Sophomore Alexander Greene Barrios of the Case Western Reserve University wrestling team won the 133-pound bracket at the Futures Invite on Saturday at the Merillat Sport and Fitness Center on the campus of Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan, on Saturday.

Greene Barrios was one of the 10 CWRU non-senior wrestlers who made the trip to Michigan for the final regular season meet of the year. Four Spartans placed in the top three of their weight classes at the invite.

Bracket Winners

• Greene Barrios, 133 lbs.
  • 3-0
  • 2 falls
  • Pinned Eugene Barrientes (Adrian) in 4:13 and Matteo Littman (Chicago) in 6:58

Top Placers

• Junior Louka Babic, second, 174 lbs.
  • 2-1
  • 2 falls
  • Pinned Landon Amaya (Adrian) in 40 seconds and Logan Cofsky (Chicago) in 6:14
• First-year Kodi Pfeiffer, second, 184 lbs.
  • 2-1
  • Fall, tech fall
  • Pinned Patrick Knight (Adrian) in 1:52, defeated Andrew Mushkin (Ohio Wesleyan) 18-1 in 3:19
• First-year Tatsu Homma, second, 125 lbs.
  • 1-1
  • Fall
  • Pinned Will Miller (Ohio Northern) in 5:51
• First-year Cole Rose, fourth, 141 lbs.
  • 3-2
  • 2 falls
  • Pinned Lamar Freeman (Heidelberg) in 2:59 and teammate Mike Valerino in 2:01
• First-year Nate Boyd, fourth, 197 lbs.
  • 1-2
  • Won by decision, 5-4, over Sawyer Chism (Chicago)
• Junior Mike Valerino, sixth, 141 lbs.
  • 3-3
  • Fall, 2 technical falls
  • Pinned Seth Miller (Ohio Northern) in 15 seconds
  • Defeated Freeman 15-0 in 2:06 and Kamren Johnson (Heidelberg) 25-8 in 6:14
• First-year Thomas Trout, sixth, 184 lbs.
  • 1-3
  • Won by decision, 12-9, over Tanner Buxton (Albion)

Spartan Notes

• Greene Barrios placed first in a bracket for the first time in his career
• Homma and Trout both placed in a tournament for the first time this season
• Valerino and Rose both earned their 20th wins of the season with thier third victories on Saturday, and Babic picked up his 20th win of the campaign with his second triumph
• 10 Spartans have at least 20 wins this season
• Homma recorded his first career pin

Up Next

CWRU will make the short trip to University Heights, Ohio, for the NCAA Region V Tournament hosted by John Carroll University. Action is slated to begin at the two-day meet on Friday, February 27 at 10 a.m. Any wrestler finishing in the top three of their weight class at the regional tournament will qualify for the NCAA Championship later in March.