BALTIMORE – Freshmen Colin Kowalski (Derwood, Md./Georgetown Prep) and Paul Triandafilou (Derwood, Md./Georgetown Prep) each went 3-0 in a quadrangular hosted by Johns Hopkins University on Saturday inside Goldfarb Gym.
 
Gettysburg (9-8, 3-5 CC) went 1-2 as a team on Saturday. The Bullets defeated Muhlenberg College 35-9 and lost to the United States Merchant Marine Academy 21-18 and Ursinus College 33-10.
 
Gettysburg opened the day with a narrow loss to Merchant Marine. The back-and-forth battle began with Noah Malamut (Brooklyn, N.Y./Poly Prep) posting an 8-3 victory over Michael Mui at 125 pounds. After a pair of wins by the Mariners, sophomore Quinn Merrigan (Canton, Mass./Canton) and Kowalski put the Bullets back in front 12-9. Merrigan logged a 7-3 win over Nathan Twito at 149, while Kowalski pinned Erik Beshada at the end of the second round of the 157 bout.
 
 The Bullets remained in front thanks to a 5-1 decision by freshman Crawford Oswald (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial) at 174 pounds. Merchant Marine seized the upperhand with a pin at 184 and a decision at 197. Triandafilou, who entered the day ranked seventh in the nation at heavyweight, scored a 7-2 decision over Brandon Joest.
 
Gettysburg cruised past Muhlenberg with seven wins. After a forfeit for Malamut at 125, Merrigan and Kowalski recorded a pin and a technical fall (17-2) at 149 and 157, respectively. Oswald and freshman Robby Tarvin (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) logged back-to-back decisions. Oswald won 7-4 at 174, while Tarvin picked up an 8-3 win at 184. Sophomore Anthony Puca (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) managed a first-period pin in the 197 match and Triandafilou closed the day with a forfeit at heavyweight.
 
Ursinus won the first five matches before Kowalski slapped a 5-3 decision on Alex Kramer at 157 pounds. The Bullet first-year improved to 10-4 on the season.
 
Puca and Triandafilou capped the match against the Bears with victories. Puca improved to 17-9 this season with an 8-3 win over William McGinley, while Triandafilou ran his perfect record to 20-0 with a 14-5 major decision over Zeb Pfeiffer. Triandafilou's winning streak is the longest to start a career at Gettysburg since Russ Riegel '50 ran off 57-straight wins. The first-year's winning streak overall is also the longest since Zach Thomson won 23 straight in 2011-12.
 
A handful of grapplers also competed at the Messiah College Open. Junior Camden Stoops (East Prospect, Pa./Eastern York) led the contingent with a third-place finish at heavyweight. Stoops won his first two matches with first-period falls before suffering an 11-1 major decision loss to Yousiff Hemida of the University of Maryland. He came right back in the consolation bracket with a pair of decisions over grapplers from Liberty University. The junior is now 24-8 on the season.
 
Sophomore Lenny Ogozalek (Summit Hill, Pa./Panther Valley) finished seventh at 125 pounds. Ogozalek came up short in a pair of one-point decisions and won his second match by technical fall 20-5. He earned seventh via a medical forfeit by his opponent.
 
Freshman John Thouin (Eldersburg, Md./Liberty) earned a first-period fall (1:33) in his second match at 157 pounds before being eliminated.
 
Next up for the Bullets is the Centennial Conference Championship hosted by McDaniel College on Saturday, Feb. 13. Opening matches are slated to begin at 10 a.m.
 
Merchant Marine-21, Gettysburg-18                                                                      MM-GC
125 – Noah Malamut (GC) def. Michael Mui (MM), 8-3                                                     0-3
133 – William Hardin (MM) win by FF                                                                               6-3
141 – Daniel May (MM) def. Everett Roach (GC), 6-2                                                      9-3
149 – Quinn Merrigan (GC) def. Nathan Twito (MM), 7-3                                                9-6
157 – Colin Kowalski (GC) pin Erik Beshada (MM) (5:00)                                               9-12
165 – Michael Maye (MM) def. Brandon Carcuffe (GC), 7-0                                        12-12
174 – Crawford Oswald (GC) def. Jake Sherman (MM), 5-1                                         12-15
184 – Blake Bunce (MM) pin Robby Tarvin (GC) (4:58)                                                18-15
197 – Ricky Fisher (MM) def. Anthony Puca (GC), 9-2                                                  21-15
285 – Paul Triandafilou (GC) def. Brandon Joest (MM), 7-2                                         21-18
 
Gettysburg-35, Muhlenberg-9                                                                                  GC-MC
125 – Noah Malmut (GC) win by FF                                                                                   6-0
133 – No match                                                                                                                 6-0
141 – Beck Peck (MC) def. Everett Roach (GC)                                                                 6-3
149 -  Quinn Merrigan (GC) pin Kash Calderone (MC)                                                    12-3
157 – Colin Kowalski (GC) def. Will Lamb (MC), TF 17-2                                                17-3
165 – Che Chengsupanamit (M) pin Brandon Carcuffe (GC) (2:57)                                17-9
174 – Crawford Oswald (GC) def. Jake Gordon (MC), 7-4                                              20-9
184 – Robby Tarvin (GC) def. Etan Pentz (M), 8-3                                                          23-9
197 – Anthony Puca (GC) pin Zach Goldrosen (MC) (1:49)                                             29-9
285 – Paul Triandafilou (GC) win by FF                                                                           35-9
 
Ursinus-33, Gettysburg-10                                                                                          UC-GC
125 – Chris Tan (UC) def. Noah Malamut (GC), 11-4                                                          3-0
133 – Keven Hoogheem (UC) win by FF                                                                            9-0
141 – Christian Hoogheem (UC) pin Everett Roach (GC)                                                15-0
149 – John Morrison (UC) pin Quinn Merrigan (GC) (0:45)                                             21-0
157 – Colin Kowalski (GC) def. Alex Kramer (UC), 5-3                                                    21-3
165 – Robert Endy (UC) def. Brandon Carcuffe (GC), 7-5                                               24-3
174 – Corey Markovitch (UC) def. Crawford Oswald (GC), 5-0                                       27-3           
184 – Anthony Cutrufello (UC) pin Robby Tarvin (GC) (0:29)                                          33-3
197 – Anthony Puca (GC) def. William McGinley (UC), 8-3                                            33-6
285 – Paul Triandafilou (GC) def. Zeb Pfeiffer (UC), MD 14-5                                      33-10
 
Messiah Open
125 – James Gill (TCNJ) def. Lenny Ogozalek (GC), 3-2
125 – Lenny Ogozalek (GC) def. Stefhan Caple (Unattached), TF 20-5
125 – Joey Barber (Maryland) def. Lenny Ogozalek (GC), 9-8
125 – Lenny Ogozalek (GC) def. Hector Guerrero (Cortland), MFF                                    7^th
 
157 – Joe Paton (TCNJ) def. John Thouin (GC), TF 20-3
157 – John Thouin (GC) def. William Kozniewski (Messiah), FALL 1:33
157 – Hunter Hulse (Maryland) def. John Thouin (GC), 6-1
 
285 – Camden Stoops (GC) def. Paul Parada (Liberty), FALL 2:30
285 – Camden Stoops (GC) def. Zach Genztel (Cortland), FALL 1:03
285 – Youssif Hemida (Maryland) def. Camden Stoops (GC), MD 11-1
285 – Camden Stoops (GC) def. Charlie Hancock (Liberty), 9-6
285 – Camden Stoops (GC) def. Dominick Johnson (Liberty), 5-2                                     3rd