The Muhlenberg wrestling team returned to action after final exams by winning three of four at the Lycoming Duals.
The Mules (10-2) defeated Pitt-Bradford, King's and Penn College to reach double digits in wins for the ninth time in program history, the second time in the last 16 years.
Senior
Jimmy Fratantoni recorded a pair of technical falls at 184 to tie the school record of six in a season. Already the career record-holder in techs, now with 14, Fratantoni matched a mark achieved three times previously, most recently 22 years ago, to run his season record to 14-2.
Freshman
Mathew Castimore (141) and junior
Mike Cannon (174) each won three contested bouts. Castimore, who came in with three wins, all by pin, on the season, prevailed in two bouts that went the distance and one that went past the distance. He took down his Penn College opponent in overtime for a sudden victory in his final bout of the day.
Cannon
(pictured above) recorded his first career technical fall and his second and third career pins, scoring 17 team points.
Senior
Gennaro Cerminara (197 vs. Pitt-Bradford) and junior
Dylan Schwartz (165 vs. Penn College) also notched technical falls.
Two Mules suffered close losses against tough competition vs. Lycoming. Freshman
Angelo Mahaffey battled his opponent, who is ranked 10th at 149 by D3wrestle.com, to a 1-1 standstill before getting taken down in overtime. Schwartz dropped a 3-2 decision to a wrestler who is receiving honorable mention in the rankings.
Box Scores
Muhlenberg 45, Pitt-Bradford 4
125
Matt Ferrante (M) won by forfeit
133
Billy Moore (M) pinned Colton Davis, 2:10
141
Mathew Castimore (M) dec. Neiko Kuntz, 13-9
149
Greg Baum (M) won by forfeit
157
Brian Jamison (M) dec. Victor Elias, 12-7
165 Derek Ridgeway (PB) maj. dec.
Nick Cope, 11-2
174
Mike Cannon (M) tech fall Nate Powley, 7:00 (18-3)
184
Jimmy Fratantoni (M) tech fall Quentin Ellis, 3:12 (18-2)
197
Gennaro Cerminara (M) tech fall Mitch Dowd, 3:24 (19-3)
HWT
Scott Schaeffer (M) pinned Garrett Smead, 4:17
Lycoming 34, Muhlenberg 11
125 Shane Casey (L) maj. dec.
Matt Ferrante, 9-1
133 Seth Andrus (L) dec.
Billy Moore, 7-4
141 Joe Santomarco (L) dec.
Josh Hickey, 8-2
149
Greg Baum (M) pinned Ethan Landis, 2:34
157 Trevor Corl (L) dec.
Angelo Mahaffey, 3-1 (sv)
165 Hadyn Swartwood (L) dec.
Dylan Schwartz, 3-2
174 Ryan Bohringer (L) pinned
Mike Cannon, 4:07
184
Jimmy Fratantoni (M) tech fall Brody Keefe, 19-3
197 Travis Ogden (L) over
Gennaro Cerminara by injury default, 6:15
HWT Garrett Wesneski (L) pinned
Scott Schaeffer, 2:56
Muhlenberg 39, King's 12
125 Dakota Quick (K) pinned
Matt Ferrante, 4:02
133
Billy Moore (M) won by forfeit
141
Mathew Castimore (M) dec. Tony Immediato, 10-4
149 Matt Sparks (K) dec.
Michael Dougan, 12-8
157 Kade Kravits (K) dec.
Brian Jamison, 7-4
165
Dylan Schwartz (M) won by forfeit
174
Mike Cannon (M) pinned Nicholas Price, 1:54
184
Tommy DiSisto (M) won by forfeit
197
Luca Colestock (M) won by forfeit
HWT
Scott Schaeffer (M) won by forfeit
Muhlenberg 35, Penn College 18
125
Matt Ferrante (M) won by forfeit
133 Christian Fox (P) pinned
Billy Moore, 3:46
141
Mathew Castimore (M) dec. Gavin Link, 8-6 (sv)
149 Jesse Walker (P) over
Greg Baum by injury default, 0:14
157
Angelo Mahaffey (M) pinned Makeela Fabrizio, 1:55
165
Dylan Schwartz (M) tech fall Daniel Bergeron, 22-7
174
Mike Cannon (M) pinned Colin Browne, 3:58
184
Adam Lizak (M) won by forfeit
197
Luca Colestock (M) dec. Jared Mooney, 10-5
HWT Dylan Otis (P) won by forfeit