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Sophomore Fabian Gutierrez
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Nine Mocs Place at Cougar Clash
12/2/2018 8:52:00 PM | Wrestling
Gutierrez, Huffine and Debien were all runners-up on Sunday.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga wrestling team had nine individuals place at the Cougar Clash in Edwardsville, Ill., today. Juniors Chris Debien and Jake Huffine and sophomore Fabian Gutierrez were all runners up in their weight classes.
Gutierrez finished second at 125 with a 2-1 record. His semifinal match against Arizona State's Brandon Courtney was a barn-burner with a combined 29 points scored. See the clip of Gutierrez pulling off the pin with three seconds left in the match below.
Gutierrez lost in the finals to the Sun Devils' No. 8 Ryan Millhof (8-4). Senior Alonzo Allen also lost to Millhof in the semifinals (15-4). Allen went on to pin Courtney (6:58) in the third place match.
Huffine continued his strong season with a second place showing at 133. He lost in the finals to Kent State's Timothy Rooney. He was in on a single-leg late in the match, but could not get the takedown before falling 5-2.
Debien scored in double-figures in both of his wins while placing second at 141. He dropped a finals match to Wisconsin's No. 14 Tristan Moran (15-6).
"I think all three of our lower weights looked good," stated head coach Kyle Ruschell. "They continue to wrestle hard, but there are still some things to clean up. We know what they are and will get back work on improving for the next match."
Junior Dominic Lampe had a fourth place finish at 184, while freshman Hunter Fortner (174) and seniors Rodney Jones (197) and Connor Tolley (285) all placed fifth. Freshman Franco Valdes rounded out the UTC placers with a 6th at 133.
UTC returns back to campus for final exams next week. The next action for the Mocs is a Dec. 18-20 road trip to Edinboro and Ohio.
Tickets are on sale now for the 2019 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear, on Jan 1-2 in McKenzie Arena. Don't forget about the Hospitality Pass that includes a reserved ticket and access to the Hospitality Room on the main floor. The Hospitality Room includes two full meals each day and access to a full cash bar. Click on the "Tickets" tab at the top of the page to purchase today.
Cougar Clash Results
125
Fabian Gutierrez – 2nd Place
Austin Macias (SIUE) – W-TF, 15-0 (1:47)
Brandon Courtney (Arizona St.) – W-Fall (6:57)
No. 8 Ryan Millhof (Arizona St.) – L-D, 4-8
Alonzo Allen – 3rd Place
Jacob Ferri (Kent St.) – W-D, 7-0
No. 8 Ryan Millhof (Arizona St.) – L-MD, 5-14
Trey Chalifoux (Army) – W-D, 6-4
Brandon Courtney (Arizona St.) – W-Fall (6:58)
133
Jake Huffine – 2nd Place
Jake Blaha (SIUE) – W-Fall (1:42)
Armando Torres (Cleveland St.) – W-D, 6-4
Timothy Rooney (Kent St.) – L-D, 2-5
Franco Valdes – 6th Place
Lucas Bernal (SIUE) – W-D, 8-7
Armando Torres (Cleveland St.) – L-MD, 2-10
Lane Peters (Army) – W-D, 8-6
Jake Blaha (SIUE) – W-MD, 26-12
Josh Kramer (Arizona St.) – L-D, 3-8
Armando Torres (Cleveland St.) – L-D, 2-6
141
Chris Debien – 2nd Place
Cory Simpson (Kent St.) – W-MD, 11-3
Corey Crooks (Arizona St.) – W-D, 10-5
No. 14 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) – L-MD, 6-15
Davion Fairley
Corey Crooks (Arizona St.) – L-D, 1-3
Cory Simpson (Kent St.) – L-D, 6-10
149
Zach Shareef
Sam Matzek (Cleveland St.) – L-Fall (5:58)
Beau Guffey (Army) – L-MD, 2-12
Mason Wallace
Markus Hartman (Army) – L-Fall (3:11)
Grant Turnmire (Cleveland St.) – W-Fall (0:05)
Kody Komara (Kent St.) – L-Fall (2:00)
157
Ryan Resnick
Patrick Spray (Wisconsin) – L-D, 2-9
Devin Bahr (Wisconsin) – L-Fall (1:43)
165
Drew Nicholson
John Vaughn (Cleveland St.) – L-Inj. Def. (3:27)
174
Hunter Fortner – 5th Place
Dylan Barreiro (Kent St.) – L-D, 2-8
Colton Carroll (Cleveland St.) – WD, 6-1
Ben Harvey (Army) – L-D, 2-8
Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE) – W-D, 4-3
184
Dominic Lampe – 4th Place
Chris Morrow (Cleveland St.) – W-D, 6-2
No. 19 Kordell Norfleet (Arizona St.) – L-D, 3-9
Sergio Villalobos (SIUE) – W-Fall (5:43)
Mason Reinhardt (Wisconsin) – L-D, 2-9
197
Rodney Jones – 5th Place
Ben Smith (Cleveland St.) – W-D, 8-5
No. 12 Rocco Caywood (Army) – L-D, 0-7
Austyn Harris (Arizona St.) – L-D, 4-7
Ben Smith (Cleveland St.) – W-D, 3-1
285
Connor Tolley – 5th Place
Spencer Berthold (Kent St.) – W-D, 15-9
Ben Sullivan (Army) – L-D, 0-4
Robert Heald (Army) – L-D, 7-8
Brady Daniel (Arizona St.) – W-D, 10-5
Gutierrez finished second at 125 with a 2-1 record. His semifinal match against Arizona State's Brandon Courtney was a barn-burner with a combined 29 points scored. See the clip of Gutierrez pulling off the pin with three seconds left in the match below.
