is to put people on the stand at the end of the seaso season. Being that we have not yet had a National Qualifier at Tiffinn, I am hoping to send 3 or 4 this year and put a couple of tthem on the All-American stand. Once we accomplish his goal this goal, the sky is the limit for what we will be able to accomplish.” TU has some top grapplers returning. Leading the way is Alek Hughes, who was 5th at Regionals in 2011 and just missed the National Tournament. Kyle Begg also returns after going 2-2 at regionals in 2011 and posting over 30 wins. These returners will be joined by newcomers Kevin Christman, Ryan McKenzie, and Jake Cramer. Christman transferred from Cumberland University where he redshirted as a freshman. He was Ohio State Runner-Up as a senior. McKenzie also comes from Cumberland where he was a two-time National Qualifier and two-time Tennessee state placer and runner-up. Cramer, meanwhile, is a three-time Ohio state qualifier, two-time placer, and runner-up his senior year. “We have a very young team consisting of two juniors and mostly freshmen or redshirt freshmen, but they train hard and are good kids who want to win,” noted Simcoe. “They are buying into the system that Coach Porter and I are trying to instill and they are going to reap the benefits at the end of the season.” Having an experienced coaching staff is also a benefit for the young program. “I am very happy and fortunate to have Dustin Porter on the coaching staff. He is currently ranked 10th in the US in the Senior Mens freestyle rankings and is training for the Olympic Qualifier at the end of March. Having a heavyweight coach of his caliber is a huge blessing not only for me but for our upper weights as well,” Simcoe said. “One thing that I am very proud of is how these guys have come together as a family. They are starting to hold each other accountable, and push each other from a peer level. on’t act like they are,” Although we are very young as a team, they don’t Simcoe finished.
Joey Simcoe Head Coach J Joey Simcoe enters his first season as the head wrestling coach aat Tiffin University. He is responsible for all aspects of the pprogram. P Prior to coming to Tiffin, Simcoe spent the last five years as aassistant coach under his former head coach Shawn Nelson aat The University of Findlay, and most recently with former R Roughneck All-American Jarad Swint at Cumberland U University (Tenn). As an assistant Simcoe has helped mentor 5 National Champions, 16 All-Americans, and 21 Academic A All-Americans. S Simcoe graduated with a BA in Criminal Justice from the U University of F Findlay in 2004, aand was named A Academic AllAmerican the same year. He was a three time All-American in wrestling and was elected team captain three times. He still ranks among the top all time in near fall points both in a season and career. A 1999 graduate of Northridge High School (Johnstown, Ohio), Joey was a three time State Qualifier and two time State placer, only surrendering four offensive points in his senior season. Joey also spends a lot of his offseason working with youth and High School wrestlers at summer camps along with various wrestling clubs. Simcoe resides in Tiffin Ohio with his wife Sally, daughter Savana and his two sons Joey and Maddox.
Matt Coleman - Assistant Coach Dustin Porter - Assistant Coach
Alek Hughes
Alex Rivera SO 157 Frankfort IL
JR 197 Willard OH
2010-11: Was 20-5 with seven pins … Led the team in 3-Point Near Falls (10) and pins and was second in points (299) … Placed fifth at 197-lbs at the NCAA Division II Regionals … Was seventh at 197lbs at the Midwest Classic Invitational … Alek was the Division 3 state runner-up at 189-lbs as a senior at Seneca East High School … Placed third at 171lbs at the state meet as a junior … Son of Tami and Tad … Has two siblings, Emily and Nick … Hughes is majoring in Management.
2010-11: Was 3-9 … Alex Al llettered d at Li Lincolnl Way North High School … Son of Aleyda and William … Has four siblings, Angeleena, Billy Joe, Diana and Veronica … Rivera is majoring in Law Enforcement.
Brandon Treharne Aren Norman
FR 133 Dundee MI
FR 197/HWT Colchester CT Aren was a four-time Class M state placer at Bacon Academy … As a senior, was the Open Class state champion at 189-lbs ... Was state runnerup at 189-lbs as a junior … Won 133 matches during his career … Was a two-time NHSCA All-America, two-time New England placer and earned academic all-state honors as a senior ... Son of Cheryl and Steve … Norman is planning on majoring in Sports
Brandon was a three-time Division 3 state qualifier for Dundee High School … Won two regional championships and was a two-time state placer … Won 146 matches in his career … Helped his team win four regional championships and reached the state final three times … Son of Cindy and Don … Has four brothers, Bryan, Jeremy, Rex and Shaun … Treharne is undecided on his major.
Chris Rumper
Christian Reed
SO 149 Toms River NJ
JR 125 Valrico FL
Chris is the son of Christine … Has two brothers, Doug and Eric … Rumper is planning on majoring in Homeland Security and Terrorism.
2010-11: Was 4-2 with one pin … Christian was a two-time state qualifier for Durant High School … Went 90-12 over his last two seasons … Son of Dawnyel Reed, Scott Mauck and Ray Reed … Has four siblings, Clayburn, Jewell, Jordan and Preston … Reed is majoring in Sports and Recreation Management.
Caleb Blair FR 125 New London
Caleb won over 100 matches and was a threetime district qualifier at Western Reserve High School … Son of Jennifer and Terry … Has a brother, Ryan St. Clair and two sisters, Brittany and Racheal … Blair is planning on majoring in Law Enforcement.
Christopher Baker FR 165 Marysville OH
Chris was a two-time Division II placer ffor Jonathan Alder High School … Was sixth at 160-lbs as a senior … Son of Indie and Terry … Has five siblings … Baker is planning on majoring in Sport and Recreation Management.
