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Pat Flanagan Open
Three UNI Wrestlers Win Flanagan Open Titles
1/9/2016 5:18:00 PM | Wrestling
DUBUQUE, Iowa – Three UNI wrestlers earned titles and four more medaled today at the Pat Flanagan Open.
Jay Schwarm, Taylor Lujan and JJ Everard all won their weight classes.
At 125 pounds, Schwarm not only won the title, but he earned the fastest tech fall of the tournament with his 16-0 win over Ryan Schmalen of Upper Iowa in 2 minutes, 11 seconds. He also notched two major decisions and a decision.
It was Lujan's fourth medal of the year at 174 pounds. He has placed in four of the five tournaments he has competed in this season. He didn't place at Midlands Championships. He grabbed his sixth fall of the year today. He joins Trevor Jauch, Schwarm and Max Thomsen with the most pins on the team so far this season.
Everard notched his fastest career fall en route to winning his second heavyweight title of the year. He earned bonus points in every match. He won the Buena Vista Open earlier this season. Everard notched two major decision wins and a fall in 2:12
Panther medalists:
NEXT UP
The next dual for UNI is on the road against No. 5 Virginia Tech. The Panthers will be at home 7 p.m. Jan. 29 when they host Central Michigan in the West Gym.
RESULTS
125 – Jay Schwarm – 1st place
133 – Darren Eades – DNP
141 – Tyler Willers – 3rd place
149 – Hunter Washburn – 4th place
149 – Seth Stetzel - DNP
157 – Paden Moore – 2nd place
165 – Isaiah Patton – 2nd place
165 – Brody Beck – DNP
174 – Taylor Lujan – 1st place
285 – JJ Everard – 1st place
Jay Schwarm, Taylor Lujan and JJ Everard all won their weight classes.
At 125 pounds, Schwarm not only won the title, but he earned the fastest tech fall of the tournament with his 16-0 win over Ryan Schmalen of Upper Iowa in 2 minutes, 11 seconds. He also notched two major decisions and a decision.
It was Lujan's fourth medal of the year at 174 pounds. He has placed in four of the five tournaments he has competed in this season. He didn't place at Midlands Championships. He grabbed his sixth fall of the year today. He joins Trevor Jauch, Schwarm and Max Thomsen with the most pins on the team so far this season.
Everard notched his fastest career fall en route to winning his second heavyweight title of the year. He earned bonus points in every match. He won the Buena Vista Open earlier this season. Everard notched two major decision wins and a fall in 2:12
Panther medalists:
- Second place: Paden Moore (157 pounds), Isaiah Patton (165 pounds),
- Third place: Tyler Willers (141 pounds)
- Fourth place: Hunter Washburn (149 pounds)
NEXT UP
The next dual for UNI is on the road against No. 5 Virginia Tech. The Panthers will be at home 7 p.m. Jan. 29 when they host Central Michigan in the West Gym.
RESULTS
125 – Jay Schwarm – 1st place
- Schwarm tech fall Ryan Schmalen (Upper Iowa), 16-0
- Schwarm major decision Cole Ferguson (Platteville), 14-5
- Schwarm dec. Luke Schroeder (Purdue), 5-3
- Schwarm maj. dec. Kirk Johansen (Northern Illinois), 9-1
133 – Darren Eades – DNP
- Michael Cullen (Wisconsin) tech fall Eades, 18-3
- Zachary Blizzard (Platteville) dec. Eades, 10-5
141 – Tyler Willers – 3rd place
- Willers tech fall Brady Ruden (Coe College), 18-3
- Willers dec. Eli Stickley (Wisconsin), 4-1
- McCoy Kent (Northern Illinois) dec. Willers, 11-7
- Willers pinned Scott Ameson (Platteville), 5:16
- Willers maj. dec. Eli Stickley (Wisconsin), 13-0
149 – Hunter Washburn – 4th place
- Washburn pinned Dylan Blinde (Buena Vista), 1:38
- Frank Carrozza (Coe College) dec. Washburn, 6-5
- Washburn dec. Brad Green (Northern Illinois), 8-2
- Washburn pinned Seth Stetzel (UNI), 2:21
- Washburn dec. Logan Schlough (Wisconsin La Crosse), 7-4
- Frank Carrozza (Coe College) dec. Washburn, 9-5
149 – Seth Stetzel - DNP
- Romello Hidalgo-Monjare (Coe College) pinned Stetzel, 5:42
- Stetzel pinned Greg Osborn (Platteville), 1:36
- Stetzel wins by injury default James Berg (Minnesota), injury
- Hunter Washburn (UNI) pinned Stetzel, 2:21
157 – Paden Moore – 2nd place
- Moore dec. Cole Erickson (Iowa), 5-1
- Moore dec. Andrew Nelson (Buena Vista), 6-3
- Moore pinned Jimmy Davis (Loras), 6:10
- Logan Thompson (Iowa) dec. Moore, 9-5
165 – Isaiah Patton – 2nd place
- Patton dec. Sam Elston (Loras), 10-4
- Patton wins by disqualification Jeremiah Moody (Iowa), DQ
- Patton dec. Joseph Gunther (Iowa), 4-2 (TB1)
- Burke Paddock (Iowa) dec. Patton, 6-2
165 – Brody Beck – DNP
- Burke Paddock (Iowa) pinned Beck, 5:44
- Beck pinned Michael Belanger (Platteville), 5:34
- Jeremiah Moody (Iowa) tech fall Beck, 21-5
174 – Taylor Lujan – 1st place
- Lujan pinned Mitchell Hertel (Wisconsin-La Crosse), 3:23
- Lujan dec. Mitch Bowman (Iowa), 8-6
285 – JJ Everard – 1st place
- Everard pinned Dillon Wagner (Loras), 2:11
- Everard maj. dec. Caleb Gossett (Northern Illinois), 13-2
- Everard maj. dec. D`Andre Johnson (Platteville), 11-1
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