Wrestling: Four Place at National Event
April 27, 2011 01:20 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – Four athletes with ties to the West Virginia University wrestling team represented the program with strong performances at the ASICS University and FILA Cadet Nationals freestyle competition last weekend in Akron, Ohio.
Having placed in the top eight within their respective weight classes, current WVU team members Colin Johnston and Alex Meade and former Mountaineers Brandon Rader and Mike Rowe were named freestyle All-Americans at the event.
Johnston had the best performance of the group as he finished in third place in the 60 kg / 132-pound weight class. After losing in the first round, he ran off eight straight victories to arrive in third. In the second-place match, he lost a close decision to Iowa’s Tyler Clark (3-1, 8-0) but rebounded with a win over Virginia Tech’s Erik Spjut by a decision (4-5, 2-0, 1-0) to solidify third place. He will compete as a redshirt junior for the Mountaineers next season.
Meade, who recently completed his redshirt sophomore year at WVU after transferring from Oklahoma State, ended the tournament with a 5-2 mark to place fifth overall in the 74 kg / 163-pound class. In the fifth-place match, he defeated Virginia’s Nick Sulzer by decision (0-3, 1-1, 1-1).
Having just completed his final year as a Mountaineer, Rader came in fifth place overall in the 66kg /145.5-pound class with a 7-2 mark at the tournament. In his final match, he defeated Sunkist Kids’ Nathan Hoffer by decision (4-2, 6-4). A Parkersburg, W.Va., native, Rader had 70 victories throughout his career and ended the 2010-11 season with a 14-11 record.
Rowe, a 2010 WVU graduate, went 5-2 at the event, placing fourth overall and one place ahead of Rader in the 66kg / 145.5-pound class.
Current WVU wrestlers Gage Swartz and Brian Foy also competed at the event.
Colin Johnston
60 kg/132 lbs.
FS - 60 KG / 132.25 lbs
1st Place - Steve Mytych of NYAC-Excel
2nd Place - Ty Clark of Iowa
3rd Place - Colin Johnston of Mylan-Sunkist WC
4th Place - Erik Spjut of Virginia Tech
5th Place - Samuel White of N/A
6th Place - Jarrod Garnett of Virginia Tech
7th Place - Nic Bedelyon of Golden Pride Wrestling Club
8th Place - Camden Eppert of Purdue Unattached
1st Place Match - Steve Mytych (NYAC-Excel) won by decision over Ty Clark (Iowa) (Dec 1-0,1-0)
2nd Place Match - Ty Clark (Iowa) won by decision over Colin Johnston (Mylan-Sunkist WC) (Dec 3-1,8-0)
3rd Place Match - Colin Johnston (Mylan-Sunkist WC) won by decision over Erik Spjut (Virginia Tech) (Dec 4-5,2-0,1-0)
5th Place Match - Samuel White (N/A) won by decision over Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech) (Dec 7-0,3-5,2-0)
7th Place Match - Nic Bedelyon (Golden Pride Wrestling Club) won by decision over Camden Eppert (Purdue Unattached) (Dec 3-0,0-6,5-2)
Alex Meade
FS - 74 KG / 163 lbs
1st Place - Andrew Howe of Badger Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Zach Toal of Missouri Wrestling Foundation
3rd Place - Kyle Dake of Cornell
4th Place - Shawn Bilodeau of LVAC
5th Place - Alex Meade of West Virginia U
6th Place - Nick Sulzer of UVA
7th Place - Forfeit Forfeit of Unattached
8th Place - James Volrath of Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
8th Place - Dirk Cowburn of Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
1st Place Match - Andrew Howe (Badger Wrestling Club) won by decision over Kyle Dake (Cornell) (Dec 3-1,1-2,1-0)
2nd Place Match - Zach Toal (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) won by injury default over Kyle Dake (Cornell) (Inj.)
