Eastern Michigan Open - 2008

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Congratulations to Jordan Keller for placing second in the 125 lb. division in his first open college tournament.

Keller, Carlo, Mencini win first collegiate matches

Vikings Start Season Off Strong
Keller, Carlo, Mencini win first collegiate matches

Nov. 2, 2008
Ypsilanti, Mich.-- Jordan Keller (125) and Rashard Goff (285) led Cleveland State in the season opening Eastern Michigan Open. The Vikings sent 16 wrestlers to the competition.

Keller, competing in his first collegiate match defeated Purdue's Matt Fields 7-2 and then followed that up with an 8-2 victory against Indiana's Chris Tanner to advance to the semi-finals against Purdue's Akif Eren, whom he defeated 2-1, putting him in the championship match against Navy's Pat McCaffery. Keller fell in hard fought match 3-1 to earn a second place finish.

Great work.

Great start for Keller!

Congrats to Jordan ... say hey to Coach Stehura!!

Goff Last Man Standing At Michigan State Open
3 Vikings Place At Open

Nov. 10, 2008

Contact: Ryan Mulford

East Lansing, Michigan - Rashard Goff (285) leads the way for the Vikings bringing home first place honors at the Michigan State Open. Josh Palivoda (133) and Jordan Keller (125) also had strong performances earning sixth place finishes.

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Keller began the tournament in a big way tallying a 15-2 major decision win over Eastern Michigan's Adam Draves. After a hard fought second round loss, Keller rebounded with two consecutive victories against Penn State's Eric Caschera (9-0) and Adam Smetana (9-1). In his final match of the tournament, he faced off against Pittsburgh's Chris Albright. After falling behind early in the first period, Keller battled back but came up three points shy of a victory.

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The Vikings are back in action this weekend, when they compete in the Ashland Open on Saturday Nov. 15 and at the Ohio State Duals Sunday Nov. 16

Wrestlers in Action for Third Straight Weekend

Vikings Prepare For Showdown with Ohio State
Wrestlers in Action for Third Straight Weekend

Nov. 12, 2008


Jordan Keller

He's Not In Kansas Anymore: Jordan Keller, a two-time Kansas high school state champion and last year's high school national champion is quickly becoming a rising star. In his first collegiate action at the Eastern Michigan Open, Keller went 3-1 on his way to a second place finish. Keller, then continued his success at the Michigan State Open where he posted a 3-3 record, earning a sixth place finish to run his overall record to 6-4.

Vikings Start Season 1-1 at Ohio State Duals

Vikings Start Season 1-1 at Ohio State Duals

Columbus, OH - Rashard Goff and Antonio Nicholson were perfect in their bouts as they led the Vikings to a split at the Ohio State Duals on Sunday (11/16) at St. John Arena located on the campus of Ohio State University.

The Vikings won their first dual meet, 24-19, over the University of the Cumberlands Patriots, which they dominated by winning six of the nine contested matches.

After falling behind 16-3 the Vikings came storming back. Rashard Goff got things started with a pin over Jacob Brady at 3:59 to make it a 16-9 deficit. Jordan Keller tallied an 11-0 major decision against PJ Martinez and Josh Palivoda added his own 16-6 victory over Travis Sullivan to give the Vikings a 17-16 lead.

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In the nightcap, the Vikings dropped a hard fought match against the fourth ranked Ohio State Buckeyes by a score of 35-13.

In other action Jordan Keller was edged out by a 5-6 decision against the 14th ranked Nikko Triggas.

"I issued a challenge to the team this week," Stehura said. "We fought hard every second of every match. I am pleased with the direction we are headed."

The Vikings are back in action on Tuesday Nov. 25 when they travel to University Heights, Ohio to take on cross town rival John Carroll. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.

Vikings Defeat John Carroll 25-17

Vikings Defeat John Carroll 25-17
CSU Takes Early Lead and Never Looked Back

Nov. 26, 2008

Contact: Ryan Mulford

University Heights, Ohio - The Vikings continued their winning ways against John Carroll Tuesday night, beating the Blue Streaks, 25-17, in nonconference action at the DeCarlo Varsity Center in University Heights, Ohio.

The Vikings raced out to a quick 9-0 lead with three consecutive decisions to open the match. Jordan Keller got the bout started at 125 pounds with a 13-6 win over Elie Naoum scoring points in each period.

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The Vikings have a week off before returning to action Dec. 7 when they travel to the Penn State Open. The tournament is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m.

GREAT JOB JORDAN!

