Men's Wrestling 11/4/2012 7:38:00 PM

Skates of OCU takes crown in Oklahoma City Open

Five Stars place in open division, three among freshman, sophomores

Zach Skates, ranked 13th among NAIA 165-pounders, knocked off 10th-ranked Gian Traverso of Missouri Valley in the championship final.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Zach Skates' 165-pound open title highlighted Oklahoma City University's effort in the Oklahoma City Open on Sunday at Abe Lemons Arena.
Kidd Gomez at 125 took runner-up honors in the open division, while Cody Sivertsen at 184 picked up a second-place finish in the freshman-sophomore division for the Stars, ranked 14th in NAIA wrestling.
Other OCU placers were Michael Brown, third at 197; Mark Meyer, fourth at 157; and Teagan Franco, fourth at 174. Finishing fourth at their respective weight in the freshman-sophomore division were Casey Powell at 149 and Michael Conner at 174.
In the open division, OCU's Jared Steinbach at 125 and Stanley Lattimore at 285 reached the consolation semifinals before being knocked out. Among the freshmen and sophomores, Alvie Killingsworth at 125, Jacob King at 165 and Derek Locust at 285 advanced to the consolation semifinals before being eliminated.
Skates, a redshirt freshman from Broken Arrow, Okla., triumphed 7-4 over Gian Traverso of Missouri Valley to capture his first open tournament championship with the Stars. Skates held the 13th spot among NAIA 165-pounders, while Traverso stood 10th in the national rankings. Skates edged Zach Aylor of Central Oklahoma 6-5 to make the title match.
Gomez, a senior from Noble, Okla., fell to Jared Patterson, competed unattached from Oklahoma, 14-3 in the 125-pound final. Gomez, ranked ninth in the NAIA, pinned Jeremy Schwiesow of New Mexico Highlands in 2:59 in the first round of the tournament.
Brown, a sophomore from Noble, Okla., defeated Znick Ferrell, wrestling unattached from Central Oklahoma, 4-0 in the third-place 197-pound bout. Brown is the top-ranked 197-pounder in the NAIA.
Meyer, a senior from Midwest City, Okla., fell 8-4 to Derek Geiges, an unattached Oklahoma individual, in the 157-pound third-place match. Meyer, rated 16th nationally, routed Bernie Gonzales of Wayland Baptist (Texas) 16-0 in the consolation semifinals.
Franco, a junior from Spanaway, Wash., lost by fall to Reece Wright-Conklin of Newman (Kan.) in the 197-pound third-place contest.
Greg Wilson, an unattached competitor from OU, won the 184-pound freshman-sophomore title 6-2 over Sivertsen.
OCU takes on Arkansas Baptist at 7 p.m. Thursday in Little Rock, Ark.
Results

Oklahoma City Open
At Oklahoma City University
Abe Lemons Arena
OPEN DIVISION
Championship Finals
125: Jared Patterson, Oklahoma-unattached, maj. dec. Kidd Gomez, Oklahoma City, 14-3
133: Cody Brewer, Oklahoma-unattached, dec. Casey Rowell, Central Oklahoma, 6-4
141: Case Garrison, Oklahoma State-unattached, dec. Austin Quinton, Central Oklahoma, 8-1
149: Josh Kindig, Oklahoma State-unattached, dec. Jordan Bask, Central Oklahoma, 5-3
157: Justin Deangelis, Oklahoma-unattached, def. Cory Dauphin, Central Oklahoma, by inj. default
165: Zach Skates, Oklahoma City, dec. Gian Traverso, Missouri Valley, 7-4
174: Kyle Crutchmer, Oklahoma State-unattached, dec. Kelley Henderson, Central Oklahoma, 3-1
184: Travis Rutt, Oklahoma-unattached, dec. Tanner Keck, Central Oklahoma, 7-2
197: Josh Manu, Missouri Valley, dec. Austin Schaffer, Oklahoma State-unattached, 6-1
285: Tyson Yoder, Oklahoma State, dec. Gabbi Musallam, Missouri Valley, 4-2
FRESHMAN-SOPHOMORE DIVISION
Championship Finals
125: Josh Walker, Labette, dec. A.J. Navarette, Labette-unattached, 5-2
133: Michael Williams, Labette-unattached, dec. Jared Elmore, Labette, unattached, 6-0
141: Tyler Davis, Labette, dec. Miles Johns, Newman, 6-4
149: Tim Hamilton, Oklahoma-unattached, dec. Spencer Rutherford, Labette, 5-4
157: Aaron Seybold, Labette, dec. Colton Duhr, Newman, 7-0
165: Clark Glass, Oklahoma-unattached, dec. Devin Aguirre, Labette, 6-0
174: Ethan Orr, Labette-unattached, dec. Matt Reed, Oklahoma-unattached, 7-2
184: Greg Wilson, Oklahoma-unattached, dec. Cody Sivertsen, Oklahoma City, 6-2
197: Brad Johnson, Oklahoma-unattached, pinned Conner Barrientos, Missouri Valley, 5:19
285: Ross Larson, Oklahoma-unattached, maj. dec. Hunter Davis, Oklahoma-unattached, 15-1

2012 Oklahoma City Open Gallery

Print Friendly Version