Dan Bryan
David Bolger
David Long
FR 149 Mentor OH
JR 141 Strongsville OH
FR 184 Troy OH
Dan qualified for the Division 3 state championships at 145-lbs as a senior at Mentor Lake Catholic High School … Son of Rosanne and Pat … Has four siblings, Christina, Marc, Matt and Nicholas … Bryan is planning on majoring in Management.
2010-11: Was 8-13 with one pin … David went 14-16 as a freshman at Mercyhurst (2009-10) … Division 1 state runner-up at 119-lbs as a senior at Strongsville High School … Son of Leisa and David … Has two siblings, Grace and Michael … Bolger is majoring in Homeland Security and Terrorism.
David lettered at Miamii EEast Hi High h SSchool h l … Son of DeAnn and Mark … Has a sister, Shelby … Long is planning on majoring in Hospitality Management.
Isaac Williams
Jake Cramer
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FR 174 Port Clinton OH
D.J. Beauch FR 149 Toledo OH D.J. was a three-time Division 2 state qualifier for Toledo Central Catholic High School … Placed fourth at 149-lbs as a sophomore and 145-lbs as a junior … Son of Jennifer and Dean … Has a brother, Lucas … Beauch is undecided on his major.
Joe Miller SO 184 Bellevue OH
2010-11: Was 10-18 … Second on the team with 36 escapes … Son of Connie Miller and Reggie Mills … Has a sister, Harmony … Miller is majoring in Law Enforcement.
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Tiffin OH
Isaac placed fifth at 152-lbs at the Division 2 state championships as a senior at Tiffin Columbian High School … Son of Shirley and Ben … Has two brothers, Dayne and Roman … Williams is planning on majoring in Education.
Jake was the Division 2 state runner-up at 171-lbs as a senior at Oak Harbor High School … Three-time state qualifier and placed fifth at 140-lbs as a sophomore … Son of Danell and Jim … Cramer is planning on majoring in Law Enforcement.
J Justin SSizemore F FR 197 FFairfield OH J Justin was Honor roll and team captain his ssenior season at Fairfield High School...Son of Scott Sizemore and Sheila Campbell...Has o ttwo brothers, Zack and Lendon, and a sister, Melisa...plans to continue service in US miliM ttary and pursue career in law enforcement aafter graduation...is majoring in Forensic Psychology and Homeland Security. P
Kevin Christman FR 184 Lewistown OH
Kevin was the Division 2 state runner-up at 171-lbs as a senior at Indian Lake High School … Son of Peggy and Bud … Has three siblings, Chelsey, Kelly and Nick … Christman is planning on majoring in Management.
LLuis Tonge Kyle Begg SO 141 Bluffton OH 2010-11: Was 21-18 with two pins … Led the team in wins and was third in points (261.5) … Placed seventh at 141-lbs at the Ohio Northern Invitational … Kyle was a four time Northwest Conference champion at 135-lbs for Bluffton High School … Three-time state qualifier and two-time state placer … Son of Janet and Alan … Has three siblings, Jenna, Josh and Tyler … Begg is majoring in Law Enforcement.
Marco Gualtieri SO 141 W. Jefferson OH 2010-11: Was 5-11 with two pins … Marco was the Division 2 state runner-up at 135-lbs as a senior at West Jefferson High School … Three-time state qualifier and two-time state placer … Son of Melissa and Tony … His brother Vince currently wrestles for TU … Has two other siblings, Anthony and Rachele … Gualtieri is majoring in Sports and Recreation Management.
S SO 165 LLargo FL
Luis placed third at 145-lbs at the Class 2A state championships as a senior … He went 46-3 that year and 79-13 over his last two years … Was Pinellas County Champion … Son of Anabel and Dennis … Has two siblings, Carolyn and Ryan … Tonge is planning on majoring in Psychology.
Nick Hall FR 157 Ashland OH
Nick was a Firelands Conference champion and won over 100 matches at Ashland Crestview High School … Qualified for the Division 3 state championships as a junior … Son of Lori and Robert … Has three siblings, Andrea, Heidi and Matthew … Hall is undecided on his major.
Reginald Romine
Ryan McKenzie
Steven Pastor
FR HWT Xenia OH
JR 141 Cordova TN
FR 133 Port Clinton OH
Reginald was a two-time sectional champion at Xenia High School … Was a state qualifier … Son of Angela and Robert … Has six siblings … Romine is undecided on his major.
Ryan was an NAIA national qualifier at Cumberland in 2009-10 … Division 2 state runnerup at 119-lbs as a junior at St. Benedict at Auburndale … Son of Pam and John … Has two siblings, Jenny and Reece … McKenzie is majoring in Management.
Stephen was fourth at 133-lbs at the Division 2 state championships as a senior at Port Clinton High School … Son of Kim and Joe … Has two siblings, James and Laura … Pastor is planning on majoring in Management.
Vince Gualtieri
Walid Boggio
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Trevor Nickolai SO 157/165 2010-11: Was 9-9 with four pins … Trevor was a three time Division 2 state qualifier at Piqua High School … Was a two-time Greater Western Ohio Conference champion … Won 110 matches and was seventh at 145-lbs at the state meet as a senior … Son of Allison and Don … Has three brothers, Colin, Murray, Phillip … Nickolai is majoring in Education.
Zane Goldberg SO 125/133
2010-11: Was 2-3 on the season … Zane was the Division 2 state runner-up at 125-lbs as a senior … Three-time state qualifier … Son of Stacey and Derrick … Has a brother, Brandon … Goldberg is undecided on his major.
