Senior captain Mark Budd (Orrville, OH/Orrville) took his third straight UB Open title at 133 pounds, winning a 10-3 decision over the Finger Lakes' Mike Grey. Budd faced three others prior to his championship finish, coasting through with a fall over Edinboro's Pat Wayne in the opening round, only to be awarded a technical fall over Lock Haven's Erik Smith, 18-2, in the quarterfinals. True freshman Corey Greene (Bennington, Vermont/Mt. Anthony Union) looked as though he would face Budd in the finals, but was bumped by Grey, 9-5. Greene rebounded to claim fourth in his first collegiate open.
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Ryan Needle
At the 141 weight class, junior Ryan Needle (Newfane, NY/Newfane) began his highly-anticipated 2006-07 campaign with his first UB Open title. Needle, the third-seed, defeated Bloomburg's George Hickman in a 8-4 final decision, while downing a Mid-American Conference rival in Ohio's Kevin Christensen by a 12-4 count.
Following a redshirt campaign a season ago, sophomore Scott Rendos (Brockway, PA/Brockway) took home his first UB Open first-place trophy as he dominated the 157 field. Following a 17-0 technical fall in the quarterfinals, top-seeded Rendos took out second-seed Alex Conover of CCM with another technical fall, 16-1. Junior Mike Ragusa (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro) displayed a balance effort in taking his first open title. The junior grappler handed Ohio's Anthony Cirany a 6-4 decision loss.
Juniors Mickey Moran (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler Area) and Nate Rock (Ephrata, PA/ Ephrata) were seeded first and second, respectively, so there was no surprise that they saw each other in the finals at 174. In the end, Rock would take the title, while Moran would settle for second.
Also placing for UB was redshirt freshman Ricky Scott (Walden, NY/Valley Central), who took second in the 184 weight class; senior 197-pounder Ray Lamb (Mays Landing, NJ/Absegami), junior heavyweight Jeff Parker (Foxboro, MA/Foxboro), and redshirt freshman 149-pounder Jason Hilliard (Genoa, NY/Southern Cayuga), who each took fourth; and junior 157-pounder Steven Muldrow (Cincinnati, OH/Summit Country Day) and freshman 197-pounder Jimmy Hamel (Natick, MA/Natick), who each took fifth.
The Bulls next compete at the Oklahoma Gold Classic in Brockport, NY on Saturday, Nov. 11. The meet is scheduled to begin at 10:00 am.
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