Anthony Cassioppi, Nelson Brands, Vince Turk and Zach Axmear won titles at the Lindenwood Open in St. Charles, MO.
The Iowa Wrestling Recruiting Class of 2018 had a great day with Cassioppi and Brands both winning titles in impressive fashion. Cassioppi dominated the field at Hwt. After a 9-1 major decision, Cassioppi pinned his next three opponents including Gannon Gremmel of Iowa State in the finals in 4:20. With his four pins last week in winning the Grand View Open, Cassioppi is now 8-0 on the season with seven pins and a major decision. Of his seven pins, six were in the first period and one in the second period.
Nelson Brands won the title at a tough 165 lbs. weight class. In the first two rounds, Brands scored a 20-4 tech fall and a 10-5 decision . In the semifinals, Brands defeated former Iowa Hawkeye Joey Gunther 3-1. Gunther was an NCAA Qualifier for Iowa the last two years before transferring from Iowa to Illinois. Brands then defeated Dan Braunagel of Illinois in the finals, 3-1.
Turk defeated Ian Parker of Iowa State 6-5 to capture the title at 141. Also at 141, Carter Happel placed fourth. Jeren Glosser placed second at 157, Keegan Shaw place third at 157, and Paul Glynn placed fifth at 133. Perez Perez (125), Preston Stephenson (157), Jeremiah Moody (157), Tristan McDonald (165) and Cade Brownlee (197) did not place.
In the Fresh/Soph division, Zach Axmear had a very impressive tournament in winning the title at 149. Axmear recorded two falls and two tech falls.
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
Black Division (Fresh/Soph) 149
- Champ. Round 1 – Zach Axmear (Iowa) won by fall over Austin Landow (Lindenwood (Mo.)) (Fall 5:17)
- Champ. Round 2 – Zach Axmear (Iowa) won by fall over Noah Nemer (Iowa State) (Fall 1:26)
- Quarterfinal – Zach Axmear (Iowa) won by fall over Eddie Ordonez (Illinois) (Fall 5:34)
- Semifinal – Zach Axmear (Iowa) won by tech fall over Keenan Graef (Benedictine College) (TF 19-1)
- 1st Place Match – Zach Axmear (Iowa) won by fall over Nathan Swartz (Northern Illinois) (Fall 2:56)
Gold Division (Open) 125
- Champ. Round 1 – Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) won by decision over Perez Perez (Iowa) (Dec 7-3)
- Cons. Round 1 – Perez Perez (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Kevin Radcliff (Iowa Central Community College) won by decision over Perez Perez (Iowa) (Dec 3-2)
Gold Division (Open) 133
- Champ. Round 1 – Paul Glynn (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Paul Glynn (Iowa) won by decision over Tanner Hitchcock (Lindenwood (Mo.)) (Dec 6-2)
- Semifinal – Danny Swan (Lindenwood (Mo.)) won by decision over Paul Glynn (Iowa) (Dec 2-1)
- Cons. Semi – Todd Small (Cyclone RTC) won by decision over Paul Glynn (Iowa) (Dec 7-3)
- 5th Place Match – Paul Glynn (Iowa) won by major decision over Charles McNeal (McKendree University) (Maj 10-1)
Gold Division (Open) 141
- Champ. Round 1 – Carter Happel (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Carter Happel (Iowa) won by major decision over Sam Ritchie (Missouri) (Maj 18-6)
- Quarterfinal – Carter Happel (Iowa) won by major decision over Tyler Stegall (Maryville University) (Maj 18-7)
- Semifinal – Ian Parker (Iowa State) won by decision over Carter Happel (Iowa) (Dec 10-3)
- Cons. Round 4 – Carter Happel (Iowa) won by major decision over Alec McKenna (Northwestern) (Maj 14-3)
- 3rd Place Match – Quinn Kinner (Ohio State) won by decision over Carter Happel (Iowa) (Dec 9-7)
Gold Division (Open) 141
- Champ. Round 1 – Vince Turk (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Vince Turk (Iowa) won by decision over Parker Bohannan (Oklahoma City) (Dec 2-0)
- Quarterfinal – Vince Turk (Iowa) won by decision over Ryan Leisure (Iowa State) (Dec 10-3)
