Kilgore defeated his fourth nationally ranked opponent of season in the finals, top seeded Joe LeBlance of Wyoming 8-4. LeBlance was ranked fourth in the nation and was Kilgore's closest match of the night. The redshirt sophomore was dominant on the way to the finals with a pin, a technical fall and a major decision. Kilgore is now 10-0 with five pins.
Mitcheff pinned Binghampton's Rob Slavin in his first match and needed overtime to finish off Steve Mytych of Drexel 6-5 in the semifinals. He then downed 18th ranked Kevin Smith of Buffalo 6-3 to improve to 10-0 on the season.
Barlow earned a 9-1 major decision in the semifinals over Ithaca's Matthew Mahon. He then topped 23rd ranked Patrick Gilmore of Maryland 4-2.
Junior transfer Matt Cathell made an impressive debut for the Golden Flashes placing second at 149 pounds. Cathell pinned Ithaca's Blaine Woszczak in the quarterfinals, going 3-1 on the day.
Redshirt freshman Chase Skonieczny also went 3-1 and placed second. He pinned Buffalo's Andrew Schutt in the quarterfinals and had convincing victories of 8-3 and 4-1.
Redshirt freshman Adam Cogar (197) dropped his first match 2-1, but won his next three, including two major decision. matches. He went 4-2 on the day, taking fifth place.
Classmate Keith Witt (174) pinned three opponents, including Steven Cressley of Clarion in 40 seconds. Witt's 4-2 day was good enough for a fifth place.
Sophomore Ross Tice and senior Obie Simpson each made the semifinals at 165. Tice won his first two matches by scores of 10-1 and 11-1. He went 4-1 in his third place finish, improving to 15-4. Simpson also won four matches and was credited with a fourth place.
Redshirt freshman Mallie Shuster (157) pinned Ithaca's Derek Brenon in the quarterfinals on his way to a third place. One of Shuster's four wins came by major decision.
Sophomore Troy Opfer recorded an opening round pin and made his way into the semifinals, before grabbing third place. He finished 4-1 after shutting out Clarion's Joe Waltko. in the consolation finals 3-0.
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