Five Mountain Hawks win pools as Lehigh opens season at Journeymen Collegiate Classic

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Five Mountain Hawks win pools as Lehigh opens season at Journeymen Collegiate Classic

11/11/2018 2:51:00 PM | Men's Wrestling

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TROY, N.Y. – The Lehigh wrestling team opened its 2018-19 season Sunday at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic, Sunday at Hudson Valley Community College. Eighteen Mountain Hawks competed in the round robin tournament-style event with five wrestlers posting perfect 3-0 records to win their respective pools. Three of the five pool-winners claimed Hammer Awards for winning the top flight pools.

"It was a mix," Lehigh head coach Pat Santoro said of Lehigh's first time out. "Some guys did some really good things but there a lot of things we have to work on. We gave up a lot of points at the ends of periods and a lot of points at the edge of the mat. Little things that we talk about on a regular basis. We have to get into this competition mode. First time out kind of looked like a first time out.

"We're not far," Santoro continued. "But there are a lot of little things that add up. You're not going to have great performances if you don't do the little things right."

Junior Jordan Kutler (174) and sophomores Nick Farro (125) and Jordan Wood (285) were the three Mountain Hawks to win A-level pools.

Farro wrestled two bouts and received a forfeit win, topping Army's Trey Chalifoux 4-2 and then topping Christian Moody of Oklahoma in the finals 3-2. Moody opened the second period with a reversal before Farro scored an escape plus a penalty point for unnecessary roughness. A third-period escape gave Farro the decision.

"Nick's a good wrestler," Santoro said. "He has to continue to get better and do the little things right. He will."

Kutler won his pool for the second straight season with three decisions, including a 3-1 win over Dylan Lydy of Purdue in the finals, in a rematch of last year's round of 12 match at NCAAs, won by Kutler 4-1.

Wood cruised to the heavyweight title with two early wins, including a major decision over Appalachian State's Cary Miller before blanking Tate Orndorff of Utah Valley in the finals.

Junior Andrew Price (184) and sophomore Jake Jakobsen (197) also won pools at the B level. Price posted three wins by decision, while Jakobsen registered three bonus wins, a technical fall, a major decision and a third-period fall over Noah Adams of West Virginia.

Lehigh had four runners-up including two in the A brackets. At 133, sophomore Brandon Paetzell delivered perhaps the most impressive win of the day, using a third period takedown to knock off returning All-American Montorie Bridges of Wyoming 3-1 in his second bout of the day. Paetzell dropped his finals bout 5-1 to Ben Thornton of Purdue.

"Paetzell had a great day," Santoro said. "He gave up that turn at the end of the period (against Thornton), which ended up being the difference in the match. That's one of those matches where he beats a returning All-American and then he loses a tough one against a really good kid. He competes and works hard and is going to keep getting better."

Senior Ryan Preisch had a major decision and a decision in his first two bouts at 184, but gave up takedowns late in the first and third periods to fall 4-1 to 11th-ranked Nick Reenan of North Carolina State. The loss was Preisch's first in nine career bouts at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic.

At 141, freshman Dan Moran went 3-1 to finish second in a five-man B bracket, while sophomore Joe Lobeck went 2-1 to take second in a four-man C bracket.

Jakobsen's 3-0 showing at 197B led the way for a trio of 197-pounders who went 7-2 on the day. Sophomore Chris Weiler rebounded from a loss in his first bout of the day to go 2-1, finishing third at 197A. Weiler had a first period pin of Utah Valley's Tanner Orndorff in his second bout of the day. Sophomore Kyle Gentile finished third at 197B with the only blemish being a loss to Adams of West Virginia on a last second takedown.

In all, 13 of Lehigh's 18 entrants won at least one contested bout. Sophomore Luke Karam was forced to default with an injury, up 8-0 in his first match of the day at 149 and forfeited out of the tournament.

"We have some weight classes that we're still figuring out," Santoro said. "We kind of know now what we're doing this Friday. We've settled some things in what the lineup will look like. We have a long path to go before we need to figure some things out."

