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Spiwak, Donahue, Mulnix and Kehrli claim titles at Turkey Open
Coming up - Saturday, Dec. 6, at UW-La Crosse Duals, La Crosse, Wis., vs. St. John's, 9 a.m., vs. UW-Eau Claire, 10:30 a.m., vs. UW-La Crosse, 1:30 p.m.
Ram review - Cornell sent seven wrestlers to the finals and crowned four champions at the Coe College Turkey Open Saturday in Cedar Rapids. No team scores were recorded.
The Rams (1-0) opened dual competition Nov. 19 with a 35-10 Iowa Conference victory over Simpson at the Small Multi-Sport Center in Mount Vernon.
Cornell picked up Turkey Open titles from sophomore Micky Spiwak (Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich) at 125 pounds, sophomore Kevin Donahue (Mechanicsville, Va./St. Christopher's) at 141, sophomore Ryan Mulnix (Coggon/North-Linn) at 149 and senior Kyle Kehrli (Winthrop/East Buchanan) at 174.
"Any time you have seven guys in the finals, you have an overall good feeling of the team performance," Cornell head coach Mike Duroe said. "But we definitely have a lot of room for improvement.
"I thought Spiwak, Mulnix and Kehrli all dominated their weight classes. I was really pleased with their performances. They wrestled aggressively and with a lot of intensity."
The Rams had three runner-up finishers in senior Dave Paramski (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) at 157, senior Carmen Sacco (Marengo, Ill./Marengo) at 184 and sophomore Robert Widmer (Malcom/Montezuma) at 197.
Kehrli dominated his competition during a perfect 5-0 week, posting three first-period pins and two major decisions. He rolled to a 13-2 victory over Wheaton's eighth-ranked Toby Boltz in the championship match.
Donahue sported a 5-0 record on the week with two major decisions and a pin. Spiwak and Mulnix each finished 4-0. Mulnix was impressive with three pins in four matches at the Turkey Open, including a fall in 2 minutes, 54 seconds in the finals.
Paramski finished 4-1 with three major decisions and a technical fall. His lone blemish was a fall against NAIA's top-ranked Matt Collum of Missouri Baptist in the 157-pound final. Sacco and Widmer each went 3-1. Widmer had a pair of pins.
Cornell won eight of the nine contested matches in the home opener with Simpson. The Rams received pins from freshman Tigue Snider (Wilton/Wilton) at 133 and Kehrli. Paramski scored a technical fall while Spiwak, Donahue and freshman Joe Hambleton (Parsons, Kan./Labette County) all recorded major decisions.
Rams in the rankings - Cornell dropped one spot to No. 12 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Poll, released Nov. 19. Seven of the nine IIAC schools are ranked in the top 30, including No. 1 Wartburg, No. 4 Coe, No. 9 Luther, No. 12 Cornell, No. 18 Dubuque, No. 19 Loras and No. 23 Buena Vista.
The Rams have two nationally-rated individuals in Nick Nothern (Salina, Kan./Salina South) and Kehrli. Nothern slipped two places to No. 4 at 133. Kehrli fell four spots to No. 6 at 174.
Tough month ahead - The Rams will face several nationally-ranked teams and individuals during a tough stretch from Dec. 6-16.
Cornell meets No. 5 UW-La Crosse and No. 7 St. John's at the UW-La Crosse Duals Dec. 6, followed by a home dual with NAIA's No. 11 William Penn Dec. 9. The Rams compete in the Dick Walker Invitational, hosted by top-ranked Wartburg, on Dec. 13 and concludes the stretch at No. 8 North Central Dec. 16.
"In the month of December, we will face very tough competition in a short time," Duroe said. "This week off from competition will be good for us in terms of training, recovery and preparation. We will focus on individual technical areas."
Coe College Turkey Open
Saturday, Nov. 22
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cornell results
125 - Micky Spiwak (champion) - dec. Venel Rene (Waldorf) 8-4; dec. Sean Weber (Waldorf) 3-2; dec. Chad Leviner (UW-Oshkosh) 2-0.
125 - Cole Mason - lost maj. dec. Zach Mueller (UW-Oshkosh) 14-2; pinned by Caleb Cardenas (Wheaton) 2:54.
125 - Timothy Hood - maj. dec. Ryan Trotter (Knox) 8-0; lost dec. Jeff Ohnemus (Waldorf) 12-5; lost dec. Matthew Banta (York) 6-5.
133 - Tigue Snider (fifth place) - lost maj. dec. Jordan Westfall (Coe) 11-2; dec. Sam Kassing (Mo. Baptist) 5-2; pinned Nate Stetzer (UW-Oshkosh) 6:01; lost dec. Omi Acosta (Waubonsee) 19-16; forfeit over John Mendoza (Waldorf).
141 - Kevin Donahue (champion) - maj. dec. Morgan Sickinger (UW-Oshkosh) 12-4; pinned Jared Harding (Coe) 6:15; forfeit over Alex Mueller (UW-Oshkosh); dec. James Locke (Coe) 8-3.
141 - Michael Buhr - dec. Kaleb Stephens (UW-Oshkosh) 7-4; pinned by Trent Tucker (Coe) 4:39; dec. Jeff Coners (Wheaton) 8-5; lost maj. dec. Jason Taylor-Ohmes (Coe) 12-2.