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W. Jefferson OH
Vince placed third at 130-lbs at the Division 2 state championships as a senior at West Jefferson High School … Son of Melissa and Tony … His brother Marco currently wrestles for TU … Has two other siblings, Anthony and Rachele … Gualtieri is majoring in Education.
2010-11: Was 8-13 with three pins … Walid was fourth at 171-lbs at the state championships as a senior at Cypress Bay High School … Was 32-3 as a senior and won 70 matches over his last three years … Son of Jenny … Has two brothers, Joaquin and Marcelo … Boggio is undecided on his major.
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2010-11 Results November 6 9:00AM 13 9:00AM 19 2:00PM 5:00PM 20 12:00PM 30 7:30PM December 4 9:00AM 11 1:00PM 19 9:00AM January 9 3:00PM 5:00PM 13 6:00PM 8:00PM 19 7:00PM 22 9:00AM 29 11:00AM February 5
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Eastern Michigan Open Michigan State Open @ Anderson College vs. Spartanburg Methodist @ St. Andrews College @ Baldwin-Wallace College
L-7-29 W-31-15 W-21-20 L-18-30
Ohio Northern Invitational @ Waynesburg College Midwest Classic
12th of 14 L-9-38 19th of 21
vs. Belmont Abbey College vs. West Virginia Tech @ Central Missouri vs. Newman University vs. University of Findlay Simonson Open vs. Oakland University vs. S. Illinois-Edwardsville @ Eastern Michigan
L-9-36 W-34-12 L-9-26 W-27-18 L-6-37
vs. Ohio Valley College vs. Mercyhurst College @ Lake Erie College vs. Ashland University vs. Mott CC vs. Slippery Rock vs. Bowling Green State vs. Saginaw Valley State Super Region II
W-29-15 L-12-21 L-6-39 W-36-12 L-6-34 T-24-24 L-17-35 W-30-26 W-45-3 W-48-6 W-50-0
2010-11 Match Recaps Another First for Wrestlers at Eastern Michigan Open
Wrestlers Compete at Michigan State Open
YPSILANTI, Mich. - In the first regular season competition in program history, the Dragons had a wrestler place in his respective weight bracket. In the 197-pound weight class, Nathan Strickland turned in a 3-2 record to finish fifth.
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Christian Reed, wrestling unnatached for the Dragons,x finished with a 4-2 record and a fourth place finish in the 125-pound bracket Saturday at the Eastern Michigan Open in East Lansing, Mich.
Strickland began the day with a loss to Nick McDiarmid of Michigan State, but made a run through the wrestlebacks with a win over Max Huntley of Michigan and won a tight match over Josh Connell 3-2. He fell to Joe Stark 8-2, but beat Garry Yarborough of Cleveland State for fifth place.
Reed began the day with three-straight wins to reach the semis. In the process, he won by decision (7-3) over Mauricio Villanueva of Waubonsee Community College, recorded a first period pin (2:55) of Anthony Cox of Harper and won a major decision (13-3) in the quarterfinals over Brennan Lyon of Michigan State. Alex Johns of Indianapolis beat Reed 4-0 in the semis but he rebounded with a 7-3 decision over Richie Urias of Heidelberg in the wrestlebacks.
Other participants in the EMU open include Jordan Duckett at 133 (1-2), who beat Kam Olsen from Olivet 6-4. Marco Gualtieri also went 1-2 with a win over Ian Wagner of Brockport, 12-10. Joe Miller at 184 won his first match of the year with a major decision, 9-0 over Kyle Frazier of Cumberland, but a loss to a home wrestler and a heart-breaking 4-2 loss to Ray Kanale of Ashland ended the day for Miller. Tiffin returns to the state of Michigan next week when it participates in the Michigan State Open in Lansing next Saturday (Nov. 13).
Rounding out the TU wrestlers with at least two wins is Nick Hamilton at 285. Hamilton won both to begin the day, an 8-2 decision (8-2) over Kyle Edlund of Trine and then a second-period pin (4:07) of Aaron Wilkes of Mott Community College. In the quarterfinals, he lost to Adam Chalfant of Harper by pin before a 7-3 loss to Dylan Forbes of Trine. In other action, Walid Boggio went 2-2 at 174, Josh Franlink finished 1-2 wrestling unnatached at 285 and Alex Rivera went 0-1 at 174. All going 0-2 on the day is Marco Gualtieri and David Bolger at 149, Johnny Merryman at 165 and Joe Miller at 184. Tiffin returns to action next weekend when it travels to Anderson, S.C. for a tri-match with Anderson and Spartanburg Methodist.
In the match for third place, Reed defaulted to Nick Smith of Northern Illinois.
Tiffin picks up split at Anderson in two duals
Trevor Nickolai went 3-2 at 157 pounds, but a couple of close losses kept him just short of placing. Nickolai began the day with a 6-2 setback to Matt Donohoe of Cleveland State, but made a run through the pigtails with a 17-0 tech fall over Mike Ryan of Harper, a pin (4:11) over Tucker George of Ohio and a 5-2 win over Sawyer Morris on Indiana. Nickolai's day came to a close 4-2 to Taylor Walsh of In Indiana.
Tiffin University's wrestling squad took on Anderson University (SC) and Spartanburg Methodist in two duals held at Anderson University.
