GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Gettysburg College wrestling team closed its dual schedule with a 31-15 loss to No. 23 York (Pa.) College Thursday evening.
Gettysburg (7-8) recognized its four seniors –
Dan Ebert (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde),
Colin Kowalski (Derwood, Md./Georgetown Prep),
Crawford Oswald (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial), and
Paul Triandafilou (Derwood, Md./Georgetown Prep) – prior to the contest.
York (14-3) jumped out the early lead with a forfeit at 125 and a pin by Tyson McDuffy at 133. Sophomore
Sean Thompson (Plainsboro, N.J./West Windsor Plainsboro-South) put the Bullets on the board with a 10-3 decision over Blake Shalbert at 141. Thompson scored four takedowns in the match and improved his season record to 21-11.
Following a major decision by the Spartans at 149, freshman
Ray Martin (Downingtown, Pa./West Chester Henderson) seized control with an early takedown at 157. He turned the advantage into a pin with a minute left in the opening period. It was Martin's seventh fall of the campaign and he improved his season mark to 20-12.
York added to its team lead with a major decision at 165, but Kowalski kept the decision in range with an 8-1 win over Jackson Drum at 174. The Gettysburg senior, ranked 10th in the country, made the most of the top position with four decisive back-points in the second period on the way to the win. Kowalski improved to 34-3 on the year.
The Spartans clinched the team victory with pin and technical fall in the next two bouts before Triandafilou posted a victory at heavyweight. The senior scored takedowns in each of the first two periods against Brandon Ballard and picked up an escape and riding-time point for a 6-2 decision. It was Triandafilou's 30th victory of the season and he joined Jake Dell '98 and Matt Shank '08 as the only Gettysburg grapplers with three 30-win campaigns.
Gettysburg closes the regular season at the Futures Tournament hosted by Muhlenberg College this Sunday beginning at 9 a.m.
| No. 23 York 31, Gettysburg 15 |
YC-GC |
| 125: Dylan Nuttall (Y) won by forfeit |
6-0 |
| 133: Tyson McDuffy (Y) pinned Alex Shaffer (G), 5:12 |
12-0 |
| 141: Sean Thompson (G) dec. Blake Shalbert (Y), 10-3 |
12-3 |
| 149: Greg Warner (Y) major dec. Colin Devlin (G), 9-0 |
16-3 |
| 157: Ray Martin (G) pinned Robbie Fleming (Y), 2:00 |
16-9 |
| 165: Jesse Rocco (Y) major dec. Mason Canonico (G), 13-3 |
20-9 |
| 174: #10 Colin Kowalski (G) dec. Jackson Drum (Y), 8-1 |
20-12 |
| 184: Frankie Krauss (Y) pinned Dan Ebert (G), 2:57 |
26-12 |
| 197: Jesse Huber (Y) tech. fall Mike Iodice (G), 17-1 (5:10) |
31-12 |
| 285: #8 Paul Triandafilou (G) dec. Brandon Ballard (Y), 6-2 |
31-15 |
