Moran wins title in season debut as 13 Mountain Hawks place at Wilkes Open
12/22/2019 5:35:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Fourteen Lehigh wrestlers, including several regulars, took to the mats at Sunday's Wilkes Open. It was a productive afternoon for the Mountain Hawks as 13 of the 14 entrants placed in the top six in their respective weight classes.
Sophomore Dan Moran led the way for the Mountain Hawks, claiming the title at 141 in his first action of the season as he works his way back from injury. Moran wrestled four bouts on the day, opening with two major decisions, before beating unrostered Theo Powers 5-1 in the semifinals and Joseph Rosetti of Williams 3-1 in the finals.
Lehigh had three runners-up on Sunday. Sophomore Jaret Lane won his first three bouts at 133 but fell in the finals to top 10-ranked Roman Bravo-Young of Penn State. Freshman Brian Meyer also won three bouts at 165 before running into a Nittany Lion wrestler as Meyer dropped a 6-3 decision to Joe Lee in the finals.
The Mountain Hawks had four entrants at 149 with three of the four placing top six. Sophomore Jimmy Hoffman won his first four bouts, including a 1-0 victory over junior Luke Karam in the semifinals. The only point of the match came on riding time as Hoffman rode out the second period. Hoffman medically forfeited his finals match to Jarod Verkleeren of Penn State.
Karam won his other three matches on Sunday to claim third place at 149. Also placing at the weight was freshman Paul Watkins, who went 3-2 while competing unattached. Sophomore JT Cooley was the fourth Mountain Hawk to compete at 149.
Lehigh wrestlers shared third and fourth place at 165 and 174 rather than battling in a placement match. At 165, junior Trey Cornish and freshman Luca Frinzi both dropped semifinals and fell into the 3rd/4th match. True freshmen Edmond Ruth and Jake Logan suffered the same fate at 174 as both dropped semifinal matches against Penn State wrestlers, with Logan losing by fall to top-ranked Mark Hall.
Rounding out the Lehigh contingent at Wilkes was freshman Eli Jones, who took third at 197, freshman AJ Burkhart, who claimed fourth place at 157 and sophomore Eli Grape, who placed sixth at 184.
Complete Lehigh results can be found below.
The Mountain Hawks return to dual competition at the South Beach Duals, Dec. 29-30 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where Lehigh is slated to face Duke, No. 15 Minnesota and No. 19 Missouri.
The 2019-20 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
133 – Jaret Lane – 2nd place
Fall Daniel Kidd (American) 2:57
Tech fall Anthony Wiggins (Millersville) 16-1, 4:26
Dec. Austin Clabaugh (Penn St.) 5-1
L by dec. Roman Bravo-Young (Penn St.) 9-3
141 – Dan Moran – 1st place
Major dec. Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) 13-4
Major dec. Marlon Argueta (Bloomsburg) 9-1
Dec. Theo Powers (unrostered) 5-1
Dec. Joseph Rosetti (Williams) 3-1
149 – Jimmy Hoffman – 2nd place
Fall Drew Graves (Union County) 0:39
Tech fall Chris Mann (Wilkes) 18-0, 1:47
Dec. Terrell Barraclough (Penn St.) 6-2
Dec. Luke Karam (Lehigh) 1-0
L by medical forfeit Jarod Verkleeren (Penn St)
149 – Luke Karam – 3rd place
Dec. Christiaan Dailey (F&M) 4-0
Tech fall Scott Oberdorfer (Penn St.) 15-0, 7:00
L by dec. Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh) 1-0
Major dec. Tyler Gazaway (Roger Williams) 9-0
149 – Paul Watkins (unattached) – 6th place
Tech fall Matt Castimore (Muhlenberg) 17-0, 5:00
L by major dec. Tyler Gazaway (Roger Williams) 10-0
Dec. JT Cooley (Lehigh) 4-0
Dec. Christiaan Dailey (F&M) 9-4
L by major dec. Terrell Barraclough (Penn St.) 13-4
149 – JT Cooley – DNP
L by major dec. Jarod Verkleeren (Penn St.) 16-6
Fall Chris Mann (Wilkes) 0:24
Dec. Jackson Erb (Millersville) 5-3
L by dec. Paul Watkins (Lehigh) 4-0
157 – AJ Burkhart – 4th place
Dec. Scott Jarosz (Sacred Heart) 9-6
Dec. Noah Chan (F&M) 8-5
Dec. Owen Davis (Wyoming Seminary) 11-6
L by dec. Bo Pipher (Penn St.) 7-1
L by medical forfeit Paul Feite (Penn St.)
