Jaggers (Fr., Bedford, Ohio/St. Peter Chanel), who recorded falls in both of his matches Saturday, went on to defeat OSU teammate Jordin Humphrey (Jr., Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North), 10-2, in the semifinals of the championship bracket. In the championship match, Jaggers downed No. 1 seed Darren McKnight of Michigan State, 6-3, for his first MSU Open title.
Humphrey was fifth at 149 after defeating Michigan State's Nick Fallico, 7-0.
Alex Picazo (Jr., Columbus, Ohio/Grandview), a No. 4 seed, gained a third-place finish at 184 after recording a 10-6 win in opening action Sunday. Benefiting from a win via injury default, Picazo advanced to the third-place match and secured the victory after pinning Central Michigan's Christian Sinnott 2:27 into the contest.
True freshmen Reece Humphrey (133) and Corey Morrison (197) made their OSU debuts with a third and sixth-place showing, respectively. After defeating Purdue's Sean Schmaltz, 4-3, and Daniel Quintela of Northwestern, 5-2, Reece Humphrey (Fr., Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North) scored a 5-0 win over Central Michigan's Connor Beebe as a fifth seed. Morrison (Fr., Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights) finished sixth after dropping a 13-3 decision to Casey White of Michigan and a 9-3 result to Jeff Clemens of Michigan State.
Keegan Mueller (So., Dallas, Texas/Highland Park) finished seventh at 165 when Findlay's Adam Morris injury defaulted.
"I saw them improving as the tournament went on," Russ Hellickson, head coach, said. "J (Jaggers) was pretty dominant throughout the tournament. He did a great job in the finals. It was nice to see Reece and Alex come back and take third. We improved as the competition progressed and I am pleased with that."
Ohio State is back in action at the Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 2-3. The Buckeyes will compete at the Cashman Center before kicking off their dual meet schedule at Missouri at 2 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo.
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