"This was the best we've looked all year," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "We had a lot of upsets and none of our guys got upset. We've really improved since that first week."
Kilgore was dominant in his first three bouts and an escape against Simaz with 30 seconds left in the finals gave him his one point advantage. Kilgore started his day with a tech fall followed by a pin in the quarterfinals and a major decision in the semifinals.
"It was one the best upper weight matches I've ever seen," Andrassy said of the 197-pound final. "It was literally seven minutes of action. Dustin did a great job of controlling the match and going at his pace."
Like Kilgore, Bedelyon went 4-0 on the day and knocked off a ranked opponent from Cornell in the finals. Bedelyon blanked Frank Perrelli 4-0 in the finals after back-to-back major decisions in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
"Nic just keeps on rolling," Andrassy said. "He really didn't have a close match today."
Barlow also had a 4-0 day, downing Buffalo's Brett Correll 6-2 in the finals. Barlow surrendered just four points in his final three matches.
"Brendan has really come around," Andrassy said. "He hasn't lost in either of these last two weekends and everyone's had trouble scoring on him."
True freshman Tyler Small (133) had his second impressive tournament of the season, placing fourth. Small upended No. 17 Kevin Smith of Buffalo 15-8 in the quarterfinals.
"Tyler's beaten a couple ranked kids now," Andrassy said. "He just needs to work on his consistency now."
Also pulling off an upset in a fourth-place finish was sophomore Stevie Mitcheff. At 125 pounds, Mitcheff knocked off second-seeded Kyle Waldo of Central Michigan 3-2 in the quarterfinals.
Junior Chase Skonieczny (141) upset top-seeded Hicks Manson of Cornell 2-1 in the semifinals on the way to a fourth place.
Junior Ross Tice (165) came away with a third place as his only loss came to top-seed Justin Kerber (Cornell) in the semifinals.
Sophomore Keith Witt (184) recorded a pair of pins on his way to a fourth place.
Freshman Brandonn Johnson fell to the top seed at 174, before battling back for a fifth place.
Cornell totaled 132 team points, while the Flashes ended the day with 92 points.
Central Michigan was third 83.5 points.
The Golden Flashes (2-3) will take on No. 11 Missouri Dec. 5 in Columbia.
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