Penn State Open Brackets - 2008

Jordan Keller went 2-2 in the 125 lb. weight classification.

Cleveland State Open - Brackets 2008!
2008 CSU Open Placers
125
1st Place - Jordan Keller - una-CSU

The Vikings will return to action on Friday, December 19, 2008, when they travel to Lewisburg, Pa to compete in the Bucknell Quad. CSU will compete against Wagner, Drexel and host Bucknell, action is set to begin at 12:00 p.m.

Does anyone have any idea why Matt Steintrager from Central Michigan, Jordan's championship opponent was DQed?

Jordan's opponent was DQed because he punched a guy during the tournament

The Midlands Tournament is a prestigous collegiate wrestling tournament in Evanston (Chicago), Illinois hosted by Northwestern University.

Jordan Keller also notched two wins at his first Midlands tournament. After losing a first round match against third ranked Brandon Precin of Northwestern, Keller came back to win back-to-back matches including a 14-3 major decision against Maryland's Louis Ruland.

Championship Round One
Brandon Precin (Northwestern) Maj. Dec. Jordan Keller (Cleveland State); MD 10-2

Consolation Round Three
Jordan Keller (Cleveland State) Maj. Dec. Louis Ruland (Maryland); MD 14-3

Consolation Round Four
Jordan Keller (Cleveland State) dec. Akif Eren (Penn U.); D 5-2

Consolation Round Five
Brendan Byrne (Maryland) dec. Jordan Keller (Cleveland State); D 4-2

Cleveland State returns to action Saturday, January 3 when they host a quad meet. The Vikings will compete against Buffalo, Gardner-Webb and the University of Northern Iowa. Action is set to begin at 12:00 p.m. in Woodling Gym.

I believe Jordan Keller's overall record is now 14 wins and 10 losses.

Vikings rolled over Ashland University, 24-15, on Sunday at the Bowen Fieldhouse on the campus of Eastern Michigan University.

With the win, Cleveland State improves to 4-5 overall, already surpassing last seasons win total.

"We wrestled this match very well," head coach Ben Stehura said. "Our guys knew what they needed to do and went out and performed."

Jordan Keller got the Vikings out to an early 5-0 by collecting a 16-1 tech fall over Brandon Davis.

Keller jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the first period after scoring a two-point takedown and following it up with a two point near pin fall. Going into the third period, Keller added two additional near falls to take a 6-0 lead.

Keller continued his onslaught over Davis in the final period scoring 10 more points. Starting the period on the bottom position, Keller got a two-point reversal along with three near fall points. After allowing Davis to escape, Keller once again too him down and put him on his back gaining three more near fall points and one point riding time for his 16th victory of the season.

KELLER KEEPS ON WINNING: Jordan Keller continues an outstanding freshman season, collecting his 22nd win of the season Saturday (1/17) night against Kent State. With his 6-2 decision, Keller has won his last three dual meets and has held his opponents to two or less points in each of those three wins. This season, Keller has a second place finish at the Eastern Michigan Open as well as a sixth place finish at the Michigan State Open. Keller has a team high 10 major decisions and is second with 22 wins this season.


John Keller – At Cleveland State – he is 3-2 in his first collegiate action.- at 133 lbs.

Category Value Scored Value Allowed
Wins 3
Losses 2
Pins 0 0
Forfeits 0
Disqualifications 0 0
Defaults 0 0
Tech Falls 0 0
Major Decisions 0 0
Decisions 3 2
Takedowns 0 0
Escapes 0 0
Reversals 0 0
2 pt Nearfalls 0 0
3 pt Nearfalls 0 0
4 pt Nearfalls 0 0
1 pt Penalty 0 0
2 pt Penalty 0 0
Stall Warning 0 0
1 pt Stalling 0 0
2 pt Stalling 0 0
Cautions 0 0
Riding Time Pts 0 0
Total Match Pts 0 0
Total Team Pts 9 6
Date Opponent Name Opponent School Wt Class Result WinType Score Tourney Place
1/18/2009
Novak, Andrew
Eastern Michigan
133 W DEC 6 - 4 5th
1/18/2009
Grove, Zach
Pittsburgh
133 W DEC 7 - 4 5th
1/18/2009
Capezio, Geno
Indiana
133 L DEC 4 - 5 5th
1/18/2009
Henry, Garrett
Ohio State
133 L DEC 3 - 5 5th
1/18/2009
Haas, Adam
Kent State
133 W DEC 4 - 0 5th