THE RUNDOWN

• Event: Lake Erie Open (Painesville, Ohio)
• Competing Teams: NCAA Division I Programs: American (D.C.), Cleveland State (Ohio), Kent State (Ohio), Ohio University, Ohio State and Virginia Tech. NCAA Division II Programs: Ashland (Ohio), Findlay (Ohio), Gannon (Pa.), Lake Erie (Ohio), Mercyhurst (Pa.), Notre Dame (Ohio), Pitt-Johnstown (Pa.), Seton Hill (Pa.) and Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.). NCAA Division III Programs: Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), Davenport (Mich.) and John Carroll (Ohio). Non-NCAA Programs: Muskegon CC (Mich.).
• Result: No team scores kept due to open format.
• The Short Story: Sophomore Anthony Williamson (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown)'s sixth-place finish at 165 pounds highlighted the Gannon wrestling team's 11-man contingent Saturday afternoon at the Lake Erie Open.

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GANNON'S TOP WRESTLERS

• 165 - Williamson finished sixth with a 3-2 record ... after receiving an opening bye, he disposed of NCAA Division I Kent State's Kade Byland 8-6 ... dropped his next match to the nation's sixth-ranked wrestler in Lake Erie's Nick Vandermeer by an 11-7 count ... rebounded to advance to the fifth-place match with consecutive wins against Davenport's Joel Rees (9-5) and Byland again (11-7) during the wrestlebacks.

GANNON'S REMAINING WINNING RECORD

• 197 - Gunner Loughman (Heath, Ohio/Heath) (2-2) | Notes: Posted a 12-0 major decision against Collin Kelley of NCAA Division I Cleveland State during his first match of the wrestlebacks.

REMAINING GANNON RESULTS

• 133 - Mitchell Giffen (Gnadenhutten, Ohio/Indian Valley) (0-2)
• 133 - Casey Vollmer (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany) (0-2)
• 141 - Justo Hernandez (Glassport, Pa./South Allegheny) (0-2)
• 157 - Jared Sample (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) (1-2)
• 157 - Teagan O'Sullivan (Union City, Pa./Cathedral Prep) (1-2)
• 165 - Mike Kurelowech (Erie, Pa./McDowell) (0-2)
• 174 - Louis Crawford (Meadville, Pa./Meadville) (0-2)
• 197 - Patrick Walker (Hatboro, Pa./Upper Moreland) (0-2)
• 197 - Nigel Toussaint (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Egg Harbor Township) (0-2)

EVENT NOTES

• Gannon entered wrestlers in six of the 10 weight classes.
• No Golden Knights competed at 125, 149, 184 or heavyweight.
• A total of 11 Golden Knights participated at the Lake Erie Open.

UP NEXT

• Gannon has one week to prepare for the 2016 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships scheduled for Saturday, December 10 in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
• Lock Haven University will serve as the host school.
• Gannon finished sixth out of 12 teams overall at last year's conference championships hosted by Mercyhurst, recording its best showing since a fifth-place finish in 2010.
• The Golden Knights placed third out of eight NCAA Division II programs.
• Nicholas Costa (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial) was Gannon's top wrestler, placing fourth at 184 pounds.
• Other returning Gannon placewinners include Nathan Reckner (Georgetown, Pa./South Side) (125, 5th), John Marotto (Verona, Pa./Plum) (141, 6th), Garret Smith (Erie, Pa./Seneca) (157, 6th) and Christopher Matthews (Kennerdell, Pa./Franklin) (174, 6th).

