Dan Gable Open Includes One Titan As Champion
Champion Colten Cashmore was among five UW-Oshkosh wrestlers to finish among the top three places at the Titans' Dan Gable Open on Saturday (Nov. 11) in Kolf Sports Center.
The non-scoring event was held for the 15th consecutive year and featured wrestlers from nine collegiate programs, including NCAA Division II affiliate UW-Parkside, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics member University of the Cumberlands (Ky.), and UW-Oshkosh's NCAA Division III and WIAC rivals UW-Platteville and UW-Stevens Point.
Cashmore went unbeaten in three contests to win the 184-pound weight class. He edged UW-Oshkosh teammate Juwon Anderson, 1-0, for the title after defeating Scott Deluse of the University of the Cumberlands, 5-1, and Taylor Gilardi of Lakeland University, 2-0.
Anderson advanced to the 184-pound final following wins of 5-3 over Dominic Gallo of Harper College (Ill.), 8-6 over Dominic Gunderson of UW-Stevens Point and 4-2 over Micah Linton of the University of the Cumberlands.
Also finishing second for the Titans was Jordan Lemcke at 197 pounds. Lemcke lost his championship contest by a 6-2 result to the University of the Cumberlands' Eric Deluse. Lemcke qualified for the final with a pin of unattached Jake Olson in 4:25 and a 7-2 win over the Milwaukee School of Engineering's Duncan Heath.
UW-Oshkosh had a pair of third-place finishers in John DePersia at 197 pounds and Michael Dunlap at 285.
DePersia compiled a 2-1 record, including a pin of Heath in 2:26 during the third-place match. DePersia bounced back from a pin in 2:37 to Eric Deluse in the opening round with an 11-9 triumph over Olson.
Dunlap won four of his five contests, including a pin of Lakeland University's Michael Grabe in 2:25 during the third-place bout. After losing a 4-3 decision on a tiebreaker to unattached Aaron Johnson in the opening round, Dunlap rattled off victories of 10-7 over UW-Stevens Point's Steve Anderson, 5-3 over unattached Ben Kitslaar and 3-1 (sudden victory) over University of the Cumberland's Devin Morrow.
Taking fourth place for the Titans was Nate Arquinego at 157 pounds. He tallied a 3-2 record after losing his third-place contest by a 10-9 score to Harper College's Tristen Guaman. Arquinego pinned two of his previous four opponents as he stuck UW-Stevens Point's Graysen Sorensen to the mat in 5:57 and UW-Oshkosh teammate Tony Kontney to the surface in 6:35. Arquinego also won a 7-4 decision over UW-Stevens Point's Ben Kasten and suffered a 10-1 loss to UW-Stevens Point's David Granatelli.
UW-Oshkosh's lone fifth-place finish belonged to Corey Knudsen (4-2 record) at 149 pounds.
Placing sixth for the Titans were Anthony Senthavisouk (2-3 record) at 133 pounds, Shane Dziadosz (2-3 record) at 149, Kontney (3-3 record, 3 pins) at 157, Christian Quiles (1-3 record, 1 pin) at 165 and Tory Jandrin (1-3 record) at 285.
The Titans also had Husam Alabed go winless in two matches at 165 pounds.
2017 Dan Gable Open Champions
125: Hayden Lee (University of the Cumberlands)
133: Bobby Uttecht (UW-Stevens Point)
141: Trent Leon (University of the Cumberlands)
149: Tre Leon (University of the Cumberlands)
157: David Granatelli (UW-Stevens Point)
165: Tristan Macri (University of the Cumberlands)
174: Helton Vandenbush (Milwaukee School of Engineering)
184: Colten Cashmore (UW-Oshkosh)
197: Eric Deluse (University of the Cumberlands)
285: Quandre Chisolm (University of the Cumberlands)
UW-Oshkosh journeys to UW-Eau Claire for a dual meet next Saturday (Nov. 18).