K Kyle Begg and Lance Zappitella both w went 2-2 at 141 pounds. Begg began the dday with a close 4-3 decision over John E Evashevski of Michigan 4-3 before he w was pinned by Zak Hancock of Bucknnell. Begg won his first wrestleback m match 8-3 over Jordan Sherman of IIllinois before losing a heartbreaker to L Leon Shannon of Notre Dame College 33-2. Z Zappitella also followed the won-lost fformat on his day. He pinned Sherm man of Illinois in the first period (2:36) bbefore losing a 6-4 match to Tyler G Green of Cleveland State 6-4. Zappitella rreturned with a quick pin in 48 seconds oover Jake Mellinger of Kent State before ffalling to Justin Crager of Trine 8-7.
The Dragons defeated SMC 31-15, coming back from a 12-8 deficit midway through the meet to win four of the final five weight classes to pick up the win. Tiffin took the lead when Johnny Merryman won at 165 pounds via pin over Alex Tozzolino at 2:03 to go ahead 14-12. Andrew Nealan did the same at 174 with a pin at 4:06, while Joe Miller gave TU a 25-12 lead with a technical decision at 20-4 at the 184 weight division. Nick Hamilton pinned Marcus Ovalie at 285 pounds in 2:37 to give the Dragons the 31-15 final margin. Tiffin got its first points against SMC with a major decision by Lance Zappitella at 141 pounds (10-1). That was followed by Kyle Begg at 149 with another major decision at 9-2 over David Hardy.
The Dragons lost its dual with Anderson 29-7, winning just two weight classes along the way. Zappitella picked up another win at 141 with an 11-3 major decision, while Hamilton also won at heavyweight 8-4. The Dragons had a number of close matches but couldn't pick up the wins. Jordan Duckett lost a 6-4 decision at 133 pounds, Trevor Nickolai fell 4-2 at 157, Joe Miller (184 pounds) and Nathan Strickland (197 pounds) dropped identical 4-1 scores at their respective weight classes. Tiffin now travels to St. Andrews for their next dual on Nov. 20.
Tiffin grapplers stage comeback for another narrow victory Tiffin University improved their dual match record to 2-1 with a 21-20 victory over host St. Andrews, taking four of the final five weight classes to pull out the win. Tiffin trailed 17-6 midway through the dual, getting their only points at 141 pounds when Lance Zappitella got the pin at 3:50 over Ranson Lee. However, things started to turn Tiffin's way in the upper weight divisions. At 165, Johnny Merryman got another pin at 1:13. Andrew Nealan followed that at 174 pounds with a narrow 11-10 decision to bring TU to with 2 points at 17-15. Joseph Miller picked up a solid 12-5 decision at 184 to give TU the 18-17 lead, and Nathan Strickland won another nailbiter 4-3 at 197 as Tiffin took a 21-17 lead. Nick Hamilton dropped the 285 pound match by a close 7-5 score, but it wasn't enough as St. Andrews fell 21-20.
Tiffin Falls In Back-and-Forth Tilt at Baldwin-Wallace
Dragons Place Three at Ohio Northern Invitational
BEREA, Ohio - The Tiffin University wrestling team (2-2) was able to erase a 9-0 deficit and actually took an 18-12 lead after six matches, but Baldwin-Wallace (3-3) recorded a pair of pins and a pair of decisions in the final four weight classes to defeat the Dragons 30-18 Tuesday night in Berea, Ohio.
ADA, Ohio - The Dragons' wrestling team had a sixth, seventh and eighth place finisher at the annual Ohio Northern Invitational Saturday (Dec. 4).
Down 9-0 after the first two weight classes, Tiffin rallied to take an 18-12 lead thanks to a duo of second-period pins by Jordan Duckett at 133 and David Bolger at 149. Baldwin-Wallace forfeited the match at 157 to allow Tiffin to take the six-point lead. A pair of close decisions and falls by the Yellow Jackets in the last four weight classes gave B-W the 12-point win. Korey Leonhard brought Baldwin-Wallace within three after Johnny Merryman lost a heartbreaker at 165, 7-6. Andrew Scavuzzo put the Yellow Jackets in the lead for good at 174 with a opening-period fall over Tiffin's Andrew Nealan. With Tiffin trailing 21-18, Joseph Georgian clinched the match with a pin in the second period over the Dragons' Mike Mullen at 184. Nathan Strickland fell in a close decision to close the match, 3-2, to Tristan Stoll of Baldwin-Wallace. In other action, B-W took the first nine points of the dual when Nick Hamilton fell to Ryan Jones 11-5 at heavyweight and the Dragons forfeited at 125 pounds. The Dragons return to action Saturday (Dec. 4) when they travel an hour south to compete in the Ohio Northern Invitational in Ada, Ohio. The first
Jordan Duckett went 2-3 and took sixth at 133 pounds while Kyle Begg finished seventh with a 4-2 record at 141 pounds. Nick Hamilton finished eighth at heavyweight with a 3-2 record. Duckett, seeded seventh at 133, began the day with a 6-2 decision over Ryan Marks of Ashland before falling 13-6 to Tyler Alsip of Campbellsville. He then won in the pig tales 11-2 over Garrett Freeman of Ohio Northern before being pinned by fifth-seeded Scott Meyer of Ashland in the wrestleback semifinals. He fell by a close 8-6 decision to #4 Adam Wilson of Olivet in the fifth-place match. Seeded seventh at 141, Begg went 4-2 to wrestle to his seed. He blanked David Evans of Wilmington 8-0 in round one before reaching the quarterfinals with a 6-1 decision over Ben Kieffer of Heidelberg. In the quarters, Begg lost a heartbreaker to second-seeded Michael Davis of Cumberland, 2-1. He reached the wrestleback quarters with a 4-1 decision over Jonathon Hoopes of Ohio Northern before losing to sixth-seeded Josh Johnson of Lindsey Wilson. In the seventh-place match, Begg defeated Matt Meuer of Ashland by default. Nick Hamilton also wrestled to his seed by finishing eighth at heavyweight. Hamilton raced to the quarterfinals of the bracket with 7-2 and 3-2 decisions before losing a 3-1 decision to top-seeded JD Ramsey of West Liberty. He won a tight 1-0 decision over Jake Ceslick to guarantee a place at 285. However, he was pinned in the wrestleback quarters to finish eighth. David Bolger, seeded fourth at 149, was given an unfortunate draw. After winning in the first round 4-2, he fell to Ben Kieffer of Heidelberg 6-1. In the pig tales, he drew third-seeded Andrew Shoultz of Cumberland and was pinned to finish 1-2 on the day. Other wrestlers include Trevor Nickolai finishing 3-2 at 157, Johnny Merryman
went 1-2 at 165, Andrew Neelan went 0-2 at 174 and Mike Mullen went 1-2 at 184 pounds and Brian Gelter went 0-2 at heavyweight. The wrestling team returns to action next Saturday (Dec. 11) when it travels to Waynesburg, Pa. to take on Waynesburg in a dual. First match against the Yellow Jackets is set for 1 p.m.
