Junior Franklin Gomez went 3-0 at the ACC-Big Ten Clash
to give him a 7-0 record for the season
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., 11/15/08 - The Michigan State wrestling team finished
the ACC-Big Ten Clash with a 2-1 record to begin dual-match play on
Saturday, Nov. 15. The Spartans (2-1) defeated North Carolina, 18-12,
and North Carolina State, 23-13, but lost the third match of the Clash
to No. 21 Virginia, 23-15.
MSU, No. 9 Illinois and No.12 Wisconsin represented the Big Ten well,
winning eight of its nine matches on the day. The Big Ten outscored the
ACC in total points, 233-109.
No. 3 Franklin Gomez (133 pounds) and redshirt freshman Eric Olanowski
(125) both finished the Clash with an undefeated 3-0 mark, while four
other Spartans finished the day at 2-1. Gomez improved his unblemished
record to 7-0 on the season.
In the first dual against UNC, Olanowski and Gomez won back-to-back
matches to give the Spartans an early 6-0 lead. The Tar Heels took two
of the next three, moving the score to a 9-9 tie. John Murphy (174), Ian
Hinton (184) and Tyler Dickenson (197) then put together three-straight
wins, giving MSU an 18-9 lead. The Spartans held on to the lead, winning
the first dual of the day, 18-12.
Olanowski, Gomez and Joel Trombly (141) all won their matches to open up
the dual against NC State, giving MSU an early 10-0 lead. The Spartans
would not give that lead up, as they won four of the next seven matches
to defeat the Wolfpack, 23-13. No. 14 Rex Kendle rebounded from an early
loss with a 13-0 major decision victory to help the Green and White hang
on to its lead.
Back-to-back wins for the Spartans opened up the third match of the day
as well, but this time an early 9-0 lead wasn't enough to hold off No.
21 Virginia. The Cavaliers won six of the next eight matches to build up
to a 23-15 victory.
MSU returns to action after a week off from competition to take part in
the Mat Town Open on Saturday, November 29.
Michigan State 18, North Carolina 12
125 Eric Olanowski (MSU) dec. Mike Robinson (UNC) 4-0
133 #3 Franklin Gomez (MSU) dec. Jared Royer (UNC) 8-5
141 Mike Rappo (UNC) dec. Collin Dozier (MSU) 14-7
149 Nick Stabile (UNC) dec. David Cheza (MSU) 8-2
157 Anthony Jones (MSU) dec. Thomas Ferguson (UNC) 13-6
165 Keegan Mueller (UNC) dec. #14 Rex Kendle (MSU) 7-0
174 John Murphy (MSU) dec. Ben Fiacco (UNC) 4-2 OT
184 Ian Hinton (MSU) dec. Robert McCarthy (UNC) 8-4
197 Tyler Dickenson (MSU) dec. Daniel Llamas (UNC) 3-1
HWT #13 Justin Dobies (UNC) dec. Alan O'Donnell (MSU) 3-1
Michigan State 23, NC State 13
125 Eric Olanowski (MSU) dec. Taylor Cummings (NCSU) 8-3
133 #3 Franklin Gomez (MSU) dec. Darius Little (NCSU) 11-4
141 Joel Trombly (MSU) major dec. Ryan Tice (NCSU) 11-3
149 #4 Darrion Caldwell (NCSU) pins Tim Hammer (MSU) 1:06
157 Kody Hamrah (NCSU) dec. Kyle Bounds (MSU) 7-3
165 #14 Rex Kendle (MSU) major dec. Quinton Godley (NCSU) 13-0
174 Jake Burge (NCSU) major dec. Curran Jacobs (MSU) 13-5
184 Ian Hinton (MSU) dec. Hank Penree (NCSU) 6-4
197 Tyler Dickenson (MSU) dec. Mark Jahad (NCSU) 3-0
HWT Alan O'Donnell (MSU) dec. Bobby Isola (NCSU) 7-3
#21 Virginia 23, Michigan State 15
125 Eric Olanowski (MSU) wins via forfeit
133 #3 Franklin Gomez (MSU) dec. Matt Bonson (UVA) 9-3
141 Nick Nelson (UVA) major dec. Joel Trombly (MSU) 12-4
149 Kellen Balum (UVA) dec. David Cheza (MSU) 8-7
157 Jedd Moore (UVA) dec. Anthony Jones (MSU) 4-3
165 #14 Rex Kendle (MSU) dec. Mike Sewell (UVA) 4-1
174 #15 Chris Henrich (UVA) major dec. John Murphy (MSU) 13-1
184 #9 Rocco Caponi (UVA) dec. Ian Hinton (MSU) 3-1
197 Brent Jones (UVA) pins Tyler Dickenson (MSU) 2:34
Complete ACC-Big Ten Clash results
