Six Buckeyes Win Championships at Del Rosa Open

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Eight Buckeyes competed on the Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open Sunday on the Veale Athletic Heart on the campus of Case Western Reserve College in Cleveland. Seven superior to the finals of their respective brackets and 6 gained championships.

Within the open division, Ohio State redshirt senior Brady Koontz gained his bracket at 125 with a 6-3 win by choice over Nick Molchak of Cleveland State. The Buckeye’s Dylan Koontz pinned (6:03) Indiana’s Isaac Thornton to earn the title at 133.

Junior Isaac Wilcox, wrestling unattached within the open division, defeated Dom Technique of Gannon College by choice, 8-3, within the title bout at 157. Within the 184-pound open bracket, redshirt freshman Gavin Bell completed second. He fell within the title match by choice, 9-5, to Cole Houser of Glenville State.

Ohio State freshman Brendan McCrone gained his second open occasion of his profession in as many outings with a pin over Anthony Aniciete within the championship match of the 125 freshman/sophomore bracket. He additionally gained the identical division on the Michigan State open to start the yr Nov. 5.

Sophomore Bryer Corridor, wrestling unattached within the freshman/sophomore division, defeated Luke Vanadia, additionally unattached, by choice 7-3, to win the 174-pound bracket.

Redshirt freshman Mike Misita, wrestling unattached, gained the freshman/sophomore division’s HWT bracket with a serious choice win, 11-1, over Thad Huff of Bellarmine. Hogan Swenski, additionally wrestling unattached within the heavyweight freshman/sophomore division, completed sixth.

Blue Division (open to all) 125
Brady Koontz- 1^st Place
Quarterfinal – Brady Koontz (Ohio State) def. Marcello Milani (S.A.W.) (Dec 8-1)
Semifinal – Brady Koontz (Ohio State) def. Brandon Mendoza (Tiffin) (MFF)
1st Place Match – Brady Koontz (Ohio State) def. Nick Molchak (Cleveland State) (Dec 6-3)

Blue Division (open to all) 133
Dylan Koontz – 1^st Place
Champ. Spherical 1 – Dylan Koontz (Ohio State) acquired a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Dylan Koontz (Ohio State) acquired a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal – Dylan Koontz (Ohio State) gained by fal over Gavin Quiocho (Glenville State) (Fall 7:35)
1st Place Match – Dylan Koontz (Ohio State) gained by fall over Isaac Thornton (Indiana) (Fall 6:03)

Blue Division (open to all) 157
Isaac Wilcox – 1^st Place
Champ. Spherical 1 – Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) def.  John Altieri (Clarion-unattached) (Dec 12-5)
Quarterfinal – Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) def. Nolan Wheeler (Newberry Faculty) (Fall 0:57)
Semifinal – Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) def. Zack Rotkvich (Indiana) (Maj 13-2)
1st Place Match – Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) def. Dom Means (Gannon College) (Dec 8-3)

Blue Division (open to all) 184
Gavin Bell – 2^nd Place
Quarterfinal – Gavin Bell (Ohio State) gained by tech fall over Gabe Phillips (Cleveland State) (TF 17-0)
Semifinal – Gavin Bell (Ohio State) gained by fall over Drayton Harris (Indiana RTC) (Fall 2:03)
1st Place Match – Cole Houser (Glenville State) gained by choice over Gavin Bell (Ohio State) (Dec 9-5)

White Division (Frosh/Soph) – 125
Brendan McCrone – 1^st Place
Quarterfinal – Brenden McCrone (Ohio State) def. Nicholas Cottone (Davis & Elkins) (Dec 5-2)
Semifinal – Brenden McCrone (Ohio State) def. Chris Petteys (Gannon College) (Fall 2:02)
1st Place Match – Brenden McCrone (Ohio State) def. Anthony Aniciete (Tiffin) (Fall 1:40)

White Division (Frosh/Soph) 174
Bryer Corridor – 1^st Place
Champ. Spherical 2 – Bryer Corridor (Unattached) def. Leonardo Galasso (Central Michigan) (Fall 3:25)
Quarterfinal – Bryer Corridor (Unattached) def. Jr Reed (Cleveland State) (Dec 14-8)
Semifinal – Bryer Corridor (Unattached) def. Matt Gentry (Gannon College) (Fall 1:22)
1st Place Match – Bryer Corridor (Unattached) def. Luke Vanadia (Unattached) (Dec 7-3)

White Division (Frosh/Soph) – 285
Hogan Swenski – 6^th Place
Champ. Spherical 2 – Hogan Swenski (Unattached) def. Mason Mustain (Ashland) (Dec 6-1)
Quarterfinal – Hogan Swenski (Unattached) def. Jacob Midday (Tiffin) (Maj 10-1)
Semifinal – Thad Huff (Bellarmine) def. Hogan Swenski (Unattached) (Inj. 2:03)
Cons. Semi – Nate DeGroff (RIT) def. Hogan Swenski (Unattached) (MFF)
fifth Place Match – Mason Mustain (Ashland) def. Hogan Swenski (Unattached) (MFF)

White Division (Frosh/Soph) 285
Mike Misita – 1^st Place
Champ. Spherical 2 – Mike Misita (Unattached) def. Nate DeGroff (RIT) (Fall 2:01)
Quarterfinal – Mike Misita (Unattached) def. Mason Cowl (Cleveland State) (Fall 4:26)
Semifinal – Mike Misita (Unattached) def. Clayton Ours (Tiffin) (Fall 2:31)
1^st Place Match – Mike Misita (Unattached) def. Thad Huff (Bellarmine) (MD, 11-1)

Del Rosa, a Spartan Membership Corridor of Fame member, served Case Western Reserve College for 49 years with 46 seasons on the helm of the Spartan wrestling program. As a wrestling coach, he produced 4 nationwide champions, 37 nationwide qualifiers, 18 All-People, and 35 Scholar All-People. In 1996, Del Rosa was inducted into the NCAA Division III Wrestling Corridor of Fame.

The occasion returned after a two-year hiatus.

No. 4 Ohio State is again in motion at 7 p.m. Friday in a twin vs. Columbia on the Covelli Heart.

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