Grapplers fall to Waynesburg WAYNESBURG, Pa. - Jordan Duckett recorded a pin at 133 to tie the match at six, but the Yellow Jackets rattled off six straight wins as Tiffin (2-3) fell to Waynesburg (5-1-1) 38-9 Saturday afternoon in Waynesburg, Pa. After the Yellow Jackets took the early 6-0 lead with a TU forfeit at 125, the Dragons tied up the score with Duckett's pin at 133. With just 11 seconds remaining in the period, Duckett got the fall to square the match. Waynesburg won the next six matches before Alex Hughes outgunned Gennaro Bonaventura at 197 pounds, 10-6. After the Dragons knotted the match, the Yellow Jackets got pins at 141, 149 and 157 to race to a 24-6 lead. Kyle Begg was pinned by Nick Garber in 1:11 at 141, David Bolger fell to Luke Lohr in the first period at 149 and Garrett Johnson put Josh Walbom on his back 3:55 into the match at 157. Alex Evanoff continued the run for Waynesburg with a 16-2 major decision over Johnny Merryman at 165 and Jared Roberts got the major over Alex Rivera at 174, 13-5. Cody Catalina capped the six-match streak for the Yellow Jackets at 184 with a 10-3 decision over Joseph Miller. After Hughes struck back for TU at 197, Ryan Jones won by decision over TU's Nate Strickland at 285 to end the match. Tiffin returns to action next weekend at the 2010 Midwest Classic in Indianapolis, Ind.
Dragons Finish 19th at Midwest Classic
Dragons Make Plenty of History in Splitting Pair of Duals
Alek Hughes takes seventh at 197 pounds (Photo courtesy of UIndy Sports Information). INDIANAPOLIS - Alek Hughes placed seventh at 197 pounds to help Tiffin finish 19th of 21 teams at the 32nd annual Midwest Classic this past weekend (Dec. 18-19). TU finished with 14.5 points while Newberry won the classic with 169 points.
TIFFIN, Ohio - Jan. 9, 2011 will forever go down in Tiffin athletic history.
Hughes began his trek through the 197-pound weight bracket with a first period pin of eighth-seeded Dylan McBride from Wabash. He fell in a heartbreaker in the quarterfinals to top-seeded Charles Morgan from Kings College 3-1. Another first period pin allowed Hughes to advance to the quarters of the pigtales and guarantee a place for the Dragons, but Hughes lost his quarters match by a 9-4 decision to John Reed of Newberry . He upended seventh-seeded Brent Fosheim of Northern State to finish the weekend 3-2 . David Bolger finished 2-2 at 149 for the Dragons. He began the weekend with a 9-6 decision over Blake Hilmer of Upper Iowa before being pinned by the top seed. In the consolation, he won a 4-0 decision over Kenneth Hoopes of Ohio Northern before falling to sixth-seeded Daniel Genetin of Ashland. Jordan Duckett at 133 and Johnny Merryman at 165 also won matches on the weekend and finished 1-2. Duckett drew the third seed, Tim Thurston of Campbellsville, and lost 15-6 before rebounding for a 15-8 decision over Oscar Trujillo of Wabash. Duckett's weekend ended with a 9-4 loss to the eighth seed. Merryman lost in the championship bracket to the sixth seed at 165 pounds, 8-2, before eliminating Todd Brier of Central Missouri, 6-4. Merryman was pinned by Andrew Grasber of Lake Erie in his final match of the weekend. Also competing on the weekend was Joseph Miller, who finished 0-1 at 184. Kyle Begg at 141, Josh Walbom at 157, Walid Boggio at 174 and Nate Strickland at 285 all finished 0-2 at 285. Tiffin returns to action in 2011 when it hosts a tri-meet with Belmont Abbey and West Virginia Tech on Jan. 9.
