Team Scores | Individual Results

GRANTHAM, Pa. – On the strength of four individual titles, the Gettysburg College wrestling team locked down its first team tournament championship in over four decades at the season-opening Messiah College Invitational Saturday afternoon.
 
Gettysburg grabbed top honors with 110.5 total points, beating out host Messiah, which finished with 97. Wheaton College was third with 83 points. It was the Bullets' first team championship since winning the Middle Atlantic Conference crown in 1976.
 
Four Bullets captured individual titles, which also marked the first time that has happened since the 1976 MAC meet. Sophomore Robert Garnett (Springfield, Va./Thomas Edison) and junior Colin Devlin (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) procured their first career titles at 141 and 149, respectively. Senior Colin Kowalski (Derwood, Md./Georgetown Prep) earned his third career individual title with a win at 174, while classmate Paul Triandafilou (Derwood, Md./Georgetown Prep) copped his eighth heavyweight crown and became the program's all-time wins leader in the division.
 
Six more Gettysburg grapplers reached placement matches. Senior Dan Ebert (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) finished runner-up at 184 pounds in his first taste of action in more than year. Sophomore Sean Thompson (Plainsboro, N.J./West Plainsboro South) also finished second at 141 pounds. Freshman Ray Martin (Downingtown, Pa./West Chester Henderson) was Gettysburg's top newcomer with a third-place effort at 157. Senior Noah Malamut (Brooklyn, N.Y./Poly Prep), sophomore Phil Angelo (Summit, N.J./Summit), and sophomore Mike Iodice (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) each finished fourth at 133, 149, and 197, respectively.
 
Gettysburg was assured of at least one title with Garnett and Thompson reaching the finals at 141. Garnett went through the bottom of the bracket with a major decision (8-0) and two decisions, while Thompson posted two decisions and a pin to reach the event finals for the second year in a row. Garnett denied his teammate a second consecutive title with a 3-2 victory.
 
Devlin was dominant at 149, racking up three pins on his way to the title match where he faced off with Messiah's Stephen Maloney. The Middle Atlantic Conference champion and a national qualifier last season, Maloney defeated the Gettysburg junior in all three meetings a year ago and had out-scored his three foes 55-6 on Saturday. The final bout belonged to Devlin, who threw his nemesis to the mat 1:17 into the second period for his fourth pin of the day and his first collegiate title.
 
Kowalski, who entered the weekend ranked 10th in the nation at 165, was just as dominant wrestling up a weight class as he was a year ago when he was a national qualifier. He opened his day with a pair of first-period falls before beating Dan Swarr from Messiah 7-4. Another Falcon waited in the finale and Kowalski made short work of Victor DeFrance, pinning him to the mat in 32 seconds. A two-time winner of the Petrofes Invitational, Kowalski's three career titles have all come at events hosted by Messiah.
 
Triandafilou was the top seed in the heavyweight bracket. The ninth-ranked grappler in the country, he dispatched his first foe with a 4-1 decision and then grinded out a 2-1 overtime win over Jefferey Allen from Liberty University in the semifinals. Paired with Darien Kaufmann in the championship match, Triandafilou secured the only point to win the title. The victory was the 91st of his career, pushing him past Bobby Christopher '11 for the most wins by a Gettysburg heavyweight. The Gettysburg senior also moved into sixth on the program's all-time wins list.
 
Ebert fell just short of a title in his return to the mat at 184 pounds. After missing all of the 2017-18 campaign because of injury, the senior showed no rust in winning his first bouts with first-period falls. He scored a 7-0 win over Benjamin Maack from Ursinus College in the semis, but was upended by fall against Wheaton's Isaac Odell in the finals.
 
Martin won his collegiate debut by major decision (11-3) against Alex Koenig from Ursinus. After getting bounced to the consolation bracket, the first-year wended his way through the consolation bracket with a pair of decisions and a pin (2:37) to reach the third-place match. Martin showed no nerves against an experienced Centennial Conference opponent in Wade Bishop from McDaniel College, pinning the Green Terror grappler in just over two minutes.
 