3rd Place Match - Zach Toal (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) won by decision over Shawn Bilodeau (LVAC) (Dec 4-0,3-1)
5th Place Match - Alex Meade (West Virginia U) won by decision over Nick Sulzer (UVA) (Dec 0-3,1-1,1-1)
7th Place Match - James Volrath (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club) and Dirk Cowburn (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club) (DFF)
Brandon Rader
FS - 66 KG / 145.5 lbs
1st Place - Andrew Alton of Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Kevin LeValley of Bison Wrestling Club
3rd Place - Nick Hucke of Missouri Wrestling Foundation
4th Place - Mike Rowe of Team Jaguar
5th Place - Brandon Rader of West Virginia U
6th Place - Nathan Hoffer of SUNKIST KIDS
7th Place - Cody Farinella of Missouri Wrestling Foundation
8th Place - Samuel Schmitz of Team Missouri Select
1st Place Match - Andrew Alton (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club) won by decision over Kevin LeValley (Bison Wrestling Club) (Dec 1-0,3-0)
2nd Place Match - Kevin LeValley (Bison Wrestling Club) won by rule over Nick Hucke (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) (RULE)
3rd Place Match - Nick Hucke (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) won by decision over Mike Rowe (Team Jaguar) (Dec 4-3,0-2,4-1)
5th Place Match - Brandon Rader (West Virginia U) won by decision over Nathan Hoffer (SUNKIST KIDS) (Dec 4-2,6-4)
7th Place Match - Cody Farinella (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) won by decision over Samuel Schmitz (Team Missouri Select) (Dec 2-1,6-0)
Mike Rowe
FS - 66 KG / 145.5 lbs
1st Place - Andrew Alton of Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Kevin LeValley of Bison Wrestling Club
3rd Place - Nick Hucke of Missouri Wrestling Foundation
4th Place - Mike Rowe of Team Jaguar
5th Place - Brandon Rader of West Virginia U
6th Place - Nathan Hoffer of SUNKIST KIDS
7th Place - Cody Farinella of Missouri Wrestling Foundation
8th Place - Samuel Schmitz of Team Missouri Select
Having placed in the top eight within their respective weight classes, current WVU team members Colin Johnston and Alex Meade and former Mountaineers Brandon Rader and Mike Rowe were named freestyle All-Americans at the event.
Johnston had the best performance of the group as he finished in third place in the 60 kg / 132-pound weight class. After losing in the first round, he ran off eight straight victories to arrive in third. In the second-place match, he lost a close decision to Iowa’s Tyler Clark (3-1, 8-0) but rebounded with a win over Virginia Tech’s Erik Spjut by a decision (4-5, 2-0, 1-0) to solidify third place. He will compete as a redshirt junior for the Mountaineers next season.
Meade, who recently completed his redshirt sophomore year at WVU after transferring from Oklahoma State, ended the tournament with a 5-2 mark to place fifth overall in the 74 kg / 163-pound class. In the fifth-place match, he defeated Virginia’s Nick Sulzer by decision (0-3, 1-1, 1-1).
Having just completed his final year as a Mountaineer, Rader came in fifth place overall in the 66kg /145.5-pound class with a 7-2 mark at the tournament. In his final match, he defeated Sunkist Kids’ Nathan Hoffer by decision (4-2, 6-4). A Parkersburg, W.Va., native, Rader had 70 victories throughout his career and ended the 2010-11 season with a 14-11 record.
Rowe, a 2010 WVU graduate, went 5-2 at the event, placing fourth overall and one place ahead of Rader in the 66kg / 145.5-pound class.
Current WVU wrestlers Gage Swartz and Brian Foy also competed at the event.
Colin Johnston
60 kg/132 lbs.