Lake Erie Open Results for Gannon
OPEN 133 - Mitchell Giffen (Gnadenhutten, Ohio/Indian Valley)'s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - David Bavery (Notre Dame College) won by fall over Giffen (Gannon) (Fall 1:38)
Cons. Round 1 - Giffen (Gannon) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Nathan Ellis (Lake Erie College) won by major decision over Giffen (Gannon) (Maj 15-4)

OPEN 133 - Casey Vollmer (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany)'s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Joshua Henderson (Wheeling Jesuit) won by tech fall over Vollmer (Gannon) (TF 20-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Vollmer (Gannon) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Kelan McKenna (Notre Dame College) won by fall over Vollmer (Gannon) (Fall 4:34)

OPEN 141 - Justo Hernandez (Glassport, Pa./South Allegheny)'s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Antonio Mitchell (Notre Dame College) won by decision over Hernandez (Gannon) (Dec 13-6)
Cons. Round 1 - Hernandez (Gannon) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Austin Shaw (Seton Hill University) won by major decision over Hernandez (Gannon) (Maj 8-0)

OPEN 157 - Jared Sample (Grove City, Pa./Grove City)'s place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Sample (Gannon) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Sample (Gannon) won by fall over Sam Delarge (Baldwin Wallace University) (Fall 2:36)
Quarterfinal - Devin Austin (Pitt-Johnstown) won by decision over Sample (Gannon) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Greg Brusco (Wheeling Jesuit) won by decision over Sample (Gannon) (Dec 5-1)

OPEN 157 - Teagan O'Sullivan (Union City, Pa./Cathedral Prep)'s place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - O`Sullivan (Gannon) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - O`Sullivan (Gannon) won by forfeit over Damon Greenwald (Seton Hill University) (FF)
Quarterfinal - Conner Nemec (Lake Erie College) won by decision over O`Sullivan (Gannon) (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Peyton Geary (Wheeling Jesuit) won by major decision over O`Sullivan (Gannon) (Maj 11-0)

OPEN 165 - Anthony Williamson (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown)'s place is 6th and has scored 9.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Williamson (Gannon) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Williamson (Gannon) won by decision over Kade Byland (Kent State) (Dec 8-6)
Quarterfinal - Nick Vandermeer (Lake Erie College) won by decision over Williamson (Gannon) (Dec 11-7)
Cons. Round 4 - Williamson (Gannon) won by decision over Joel Rees (Davenport University) (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Semi - Williamson (Gannon) won by decision over Kade Byland (Kent State) (Dec 11-7)
5th Place Match - Brandon Dyke (Davenport University) won by tech fall over Williamson (Gannon) (TF 19-0)

OPEN 165 - Mike Kurelowech (Erie, Pa./McDowell)'s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kurelowech (Gannon) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Justice Avery (Wheeling Jesuit) won by major decision over Kurelowech (Gannon) (Maj 10-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Kurelowech (Gannon) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Anthony Renforth (Wheeling Jesuit) won by decision over Kurelowech (Gannon) (Dec 8-2)

OPEN 174 - Louis Crawford (Meadville, Pa./Meadville)'s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jesse Palser (Lake Erie College) won by fall over Crawford (Gannon) (Fall 4:20)
Cons. Round 1 - Crawford (Gannon) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Anthony Dailey (Notre Dame College) won by tech fall over Crawford (Gannon) (TF 19-1)

OPEN 197 - Patrick Walker (Hatboro, Pa./Upper Moreland)'s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kevin Snyder (The Ohio State University) won by major decision over Walker (Gannon) (Maj 12-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Chris Droege (Lake Erie College) won by decision over Walker (Gannon) (Dec 7-3)

OPEN 197 - Nigel Toussaint (Egg Harbor Township, N.J./Egg Harbor Township)'s place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nick Konyk (Mercyhurst) won by decision over Toussaint (Gannon) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Toussaint (Gannon) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Sawyer Leppla (Wheeling Jesuit) won by decision over Toussaint (Gannon) (Dec 7-2)

OPEN 197 - Gunner Loughman (Heath, Ohio/Heath)'s place is 8th and has scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Evan Rosborough (Lake Erie College) won by fall over Loughman (Gannon) (Fall 1:16)
Cons. Round 1 - Loughman (Gannon) won by major decision over Collin Kelley (Cleveland State) (Maj 12-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Loughman (Gannon) won in sudden victory - 1 over Aaron Martin (Davenport University) (SV-1 4-2)
Cons. Semi - Sawyer Leppla (Wheeling Jesuit) won by decision over Loughman (Gannon) (Dec 3-1)

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