Like Ebert, Malamut was returning to the mat for the first time since the 2017 NCAA East Regional Championship. He picked up a pin in his season debut and posted a 6-5 decision to reach the semifinals at 133. The senior fell by injury default to eventual champion Ryker Eckenbarger from McDaniel, but he bounced back with a 6-5 win in the consolation semifinals. Malamut was unable to compete in the third-place match.
 
Angelo won each of his first two matches at 149 with third-period pins before running into Maloney in the semifinals. He came back for a 6-4 decision over Liberty's Charles Hudson in the consolation semifinals. Angelo's day ended with a second-period fall to Elizabethtown College's Cole Cameron.
 
Iodice pinned his first opponent in just over a minute and added a 5-1 decision in his second match at 197. After falling by decision to eventual champ Austin Amos from Liberty, the Gettysburg sophomore scored a 6-4 win to reach the third-place bout. Johns Hopkins' Isaac Morales, the defending conference champ at 184 pounds, beat Iodice by decision 5-1 in the consolation finals.
 
Seven more Bullets added multiple wins. Sophomore Jordan Pinette (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional) won three matches at 133, including a program-record breaking 13-second pin against Brooks Robinson from Messiah. The fall was one second faster than the previous record shared by Triandafilou and Christopher.
 
Freshman Eric Chambers (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East) posted three pins at 141 pounds, two of which came in the first period. Sophomore Marc Larson (Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills) also logged three victories at 165 pounds.
 
Junior Traken Sutton (Wethersfield, Conn./Loomis Chaffee), freshman Mason Canonico (Kailua, Hawaii/Punahou), and sophomore Sal Puglisi (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes) each scored two wins at 149, 165, and 174, respectively.
 
Gettysburg makes its home debut by hosting a tournament of its own next Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. inside Bream Gym.
 
Team Scores
Gettysburg, 110.5
Messiah College, 97.0
Wheaton College, 83.0
Ursinus, 59.5
McDaniel, 59.0
Liberty University, 56.0
Elizabethtown, 47.5
Johns Hopkins, 41.0
UMBC, 8.5
 
Individual Results
133
Kyle Seibert (UC) won by decision over Jordan Pinette (GC) (Dec 6-3)
Jordan Pinette (GC) won by fall over Brooks Robinson (MESS) (Fall 0:13)
Jordan Pinette (GC) won by maj. dec. over Sean Ferguson (WC) (MD 17-7)
Jordan Pinette (GC) won by inj. def. over Brandon Miller (UC) (Inj. 1:26)
Ethan Harsted (WC) won by decision over Jordan Pinette (GC) (Dec 4-3)
 
Noah Malamut (GC) won by fall over Robert Leek (LIB) (Fall 4:20)
Noah Malamut (GC) won by decision over Brandon Miller (UC) (Dec 6-5)
Ryker Eckenbarger (MCD) won by inj. def. over Noah Malamut (GC) (Inj. 7:00)
Noah Malamut (GC) won by decision over Josh McLaughlin (EC) (Dec 6-5)
Ethan Harsted (WC) won by inj. def. over Noah Malamut (GC) (0:00) - 3^rd-place
 
Sean Ferguson (WC) won by fall over Alex Shaffer (GC) (Fall 3:00)
Alex Shaffer (GC) won by fall over Dylan Poitrinal (MESS) (Fall 2:48)
Kyle Seibert (UC) won by fall over Alex Shaffer (GC) (Fall 4:22)
 
141
Robert Garnett (GC) received a bye () (Bye)
Robert Garnett (GC) won by major decision over Connor Mauriello (JH) (Maj 8-0)
Robert Garnett (GC) won by decision over Colton Rex (EC) (Dec 9-2)
Robert Garnett (GC) won by decision over Matt Darok (MESS) (Dec 7-2)
Robert Garnett (GC) won by decision over Sean Thompson (GC) (Dec 3-2) – 1st Place
 
