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Edinboro: Wrestling Scores Pair of Wins at Boro Duals
Edinboro, Pa. – The Edinboro wrestling team kicked off the 2024-25 season with victories over Pitt-Bradford and Seton Hill Friday afternoon at the Boro Duals inside McComb Fieldhouse.
 
Against the Mountain Cats, Edinboro scored a 55-0 victory. Chris Vargo got the Scots out quickly, scoring a fall over Cade Stern in 2:51. Colton Camacho made his Edinboro debut at 133, scoring a 19-4 tech fall over Jacob Rogers in just 2:05.
 
At 141, Colin Roberts also notched a tech fall in 4:37 by a score of 16-1. Ryan Michaels picked up a fall over Raymond Worsen in the second period at 157. Hunter Hutchenson majored in DJ Slovick 15-4 at 184. Nick Lodato needs just 1:18 to score a fall over Alec Kapacs. Aden Roe finished out the match with a 21-5 tech fall in just 2:17 over Gavin Thompson. The Scots also picked up forfeit wins at 149, 165 and 174.
 
In the match with Seton Hill, Vargo again started the match with a fall, this time over Don Lindsey in 3:50. Camacho used 6:35 to tech fall Jacob Braun 22-6 at 133.
 
Roberts scored a 7-3 decision at 141 over Nikolas Ferra. At 149, Ryan Burgos made his season debut, majoring Ty Linsenbigler 14-3. Michaels scored bonus points for the Scots, pinning Christian Hirak in 3:57 at 157. In his season opener at 165, Max Kirby entered the third period tied with Collin Hearn 1-1 before he scored seven points plus the riding time point to earn a 9-1 major decision. Brody Evan matched that major, winning 10-1 over Kane Kettering in his debut. At 184, Hutchenson pinned Landon Christie in 2:13. Lodato was a 6-5 winner of Brendan Finnerty, and Roe pinned Ethan Cain in 6:09, setting the team final at 47-0.
 
The Scots return to action on Sunday with a trip to the Clarion Open. Wrestling starts at 9 a.m. inside Tippin Gymnasium.
 
SIU Edwardsville: SIUE's Davis Shines in Collegiate Debut
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - The first collegiate match for SIUE freshman Drew Davis will be a memorable one.

Davis, of Chatham, Illinois, was the lone winner for the Cougars in a 41-3 loss to Illinois at First Community Arena. It was the season debut for both programs.

The Cougar 125-pounder defeated No. 17-ranked Ramazan Attasauov 8-5 in the opening match Saturday. His eventual winning move was a takedown with a second left on the clock in the third period.

Next up for the Cougars is the Tiger Style Invite next Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri.
 
George Mason: Six Wrestlers Earn Podium at The Citadel Invite
Charleston, S.C. – Six George Mason wrestlers finished on the podium as the Patriots squad opened the season at the Battle at The Citadel in Charleston on Sunday.
 
Two Patriots, JT Chance and #18 DJ McGee, finished in the 157-pound championship bout, ending the tournament tied as co-champions.
 
Evan Maag finished in second place at 165 pounds. Maag ranked #25, won three straight matches, the first two by fall, before dropping the finals match to D. Fields (NC St) by a 14-9 decision.
 
Three Patriots finished in third place: Ben Monn (125), Drew Dickson (165), and Logan Messer (174).
  
Buffalo: Bulls Compete at Clarion Open on Sunday
CLARION, PA – The University at Buffalo wrestling team opened the season on Sunday by competing at the Clarion Open. The Bulls had three wrestlers earn spots on the podium.

Kaleb Burgess was UB's top finisher on the day, taking second place in the 157 bracket. Entering the day as the four-seed, Burgess upset top-seed Zack Martin of Michigan, 10-7, in the semifinals. Burgess lost to three-seed Brock Herman of Ohio State in the championship bout.

Raphael Knapp and Marcus Petite finished fifth at 174 and 184, respectively.

Knapp defeated teammate Dylan Schell, 4-2, in the consolation of four to advance to the fifth-place match. Knapp earned a 7-3 decision over Edinboro's Brody Evans to take fifth.

Petite, the five seed, upset four-seed Mikey Bartush, 8-3, in the consolation of four to advance to the fifth-place match. He then took fifth place with a tight 2-1 decision over Bucknell's Tyler Bienus.

In all, 20 Bulls competed.

Max Elton had three wins in the 125-pound bracket.

Aaron Lanster (141), Brady Unger (157), Charlie Foster (174), Dylan Schell (174), and Magnus Bibla (285) all had two wins.

Also earning a win on Sunday were Cole French (141), Coy Raines (197), Hunter Shaut (165), Jack Macdonald (285), Kieran Cullen (149), and Sam Ewing (149).

The Bulls will next compete at WrangleMania against Sacred Heart and Cal Baptist on Saturday in Bethlehem, PA.
 
