Marrs and Escamilla Earn Second-Place Finishes At Kaufman-Brand
Jacob Marrs took second at 197 and earned his 100th career win
11/21/2009 8:03:46 PM
Final Elite Brackets
Final Matches - Elite Division
Final Amateur Brackets
Final Matches - Amateur Division
OMAHA, Neb. - Senior 197-pounder Jacob Marrs and sophomore heavyweight Taylor Escamilla both earned second-place finishes at the 27th Annual Kaufman-Brand Open at Sapp Fieldhouse Saturday. The tournament was broken down into Elite and Amateur divisions which featured over 450 wrestlers from 12 different states and 33 schools.
The Mavericks had five wrestlers place in the Elite Division, while seven placed in the Amateur Division.
Marrs rolled into the Elite finals by picking up three-straight pins and a 9-5 decision over Jesse Strawn of Old Dominion in the semifinal match. In Marrs' quickest fall of the day that happend in 39 seconds over Joe Nord of Minnesota, Marrs reached a career milestone with his 100th career win. The Oak Hill, Kan., native is now the 25th wrestler in UNO history to reach the mark in his career. In the championship bout, Marrs took a 4-0 lead over Tyler Sorenson of South Dakota State. Sorenson came from behind and notched the 10-9 win.
Marrs received the Elite Division's award for Most Falls. He had three in 3:16 on the day.
Escamilla went 4-1 on the day in the Amateur Division. The Fremont, Neb., native fell to Jake Kettler of Minnesota in the finals, 6-5.
Aaron Denson collected a third-place finish in the 184-pound Elite Division. Denson beat Iowa's Grand Gambrall to earn his way to the third-place match, 11-7. In the third-place bout Denson squared off with Old Dominion's Joe Budi and pinned him at 3:49 for the win.
Mario Morgan, wrestling unattached at 141 pounds, finished second in the Elite Division going 3-1 on the day. He fell to Montell Marion who was wrestling unattached for Iowa by a 7-2 decision in the finals match.
Ryan Pankoke earned a third-place finish in the 165-pound Elite division. He knocked off North Dakota State's Tyler Johnson with a 10-7 decision in the third-place match. His only loss came in the semis to Nebraska's Tyler Koehn by a 5-2 decision.
UNO will have an idle week before heading to Hays, Kan., for the Fort Hays Open on Saturday, Dec. 5. Wrestling begins at 9 a.m. at Gross Memorial Coliseum.
UNO Wrestlers – Elite Division:
125 - Matt Rein, dnp, 1-2
141 - Sim Bribieseca, dnp, 2-1
149 - Esai Dominguez, 4th, 3-2
165 - Ryan Pankoke, 3rd, 4-1
184 - Aaron Denson, 3rd, 4-1
Brett Rosedale, dnp, 1-2
197 - Jacob Marrs, 2nd, 4-1
Austin Boehm, dnp, 1-2
HWT - Elijah Madison, 5th, 4-2
UNO Wrestlers – Amateur Division:
125 - Terrell McKinney, dnp, 3-2
141 - Tim Chavez, 4th, 5-2
149 - Tait Weatherbee, dnp, 1-2
157 - Tyler Kottas, 6th, 4-3
Nathan Sigman, 3rd, 6-1
George Ivanov, dnp, 2-2
Josh Heckendorn, dnp, 1-2
184 - Matt Baker, 6th, 5-3
197 - Blake Long, 4th, 5-2
HWT - Taylor Escamilla, 2nd, 4-1
Wrestling Unattached:
125 - Cody Tyler, (Amateur), 6th, 3-3
133 - Trent Cox, (Amateur), dnp, 3-2
141 - Mario Morgan, (Elite), 2nd, 3-1
174 - Terry Laursen, (Amateur), dnp, 1-2
James Reynolds (Elite), dnp, 2-2
184 - Mitch Brown, 5th, 5-2
HWT - Bryce Boehm (Elite), dnp, 0-2
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