FS - 60 KG / 132.25 lbs
1st Place - Steve Mytych of NYAC-Excel
2nd Place - Ty Clark of Iowa
3rd Place - Colin Johnston of Mylan-Sunkist WC
4th Place - Erik Spjut of Virginia Tech
5th Place - Samuel White of N/A
6th Place - Jarrod Garnett of Virginia Tech
7th Place - Nic Bedelyon of Golden Pride Wrestling Club
8th Place - Camden Eppert of Purdue Unattached
1st Place Match - Steve Mytych (NYAC-Excel) won by decision over Ty Clark (Iowa) (Dec 1-0,1-0)
2nd Place Match - Ty Clark (Iowa) won by decision over Colin Johnston (Mylan-Sunkist WC) (Dec 3-1,8-0)
3rd Place Match - Colin Johnston (Mylan-Sunkist WC) won by decision over Erik Spjut (Virginia Tech) (Dec 4-5,2-0,1-0)
5th Place Match - Samuel White (N/A) won by decision over Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech) (Dec 7-0,3-5,2-0)
7th Place Match - Nic Bedelyon (Golden Pride Wrestling Club) won by decision over Camden Eppert (Purdue Unattached) (Dec 3-0,0-6,5-2)
Alex Meade
FS - 74 KG / 163 lbs
1st Place - Andrew Howe of Badger Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Zach Toal of Missouri Wrestling Foundation
3rd Place - Kyle Dake of Cornell
4th Place - Shawn Bilodeau of LVAC
5th Place - Alex Meade of West Virginia U
6th Place - Nick Sulzer of UVA
7th Place - Forfeit Forfeit of Unattached
8th Place - James Volrath of Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
8th Place - Dirk Cowburn of Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
1st Place Match - Andrew Howe (Badger Wrestling Club) won by decision over Kyle Dake (Cornell) (Dec 3-1,1-2,1-0)
2nd Place Match - Zach Toal (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) won by injury default over Kyle Dake (Cornell) (Inj.)
3rd Place Match - Zach Toal (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) won by decision over Shawn Bilodeau (LVAC) (Dec 4-0,3-1)
5th Place Match - Alex Meade (West Virginia U) won by decision over Nick Sulzer (UVA) (Dec 0-3,1-1,1-1)
7th Place Match - James Volrath (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club) and Dirk Cowburn (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club) (DFF)
Brandon Rader
FS - 66 KG / 145.5 lbs
1st Place - Andrew Alton of Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Kevin LeValley of Bison Wrestling Club
3rd Place - Nick Hucke of Missouri Wrestling Foundation
4th Place - Mike Rowe of Team Jaguar
5th Place - Brandon Rader of West Virginia U
6th Place - Nathan Hoffer of SUNKIST KIDS
7th Place - Cody Farinella of Missouri Wrestling Foundation
8th Place - Samuel Schmitz of Team Missouri Select
1st Place Match - Andrew Alton (Nittany Lion Wrestling Club) won by decision over Kevin LeValley (Bison Wrestling Club) (Dec 1-0,3-0)
2nd Place Match - Kevin LeValley (Bison Wrestling Club) won by rule over Nick Hucke (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) (RULE)
3rd Place Match - Nick Hucke (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) won by decision over Mike Rowe (Team Jaguar) (Dec 4-3,0-2,4-1)
5th Place Match - Brandon Rader (West Virginia U) won by decision over Nathan Hoffer (SUNKIST KIDS) (Dec 4-2,6-4)
7th Place Match - Cody Farinella (Missouri Wrestling Foundation) won by decision over Samuel Schmitz (Team Missouri Select) (Dec 2-1,6-0)
Mike Rowe
FS - 66 KG / 145.5 lbs
1st Place - Andrew Alton of Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
2nd Place - Kevin LeValley of Bison Wrestling Club
3rd Place - Nick Hucke of Missouri Wrestling Foundation
4th Place - Mike Rowe of Team Jaguar
5th Place - Brandon Rader of West Virginia U
6th Place - Nathan Hoffer of SUNKIST KIDS
7th Place - Cody Farinella of Missouri Wrestling Foundation
8th Place - Samuel Schmitz of Team Missouri Select
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