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Nittany Lion Open
Three Wrestlers Earn Third-Place Finishes at Nittany Lion Open
December 8, 2008 | Men's Wrestling
Dec. 7, 2008
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Senior Mike Roberts (149), sophomore John Hall (197) and freshman Hunter Meys (174) all finished third in their respective brackets for the Boston University wrestling team at the 2008 Nittany Lion Open, held Sunday on the campus of Penn State. All three Terriers reached the semifinal round, where they lost before all rebounding with wins in the third-place matches.
In addition to the trio of third-place finishes, other BU standouts on the day included juniors Ryan Goddu and Abbie Rush, who combined for seven wins in the 141-pound bracket. Senior Jim Connors (285) won a pair of matches and senior Ben Mandelbraut (157) and redshirt freshman Dan Kennedy (184) each won an opening-round bout.
Roberts opened with a pair of major decisions before earning a 7-5 win over Rider's Nick Weaver in the quarterfinals. After a hard-fought 3-1 loss to Navy's Bryce Saddoris in the semifinals, Roberts recorded a 6-3 decision over Binghamton's Justin Lister in the third-place match.
At 174, Meys started the day off with his team-leading seventh and eighth falls of the year. After a 10-2 major over Rider's Rob Morrison earned him a spot in the semifinals, Meys dropped a 7-3 match to Penn State's Quentin Wright. In the third-place bout, Meys defeated Navy's Luke Rebertus, 4-1.
Hall kicked his day off with a 6-4 win over Penn State's Nathan Andrews and advanced to the semifinals on a medical forfeit. He dropped a 7-0 decision to Maryland's Hudson Taylor before earning third-place following another medicial forfeit.
The Terriers will take a break from competition for finals and the holidays before returning to action on Dec. 29-30 at the Southern Scuffle, hosted by UNC-Greensboro.
125
Ryan Dowd
Pinned by Prescott Garner (Navy), 2:15
Lost to Jordan Keller (Cleveland St.), 12-1 (md)
141
Ryan Goddu
Defeated David Wise (Campbell), 12-8
Lost to Fred Rodgers (Rider), 15-4 (md)
Pinned James Henderson (Mercyhurst), 0:38
Pinned Kareem Naguib (Binghamton), 6:25
Defeated Dustin Haislip (Navy), 10-8
Lost to Anwar Goeres (Binghamton), 13-4 (md)
Abbie Rush
Defeated Corey Bowers (Gannon), 3-2
Defeated Dustin Haislip (Navy), 5-4
Pinned by Frank Molinaro (Penn St.), 1:33
Defeated John Regan (Bucknell), 9-3
Lost to Fred Rodgers (Rider), 6-5
149
Mike Roberts (3rd place)
Defeated Steve Fehnel (Maryland), 12-4 (md)
Defeated Justin Loudon (Lock Haven), 13-3 (md)
Defeated Nick Weaver (Rider), 7-5
Semifinal: Lost to Bryce Saddoris (Navy), 3-1
Third-place match: Defeated Justin Lister (Binghamton), 6-3
Andrew Swank
Lost to Cory Vernon (Navy), 10-0
157
Ben Mandelbraut
Defeated Stan Morrison (Drexel), 9-1 (md)
Lost to Glenn Shober (Navy), 6-0
Lost to Mallie Shuster (Kent St.), 10-3
165
C.J. Inglin
Lost to Matt DeMichiel (Navy), 11-4
174
Hunter Meys (3rd place)
Pinned Brian Shaw (Bloomsburg), 1:45
Pinned Patrick Klenkel (Maryland), 0:38
Defeated Rob Morrison (Rider), 10-2 (md)
Semifinal: Lost to Quentin Wright (Penn St.), 7-3
Third-place match: Defeated Luke Rebertus (Navy), 4-1
184
Dan Kennedy
Defeated Scott Black (Duquesne), 3-2
Lost to Robert Piscitello (Hofstra), 4-1
Lost to Matt Latessa (Franklin), 12-9
Carmen Rondash
Lost to McPaul Ogbonna (Rutgers), 6-3
Lost to Chris Lloyd (Maryland), 3-0
197
John Hall (3rd place)
Defeated Nathan Andrews (Penn St.), 6-4
Defeated George Kocher, med. forf.
Semifinal: Lost to Hudson Taylor (Maryland), 7-0
Third-place match: Defeated Pat Walsh (UPJ), med forf.
285
Jim Connors
Pinned Justin Lathius (Gallaudet), 4:26
Lost to Rashard Goff (Cleveland St.), 2-1
Defeated Joe Breaux (Navy), 3-1
Lost to Josh Pelletier (Liberty), 4-2
