Dennis, Fofana, Harmon Stood Out at Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open

Dennis, Fofana, Harmon Stood Out at Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open
November 4, 2023

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – The Fontbonne University men's wrestling opened their season in the highly competitive Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open today hosted by Maryville University.

The event, which featured some NCAA Division I and II programs from around the Midwest.

Individually, Micah Dennis, Eric Harmon, and Hassan Fofana scored team points.

"It was definitely an eye-opening experience for our guys to compete against mostly Division 1 & 2 competition," commented Head Coach Chad Cook. "Eric did a great job of not being afraid to go after it and to let it fly. We took away a lot of good things to work on from this, and we're ready to get to work!"

Micah Dennis placed eighth. He dropped his seventh-place match by fall to Colby Allen of Drury.

Eric Harmon finished in fifth place. He won his fifth-place match by medical forfeit over Perry Lake of Quincy. 

Hassan Fofana took seventh place. He received a bye on his seventh-place match.

Elite 125

Daniel Bauer's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Deagan Fugitt (Drury) won by fall over Daniel Bauer (Fontbonne) (Fall 3:00)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Daniel Bauer (Fontbonne) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Sam Shafer (Maryville University) won by fall over Daniel Bauer (Fontbonne) (Fall 2:15)

Elite 157

Joe Beck's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Jeremy Jakowtisch (Missouri) won by decision over Joe Beck (Fontbonne) (Dec 5-0)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Gavin Morawitz (Quincy) won by fall over Joe Beck (Fontbonne) (Fall 2:04)

Elite 165

Micah Dennis's place is eighth and has scored 3.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Micah Dennis (Fontbonne) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Cory Peterson (McKendree) won by tech fall over Micah Dennis (Fontbonne) (TF 21-6)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Micah Dennis (Fontbonne) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Brant Whitaker (Missouri) won by fall over Micah Dennis (Fontbonne) (Fall 2:11)
  • 7th Place Match - Colby Allen (Drury) won by fall over Micah Dennis (Fontbonne) (Fall 4:58)

Elite 174

Connor Morin's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Ellis Pfleger (Missouri) won by fall over Connor Morin (Fontbonne) (Fall 1:58)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Connor Zimmermann (Drury) won by decision over Connor Morin (Fontbonne) (Dec 12-7)

Amateur 125

Diego McCormick's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Aidan Haggard (Maryville University) won by tech fall over Diego McCormick (Fontbonne) (TF 15-0)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Diego McCormick (Fontbonne) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Logan Edwards (Central Missouri) won by fall over Diego McCormick (Fontbonne) (Fall 0:27)

Amateur 133

Eric Harmon's place is fifth and has scored 14.5 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Eusebio (Lindenwood) won by tech fall over Eric Harmon (Fontbonne) (TF 19-4)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Eric Harmon (Fontbonne) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Eric Harmon (Fontbonne) won by fall over James Wright (Central Missouri) (Fall 0:27)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Eric Harmon (Fontbonne) won by fall over Isaac Gawronski (Westminster) (Fall 1:02)
  • Cons. Semi - Davis Joiner (Drury) won by tech fall over Eric Harmon (Fontbonne) (TF 15-0)
  • 5th Place Match - Eric Harmon (Fontbonne) won by medical forfeit over Perry Lake (Quincy) (MFF)

Amateur 149

Corey Hawkins's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Clement (Quincy) won by fall over Corey Hawkins (Fontbonne) (Fall 2:01)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Logan Burks (Lindenwood) won by fall over Corey Hawkins (Fontbonne) (Fall 2:39)

Amateur 165

Stephen Bell's place is unknown and has scored 2.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Peyton Schnurpel (Quincy) won by fall over Stephen Bell (Fontbonne) (Fall 2:27)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Stephen Bell (Fontbonne) won by tech fall over Gavin Weightman (University of the Ozarks) (TF 16-1)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Raymond Fernandez (Quincy) won by fall over Stephen Bell (Fontbonne) (Fall 1:14)

Amateur 174

Hassan Fofana's place is seventh and has scored 4.0 team points.

  • Quarterfinal - Jayden Rookhuyzen (Maryville University) won by fall over Hassan Fofana (Fontbonne) (Fall 1:09)
  • Cons. Round 1 - John Jasper (Central Baptist (Ark.)) won by fall over Hassan Fofana (Fontbonne) (Fall 1:11)
  • 7th Place Match - Hassan Fofana (Fontbonne) received a bye () (Bye)

Up Next

The Griffins return to action in the Luther Open on Saturday, November 11 at Decorah, Iowa.