THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes ninth at Messiah Invitational
What: Messiah Invitational in wrestling action
When: Saturday, Nov. 5
Where: Grantham, Pa. – Messiah

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg opened the season with a pair of placewinners to finish ninth at the Messiah Invitational. The Bullets scored 29.5 points.

THE LEADERS
• Eric Mougalian (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon) led the Bullets with a fifth-place finish at 149. After opening his day with a bye in the opening round, he dropped an 8-1 decision to eventual champion Thomas Monn (McDaniel). In the consolation bracket, Mougalian notched a 10-8 win over Messiah's Clay Gainer before falling to Shane Strausser (Elizabethtown) 13-2 in the consolation semifinals. In the fifth-place bout, Mougalian pinned Liberty's Grant Brammer at the 2:00 mark.
• Simon Taylor (Alexandria, Va./Woodbury Forest School) made his collegiate debut with a fifth-place showing at heavyweight, going 4-2 on the day. He dropped a 3-1 decision to Ursinus' Gavin Range in overtime but then recorded three straight wins in the consolation bracket. He started his way back with a 45-second pin of Washington and Lee's Tade Omisore before notching two close wins over a pair of Falcons, downing Hayden Benner 3-2 Christian Conner, 3-1. In the consolation semis, Rick Weaver (Liberty) topped Taylor 6-0 before Taylor earned a medical forfeit win in the fifth-place match.

FOR THE FOES
• Washington and Lee won three weight classes at the nine-team invitational. Wheaton (Mass.) and Elizabethtown captured titles at two weight classes each. Elizabethtown won the team title with 123.5 points by 0.5 points over Washington and Lee.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• At 165, Justin Richey recorded a pair of wins to start his Gettysburg tenure. His day opened with a 19-6 win over Johns Hopkins' Noah Graber before downing Messiah's Jared Butler, 4-2. Richey then fell to Shawn Marchesano (Ursinus) by pin late in the first period. Garret Cornell (Messiah) pinned Richey midway through the opening period in the consolation bracket.
• David Bancroft Jr. (Brewster, N.Y./Trinity-Pawling School) started his day at 174 with a 12-2 major decision over Ursinus' Jonathan Gherman. In the quarterfinals, Ganon Smith (Elizabethtown) pinned Bancroft midway through the second period. Bancroft then recorded a 9-7 win over Johns Hopkins' Kadin Khallonfi in his first bout in the consolation bracket but fell a bout shy of placing, falling to Liberty's Zachary Kaminski, 13-0.
• Julian Amadio (Bloomingdale, N.J./Butler) was one of four Bullets to notch a single win on the day. At 141, he opened with a 13-1 major decision win over Johns Hopkins' Alex Timana but then fell by technical fall 22-6 and by decision 5-2 to end his outing.
• Cooper Leszczuk (The Village of Indian Hill, Ohio/Indian Hill) sandwiched a 10-3 win over Fritz Maurath (Johns Hopkins) between a pin and 13-8 loss at 157.
• Michael Daugherty (Salisbury, Md./Parkside) lost 12-10 in overtime in the opening round at 174 before earning a medical forfeit win in the consolation bracket. His day ended with an 8-2 loss to Kaminski,
• Brendan Loder (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) started his trek at 197 with a 5-1 win over Hopkins' John Libby before falling 3-1 in the quarterfinals and by first-period fall in the consolation bracket.

THE INSIDE STORY
125: Robert Crofford's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Alex DuFour (McDaniel) won by fall over Robert Crofford (Gettysburg) (Fall 1:15)
• Cons. Round 1 - Cooper Chapman (Wheaton) won by fall over Robert Crofford (Gettysburg) (Fall 1:27)

133: Joseph Coppola's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Isaiah Wilson (Washington & Lee) won by tech fall over Joseph Coppola (Gettysburg) (TF 20-3)
• Cons. Round 1 - Jack Bosco (Washington & Lee) won by fall over Joseph Coppola (Gettysburg) (Fall 1:18)

141: Julian Amadio's place is unknown and has scored 2.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Julian Amadio (Gettysburg) won by major decision over Alex Tinana (Johns Hopkins) (Maj 13-1)
• Quarterfinal - Asa Brunk (Messiah) won by tech fall over Julian Amadio (Gettysburg) (TF 22-6)
• Cons. Round 2 - Payton Jackson (Messiah) won by decision over Julian Amadio (Gettysburg) (Dec 5-2)

149: Eric Mougalian's place is 5th and has scored 9.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Eric Mougalian (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal - Thomas Monn (McDaniel) won by decision over Eric Mougalian (Gettysburg) (Dec 8-1)
• Cons. Round 2 - Eric Mougalian (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 3 - Eric Mougalian (Gettysburg) won by decision over Clay Gainer (Messiah) (Dec 10-8)
• Cons. Semi - Shane Strausser (Elizabethtown) won by major decision over Eric Mougalian (Gettysburg) (Maj 13-2)
• 5th Place Match - Eric Mougalian (Gettysburg) won by fall over Grant Brammer (Liberty) (Fall 2:00)

