Nov. 15, 2009
Michigan State Open Brackets 
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Bobcats had a very successful day at the 2009 Michigan State Open, with seven wrestlers placing in their respective weight divisions. One Bobcat took home first place and two others earned second, making for an impressive second tournament of the season for the Green and White.
The `Cats started things off the right way Sunday, absolutely dominating the freshman/sophomore division of the 125-lb class. Gabe Ramos (Hopatcong, N.J.) finished in second posting a 4-1 record along the way. Finishing first in the same weight class was Bobcat freshman Kyle Ciccarello (South Euclid, Oh.). Ciccarello went undefeated in the tournament, winning all four of his bouts.
Tim Silvers (Eaton, Oh.) followed the 125-lb class with a success of his own, as he finished in third place of the 133-lb freshman/sophomore division. Silvers posted a 4-1 record on the day, including a 16-2 major decision over a wrestler from host Michigan State.
"Tim (Silvers) did great today," said head coach Joel Greenlee. "He's made some huge gains in the last year. He's moved up a weight class and he needs to keep working at getting stronger, but he has done great for us."
Germane Lindsey (Cincinnati, Oh.) and Darrin Boing (Northfield Center, Oh.) did a very good job in the 141-lb open division, as they placed second and sixth, respectively. Lindsey posted a 3-1 record en route to his second-place finish, pinning Matt Callahan from Appalachian State in just two minutes and 53 seconds. Boing accumulated a 3-2 mark during the tournament, notably winning a close, 7-5 decision over Vince Castillo of conference-rival Northern Illinois.
In the 157-lb open division, Clay Tucker (Martin's Ferry, Ohio) posted a 3-2 ledger en route to finishing fourth. His day consisted of three very solid wins (all decisions by five points or more) over competitors from Indiana, Michigan and Northern Illinois.
The Bobcats were again well-represented in the heavyweight class, as Andy Hartshorn (Reynoldsburg, Oh.) finished in second-place. He posted a 3-1 mark for the second consecutive weekend, besting Ivan Muller (Citadel) 8-2, Joe Fagiano (Indiana) by major decision, 16-4, and Wes Schroeder (Eastern Michigan) 4-2. He lost a close bout in the final of the open heavyweight division, 2-0, to Nathan Everheart of Indiana.
"Andy (Hartshorn) has wrestled really well the last two weekends," said Greenlee. "He and Germane (Lindsey) both placed second in their classes...it was a great performance by both of those guys today."
The next event for Ohio will be when it hosts the Bobcat Duals on December 4. Appalachian State, The Citadel and Cleveland State will be coming to the Convocation Center to square off against the `Cats in Ohio's first dual-meet competition of the season.
