Nov. 5, 2005

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Navy took home two individual titles and four others placed at the competitive season-opening Eastern Michigan Open on Saturday. Junior 157-pounder John Jarred (Kansas City, Mo.) and senior heavyweight Tanner Garrett (Tulsa, Okla.) brought home titles in their respective weight classes, while freshman 141-pounder Ricky Tippett (White Marsh, Md.) earned a second-place finish in his first collegiate tournament.

"We came here to find out where we were at and where we stood and we found out a lot today," said Navy head coach Bruce Burnett. "We had some good performances and some not-so-good performances. I know we are better than we showed today in some areas. We'll go back to the drawing board next week and get ready for our California trip."

Other placewinners for Navy included 174-pound sophomore Matt Stolpinski (3rd; Westfield, Mass.), junior 149-pounder John Cox (4th; Grand Haven, Mich.) and freshman 197-pounder Tyler Moyer (5th; Bremerton, Wash.).

Complete results were not available at the time of press.

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