Sunday, Nov. 1 Wrestling Results
Bloomsburg vs. Clarion Open
Wisconsin 32, Bloomsburg 7
Clarion vs. Clarion Open
Lock Haven vs. Navy Classic
Edinboro vs. Mercyhurst Classic
Ohio vs. Southeast Open
George Mason vs. Southeast Open
Rider vs. Princeton Open
SIUE vs. Cowboy Classic
Purdue 24, Kent State 12
Central Michigan 33, CSU Bakersfield 9
American University 23, Central Michigan 17
Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments
Bloomsburg Huskies (0-1, 0-0 MAC)
MADISON, Wisc. — The Bloomsburg wrestling team opened its 2026-27 season Sunday with a 34-7 loss to Big Ten opponent Wisconsin, highlighted by
Morgan Schwarz's 14-6 major decision over No. 18 Cody Goebel at 165 pounds. The Huskies also competed at the Clarion Open, finishing fifth among nine teams with 27 points.
Schwarz delivered the Huskies' biggest victory of the afternoon, earning a commanding 14-6 major decision over No. 18 Cody Goebel at 165 pounds. Facing a nationally ranked opponent, Schwarz secured four team points for Bloomsburg and provided one of the top individual performances of the opening weekend.
Bloomsburg also opened its tournament schedule Sunday at the 2026 Clarion Open, finishing fifth in the nine-team field with 27 points. Six Huskies earned at least one contested victory, led by multiple-win performances from
Coy Raines and
Gavin Hannah.
Raines put together one of the strongest tournament performances for Bloomsburg at 197 pounds, advancing to the championship semifinals with two victories. He opened his tournament with a third-period fall over Clarion's Connor Smalley, securing the pin in 5:17 during the round of 16. Raines followed with an 11-5 decision over Chandler Thompson of Utah Valley in the quarterfinals, earning a spot among the final four wrestlers in the championship bracket. Raines' championship run ended with a semifinal loss by fall to Ohio State's Ryder Rogotzke. He subsequently forfeited his remaining consolation bouts, finishing sixth in the weight class.
At 184 pounds, Hannah bounced back through the consolation bracket to earn a fifth-place finish. Hannah defeated Clarion's Coy Bryson, 5-0, in the consolation round of four before closing his tournament with a 7-4 decision over Utah Valley's Jason Singer in the fifth-place match.
Eric Alderfer also delivered a strong tournament performance at 157 pounds, advancing to the championship semifinals and ultimately earning a fifth-place finish. Alderfer opened his tournament with a 6-3 decision over Clarion's Matthew Smith and continued his run into the championship semifinals, where he fell to Ian Fritz by a 10-3 decision. Moving into the consolation bracket, Alderfer dropped a 7-1 decision to Wesley Barnes in the consolation semifinals before earning fifth place by medical forfeit over Keegan Goeas.
Also competing at 157 pounds,
Jah Bushati earned a tightly contested 5-4 decision over David Fernandez of Nassau Community College in the consolation bracket, adding another victory for Bloomsburg.
At 149 pounds,
Coltan Jones picked up a 9-5 decision over Clarion's Brecken Cieleski in the consolation round of eight, giving the Huskies another individual victory.
Gavin Martin rounded out Bloomsburg's tournament winners at 125 pounds, delivering an 8-0 major decision over Clarion's Peyton Costa. Martin's shutout was one of the Huskies' most decisive victories of the tournament.
With six wrestlers earning contested victories and three placing among the top six in their respective weight classes, Bloomsburg concluded its opening day with several encouraging individual performances against competition from across the Division I landscape.
Clarion Golden Eagles
CLARION, Pa. -- The Golden Eagles wrestling team competed in their home tournament Sunday, finishing 3rd overall as a team. Clarion finished with a total of 11 placers, including
Zachary Marrero, who was the runner-up at 133 pounds.
A long-awaited season-opening event that has attracted some of the best collegiate wrestlers and programs in the country, the Clarion Open kicked off the season for the Golden Eagles. Marrero entered today as the 2nd seed at 133 pounds, first matched up with Meyer Rosen from Bucknell. He defeated him in short order with a first-period takedown and four near-fall points before another takedown that led to a first-period victory by pinfall.
