Sunday, Wrestling results
Lock Haven 27, Binghamton 9
Lock Haven 28, Princeton 6
Clarion at Southern Scuffle
Edinboro vs. Bobby Kauffman Open
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Lock Haven Wrestling Goes 2-0 at Journeymen Armbar
CLIFTON, N.Y. – The Lock Haven men's wrestling team (4-3 overall) opened 2026 by going 2-0 at the Journeymen Armbar with wins over Binghamton and Princeton on Sunday, Jan. 4 in Clifton, N.Y.
The Bald Eagles kicked off the perfect day with a 27-9 over Binghamton before downing Princeton, 28-6. Lock Haven handed Binghamton (3-1) its first loss of the season.
Lock Haven improves to 4-3, while Princeton falls to 2-4.
Gable Strickland (133), No. 24 Wyatt Henson (141), No. 23 Lucas Kapusta (149), Nick Stampoulos (157), Sam Gautreau (184) and Kade Sottolano (285) all went 2-0 to lead the way.
Kapusta, ranked No. 23 at 149 pounds, earned an upset victory over Princeton's No. 9 Elijah Rivera with a 5-2 decision. Kapusta also earned a decision vs. Binghamton to improve to 13-3 on the year.
Henson, ranked No. 24 at 141 pounds, earned a pair of bonus-point wins with a tech fall over Binghamton's Ryan Hartung (22-5, 5:07) and a major decision over Princeton's Matthew Martino (21-10).
Stampoulos earned a pair of major decisions, 13-4 and 12-4, at 157 pounds over Fin Nadeau (Binghamton) and Gavin Hawk (Princeton).
Tucker Hogan added a tech fall (18-3, 7:00) at 197 pounds vs. Princeton's Connor McCloskey.
Full results are listed below.
FINAL: Lock Haven 27, Binghamton 9
125: Carson Wagner (Binghamton) dec. Curtis Nelson (Lock Haven), 10-3 | Binghamton 3-0
133: Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) dec. Dillon Arrick (Binghamton), 3-1 | Tied 3-3
141: No. 24 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech fall Ryan Hartung (Binghamton), 22-5 (5:07) | Lock Haven 8-3
149: No. 23 Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) dec. Caleb Sweet (Binghamton), 8-1 | Lock Haven 11-3
157: Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) major dec. Fin Nadeau (Binghamton), 13-4 | Lock Haven 15-3
165: Nick Kunstek (Lock Haven) dec. Marco Albanese (Binghamton), 8-1 | Lock Haven 18-3
174: No. 27 Carter Baer (Binghamton) dec. No. 33 Avery Bassett (Lock Haven), 4-1 SV | Lock Haven 18-6
184: Sam Gautreau (Lock Haven) def. Will Ebert (Binghamton) MF | Lock Haven 24-6
197: Mikey Squires (Binghamton) dec. Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven), 5-3 | Lock Haven 24-9
285: Kade Sottolano (Lock Haven) dec. Trent Sibble (Binghamton), 5-3 | Lock Haven 27-9
FINAL: Lock Haven 28, Princeton 6
125: Marc-Anthony McGowan (Princeton) dec. Curtis Nelson (Lock Haven), 5-0 | Princeton 3-0
133: Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) dec. Dan Jones (Princeton), 8-4 | Tied 3-3
141: No. 24 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) major dec. Matthew Martino (Princeton), 21-10 | Lock Haven 7-3
149: No. 23 Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) dec. No. 9 Eligh Rivera (Princeton), 5-2 | Lock Haven 10-3
157: Nick Stampoulos (Lock Haven) major dec. Gavin Hawk (Princeton), 12-4 | Lock Haven 14-3
165: Ty Whalen (Princeton) dec. Ousmane Duncanson (Lock Haven), 15-8 | Lock Haven 14-6
174: No. 33 Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) dec. Holden Garcia (Princeton), 5-0 | Lock Haven 17-6
184: Sam Gautreau (Lock Haven) dec. Xavier Giles (Princeton), 7-1 | Lock Haven 20-6
197: Tucker Hogan (Lock Haven) tech fall Conor McCloskey (Princeton), 18-3 | Lock Haven 25-6
285: Kade Sottolano (Lock Haven) dec. Sebastian Garibaldi (Princeton), 4-0 | Lock Haven 29-6
Up Next:
Lock Haven returns to action on Friday, Jan. 9 (9 a.m.) and will compete in the David H. Lehman '68 Open in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Clarion's Clawson Wraps Weekend at Southern Scuffle
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Golden Eagles wrestling team finished competing today at the Southern Scuffle, with
Travis Clawson competing in the blood round on Sunday morning.
Clawson was matched up with Navy's Andrew Binni in the blood round. The 1
st period of the match went scoreless after which Binni chose the down position to start the 2
nd period. Binni earned a quick escape from Clawson to take a 1-0 lead. Multiple scoring attempts were made by both wrestlers, but the score remained 1-0 heading into the 3
rd period. Clawson chose the down position to start the period, earning an immediate escape to tie the score at 1.
