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Eight Title Winners Nets Gophers Team Crown at Cougar Clash
12/7/2024 8:25:00 PM | Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota wrestling claimed eight of the 10 titles en route to winning the team title Saturday at the Cougar Clash in Edwardsville, Ill.
The titles came from redshirt juniors Cooper Flynn (125 pounds), Vance VomBaur (141) and Drew Roberts (149), fifth-year seniors Tommy Askey (157) and Andrew Sparks (165), redshirt sophomore Clayton Whiting (174), and redshirt freshmen Max McEnelly (184) and Gavin Nelson (197).
In addition, the Golden Gophers had finalists at 133 pounds (sophomore Tyler Wells), 174 pounds (redshirt freshman Ethan Riddle) and heavyweight (redshirt junior Bennett Tabor).
Minnesota's 268.5 team points were well ahead of second-place Missouri's 183.0, while Northern Colorado was third at 157.0. No other team had more than 90 points.
Flynn, ranked 13th by Intermat, was 3-0 on the day en route to his first tournament title as a Gopher. After a first-round bye, he pinned Illinois' Anthony Ruzic at 4:57, then topped No. 14 Noah Surtin of Missouri, 8-2. In the finals, Flynn picked up his second rank win as he took down No. 5 Stevo Poulin of Northern Colorado, 7-1. Down 1-0 after 2 periods, Flynn tied it with an escape then took down Poulin and added three nearfall points to claim the title.
The fifth-ranked VomBaur cruised through his first two matches, pinning Missouri's Owen Uhls at 5:55 then getting a 17-4 major decision against another Tiger in Easton Hilton. The finals featured a rematch from last year's NCAA Championship Blood Round between VomBaur and Missouri's Josh Edmond, currently ranked 18th. After an 8-5 overtime win last year, VomBaur did it again in a 4-3 win Saturday to take the 141-pound title. An escape and takedown in the first period was enough for VomBaur to prevail.
Roberts finished a 4-0 day with a 12-1 major decision over Northern Colorado's Benji Alanis to win the crown at 149 pounds. Roberts outscored opponents 49-9 Saturday in his first tournament appearance of the season.
Askey, ranked No. 7, took the title at 157 pounds with a 13-4 major decision over James Conway of Missouri. Askey had two first-period takedowns and added another in the second to put the match away. Going 4-0 on the day, he alternated a decision with a major decision on his way to improving his record to 10-0 on the year.
A dominant day for No. 11 Andrew Sparks ended in a 5-0 title win at 165 pounds over No. 30 Clayton Ulrey of Northern Colorado. Scoreless through two periods, Sparks got an escape and takedown and added the riding time point to get the victory. Sparks was 4-0 on the day and opened with tech fall wins in the opening round and quarterfinals.
In an all-Gophers final at 174 pounds, it was Whiting who topped his teammate, Riddle, 4-1. The match was tied 1-1 before Whiting got a final takedown with just 28 seconds remaining to secure the win. Whiting opened with a major decision in the quarterfinals before a 3-1 victory in the semifinals.
Two tech falls followed by a major decision in the finals resulted in McEnelly securing the 184-pound title. McEnelly was up 3-2 after two periods, but he put Little Rock's Triston Wills away in the third with an escape, takedown, two nearfall points and another takedown. McEnelly is now 10-0 on the season and 25-0 in his career, winning all six tournaments he's entered as a Gopher.
Nelson won by fall to take the 197-pound crown. Nelson put the exclamation point on a 4-0 day with his second win by pin at the tournament, stopping Northern Colorado's Andrew Donahue at 5:55 in the finals. Nelson opened with a pin at 6:38 of NCU's Franklin Cruz and added a major decision in the quarterfinals over Little Rock's Andrew Liber.
Minnesota is now off from competition for 22 days as it next competes at the Soldier Salute, Dec. 29-30 in Coralville, Iowa.
Cougar Clash Results
1st Place
The titles came from redshirt juniors Cooper Flynn (125 pounds), Vance VomBaur (141) and Drew Roberts (149), fifth-year seniors Tommy Askey (157) and Andrew Sparks (165), redshirt sophomore Clayton Whiting (174), and redshirt freshmen Max McEnelly (184) and Gavin Nelson (197).
In addition, the Golden Gophers had finalists at 133 pounds (sophomore Tyler Wells), 174 pounds (redshirt freshman Ethan Riddle) and heavyweight (redshirt junior Bennett Tabor).
Minnesota's 268.5 team points were well ahead of second-place Missouri's 183.0, while Northern Colorado was third at 157.0. No other team had more than 90 points.
Flynn, ranked 13th by Intermat, was 3-0 on the day en route to his first tournament title as a Gopher. After a first-round bye, he pinned Illinois' Anthony Ruzic at 4:57, then topped No. 14 Noah Surtin of Missouri, 8-2. In the finals, Flynn picked up his second rank win as he took down No. 5 Stevo Poulin of Northern Colorado, 7-1. Down 1-0 after 2 periods, Flynn tied it with an escape then took down Poulin and added three nearfall points to claim the title.
