Oklahoma Owns Open

Nov. 24, 2007

NORMAN, Okla. - The University of Oklahoma came out on top in eight of 10 weight classes at the 37th Oklahoma Open held at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.

Sophomore Kyle Terry was the first of eight straight Sooners to claim titles with a defeat of Luke Ashmore of Oklahoma State at 141 pounds. Seth Vernon continued the Sooner success with a win over Willy Pendleton of Labette to take first at 149 pounds.

Chad Terry defeated teammate Shane Vernon, and Max Dean beat Kyle Griffin of Oklahoma State to claim the 157- and 165-pound titles, respectively.

Jeff James defeated teammate Chris DeVilbiss at 174 pounds to take the title and Joshua Weitzel won the 184-pound bout over Jack Jensen of OSU. There were co-champions at 197 pounds between Sooners Joel Flaggert and Eric Lapotsky, and Nathan Fernandez topped teammate Luis Hernandez in the heavyweight division.

Oklahoma also placed three out of the top four in the 125-pound class. Freshman Joey Fio placed second for the Sooners, followed by Greg Cannon and John Starzky.

"This was a great outing for us," head coach Jack Spates said. "This was another test and we were able to gain more experience as we approach the season opener against Oklahoma State next Sunday."

Oklahoma State's Jamal Parks, who claimed the 133-pound title, was named the Open's Most Outstanding Wrestler.

The Sooners will begin the Big 12 conference slate next Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. versus in-state rival Oklahoma State

COLLEGE DIVISION BRACKETS

Below are the top four finishers for each weight class:

125 Pounds
1st    Isaac Wall (Newman University)
2nd   Joey Fio (Oklahoma)
3rd   Greg Cannon (Oklahoma)
4th   John Starzyk (Oklahoma)

133 Pounds
1st    Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State)
2nd   Tyler Shinn (Oklahoma State)
3rd   Tim Elliott (Labette College)
4th   Justin Blumer (Oklahoma City)

141 Pounds
1st Kyle Terry (Oklahoma)
2nd Luke Ashmore (Oklahoma State)
3rd Nolan Spring (Oklahoma)
4th Jeremy Garner (Oklahoma City)

149 Pounds
1st   Seth Vernon (Oklahoma)
2nd Willy Pendleton (Labette College)
3rd   Charles Skelley (Oklahoma City)
4th   Clint Swango (OCU-un)

157 Pounds
1st   Chad Terry (Oklahoma)
2nd   Shane Vernon (Oklahoma)
3rd   Blake Allen (Oklahoma)
4th   Brandon Benson (Oklahoma City)

165 Pounds
1st    Max Dean (Oklahoma)
2nd   Kyle Griffin (Oklahoma State)
3rd   Ryan Smith (Oklahoma)
4th   Cody Foust (Nebraska)

174 Pounds
1st Jeff James (Oklahoma)
2nd   Chris DeVilbiss (Oklahoma)
3rd    Joe Yust (Labette College)
4th    John Wilcox (Oklahoma City)

184 Pounds
1st   Joshua Weitzel (Oklahoma)
2nd Jack Jensen (Oklahoma State)
3rd    Josh Hinton (Oklahoma)
4th   Mitchell Eichenuer (Oklahoma City)

197 Pounds
T1.   Joel Flaggert (Oklahoma
T1.   Eric Lapotsky (Oklahoma)
3rd   Brent Parkey (Oklahoma State)
4th Chad Cointment (Oklahoma State)

HWT.
1st   Nathan Fernandez (Oklahoma)
2nd  Luis Hernandez (Oklahoma)
3rd Ben Hohensee (Labette College)
4th   Jeremy Johnson (Oklahoma City)

Championship Match Results
125: Isaac Wall (OSU) dec. Joey Fio (OU), 15-12
133: Jamal Parks (OSU) dec. Tyler Shinn (OSU), 7-3
141: Kyle Terry (OU) dec. Luke Ashmore (OSU), 9-3
149: Seth Vernon (OU) dec. Willy Pendleton (Labette), 10-3
157: Chad Terry (OU) dec. Shane Vernon (OU), 4-3
165: Max Dean (OU) dec. Kyle Griffin (OSU), 6-3
174: Jeff James (OU) dec. Chris DeVilbiss (OU), 2-1
184: Joshua Weitzel (OU) dec. Jack Jensen (OSU), 2-1
197: Joel Flaggert (OU) and Eric Lapotsky (OU) (No match, co-champs)
HWT: Nathan Fernandez (OU) dec. Luis Hernandez (OU), 3-1

Junior High Division Results

JUNIOR HIGH DIVISION BRACKETS

Outstanding Wrestler Award: Kyle Crutchmer (Tulsa-118 Pounds)

