Saturday, November 4
Roanoke, VA
6:00 AM
Oregon State
vs
Southeastern Open
Four Take Southeast Open Titles
November 04, 2023 | Wrestling
SALEM, Va. – Wrapping up the first weekend of action of the season on the east coast, the Oregon State wrestling team had 12 end the day with podium finishes – including four champions - at the Southeast Open.
Gabe Whisenhunt (133) and Trey Muñoz (184) both ran the table and took down ranked opposition on the way to the individual crowns on the afternoon. Travis Wittlake and Mason Reiniche – who was competing unattached – were named co-champs at 174 after agreeing to a no-contest in the championship.
Brandon Kaylor (125), Cleveland Belton (141) and Kekana Fouret (165) followed with second place finishes while Justin Rademacher (197) and Boone McDermott (HWT) had third-place performances.
Whisenhunt started his day with an emphatic major decision before stunning fourth-ranked Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) to clinch his trip to the final. The Corvallis native completed his title with a decision at 10-7 over Mason Liephart. Muñoz – the returning All-American - used consecutive majors and consecutive decisions to win his crown.
Kaylor fell in sudden victory in the final after starting his day with a technical fall and a close win at decision to clinch a spot in the first final while Belton was edged by a 6-5 line to 22nd-ranked Jordan Titus, which came after a sudden victory win in the semifinal round. Fouret used back-to-back falls and a decision before falling in the final round.
Beavs finished with third places at 197 and heavyweight as Rademacher and McDermott both clinched with sizable wins with major decisions.
At 149, Austin Scott had a 1-3 day, winning by fall in his first bout before bowing out to Virginia's Erik Roggie. Murphy Menke (157), TJ McDonnell (174) and Asher Ruchti (197) finished with identical 1-2 marks.
Oregon State will return to action on November 19 when they travel to eighth-ranked Iowa for a dual with the Hawkeyes. The first bout from Carver-Hawkeye Arena is slated for 10 a.m. PT and can be seen on BTN+.
Results
Brandon Kaylor – 125 (runner-up)
Kaylor TF William Finnerty (Limestone) 20-3, 3:24
Kaylor DEC Mac Cafurello (Roanoke) 5-4
Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) SV Kaylor 4-1
Gabe Whisenhunt – 133 (Champion)
Whisenhunt MD Aidan O'Shea (Franklin & Marshall) 10-1
Whisenhunt DEC 4 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 10-9
Whisenhunt DEC Mason Leiphart (Franklin & Marshall) 10-7
Cleveland Belton – 141 (runner-up)
Belton DEC Kyren Butler (Virginia) 8-5
Belton FALL Bryce Kresho (Franklin & Marshall) 7-1, 3:40
Belton SV Chris Rivera (Campbell) 2-1
22 Jordan Titus (West Virginia) DEC Belton 6-5
Austin Scott – 149
Scott FALL Jacob Pail (Tiffin) 16-4, 7:00
Isaiah Delgado (Utah Valley) MD Scott 17-3
Scott FALL Mikey Glynos (American) 15-1, 6:13
Erik Roggie (Virginia) TF Scott 17-0, 5:32
Murphy Menke – 157
Tyson Humphreys (Utah Valley) DEC Menke 9-6
Menke DEC Noah Frack (Davidson) 10-3
Kyler Lake (Utah Valley) DEC Menke 6-5
Kekana Fouret – 165 (runner-up)
Fouret FALL 28 Nick Hamilton (Virginia) 3-0, :58
Fouret FALL Sean O'Dwyer (Ohio) 7-1, 3:44
Fouret DEC Jack Blumer (West Virginia) 9-2
Garrett Thompson (Ohio) DEC Fouret 7-1
TJ McDonnell – 174
McDonnell MFF Brody Conley (West Virginia) 3-2, 4:08
Mason Reiniche (unattached) DEC McDonnell 7-0
Kolton Clark (Virginia Tech) Fall TJ McDonnell 2-3, :35
Travis Wittlake – 174 (co-Champion)
Wittlake FALL Garrett Starks (Limestone) 11-0, 2:44
Wittlake TF Nolan O'Boyle (unattached) 18-3
Wittlake DEC Mark Takara (Utah Valley) 2-0
Wittlake DEC Austin Murray (Campbell) 2-1
Wittlake no contest Mason Reiniche (unattached)
Trey Muñoz – 184 (Champion)
Muñoz MD Conor Maslanek (Campbell) 11-1
Muñoz MD James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) 18-5
Muñoz DEC 26 Dennis Robin (West Virginia) 8-4
Muñoz DEC Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech) 8-2
Justin Rademacher – 197 (third place)
Thomas Stewart (Virginia Tech) MD Rademacher 13-5
Rademacher FALL Isaac Dolph (VMI) 6-1 1:21
Rademacher MD Asher Ruchti (Oregon State) 11-2
Rademacher DEC Colden Dorfman (Virginia) 12-7
Rademacher DEC 28 Austin Cooley (West Virginia) 4-2
Rademacher MD 32 John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall) 14-4
Asher Ruchti – 197
Ruchti FALL Jack Trautman III (Limestone) 3-0, 1:50
John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall) DEC Ruchti 7-4
Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) MD Ruchti 11-2
Boone McDermott – HWT (third place)
McDermott FALL Spencer Dacus (Life University) 6-1, 1:00
Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) FALL McDermott 4-1, 6:26
McDermott FALL Tyler Mousaw (VMI) 9-2, 1:27
McDermott MD Zane Lanham (Life) 16-3
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
Gabe Whisenhunt (133) and Trey Muñoz (184) both ran the table and took down ranked opposition on the way to the individual crowns on the afternoon. Travis Wittlake and Mason Reiniche – who was competing unattached – were named co-champs at 174 after agreeing to a no-contest in the championship.