Here is a summary of how the other Golden Eagle placers performed today:
Lock Haven Bald Eagles | 2026 Navy Classic Results
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Four Lock Haven wrestlers went unbeaten to lead the way for the Lock Haven men's wrestling team at the Navy Classic on Sunday.
The Bald Eagles saw nine wrestlers win their respective pools on a busy opening day of action in Annapolis.
Nick Stampoulos led the way for the Bald Eagles at 165 pounds with a 3-0 day with all of his victories coming over ranked wrestlers. Stampoulos started the day with a 7-2 victory over 24th-ranked Nick Hamilton of Virginia before cruising past 28th-ranked Jared Keslar of Pittsburgh by an 8-2 score. The senior rounded out his stellar day with a 6-3 victory over 31st-ranked Dylan Elmore of Navy.
Patrick O'Keefe went 3-0, with two bonus point wins at 133 pounds. The sophomore opened with a 17-4 major decision over American's Ellis Kirsch, followed with a 20-3 tech fall over Navy's Hunter Heflin in 5:36 and closed with a 5-3 decision over Cal Poly's Arno Vardanyan.
Two more Bald Eagles also finished unbeaten.
Jonny O'Brien went 3-0 with a pair of bonus point victories at 157 pounds. O'Brien picked up a 16-0 tech fall over Navy's Tyler Russ in 3:44, a 12-3 major decision over Bellarmine's Isaac Johns and a 7-1 decision over Pittsburgh's Jack Tongel.
Sophomore 174-pounder
Connor Wetzel went 3-0 with a 4-1 sudden victory win over Morgan State's Cortilius Vann and a 13-0 major decision over American's Max Herman. Wetzel opened his day with 5-2 victory over Cael Miller of Bellarmine.
Lucas Kapusta went 2-1 with a 2-1 tiebreaker win over 13th-ranked Kal Miller of Pittsburgh at 149 pounds. Kaupsta also picked up a victory over Aj Rallo of Bellarmine by an 8-2 decision.
Jake Zaltsman went 2-1 in action at 141 pounds, taking a 15-0 tech fall over Morgan State's Isaiah Jackson in 3:55 and another over American's Max Rosen in 3:16.
Senior
Caden Dobbins pinned Morgan State's Aaron Turner in 1:57 and added an 8-1 decision over Bellarmine's Noah Hall, going 2-1 on the day at 165 pounds.
Freshman 285-pounder
Brody Rebuck pinned Morgan State's Bence Veress in 2:56 and beat Navy's Dom Iaquinto by a 12-1 major decision, going 2-1.
Kelly Kakos won 10-7 over Pittsburgh's Connor Swaim and 2-1 over Cal Poly's Aiden Simmons, but lost 7-6 to Navy's Cole Householder in action at 149 pounds. .
Up Next: Lock Haven is back in action next weekend at Wranglemania and the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. The Bald Eagles tangle with Indiana at 2 p.m. and Appalachian State at 4 p.m. on Friday at Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa.
Edinboro Fighting Scots | 2026 Hurst Invitational Results
ERIE, Pa. – The Edinboro men's wrestling team opened the season at the Hurst Invitational Sunday led by first-place finishes from
Brody Evans and
Jacob Brenneman.
Brenneman opened the day with a 17-1 tech fall over Mercyhurst's Gus Stedeford at the 5:29 mark. He continued to put up points in the second round finishing a major decision 17-4 over Drexel's Pat Woloshyn. In his third match, Brenneman scored another major this time 11-3 over Branden Rozanski of LIU. In the first-place match, Brenneman defeated Drexel's Anthony Paul 5-1.
Evans got to his offense in his first match scoring a 26-8 tech fall over Mercyhurst's Zachary Caldwell. In a stark contrast, Evans earned a 2-1 decision over Dom Petracci of Drexel. In the third match, Evans needed just 50 seconds to score the fall over Christian Horeis from LIU. In the first-place match, Evans was a 4-1 winner over Drexel's Justin Griffith.
