Gannon University Athletics

Tazzi helped lead the Gannon wrestling team to a ninth-place finish out of 22 teams at the Midwest Classic hosted by the University of Indianapolis last weekend. The senior finished fourth in the 184-pound bracket. He opened the classic with a technical fall against Marcus Lopez of Carson Newman and a 7-2 victory over third-seeded Hiram Smith of Findlay. Tazzi entered the tournament as the sixth seed. On the second day, Tazzi lost to No. 2 seed Bryant Blanton of Newberry in the semifinals, but rebounded with a 4-0 victory over eighth-seeded Matt Alexander of Ohio Northern in the wrestlebacks. He then dropped a tight 3-2 decision in rematch against Smith in the third-place match. Tazzi finished 3-2 at the classic, moving his overall record to 15-9.