Pack Preview: National Collegiate Open

This Sunday is the last tournament of the season for the redshirts. The tournament, the National Collegiate Open, has turned into one of the most exciting tournaments of the season for redshirt and non-starting wrestlers. Here is a preview of the tournament…

125 Pounds (23 Entrants)

NCSU Entrants: John Sparks

Other Top Competitors: Drew Templeman (Wyoming, 18-4), Brian Bokoski (North Carolina, 18-9), Ty  Mitch (Ohio, 0-0), Kevin Devoy (Drexel, 19-4), Mitchel Hrnyak (Central Michigan, 18-9), Ryak Finch (Iowa State, 11-7), Will Mason (Virginia, 15-11), & Jared Germaine (Eastern Michigan, 13-7)

133 Pounds (33 Entrants)

NCSU Entrants: Patrick Hutton

Other Top Competitors: Ryan Mango (Stanford, 15-0), Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State, 21-6), Mark Grey (Finger Lakes), Zane Richards (Illinois, 31-5), Shelton Mack (Pittsburgh, 15-7), Joseph Martinez (Virginia, 24-14), Mike Hayes (Old Dominion, 19-14), & John Meeks (Iowa State, 8-8)

141 Pounds (33 Entrants)

NCSU Entrants: None

Other Top Competitors: Zach Horan (Central Michigan, 19-3), Tyler Small (Kent State, 20-5), Shyheim Brown (Maryland, 28-8), Jake Smith (Appalachian State, 25-8), Ryan Mosley (Gardner Webb, 17-9), Travis Shaffer (Pittsburgh, 10-9), Luke Goettl (Iowa State, 11-10), & Jamel Hudson (Hofstra, 12-4)

149 Pounds (27 Entrants)

NCSU Entrants: Cohl Fulk

Other Top Competitors: Roger Wildmo (Michigan State, 21-2), Luke Frey (Penn State, 10-3), Matt Cimato (Drexel, 23-9), John Fahy (Illinois, 17-5), Ronnie Garbinsky (Pittsburgh, 16-8), Austin Sams (Chattanooga, 17-5), Nick Heilmann (North Carolina, 15-12), & Blake Kastl (Cal Poly, 9-5)

157 Pounds (32 Entrants)

NCSU Entrants: None

Other Top Competitors: Josh Kreimier (Air Force, 21-4), Zach Brunson (Illinois, 30-4), Bryce Busler (Bloomsburg, 15-5), Donnie Tasser (Pittsburgh, 20-13), Kyle Ashe (Gardner Webb, 20-5), Chad Stube (Virginia Tech, 18-6), Dakota Cooley (Central Michigan, 18-12), & Cody Copeland (Lock Haven, 23-15),

165 Pounds

NCSU Entrants: Ryan Fox

Other Top Competitors: Chris Moon (Virgnia Tech, 13-6), Kevin Harnett (Bloomsburg, 19-6), Austin Trott (Gardner Webb, 21-6), Tyler Buckwalter (Kent State, 24-16), Frank Affronti (Hofstra, 12-6), Clay Wenger (Kent State, 15-14), Ryan Forrest (George Mason, 5-3), & Rex Lutz (Penn State, 12-10) 

174 Pounds (18 Entrants)

NCSU Entrants: None

Other Top Competitors: Nikkos Reyes (Illinois, 6-0), Levi Clemons (Chattanooga, 11-2), PJ Tasser (Pittsburgh, 20-7), Nick Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh, 13-7), Phillip Bakuckas (Rutgers, 21-11), Mike Vollant (Kent State, 23-17), Anthony Pafumi (Rutgers, 15-10), & Tyler Rill (Bloomsburg, 12-10)

184 Pounds (23 Entrants)

NCSU Entrants: None

Other Top Competitors: Max Thomusseit (Pittsburgh, 12-4), Boaz Beard (Iowa State, 10-5), Turtogtokh Luvsandorj (Citadel, 9-4), Jack Dechow (Old Dominion, 31-11), Jeff Koepke (Illinois, 20-11), Wes Phipps (Penn State, 11-8), Austin Severn (Central Michigan, 11-7), & John Dickson (Virginia Tech)

197 Pounds (18 Entrants)

NCSU Entrants: None

Other Top Competitors: Danny Mitchell (American, 3-0), Kevin Beazley (Old Dominion, 28-12), James Fox (Harvard, 8-3), Paul Rands (Navy, 16-6), Jared Johnson (Chattanooga, 18-10), Nick Whitenburg (Eastern Michigan, 11-6), Boyce Corwell (Gardner Webb, 12-7), & Cody Rodgers (Ohio, 11-8)

285 Pounds (22 Entrants)

NCSU Entrants: Nick Gwiazdowski & Josh Davis

Other Top Competitors: Spencer Myers (Maryland, 8-0), Matt Gibson (Iowa State, 14-7), Ty Walz (Virginia Tech, 15-6), Mimmo Lytle (Kent State, 16-10), Josh Marchok (Stanford, 18-9), Chris Penny (Virginia Tech, 9-6), Justin Kozera (Gardner Webb, 15-7), & Lucas Ryan (Old Dominion, 16-14)