78 Pounds
1st      Jack Bass (Allen)
2nd     Zach Edwards (Catoosa)
3rd      Paden Bailey (Catoosa)

86 Pounds
1st     Davey Dolan (Berryhill)
2nd     Josh Walker (Jenks)
3rd      Cory Clark (SE Polk)

94 Pounds
1st     Oliver Pierce (Allen)
2nd     Dalton Dennis (Norman)
3rd      Damien Hopper (Grove)

110 Pounds
1st     Jarrod Trotter (Allen-Ford)
2nd     Alec Warren (Forney)
3rd      Tanner Hamilton (Mustang)

118 Pounds
1st      Kyle Crutchmer (Tulsa)
2nd     Cody Blevins (Sapulpa)
3rd      Willie Milkis (Indianola)

126 Pounds
1st     Kyle Ash (Sand Springs)
2nd     John O'Neal (Lawton)
3rd      Ophir Bernstein (Allen)

134 Pounds
1st     Dalton Demoss (Sapulpa)
2nd     Tyler Adamson (B. Lynch)
3rd      Justin Koeth (Adel)

142 Pounds
1st     John McCracken (Blanchard)
2nd     Kebian Ross (Tulsa)
3rd      Caleb Cotter (Sapulpa)

152 Pounds
1st      Beckley Grimm (Iowa City)
2nd     Mitch Wilson (Putnam City)
3rd      Charlie Armstrong (Moore)

165 Pounds
1st      Blake Walser (Tulsa)
2nd     Cody Blackstone (Carl Albert)
3rd      Dustin Hawkins (Little Axe)

185 Pounds
1st      Max Adair (Lawton)
2nd     Kyle Factor (Moore)
3rd      Cody Bizzard (Lawton)

HWT
1st     Brent Pritchett (Southeast)
2nd     Chase Duke (Sapulpa)
3rd      Stephen Carr (The Woodlands)

High School Division Results

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION BRACKETS

Outstanding Wrestler Award: Willie Gunter (Midwest City-119 Pounds)

Championship Match Results

103: E. Simons (Bowie) dec. Shane Thomas (Catoosa), 6-0

112: Danny Luttrell (Arlington) dec. Bryan Osoria (Vista Ridge), 7-6

119: Willie Gunter (Midwest City) dec. Ladd Rupp (Perry), 4-3

125: Nate Moore (Iowa City) dec. J. Sandoval (Colley Heritage), 8-4

130: J. Davenport (Sallisaw) dec. T. Clipper (Martin), 3-1

135: Matt Bryan (Broken Arrow) dec. Bobby Barney (Anderson), 7-0

140: Dak Adamson (Bishop Lynch) fall Nick Moore (Iowa City), 1:40

145: Derek St. John (Iowa City) dec. Stephen Swan (Perry), 9-2

152: Mark Meyer (Midwest City) fall Ronnie Balfour (Tulsa), 1:02

160: Dallas Bailey (Catoosa) dec. Zach White (Woodward), 3-1

171: Grant Gambrall (Iowa City) dec. Kyle Blevins (Sapulpa), 7-2

189: Ben Grisz (St. Marks) dec. Joe Heindle (Broken Arrow), 5-1

215: Cody Dauphin (El Reno) dec. Zach James (Del City), 6-2

285: Derrick Jackson (Del City) dec. Michael Reed (Ardmore), 3-2

103 Pounds
1st      Eric Simons (Bowie)
2nd     Shane Thomas (Midwest City)
3rd      Eric Martinez (Bowie)

112 Pounds
1st     Danny Luttrell (Arlington)
2nd     Bryan Osorio (Vista Ridge)
3rd      Austin Mogg (El Reno)

119 Pounds
1st     Willie Gunter (Midwest City)
2nd     Ladd Rupp (Perry)
3rd      Erik Spjut (The Woodlands)

125 Pounds
1st      Nate Moore (Iowa City)
2nd     J. Sandoval (Colley Heritage)
3rd      Drew Partain (Broken Arrow)

130 Pounds
1st      J. Davenport (Sallisaw)
2nd     T. Clipper (Martin)
3rd      Dylan Carew (Iowa City)

135 Pounds
1st      Matt Bryan (Broken Arrow)
2nd     Bobby Barney (Anderson)
3rd      Tyler Carew (Iowa City)

140 Pounds
1st      Dak Adamson (Bishop Lynch)
2nd     Nick Moore (Iowa City)
3rd      Cory Dauphin (El Reno)

145 Pounds
1st      Derek St. John (Iowa City)
2nd     Stephen Swan (Perry)
3rd      Shawn Thomas (Catoosa)

152 Pounds
1st      Mark Meyer (Midwest City)
2nd     Ronnie Balfour (Tulsa)
3rd      David Henry (St. Marks)

160 Pounds
1st      Dallas Bailey (Catoosa)
2nd     Zach White (Woodward)
3rd      Tim Taylor (Noble)

171 Pounds
1st      Grant Gambrall (Iowa City)
2nd     Kyle Blevins (Sapulpa)
3rd      Chad Wright (Norman)

189 Pounds
1st      Ben Grisz (St. Marks)
2nd     Joe Heindle (Broken Arrow)
3rd      Amos Cherry (Coweta)

215 Pounds
1st      Cody Dauphin (El Reno)
2nd     Zach James (Del City)
3rd      Derek Thompson (Marlow)

285 Pounds
1st     Derrick Jackson (Del City)
2nd     Michael Reed (Ardmore)
3rd      Jack Jewell (Norman)

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