Koelling Wins U.S. Open, Makes Junior World Greco Roman Team
4/29/2017 8:51:00 PM | Wrestling
Koelling will represent the United States in Finland at the Junior World Championships
LAS VEGAS – Mizzou Wrestling freshman and Missouri Wrestling Foundation grappler Wyatt Koelling (Kaysville, Ut.) provided the biggest victory of his young career on Thursday, winning the junior Greco Roman 84 kg bracket at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas to earn a spot on the Team USA junior world team. Koelling will now represent his country in Finland at the Junior World Championships in August. Koelling was one of seven current or former Mizzou wrestlers to compete in the U.S. Open, as 125 kg men's freestyle wrestler Dom Bradley (Blue Springs, Mo.) and 57 kg men's freestyle wrestler Alan Waters (Kansas City, Mo.) also placed, finishing third and sixth, respectively.
Koelling breezed through his competition in way to three technical falls in the first three rounds, winning by a combined score of 31-6. His opening bout was the only match that went to the second period, as he won 9-0 in 2:33 over Chauncey Garigan (Inland Northwest Wrestling Training Center) in the quarterfinals and 8-0 in 0:37 over Austin Chaon (NMO-OTS) in the semifinals. In the finals, Koelling defeated Thomas Brackett (West Tennessee Takedown Club) by the score of 2-0.
Bradley, wrestling for Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club, won by technical fall in both of his opening bouts before falling to two-time NCAA Champion Nick Gwiazdowski (Titan Mercury), 6-4, in the semifinals. Bradley then bounced back to defeat Justin Grant (NYAC) and Bobby Telford (TMWC) en route to a third place finish.
Waters won his three matches before dropping his next three to finish sixth. The two-time All-American posted two technical falls in the tournament, including a 10-0 win in 0:51 over Martin Gevorkian (ELAC) in the second round.
Also competing in Las Vegas was current Tigers redshirt freshman Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.) and freshman Canten Marriott (Excelsior Springs, Mo.), as well as Mizzou alum Le'Roy Barnes (Belton, Mo.) and Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.). Eierman, Barnes and Mayes competed in the men's freestyle division, while Marriott wrestled in the junior freestyle division. Eierman went 2-2 at the tournament, while Barnes, Mayes and Marriott all went 1-2.
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Missouri Wrestling Foundation Results
Men's Freestyle
Alan Waters – 57 kg
Round of 32: Alan Waters (Missouri Wrestling Foundation/TMWC) tech. fall Lawson Ludwin (Tiger Wrestling Club): 13-2 (3:44)
Round of 16: Alan Waters (Missouri Wrestling Foundation/TMWC) tech. fall Martin Gevorkian (ELAC): 10-0 (0:51)
Quarterfinals: Alan Waters (Missouri Wrestling Foundation/TMWC) dec. Obenson Blanc (TMWC): 6-2
Semifinals: Nashon Garrett (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) tech. fall Alan Waters (Missouri Wrestling Foundation/TMWC): 11-0 (3:33)
Consolation Semifinals: Frank Perrelli (TMWC) dec. Alan Waters (Missouri Wrestling Foundation/TMWC): 18-10
Fifth Place: Zach Sanders (Minnesota Storm) def. Alan Waters (Missouri Wrestling Foundation/TMWC): forfeit
Le'Roy Barnes – 65 kg
Round of 32: Le'Roy Barnes (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) tech. fall Tyler Weiss (Tactik 3-Style Wrestling): 10-0 (0:38)
Round of 16: Jimmy Kennedy (NYAC) tech. fall Le'Roy Barnes (Missouri Wrestling Foundation): 12-2
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Jaydin Eierman (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) tech. fall Le'Roy Barnes (Missouri Wrestling Foundation): 10-0 (1:08)
Jaydin Eierman – 65 kg
Round of 32: Jordan Oliver (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) tech fall Jaydin Eierman (Missouri Wrestling Foundation): 11-1 (3:39)
Consolation Round of 16 #2: Jaydin Eierman (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) tech. fall Le'Roy Barnes (Missouri Wrestling Foundation): 10-0 (1:08)
Consolation Round of 8 #1: Jaydin Eierman (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) tech. fall Devin Reynolds: 16-6 (4:19)
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Nicholas Dardanes (TMWC) tech. fall Jaydin Eierman (Missouri Wrestling Foundation): 17-6
Junior Freestyle
Canten Marriott – 79 kg
Round of 16: Canten Marriott (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) dec. Drew Hughes (Michigan State): 4-2
Quarterfinals: Kaleb Young (Iowa) dec. Canten Marriott (Missouri Wrestling Foundation): 6-4
Consolation Round of 8 #2: Spencer Carey (Navy-Marine Corps RTC) dec. Canten Marriott (Missouri Wrestling Foundation): 10-2
Junior Greco Roman
Waytt Koelling – 84 kg
Round of 16: Wyatt Koelling (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) tech. fall Max Dean (New York RTC/NYAC): 14-6 (4:28)
Quarterfinals: Wyatt Koelling (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) tech. fall Chauncey Garigan (Inland Northwest Wrestling Training Center): 9-0 (2:33)
Semifinals: Wyatt Koelling (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) tech. fall Austin Chaon (NMO-OTS): 8-0 (0:37)
Finals: Wyatt Koelling (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) dec. Thomas Brackett (West Tennessee Takedown Club): 2-0
Former Mizzou Wrestlers Results
Men's Freestyle
Lavion Mayes – 70 kg
Round of 64: Nataniel Carr (TMWC) criteria Lavion Mayes (TMWC/Ohio Regional Training Center): 12-12
Consolation Round of 32 #2: Lavion Mayes (TMWC/Ohio Regional Training Center): 12-0 (2:06)
Consolation Round of 16 #1: Jason Welch (TMWC) tech. fall Lavion Mayes (TMWC/Ohio Regional Training Center): 12-3
Dom Bradley – 125 kg
Round of 16: Dom Bradley (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) tech. fall Nicholas Johnson (Whammer Wrestling Academy): 13-0 (1:02)
Quarterfinals: Dom Bradley (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) tech. fall Nathan Butler (Stanford – California RTC): 10-0 (2:23)
Semifinals: Nick Gwiazdowski (TMWC) dec. Dom Bradley (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club): 6-4
Consolation Semifinals: Dom Bradley (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) dec. Justin Grant (NYAC): 5-0
Third Place: Dom Bradley (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) dec. Bobby Telford (TMWC): 2-1
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