GWU Wrestling's Conor Beebe and Dustin Porter Compete at 2011 Asics U.S. Open Men's Freestyle Tournament
April 09, 2011 | Wrestling
Cleveland, Ohio - Gardner-Webb wrestling graduate assistant coach Conor Beebe and Gardner-Webb graduate Dustin Porter both competed at the 2011 Asics U.S. Open Men's Freestyle Tournament this weekend in Cleveland, Ohio.
While Beebe just missed out on a chance to earn a bid to the world team trials in June, Porter, GWU's only four-time NCAA qualifier and East Regional Champion, finished seventh overall to earn a trip to the world team trials, going 3-2 on Saturday.
In the international freestyle rules, in order for a wrestler to win the match, he must win two periods which last two minutes long.
At the 120 KG weight class, Porter suffered a first round pin fall loss to Steve Mocco of Lehigh Valley AC, a former two-time national champion at Iowa and Oklahoma State, to fall into the consolation round.
Porter bounced back to defeat Mike McClure of Michigan WC 1-0, 1-0 and then Dom Bradley of Sunkist Kids 1-0, 0-1, 1-1 to advance to third round, where he then suffered a close 3-0, 3-0 loss to Jarod Trice of Central Michigan University, who placed fourth at the NCAA Wrestling National Championships this year.
However, Porter posted a huge 1-0, 2-0 win over Ryan Tomei of Pittsburgh WC in the seventh-place match to finish seventh overall at 120 KG and earn an invitation to the world team trials this June.
Beebe started the day off on Friday, April 8, with a 1-2, 2-0, 6-1 decision over Benjamin Sprunger of Boiler Elite in the first round of the men's freestyle 60 KG bracket to advanced to the quarterfinals, where Beebe posted a 4-2, 6-1 win over Jarrod Garnett of NRV Mat Club to finish the first day of competition at 2-0.
In the round of 12 on day two of competition, Beebe suffered a pin fall loss to Coleman Scott of Cowboy WC, a former national champion at 133-pound class at Oklahoma State, to fall into the consolation round. After defeating Erik Spjut of NRV Mat Club 1-0, 1-0, in round one of the consolation round, Beebe again faced a tough challenge, falling to Drew Headlee of Sunkist Kids, who is ranked seventh in the nation, 3-0, 4-2, to finish the open with a 3-2 overall record.
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| Conor Beebe - Saturday Results |
| Dustin Porter - Results |
| Conor Beebe - Friday Results |