The fifth-ranked VomBaur cruised through his first two matches, pinning Missouri's Owen Uhls at 5:55 then getting a 17-4 major decision against another Tiger in Easton Hilton. The finals featured a rematch from last year's NCAA Championship Blood Round between VomBaur and Missouri's Josh Edmond, currently ranked 18th. After an 8-5 overtime win last year, VomBaur did it again in a 4-3 win Saturday to take the 141-pound title. An escape and takedown in the first period was enough for VomBaur to prevail.
Roberts finished a 4-0 day with a 12-1 major decision over Northern Colorado's Benji Alanis to win the crown at 149 pounds. Roberts outscored opponents 49-9 Saturday in his first tournament appearance of the season.
Askey, ranked No. 7, took the title at 157 pounds with a 13-4 major decision over James Conway of Missouri. Askey had two first-period takedowns and added another in the second to put the match away. Going 4-0 on the day, he alternated a decision with a major decision on his way to improving his record to 10-0 on the year.
A dominant day for No. 11 Andrew Sparks ended in a 5-0 title win at 165 pounds over No. 30 Clayton Ulrey of Northern Colorado. Scoreless through two periods, Sparks got an escape and takedown and added the riding time point to get the victory. Sparks was 4-0 on the day and opened with tech fall wins in the opening round and quarterfinals.
In an all-Gophers final at 174 pounds, it was Whiting who topped his teammate, Riddle, 4-1. The match was tied 1-1 before Whiting got a final takedown with just 28 seconds remaining to secure the win. Whiting opened with a major decision in the quarterfinals before a 3-1 victory in the semifinals.
Two tech falls followed by a major decision in the finals resulted in McEnelly securing the 184-pound title. McEnelly was up 3-2 after two periods, but he put Little Rock's Triston Wills away in the third with an escape, takedown, two nearfall points and another takedown. McEnelly is now 10-0 on the season and 25-0 in his career, winning all six tournaments he's entered as a Gopher.
Nelson won by fall to take the 197-pound crown. Nelson put the exclamation point on a 4-0 day with his second win by pin at the tournament, stopping Northern Colorado's Andrew Donahue at 5:55 in the finals. Nelson opened with a pin at 6:38 of NCU's Franklin Cruz and added a major decision in the quarterfinals over Little Rock's Andrew Liber.
Minnesota is now off from competition for 22 days as it next competes at the Soldier Salute, Dec. 29-30 in Coralville, Iowa.
Cougar Clash Results
1st Place
- 125: Cooper Flynn (3-0)
- Quarterfinal - Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) won by fall over Anthony Ruzic (Illinois) (Fall 4:57)
- Semifinal - Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) won by decision over Noah Surtin (Missouri) (Dec 8-2)
- 1st Place Match - Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) won by decision over Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) (Dec 7-1)
- 141: Vance VomBaur (3-0)
- Quarterfinal - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) won by fall over Owen Uhls (Missouri) (Fall 5:55)
- Semifinal - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) won by major decision over Easton Hilton (Missouri) (MD 17-4)
- 1st Place Match - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) won by decision over Josh Edmond (Missouri) (Dec 4-3)
- 149: Drew Roberts (4-0)
- Champ. Round 1 - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) won by decision over Alec Peralta (SIUE) (Dec 8-1)
- Quarterfinal - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Cade Gilbert (Little Rock) (TF-1.5 4:29 (18-3))
- Semifinal - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) won by decision over Jake Harrier (Illinois) (Dec 11-4)
- 1st Place Match - Drew Roberts (Minnesota) won by major decision over Benji Alanis (Northern Colorado) (MD 12-1)
- 157: Tommy Askey (4-0)
- Champ. Round 1 - Tommy Askey (Minnesota) won by decision over jeb prechtel (Bellarmine) (Dec 6-5)
- Quarterfinal - Tommy Askey (Minnesota) won by major decision over Cody Wagner (Little Rock) (MD 13-2)
- Semifinal - Tommy Askey (Minnesota) won by decision over Joel Mylin (Missouri) (Dec 7-2)
- 1st Place Match - Tommy Askey (Minnesota) won by major decision over James Conway (Missouri) (MD 13-4)
- 165: Andrew Sparks (4-0)
- Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Austin Keal (Little Rock) (TF-1.5 6:00 (20-3))
- Quarterfinal - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Nico Lozano (Little Rock) (TF-1.5 6:24 (20-3))
- Semifinal - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) won by decision over Cole Nance (Bellarmine) (Dec 11-4)
- 1st Place Match - Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) won by decision over Clayton Ulrey (Northern Colorado) (Dec 5-0)
