INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Karsten Van Velsor and Chris Johnson each were crowned champions Saturday as SIUE wrestling recorded a strong effort at the Greyhound Open.
SIUE finished with six competitors in the finals and 11 wrestlers in the top five.
"We had some good individual performances," said SIUE Head Coach Jeremy Spates. "We're consistent about being inconsistent though. There were some matches where we wrestled great and were doing the things we have been working on in practice. There also were matches where we would shut down for a period at a time."
Van Velsor defeated unattached wrestler Jared McKinley 2-1 in the finals at 141 pounds.
"That's his first college tournament win," said Spates. "His parents are on the road to watch his matches, and it was great for them to see him win it."
Johnson won by forfeit at heavyweight against SIUE teammate Jake McKiernan, a redshirt this season.
Rather than risk injury, the training partners did not compete in the finals. "They both came into the weekend and accomplished what they wanted to do," added Spates.
McKiernan, Trevor Feagans, Connor McMahon, and Jake Tindle, each placed second in their respective weight classes.
Angelo Silvestro, Jake Residori, and Derek Nagel each placed third at the open tournament.
SIUE returns to the Vadalabene Center next Sunday for a double dual. The Cougars take on Southern Conference rival Gardner-Webb at 11 a.m. before taking on Indiana at 2 p.m.
Complete match-by-match results from the Greyhound Open are below.
Greyhound Open Results for SIUE
Open 125 - Nathan Day's place is 3rd
Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Day (SIUE) received a bye
Quarterfinal - Nathan Day (SIUE) received a bye
Semifinal - Devante Gray (Wabash) won by fall over Nathan Day (SIUE) (Fall 3:53)
Cons. Semi - Nathan Day (SIUE) received a bye
Third Place - Nathan Day (SIUE) def. Allen Bettes (Wabash) (Major 11-2)
Open 133 - Kenny Baldridge
Champ. Round 1 - Kenny Baldridge (SIUE) won by major decision over Robbie Carter (Wabash) (Maj 10-2)
Quarterfinal - Naquan Hardy (McKendree) won by major decision over Kenny Baldridge (SIUE) (Maj 11-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Felix Casa Del Valle (Lindsey Wilson) won in tie breaker - 1 over Kenny Baldridge (SIUE) (TB-1 4-2)
Open 133 - Cameron Kelly
Champ. Round 1 - Cameron Kelly (SIUE) received a bye
Quarterfinal - Jacob Cottey (Wabash) def. Cameron Kelly (SIUE) (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Cameron Kelly (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 - Dakota Leach (SIUE) won by tech fall over Cameron Kelly (SIUE) (TF 15-0)
Open 133 - Dakota Leach's place is 5th.
Champ. Round 1 - Dakota Leach (SIUE) def. Felix Casa Del Valle (Lindsey Wilson) (Dec 12-5)
Quarterfinal - Ryan Strope (McKendree) def. Dakota Leach (SIUE) (Dec 10-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Dakota Leach (SIUE) won by major decision over Robbie Carter (Wabash) (Maj 11-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Dakota Leach (SIUE) won by tech fall over Cameron Kelly (SIUE) (TF 15-0)
Open 141 - Brandon Brindley
Champ. Round 1 - Jon Edwards (Indiana) def. Brandon Brindley (SIUE) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Brandon Brindley (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Brandon Brindley (SIUE) def. Paul Longshore (Lindsey Wilson) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Brandon Brindley (SIUE) won in tie breaker - 1 over Trace Plaugher (University of Indianapolis) (TB-1 3-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Brandon Brindley (SIUE) def. Davion Williams (Indiana Tech) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Nathan Carmichael (Unattached - Unattached) def. Brandon Brindley (SIUE) (Dec 4-2)
Open 141 - Trevor Feagans's place is 2nd.
Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Feagans (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Trevor Feagans (SIUE) won by fall over Travis Salyer (Tiffin) (Fall 1:48)
Quarterfinal - Trevor Feagans (SIUE) def. Travis Barroquillo (Indiana Tech) (Dec 6-3)
Semifinal - Trevor Feagans (SIUE) def. Kyle Ayersman (Purdue) (Dec 5-0)
1st Place Match - Brock Ervin (Unattached - Illinois) won by fall over Trevor Feagans (SIUE) (Fall 4:41)
Open 141 - Angelo Silvestro's place is 3rd.
Champ. Round 1 - Angelo Silvestro (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Angelo Silvestro (SIUE) won by fall over Trace Plaugher (University of Indianapolis) (Fall 2:35)
Quarterfinal - Angelo Silvestro (SIUE) def. Connor Hughes (Davenport) (Dec 7-0)
Semifinal - Brock Ervin (Unattached - Illinois) def. Angelo Silvestro (SIUE) (Dec 12-7)
Cons. Semifinal - Angelo Silvestro (SIUE) def. Travis Barroquillo (Indiana Tech) (Dec. 6-0)
Third Place Match - Angelo Silvestro (SIUE) def. Kyle Ayersman (Purdue) (Dec. 3-0)
Open 149 - Karsten Van Velsor's place is 1st.
Champ. Round 1 - Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) won by major decision over Jake Gross (Indiana Tech) (Maj 18-6)
Quarterfinal - Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) def. Cole Weaver (Indiana University Unattached) (Dec 4-2)
Semifinal - Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) def. Isaac Reinemann (Unattached - Illinois) (Dec 9-3)
1st Place Match - Karsten Van Velsor (SIUE) def. Jared McKinley (Unattached - Unattached) (Dec 2-1)
Open 157 - Sam Zimmerman
Champ. Round 1 - Sam Zimmerman (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Josh Ballard (McKendree) def. Sam Zimmerman (SIUE) (TF 16-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Chanc Ravish (Wabash) won by fall over Sam Zimmerman (SIUE) (Fall 2:24)
Open 165 - Clayton Bass
Champ. Round 1 - Clayton Bass (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Clayton Bass (SIUE) def. Court Mace (Lindsey Wilson) (Dec 5-0)
Quarterfinal - Nicolas Haferkamp (McKendree) won by major decision over Clayton Bass (SIUE) (Maj 17-8)
Cons. Round 4 - Connor Brummett (Wabash) def. Clayton Bass (SIUE) (Dec 13-6)
Open 165 - Connor McMahon's place is 2nd.
Champ. Round 1 - Connor McMahon (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Connor McMahon (SIUE) won in sudden victory - 1 over Keair Ross (unattached) (SV-1 9-7)
Quarterfinal - Connor McMahon (SIUE) won in tie breaker - 1 over Bryce Martin (Indiana University Unattached) (TB-1 5-4)
Semifinal - Connor McMahon (SIUE) def. Ethan Farmer (Wabash) (Dec 7-3)
1st Place Match - Nicolas Haferkamp (McKendree) def. Connor McMahon (SIUE) (Dec 5-4)
Open 174 - Ben Throm's place is 5th.
Champ. Round 1 - Ben Throm (SIUE) received a bye
Quarterfinal - Grant Gough (Wabash) def. Ben Throm (SIUE) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Ben Throm (SIUE) def. Luke Davis (Wabash) (Dec 12-7)
Cons. Round 3 - Ben Throm (SIUE) won by major decision over Lofton Wright (Lindsey Wilson) (Maj 14-3)
Cons. Semi - Jake Residori (SIUE) won by fall over Ben Throm (SIUE) (Fall 1:05)
5th Place Match - Ben Throm (SIUE) won in sudden victory - 1 over Grant Gough (Wabash) (SV-1 8-6)
Open 174 - Jake Residori's place is 3rd.