Matt Darok (MESS) won by tech fall over Eric Chambers (GC) (TF 17-0)
Eric Chambers (GC) won by fall over Ben Black (WC) (Fall 5:00)
Eric Chambers (GC) won by fall over Charisse Manley (LIB) (Fall 3:00)
Eric Chambers (GC) won by fall over Yosef Ellis-rech (JH) (Fall 1:27)
Josh Paisley (EC) won by major decision over Eric Chambers (GC) (Maj 12-2)
 
Sean Thompson (GC) won by decision over Ka`au Estrella (MESS) (Dec 9-2)
Sean Thompson (GC) won by fall over Yosef Ellis-rech (JH) (Fall 3:00)
Sean Thompson (GC) won by decision over Isaiah Edmond (MCD) (Dec 4-2)
Robert Garnett (GC) won by decision over Sean Thompson (GC) (Dec 3-2) – 1^st Place
 
149
Colin Devlin (GC) won by fall over Michael Bellerose (MESS) (Fall 1:28)
Colin Devlin (GC) won by fall over Charles Hudson (LIB) (Fall 6:55)
Colin Devlin (GC) won by fall over Cole Cameron (EC) (Fall 2:52)
Colin Devlin (GC) won by fall over Stephen Maloney (MESS) (Fall 4:17) – 1^st Place
 
Traken Sutton (GC) won by major decision over Bryton Stidfole (MESS) (Maj 12-4)
Cole Cameron (EC) won by decision over Traken Sutton (GC) (Dec 5-2)
Traken Sutton (GC) won by decision over Zachary Dellicompagni (UC) (Dec 6-5)
Charles Hudson (LIB) won by decision over Traken Sutton (GC) (Dec 6-2)
 
Nick Gonzalez (EC) won by decision over Nolan Smith (GC) (Dec 8-1)
Nolan Smith (GC) won by fall over Andrew Harrell (WC) (Fall 5:59)
Charles Hudson (LIB) won by decision over Nolan Smith (GC) (Dec 12-5)
 
Phil Angelo (GC) won by fall over Daniel Smith (EC) (Fall 6:03)
Phil Angelo (GC) won by fall over Jack Albin (JH) (Fall 5:44)
Stephen Maloney (MESS) won by major decision over Phil Angelo (GC) (Maj 15-2)
Phil Angelo (GC) won by decision over Charles Hudson (LIB) (Dec 6-4)
Cole Cameron (EC) won by fall over Phil Angelo (GC) (Fall 3:32) - 3rd Place
 
157
Jacob Folk (UC) won by fall over Mike Carioscia (GC) (Fall 3:00)
Mike Carioscia (GC) won by fall over Joshua Paige (MESS) (Fall 4:26)
Caele Manley (WC) won by decision over Mike Carioscia (GC) (Dec 4-2)
 
Matt Pangle (MESS) won by fall over Steve MacDonald (GC) (Fall 2:25)
Alex Koenig (UC) won by fall over Steve MacDonald (GC) (Fall 6:44)
 
Bradlee Lamontagne (JH) won by decision over Kelvin Angelo Cupay (GC) (Dec 6-2)
Kelvin Angelo Cupay (GC) won by tech fall over Ben Howard (LIB) (TF 19-3)
Noah Supsic (UC) won by decision over Kelvin Angelo Cupay (GC) (Dec 17-12)
 
Kyle Bythell (EC) won by major decision over Patrick Briody (GC) (Maj 12-1)
Wade Bishop (MCD) won by decision over Patrick Briody (GC) (Dec 9-3)
 
