Michigan
Cleveland State
Wolverines Cruise to 29-9 Victory at Cleveland State
1/5/2002 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan wrestling team continued its perfect dual meet season with a 29-9 win over Cleveland State on Saturday (Jan. 5) at CSU's Woodling Gymnasium. The Wolverines won eight of the 10 individual matches in the victory.
Michigan (4-0) took the early lead after back-to-back wins by senior captain Andy Hrovat (Gates Mills, Ohio/St. Edward HS) and junior Kyle Smith (Butte, Mont./Butte HS). With the meet starting at 184 pounds, fourth-ranked Hrovat squared off against Joe Phillips and earned the 9-3 decision victory. Building on the Wolverines' lead, ninth-ranked Smith earned a 7-5 decision over Stipe Miocic at 197 pounds to give Michigan the 6-0 advantage.
At heavyweight, fifth-year senior Aaron Walter (Jackson, Mich./East Jackson HS) started in his second consecutive dual meet, but 17th-ranked Russ Davie pulled out a 6-0 decision over Walter to put the Vikings on the board, cutting the Wolverines' lead to three points.
At the 125-pound weight class, 13th-ranked A.J. Grant (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston HS) earned the 6-2 decision victory over Rocco Mansueto, and at 133 pounds, 10th-ranked Foley Dowd (Howell, N.J./The Peddie School) narrowly edged 14th-ranked Phil Mansueto by a 3-2 margin.
For the second consecutive night, the Wolverines did not weigh in a wrestler at 141 pounds, giving Cleveland State's 15th-ranked Nick Boucher the forfeit victory. With the six points added to the Vikings' team score, Michigan's lead was cut to 12-9.
The Wolverines cruised through the final four matches with impressive victories by junior Mike Kulczycki (North Royalton, Ohio/St. Edward HS), freshman Ryan Bertin (Broadview Heights, Ohio/St. Edward HS), senior Charles Martelli (Naperville, Ill./North HS), and sixth-year senior Otto Olson (Everett, Wash./Everett HS). Kulczycki came out strongly in the 149-pound match, earning a 18-8 major decision over Anthony Coleman. At 157 pounds, eighth-ranked Bertin earned his first dual meet fall, pinning Cleveland State's Mike Smith at the 4:59 mark in the bout. At 165 pounds, 13th-ranked Martelli wrestled a close match against Jason Effner, pulling out a 3-2 decision victory, and in the meet's final match, at 174 pounds, second-ranked Olson earned a 14-5 major decision over No. 16 Gerald Harris, giving the Wolverines the final 29-9 score.
Next up for Michigan will be a trip west to face Oregon and Oregon State next weekend. On Friday (Jan. 11), the Wolverines will be in Eugene, Ore., squaring off against Oregon in a 7:30 p.m. PST meet, and on Saturday (Jan. 12), Michigan will meet Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore., for a 1 p.m. PST meet.
#3 Michigan 29, Cleveland State 9
(Individual rankings from Intermat, 1/2/02)
| 184 -- #4 Andy Hrovat (U-M) dec. Joe Phillips, 9-3 | U-M, 3-0 |
| 197 -- #9 Kyle Smith (U-M) dec. Stipe Miocic, 7-5 | U-M, 6-0 |
| Hwt -- #17 Russ Davie (CSU) dec. Aaron Walter, 6-0 | U-M, 6-3 |
| 125 -- #13 A.J. Grant (U-M) dec. Rocco Mansueto, 6-2 | U-M, 9-3 |
| 133 -- #10 Foley Dowd (U-M) dec. #14 Phil Mansueto, 3-2 | U-M, 12-3 |
| 141 -- #15 Nick Boucher (CSU) won by forfeit | U-M, 12-9 |
| 149 -- #8 Mike Kulczycki (U-M) major dec. Anthony Coleman, 18-8 | U-M, 16-9 |
| 157 -- #5 Ryan Bertin (U-M) pinned Mike Smith, 4:59 | U-M, 22-9 |
| 165 -- #13 Charles Martelli (U-M) dec. Jason Effner, 3-2 | U-M, 25-9 |
| 174 -- #2 Otto Olson (U-M) major dec. Gerald Harris, 14-5 | U-M, 29-9 |
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