Two Bears Win TItles At Home Tournament

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GREELEY, Colo. -- Both Casey Cruz and Eric Brennan won titles at the 2009 Old Chicago Northern Colorado Open as the Northern Colorado wrestlers had eight wrestlers place on Sunday evening in the only home tournament of the year.

Charlie Alexander from Western State was named the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler after winning the title at 285 pounds, while Jeremiah Constance was awarded the Pinner's Award for the most pins in the least amount of time. Constance competed unattached and finished second at 285 pounds, recording three falls in 1:51.

Cruz posted a 5-0 record to win the title at 141 pounds, winning two bouts by fall and three by decision, including a 3-0 win in the finals over second-seeded Jon Gappmaier (unattached-Mesa State).

Brennan went 4-0 at 184 pounds with a fall, a major decision and two decisions en route to the title. Brennan defeated Adam Carey 3-0 in the finals.

Junior Justin Gaethje went quadruple overtime in the finals at 157 pounds, but top-seeded Ganbayar Sanjaa tallied a reversal in the fourth overtime to get the edge in the 4-4 score. Gaethje had a technical fall and a fall in the first two rounds before dropping in the finals.

Sophomore Tanner Weiks entered as the third seed and finished second after losing 10-5 in the finals to top-seeded Bekzod Abdurakhmanov from Colby. Weiks tallied three decisions in the first three rounds on the way to the title match.

Senior Tony Mustari finished in third place at the tournament, winning three rounds by fall and one by major decision, posting a 5-1 record in the tournament. Sophomore Brandon Kammerzell also finished in third place with a record of 5-1. In the first two rounds, he tallied a fall and technical fall and also had a 4-3 decision over Carter Adams from AF Prep in the wrestleback quarterfinals.

Senior Justin Tuell placed fourth at 285 pounds and Ed Matthews was sixth at 197 pounds for the other two Bears placers.

Next week, the Bears head to Troy, New York for the Northeast Collegiate Duals. Northern Colorado will wrestle Maryland, Hofstra, American and Binghamton at the tournament.

Tony Mustari, 125 pounds (5-1) - Third Place
First Round: Mustari fall Aaron Lujan (Western State), 1:57
Second Round: Mustari fall Treven DeLaune (CSU-Pueblo), 6:34
Quarterfinals: Treven DeLaune (CSU-Pueblo) dec. Mustari, 10-4
Wrestleback Fifth Round: Mustari fall Seth Chavez (New Mexico Highlands), 6:15
Wrestleback Semifinals: Mustari dec. Bauer, 3-2
Third-Place Match: Mustari major #3 Kyle O'Brien (Western State), 16-4

Casey Cruz, 141 pounds (5-0) - First Place
First Round: Cruz fall Seth Haas (unattached-Northwest), 4:03
Second Round: Cruz dec Nick Stahler (CSU-Pueblo), 9-3
Quarterfinals: Cruz fall Dylan Lewis (Colorado Mines), 1:58
Semifinals: Cruz dec. Hollan Gravley (Western State), 9-7
Finals: Cruz dec. #2 Jon Gappmaier (unattached-Mesa State), 3-0

Jacob Milewski, 149 pounds (2-2)
First Round: Milewski received a bye
Second Round: Milewski fall Zach Mamigonian (Colorado State), 2:22
Third Round: Caleb Lockyer (Western State) dec Milewski, 6-2
Wrestleback Fourth Round: Milewski major Jake Hruza (Western State), 16-2
Wrestleback Fifth Round: Telbe Storbeck (unattached-Mesa State) dec. Milewski, 6-5

Rocco DePaolo, 149 pounds (3-2)
First Round: DePaolo major Jimmie Hirsch (Colby), 10-2
Second Round: Hayden Petersen (Western Wyoming) dec. DePaolo, 8-3
Wrestleback Third Round: DePaolo tech fall Cowan, 18-2 (6:59)
Wrestleback Fourth Round: DePaolo major Mick Ramsey (Colorado Mines), 16-4
Wrestleback Fifth Round: Dylan Granard (unattached-Mesa State) major DePaolo, 10-2

Justin Gaethje, 157 pounds (4-1) - Second Place
First Round: Gaethje tech fall Nick Jones (Adams State), 20-5 (4:38)
Second Round: Gaethje fall Austin Stubaus (Western State), 5:15
Quarterfinals: Gaethje dec. Quinn Donnell (CSU-Pueblo), 8-3
Semifinals: Gaethje inj. def. Justin Samota (Adams State)
Finals: #1 Ganbayar Sanjaa (Colby) 4OT Gaethje, 4-4

Tanner Weiks, 165 pounds (3-1) - Second Place
First Round: Weiks dec. Jarret Hoeppner (AF Prep), 5-0
Quarterfinals: Weiks dec. Jake Wilson (unattached-Colorado Mines), 3-2
Semifinals: Weiks dec. Jorge Benitez (unattched-Western State), 3-2
Finals: #1 Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (Colby) dec. Weiks, 10-5

