Nov. 20, 2005
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue grapplers shined in the 141-pound bracket at the Body Bar Invitational at Cornell University on Saturday, sending two wrestlers to the championship match en route to a fourth-place team finish.
Junior Jason Cook defeated freshman Jake Patacsil for the tournament title in the 141-pound division, the only weight class that saw the two participants in the championship match to hail from the same school. In the end, Cook got the best of the matchup, claiming the 141 title with a 16-5 major decision over his younger teammate.
For the Boilermakers, Cook was the only champion and one of eight placers in the tournament. Purdue finished fourth with 89.5 points, while host Cornell took the team championship 138.0 points, thanks to six individual champions. Oregon State finished second with 95.5 points, and Kent State scored 92.0 points for a third-place showing.
On the individual side, joining Cook and Cornell's six champions were title-winners from Pittsburgh, Army and Sacred Heart, each with one champion.
On the awards list for the Boilermakers were Brandon Tucker (125, 5th), Cook, Patacsil, Mark Powell (149, 4th), John DeCeault (165, 6th), Nick Corpe (174, 5th), Nathan Moore (197, 3rd), and Aaron Keough (285, 4th).
The Boilermakers return to action on Dec. 2-3 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, where Purdue will send nine wrestlers into action in a field consisting of numerous ranked teams and individuals.
125 - Brandon Tucker (#4 Seed) -- 5th Place----------------------------------------------------------Mike Rodriguez, Cornell ............... W ....... MD 8-0Steve Mytych, Drexel .................. L ....... D 4-5Chris Clark, Slippery Rock ............ W ....... D 6-0James Knox, Maryland .................. W ....... D 7-3William Simpson, Army ................. L ....... D 5-6#20 Chad Sportelli, Kent State ........ W ....... MED DFT
125 - Jeff Price----------------------------------------------------------Eric Stevenson, Oregon State .......... L ....... MD 7-20James Knox, Maryland .................. L ....... D 4-8
141 - Jason Cook -- 1st Place----------------------------------------------------------Zach Gill, Slippery Rock .............. W ....... TF 15-0Tony Severo, Army ..................... W ....... D 12-8Kyle Larson, Oregon State ............. W ....... DFLTJake Patacsil, Purdue ................. W ....... MD 16-5
141 - Jake Patacsil (4th Seed) -- 2nd Place----------------------------------------------------------Steve Fehnel, Maryland ................ W ....... D 6-1Chris Davis, Sacred Heart ............. W ....... TF 18-2#12 Ron Tarquinio, Pittsburgh ......... W ....... D 13-7Jason Cook, Purdue .................... W ....... MD 5-16
149 - Mark Powell -- 4th Place----------------------------------------------------------Mark Getto, Sacred Heart .............. W ....... TF 24-7Chris Remminger, Drexel ............... W ....... D 3-0Patrick Simpson, Army ................. L ....... D 2-8Derek Kipperberg, Oregon State ........ W ....... D 5-3Andrew Schiaffer, Maryland ............ L ....... F 0:38
157 - Jake Murphy----------------------------------------------------------Anthony Hook, Oregon State ............ L ....... D 1-3Mike McGill, Maryland ................. W ....... D 6-0#20 Sherwood Fendryk, Sacred Heart .... L ....... D 6-8
165 - John DeCeault (3rd Seed) -- 6th Place----------------------------------------------------------Tim Allen, Pitt ....................... W ....... F 2:40Dave Post, Cornell .................... L ....... F 4:10Brian Lockard, Ithaca ................. W ....... F 0:49Adam DeCosmo, Maryland ................ W ....... D 7-6** DeCeault pulled out of tournament due to injury
174 - Nick Corpe -- 5th Place----------------------------------------------------------Michael Moore, Cornell ................ W ....... D 3-2Nick Kozar, Drexel .................... L ..sv3.. D 6-7Nick Padezan, Pitt .................... W ....... D 3-1Jeremy Larson, Oregon State ........... W ....... D 3-2Jerimiah Frederick, Slippery Rock ..... L ....... D 0-6Matthias Keib, Ithaca ................. W ....... D 5-2
174 - Nick Skinner----------------------------------------------------------John Mathias, Army .................... W ....... MD 10-2Jerimiah Frederick, Slippery Rock ..... L ....... D 2-9Jeremy Larson, Oregon State ........... L ....... D 6-9
197 - Nathan Moore (2nd Seed) - 3rd Place----------------------------------------------------------Aradian Ramadani, Kent State .......... W ....... F 2:51Dan Pitsch, Oregon State .............. L ....... D 4-5Jon Oplinger, Drexel .................. W ....... D 9-2Aradian Ramadani, Kent State .......... W ....... D 8-6
285 - Aaron Keough (3rd Seed) - 4th Place----------------------------------------------------------Dave Paniccia, Sacred Heart ........... W ....... MD 9-1Willie Leonard, Kent State ............ W ....... D 4-1#15 Ty Watterson, Oregon State ........ L ....... D 2-7Nathan Thobaben, Army ................. W ....... D 7-5Willie Leonard, Kent State ............ L ....... D 0-2