Brandon Kaylor (125), Cleveland Belton (141) and Kekana Fouret (165) followed with second place finishes while Justin Rademacher (197) and Boone McDermott (HWT) had third-place performances.
Whisenhunt started his day with an emphatic major decision before stunning fourth-ranked Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) to clinch his trip to the final. The Corvallis native completed his title with a decision at 10-7 over Mason Liephart. Muñoz – the returning All-American - used consecutive majors and consecutive decisions to win his crown.
Kaylor fell in sudden victory in the final after starting his day with a technical fall and a close win at decision to clinch a spot in the first final while Belton was edged by a 6-5 line to 22nd-ranked Jordan Titus, which came after a sudden victory win in the semifinal round. Fouret used back-to-back falls and a decision before falling in the final round.
Beavs finished with third places at 197 and heavyweight as Rademacher and McDermott both clinched with sizable wins with major decisions.
At 149, Austin Scott had a 1-3 day, winning by fall in his first bout before bowing out to Virginia's Erik Roggie. Murphy Menke (157), TJ McDonnell (174) and Asher Ruchti (197) finished with identical 1-2 marks.
Oregon State will return to action on November 19 when they travel to eighth-ranked Iowa for a dual with the Hawkeyes. The first bout from Carver-Hawkeye Arena is slated for 10 a.m. PT and can be seen on BTN+.
Results
Brandon Kaylor – 125 (runner-up)
Kaylor TF William Finnerty (Limestone) 20-3, 3:24
Kaylor DEC Mac Cafurello (Roanoke) 5-4
Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) SV Kaylor 4-1
Gabe Whisenhunt – 133 (Champion)
Whisenhunt MD Aidan O'Shea (Franklin & Marshall) 10-1
Whisenhunt DEC 4 Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) 10-9
Whisenhunt DEC Mason Leiphart (Franklin & Marshall) 10-7
Cleveland Belton – 141 (runner-up)
Belton DEC Kyren Butler (Virginia) 8-5
Belton FALL Bryce Kresho (Franklin & Marshall) 7-1, 3:40
Belton SV Chris Rivera (Campbell) 2-1
22 Jordan Titus (West Virginia) DEC Belton 6-5
Austin Scott – 149
Scott FALL Jacob Pail (Tiffin) 16-4, 7:00
Isaiah Delgado (Utah Valley) MD Scott 17-3
Scott FALL Mikey Glynos (American) 15-1, 6:13
Erik Roggie (Virginia) TF Scott 17-0, 5:32
Murphy Menke – 157
Tyson Humphreys (Utah Valley) DEC Menke 9-6
Menke DEC Noah Frack (Davidson) 10-3
Kyler Lake (Utah Valley) DEC Menke 6-5
Kekana Fouret – 165 (runner-up)
Fouret FALL 28 Nick Hamilton (Virginia) 3-0, :58
Fouret FALL Sean O'Dwyer (Ohio) 7-1, 3:44
Fouret DEC Jack Blumer (West Virginia) 9-2
Garrett Thompson (Ohio) DEC Fouret 7-1
TJ McDonnell – 174
McDonnell MFF Brody Conley (West Virginia) 3-2, 4:08
Mason Reiniche (unattached) DEC McDonnell 7-0
Kolton Clark (Virginia Tech) Fall TJ McDonnell 2-3, :35
Travis Wittlake – 174 (co-Champion)
Wittlake FALL Garrett Starks (Limestone) 11-0, 2:44
Wittlake TF Nolan O'Boyle (unattached) 18-3
Wittlake DEC Mark Takara (Utah Valley) 2-0
Wittlake DEC Austin Murray (Campbell) 2-1
Wittlake no contest Mason Reiniche (unattached)
Trey Muñoz – 184 (Champion)
Muñoz MD Conor Maslanek (Campbell) 11-1
Muñoz MD James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) 18-5
Muñoz DEC 26 Dennis Robin (West Virginia) 8-4
Muñoz DEC Sam Fisher (Virginia Tech) 8-2
Justin Rademacher – 197 (third place)
Thomas Stewart (Virginia Tech) MD Rademacher 13-5
Rademacher FALL Isaac Dolph (VMI) 6-1 1:21
Rademacher MD Asher Ruchti (Oregon State) 11-2
Rademacher DEC Colden Dorfman (Virginia) 12-7
Rademacher DEC 28 Austin Cooley (West Virginia) 4-2
Rademacher MD 32 John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall) 14-4
Asher Ruchti – 197
Ruchti FALL Jack Trautman III (Limestone) 3-0, 1:50
John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall) DEC Ruchti 7-4
Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) MD Ruchti 11-2
Boone McDermott – HWT (third place)
McDermott FALL Spencer Dacus (Life University) 6-1, 1:00
Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) FALL McDermott 4-1, 6:26
McDermott FALL Tyler Mousaw (VMI) 9-2, 1:27
McDermott MD Zane Lanham (Life) 16-3
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
Players Mentioned
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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
174/184
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184
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/ Wrestling
125/133
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