Traveling the entire first two months of its first season as a collegiate wrestling program, Tiffin hosted its first regular season competition Sunday afternoon. Although the Dragons fell 36-9 to Belmont Abbey, they quickly rebounded for a dominant 34-12 win over West Virginia Tech as TU recorded four falls. "We wrestled very hard and very well on the day," head coach Doug Jesse said. "It was nice to have a couple guys back who were battling injury and a few who became eligible for the second semester. We're definitely happy with where we are at and I am starting to see the improvement from the beginning of the season until now. "Hopefully we can carry that momentum forward when we travel to Central Missouri this week," Jesse added. Freshmen Jordan Duckett and Kyle Begg both won a pair of matches on the day at 133 and 184, respectively, while Begg added a fall. Freshman Trevor Nickolai (157), sophomore Johnny Merryman (165) and sophomore Alek Hughes (197) all recorded pins and went 1-1 on the day. Freshmen Zane Goldberg (141) and Walid Boggio (174/184) also went 1-1 while classmates Alex Rivera (174/184) and Brian Gelter (285) both went 0-2 on the day. Down 6-0 out of the gate in their first collegiate match at home against Belmont Abbey, Tiffin stormed back to take a 9-6 lead. At 133, Duckett gave up an early takedown but got the escape and takedown for the lead. BA's Patrick Meztrez started down and tied the match in the second, but a takedown gave Duckett the lead for good. Meztrez recorded another escape, but Duckett had the 5-4 advantage and all but clinched the riding point. An escape, takedown and the bonus gave Duckett the 9-4 win. Goldberg knotted the match at 141. He came out and got the takedown and tilted Belmont Abbey's Will James to take the quick 5-0 advantage. One escape in the
final two periods and 1:08 of riding time gave Goldberg the 6-6 win. Begg blanked his opponent, 5-0, at 149 to give the Dragons their first ever lead. Begg got the first period takedown and stayed on top for the rest of the first and all of the second for essentially a 3-0 lead. Starting down in the third, Begg reversed Trey Alley for the 5-0 win to give Tiffin a 9-6 lead in the dual. From there, the Crusaders captured the final six matches to win 36-9. Nickolai took a slim 3-2 lead into the third, but a reverse and a takedown around an escape gave BA's Appolon Jean-Paul a 6-4 win to tie the score. Jake Verilek pulled out a 12-4 major to push the visitor's edge to 13-9 at 165, while a pin in 50 seconds by Ryan Gregory over Boggio at 174 gave Belmont Abbey the 19-9 advantage. Jeremee Brantley recorded the third-period tech fall at 184, 24-8 and a default win by Nick Rees over TU's Hughes pushed the Crusaders lead to 30-9. Kyle Spar added the fall in 2:33 at heavyweight to close out Tiffin's first ever home dual. Belmont Abbey won 36-9. In the nightcap, Tiffin took an early 6-0 advantage with a Duckett forfeit win at 133 and never looked back in a dominating 34-12 win over West Virginia Tech. After a close WVU decision at 141 cut the TU lead in half, Begg recorded the first home pin in the first period at 149. Begg got the early takedown and slowly worked to put WVT's Mark Cooper on his back for the pin in 2:51. The six-pointers continued at 157 and 165 for Tiffin as Nickolai pinned John Cardello in 2:24 while Merryman recorded the fall in 2:21 over Josh Vance. "I was happy with the way we did not let off the gas against West Virginia Tech. When we had guys on their back and they were in danger, we put those matches away. That's not something that happens with such a young team. In a few instances, that has occurred so finishing off opponents was good to see," Jessie said. Down 24-3, West Virginia Tech was able to slow Tiffin's momentum when Ben Wood recorded the 8-4 win at 174, but Boggio majored Mark Ward 16-4 at 184 to put the Dragons up 28-6. Hughes wasted
no time in recording the fastest Tiffin pin of the year (28 seconds) at 197 to give the Dragons a 34-6 advantage. The Golden Bears' Michael Cotterall pinned Gelter just before the horn in the first period at 285. Tiffin returns to action Thursday when it travels to the Show Me State for duals with Central Missouri and Newman. First match is to start at 6 p.m.
Wrestling Earns Dual Split in Missouri WARRENSBURG, Mo. - The Dragons made the rare midweek trip to Missouri, defeating Newman 27-18 before falling to Central Missouri 26-9 Thursday night (Jan. 13). At 165, sophomore Johnny Merryman took over the team lead in falls, recording a pin in both matches in very different styles. Merryman was down to the final seconds of the match before he put Newman's Ryan Spencer on his back. Against Central Missouri's Russell Naylor, it took only 36 seconds. Freshman Trevor Nickolai recorded the first period pin (1:09) against Newman's Dakota Hayes before dropping a 10-1 major decision to Scott Neuman of CM. Freshman Nathan Strickland at 197 split a pair of decisions with an exciting 3-2 decision with a third-period takedown of Newman's Jacob Cole. He fell to Doug Thompson of Central Missouri 4-0. Freshman Joe Miller fell 6-1 to Newman's Tyler Hassenbank but got the 5-2 win over CM's Travis Miller at 184. Freshman Jordan Duckett at 133 and Kyle Begg at 149 both won by forfeit against Newman and fell by decision against Central Missouri. Lance Zappitella (141), Walid Boggio (174) and Josh Franklin (285) both went 0-2 on the day. Boggio lost a heartbreaker to William Ressel of Central Missouri. After trading takedowns through the first two periods, a Ressel escape put Boggio down 3-2 entering the third. Ressel took a 5-2 advantage with a reversal, but Boggio countered with four unanswered points with his own reversal and two back points. Down 6-5, Ressel added a final reversal and rode Boggio out for the 7-6 win.