Champ. Round 1 - Jake Residori (SIUE) def. Luke Davis (Wabash) (Dec 8-3)
Quarterfinal - Jake Residori (SIUE) def. Luis Alba (McKendree) (Dec 6-2)
Semifinal - Jacob Morrissey (Purdue) won by major decision over Jake Residori (SIUE) (Maj 15-6)
Cons. Semi - Jake Residori (SIUE) won by fall over Ben Throm (SIUE) (Fall 1:05)
3rd Place Match - Jake Residori (SIUE) def. Luis Alba (McKendree) (Dec 4-1)
Open 184 - Derek Nagel's place is 3rd.
Champ. Round 1 - Derek Nagel (SIUE) received a bye
Quarterfinal - Derek Nagel (SIUE) def. Tyler Scott (University of Indianapolis) (Dec 8-3)
Semifinal - John Vogt (McKendree) won by fall over Derek Nagel (SIUE) (Fall 4:47)
Cons. Semi - Derek Nagel (SIUE) won by fall over Andrew Roberts (Indiana Tech) (Fall 0:45)
3rd Place Match - Derek Nagel (SIUE) def. Tyler Scott (University of Indianapolis) (Dec 5-0)
Open 197 - Cole Rogers
Champ. Round 1 - Cole Rogers (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Cole Rogers (SIUE) won by fall over Noah Fleckenstein (The Citadel) (Fall 0:56)
Quarterfinal - Drake Stein (Purdue) won by fall over Cole Rogers (SIUE) (Fall 3:54)
Cons. Round 4 - Cole Rogers (SIUE) def. Matthew McClimens (SIUE) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Colton Emmerich (Unattached - Illinois) def. Cole Rogers (SIUE) (Dec 12-8)
Open 197 - Matthew McClimens
Champ. Round 1 - Matthew McClimens (SIUE) def. Tommy Isola (Wabash) (Dec 5-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Colton Emmerich (Unattached - Illinois) def. Matthew McClimens (SIUE) (Dec 8-7)
Cons. Round 2 - Matthew McClimens (SIUE) received a bye
Cons. Round 3 - Matthew McClimens (SIUE) def. Wesley Morris (Lindsey Wilson) (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Cole Rogers (SIUE) def. Matthew McClimens (SIUE) (Dec 5-3)
Open 197 - Jake Tindle's place is 2nd
Champ. Round 1 - Jake Tindle (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Jake Tindle (SIUE) won by tech fall over Luke Akers (unattached) (TF 15-0)
Quarterfinal - Jake Tindle (SIUE) won by tech fall over Devin Cagle (McKendree) (TF 16-0)
Semifinal - Jake Tindle (SIUE) won by fall over Andre Lee (Unattached - Illinois) (Fall 5:00)
1st Place Match - Julian Smith (McKendree) def. Jake Tindle (SIUE) (Dec 2-1)
Open 285 - Chris Johnson's place is 1st.
Champ. Round 1 - Chris Johnson (SIUE) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Chris Johnson (SIUE) won by fall over Abraham Hall (Wabash) (Fall 4:35)
Quarterfinal - Chris Johnson (SIUE) won in sudden victory - 1 over Gelen Robinson (Purdue) (SV-1 3-1)
Semifinal - Chris Johnson (SIUE) def. Fletcher Miller (Indiana University Unattached) (Dec 5-2)
1st Place Match - Chris Johnson (SIUE) won by forfeit over Jake McKiernan (SIUE) (FF)
Open 285 - Jake McKiernan's place is 2nd.
Champ. Round 1 - Jake McKiernan (SIUE) won by major decision over Gavan Jolley-little (Indiana University Unattached) (Maj 10-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Jake McKiernan (SIUE) won by fall over Austin Little (University of Indianapolis) (Fall 2:45)
Quarterfinal - Jake McKiernan (SIUE) won by fall over Daniel Vaughn (McKendree) (Fall 1:36)
Semifinal - Jake McKiernan (SIUE) won by major decision over Glenn Geurink (Davenport) (Maj 12-1)
1st Place Match - Chris Johnson (SIUE) won by forfeit over Jake McKiernan (SIUE) (FF)
