Derek Arnold, Ursinus

Sophomore, 149

Centrevilla, Va./Westfield

Sophomore Derek Arnold (Centrevilla, Va./Westfield) won the Wilkes Open at the 149 pound bracket, beating four Division I wrestlers...Arnold, the lone Ursinus wrestler in the tournament, won his bracket at 149 pounds. He started the day by beating Michael Underwood of Rutgers by a 7-2 decision, then beat fellow Centennial wrestler Darryl Albonico of New York University 3-2. In the quarters, he defeated Baby Bannister of Maryland by an 8-6 decision before knocking off Jimmy Morris of Rider 4-2. In the finals, he defeated Danny Reed of Columbia by a 4-2 decision, defeating his fourth Division I wrestler of the day.

NOTEBOOK:

In just his second day of collegiate competition, Muhlenberg's Ian Gimbar went 3-0 to capture the 197-pound bracket at the Long Island Open. Gimbar pinned his first two opponents - one in 34 seconds - before scoring a 10-5 decision against a Division II wrestler from LIU Post in the final.

Hopkins senior Paul Bewak claimed the 125-pound title at the Waynesburg Invitational on January 3 as he won all three of his matches. He scored a pair of wins by fall and added a 10-2 major decision of Waynesburg's Gordan Bieber in the final to claim his second tournament title of the season and the 11th of his career. With the three wins, Bewak moved into a tie for eighth-place on the Centennial's career victory list (112).

NYU freshman Raymond Jazikoff competed at the 82nd annual Wilkes University Open on Sunday. The freshman won four bouts to finish in fourth place at 157 pounds, falling to Casey Mitchell of Division I Sacred Heart University in the third-place match. En route to that match, three of his four victory came over Division I opponents -- Patrick Gerish and Toby Hague of the University of Maryland, and Josh Ortman of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS

December 8, 2014

AJ Kowal, Stevens Institute of Technology

Freshman, 184 lbs

Cincinnati, Ohio

AJ Kowal won the 184-pound weight class at the Messiah Petrofes Invitational this weekend. The title is the second for the Stevens rookie who is also ranked seventh in the nation at 184 lbs. Kowal took a bye into the second round, before reaching the quarters on the back of a 20-1 technical fall over Paul Rallis of Baldwin Wallace. Kowal earned a win by fall (2:52) in his quarterfinal bout against James McNally of Wilkes, and did the same in the first period (2:05) of his semifinal match-up against Brent Kirk of Mount Union. In the final, Kowal went on to beat teammate Phil Woods for the tournament title by decision, 5-3. Kowal finished 4-0 on the weekend.

December 8, 2014

Ryan O'Boyle, McDaniel

Junior, 133 lbs

North Reading, Mass.

O'Boyle led the Green Terror at the Petrofes Invitational hosted by Messiah over the weekend, winning the 133-pound weight class. The junior went 5-0 with a pair of pins.

November 23, 2014

Quinn Merrigan, Gettysburg College

FR, 149

Canton, Mass.
Freshman Quinn Merrigan scored three victories in helping Gettysburg remain unbeaten on the season in dual competition. Merrigan posted pins against West Virginia Tech and Scranton at 149 pounds, before closing his day with an 8-4 decision against Penn State Mont Alto. Merrigan had pinned five-straight foes before his final decision and he improved to 8-2 overall this season.

November 17, 2014

John Messinger, New York University 

Soph, 165

Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley

Messinger won all four of his bouts, all by pin, as NYU defeated all four of its opponents at the Metro vs. PA Duals at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, on Saturday. He pinned his Scranton opponent in 4:57, his Wilkes opponent in 4:48, his King's opponent in 5:28, and his Elizabethtown opponent (time n/a). Messinger's performance helped NYU defeat all four of its opponents.

November 11, 2014

Steven Nogradi, New York University

Freshman, 133

Pembroke Pines, Fla./Everglades

Nogradi led the Violets at the Ithaca College Invite on Friday and Saturday. The freshman won all five of his matches en route to the 133-pound title, amassing three pins and two decisions.

November 2, 2014

Ryan O'Boyle, McDaniel

Junior, 133

North Reading, Mass./Central Catholic

O'Boyle led the Green Terror to a fourth-place finish at Messiah Invitational this past weekend. He went 4-0 with three pins to win 133-pound weight class. Three pins came in 1:43, 0:53, 0:30.