MTSU Wins the MTSU OPEN!

[Hamm]

Team Scores:

 

1. Middle Tennesee State 125

2. Pensacola Christian 115

3. Maryville College 80

4. Marion Military 60

5. UT-Knoxville 55

t6. Tennessee Temple 30

t6. Auburn University 30

7. Unattached wrestlers 20

t8. Vanderbilt University 5

t8. University of Georgia 5

 

Most Outstanding Lightweight: Steve McGettrick (PCC) 149

Most Outstanding Heavyweight: Demeatrice Miller (MTSU) 197

 

Individual Results:

125-

1. Keenan Meeker (PCC) techfall Cory Watson (MTSU) 16-0

 

133-

1. Drew Garner (PCC) maj dec. Justin Lamberth (MTSU) 14-6

3. Matt Thompson (UTK) pin Thomas Root (Marion) :46

 

141-

1. Chris Light (Unattached) dec. David Carroll (TnTemple) 10-3

3. Jake Jones (PCC) pin Chris McDaniel (UGA) 3:50

 

149-

1. Steven McGettrick (PCC) pin Brandon Hodge (MTSU) 4:55

3. Travis Groth (Maryville) pin Mark Risik (Auburn) 1:10

 

157-

1. Matt Dunn (Maryville) pin Steve Hughes (Auburn) 6:24

3. Clint Toler (MTSU) and Zach Ingle (MTSU) Co-3rd place

 

165-

1. Donnie Floyd (Maryville) pin Robert Ivie (PCC) 2:45

3. Joe Jeffers (MMI) pin Tony Colleta (PCC) 1:02

 

174-

1. Joe Driggers (Maryville) dec. Kwaku D-Onker (Temple) 8-7 2ot

3. Anthony White (Auburn) pin Ian Whittaker (Vandy) 3:42

 

184-

1. David Ellis (UTK) pin Steve Garland (MTSU) 1:33

3. Matt Parker (Maryville) pin Stewart Hidderman (PCC) 1:35

 

197-

1. Demeatrice Miller (MTSU) pin Joe Brandonburg (PCC) 1:17

3. Teriq Perry (MTSU) dec. Nathaniel DeFalco (MMI) 8-2

 

235-

1. Matt Baker (MMI) pin Jacob Arms (UTK) :22

3. David Cooper (UTK) dec Mark Norris (PCC) 3-2

 

285-

1. James Breaux (MMI) dec Ken Hammonds (MTSU) 4-0

[Hamm]

Am I the only one who noticed how many former TN high schoolers were in this tournament??

[kevinlhs37]

Hey Hamm,

Its about time that you guys won your own tournament!!!

Just playing man, Congratulations!!!!!

[Hamm]

Hey, but what about me.....3x runnerup in the tournament at 3 different weights!!!

[TrophyHunter]

How did demetreace get down to 197? Ham, how did u get up to 285? Things have changed, Good job MTSU

[twittycanes]

I did'nt know Vandy had a wrestling team. How long have they had a team? I am pretty new to wrestling so dont hang me for not knowing.

[Hamm]

Demeatrice is killing himself to get down to 197. He actually weights around 208 RIGHT NOW after wrestling this weekend!!! Last year I was exactly the same way. I could get down to around 199-200 and I'd have to dehydrate the rest of the way. We made the decision to switch after conference last year. I'm definitely not a 285lber. I weighed in at 217.8 on Saturday and it showed if anyone saw my match with Marion in the finals. I gave up a take down in the first after taking the most awful shot underneath a Hwt. And he rode me with all of his weight in the center of my back the rest of the period. He reversed me to start the second and rode me out, then rode me the entire 3rd. It was just too much weight to give up, I couldn't get off the bottom!!

 

Demeatrice and I are considering traveling over Christmas to the Sunshine Open in Florida. After that trip I'm strongly considering dropping back to 197. But at this point it looks like a STRONG possibility!

 

Vanderbilt deos have a CLUB team that has a great group of guys. Actually they have 2 guys from Tennessee. One of them is Kevin Givins (197) from Science Hill and I honestly do not remember the other guys name.

[CBbest]

Toler from MTSU, is that the one from Mt. Juliet? If so, whats he doing at 157? he was only at like 135 or 140 last year. Does he still have the shaved head? And is that Ingle from FRA? cause it looks like you got a good freshman class there at MTSU with Watson, Hodge, Toler and Ingle. Why did Toler and Ingle take co-3rd place? who normally wins between them?

[BuckLateral]

That is Zach Ingle at 157 who wrestled at Franklin Road Academy last year and was a state qualifier at 145 or 152 for that school.

 

One of his teammates at FRA, Isaac Sanders, who placed 5th at state last season at 119, is a freshman at Vandy this year. Don't think he is wrestling for the club team though. They need to "strong-arm" him into going out.

[Hamm]

That is correct, with Toler and Ingle. They are from Mt. Juliet and FRA respectively. Honestly I can't tell you who wins between the two. They wrestled a heck of a tournament to get to third place. Ingle actually beat a guy in the consolation quarters that put Toler out of the championship round. They were poofed at the end of the day. They both wrestled 5 matches and we waived the tournament rest rule. By the time they got to the consolation finals, I told them that they only had to wrestle each other if they wanted to, and they both decided not to.

 

Our entire class for this year is way over their high school weight with the exception of Cory Watson. We can't do anything to fatten that guy up!

 

I spoke with the president of Vanderbilt's wrestling club at the beginning of the year and told him to look Sanders up. He told me he would and that is the last I heard of it. I think that Sanders would be a HUGE wrestler in the club division!

[Hamm]

Bye the way.....Toler finally grew out his hair so his ears do not appear to stick out so far!!!

[Wrestling4Life]

Hey, my name is Joseph Oliverius and I've been considering transferring to MTSU. I was wondering if you guys were having practice over the holidays. If you are, would it be ok for me to stop by and practice a little just to kind of get the feel of it?