CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Competing unattached at 133 pounds, Old Dominion freshman Brandon James placed third at the Cleveland State Open out of 16 wrestlers in his weight class.
James opened up the tournament with a fifty-second fall over Lock Haven's Lewis Williams before besting Notre Dame's David Bavery, 8-6, in the quarterfinal round. In the semis, James dropped a narrow 5-4 decision to eventual champion Ben Lamantia of Michigan. James went on to secure third place with a dominant 17-2 tech fall over Ohio's Joel Shump.
Competing in the 157 bracket, Austin Eads defeated Bloomsurg's Ryan Dougherty, 4-2, in the first round before falling to Gardner-Webb's Kyle Ash, 8-3, in round two. Eads reeled off three wins in a row in the consolation bracket before losing to Ash again in a consolation rematch.
Also securing victories in the event were Steven Simpson (2-2 at 125), Josh Markham (1-2 at 133), Blake Sutherland (1-2 at 165) and Andrew Snyder (1-2 at 285).
Buddy Scarborough (141), Tanner Stephens (141), Terrell Forbes (157) and Jared Swan (165) also competed for Old Dominion.
COMPLETE ODU RESULTS
Open 125 - Steven Simpson's place is unknown and has scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Steven Simpson (Old Dominion) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Mitchel Rogaliner (Michigan State) won by decision over Steven Simpson (Old Dominion) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Steven Simpson (Old Dominion) won by fall over Keanan Bottorf (Lock Haven) (Fall 3:50)
Cons. Round 3 - Steven Simpson (Old Dominion) won by fall over Terrell Grant (Cleveland State) (Fall 6:38)
Cons. Round 4 - Justin Patrick (Buffalo) won by decision over Steven Simpson (Old Dominion) (Dec 9-2)
Open 133 - Josh Markham's place is unknown and has scored 1.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Salvatore Profaci (Michigan) won by decision over Josh Markham (Old Dominion) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Josh Markham (Old Dominion) won by major decision over Stephen Corasaniti (Shorter University) (Maj 14-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Ziegler (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Josh Markham (Old Dominion) (Dec 6-3)
Open 133 - Brandon James's place is 3rd and has scored 14.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon James (Old Dominion) won by fall over Lewis Williams (Lock Haven) (Fall 0:50)
Quarterfinal - Brandon James (Old Dominion) won by decision over David Bavery (Notre Dame) (Dec 8-6)
Semifinal - Ben Lamantia (Michigan) won by decision over Brandon James (Old Dominion) (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match - Brandon James (Old Dominion) won by tech fall over Joel Shump (Ohio) (TF 17-2)
Open 141 - Tanner Stephens's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Tanner Stephens (Old Dominion) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Garth Yenter (Michigan State) won by decision over Tanner Stephens (Old Dominion) (Dec 9-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Dallas Roemer (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Tanner Stephens (Old Dominion) (Dec 7-6)
Open 141 - Buddy Scarborough's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Malik Amine (Michigan) won by decision over Buddy Scarborough (Old Dominion) (Dec 10-7)
Cons. Round 1 - Buddy Scarborough (Old Dominion) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Nicholas Burg (Eastern Michigan) won by decision over Buddy Scarborough (Old Dominion) (Dec 10-6)
Open 157 - Terrell Forbes's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Joshua Pennell (Michigan State) won by fall over Terrell Forbes (Old Dominion) (Fall 3:33)
Cons. Round 1 - Cole Graves (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Terrell Forbes (Old Dominion) (Dec 8-7)
Open 157 - Austin Eads's place is 8th and has scored 7.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Austin Eads (Old Dominion) won by decision over Ryan Dougherty (Bloomsburg) (Dec 4-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Ash (Gardner-Webb) won by decision over Austin Eads (Old Dominion) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Austin Eads (Old Dominion) won by decision over Cole Graves (Gardner-Webb) (Dec 19-15)
Cons. Round 3 - Austin Eads (Old Dominion) won by decision over John Vaughn (Cleveland State) (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Round 4 - Austin Eads (Old Dominion) won by medical forfeit over Chase Delande (Edinboro) (MFF)
Cons. Semi - Kyle Ash (Gardner-Webb) won in tie breaker - 1 over Austin Eads (Old Dominion) (TB-1 4-3)
Open 165 - Jared Swan's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Devin Skatzka (Indiana) won by tech fall over Jared Swan (Old Dominion) (TF 16-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Jared Swan (Old Dominion) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Jared Walker (Kent State) won by decision over Jared Swan (Old Dominion) (Dec 7-2)
Open 165 - Blake Sutherland's place is unknown and has scored 1.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Blake Sutherland (Old Dominion) won by decision over Trapper Hayes (Notre Dame) (Dec 9-6)
Champ. Round 2 - Garrett Smith (Gannon) won by decision over Blake Sutherland (Old Dominion) (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Travis Lucioous (Notre Dame) won by medical forfeit over Blake Sutherland (Old Dominion) (MFF)
Open 285 - Andrew Snyder's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Snyder (Old Dominion) won by fall over Jack Luciano (Mercyhurst NorthEast) (Fall 1:51)
Quarterfinal - Nick Budd (Gannon) won by fall over Andrew Snyder (Old Dominion) (Fall 1:51)
Cons. Round 2 - Devin King (Ohio) won by decision over Andrew Snyder (Old Dominion) (Dec 10-5)