WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Washington and Lee wrestling team produced another solid tournament outing on Saturday, winning two weight classes, placing seven total wrestlers on the podium and finishing second overall at the Washington & Jefferson Invitational.
Division II Lake Erie took home the team title after totaling 225.5 points, while the home-standing Presidents and Generals tied for second with 134.5 points. Lycoming placed fourth with 121.0 points and Division II Alderson Broaddus rounded out the Top 5 teams with 102.0 points.
Juniors
Riley Parker (Virginia Beach, Va. / First Colonial) and
Ryan Luth (Milford, Conn. / Joseph A. Foran) both claimed individual titles in their respective weight classes.
Parker opened with a major decision over Antonio Abate of Gettysburg and then he defeated Noah Houchins of Muskingum by fall (4:20). Parker then notched an 11-4 decision over Hunter Swedish of Washington & Jefferson, before posting an 18-16 victory over Jordan Rodriguez of Lake Erie in the title bout to claim the 125-pound championship.
Luth was especially dominant in the 157-pound bracket, opening with a 10-1 major decision over Hunter O'Connor of Lycoming. He then registered an 18-3 technical fall victory over first-year teammate
Nic Zamaloff (Wall Township, N.J. / Academy of Allied Health and Science) and he downed Jacob Potok of Lake Erie in the semifinals, 10-3. Luth completed the tournament with a pin of Lake Erie's John Siemasz in just 54 seconds in the championship match.
Senior
Clay Chadwick (Arlington, Va. / Yorktown) recorded a second-place finish in the 285-pound weight class. He opened the tournament with a pair of wins by fall and then downed Lake Erie's Ronnie Damico in the semifinals, 7-0. Chadwick was then defeated by John Connor Fulmer of Lycoming in the championship match by a 4-2 count.
First-year
Harris Foad (Cincinnati, Ohio / Indian Hill) and senior
Joe Salerno (Princeton Junction, N.J. / West Windsor-Plainsboro South) both placed third in their respective brackets. Foad went 3-1 on the day, defeating Mitchell Arch of Case Western Reserve in the third-place match of the 149-pound weight class by a score of 12-7. Salerno also went 3-1 in the 165-pound weight class. He finished the day with a pin of Lake Erie's Jacob Smithson in 1:55. It was his second pin on the day, giving him 46 career pins which tied
Bryce Crew '21 for the most in program history.
First-year
Cooper Johnson (Lincoln University, Pa. / Oxford Area) produced a 5-1 record in taking fifth-place in the 149-pound bracket. He pinned Lycoming's Clayton Royer in 2:07 in the fifth-place match. Zamaloff also took fifth in the 157-pound bracket. He went 4-1 and took fifth when his opponent in the fifth-place match had reached the daily match limit.
Washington and Lee will be back in action next Saturday in the Star City Duals hosted by Roanoke College. The Generals will take on the University of the Ozarks at 2:00 pm, Shenandoah at 3:30 pm and the Apprentice School at 6:30 pm.
125 Pounds
Riley Parker (W&L) d. Antonio Abate (Gettysburg); MD 12-4
Riley Parker (W&L) d. Noah Houchins (Muskingum); Fall 4:20
Riley Parker (W&L) d. Hunter Swedish (W&J); 11-4
Riley Parker (W&L) d. Jordan Rodriguez (Lake Erie); 18-16 (Championship Match)
Nathan Pelesky (Garrett) d.
David Rubin (W&L); MD 14-5
Antonio Abate (Gettysburg) d.
David Rubin (W&L); MD 13-1
Jack Bosco (W&L) d. William Wilson (Waynesburg); Fall 0:47
Noah Hodges (Alderson Broaddus) d.
Jack Bosco (W&L); 10-3
Jack Bosco (W&L) d. Ben White (Muskingum); Fall 0:49
Jack Bosco (W&L) d. Jestin Poruban (Pitt-Bradford); Fall 1:38
Evan Whiteside (Thiel) d.
Jack Bosco (W&L); Fall 2:55
133 Pounds
Luke Kowolski (Gettysburg) d.
Thomas O'Keefe (W&L); 6-4
Thomas O'Keefe (W&L) d. Chris Barthelemy (Alderson Broaddus); MD 15-2
Thomas O'Keefe (W&L) d. Bryce Knauf (Thiel); Fall 6:58
Thomas O'Keefe (W&L) d. Ryan McElwee (Ohio Wesleyan); 3-2
Hunter Thompson (Thiel) d.
Thomas O'Keefe (W&L); 6-1
Ben Stites (CWRU) d.
Brad Singer (W&L); 6-0
Dylan Winters (Waynesburg) d.
Brad Singer (W&L); Fall 2:11
149 Pounds
Joseph Tarquine (W&L) d. Nicholas Reeping (W&J); Fall 1:41
Josh Laubach (Alderson Broaddus) d.
Joseph Tarquine (W&L); 8-5
Harper Meacham (W&L) d.
Joseph Tarquine (W&L); Fall 0:00
Harris Foad (W&L) d. Cole Ruffo (PSU-Behrend); 3-2
Harris Foad (W&L) d. Nate Taylor (Alderson Broaddus); Fall 1:42
Sean OHearon (Lake Erie) d.
