Northern Illinois' 125 lber Bryce West (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com)Bloomsburg: On Sunday, the Huskies topped Edinboro 29-14. Six wrestlers had their hands raised, helping to secure a 15 point victory. Bronson Garber (125) pinned Chris Merlo in 5:34. Up a weight, Cole Rhone also won via fall over Cameron Soda in 6:22. Josh Mason (141) won by a 9-0 major decision over Jackie Gold. Cade Balestrini (149) cruised by with a fall over Sully Allen in 2:27. Alex Carida (157) defeated PJ Gohn by a 12-1 major decision. Shane Noonan (HWT) won by a nail-biting 3-2 decision over Max Millin.
Buffalo: The Bulls won big over conference opponent, Ohio University, 24-9. Eight wrestlers came out on top, ending their regular season with a win. Derek Spann (133) defeated Gio DiSabato by a 6-4 decision. Ben Freeman (141) won by a 10-2 major decision over Aidan Waszak. John Arceri (149) topped Alec Hagan by a close 3-2 decision. Michael Petite (157) pulled a slight upset of #27 Jordan Slivka with a 4-3 decision. Noah Grover (165) won big over Sean O'Dwyer, 8-2. Peter Acciardi (184) defeated Logan Stanley by a 5-2 decision. Sam Mitchell (197) battled tough and topped Carson Brewer by a 6-5 decision. Toby Cahill (HWT) sealed the deal by defeating Jordan Greer 8-1.
Central Michigan: On Friday, the Chippewas lost a hard-fought battle to in-state rival Michigan State 19-17. Five Chippewas won their matches. Dresden Simon (141) defeated Matt Santos by a decision of 7-3. Corbyn Munson (149) picked up a huge win against Peyton Omania by a decision of 9-5. Tracy Hubbard (165) topped Caleb Fish by a close 6-4 decision. Bret Fedewa (174) had a solid win over Nate Jimenez by a decision of 7-1. Matt Stencel (HWT) closed out the match in dominant fashion by pinning Brad Wilton in 5:43.
Cleveland State: Over the weekend, the Vikings defeated George Mason 22-15. Six Vikings were victorious. Jake Manley (133) topped Michael Rapuano by an 11-6 decision. Marcus Robinson (149) won big over Shawn Nonaka by a 10-1 major decision. Riley Smucker (165) posted a 6-1 decision over Tyler Kocak. DeAndre Nassar (184) defeated Kyle Davis by a decision of 5-3. Ben Smith (197) held on for a 5-4 decision over Jon List. Daniel Bucknavich (HWT) went out big by pinning Ali Salem in 3:06.
Clarion: The Eagles battled hard against Edinboro, topping the Fighting Scots 26-11. Seven Eagles defeated their Edinboro counterparts, helping to secure a 15 point victory. Joey Fischer (125) started out strong against Chris Merlo, winning by a 10-1 major decision. Alex Blake (133) downed Cameron Soda by a 5-3 decision. Brent Moore (149) returned to the mat with a vengeance, pinning Ryan Burgos in :26. Kyle Schickel (157) won by a decision of 11-4 over PJ Gohn. Kolby Ho (165) eased over Dylan Kohn with an 8-3 decision. John Worthing (174) won big against Joey Arnold by securing an 11-0 major decision. Tyler Bagley (HWT) sealed the deal by shutting out Max Millin 5-0.
Edinboro: Over the weekend, the Fighting Scots came up short against Clarion, 26-11, and Bloomsburg 29-14. Two wrestlers had standout performances. Ethan Ducca (184) topped Max Wohlabaugh of Clarion 4-2 in sudden victory and Bruno Stolfi of Bloomsburg by an 8-4 decision. Cody Mulligan (197) dominated Brett Wittmann with a technical fall 17-1, and David Tuttle of Bloomsburg by a 10-2 major decision.
George Mason: The Patriots fell short to Cleveland State 22-15. Four Patriots had their hands raised. Ben Monn (125) won big over Logan Heil by a 7-1 decision. Kaden Caddisy (141) defeated Hunter Olson by a 15-0 technical fall. Avery Bassett (157) topped Joey Caprella by an 8-0 major decision. Logan Messer (174) triumphed over Anthony Rice by a 7-1 decision.
Kent State: On Friday, the Golden Flashes defeated SIU-Edwardsville 29-12. Seven wrestlers defeated their opponents, helping to secure a 17-point win. Jake Ferri (125) came out strong against Austin Macias, winning by a 19-3 technical fall. Louis Newell (141) won by forfeit. Kody Komara (149) won 3-1 in sudden victory over Caleb Tyus. Robert Pryhocki (157) pinned Max Kristoff in 3:25. Brady Chrisman (165) won with a 4-2 decision over Cardeionte Wilson. Colin McCracken (184) downed Sergio Villalobos by a 4-1 decision. Tyler Bates (197) was victorious in extra time over Austin Andres, 3-1.
Northern Illinois: On Sunday, the Huskies crushed SIU-Edwardsville 35-3. Nine Huskies had solid wins over their conference opponents. Bryce West (125) topped Austin Macias 5-2. Twin brother Drew West (133) had a 15-1 major decision over Aaron Schulist. Javion Jones (141) won by forfeit. Anthony Cheloni (149) triumphed over Caleb Tyus by an 8-4 decision. Anthony Gibson (157) won by a 14-2 major decision over Max Kristoff. Izzak Olejnik (165) had a solid 7-2 win over Cardeionte Wilson. Mason Kauffman (174) won by a 7-4 decision over Kevin Gschwendtner. Brit Wilson (184) came out strong, pinning Sergio Villalobos in 3:45. Terrese Aaron (HWT) closed out the match by defeating Colton McKiernan 4-2.
Ohio: This weekend, the Bobcats lost to Buffalo 24-9. Two wrestlers secured a win. Oscar Sanchez (125) defeated Tristan Daugherty in sudden victory 3-1. Sal Perrine (174) won over Jake Lanning by disqualification.
Rider: The Broncs fell short to Drexel 23-17. Four Broncs defeated their opponents. Richie Koehler (133) won by a 3-1 decision over Jaxon Maroney. Quinn Kinner (141) had a huge win over Jared Donahue, winning by a 15-0 technical fall. Matt Correnti (197) topped Santino Morina by an 8-2 decision. David Szuba (HWT) went out big by pinning Eli Anthony in 1:07.
Rider closed their regular season with a 45-0 loss against top-ranked Penn State. At 141 lbs, Kinner held strong against defending champion Nick Lee and limited him to a 6-3 win.
SIU Edwardsville: The Cougars fell short to Kent State 29-12 and Northern Illinois 35-3. Four Cougars added a win to their record. Matt Malavsky (133) won by forfeit. Kevin Gschwendtner (174) defeated Michael Ferree of Kent State by an 11-9 decision. Colton McKiernan (HWT) blanked Jacob Cover of Kent State with a 3-0 decision. Austin Andres' 4-1 win at 197, over Tristen Gauman of Northern Illinois, accounted for the Cougars lone win against NIU.