Ray Martin (GC) won by major decision over Alex Koenig (UC) (Maj 11-3)
Matt Pangle (MESS) won by major decision over Ray Martin (GC) (Maj 9-0)
Ray Martin (GC) won by decision over Noah Supsic (UC) (Dec 10-6)
Ray Martin (GC) won by decision over Caele Manley (WC) (Dec 5-1)
Ray Martin (GC) won by fall over DeAndre Tackett (MCD) (Fall 2:37)
Ray Martin (GC) won by fall over Wade Bishop (MCD) (Fall 2:12) - 3rd Place
 
165
Jarrett DiGiantomasso (UC) won by decision over Mason Canonico (GC) (Dec 7-1)
Mason Canonico (GC) won by decision over Tristan Chen (GC) (Dec 5-4)
Mason Canonico (GC) won by decision over Tyler Riley (MESS) (Dec 6-5)
Dane Morgan (JH) won by major decision over Mason Canonico (GC) (Maj 15-1)
 
Dane Morgan (JH) won by fall over Efrain De Leon Angon (GC) (Fall 1:33)
Efrain De Leon Angon (GC) received a bye () (Bye)
Marc Larson (GC) won by decision over Efrain De Leon Angon (GC) (Dec 13-6)
 
Jonavan Huggins (WC) won by fall over Marc Larson (GC) (Fall 4:32)
Marc Larson (GC) won by major decision over Carter Ellis (LIB) (Maj 14-3)
Marc Larson (GC) won by decision over Efrain De Leon (GC) (Dec 13-6)
Marc Larson (GC) won by decision over Jarrett DiGiantomasso (UC) (Dec 6-4)
Jonavan Huggins (WC) won by major decision over Marc Larson (GC) (Maj 12-4)
 
Andrew Burgette (LIB) won by tech fall over Tristan Chen (GC) (TF 16-0)
Mason Canonico (GC) won by decision over Tristan Chen (GC) (Dec 5-4)
 
174
Sam Karel (LIB) won by fall over Sal Puglisi (GC) (Fall 6:24)
Sal Puglisi (GC) won by fall over Jacob Murrie (WC) (Fall 4:22)
Sal Puglisi (GC) won by decision over Luke Ely (LIB) (Dec 6-5)
Gary Nagle (UC) won by fall over Sal Puglisi (GC) (Fall 0:50)
 
#10 Colin Kowalski (GC) won by fall over Tim Carter (UMBC) (Fall 1:49)
#10 Colin Kowalski (GC) won by fall over Neal Rinker (MCD) (Fall 2:27)
#10 Colin Kowalski (GC) won by decision over Dan Swarr (MESS) (Dec 7-4)
#10 Colin Kowalski (GC) won by fall over Victor DeFrance (MESS) (Fall 0:32) - 1st Place
 
184
Dan Ebert (GC) won by fall over Christopher Ashby (UMBC) (Fall 3:00)
Dan Ebert (GC) won by fall over Cody Richmond (LIB) (Fall 0:39)
Dan Ebert (GC) won by decision over Benjamin Maack (UC) (Dec 7-0)
Isaac Odell (WC) won by fall over Dan Ebert (GC) (Fall 2:08) - 1st Place
 
197
Mike Iodice (GC) won by fall over Roman Wagner (MESS) (Fall 1:09)
Mike Iodice (GC) won by decision over Kyle Schaffer (UC) (Dec 5-1)
Austin Amos (LIB) won by decision over Mike Iodice (GC) (Dec 7-0)
Mike Iodice (GC) won by decision over Karl Tayeb (JH) (Dec 6-4)
#8 Isaac Morales (JH) won by decision over Mike Iodice (GC) (Dec 5-1) - 3rd Place
 
285
#9 Paul Triandafilou (GC) won by decision over Theodore Vlahos (UC) (Dec 4-1)
#9 Paul Triandafilou (GC) won in sudden victory - 2 over Jefferey Allen (LIB) (SV-2 2-1)
#9 Paul Triandafilou (GC) won by decision over Darien Kaufmann (WC) (Dec 1-0) - 1st Place