Grapplers Shows Flashes of Brilliance In Loss to Findlay TIFFIN, Ohio - Head coach Doug Jesse knew his wrestlers had a tough assignment if Tiffin was to knock off the 15th-ranked team in the nation, but that does not mean the Dragons would go quietly. Findlay won the dual 37-6, but Tiffin dominated its two individual matches it won, including freshman Alek Hughes upset of seventh-ranked Daniel Stevenson 4-1 at 197. Freshman Kyle Begg got the escape and quick takedown in the third period at 149 for the 6-3 decision at 149. The Oilers raced out to a 13-0 lead with a forfeit win at 125, a Nicholas Weisjahn 11-3 major at 133 over freshman Jordan Duckett and Chad Channel's 11-7 decision over freshman Lance Zappitella. However, Tiffin's fortunes changed at 149. Begg stepped to the mat and took it right to Jeff Carr of Findlay and got the early takedown in the first period for the 2-0 advantage. Carr got an escape in each period to tie the match, but Begg had the riding time and did not relent. Begg chose bottom for the third period and quickly pulled a three-point move to take a 5-2 advantage. Carr got the escape before time expired, but Begg made up for it with 1:58 of riding time for the 6-3 win. Findlay put the match out of reach with pins at 157, 165 and 174. Adam Walters got TU's Marco Gualtieri in 2:18 at 157 while Michael Lybarger pinned sophomore Johnny Merryman in 2:12. Mason True escaped out of an early Walid Boggio takedown and got his own two-pointer, putting Boggio on his back for the fall in 2:28 at 174. After TU's Joe Miller fell 5-1 at 184, Hughes got the home crowd on its feet with a win over a nationally-ranked opponent at 197. Hughes got the first period takedown with 1:05 left in the first and rode out Stevenson for the 2-0 lead after one. In the second, Hughes chose down and preserved his riding time by getting the early escape for the 3-0 advantage after two. Hughes almost rode out Stevenson for the entire third, but the seventh-ranked Stevenson got the escape with about 30 seconds left to cut it to 3-1, but Hughes got the point back with more than three
minutes of riding time for the 4-1 upset win.
Tiffin Grapplers 1-2 at Eastern Michigan Duals
Dragons 1-1-1 at Lake Erie TriMeet
At 285, Matthew Clum for Findlay got the early takedown and won 5-4. Clum took a 5-2 lead in the third, but an escape and a penalty point gave Tiffin's Josh Franklin a chance near the end of the third period, but Clum rebuffed any shot by Franklin as the seventh-ranked wrestler in the country held on for the narrow win.
YPSILANTI, Mich. - The Tiffin wrestlers picked up a 29-15 win over Oakland, but fell to a pair of NCAA Division I teams in a 21-12 loss to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and a 39-6 loss to Eastern Michigan.
PAINESVILLE, Ohio - The Tiffin wrestling team (6-9-1) finished with a 1-1-1 day, dominating Ohio Valley 36-12, tying Lake Erie 24-24 and falling to 17thranked Mercyhurst 36-12. Sophomore Alex Hughes, ranked third in the Midwest Region at 197, completes another 3-0 weekend with a pair of decisions and a forfeit win, only giving up two escapes on the day.
Tiffin returns to action Saturday (Jan. 22) when it travels to Ashland for the Siminson Open.
Wrestlers Compete at Unscored Simonson Open ASHLAND, Ohio - This past weekend, the Tiffin wrestlers competed at the unscored Simonson Open, hosted by Ashland. Freshman Marco Gualtieri led the way for the Dragons with a 1-2 record, recording a fall in 6:05 against Tyler Leitza of Lake Erie. Freshman Jordan Duckett at 133 began his day with a 10-3 decision over Brandon Dyer, but was sent to the wrestlebacks with a 9-8 setback to Jake Byers of Eastern Michigan. He lost his final match of the day to Ethan Miller, 8-6. Also finishing 1-2 was freshman Kyle Begg at 149. Wrestling in the open tournament but going 0-2 is junior Josh Walbom at 149, freshman Joe Miller at 184 and freshman Brian Gelter at 285. Freshman Zack Fiscus wrestled unnattached at 157 Tiffin returns to action Saturday when it travels to Eastern Michigan to face the Eagles with Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and Oakland.
Freshman Alek Hughes turned in a 3-0 day with a 6-3 decision over Robert Cooney of SIUE before getting a forfeit win against Oakland. He wrapped up his day with the only TU win against the home Eagles, pinning Travis Stanback in 6:28. Sophomore Joe Miller at 184 and freshman Kyle Begg also turned in 2-1 days for the Dragons. Miller won a pair of tight decisions, 8-6 over the Cougars' Deshoun White and 11-7 over Oakland's Kyle McCullum. Begg clipped SIUE's Dillon Puson 8-7 and majored Oakland's Chuck Edwards, 16-5. Freshman Alex Rivera turned in a 1-2 record at 174. After being pinned against the Cougars, he rebounded with an 11-1 major decision against Oakland. In his final match of the day, he dropped a heartbreaker to J.T. Rice of Eastern Michigan, 6-5. Also going 1-2 on the day was freshman Johnny Merryman at 165. Beginning the day with a 3-1 decision over SIUE's Steve Ross, he lost a tough 4-1 decision to Dave Hill of Oakland and a 6-1 decision to Justin Joseph of Eastern Michigan. Freshmen Jordan Duckett at 133, Zane Goldberg and Josh Franklin at heavyweight all went 1-2 on the day with wins in the Oakland dual. Duckett outgunned his opponent 10-8, Goldberg got the 9-2 decision over Cody O'Keefe while Josh Franklin won by forfeit. Zack Fiscus went 0-3 on the day at 157. T Tiffin returns to action next S Saturday when it travels to P Painesville, Ohio for a quadm meet with Lake Erie, Ohio V Valley and Mercyhurst.
