Five Huskers Earn Individual Titles in Wyoming

Nine of the 17 Nebraska wrestlers participating in the Cowboy Open earned top-four honors on Saturday in the Huskers’ first competition of the season in Laramie, Wyo. <?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

The list is led by five Huskers who earned first-place in their brackets.  Three Huskers won the elite division of their respective weight class, including Paul Donahoe (125), Chris Oliver (157) and Brandon Browne (174).  Two others, Curtis Salazar (149) and Stephen Dwyer (165) won the amateur divisions in their respective weight classes.

 

At 125 pounds, Donahoe dominated in the first three rounds, in which he earned three wins by fall.  Donahoe earned the elite championship at 125 pounds with a 5-4 win over Ben Kjar of <?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>UtahValleyState.

 

Oliver was similarly dominant in his run to the championship in the elite bracket at 157 pounds.  Oliver won by fall and major decision before getting to the finals with a 10-3 win by decision over Nick Beuter.  Oliver earned the championship with his second pin of the day, as he defeated Wayne French of Great Falls in 2:39. 

 

Browne got out to a hot start in the 174-pound elite bracket, with a win by major decision.  Browne won by decision in his final three matches of the day, including a 6-4 win over Ron Lee of Oregon in the final.

 

In the 165-pound amateur bracket, Dwyer was able to get a quick pin in his first match before back-to-back shutout victories earned him a spot at the finals, which he won by technical fall over Derek Mestrovich of Boise State.

 

Salazar won four matches in the 149-pound amateur bracket to take the championship.  After a major decision victory in his first match, Salazar won three straight by decision, capped by a 5-3 win over Ryan Etherton of Nebraska-Kearney for the championship.

 

While five Huskers took home first-place finishes, three more earned second in their brackets, including Dominick Moyer (141 Elite), Levi Wofford (184 Elite) and Jon May (HWT Elite).

 

The Huskers wrestle in their second straight open tournament in the Kaufman-Brand Open on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Sapp Fieldhouse in Omaha, Neb., starting at 9 a.m. with the wrestling running most of the day.

 

2006 Cowboy Open Results

Laramie, Wyo.

125 Pounds, Elite Bracket

1st Round-Paul Donahoe (NU) by fall over Mike Wilding (Unattached), 1:04

Quarterfinal-Paul Donahoe (NU) by fall over Nick Ramirez (Wyoming), 1:35

Semifinal-Paul Donahoe (NU) by fall over Michael Martinez (Wyoming), 3:06

Final-Paul Donahoe (NU) by dec. over Ben Kjar (Utah Valley St.), 5-4

 

133 Pounds, Elite Bracket

1st Round - Kyle Kaiser (No. Colo.) by dec. over Patrick Aleksanyan (NU), 4-3

Consolation-Patrick Aleksanyan (NU) by fall over Sergio Palomo (Chadron St.), 3:42

Consolation-Cade Christenson (W. Wyoming) by dec. over Patrick Aleksanyan (NU), 3-0

 

141 Pounds, Elite Bracket

1st Round-Dominick Moyer (NU) by major dec. over Justin Morrill (Utah Valley St.), 13-2

1st Round-Cody Bordett (Utah Valley St.) by dec. over Cash Coolidge (NU), 9-7

Consolation-Cash Coolidge (NU) by dec. over Nathan Gardner (Utah Valley St.), 9-4

Consolation-Jeff Newby (Boise St.) won by dec. over Cash Coolidge (NU), 5-3

2nd Round-Dominick Moyer (NU) by fall over Tate Lowe (Western St.), 5:42

Quarterfinal-Dominick Moyer (NU) won by major dec. over Skylair Lappe (Chadron St.), 13-2

Semifinal-Dominick Moyer (NU) by dec. over Jacob Kriegbaum (Air Force), 5-4

Final-Raymond Dunning (Adams St.) by dec. over Dominick Moyer (NU), 5-0

 

149 Pounds, Amateur Bracket
1st Round-Curtis Salazar (NU) by major dec. over Gresh Melby (Northwest), 12-1

Quarterfinal-Curtis Salazar (NU) by dec. over Zack Brissey (Great Falls), 6-5
Semifinal-Curtis Salazar (NU) by dec. over Josh Beaman (Great Falls), 11-6
Final-Curtis Salazar (NU) by dec. over Ryan Etherton (Neb.-Kearney), 5-3

