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Cornwell, Vassar Capture Individual Titles At 2016 Cleveland State Open

CLEVELAND – Chris Vassar and Boyce Cornwell each won individual titles in their respective weight classes Saturday and Gardner-Webb had six men finish in the top-8 at the 2016 Cleveland State Open.
Vassar, who picked up a key pin in Friday night’s dual win at Kent State, continued to roll at 149 pounds on Saturday. The redshirt junior went 5-0 and scored bonus points in three of those five bouts.
He started with a pin of Lake Erie’s Zach Ruggles in just 1:19, then took a major decision in the quarterfinals over Ohio’s Nick Vestal. A 4-3 tiebreaker in the semifinals set up a title bout with teammate Cole Graves – with Vassar taking an 8-0 major for the crown. Graves was strong as well, pinning Bucknell’s Seth Hogue in the semifinals (4:22) for his fourth win of the day to set up the All-GWU finals match with Vassar. Cornwell, who clinched Friday’s win over Kent State with a decision in the final weight class, went 4-0 on Saturday with a pair of major decisions starting things off. He took a major over Bucknell’s Rory Bonner (8-0) and followed with a 12-3 major over Virginia’s Tyler Love. The graduate student then pulled out a 3-2 decision over Buffalo’s Nolan Terrance in the semifinals before blanking Bucknell’s Tyler Greene in the championship match. Rest of the story at …. http://www.gwusports.com/sports/wrest/2016-17/releases/20161217yx67z0?mc_cid=11127f4223&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 3, 2017 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized