RENO, Nev. – No. 5 Arizona State's Jason Tsirtsis led the way for the Sun Devils at the Reno Tournament of Champions, winning the title at 149 lbs, a tournament self-dubbed the "Toughest Tournament in the USA".
The tournament, founded in 1994, now includes junior, high school, and college portions and the college version has grown from a four-way college dual to a 16-team invitational.
Tsirtsis earned five straight wins to grab the 149 lbs title, defeating Stanford's Jake Berry and Wyoming's Jaron Jensen in the round of 32 and 16, respectively. In the quarterfinals, Tsirtsis captured his biggest win of the weekend, a 14-1 major decision over North Dakota State's Kyla Gliva. He defeated Oklahoma State's Boo Lewallen and NC State's Beau Donahue in the semifinals and finals, both by decisions.
Cory Crooks (141), Oliver Pierce (157), Conner Small (174), and Cade Belshay (197) also wrestled officially for the Sun Devils while several others competed unattached (results below).
The Sun Devils are back in action just before the new year at the prestigious Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern on Dec. 29-30.
Official Results
141 – Cory Crooks (1-2)
Round of 32 – Cory Crooks TF Shandon Ilaban (UN-Highline), 17-2 (3:33)
Round of 16 – Isaiah Locsin (Stanford) DEC Cory Crooks, 8-3
Cons of 8 #1 – Navonte Demison (ASU) DEC Cory Crooks, 4-3
149 – Jason Tsirtsis – 1st Place (5-0)
Round of 32 – Jason Tsirtsis DEC Jake Berry (Stanford), 5-0
Round of 16 – Jason Tsirtsis DEC Jaron Jensen (Wyoming), 4-0
Quarterfinals – Jason Tsirtsis MD Kyle Gliva (North Dakota State), 14-1
Semifinals – Jason Tsirtsis DEC Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State-UN), 3-2
Finals – Jason Tsirtsis DEC Beau Donahue (NC State), 3-2
157 – Oliver Pierce (1-2)
Round of 32 – Oliver Pierce TF Cade Hite (Southwestern Oregon), 19-4 (4:54)
Round of 16 – Dayton Racer (Clackamas) DEC Oliver Pierce, 7-2
Cons of 8 #1 – Jed Loveless (Wyoming-UN) DEC Oliver Pierce, 3-2
174 – Conner Small (2-2)
Round of 32 – Andrew Morgan (Campbell) DEC Conner Small, 4-0
Cons of 16 #2 – Conner Small FALL Gordon Smith (Clackamas), 1:49
Cons of 8 #1 – Conner Small DEC Adrian Lyons-Lopez (Providence), 4-1
Cons of 8 #2 – Casey Randels (Wyoming-UN) DEC Conner Small, 11-4
197 – Cade Belshay (1-2)
Round of 32 – Cade Belshay MD Donavon Rincon (CSU-Pueblo), 16-3
Round of 16 – Andrew Marsden (Oklahoma State-UN) FALL Cade Belshay, 4:17
Cons of 8 #1 – Gage Harrah (Clackamas) DEC Cade Belshay, 8-7 SV
Unattached
125 – Brandon Courtney – 5th Place (Unattached)
Round of 32 – Brandon Courtney DEC Korbin Meink (Campbell), 5-2
Round of 16 – Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) FALL Brandon Courtney, 4:12
Cons of 8 #1 – Brandon Courtney FALL Sean Williams (Fresno State), 1:27
Cons of 8 #2 – Brandon Courtney FALL Trent Olson (Wyoming), 5:00
Cons of 4 – Brandon Courtney DEC Aaron Burton (Campbell), 10-5
Cons Semis – Brandon Courtney DEC Jet Taylor (Oklahoma State), 15-9
5th Place – Robert Garcia (Fresno State) NC Brandon Courtney
141 – William Pickren (Unattached)
Round of 64 – Chase Call (Utah Valley) DEC William Pickren, 9-2
Cons of 16 #1 – William Pickren DEC Jarren Komac (Providence), 5-2
Cons of 16 #2 – Brandon Kier (Stanford) DEC William Pickren, 4-0
141 – Navonte Demison (Unattached)
Round of 64 – Navonte Demison FALL Will Clark (NC State), 6:56
Round of 32 – Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) FALL Navonte Demison, 1:18
Cons of 16 #1 – Navonte Demison MD Nick Nasenbeny (Missouri), 12-4
Cons of 16 #2 – Navonte Demison TF AJ Rockwell (Eastern Oregon), 16-1 (2:40)
Cons of 8 #1 – Navonte Demison DEC Cory Crooks (ASU), 4-3
Cons of 8 #2 – Navonte Demison DEC Chris Deloza (Fresno State), 12-7
Cons of 4 – Zach Barnes (UN-Campbell) NC Navonte Demison
149 – Austin Hosegood (Unattached)
Round of 64 – Zak Evans (Oregon State) TF Austin Hosegood, 19-2 (4:07)
Cons of 32 #2 – Max Sultan (Utah Valley) DEC Austin Hosegood, 10-4
165 – Kolsen Welham (Unattached)
Round of 32 – Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) TF Kolsen Welham, 16-0 (6:21)
Cons of 16 #2 – Kolsen Welham TF Layten Briggs (Simpson), 18-3 (6:14)
Cons of 8 #1 – Drake Mckee DEC Kolsen Welham, 9-5
174 – Austin Clayton (Unattached)
Round of 32 – Austin Clayton DEC Ben Gore (Highline), 11-8
Round of 16 – Colt Doyle (Oregon State) TF Austin Clayton, 19-2 (5:34)
Cons of 8 #1 – Austin Clayton DEC Matt Mills (Stanford), 4-2
Cons of 8 #2 – Austin Clayton FALL Zachary Hammerschmith (SW Oregon), 1:29
Cons of 4 – Andrew Morgan (Campbell) FALL Austin Clayton, 4:51
197 – Chad Porter (Unattached)
Round of 32 – Emmanuel Daigbe (Highline) DEC Chad Porter, 3-2
Cons of 16 #2 – Chad Porter FALL Andrew Hurrera (Unattached), 5:39
Cons of 8 #1 – Chad Porter MD Morgan Smith (Simon Fraser), 12-3
Cons of 8 #2 – Chad Porter DEC Keavon Buckley (ASU-UN), 8-6
Cons of 4 – Andrew Marsden (Oklahoma State) MD Chad Porter, 11-0
197 – Keavon Buckley (Unattached)
Round of 32 – Keavon Buckley DEC Ashton Seely (Utah Valley), 10-7
Round of 16 – Cody Vigoren (Wyoming) MD Keavon Buckley, 8-0
Cons of 8 #1 – Keavon Buckley DEC Richie Brandt (Fresno State), 10-8
Cons of 8 #2 – Chad Porter (ASU-UN) DEC Keavon Buckley, 8-6
HWT – Brady Daniel (Unattached)
Round of 32 – Brady Daniel FALL Owen Tau-a (Pacific), 1:24
Round of 16 – Michael Boykin (NC State) MD Brady Daniel, 12-2
Cons of 8 #1 – Brady Daniel DEC Clayton Voytilla (Colorado Mesa), 3-2
Cons of 8 #2 – Ben Andrew (Utah Valley-UN) DEC Brady Daniel, 7-1
The tournament, founded in 1994, now includes junior, high school, and college portions and the college version has grown from a four-way college dual to a 16-team invitational.
Tsirtsis earned five straight wins to grab the 149 lbs title, defeating Stanford's Jake Berry and Wyoming's Jaron Jensen in the round of 32 and 16, respectively. In the quarterfinals, Tsirtsis captured his biggest win of the weekend, a 14-1 major decision over North Dakota State's Kyla Gliva. He defeated Oklahoma State's Boo Lewallen and NC State's Beau Donahue in the semifinals and finals, both by decisions.
Cory Crooks (141), Oliver Pierce (157), Conner Small (174), and Cade Belshay (197) also wrestled officially for the Sun Devils while several others competed unattached (results below).
The Sun Devils are back in action just before the new year at the prestigious Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern on Dec. 29-30.
Official Results
141 – Cory Crooks (1-2)
Round of 32 – Cory Crooks TF Shandon Ilaban (UN-Highline), 17-2 (3:33)
Round of 16 – Isaiah Locsin (Stanford) DEC Cory Crooks, 8-3
Cons of 8 #1 – Navonte Demison (ASU) DEC Cory Crooks, 4-3
149 – Jason Tsirtsis – 1st Place (5-0)
Round of 32 – Jason Tsirtsis DEC Jake Berry (Stanford), 5-0
Round of 16 – Jason Tsirtsis DEC Jaron Jensen (Wyoming), 4-0
Quarterfinals – Jason Tsirtsis MD Kyle Gliva (North Dakota State), 14-1
Semifinals – Jason Tsirtsis DEC Boo Lewallen (Oklahoma State-UN), 3-2
Finals – Jason Tsirtsis DEC Beau Donahue (NC State), 3-2
157 – Oliver Pierce (1-2)
Round of 32 – Oliver Pierce TF Cade Hite (Southwestern Oregon), 19-4 (4:54)
Round of 16 – Dayton Racer (Clackamas) DEC Oliver Pierce, 7-2
Cons of 8 #1 – Jed Loveless (Wyoming-UN) DEC Oliver Pierce, 3-2
174 – Conner Small (2-2)
Round of 32 – Andrew Morgan (Campbell) DEC Conner Small, 4-0
Cons of 16 #2 – Conner Small FALL Gordon Smith (Clackamas), 1:49
Cons of 8 #1 – Conner Small DEC Adrian Lyons-Lopez (Providence), 4-1
Cons of 8 #2 – Casey Randels (Wyoming-UN) DEC Conner Small, 11-4
197 – Cade Belshay (1-2)
Round of 32 – Cade Belshay MD Donavon Rincon (CSU-Pueblo), 16-3
Round of 16 – Andrew Marsden (Oklahoma State-UN) FALL Cade Belshay, 4:17
Cons of 8 #1 – Gage Harrah (Clackamas) DEC Cade Belshay, 8-7 SV
Unattached
125 – Brandon Courtney – 5th Place (Unattached)
Round of 32 – Brandon Courtney DEC Korbin Meink (Campbell), 5-2
Round of 16 – Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) FALL Brandon Courtney, 4:12
Cons of 8 #1 – Brandon Courtney FALL Sean Williams (Fresno State), 1:27
Cons of 8 #2 – Brandon Courtney FALL Trent Olson (Wyoming), 5:00
Cons of 4 – Brandon Courtney DEC Aaron Burton (Campbell), 10-5
Cons Semis – Brandon Courtney DEC Jet Taylor (Oklahoma State), 15-9
5th Place – Robert Garcia (Fresno State) NC Brandon Courtney
141 – William Pickren (Unattached)
Round of 64 – Chase Call (Utah Valley) DEC William Pickren, 9-2
Cons of 16 #1 – William Pickren DEC Jarren Komac (Providence), 5-2
Cons of 16 #2 – Brandon Kier (Stanford) DEC William Pickren, 4-0
141 – Navonte Demison (Unattached)
Round of 64 – Navonte Demison FALL Will Clark (NC State), 6:56
Round of 32 – Jaydin Eierman (Missouri) FALL Navonte Demison, 1:18
Cons of 16 #1 – Navonte Demison MD Nick Nasenbeny (Missouri), 12-4
Cons of 16 #2 – Navonte Demison TF AJ Rockwell (Eastern Oregon), 16-1 (2:40)
Cons of 8 #1 – Navonte Demison DEC Cory Crooks (ASU), 4-3
Cons of 8 #2 – Navonte Demison DEC Chris Deloza (Fresno State), 12-7
Cons of 4 – Zach Barnes (UN-Campbell) NC Navonte Demison
149 – Austin Hosegood (Unattached)
Round of 64 – Zak Evans (Oregon State) TF Austin Hosegood, 19-2 (4:07)
Cons of 32 #2 – Max Sultan (Utah Valley) DEC Austin Hosegood, 10-4
165 – Kolsen Welham (Unattached)
Round of 32 – Hayden Hastings (Wyoming) TF Kolsen Welham, 16-0 (6:21)
Cons of 16 #2 – Kolsen Welham TF Layten Briggs (Simpson), 18-3 (6:14)
Cons of 8 #1 – Drake Mckee DEC Kolsen Welham, 9-5
174 – Austin Clayton (Unattached)
Round of 32 – Austin Clayton DEC Ben Gore (Highline), 11-8
Round of 16 – Colt Doyle (Oregon State) TF Austin Clayton, 19-2 (5:34)
Cons of 8 #1 – Austin Clayton DEC Matt Mills (Stanford), 4-2
Cons of 8 #2 – Austin Clayton FALL Zachary Hammerschmith (SW Oregon), 1:29
Cons of 4 – Andrew Morgan (Campbell) FALL Austin Clayton, 4:51
197 – Chad Porter (Unattached)
Round of 32 – Emmanuel Daigbe (Highline) DEC Chad Porter, 3-2
Cons of 16 #2 – Chad Porter FALL Andrew Hurrera (Unattached), 5:39
Cons of 8 #1 – Chad Porter MD Morgan Smith (Simon Fraser), 12-3
Cons of 8 #2 – Chad Porter DEC Keavon Buckley (ASU-UN), 8-6
Cons of 4 – Andrew Marsden (Oklahoma State) MD Chad Porter, 11-0
197 – Keavon Buckley (Unattached)
Round of 32 – Keavon Buckley DEC Ashton Seely (Utah Valley), 10-7
Round of 16 – Cody Vigoren (Wyoming) MD Keavon Buckley, 8-0
Cons of 8 #1 – Keavon Buckley DEC Richie Brandt (Fresno State), 10-8
Cons of 8 #2 – Chad Porter (ASU-UN) DEC Keavon Buckley, 8-6
HWT – Brady Daniel (Unattached)
Round of 32 – Brady Daniel FALL Owen Tau-a (Pacific), 1:24
Round of 16 – Michael Boykin (NC State) MD Brady Daniel, 12-2
Cons of 8 #1 – Brady Daniel DEC Clayton Voytilla (Colorado Mesa), 3-2
Cons of 8 #2 – Ben Andrew (Utah Valley-UN) DEC Brady Daniel, 7-1