The Mountain Hawks will open the dual season with a trip to No. 5 Michigan on Friday with match time set for 7 p.m. from Ann Arbor, Mich.

The 2018-19 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.

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125A – Nick Farro – 1st place
Dec. Trey Chalifoux (Army) 4-2
W by forfeit Devin Schroeder (Purdue)
Dec. Christian Moody (Oklahoma) 3-2

125B – Luke Resnick – 5th place
L by dec. Zurich Storm (NC State) 6-2
L by dec. Willy Girard (Bloomsburg) 9-5
Major dec. Zach Atencio (Oklahoma) 12-3

133A - Brandon Paetzell – 2nd place
Dec. Lane Peters (Army) 7-4
Dec. Montorie Bridges (Wyoming) 3-1
L by dec. Ben Thornton (Purdue) 5-1

141A – Ryan Pomrinca – 6th place
L by dec. Jamel Morris (NC State) 7-2
L by dec. Nate Limmex (Purdue) 8-4
L by dec. Sam Turner (Wyoming) 5-4, tb

141B – Dan Moran – 2nd place
Dec. Joe Wheeling (West Virginia) 4-1
L by dec. Corey Shie (Army) 6-5
Dec. Alec White (Purdue) 4-2
Dec. Carmine Ciotti (Edinboro) 8-4

141C – Joe Lobeck – 2nd place
Dec. P.J. Ogunsanya (Army) 3-2
Dec. A.J. Leitten (NC State) 5-2
L by dec. David Fehlman (Lock Haven) 3-1, sv

149A – Jimmy Hoffman – 5th place
L by major dec. Justin Oliver (NC State) 9-1
L by dec. Christian Monserrat (West Virginia) 10-4
W by medical forfeit Luke Karam (Lehigh)

149A – Luke Karam – 6th place
L by injury default Matthew Ontiveros (Utah Valley) 3:16
Medical forfeit out of tournament

157A – Kent Lane – 5th place
L by major dec. Lucas Weiland (Army) 13-0
L by fall Zach Moore (West Virginia) 0:53
W by medical forfeit Grant Lamont (Utah Valley)

165A – Cole Walter – 4th place
Dec. Hayden Hansen (Oklahoma) 3-2
L by dec. Branson Ashworth (Wyoming) 4-0
Medical forfeit out of tournament

174A – Jordan Kutler – 1st place
Dec. Anthona Mantanona (Oklahoma) 7-3
Dec. Ben Harvey (Army) 6-2
Dec. Dylan Lydy (Purdue) 3-1

174B – Chase Gallik – 4th place
L by dec. Daniel Bullard (NC State) 17-11
Fall Austin Bell (Lock Haven) 2:25
L by dec. Thomas Flitz (App. St.) 10-4

184A – Ryan Preisch – 2nd place
Major dec. Trevor Allard (Bloomsburg) 8-0
Dec. Corey Hazel (Lock Haven) 1-0
L by dec. Nick Reenan (NC State) 4-1

184B – Andrew Price – 1st place
Dec. Hunter DeLong (West Virginia) 10-4
Dec. Carless Looney (Wyoming) 6-2
Dec. Will Sumner (Utah Valley) 9-6

197A – Chris Weiler – 3rd place
L by dec. Rocco Caywood (Army) 6-4, sv
Fall Tanner Orndorff (Utah Valley) 2:01
Dec. Alex Hopkins (Army) 4-2

197B – Jake Jakobsen – 1st place
Tech fall Demazio Samuel (App. St.) 15-0, 6:04
Major dec. Cale Davidson (Wyoming) 10-0
Fall Noah Adams (West Virginia) 6:35

197B – Kyle Gentile – 3rd place
Fall Sawyer Root (the Citadel) 1:54
L by dec. Noah Adams (West Virginia) 5-3
Dec. Cale Davidson (Wyoming) 8-2

285A – Jordan Wood – 1st place
Dec. Jacob Aven (Purdue) 10-3
Dec. Cary Miller (App. St.) 14-3
Dec. Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley) 6-0