The Fighting Scots also had five wrestlers finish in second on the day.
Tate Geiser was the runner-up at 174. Against William Capizzi of Mercyhurst, Geiser posted a 21-6 tech fall in the first period. He added a bonus-point win in his second match, scoring a 19-8 major decision over Sean Love of Drexel. Geiser advanced to the title match with a 19-5 major over Jack Valentin of LIU. Jasiah Queen of Drexel stopped Geiser's run 16-5.
Jordan Thompson started his day at 165 with an 18-2 tech fall over Jake Hill of Mercyhurst. After defeating Tyson Seeholtz of Drexel 3-1, Thompson advanced to the final with an 8-6 decision over Luke Nieto of LIU. In the final, Dom Findora scored a 7-1 over Thompson.
Joey Arnold made his return to the lineup at 184 and got his season started with a fall in 1:32 over Mercyhurst's Tre Driggett. In a defensive battle, Arnold scored a 1-0 win over Daniel Gurovich of Drexel in the second match. Arnold found the offense again in the third match, topping Tyler Hicks of LIU 10-2. In the finals, Arnold fell to Ethan Wilson 5-2.
At 149,
Anthony Ferraro came out and pinned Lane Snyder of Mercyhurst in 3:58. He followed that up with a 3-0 decision over Patrick Kelly of Drexel. In the semifinal, Ferraro was a 6-3 victor over Brayden Roberts of LIU. In the final, Ferraro dropped a 10-0 major to Anthony Santaniello.
Aden Roe also picked up a second-place finish opening with a 32-second fall of Gino Guerrisi of Merychurst. He continued to pin opponents, defeating Sal Marchese with a fall in 2:45. Roe added a third straight pin at 2:28 against Melvin Whitehead of LIU. Roe dropped a 21-5 tech fall to Nat Schon of Drexel.
The Scots return to action on Saturday with a trip to the Michigan State Open.
Ohio Bobcats | 2026 Southeast Open Results
SALEM, Va. – The Ohio wrestling team opened the 2026-27 season on Sunday (Nov. 1) at the Southeast Open.
Open Highlights
Senior
Max Hermes was one of two Bobcats to place in the open competition. Wrestling at 165 lbs., Hermes opened his day with a fall at the 2:00 mark to advance to the quarterfinals. After dropping his quarterfinal matchup, Hermes bounced back with two decision victories to earn a sixth-place finish in the 165 lb. division.
Junior
Wyatt Schmitt dropped his opening match but responded with a 4-1 decision in the consolation bracket to advance. Schmitt followed with a 14-1 major decision before adding a 5-1 decision in his next bout to place sixth in the 285 lb. open division.
Redshirt junior
Jeremy Olszko picked up two wins on the day at 184 lbs. Olszko earned a fall just 29 seconds into his opening match before recording a 4-1 decision in his next bout. He later dropped his final match of the day.
At 197 lbs., junior
Evan Wingrove won his opening match with a 17-6 major decision victory.
Freshman/Sophomore Highlights
Sophomore
Brayden Teunissen led all Bobcats with five wins in the freshman/sophomore division while competing at 125 lbs. After dropping his opening match, Teunissen responded with a technical fall in his second bout. He followed with an 8-1 decision and a 26-10 technical fall before advancing to the fifth-place match, where he secured an 8-2 decision victory to finish fifth.
Sophomore
Konner Lambers placed sixth in the 133 lb. division, collecting four wins on the day. Lambers recorded a fall at 1:04 in his second match before earning a 22-10 major decision victory. He added two more decision wins before dropping the fifth-place match.
Sophomore
Carson Weber competed at 149 lbs. and opened his day with a 19-4 technical fall before dropping his second match. Weber then rattled off four consecutive victories, including an 8-2 decision to advance to the fifth-place match, ultimately finishing sixth in his division.
At 174 lbs., sophomore
Adonis Bonar II opened his day with a 19-3 technical fall before falling in the quarterfinals. Bonar later earned an 8-4 decision and followed with a fall at 1:13 for his third victory of the tournament.
