The final qualification tournament for the World Team Trials in June wrapped up today with another eight men have punched their tickets to the event. Phil Keddy led the way for the former Hawkeyes, scoring a tech fall over Panther Wrestling Club member Ryan Loder 12-1 to secure his spot in Madison next month.
Alex Meyer was the only Hawkeye Wrestling Club member to enter into the senior division of the tournament, taking fourth at 86 kg. He lost by tech fall to Austin Trotman from Nebraska.
The Panther Wrestling Club had several members entered in the tournament and were led by Loder, who took second place. Cruse Aarhus ended his day with only one loss as he took third, securing 10-0 tech fall over Joel Timmons. Aarhus actually beat Timmons twice on the day, scoring a pinfall in just 0:24 in his first match of the day.
At 65 kilos PWC members Brett Robbins and Jake Hodges met up on the backside of the bracket, Robbins took an injury default to put Hodges in the third place match, where he would drop a 21-8 tech fall to Cole VanOhlen from the Air Force WCAP (World Class Athlete Program).
Iowa State also had several wrestlers in the field, led at 74 kilos by Logan Molina. Molina started off the day with two tech falls, one over Blake Joiner and the second over Logan Peterson. He would then run into tournament champion Quentin Godley, dropping a 3-2 decision, by far Godley’s closest match of the day. Molina would go on to win two more matches to claim third place over Austin Weigel 3-1.
The champions from each weight are automatically qualified for the World Team Trials in Madison, Wisconsin next month. Here’s a list of those that are previously qualified, including Iowans Tony Ramos, Joe Colon, Matt McDonough, Daniel Dennis, Joey Lazor, Brent Metcalf, Deron Winn, and Jon Reader. There is only one other way for non-qualified wrestlers to enter the Trials and that is to apply for a wildcard from USA Wrestling. Only one wildcard will be admitted to each weight.
Below are the finals and third place match results. Here is a link to TrackWrestling, where you can find the rest of the results from the tournament.
Mens Freestyle – 57 KG
1st Place – Frank Perrelli of Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Dan Mitcheff of NYAC
3rd Place – Cruse Aarhus of PWCRTC
4th Place – Joel Timmons of Viking Wrestling Club
1st Place Match
1st Place Match – Frank Perrelli (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Dan Mitcheff (NYAC) (TF 16-5)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match – Cruse Aarhus (PWCRTC) won by tech fall over Joel Timmons (Viking Wrestling Club) (TF 10-0)
Mens Freestyle – 61 KG
1st Place – Tyler Graff of NYAC
2nd Place – Kyle Hutter of Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Juan Archuleta of Monster Garage
4th Place – Brandon Precin of Michigan
1st Place Match
1st Place Match – Tyler Graff (NYAC) won by tech fall over Kyle Hutter (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) (TF 12-2)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match – Juan Archuleta (Monster Garage) won by tech fall over Brandon Precin (Michigan) (TF 10-0)
Mens Freestyle – 65 KG
1st Place – Jason Chamberlain of Nebraska Wrestling Training Ce
2nd Place – Evan Henderson of North Carolina Regional Traini
3rd Place – Cole VonOhlen of Air Force WCAP
4th Place – Jake Hodges of Panther Wrestling Club
1st Place Match
1st Place Match – Jason Chamberlain (Nebraska Wrestling Training Ce) won by tech fall over Evan Henderson (North Carolina Regional Traini) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match – Cole VonOhlen (Air Force WCAP) won by tech fall over Jake Hodges (Panther Wrestling Club) (TF 21-8)
Mens Freestyle – 70 KG
1st Place – Adam Hall of Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Cody Pack of South Dakota State University
3rd Place – Colt Cotten of NYAC
4th Place – Elijah Sullivan of Viking Wrestling Club
1st Place Match
1st Place Match – Adam Hall (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Cody Pack (South Dakota State University) (TF 10-0)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match – Colt Cotten (NYAC) won by tech fall over Elijah Sullivan (Viking Wrestling Club) (TF 12-1)
Mens Freestyle – 74 KG
1st Place – Quinton Godley of Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Vladyslav Dombrovskiy of Army
3rd Place – Logan Molina of Iowa State
4th Place – Austin Weigel of Buffalo Wrestling Club
1st Place Match
1st Place Match – Quinton Godley (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) won by fall over Vladyslav Dombrovskiy (Army) (Fall 6:00)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match – Logan Molina (Iowa State) won by decision over Austin Weigel (Buffalo Wrestling Club) (Dec 3-1)
Mens Freestyle – 86 KG
1st Place – Phil Keddy of Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Ryan Loder of Panther Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Austin Trotman of Nebraska Wrestling Training Ce
4th Place – Alex Meyer of Hawkeye Wrestling Club
1st Place Match
1st Place Match – Phil Keddy (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Ryan Loder (Panther Wrestling Club) (TF 12-1)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match – Austin Trotman (Nebraska Wrestling Training Ce) won by tech fall over Alex Meyer (Hawkeye Wrestling Club) (TF 14-2)
Mens Freestyle – 97 KG
1st Place – Micah Burak of Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Wynn Michalak of Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Dustin Kilgore of Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club
4th Place – Ben Perna of Chicago
1st Place Match
1st Place Match – Micah Burak (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) won by decision over Wynn Michalak (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) (Dec 6-4)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match – Dustin Kilgore (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Ben Perna (Chicago) (TF 13-2)
Mens Freestyle – 125 KG
1st Place – Tyrell Fortune of Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Anthony Nelson of MInnesota Storm
3rd Place – Eric Thompson of Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
4th Place – Jacob Laden of Viking Wrestling Club
1st Place Match
1st Place Match – Tyrell Fortune (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club) won by decision over Anthony Nelson (MInnesota Storm) (Dec 10-2)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match – Eric Thompson (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Jacob Laden (Viking Wrestling Club) (TF 11-0)