165 – Brian Meyer – 2nd place
Dec. Anthony Asatrian (unrostered) 3-2
Fall Nate Newberry (Bloomsburg) 7:54, sv
Dec. Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 3-1
L by dec. Joe Lee (Penn St.) 6-3
165 – Trey Cornish – 3rd/4th place
Dec. Scott Defex (Nassau CC) 5-1
Dec. Nicholas Sansone (Virginia) 4-2
L by tech fall Joe Lee (Penn St.) 31-16, 6:25
No contest Luca Frinzi (Lehigh)
165 - Luca Frinzi (unattached) - 3rd/4th place
Dec. Konner Kraeszig (Penn St.) 12-10, sv
Dec. Tim Fitzpatrick (American) 7-1
L by dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 3-1
No contest Trey Cornish (Lehigh)
174 – Edmond Ruth (unattached) - 3rd/4th place
Fall Jose Torres (Union County) 0:51
Major dec. Colin Shannon (American) 10-1
Dec. Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) 2-1
L by dec. Creighton Edsell (Penn St.) 4-1
No contest Jake Logan (Lehigh)
174 – Jake Logan (unattached) – 3rd/4th place
Major dec. Dalton Group (Pitt-Johnstown) 13-4
Tech fall Malik Jackson (Millersville) 19-4, 5:40
Dec. Gary Nagle (Ursinus) 12-6
L by fall Mark Hall (Penn St.) 6:17
No contest Edmond Ruth (Lehigh)
184 – Eli Grape – 6th place
Fall Jimmy Stillerman (F&M) 6:59
Fall CJ Unachukwu (Union County) 5:18
L by dec. Gina Sita (Alderson Broaddus) 5-3
Major dec. Mike Cannon (Muhlenberg) 10-2
Dec. Jimmy Stillerman (F&M) 8-2
L by dec. Cory Day (Binghamton) 3-2
197 – Eli Jones – 3rd place
Dec. Jack Files (Millersville) 8-2
Dec. Austin Hoopes (Penn St.) 8-5
L by tech fall Michael Beard (Penn St.) 15-0, 3:27
Fall Malcolm Hunt (Ursinus) 1:09
Matches in italics don't count against a wrestler's record
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Sophomore Dan Moran led the way for the Mountain Hawks, claiming the title at 141 in his first action of the season as he works his way back from injury. Moran wrestled four bouts on the day, opening with two major decisions, before beating unrostered Theo Powers 5-1 in the semifinals and Joseph Rosetti of Williams 3-1 in the finals.
Lehigh had three runners-up on Sunday. Sophomore Jaret Lane won his first three bouts at 133 but fell in the finals to top 10-ranked Roman Bravo-Young of Penn State. Freshman Brian Meyer also won three bouts at 165 before running into a Nittany Lion wrestler as Meyer dropped a 6-3 decision to Joe Lee in the finals.
The Mountain Hawks had four entrants at 149 with three of the four placing top six. Sophomore Jimmy Hoffman won his first four bouts, including a 1-0 victory over junior Luke Karam in the semifinals. The only point of the match came on riding time as Hoffman rode out the second period. Hoffman medically forfeited his finals match to Jarod Verkleeren of Penn State.
Karam won his other three matches on Sunday to claim third place at 149. Also placing at the weight was freshman Paul Watkins, who went 3-2 while competing unattached. Sophomore JT Cooley was the fourth Mountain Hawk to compete at 149.
Lehigh wrestlers shared third and fourth place at 165 and 174 rather than battling in a placement match. At 165, junior Trey Cornish and freshman Luca Frinzi both dropped semifinals and fell into the 3rd/4th match. True freshmen Edmond Ruth and Jake Logan suffered the same fate at 174 as both dropped semifinal matches against Penn State wrestlers, with Logan losing by fall to top-ranked Mark Hall.
Rounding out the Lehigh contingent at Wilkes was freshman Eli Jones, who took third at 197, freshman AJ Burkhart, who claimed fourth place at 157 and sophomore Eli Grape, who placed sixth at 184.
Complete Lehigh results can be found below.
The Mountain Hawks return to dual competition at the South Beach Duals, Dec. 29-30 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where Lehigh is slated to face Duke, No. 15 Minnesota and No. 19 Missouri.