Brandon Kammerzell, 174 pounds (5-1) - Third Place
First Round: Kammerzell fall Josh Brown (unattached-Mines), 2:49
Second Round: Kammerzell tech fall Andrew Roden (New Mexico Highlands), 17-0 (4:47)
Quarterfinals: Patrick Martinez (unattached-Wyoming) dec. Kammerzell, 6-3
Wrestleback Fifth Round: Kammerzell dec. Nick Petersen (Northwest), 7-4
Wrestleback Quarterfinals: Kammerzell dec. #1 Carter Adams (AF Prep), 4-3
Third-Place Match: Kammerzell dec. Zach Frazier (unattached), 2-1

Eric Brennan, 184 pounds (4-0) - First Place
First Round:  Brennan fall Mark Martinez (New Mexico Highlands), 2:58
Quarterfinals: Brennan dec. Andy Laminger (Mesa State), 8-2
Semifinals: Brennan major Aaron Philips (Northwest College), 11-0
Finals: Brennan dec. Adam Carey (unattached), 3-0

Ed Matthews, 197 pounds (2-3) - Sixth Place
First Round: Matthews fall Tyler Haney (Adams State), 5:58
Quarterfinals: #2 Nick Kriss (Colby) dec Matthews, 8-1
Wrestleback Second Round: Matthews dec. Cody Grandstaff (unattached-NM Highlands), 3-1
Wrestleback Quarterfinals:  Joe O'Farrell (Wyoming) fall Matthews, 6:37
Fifth-Place Match: Shane Miller (Mesa State) dec. Matthews, 6-2

Justin Tuell, 285 pounds (3-2) - Fourth Place
First Round: Tuell received a bye
Second Round: Tuell fall William Lewman (Western Wyoming), 0:15
Quarterfinals: Tuell won by medical forfeit, #4 Sergio Pedroza
Semifinals: #1 Charlie Alexander (Western State) fall (ot) Tuell, 7:55
Wrestleback Semifinals: Tuell dec. Patrick Carey (unattached), 5-4
Third-Place Match: Pat Fletcher (Colby) fall Tuell, 2:20

David Alvarez, 285 pounds (2-2)
First Round: Pat Fletcher (Colby) fall Alvarez, 0:21
Wrestleback Third Round: Alvarez dec. William Lewman (Western Wyoming), 7-0
Wrestleback Fourth Round: Alvarez fall Louis Thornton (New Mexico Highlands), 3:40
Wrestleback Fifth Round: Jesse Boggs (New Mexico Highlands) dec. Alvarez, 7-0

Competing Unattached

Sam Bauer, 125 pounds (3-2) - Sixth Place
First Round:  Bauer received a bye
Second Round: Bauer dec. #2 Tyler Cox (unattached-Wyoming), 6-5
Quarterfinals: Bauer fall Dominic Madril (Adams State), 1:32
Semifinals: Seth Wright (New Mexico Highlands) OT Bauer, 4-2
Wrestleback Semifinals: Mustari dec. Bauer, 3-2
Fifth-Place Match: Bauer dec. #4 Chasen Tolbert (unattached-Mesa State), 5-3

Zach Nash, 125 pounds (0-2)
First Round: Philip Grout (Northwest College) fall Nash, 2:28
Wrestleback Third Round: Jeremy Robledo (Adams State) dec. Nash, 10-4

Michael Balagna, 133 pounds (0-2)
First Round: Jacob Bassett (Western Wyoming) fall Balagna, 2:50
Wrestleback Third Round: Donovan Troup (New Mexico Highlands) dec. Balagna, 12-7

Joe Visconti, 141 pounds (2-2)
First Round: #3 Trevor Donarski (unattached-Mesa State) dec Visconti, 11-6
Wrestleback Second Round: Visconti major Garret Brinkman (Western Wyoming), 13-0
Wrestleback Third Round: Visconti dec. Zach Young (Colorado Mines), 7-4
Wrestleback Fourth Round: Mike Burgess (unattached-Mines) dec. Visconti, 7-1

Justin Gonzales, 149 pounds (5-1) - Third Place
First Round: Gonzales received a bye
Second Round: Gonzales major Bobby Robins (unattached-Northwest), 15-3
Third Round: Gonzales dec. Mike White (Mesa State), 6-2
Quarterfinals: Gonzales major #1 Jesse Snider (Colorado Mines), 10-0
Semifinals: #1 Jesse Snider (Colorado Mines) dec. Gonzales, 6-4
Wrestleback Semifinals: Gonzales dec. Daniel Kelly (Adams State), 6-0
Third-Place Match: Gonzales dec. Caleb Lockyer (Western State), 2-1

Matt Smith, 149 pounds (0-2)
First Round: Telbe Storbeck (unattached-Mesa State) dec. Smith, 9-2
Wrestleback Second Round: Jesse Gantz (unattached-Fort Hays) fall Smith, 2:10

Seiji Hashimoto, 149 pounds (3-2)
First Round: Hashimoto received a bye
Second Round: Hashimoto fall Nathaniel Garcia, 6:46
Third Round: Daniel Kelly (Adams State) OT Hashimoto, 9-7
Wrestleback Fourth Round: Hashimoto fall Bobby Robins (unattached-Northwest), 1:22
Wrestleback Fifth Round: Hashimoto dec. Hayden Petersen (Western Wyoming), 3-2
Wrestleback Sixth Round: Caleb Lockyer (Western State) dec. Hashimoto, 8-5