Kent State: Flashes Fall in Season Debut
College Park, MD.- The Golden Flashes opened the 2024-25 season with a pair of losses on Sunday against Bucknell and host Maryland.

Kent State fell 35-9 to Bucknell. The lone wins came from Ethan Barr and Brentan Simmerman. Barr earned a pin, upsetting No. 14 ranked Noah Mulvaney in 5:30. Simmerman had to go to OT, where he picked up a takedown to win 5-2 over Logan Shephard.

Maryland defeated the Flashes 29-10. The Flashes got three wins from Nico Calello, Eli Ashcroft, and Blake Schaffer. At 125, Calello overcame a 3-1 deficit in the 1^st period to defeat Presden Sanchez 11-4 and gave the Flashes an early 3-0 lead. Ashcroft had a pair of takedowns to beat Clayton Gabrielson 6-2 as the Flashes reclaimed a 6-4 lead after the 141 lb. match. Blake Schaffer picked up his first victory of the season with a 10-2 major decision victory over Chase Mielnik.

Kent State will be back in action on Friday for their home opener against Gannon as a part of the "Flash Frenzy." Wrestling will start at noon in the M.A.C Center.
 
Lock Haven: No. 25 Men’s Wrestling opens season; Henson leads the way
PRINCETON, N.J. – The No. 25 Lock Haven men's wrestling team opened the 2024-25 season today (Sunday, Nov. 3) at the Princeton Open, and returning national qualifier Wyatt Henson led the way as the nationally-ranked Bald Eagle went a perfect 4-0 on the way to the 141-pound title.
 
Henson was one of nine total place winners for Lock Haven.
 
Anthony Noto, Lucas Kapusta, Nick Stampoulos, Colin Fegley, and Tucker Hogan all earned second-place finishers for The Haven.
 
Avery Bassett added a third-place finish, while both DaShawn Farber and James Lledo finished fourth on the day at their respective weight classes.
 
Henson, ranked No. 28 at 141 pounds, went a perfect 4-0 today. He opened the day with a pair of tech falls. In the finals, Henson needed just 37 seconds to earn a pin and knock off No. 26 Kai Owen of Columbia for the title.
 
Noto, a two-time All-American at 125 pounds – up a weight class at 133 pounds. Noto, already ranked eighth nationally at 133, finished second after going 3-1 with a tech fall. In the finals, Noto was edged out by No. 28 Ethan Berginc of Army, 4-1, in a sudden victory.
 
Competing unattached today, Kapusta was 4-1 on the day with a major decision and one tech fall. In the 149-pound finals, the Bald Eagle was edged out by No. 9 Ty Whalen of host Princeton, 2-1 in a workmanlike bout.
 
Stampoulos – ranked No. 30 nationally - finished second at 157 pounds after going 4-1 on the day with a tech fall and one major decision.
 
Fegley went 3-1 to finish second at 184 pounds. He opened the day with a pin before picking up a major decision.
 
Hogan impressed in his Lock Haven debut as the freshman placed second at 197 pounds after going 4-1 with a major and a tech.
 
Bassett was 4-1 with two pins and placed third at 174.
 
Farber finished fourth at 149 after going 3-2 with a pin, and Lledo was fourth (1-2; one tech fall) at 184 to round out Lock Haven's place winners in the season opener today.
 
The Bald Eagles entered the season-opening weekend ranked No. 25 nationally, and earlier this week, Lock Haven was picked to finish second in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) preseason rankings.
 
Lock Haven will return to action on Sunday, Nov. 10, when the Bald Eagles travel to the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. Wrestlers from over 20 schools are scheduled to compete at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with action set to start at 9 a.m. next Sunday.
 
Clarion: Wrestling Opens Season with Two Placers at Clarion Open
CLARION, Pa. --- John Worthing made the finals of the 174-pound bracket, and Alejandro Herrera-Rondon took fourth at 157 pounds, highlighting a fourth-place finish for the Golden Eagles wrestling team at the Clarion Open.
 
Long an anticipated season-opening event that has attracted some of the best collegiate wrestlers in the country, the 2024 Open had its share of big programs and big names. Worthing enjoyed a good showing against some of those competitors on Sunday, entering the bracket as the top seed and reaching the finals with three straight wins. His day started with a second-period win by fall over Navy's Liam Kilrain. Worthing built a 7-0 lead after the first period, started the second in the defensive position, and then quickly reversed Kilrain to his back for the pin. Worthing followed up with a workmanlike effort against Buffalo's Dylan Schell, winning by a 5-0 decision, and then used a late near fall against Bellarmine's Grant ODell to take a 9-0 major.
 