Harris Foad (W&L); MD 15-5
Harris Foad (W&L) d. Mitchell Arch (CWRU); 12-7 (Third-Place Match)
Alex Coppolo (Waynesburg) d.
Harper Meacham (W&L); 8-1
Harper Meacham (W&L) d. Isaiah Pittman (UMBC); Fall 0:55
Harper Meacham (W&L) d. Christian Logan (W&J); TF 18-1
Harper Meacham (W&L) d.
Joseph Tarquine (W&L); Fall 0:00
Cooper Johnson (W&L) d.
Harper Meacham (W&L); MD 14-3
Cooper Johnson (W&L) d. Isaiah Pittman (UMBC); Fall 0:27
Cooper Johnson (W&L) d. Adam Sanchez (Jamestown CC); Fall 2:06
Mitchell Arch (CWRU) d.
Cooper Johnson (W&L); Fall 0:47
Cooper Johnson (W&L) d. PSU Behrend; Forfeit
Cooper Johnson (W&L) d.
Harper Meacham (W&L); MD 14-3
Cooper Johnson (W&L) d. Clayton Royer (Lycoming); Fall 2:07 (Fifth-Place Match)
157 Pounds
Ryan Luth (W&L) d. Hunter O'Connor (Lycoming); MD 10-1
Ryan Luth (W&L) d.
Nic Zamaloff (W&L); TF 18-3
Ryan Luth (W&L) d. Jacob Potok (Lake Erie); 10-3
Ryan Luth (W&L) d. John Siemasz (Lake Erie); Fall 0:54 (First-Place Match)
Nic Zamaloff (W&L) d. Noah Korenoski (Garrett); 4-2
Nic Zamaloff (W&L) d. Calvin Cai (CWRU); 8-2
Ryan Luth (W&L) d.
Nic Zamaloff (W&L); TF 18-3
Nic Zamaloff (W&L) d. Jaycob Sharp (Lake Erie); Fall 1:10
Nic Zamaloff (W&L) d. Peyton Hearn (Thiel); 6-3
Nic Zamaloff (W&L) vs. Hunter O'Connor (Lycoming) (Fifth-Place Match)
Nick Alejandro (W&L) d. Kyel Emsley (Ohio Wesleyan); MD 14-6
Jacob Potok (Lake Erie) d.
Nick Alejandro (W&L); MD 14-0
Logan Bartlett (Lycoming) d.
Nick Alejandro (W&L); 7-0
Adam Zerbee (W&J) d.
Jud Cummings (W&L); MD 17-3
Tyler Speraw (PSU-Behrend) d.
Jud Cummings (W&L); 8-3
Finbar Rishko (W&L) d. Isaac Sell (Muskingum); Fall 3:35
Thomas Gallagher (CWRU) d.
Finbar Rishko (W&L); 9-7
Noah Korenoski (Garrett) d.
Finbar Rishko (W&L); Fall 6:45
165 Pounds
Harrison Kelly (W&L) d. Seth Finnigan (W&J); Fall 2:33
James Penfold (Lake Erie) d.
Harrison Kelly (W&L); Fall 1:37
Rami Tadros (UMBC) d.
Harrison Kelly (W&L); 12-11
Joe Salerno (W&L) d. Jake Cizek (UMBC); Fall 0:56
Joe Salerno (W&L) d. Lucas Marconi (Hiram); Forfeit
James Penfold (Lake Erie) d.
Joe Salerno (W&L); MD 9-0
Joe Salerno (W&L) d. Jacob Smithson (Lake Erie); Fall 1:55 (Third-Place Match)
174 Pounds
Ray Martin (Gettysburg) d.
Declan Treacy (W&L); Fall 2:44
Declan Treacy (W&L) d. Vincent Aurigemma (UMBC); Fall 1:33
Declan Treacy (W&L) d. Skylar Gross (Gettysburg); Fall 0:53
Declan Treacy (W&L) d. Mason Canonico (Gettysburg); Fall 6:46
Jaron Patterson (Lake Erie) d.
Declan Treacy (W&L); Fall 2:07
184 Pounds
Brayden Roscosky (W&J) d.
Jack McCusker (W&L); 5-2
Jack McCusker (W&L) d. Matt Knapp (Lycoming); Fall 1:01
Russell Canova (Gettysburg) d.
Jack McCusker (W&L); 7-5
285 Pounds
Tade Omisore (W&L) d. John Velkey (UMBC); Fall 3:21
Dylan Proper (Thiel) d.
Tade Omisore (W&L); Fall 3:59
Tade Omisore (W&L) d. Juan Zurita (Thiel); Fall 2:16
Devan Welch (Hiram) d.
Tade Omisore (W&L); Fall 1:31
Clay Chadwick (W&L) d. Devan Welch (Hiram); Fall 4:56
Clay Chadwick (W&L) d. Dylan Proper (Thiel); Fall 1:24
Clay Chadwick (W&L) d. Ronnie Damico (Lake Erie); 7-0
John Connor Fulmer (Lycoming) d. Clay Chadwick (W&L); 4-2 (First-Place Match)