Tiffin University's men's wrestling team had 12 placers at the Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open Nov. 13.
Tiffin competed in the Open Blue Division and the White Division (Freshman/Sophomores). In the Blue Division, Matt Zuckerman (149 pounds) took the top spot in 5th place. He had a 15-0 win over RIT and a 5-2 win over Notre Dame before taking fifth after a forfeit.
Branden Mendoza (125) also placed 6th, opening with a 10-0 win over Cleveland State and a 7-4 win over Bellarmine.
Also getting wins in the Blue Division was Dylan Mansor (149) over RIT in 2:14, and Sam Lofaso (165) over Ashland in 5:08.
Ten of TU's placers came in the White Division. Anthony Aniciete (125) and Jakob Hurley (165) had the best day, both taking 2nd place.
Anciete had a 10-0 win over Lake Erie and a 5-1 unattached win before falling to Ohio State in the title match in 1:40.
Hurley had an 11-3 win over Case Western before getting two pins against RIT in 2:23 and Case Western in 2:16. He fell in the title match to Ashland 3-1.
TU had three 4th-place finishers. Connor Twigg (174) had a 6-4 win over Ohio Wesleyan and three straight wins via fall over RIT in 6:28, Gannon in 2:16, and Gannon in 1:39. He fell in the 3rd-place match to Central Michigan 13-2.
Dean Hetrick (184) got five wins (two by forfeit) including a 11-0 win over Gannon, a 3-0 win over Case Western, and a 4-2 win over Bellarmine. He fell 11-2 to Lake Erie in the 3rd-place match.
Clayton Ours (285) also took fourth, getting pins over Mt. Union in 1:19 and an unattached opponent in 3:59. He also beat Ashland 11-4 before falling to RIT in 2:14.
Justin Smythe (149) was 5th, getting a 10-1 win over RIT and a 3-1 win over Gannon before taking 5th due to medical forfeit.
Iain Escobar (157) was 5th with a 9-7 win over Toledo, a 10-5 win over Mercyhurst, and a pin over Case Western in 53 seconds before pinning Toledo in 1:39 for 5th place.
Iran Love (184) also took 5th with an unattached 2-1 win, a 10-2 win over TU, and a 3-1 sudden victory win over Mt. Union. He took fifth after a medical forfeit.
Finally, TU had two 6th-place marks. Elijah Hunter (141) had a pin fall victory in 2:41, a 19-0 win over Mt. Union, and a fall over RIT in 4:02, while Evan Straub (197) got a 7-6 win and a pin in 4:24, both over Ohio Wesleyan opponents.
Also getting wins on the day were Jack Collins at 133 (16-0 over Wheeling, 9-7 over Ashland), Mason Amadio at 133 (4-3 over Glenville State), Christopher Oleksiak at 133 (Wheeling in 5:00), Gavin Owens at 141 (15-0 over Ohio Wesleyan, 14-8 over Wheeling, TU in 1:25), Carson Steinmetz at 174 (unattached in 2:50), Nate Mansor at 184 (4-0 over RIT), and Jake Noon at 285 (Newberry in 3:20).