Cody Cleveland led the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga contingent at the Kaufman-Brand Open hosted Saturday by the University of Nebraska-Omaha. The junior All-America finished second in the Elite Division of the prestigious event.
Cleveland had a bye to open as the top seed in his class. He started off with a technical fall of Stephen Makuka from Air Force at 5:21 up in the match 15-0. Cleveland followed with a major decision, 15-2, over Cory Vombaur of Wyoming and a 6-4 decision over Curtis Salazar of Nebraska. He then dropped a 5-3 decision to Mike Thorn of Minnesota to finish second.
Other strong performances included No. 19 Joey Knox at 157, Seth Garvin at 165, Jason McCroskey at 174 and Cody Sliger at 285.
Knox won three straight matches setting up a meeting with No. 6 Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota. Schlatter took an 8-3 decision, but Knox rebounded to take a 6-4 decision over Tyler Safratowich of Minnesota followed by a 10-6 decision over Northern Illinois' Bryan Deutsch in the third-place match.
McCroskey joined Knox as a third-place finisher. His third-place finish came in the amateur division. Garvin finished fifth in the elite division, while Sliger was fifth in the amateur.
The Mocs return to mat at Maclellan Gym on Sunday, Nov. 30, hosting Va. Tech at 2:30 p.m. and Anderson University at 4.
KAUFMAN-BRAND OPEN RESULTS (MOCS ONLY) ? Complete Brackets
Elite Division
133
Steve Hromada (UTC) bye in round one
Montell Marion (Iowa) maj. dec. Hromada, 12-4 (Marion 2nd-place finisher)
Consolations
Hromada pinned No. 17 Josh Baldridge (UNI), 2:21
Hromada dec. Laramie Shaffer (ISU), 7-3
Cody Garcia (UNO) dec. Hromada, 10-6
141
No. 4 Cody Cleveland bye in round one
Cleveland tech fall Stephen Makuka (Air Force), 5:21 (15-0)
Cleveland maj. dec. Cory Vombaur (Wyoming), 15-2
Cleveland dec. Curtis Salazar (Neb.), 6-4
Mike Thorn (Minn.) dec. Cleveland, 5-3 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
157
No. 19 Joey Knox (UTC) dec. DaVaughn Perkins (Ind.), 11-6
Knox maj. dec. Jared Rickert (Minn.), 16-3
Knox dec. Tyson Reiner (UNI), 6-5
No. 6 Dustin Schlatter (Minn.) dec. Knox, 8-3 (Schlatter 2nd-place finisher)
Consolations
Knox def. Tyler Safratowich (Minn.), 6-4
Knox dec. Bryan Deutsch (NIU), 10-6 THIRD-PLACE MATCH
165
Brandon Wright (UTC) bye in round one
Seth Garvin (UTC) maj. dec. Brad Lower (CCC), 13-3
No. 5 Stephen Dwyer (Neb.) maj. dec. Wright, 10-2 (Dwyer 1st-place finisher)
Garvin maj. dec. Ruffin Tchakounte (Iowa), 10-1
Garvin dec. Aaron Cook (BV), 7-4
Scott Glasser (Minn.) maj. dec. Garvin, 12-3
Consolations
Wright dec. Lower, 7-4
Andrew Sorenson (Iowa St) dec. Wright, 5-2
Aaron Janssen (Iowa) dec. Garvin, 6-2 (Janssen 3rd-place finisher)
Garvin dec. Stephen Crozier (Air Force), 10-4 FIFTH-PLACE MATCH
184
Tom Eaton (Northwestern) dec. Kyle McKee (UTC), 5-2
Consolations
Curtis Chenoweth (NEO) dec. McKee, 10-5
197
Ethan Winel (UTC) med. for. Alphonso Hernandez
No. 4 Craig Brester pinned Winel, 2:54 (Brester 1st-place finisher)
Consolations
Derek Ross (UNK) pinned Winel, 1:32
Amateur Division
125
Paul Garza (UTC) bye in round one
Garza dec. Grant Sutter (UNI), 9-2
Patrick Hunter (ICCC) maj. dec. Garza, 15-2 (Hunter 2nd-place finisher)
Consolations
Matt Rein (UNO) dec. Garza, 8-7
141
Ben Johnson (UTC) dec. Kaz Fujinawa (UNK), 16-9
Johnson pinned Dillon Minor (ILCC), 4:32
Johnson dec. Nate Herda (Aug), 5-3
Austin Enoch (Minn.) dec. Johnson, 9-4
Consolations
Brent Fisher (FHSU) dec. Johnson, 8-5
149
Steve Zimmerman dec. Dan Waddell (UTC), 5-2 (Zimmerman 1st-place finisher)
Consolations
Waddell dec. Nick Flynn (SDSU), 3-0
Waddell dec. Russell Evans (BV), 6-4
Waddell dec. Clay Wakefield (Northwestern), 8-7
Chase Smith (Wyoming) dec. Waddell, 7-5
174
Jason McCroskey (UTC) bye in round one
McCroskey maj. dec. Will Johnson (NDSU), 15-2
McCroskey pinned Tyler Hancock (NIACC), 1:48
Cody Yohn (Minn.) dec. McCroskey, 7-5 (Yohn 1st-place finisher)
Consolations
McCroskey dec. David Weske (LCC), 6-0
McCroskey dec. Paul Cabbage (PCC), 11-4 THIRD-PLACE MATCH
184
Tyler Roberson (UTC) maj. dec. Brandon Ewertt (New), 16-5
Roberson dec. David Benson (Lab), 6-5
Scott Elliott (SDSU) maj. dec. Roberson, 8-0 (Elliot 1st-place finisher)
Consolations
Erik Red (Air Force) dec. Roberson, 3-1
285
Cody Sliger (UTC) dec. Jahsua Marsh (ILCC), 4-3
Sliger dec. Zach Lappnow (Minn.), 6-1
Sliger dec. Derek Toney (BV), 2-1
Nate Reicks (UNK) pinned Sliger, 5:36
Consolations
Taylor Escamilla (UNO) dec. Sliger, 3-1
Sliger med. for. Jacob Scharborough (Wyoming) FIFTH-PLACE MATCH