Up next, the Bobcats return to Athens to host the Ohio Showcase on Saturday, November 7. Ohio is set to take on Bellarmine at 7 p.m., while Ashland will take on UIndy and Baldwin Wallace will face Wabash.
George Mason Patriots | 2026 Southeast Open Results
Roanoke, Va. -- The George Mason wrestling team opened the season six place-winners at the Southeast Open, held today in Roanoke, Va.
In the open division, veterans
DJ McGee and
Evan Maag both earned podium finishes. McGee captured second place with a 3-1 record, falling in the championship match to T. Watters from West Virginia. The senior opened the tournament by defeating Brayden Leach, 8-4, followed by a major decision over North Carolina's Colin Nugent. The senior won the semifinal match against Maryland's AJ Rodrigues in sudden victory.
Maag place fifith at 174 pounds after opening the tournament with a pin over Colton Campbell. before dropping the second match due to medical forfeit. Following a medical forfeit in his second match, Maag battled back through the consolation bracket, recording a technical fall (2:49) over Campbell's B. Cracraft and a pin (1:30) against Davidson's C. Kirk. He fell in the fifth-place match to Chattanooga's T. McTorry.
Two Patriots captured championships in the freshman/sophomore division.
At 165 pounds, freshman
Kross Cassidy made an impressive collegiate debut, winning five consecutive matches to claim the title. Cassidy opened with a first-period technical fall over Davidson's Washington before earning a 12-1 major decision over App State's Zachery Little. He capped his run with a 14-4 victory over West Virginia's Jackson Angelo in the championship match.
At 184 pounds,
Dominic Sumpolec also captured the championship, winning three consecutive matches. He advanced to the final with a pin (2:29) over Washington and Lee's Jacob Wright before earning an 8-4 decision over Virginia Tech's Kyle Scott for the title.
Two additional Patriots reached the podium. Freshman
Kam Luif finished fourth at 141 pounds after winning his first three matches before falling in the semifinals.
Malachi Stratton placed sixth at 125 pounds.
Three other freshmen picked up victories in their collegiate debuts.
Nate Moore earned a 5-2 decision over Gary High at 174 pounds, while 133-pounder
Max Tancinin recorded a pin over NC State's Mullins. At 125 pounds,
Daniel Goodwin opened his collegiate career with a technical fall over Edington.
The Patriots will host the annual Mason Duals on Saturday, Nov. 7. George Mason will compete against Davis & Elkins, Marymount, UCNJ, and Williams College at the RAC beginning at 9 am.
Rider Broncs | 2026 Princeton Open Results
PRINCETON, NJ – Three Broncs reached the podium to open the season Sunday at the Princeton Open.
Shay Addison led the way for the Broncs at 184, finishing third, earning pins over Stanford's Luke Duthie and Lehigh's Jared Schoppe before topping Abe Wojcikiewicz of Stanford by decision. After falling in the semifinals, Addison responded by topping CJ Betz in the third-place bout via a 5-1 decision.
At 149,
Dylan Layton earned decision victories over Princeton's Sebastian Ortega, Lehigh's Kelvin Griffin, and Penn's Donny Almeyda. Layton then fell via 8-6 decision in the semifinals and 2-1 decision in the third-place match.
Kage Jones was the third Bronc to reach the podium, earning a first-round decision victory over Brown's Khimari Manns. Jones then pinned back-to-back opponents to reach the semifinals. Jones suffered a 12-10 decision and 3-2 decision to finish fourth on the day at 157.
Notes
- At 125, Ethan Michaels and Alex Esposito each won round of 32 matches.
- At 133, Christian Fretwell won his match in the round of 16 and Marco Futia won three matches in the consolation bracket.
- At 141, Jayden Sanchez won by fall in the round of 32.
- In addition to Jones at 157, Rob Connelley, won a consolation match.
- At 165, Brendon Abdon won a round of 32 bout by major decision.
- At 174, Giovanni Alejandro won by major decision in the round of 32 and Liam Scrivanich won via technical fall in the consolation bracket.
- In addition to Addison at 184, TJ Dorceus earned a win in the round of 32.
