Gannon Gremmel Champion At Southern Scuffle

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn – Gannon Gremmel rang in the new year with a championship performance at the Southern Scuffle. Gremmel captured the title at 285 pounds, becoming ISU's first champion at the Scuffle since 2014.

Over the two day tournament, Gremmel posted a 5-0 record and outscored his opponents by a margin of 36-13. As a team, Iowa State (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) finished 15^th at the Scuffle with 39.5 team points

Finals
In the championship bout, Gremmel took on Northern Colorado's Dalton Robertson. Gremmel was on the attack from the jump, scoring two takedowns in just over a minute of action. On the two's first exchange, Robertson appeared to injure his ankle. After trying to gut it out, it was determined that Robertson would not be able to continue in the match. It was Gremmel over Robertson by injury default.

Semifinals
In his semifinal match against Miller, Gremmel needed all seven minutes to come away with the victory. After trading escapes to begin the second and third periods, Gremmel and Miller were locked at 1-1. Gremmel was warned for his second stall warning, giving Miller a 2-1 advantage. As time expired in the match, Gremmel finished on a low-single attack and notched the takedown to win by 3-2 decision, advancing to the finals.

Day One
In his quarterfinal match, Gremmel squared off with Lewis Fernandes of Finger Lakes. Gremmel scored on two takedowns and was in complete control of the match, garnering over four minutes of riding time. He opened the tournament with an 8-4 victory over NC State's Owen Trephan and then followed that up with a 16-6 major decision over Alex Esposito of Rutgers.

Next Up
Iowa State will remain on the road, traveling to Utah Valley on Thursday, Jan. 9. The Cyclones will battle the Wolverines at 8 p.m. CT on Thursday night.

Southern Scuffle Match-By-Match
Gabriel Townsell (Stanford) dec. Aden Reeves, 8-4.
Louis Newell (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. Aden Reeves, 11-2.

Michael McGee (Old Dominion) dec. Corey Cabanban, 10-5.
Corey Cabanban dec. Matt Maloney (Lock Haven), 4-0.
Corey Cabanban dec. Jayden Carson (Arkansas-Little Rock), 7-3.
Corey Cabanban won by medical forfeit Gabriel Townsell (Stanford).
Logan Treaster (Navy) dec. Corey Cabanban, 3-2.

Ramazan Attasauov maj. dec. Codi Russell (App State), 12-1.
Sammy Alvarez (Rutgers) dec. Ramazan Attasauov, 2-1.
Ramazan Attasauov dec. Justin Patrick (Cleveland State), 9-8.
Colton Landers (Chattanooga) dec. Ramazan Attasauov, 7-3.

Devin Turner (Oregon State) dec. Charlie Klepps, 3-1.
Tyler Hunt (Naval Academy Prep School) dec. Charlie Klepps, 7-6.

Josh Finesilver (Duke) dec. Ryan Leisure, 13-7.
Ryan Leisure maj. dec. Thomas Lisher (Arkansas-Little Rock), 14-3.
Brevin Balmaceda (Oklahoma State) won by medical forfeit Ryan Leisure.

Chase Straw dec. Julian Ramierez (Finger Lakes), 6-1.
Chase Straw dec. Will Formato (App State), 6-3.
Shane Griffith (Stanford) maj. dec. Chase Straw, 11-2.
Brett Donner (Rutgers) dec. Chase Straw, 3-2.

Tyler Eischens (Stanford) dec. Grant Stotts, 4-1.
Wyatt Gerl (Cal State Bakersfield) pinned Grant Stotts, 1:17.

Isaac Judge dec. Austin Matthews (Northern Colorado), 5-3.
Jake Wentzel (Pittsburgh) dec. Isaac Judge, 6-0.
Isaac Judge pinned Austin Bell (Lock Haven), 4:52.
Randy Meneweather (Air Force) pinned Isaac Judge, 2:10.

Drew Nicholson (Chattanooga) dec. Logan Schumacher, 4-2.
Austin Matthews (Northern Colorado) dec. Logan Schumacher, 8-7.

Zane Mulder dec. Georgio Poullas (Rider), 7-3.
Zane Mulder dec. Hunter Kernan (Pittsburgh), 6-4.
Tyler Skidgel (Navy) dec. Zane Mulder, 6-0.
Brett Donner (Rutgers) dec. Zane Mulder, 7-3.

Dean Sherry (Rider) dec. Mac Southard, 8-1.
Mac Southard maj. dec. Kyle Homet (Gardner Webb), 14-5.
Mac Southard dec. Tony Lombardo (George Mason), 5-3.
Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec. Mac Southard, 10-3.

Neal Richards (VMI) maj. dec. DeMichael Franklin, 16-5.
DeMichael Franklin dec. Scott Joll (West Virginia), 9-2.
Gavin Stika (Oklahoma State) dec. DeMichael Franklin, 8-4.

Julien Broderson maj. dec. Anthony Walters (Drexel), 13-4.
Julien Broderson dec. Corey Hazel (Lock Haven), 7-1.
Nino Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) maj. dec. Julien Broderson, 17-4.
Anthony Montalvo (Oklahoma State) dec. Julien Broderson, 8-4.

Matt Correnli (Rutgers) dec. Joel Shapiro, 6-0.
Joel Shapiro dec. Conor Fenn (Davidson), 6-1.
Joel Shapiro dec. Ben Smith (Cleveland State), 8-5.
Jordan Pagano (Rutgers) maj. dec. Joel Shapiro, 9-1.

Jordan Pagano (Rutgers) pinned Francis Duggan, 3:37.
Francis Duggan dec. Martin Duane (Citadel), 2-1.
Francis Duggan won by medical forfeit Taye Ghadiali (Campbell).
Matt Correnti (Rutgers) dec. Francis Duggan, 5-2.

Gannon Gremmel dec. Owen Trephan (NC State), 8-4.
Gannon Gremmel maj. dec. Alex Esposito (Rutgers), 16-6.
Gannon Gremmel dec. Lewis Fernandes (Finger Lakes), 5-1.
Gannon Gremmel dec. Cary Miller (Appalachian State), 3-2.
Gannon Gremmel won by injury default Dalton Robertson (Northern Colorado), 1:14.

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Players Mentioned

Ramazan Attasauov

Julien Broderson

Corey Cabanban

Joel Devine

Francis Duggan

DeMichael Franklin

Gannon Gremmel

Isaac Judge

Charlie Klepps

Ryan Leisure

Zane Mulder

Aden Reeves

Logan Schumacher

Mac Southard

Grant Stotts

Chase Straw

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