The 2019-20 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
133 – Jaret Lane – 2nd place
Fall Daniel Kidd (American) 2:57
Tech fall Anthony Wiggins (Millersville) 16-1, 4:26
Dec. Austin Clabaugh (Penn St.) 5-1
L by dec. Roman Bravo-Young (Penn St.) 9-3
141 – Dan Moran – 1st place
Major dec. Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) 13-4
Major dec. Marlon Argueta (Bloomsburg) 9-1
Dec. Theo Powers (unrostered) 5-1
Dec. Joseph Rosetti (Williams) 3-1
149 – Jimmy Hoffman – 2nd place
Fall Drew Graves (Union County) 0:39
Tech fall Chris Mann (Wilkes) 18-0, 1:47
Dec. Terrell Barraclough (Penn St.) 6-2
Dec. Luke Karam (Lehigh) 1-0
L by medical forfeit Jarod Verkleeren (Penn St)
149 – Luke Karam – 3rd place
Dec. Christiaan Dailey (F&M) 4-0
Tech fall Scott Oberdorfer (Penn St.) 15-0, 7:00
L by dec. Jimmy Hoffman (Lehigh) 1-0
Major dec. Tyler Gazaway (Roger Williams) 9-0
149 – Paul Watkins (unattached) – 6th place
Tech fall Matt Castimore (Muhlenberg) 17-0, 5:00
L by major dec. Tyler Gazaway (Roger Williams) 10-0
Dec. JT Cooley (Lehigh) 4-0
Dec. Christiaan Dailey (F&M) 9-4
L by major dec. Terrell Barraclough (Penn St.) 13-4
149 – JT Cooley – DNP
L by major dec. Jarod Verkleeren (Penn St.) 16-6
Fall Chris Mann (Wilkes) 0:24
Dec. Jackson Erb (Millersville) 5-3
L by dec. Paul Watkins (Lehigh) 4-0
157 – AJ Burkhart – 4th place
Dec. Scott Jarosz (Sacred Heart) 9-6
Dec. Noah Chan (F&M) 8-5
Dec. Owen Davis (Wyoming Seminary) 11-6
L by dec. Bo Pipher (Penn St.) 7-1
L by medical forfeit Paul Feite (Penn St.)
165 – Brian Meyer – 2nd place
Dec. Anthony Asatrian (unrostered) 3-2
Fall Nate Newberry (Bloomsburg) 7:54, sv
Dec. Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) 3-1
L by dec. Joe Lee (Penn St.) 6-3
165 – Trey Cornish – 3rd/4th place
Dec. Scott Defex (Nassau CC) 5-1
Dec. Nicholas Sansone (Virginia) 4-2
L by tech fall Joe Lee (Penn St.) 31-16, 6:25
No contest Luca Frinzi (Lehigh)
165 - Luca Frinzi (unattached) - 3rd/4th place
Dec. Konner Kraeszig (Penn St.) 12-10, sv
Dec. Tim Fitzpatrick (American) 7-1
L by dec. Brian Meyer (Lehigh) 3-1
No contest Trey Cornish (Lehigh)
174 – Edmond Ruth (unattached) - 3rd/4th place
Fall Jose Torres (Union County) 0:51
Major dec. Colin Shannon (American) 10-1
Dec. Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) 2-1
L by dec. Creighton Edsell (Penn St.) 4-1
No contest Jake Logan (Lehigh)
174 – Jake Logan (unattached) – 3rd/4th place
Major dec. Dalton Group (Pitt-Johnstown) 13-4
Tech fall Malik Jackson (Millersville) 19-4, 5:40
Dec. Gary Nagle (Ursinus) 12-6
L by fall Mark Hall (Penn St.) 6:17
No contest Edmond Ruth (Lehigh)
184 – Eli Grape – 6th place
Fall Jimmy Stillerman (F&M) 6:59
Fall CJ Unachukwu (Union County) 5:18
L by dec. Gina Sita (Alderson Broaddus) 5-3
Major dec. Mike Cannon (Muhlenberg) 10-2
Dec. Jimmy Stillerman (F&M) 8-2
L by dec. Cory Day (Binghamton) 3-2
197 – Eli Jones – 3rd place
Dec. Jack Files (Millersville) 8-2
Dec. Austin Hoopes (Penn St.) 8-5
L by tech fall Michael Beard (Penn St.) 15-0, 3:27
Fall Malcolm Hunt (Ursinus) 1:09
Matches in italics don't count against a wrestler's record
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