Two Tech grapplers win titles at the Storm Open

Dunn and Forsythe bring home their first titles as Hokies

December 3, 2016

PAINESVILLE, Ohio - True freshmen KT Forsythe and Andrew Dunn both took home individual titles representing the No. 6 Virginia Tech wrestling team at the Lake Erie Storm Open on Saturday.

Forsythe took first at 157 pounds while Dunn, wrestling unattached, claimed the heavyweight title. Dunn registered his first individual title as a Hokie with a 3-1 sudden victory. Freshman Kyle Norstrem was the next highest finisher for the Hokies, placing third with 16.5 team bonus points at 125.

At 141 pounds, after falling in his first round match, freshman Brent Moore picked three-consecutive pins before taking a 3-0 decision in the consolation semis. Moore went on to finish with a 5-1 record.

125 - Kyle Norstrem (unattached) Third Place
Round 1 - major decision over Anthony Jagel (Notre Dame College), 12-0
Quarterfinal - tech fall over Louie Lachappelle (Baldwin Wallace University), 19-1
Semifinal - Ivan McClay (Notre Dame College) won by decision over Norstrem, 7-1
3rd Place Match - fall over Spencer Dusi (Cleveland State), 3:00

141 - Brendan Ryan
Round 1 - decision over Brad Kakos (Wheeling Jesuit), 5-2
Round 2 - Ethan McCoy (Kent State) won by major decision over Ryan, 12-2
Cons. Round 2 - Anthony Foggia (Cleveland State) won by decision over Ryan, 11-5

141 - Brent Moore (unattached) Fifth Place
Round 1 - Daniel Romero (Wheeling Jesuit) won by decision over Moore, 7-4
Cons. Round 1 - Bye
Cons. Round 2 - fall over Chayse Csongedi (Lake Erie College), 1:37
Cons. Round 3 - fall over Anthony Foggia (Cleveland State), 1:28
Cons. Round 4 - fall over Josh Davis (Lake Erie College), 0:16
Cons. Semi - decision over Brandon Tenney (Wheeling Jesuit), 3-0
5th Place Match - fall over Kizhan Clarke (American University), 4:33

149 - Jarret Degen (unattached): Sixth place
Round 1 - tech fall over Gary Byas Iii (Ashland) (TF 16-0)
Round 2 - Dominick Nania (Wheeling Jesuit) fall over Degen, 2:05
Cons. Round 2 - tie breaker - 1 over Dakotah Goff (Wheeling Jesuit), 6-4
Cons. Round 3 - decision over Tyler Brewer (Davenport University), 5-4
Cons. Round 4 - won by forfeit over Skyler Terrell (Wheeling Jesuit)
Cons. Semi - tech fall over Matteos Lozier (Virginia Tech), 15-0
5th Place Match - Ryan Ford (Cleveland State) won by decision over Degen, 15-10

149 - Matteos Lozier: Eighth place
Round 1 - Ryan Ford (Cleveland State) won by decision over Lozier, 8-7
Cons. Round 1 - Bye
Cons. Round 2 - fall over Alex Forrest (Mercyhurst), 1:05
Cons. Round 3 - decision over Nico O`Dor (Kent State), 4-3
Cons. Round 4 - sudden victory - 2 over Rj LaBeef (Cleveland State), 7-5
Cons. Semi - Jarret Degen (Virginia Tech) won by tech fall over Lozier, 15-0

157 - KT Forsythe: First Place
Round 1 - Bye
Round 2 - decision over Greg Brusco (Wheeling Jesuit), 6-3
Quarterfinal - fall over Hayden Cregg (Davenport University), 2:48
Semifinal - decision over Devin Austin (Pitt-Johnstown), 3-2
1st Place Match - decision over Conner Nemec (Lake Erie College), 5-3

174 - Cody Hughes (unattached): Fifth Place
Round 1 - maj. decision over Chris Morrow (Cleveland State), 17-5
Round 2 - tech fall over Christopher Cooper (Davenport University), 18-0
Quarterfinal - Jesse Palser (Lake Erie College) won by decision over Hughes, 5-3
Cons. Round 4 - decision over Robert Rivera (Notre Dame College), 4-3
Cons. Semi - major decision over Christopher Cooper (Davenport University), 14-4
5th Place Match - won by forfeit over Christian Price (Ashland)

285 - Andrew Dunn (unattached): First Place
Round 1 - Bye
Round 2 - fall over Collin Shirley (Baldwin Wallace University), 5:50
Quarterfinal - decision over Maxwell Lacey (Wheeling Jesuit), 5-4
Semifinal - fall over Zach Wood (Lake Erie College), 1:33
1st Place Match - sudden victory - 1 over Jacob Scanlan (American University), 3-1

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