149 - Ryan Mulnix (champion) - pinned Levi Whitley (York) 4:24; pinned Dave Raleigh (Waldorf) 2:36; dec. Jacob Schwebke (Cornell) 5-2; pinned Jose Quintana (UW-Oshkosh) 2:54.
149 - Jacob Schwebke (fourth place) - dec. Dave Fuller (Waldorf) 4-2; pinned Luke Nayes (UW-Oshkosh) :37; lost dec. Ryan Mulnix (Cornell) 5-2; dec. Dave Fuller (Waldorf) 4-2; lost dec. Tyler Baker (Coe) 7-0.
149 - Zach Wilson (sixth place) - dec. Yoandy Cruz (Waubonsee) 7-0; dec. Joe McHale (Wheaton) 6-5; lost dec. Quintana (UW-Oshkosh) 8-6; lost maj. dec. Baker (Coe) 13-1.
149 - Aron Kindelsperger - pinned Pablo Ramos (Mo. Baptist) 4:22; lost dec. Quintana (UW-Oshkosh) 5-1; pinned by Levi Whitley (York) 2:37.
157 - Dave Paramski (second place) - maj. dec. Chris Orr (Coe) 14-2; maj. dec. Owen McKinley (Cornell) 9-1; maj. dec. Gerald Harris (Mo. Baptist) 12-2; pinned by Matt Collum (Mo. Baptist) 2:46.
157 - Dan Gratz - pinned by Collum (Mo. Baptist) 2:19; lost dec. Orr (Coe) 8-5.
157 - Tyler Calvert-Thompson - lost tech fall Dale Handley (Coe) 17-2; pinned by Pete Martinez (Mo. Baptist) 4:26.
157 - Alex Riniker - lost dec. Harris (Mo. Baptist) 14-7; lost tech fall Handley (Coe) 15-0.
157 - Owen McKinley - dec. Kyle Mayer (Wheaton) 5-1; lost maj. dec. Dave Paramski (Cornell) 9-1; lost dec. Jake Bauer (UW-Oshkosh) 6-1.
165 - Joe Hambleton (third place) - lost dec. James Dederich (UW-Oshkosh) 10-3; dec. Tim Evers (UW-Oshkosh) 7-2; dec. Justin Marble (Wheaton) 8-3.
174 - Kyle Kehrli (champion) - pinned Alec Hakes (UW-Oshkosh) :58; pinned Josh Allen (unattached) 1:31; maj. dec. Danny Kalkhoff (Coe) 9-0; maj. dec. Toby Boltz (Wheaton) 13-2.
174 - Cliff Robertson - lost tech fall Eli Felts (UW-Oshkosh) 18-2.
184 - Carmen Sacco (second place) - maj. dec. Matt Ferlitsch (Coe) 17-6; dec. Sam Engelland (UW-Oshkosh) 8-5; lost dec. Adam Herrick (Waldorf) 11-4.
184 - Andrew Roberts (fourth place) - pinned Ian Sauer (UW-Oshkosh) 2:10; lost dec. Adam Herrick (Waldorf) 12-9; maj. dec. Ferlitsch (Coe) 10-2; lost dec. Engelland (UW-Oshkosh) 7-3.
197 - Robert Widmer (second place) - pinned Anthony Gordon (Waldorf) 4:54; pinned Jeff Roman (Waldorf) :48; lost dec. Bobby Jablonski (Mo. Baptist) 6-3.
285 - Ian McNish (sixth place) - pinned by Jared Carder (Coe) :36; forfeit over Jesus Gonzalez (Waubonsee); pinned by Jason Laplante (UW-Oshkosh) :16; lost maj. dec. Derrick Ingram (Mo. Baptist) 20-8.
#11 Cornell 35, Simpson 10
Wednesday, Nov. 19
Small Multi-Sport Center, Mount Vernon
125 - Micky Spiwak (Cor) maj. dec. Casey Miller, 16-4. 133 - Tigue Snider (Cor) pinned Levi Vogel, 4:57. 141 - Kevin Donahue (Cor) maj. dec. Caleb Brus, 11-3. 149 - Calvin Barber (Sim) maj. dec. Jacob Schwebke, 13-4. 157 - Dave Paramski (Cor) tech. fall Ben Hektoen, 16-0 (6:02). 165 - Joe Hambleton (Cor) maj. dec. Wade Dowling, 8-0. 174 - Kyle Kehrli (Cor) pinned Sam Thielen, 1:51. 184 - Carmen Sacco (Cor) dec. Jordy Ammons, 5-1. 197 - Robert Widmer (Cor) dec. Sam Collora, 6-5. 285 - John Bunch (Sim) won by forfeit.
Takedowns - Cornell 23, Simpson 9; Nearfall points - Cornell 15, Simpson 0; Reversals - Cornell 4, Simpson 0; Escapes - Cornell 9, Simpson 12; Penalty points - Cornell 0, Simpson 0; Riding time points - Cornell 3, Simpson 1;
Referee: Kevin Tann. Length of match: 1:14. Attendance: 270.