Jake Stein's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Jake Stein (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
• Quarterfinal - Shane Strausser (Elizabethtown) won by tech fall over Jake Stein (Gettysburg) (TF 16-0)
• Cons. Round 2 - Jake Stein (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 3 - Grant Brammer (Liberty) won by major decision over Jake Stein (Gettysburg) (Maj 13-3)

157: Anthony Cascio's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Jared Osborne (Johns Hopkins) won by fall over Anthony Cascio (Gettysburg) (Fall 2:37)
• Cons. Round 1 - Anthony Cascio (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 - Charles Hudson (Liberty) won by fall over Anthony Cascio (Gettysburg) (Fall 0:35)

Cooper Leszczuk's place is unknown and has scored 0.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Cooper Leszczuk (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
• Champ. Round 2 - Dorian Gonzalez (Elizabethtown) won by fall over Cooper Leszczuk (Gettysburg) (Fall 5:11)
• Cons. Round 2 - Cooper Leszczuk (Gettysburg) won by decision over Fritz Maurath (Johns Hopkins) (Dec 10-3)
• Cons. Round 3 - Harper Meacham (Washington & Lee) won by decision over Cooper Leszczuk (Gettysburg) (Dec 13-8)

Oscar Winch's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Oscar Winch (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
• Champ. Round 2 - Alex Winant (Washington & Lee) won by fall over Oscar Winch (Gettysburg) (Fall 0:26)
• Cons. Round 2 - Charles Lepage (Messiah) won by fall over Oscar Winch (Gettysburg) (Fall 1:00)

165: Justin Richey's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) won by major decision over Noah Graber (Johns Hopkins) (Maj 19-6)
• Champ. Round 2 - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) won by decision over Jared Butler (Messiah) (Dec 4-2)
• Quarterfinal - Shawn Marchesano (Ursinus) won by fall over Justin Richey (Gettysburg) (Fall 2:56)
• Cons. Round 4 - Garret Cornell (Messiah) won by fall over Justin Richey (Gettysburg) (Fall 1:34)

Graham Chandler's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Mark Troni (Washington & Lee) won by fall over Graham Chandler (Gettysburg) (Fall 1:46)
• Cons. Round 1 - Graham Chandler (Gettysburg) received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Round 2 - Jordan Scott (Liberty) won by decision over Graham Chandler (Gettysburg) (Dec 7-2)

174: Mike Daugherty's place is unknown and has scored 2.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Alex Koenig (Ursinus) won in overtime over Mike Daugherty (Gettysburg) (OT 12-10)
• Cons. Round 1 - Mike Daugherty (Gettysburg) won by medical forfeit over Kolin Driscoll (Elizabethtown) (MFF)
• Cons. Round 2 - Zachary Kaminski (Liberty) won by decision over Mike Daugherty (Gettysburg) (Dec 8-2)

David Bancroft's place is unknown and has scored 2.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - David Bancroft (Gettysburg) won by major decision over Jonathan Gherman (Ursinus) (Maj 12-2)
• Quarterfinal - Ganon Smith (Elizabethtown) won by fall over David Bancroft (Gettysburg) (Fall 4:05)
• Cons. Round 2 - David Bancroft (Gettysburg) won by decision over Kadin Khalloufi (Johns Hopkins) (Dec 9-7)
• Cons. Round 3 - Zachary Kaminski (Liberty) won by major decision over David Bancroft (Gettysburg) (Maj 13-0)

184: none
197: Brendan Loder's place is unknown and has scored 1.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Brendan Loder (Gettysburg) won by decision over John Libby (Johns Hopkins) (Dec 5-1)
• Quarterfinal - John Ryan Sedovy (Washington & Lee) won by decision over Brendan Loder (Gettysburg) (Dec 3-1)
• Cons. Round 2 - Joe Embleton (Messiah) won by fall over Brendan Loder (Gettysburg) (Fall 2:19)

285: Simon Taylor's place is 5th and has scored 11.5 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Gavin Range (Ursinus) won in overtime over Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) (OT 3-1)
• Cons. Round 1 - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) won by fall over Tade Omisore (Washington & Lee) (Fall 0:45)
• Cons. Round 2 - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) won by decision over Hayden Benner (Messiah) (Dec 3-2)
• Cons. Round 3 - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) won by decision over Christian Conner (Messiah) (Dec 3-1)
• Cons. Semi - Rick Weaver (Liberty) won by decision over Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) (Dec 6-0)
• 5th Place Match - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) won by medical forfeit over Seth Ellsmore (Liberty) (MFF)

Phil Nave's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Hayden Benner (Messiah) won by decision over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) (Dec 7-4)
• Cons. Round 1 - Seth Ellsmore (Liberty) won by decision over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) (Dec 3-2)

Maximillion Ferguson's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Amir Pickens (Ursinus) won by fall over Maximillion Ferguson (Gettysburg) (Fall 2:49)
• Cons. Round 1 - Jimmy Yeingst (Elizabethtown) won by fall over Maximillion Ferguson (Gettysburg) (Fall 3:00)

NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational on Saturday. Action begins at 9:45 a.m.