Elyria graduate Stevie Mitcheff was named the Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Week for Kent State, after his 125-pound championship on Dec. 11 at the Cleveland State Open.

Mitcheff went 5-0 in his 25-man bracket inside Cleveland State’s Woodling Gymnasium. He recorded a 17-0 technical fall in his opening bout over Michigan State’s Chris Lyon, before pinning Cleveland State’s B.J. Miller in the second period. Mitcheff then earned a convincing 6-0 shutout over Edinboro’s Korey Mines in the quarterfinals and topped Central Michigan’s Joe Roth 6-2 in the semifinals. In his final bout of the day, Mitcheff knocked off Indiana’s Zach Zimmer 8-6.

Now 13-4 on the year, Mitcheff has placed in all three of the tournaments he has competed in this season (Hokie Open, Body Bar, CSU Open).

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Top pictures is this season against Michigan;

bottom picture is from last season's NCAA tournament

(courtesty of Kent State's website)

Elyria’s Danny Mitcheff suffered his first two losses of his senior season, snapping a 17-match win streak at the Southern Shuffle on Dec. 30 and then losing in a 5-3 upset to Drexel’s Steve Mytych on Friday.

His loss to snap his 17-match win streak was to Minnesota’s Jayson Ness, in a 7-3 decision, giving him second place for Kent State, who finished in seventh among 31 teams at the Southern Scuffle.

This past weekend, Kent State (10-1) overcame an 18-4 deficit against Virginia Tech to cap off a perfect 3-0 day at the Virginia Duals Saturday in the Hampton Coliseum, defeating Ohio, 33-9, followed by a 27-9 bashing of Michigan and a 25-18 comeback victory over Virginia Tech.

Danny’s record is 21-2 on the season as he looks to return to the NCAA Championships.

Stay tuned for a College Insider on Danny's road back to the NCAA Championship.

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