- 174: Clayton Whiting (3-0)
- Quarterfinal - Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) won by major decision over Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) (MD 13-3)
- Semifinal - Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) won by decision over Grant O`Dell (Bellarmine) (Dec 3-1)
- 1st Place Match - Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) won by decision over Ethan Riddle (Minnesota) (Dec 4-1)
- 184: Max McEnelly (3-0)
- Quarterfinal - Max McEnelly (Minnesota) won by tech fall over AJ Heeg (Northern Colorado) (TF-1.5 5:04 (21-4))
- Semifinal - Max McEnelly (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine) (TF-1.5 6:34 (23-8))
- 1st Place Match - Max McEnelly (Minnesota) won by major decision over Triston Wills (Little Rock) (MD 12-3)
- 197: Gavin Nelson (4-0)
- Champ. Round 1 - Gavin Nelson (Minnesota) won by fall over Franklin Cruz (Northern Colorado) (Fall 6:38)
- Quarterfinal - Gavin Nelson (Minnesota) won by major decision over Andrew Liber (Bellarmine) (MD 11-2)
- Semifinal - Gavin Nelson (Minnesota) won by decision over Nick Nosler (SIUE) (Dec 7-2)
- 1st Place Match - Gavin Nelson (Minnesota) won by fall over Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado) (Fall 5:55)
- 133: Tyler Wells (2-1)
- Quarterfinal - Tyler Wells (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Mikai Alirez (Northern Colorado) (TF-1.5 6:32 (18-3))
- Semifinal - Tyler Wells (Minnesota) won by decision over Andrew Crapps (Missouri) (Dec 7-0)
- 1st Place Match - Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) won by decision over Tyler Wells (Minnesota) (Dec 4-1)
- 174: Ethan Riddle (3-1)
- Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Riddle (Minnesota) won by fall over Kameron Phillips (Northern Colorado) (Fall 2:38)
- Quarterfinal - Ethan Riddle (Minnesota) won by tech fall over Hayden Trezek (SIUE) (TF-1.5 5:34 (19-4))
- Semifinal - Ethan Riddle (Minnesota) won by major decision over Logan Cole (Missouri) (MD 11-1)
- 1st Place Match - Clayton Whiting (Minnesota) won by decision over Ethan Riddle (Minnesota) (Dec 4-1)
- 285: Bennett Tabor (2-1)
- Quarterfinal - Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) won by major decision over Remington Peterson (Northern Colorado) (MD 15-1)
- Semifinal - Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) won in sudden victory - 1 over Keith Miley (Little Rock) (SV-1 9-0)
- 1st Place Match - Jarrett Stoner (Missouri) won by decision over Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) (Dec 4-2)
- 165: Blaine Brenner (4-1)
- Champ. Round 1 - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) won by major decision over Brett Smith (Northern Illinois ) (MD 10-2)
- Quarterfinal - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) won by major decision over Hayden Shepherd (SIUE) (MD 10-1)
- Semifinal - Clayton Ulrey (Northern Colorado) won by decision over Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) (Dec 8-5)
- Cons. Semi - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) won by decision over Brett Smith (Northern Illinois ) (Dec 11-4)
- 3rd Place Match - Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) won by decision over Cole Nance (Bellarmine) (Dec 14-7)
- 197: Gabe Nagel (3-1)
- Quarterfinal - Gabe Nagel (Minnesota) won by major decision over Tyler Perry (Northern Colorado) (MD 11-3)
- Semifinal - Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado) won by fall over Gabe Nagel (Minnesota) (Fall 2:39)
- Cons. Semi - Gabe Nagel (Minnesota) won by decision over Andrew Liber (Bellarmine) (Dec 8-3)
- 3rd Place Match - Gabe Nagel (Minnesota) won by decision over Nick Nosler (SIUE) (Dec 10-3)
- 141: Rhett Koenig (3-3)
- Champ. Round 1 - Rhett Koenig (Minnesota) won in sudden victory - 1 over Ben Lunn (SIUE) (SV-1 4-1)
- Quarterfinal - Jacob Brya (Northern Illinois ) won by tech fall over Rhett Koenig (Minnesota) (TF-1.5 7:00 (15-0))
- Cons. Round 2 - Rhett Koenig (Minnesota) won by fall over Marco Dalakishvili (Little Rock) (Fall 5:52)
- Cons. Round 3 - Rhett Koenig (Minnesota) won by decision over Armando Garcia (Northern Colorado) (Dec 7-2)
- Cons. Semi - Easton Hilton (Missouri) won by major decision over Rhett Koenig (Minnesota) (MD 15-5)
- 5th Place Match - Ben Lunn (SIUE) won by fall over Rhett Koenig (Minnesota) (Fall 1:58)
- 125: Brandon Morvari (1-3)
- Champ. Round 1 - Blake West (Northern Illinois ) won by decision over Brandon Morvari (Minnesota) (Dec 4-0)
- Cons. Round 2 - Brandon Morvari (Minnesota) won by decision over Jack Parker (Bellarmine) (Dec 11-10)
- Cons. Round 3 - Damion Ryan (Bellarmine) won in tie breaker - 1 over Brandon Morvari (Minnesota) (TB-1 4-1)
- 7th Place Match - Davian Guanajuato (SIUE) won by decision over Brandon Morvari (Minnesota) (Dec 1-0)
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