 

149 Pounds, Elite Bracket

1st Round-David Nissen (Air Force) by fall over Brady LaMar (NU), 1:32

1st Round-Christopher Szabolcs (Air Force) by fall over Robert Sanders (NU), 2:42

Consolation-Justin Raule (Utah Valley St.) by dec. over Brady LaMar (NU), 7-0

Consolation-Robert Sanders (NU) by dec. over Matt Aboussie (No. Colorado), 7-3

Consolation-Robert Sanders (NU) by inj. def. over David Nissen (Air Force)

Consolation-Matt True (Neb.-Kearney) by dec. over Robert Sanders (NU), 3-2

 

157 Pounds, Elite Bracket

1st Round-Chris Oliver (NU) by fall over Brandon Hunt (Chadron St.), 2:50
Quarterfinal-Chris Oliver (NU) by major dec. over Joe Ellenberger (Neb.-Kearney), 11-2
Semifinal-Chris Oliver (NU) by dec. over Nick Beuter (Boise St.), 10-3
Final-Chris Oliver (NU) by fall over Wayne French (Great Falls), 2:39

 

165 Pounds, Amateur Bracket
1st Round-Stephen Dwyer (NU) by fall over Alec Schwartz (Air Force), 1:09
Quarterfinal-Stephen Dwyer (NU) by dec. over Eric Brennan (Colo. School of Mines), 5-0
Semifinal-Stephen Dwyer (NU) by major dec. over Andrew Baumgartner (Neb.-Kearney) 10-0
Final-Stephen Dwyer (NU) by tech fall over Derek Mestrovich (Boise St.), 17-0

 

165 Pounds, Elite Bracket
1st Round-Johnny Nunez (Boise St.) by fall over Rob Plambeck (NU), 3:06
1st Round-Bryan Cantrell (Oregon) by dec. over Cody Foust (NU), 12-5
Consolation-Cody Foust (NU) by dec. over Rob Plambeck (NU), 12-9
Consolation-Chris Riding (N.M. Highlands) by dec. over Cody Foust (NU), 10-4

 

174 Pounds-Elite Bracket
1st Round-Brandon Browne (NU) by major dec. over Larry Wilbanks (Western St.), 13-2
1st Round-Matt Weingart (Chadron St.) by dec. over Casey Roberts (NU), 3-2
Consolation-Casey Roberts (NU) by inj. def. over Zac Cornett (Colo. School of Mines)
Consolation-Mike Kummer (Great Falls) by dec. over Casey Roberts (NU), 9-5
Quarterfinal-Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Mike Kummer (Great Falls), 9-4
Semifinal-Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Nate Lee (Boise St.), 4-2
Final-Brandon Browne (NU) by dec. over Ron Lee (Oregon), 6-4

 

184 Pounds-Elite Bracket
1st Round-Vince Jones (NU) by major dec. over Jacob Devlin (Air Force), 9-1
1st Round-Levi Wofford (NU) by dec. over Mike Casperson (Boise St.), 6-4
Quarterfinal-Vince Jones (NU) by dec. over Charlie Pipher (Western St.), 14-8
Quarterfinal-Levi Wofford (NU) by dec. over Alex Joseph (No. Colorado), 6-3
Semifinal-Jarred Deaguero (Adams St.) by dec. over Vince Jones (NU), 12-6
Semifinal-Levi Wofford (NU) by dec. over Lars Lueders (Western St.), 6-1
Consolation-Vince Jones (NU) by dec. over Shawn Vincent (Unattached), 10-6
3rd Place Match-Matt Farrell (Neb.-Kearney) by inj. def. over Vince Jones (NU)
Final-Jarred Deaguero (Adams St.) by dec. over Levi Wofford (NU), 10-8

 

Heavyweight-Elite Bracket
1st Round-Jon May (NU) by fall over Brandon Rupp (W. Wyoming), 4:51
Quarterfinal-Jon May (NU) by major dec. over Anthony Stegeman (Air Force), 14-4
Semifinal-Jon May (NU) by dec. over Reece Hopkin (No. Colorado), 1-0
Final-Tervel Dlagnev (Neb.-Kearney) by major dec. over Jon May (NU), 11-3