The Muhlenberg wrestling team concluded a successful trip to Iowa with two champions at the Central Under Armour Invitational.

Junior Joey Lamparelli and sophomore Brian McCaw won the Gold and Silver brackets, respectively, at 125 pounds in a tournament that included Division III, Division II and NAIA teams from Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Lamparelli capped a dominant weekend by going 4-0 to earn his second career tournament title. After recording two first-period pins in dual-meet wins against Nebraska Wesleyan and 11th-ranked Central on the Mules' first day in Iowa, Lamparelli added two technical falls and a major decision in his first three tournament matches. He won the final by injury default.

McCaw nabbed his first career tournament championship with four wins, including a pair of pins. He is second on the Mules in wins with a 16-6 record this season.

Sophomore Anson Dewar advanced to the 174-pound final before suffering his first loss of the season to a wrestler from Minnesota State Mankato, the 20th-ranked team in Division II. Sophomore Brandon Bowles also fell to a Mankato opponent in the 157-pound final. 

Of the 14 Muhlenberg wrestlers who competed in the tournament, 13 won at least one bout, and 10 won two. 

Sophomore Nico Berlingeri won a pair of bouts at 165, including his fifth technical fall of the season, before dropping a one-point decision in the semifinals. Freshman Trey Miletics (pictured above) won both of his bouts at 149 by fall, running his team-leading pins total to 8. Junior Riley McHale won his first two bouts, one by fall, to reach the 157-pound semis.

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Muhlenberg Results
Participating Schools
Albion (A), Benedictine (Be), Briar Cliff (BC), Central (C), Graceland (G), Minnesota State Mankato (Ma), Morningside (Mo), Muhlenberg (Muhl), Nebraska Wesleyan (NW), Schreiner (Sch), Simpson (Si), Waldorf (Wal), Wartburg (Wart)

125 Gold
Joey Lamparelli (Muhl) tech fall Keith Germain (NW), 16-1
Lamparelli tech fall Juan Lugo (BC), 19-1
Lamparelli maj. dec. Rheiner Stahlbaum (C), 11-2
final: Lamparelli inj. def. Dylan McChesney (Si), 4:00

125 Silver
Brian McCaw (Muhl) dec. David Vukobratovich (C), 5-3
McCaw pinned Riece Graham (G), 2:05
McCaw pinned Charles Easterling (Be), 2:45
final: McCaw dec. Landon Arends (Wart), 5-1

133 Gold
Ricky Caamano (Muhl) dec. Jarrod Gilliam (BC), 10-7
Kanin Hable (Si) dec. Caamano, 3-2
Caamano maj. dec. Stevie Duran (Sch), 16-6
fifth place: Benjamin Schmitz (Mo) dec. Caamano, 8-7

133 Gold
Frank DiEsso (Muhl) dec. Austin Matheney (A), 8-2
CaRon Watson (BC) dec. DiEsso, 3-1
Benjamin Schmitz (Mo) dec. DiEsso, 7-6

141 Gold
Christopher Dalmau (Muhl) pinned Adrian Coello (Wart), 3:25
Jackson Wenberg (G) pinned Dalmau, 3:47
Dalmau over Joe Weaver (Si) by medical forfeit
fifth place: Jayden Bustillos (Sch) dec. Dalmau, 4-0

149 Silver
Trey Miletics (Muhl) pinned Seth Littrell (NW), 5:43
Miletics pinned Rudy Osborne (Wart), 6:25

157 Gold
Brandon Bowles (Muhl) pinned Colby Wilken (G), 1:37
Bowles pinned Carlos Ramos (C), 2:23
Bowles dec. Michael Lucas (Be), 5-1
final: Drake Hayward (Man) maj. dec. Bowles, 14-2

157 Gold
Riley McHale (Muhl) dec. Gino Camarca (Be), 6-2
McHale pinned Luke Condy (C), 1:08
Drake Hayward (Man) pinned McHale, 2:45
third place: Michael Lucas (Be) inj. def. McHale, 2:30

165 Gold
Nico Berlingeri (Muhl) tech fall Chris Mills (A), 20-4
Berlingeri pinned Brody Dickinson (NW), 2:31
Caleb Connor (Mo) dec. Berlingeri, 12-11

165 Gold
Ronnie Grevera (Muhl) pinned Spencer Daves (C), 1:29
Kole Marko (Ma) maj. dec. Grevera, 13-4
Grevera dec. Mark Leija (G), 12-9
fifth place: Jason Hermann (C) maj. dec. Grevera, 13-2

174 Gold
Anson Dewar (Muhl) pinned Randry Mugisha (Wal), 2:15
Dewar dec. Landon Kirby (C), 7-0
Dewar dec. Shyler Langley (Si), 6-2
final: Michael Smith (Man) pinned Dewar, 2:50

184 Gold
Nicolas Leo (Ma) dec. Ryan Fairchild (Muhl), 4-3
Fairchild maj. dec. Andrew Wolff (Si), 18-4
consolation final: Christian Balmer (BC) dec. Fairchild, 8-3

184 Silver
Garrett Iobe (A) pinned Deon Savage (Muhl), 2:30
Rylee Iburg (NW) tech fall Savage, 16-1

HWT Silver
Ben Krauss (Muhl) pinned Tashaud Nelson (NW), 0:26
Hayden Hearne (C) dec. Krauss, 3-2
third place: Michael Esquivel (C) dec. Krauss, 6-1