Full Results

CLARION, Pa. – The Golden Eagle wrestling team enjoyed a successful day at the 2019 Clarion Open, kicking off the season with success as two Golden Eagles were crowned champions and two others reached their respective championship bouts.
 
Greg Bulsak and Brock Zacherl added championship trophies to their mantles, with each winning hard-fought title bouts against highly-touted opponents.  Bulsak avenged last year's championship bout loss to Penn State's Michael Beard by winning the rematch this year, taking an 11-8 decision.  Beard held a 4-1 advantage in the first period but Bulsak rallied, hitting him with a reversal to tie the match at 4-4 with a minute remaining in the period.  The score was 6-5 in favor of Beard entering the second period but Bulsak escaped and took down Beard for an 8-6 advantage.  Starting on top in the third period, Bulsak tilted Beard for a two-point near fall and rode him for nearly the entire two minutes to lock down the win.
 
Zacherl made his regular season return to the Clarion mat after missing most of last season due to injury, and the sixth-year senior made the most of his return with a 149-pound title.  Facing off against Ed Scott – the 43^rd-ranked recruit on FloWrestling's Top 100 – Zacherl took a 2-1 lead in the first period.  Scott reversed Zacherl and got a pair of back points in the second period to take a 5-2 lead, but Zacherl escaped before the end of the period to make it 5-3.  With about 1:22 remaining in the third period, Zacherl took Scott down to take a 6-5 lead and rode him long enough to get the riding point.  Scott escaped to tie the bout at 6-6 but Zacherl had the riding point in his pocket to take the win.
 
Michael Bartolo and Ty Bagoly also reached the finals of their respective weight classes, earning runner-up spots at 165 and 285 pounds.  Bartolo started the morning with a win by fall over Peyton Hearn, pinning him in the third period, and then shutting out Drake Brenize with a 5-0 decision.  He earned his spot in the finals with a 7-2 decision over Lock Haven's Caleb Clymer, but fell to Penn State's Joe Lee by major decision in the final.  Bagoly opened with a 7-3 decision over Derek Berberick (Shippensburg) and followed with a tight 2-0 decision over Penn State's Keagan Carmenatty.  He won his semifinal bout with West Virginia's Michael Wolfgram 4-2 before falling in a close 2-0 decision to Bruce Graeber in the final.