The 174-pound finals match against between Worthing and Michigan's Joseph Walker was a good one. Walker had the only takedown of the match, taking a 3-0 lead in the first period before Worthing escaped. Worthing got out from under in the second period to cut it to 3-2 and then rode Walker long enough in the third period to wipe out the riding time point. His shots at Walker were not enough to bring him to the mat, though, and the latter took the 4-2 decision.
 
Herrera-Rondon had the next-best placement for the Golden Eagles, winning his first three matches of the day to reach the semifinals of the 157-pound bracket. He beat Bloomsburg's William Morrow by a 7-0 decision in the first round and followed with back-to-back bonus point wins. He won via technical fall against Gray Ortis in the round of 16, racking up 14 points over seven minutes and earning the riding time point, and he continued with a 10-1 major decision over Ohio State's TJ Schierl. That was the extent of it for Herrera-Rondon, though, as the Buckeyes' Brock Herman beat him by fall in the semifinals, and Michigan's Zack Mattin held on for a 5-0 decision in the third-place match.
 
Rider: Three Broncs Reach the Podium in Season Debut at the Princeton Open
PRINCETON, NJ – The Rider wrestling team opened its 2024 season at the Princeton Open, with three Broncs earning top 6 finishes. 

Leading the Broncs was Enrique Munguia, who competed in the 165-pound bracket. He began strong, securing a technical fall over Columbia's Oliver Howard (19-2) in the round of 32. After a 6-1 loss to Anthony White (Rutgers-Unattached) in the round of 16, Munguia dominated in the consolation bracket, winning five straight matches, culminating in an 18-8 major decision over Lehigh's Thayne Lawrence to claim 5th place.

At 184 lbs, Isaac Dean also had an impressive day. After winning his first match, he narrowly lost an 8-7 decision to Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers-Unattached). Dean bounced back with two close wins by one point, ultimately finishing 5th after defeating James Conway (Unattached) 4-1.

Steyn De Lange, wrestling at 197 lbs, opened with a 10-2 major decision victory over West Point's Thomas Godbee. Despite falling in the round of 16, De Lange moved through the consolation bracket, including a 12-3 win over Brown's Alex Hamrick. However, in his 5th place match, De Lange lost to Austin Kohlhofer (West Point) by a 15-6 major decision, finishing 6th.

Up Next
The Broncs are next in action when they host West Virginia in their home opener in Alumni Gym on Nov. 14. 
 
Bloomsburg: Wrestling Opens Season at Clarion Open on Sunday
CLARION, Pa. – The Bloomsburg wrestling team finished 22^nd at the Clarion Open with 11 team points in the first tournament of the 2024-25 season.
 
William Morrow went 2-2 on the day in the 157-pound bracket but fell in the consolation round of 8 to end his day. Morrow dropped his opening match of the day, 7-0, to Alejandro Herrera-Rondon. Morrow bounced back for his first bonus-point win of the year with an 18-3 tech fall over Chad Jesko of Pitt.-Johnstown. He followed that with a 7-1 decision over Jayden O'Farrill, who wrestled unrostered, to move to the Round of Eight. Morrow's day came to an end with a fall at 2:27 to Jeb Prechtel of Bellarmine.
 
Tyler McCatharn went 1-2 on the day in the heavyweight bracket after receiving a bye in the first round. McCatharn fell in his first match 10-1 to John Meyers from Clarion, who was wrestling unrosterd. McCatharn kept his day alive with a 4-1 sudden victory in overtime over Bryson Harrington of Pittsburgh. Austin Champan of Clarion won 7-1 in the consolation bracket to knock McCatharn out.
 
Mason Rebuck also received a bye through the first round and won his opening match by a major decision, 12-0, over Connor Jacobs of Clarion. Hayden Walters from Michigan defeated Rebuck 17-5 in the Championship Bracket Round of Eight for the 197-pound bracket. Rebuck lost his first consolation bracket match 15-2 to Gage Yackee of Navy Wrestling Club.
 
Also wrestling in the 197-pound bracket was Kolby Flank, who went 1-2 on the day. Flank dropped his opening match 4-1 to Ethan Wiant of Clarion before getting a bye in the first round of the consolation bracket. Flank moved through the bracket with a 15-4 major decision over Connor Jacobs of Clarion. Flank lost to Andrew Liber of Bellarmine, 11-8, to finish out his day.
 
Leo Hess III went 1-2 on the day as he lost his first match, 4-2, to Gavin Wilmoth of Clarion, before getting a bye in the first consolation round of the 165-pound bracket. After earning a medical forfeit win over Jared Keslar of Pittsburgh, Hess fell to Trent Hoover of UPJ as an unattached wrestler, 17-4.
 
The Huskies get back on the mat next Saturday, November 9, when they travel to the George Mason Duals. Bloomsburg opens the day against George Mason at noon before taking on Williams College at 1:30 p.m. and Millersville at 3:00 p.m.