Freshman Josh Franklin went 2-0 on the day, getting a 3-0 decision against Ohio Valley and a critical 11-4 decision that helped Tiffin tie the home Storm. Besides Hughes, freshman Kyle Begg had a great day at 149/157. After a tough 6-3 loss at 157 against Lake Erie, he rebounded with a first period pin against Ohio Valley and a 3-1 overtime win over Mercyhurst's Tony D'Urson. Freshman Lance Zappitella also went 2-1 on the day, getting a forfeit win at 149 against LEC and a 6-1 win at 157 against Ohio Valley. Freshman Jordan Duckett added a 2-1 day with a forfeit win and a pin with seconds left in the second period against Ohio Valley. Sophomore David Bolger (141) and freshman Walid Boggio (174) both went 1-2 with a forfeit victory. Sophomore Johnny Merryman kicked off a dominating win over Ohio Valley with a pin in 3:52. Freshman Joe Miller at 184 went 0-3 on the day while heavyweight classmate Brian Gelter lost against Mercyhurst. Tiffin returns to action Friday (Feb. 11) when it hosts Mott Community College and Ashland.
Tiffin Splits Final Home Duals of Season
Dragons Tally Three Dominating Wins
TIFFIN, Ohio - The Tiffin wrestling team, wrapping up its inaugural home season with a pair of matches, fell to 19th-ranked Ashland 35-17 before rebounding against Mott Community College for a 30-26 win. Tiffin is 7-10-1 for the season thus far.
TIFFIN, Ohio - Eight Dragons went 3-0 on the day while Tiffin went 1-2 at the 174-pound weight class in TU's final tuneup for the NCAA Midwest Regional next weekend at Findlay, Ohio. Tiffin began the day with a 45-3 thumping of Slippery Rock, a 48-6 triumph over Bowling Green and a 50-0 blanking of Saginaw Valley State to finish the afternoon.
Sophomore Alek Hughes, ranked fourth in the Midwest region at 197, continued to improve his record with a pair of pins. Hughes fell in an early hole in his first match as Ashland's Corby Running got the takedown and two back points, but a first period escape and a second-period tilt knotted the match at 4-4. Ashland got the escape before the horn to hold on to a close one-point advantage after two. In the third starting on top, Hughes quickly reversed Running and only 16 seconds into the period, he put Running on his back for the six points for Tiffin. Hughes finished his day with a pin in exactly a minute against Mott's Mike Green. Freshman Walid Boggio at 174 also turned in an impressive day with a tech fall and a pin. Against Thomas Kerrigan of Ashland, he was put in an early hole when he was taken down, but he tied the score at two with a reverse. Kerrigan escaped and Boggio brought Kerrigan to the mat twice between an AU escape as Boggio led 6-4 after one. Boggio started up in the second and added a trio of three-pointers to break open a close match. Starting down in the third, he quickly reversed Kerrigan and added another near-fall three and the tech fall in 6:08. With the riding point, Boggio won 21-4. Boggio closed the night with a pin in 4:00 minutes against Mott's Sean Allen. Freshmen Jordan Duckett at 133, Kyle Begg at 149, Alex Rivera at 184 and sophomore Johnny Merryman at 165 all went 1-1 on the day, picking up forfeit wins. Sophomore David Bolger at 141 and freshmen Marco Gualtieri at 157 and Brian Gelter at 285 all finished 0-2. Duckett also picked up a major decision in exhibition against Ashland.
Tiffin finishes its first season as a program with a 10-10-1 record, While most matches on the day were forfeits, Tiffin was able to record eight pins and a pair of tech falls with a major decision and decision. Leading the way on the day was sophomore 165-pounder Johnny Merryman, who recorded two pins and a tech fall. Earning two first period pins in his first two matches, he used four separate threepoint near falls and a pair of takedowns to end the match in one period. With the riding point, he beat Tim McMillen of Saginaw Valley 17-1. Also going 3-0 on the day, but with a pair of pins and a forfeit win, was freshman Jordan Duckett at 133. He got a first period pin in his first match and raced to a 6-0 lead before a third-period pin of Chase McCune of BG. Freshman Kyle Begg at 149 also went 3-0 with a pin, major decision and a forfeit win. Begg began the day with a pin 30 seconds into the second period, followed by a forfeit win against BG. He finished the day with a major decision, 10-2, thanks to more than three minutes of riding time. Freshman Marco Gualtieri turned in the most impressive match on the day. After a 6-1 decision and a forfeit in his first two matches, he quickly turned Josh Clark of Saginaw Valley State in his final match of the day for the pin in 20 seconds. Both sophomores Alek Hughes at 197 and Josh Franklin at 285 went 3-0 with two forfeits and a pin while freshman David Bolger at 141 and sophomore Joe Miller at 184 went 3-0 with a trio of forfeit wins. Freshman Alex Rivera went 1-1 on the day at 174, suffering a 6-2 loss against Slippery Rock before a dominating 21-5 tech fall win in three minutes against Brad
Kelly of Saginaw Valley thanks to three takedowns, three near fall threes, a pair of near fall twos and a reversal for the 16-point win. Freshman Walid Boggio was pinned with a second remaining in his one match against Josh Paulus of Bowling Green at 174. In three exhibition matches, Tiffin went 2-1 on the day. Freshman Brian Gelter lost 12-5 before a pin against Saginaw Valley. Freshman Zack Fiscus recorded a pin in 2:59 against Saginaw Valley State's Jesse Moggo.
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