- Semifinal – Vince Turk (Iowa) won by major decision over Quinn Kinner (Ohio State) (Maj 10-2)
- 1st Place Match – Vince Turk (Iowa) won by decision over Ian Parker (Iowa State) (Dec 6-5)
Gold Division (Open) 157
- Champ. Round 1 – Preston Stephenson (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Eric Barone (Illinois) won by decision over Preston Stephenson (Iowa) (Dec 12-5)
- Cons. Round 2 – Preston Stephenson (Iowa) won by decision over Kyle Lee (Williams Baptist) (Dec 8-4)
- Cons. Round 3 – Justin Ruffin (Southern Illinois Edwardsville) won by major decision over Preston Stephenson (Iowa) (Maj 14-1)
Gold Division (Open) 157
- Champ. Round 1 – Keegan Shaw (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – David Carr (Iowa State) won by decision over Keegan Shaw (Iowa) (Dec 11-4)
- Cons. Round 2 – Keegan Shaw (Iowa) won by fall over Chris Gillesse (McKendree University) (Fall 2:00)
- Cons. Round 3 – Keegan Shaw (Iowa) won by decision over Qiante Wagner (McKendree University) (Dec 8-2)
- Cons. Round 4 – Keegan Shaw (Iowa) won by fall over Nick McGhee (Maryville University) (Fall 2:04)
- Consolation 1st – Keegan Shaw (Iowa) won by decision over Lane Stigall (Missouri) (Dec 10-6)
Gold Division (Open) 157
- Champ. Round 1 – Jeremiah Moody (Iowa) won by decision over Matt Pratt (Maryville University) (Dec 2-0)
- Champ. Round 2 – Jeremiah Moody (Iowa) won by tech fall over Shaylan Loomis (Lindenwood – Belleville (Ill.)) (TF 20-5)
- Quarterfinal – Erich Byelick (Northwestern) won by decision over Jeremiah Moody (Iowa) (Dec 5-4)
- Cons. Round 3 – Tyler Mann (Ouachita Baptist University) won by decision over Jeremiah Moody (Iowa) (Dec 8-3)
Gold Division (Open) 157
- Champ. Round 1 – Jeren Glosser (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Jeren Glosser (Iowa) won by fall over Lane Stigall (Missouri) (Fall 4:54)
- Quarterfinal – Jeren Glosser (Iowa) won by decision over Johnny Mologousis (Illinois) (Dec 9-5)
- Semifinal – Jeren Glosser (Iowa) won by fall over Eric Barone (Illinois) (Fall 6:35)
- 1st Place Match – David Carr (Iowa State) won by decision over Jeren Glosser (Iowa) (Dec 7-3)
Gold Division (Open) 165
- Champ. Round 1 – Dan Braunagel (Illinois) won by tech fall over Tristan McDonald (Iowa) (TF 21-2)
- Cons. Round 1 – Tristan McDonald (Iowa) won by medical forfeit over Ron Evans (Lindenwood – Belleville (Ill.)) (MFF)
- Cons. Round 2 – Tyler Harrington (Maryville University) won by decision over Tristan McDonald (Iowa) (Dec 8-2)
Gold Division (Open) 165
- Champ. Round 1 – Nelson Brands (Iowa) won by tech fall over Tim McCarthy (Illinois) (TF 20-4)
- Quarterfinal – Nelson Brands (Iowa) won by decision over Kyle Jolas (Lindenwood (Mo.)) (Dec 10-5)
- Semifinal – Nelson Brands (Iowa) won by decision over Joseph Gunther (Illinois) (Dec 3-1)
- 1st Place Match – Nelson Brands (Iowa) won by decision over Dan Braunagel (Illinois) (Dec 3-1)
Gold Division (Open) 197
- Champ. Round 1 – William Miklus (Iowa State) won by fall over Cade Brownlee (Iowa) (Fall 0:25)
- Cons. Round 1 – Drew Mccollum (Hannibal-LaGrange (MO)) won by fall over Cade Brownlee (Iowa) (Fall 1:24)
Gold Division (Open) 285
- Champ. Round 1 – Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) won by major decision over Jacob Bohlken (Missouri) (Maj 9-1)
- Quarterfinal – Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) won by fall over Dustin Politte (Maryville University) (Fall 1:08)
- Semifinal – Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) won by fall over Colton McKiernan (Southern Illinois Edwardsville) (Fall 2:03)
- 1st Place Match – Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) won by fall over Gannon Gremmel (Iowa State) (Fall 4:20)