- At heavyweight, James Lynch won two consolation bracket matches, and Collin French earned a consolation bracket victory.
Up Next: The Broncs return to action on Nov. 20 when they host Michigan at 7 p.m.
SIUE Cougars | Cowboy Invitational Results
STILLWATER, Okla. –
Drew Davis and
Bryson Buhk both placed second in their respective weight classes as SIUE wrestling kicked off the 2026-27 season at the Cowboy Invitational.
Davis, a 125-pounder, and Buhk, a heavyweight, were among the 11 SIUE wrestlers who finished in the top six.
The Cougars picked up third-place finishes from
Caleb Neal (184),
Dominic Lopez (174) and
Marcel Lopez (133).
Nick Nosler placed fourth at 197.
SIUE displayed some strong depth at the meet with multiple wrestlers earning a top six position in the same weight classes where wrestlers had placed in the top four.
Asadbek Fayzullaev (184) and
Jake Fernandez (heavyweight) finished fifth.
Maximus Hay (125), Izaac Aravalo (133), and
Rylan Breen (197) each placed sixth.
Oklahoma State won the one-day event that included SIUE, Little Rock and Gardner-Webb.
SIUE wrestling opens the home schedule next Sunday against Friends (Kansas) and Maryville in duals starting at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively.
Central Michigan Chippewas (1-1, 0-0 MAC)
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Central Michigan wrestlers scored bonus points in six of its seven victories on Sunday in downing host Cal State Bakersfield, 33-9, as the Chippewas finished 1-1 in the 6
th annual Chippewa Challenge at the Roadrunners' Icardo Center.
CMU opened the event, a tribute to legendary former CMU coach Tom Borrelli, with a 23-17 loss to American, which is coached by Jason Borrelli, Tom's son.
The Eagles defeated CSU Bakersfield, 30-6, to claim the tournament crown, their first since 2024.
The Chippewas and American split the 10 matches in their dual. The difference was bonus points; the Eagles earned bonus points, including a fall and two technical falls, in four of their victories.
It was a different story against the Roadrunners.
Jimmy Nugent (149 pounds),
Luke Cochran (197) and
Carter Neves (285) each went 2-0 on the day for CMU.
Nugent outscored his two opponents by a combined 17-2, earning a major against CSU Bakersfield; Cochran won by decision against American and then posted a tech. fall against CSU Bakersfield; and Neves, a sophomore wrestling for the first time as a collegian, recorded two majors.
Neves' bonus-point win against the Roadrunners capped a dominant performance by the Chippewas.
They certainly found them, beginning with
Archer Anderson (125) and
Andrew Austin (133), who opened the dual with back-to-back falls to stake CMU to a 12-0 lead.
Nugent followed with a major and then
Seth Larson (157), a junior who had never wrestled in a dual before Sunday, recorded a tech. fall to extend the Chippewas' lead to 21-3.
Trey Myers (184), another junior in the dual lineup for the first time in his career, pulled out a dramatic win to clinch the dual. He trailed 4-3 and then scored a takedown with 10 seconds remaining to seize a 6-4 lead. He added the riding-time point in his 7-4 win.
Against American, Larson lost on a first-period pin, and Myers on a tech. fall. That both bounced back while wrestling on a dual day for the first time was encouraging, Stencel said, as was the performance of
Cole Hopkins (165), a senior who has put his time in in the program over the years and was in the lineup for the first time in his career on Sunday.
Hopkins dropped a 4-1 decision in sudden victory, but his performance was encouraging, Stencel said.
As fast as the Chippewas started against the Roadrunners, it was just the opposite against American.
The Eagles opened with a tech. fall and then a major decision to put CMU in a 9-0 deficit. The Chippewas rebounded with wins from
Zeke Seltzer (141) and Nugent to draw to 9-6, but American won the next two bouts, one by fall, to extend its lead to 18-6.
The Chippewas won three of the final bouts, but the tech. fall at 184 clinched the dual for the Eagles.
CMU's
Wyatt Ferguson (174) posted a major decision followed by wins from Cochran and Neves.