A wild finish to a wild match: @UTCWrestling's Fabian Gutierrez and Arizona State's Brandon Courtney put 29 points on the board in the Cougar Clash semifinals at 125. pic.twitter.com/sRb0QWktzA
— Trackwrestling (@trackwrestling) December 2, 2018
Gutierrez lost in the finals to the Sun Devils' No. 8 Ryan Millhof (8-4). Senior Alonzo Allen also lost to Millhof in the semifinals (15-4). Allen went on to pin Courtney (6:58) in the third place match.
Huffine continued his strong season with a second place showing at 133. He lost in the finals to Kent State's Timothy Rooney. He was in on a single-leg late in the match, but could not get the takedown before falling 5-2.
Debien scored in double-figures in both of his wins while placing second at 141. He dropped a finals match to Wisconsin's No. 14 Tristan Moran (15-6).
"I think all three of our lower weights looked good," stated head coach Kyle Ruschell. "They continue to wrestle hard, but there are still some things to clean up. We know what they are and will get back work on improving for the next match."
Junior Dominic Lampe had a fourth place finish at 184, while freshman Hunter Fortner (174) and seniors Rodney Jones (197) and Connor Tolley (285) all placed fifth. Freshman Franco Valdes rounded out the UTC placers with a 6th at 133.
UTC returns back to campus for final exams next week. The next action for the Mocs is a Dec. 18-20 road trip to Edinboro and Ohio.
Tickets are on sale now for the 2019 Southern Scuffle, presented by Compound Sportswear, on Jan 1-2 in McKenzie Arena. Don't forget about the Hospitality Pass that includes a reserved ticket and access to the Hospitality Room on the main floor. The Hospitality Room includes two full meals each day and access to a full cash bar. Click on the "Tickets" tab at the top of the page to purchase today.
Cougar Clash Results
125
Fabian Gutierrez – 2nd Place
Austin Macias (SIUE) – W-TF, 15-0 (1:47)
Brandon Courtney (Arizona St.) – W-Fall (6:57)
No. 8 Ryan Millhof (Arizona St.) – L-D, 4-8
Alonzo Allen – 3rd Place
Jacob Ferri (Kent St.) – W-D, 7-0
No. 8 Ryan Millhof (Arizona St.) – L-MD, 5-14
Trey Chalifoux (Army) – W-D, 6-4
Brandon Courtney (Arizona St.) – W-Fall (6:58)
133
Jake Huffine – 2nd Place
Jake Blaha (SIUE) – W-Fall (1:42)
Armando Torres (Cleveland St.) – W-D, 6-4
Timothy Rooney (Kent St.) – L-D, 2-5
Franco Valdes – 6th Place
Lucas Bernal (SIUE) – W-D, 8-7
Armando Torres (Cleveland St.) – L-MD, 2-10
Lane Peters (Army) – W-D, 8-6
Jake Blaha (SIUE) – W-MD, 26-12
Josh Kramer (Arizona St.) – L-D, 3-8
Armando Torres (Cleveland St.) – L-D, 2-6
141
Chris Debien – 2nd Place
Cory Simpson (Kent St.) – W-MD, 11-3
Corey Crooks (Arizona St.) – W-D, 10-5
No. 14 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) – L-MD, 6-15
Davion Fairley
Corey Crooks (Arizona St.) – L-D, 1-3
Cory Simpson (Kent St.) – L-D, 6-10
149
Zach Shareef
Sam Matzek (Cleveland St.) – L-Fall (5:58)
Beau Guffey (Army) – L-MD, 2-12
Mason Wallace
Markus Hartman (Army) – L-Fall (3:11)
Grant Turnmire (Cleveland St.) – W-Fall (0:05)
Kody Komara (Kent St.) – L-Fall (2:00)
157
Ryan Resnick
Patrick Spray (Wisconsin) – L-D, 2-9
Devin Bahr (Wisconsin) – L-Fall (1:43)
165
Drew Nicholson
John Vaughn (Cleveland St.) – L-Inj. Def. (3:27)
174
Hunter Fortner – 5th Place
Dylan Barreiro (Kent St.) – L-D, 2-8
Colton Carroll (Cleveland St.) – WD, 6-1
Ben Harvey (Army) – L-D, 2-8
Kevin Gschwendtner (SIUE) – W-D, 4-3
184
Dominic Lampe – 4th Place
Chris Morrow (Cleveland St.) – W-D, 6-2
No. 19 Kordell Norfleet (Arizona St.) – L-D, 3-9
Sergio Villalobos (SIUE) – W-Fall (5:43)
Mason Reinhardt (Wisconsin) – L-D, 2-9
197
Rodney Jones – 5th Place
Ben Smith (Cleveland St.) – W-D, 8-5
No. 12 Rocco Caywood (Army) – L-D, 0-7
Austyn Harris (Arizona St.) – L-D, 4-7
Ben Smith (Cleveland St.) – W-D, 3-1
285
Connor Tolley – 5th Place
Spencer Berthold (Kent St.) – W-D, 15-9
Ben Sullivan (Army) – L-D, 0-4
Robert Heald (Army) – L-D, 7-8
Brady Daniel (Arizona St.) – W-D, 10-5
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