Clawson got to work immediately, pushing the pace against Binni, who got a stall call early in the 3
rd period. Then it was Binni who created the offense, he got deep on a single-leg shot. That looked like he was destined to score, but Clawson fended off the scoring opportunity towards the edge of the mat and was able to get a fresh start. The final seconds of regulation ticked away, but the score remained tied 1-1 headed to a sudden victory period. Clawson shot immediately off the whistle, but Binni defended and countered with a single leg shot and switched to a double leg for the finish. Binni earned the takedown along with four near-fall points to defeat Clawson in sudden victory 8-1.
Edinboro Places 10 on the Podium at Bobby Kauffman Open
Edinboro, Pa. – The Edinboro men's wrestling team put 10 wrestlers on the podium Sunday as the Scots hosted the Bobby Kauffman Open inside McComb Fieldhouse.
The Scots had a pair of placers in the 165-pound weight class.
Max Kirby took the top spot opening the day with a fall over Mercyhurst's Jaden Crockett in 4:23. Kirby topped John Watson of Gannon 15-0 in just 53 seconds scoring a takedown and then scoring three four point turns for the tech fall. Kirby closed out the Open with an 8-5 victory over Purdue's Adrian Pellot.
Alla Ally turned in a third-place performance at 165. He topped Watson 17-2 for the tech fall in 4:42. He dropped a tough 4-3 decision to Pellot. He responded with a 16-2 major decision over Crockett in his final match.
Four Fighting Scots brought home second-place finishes in
Gaven Suica,
Eli Makel,
Easton Belifore and
Jackson Koppers.
At 174, Koppers was joined by
Alwalid Bourkia who finished third. Koppers opened the day with a 16-1 tech fall over Mitchell Baronner of Gannon. He followed that with another 16-1 tech fall this time against Maxx Fesinger of Mercyhurst to advance to the final. In the final, Koppers dropped a 6-1 decision to Lock Haven's Connor Wetzel.
Bourkia notched a 19-3 tech fall over Shippensburg's Anthony Horiates in his first match. Wetzel topped Bourkia 17-2 in the semifinals. In the consolation semis, Bourkia advanced on a medical forfeit and closed out his day with a 22-2 tech fall over Kent State's Christopher Sanchez to place third.
At 149, the Scots had both the second and fourth place finishers in Suica and
Cheaney Schoeff. Suica started his day with an 8-3 decision over Bloomsburg's Jay Chase. Next up was an 18-1 tech fall over Xavier Dombkowski of Mercyhurst. In the quarters, Suica scored an 11-1 major decision over Buffalo's Patrick Grimsey. He advanced to the finals with an 11-5 decision over Terry Langley of West Virginia. Suica dropped an 11-4 decision to Jason Dube of the Spire Academy.
Schoeff came out firing in his opening match, scoring a pin over Alec Baxely of Bloomsburg in just 39 seconds. He dropped a 4-2 decision to Langley in the quarters dropping to the consolation bracket. Schoeff scored a 13-7 decision over teammate
Dominic Ferraro in the first consolation bout. Schoeff scored a fall over Grimsey and reached the third-place match via medical redshirt. He had a rematch with Langley, which he dropped 8-5 to place fourth.
Edinboro also placed two on the podium at 184, with Belifore taking second and
Tyson Clear placing fifth. Belifore scored a 1-0 victory over Gannon's Kellen Buggey. After falling behind 3-1 after the first period, Belifore took down Purdue's Quinn Herbert with 1:01 left in the third to claim a 5-4 decision. In the finals, Belifore dropped a 15-0 tech to Joseph Curtis of Columbia.
Clear dropped his opening match 19-4 to Herbert. In his first consolation match, Clear scored a 14-6 major over Buggey. In the consolation semifinals, Clear fell 8-1to Purdue's RJ Power. He claimed a medical forfeit to place fifth.
Makel started his day with a 4-1 win over Bloomsburg's Eliedxander Jarquin-Torres. In the quarters, he took down John Duran of Gannon and put him on his back for the fall in 1:32. Makel advanced to the final with another fall, this time of West Virginia's Elijah Hunter in 2:40. Makel was pinned by Columbia's Vincent Mueller.
The final place-winner for the Scots was Ben Fuller at 133. He started his day with a pin of Parker Pikor of Kent State. Fuller scored an 8-2 decision over Bloomsburg's Gavin Mundy to advance to the semifinals. Lock Haven's Patrick O'Keefe scored a 16-6 major over Fuller, sending him to the consolation bracket. In the consolation semis, Fuller fell 7-0 to Adan Benavidez of Kent State. He bounced back to take fifth with a fall over Lucas Fye of Lock Haven.
The Scots return to dual action on Jan. 10 when they travel to Edwardsville, Ill., to take on SIUE and Little Rock.
