Sunday, November 12
Bethlehem, Pa.
9:00 AM
Lehigh University
at
Journeymen Collegiate Classic
Photo by: Sam Janicki
Crookham Wins Hammer Award To Lead Lehigh Contingent At Journeymen Collegiate Classic
11/12/2023 4:05:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A statement win for deferred first-year Ryan Crookham highlighted a busy Sunday for the Lehigh wrestling team at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic at Freedom High School. Crookham won a hammer award for claiming the 133A bracket in the round robin event. In his final bout, Crookham knocked off top-ranked Vito Arujau of Cornell, the defending NCAA champion and a recently-crowned world champion by an 8-4 score.
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In all, 18 Mountain Hawks competed on Sunday with Crookham leading the way for the six Lehigh wrestlers who advanced to the finals in the A brackets. The event featured no team scoring with most of the round-robin competition in three man brackets followed by a crossover match.
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Crookham's bout with Arujau saw the Big Red wrestler strike first with a takedown with 46 seconds remaining in the first period. Six seconds later, Crookham escaped and then the Mountain Hawk scored a takedown of his own to lead 4-3 after one period. Crookham escaped for the only points in the second period, while Arujau escaped 17 seconds into the third to get within 5-4. Crookham came out on top with his second takedown with 43 seconds remaining and rode out to preserve the victory.
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Earlier Sunday, Crookham defeated Lehigh teammate Connor McGonagle 6-3 in sudden victory, with Crookham picking up takedowns in the first period and then the winner in overtime. He also posted an 18-3 technical fall win over Jacob Cox of NC State.
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McGonagle bounced back from the loss to McGonigle to claim third place in his pool, with an 8-2 win over Penn's Michael Colaiocco in his final bout.
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Lehigh had six other wrestlers claim second place in A-level pools on Sunday.
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At 141, junior Malyke Hines had a pair of come-from-behind victories during round robin competition, first defeating Penn State's David Evans 6-4 and then rallying from 6-0 down to beat Penn's CJ Composto 9-6 behind a third period takedown and two point near fall. Hines dropped his third bout to Penn State's Beau Bartlett.
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Deferred first-year Kelvin Griffin picked up an early pin over Harvard's Jack Crook to make the finals at 149A before falling victim to a first period pin against Shayne Van Ness of Penn State.
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Junior Max Brignola won his first two bouts at 157, winning 10-3 over Penn's Lucas Revano and then posting a technical fall over Joe Cangro of Harvard. For the third straight weight class, a Lehigh wrestler ran into a Penn State Nittany Lion, with Levi Haines claiming a 10-2 major decision.
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At 165, junior Jake Logan won one-takedown matches in each of his first two bouts before falling to Cornell's Julian Ramirez 8-3.
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Junior Michael Beard picked up a pair of technical fall victories at 197 before dropping his final match against fifth-ranked Trent Hidlay of NC State, who claimed a 12-3 major decision.
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The 285 bracket was a four-man round-robin. Sophomore Nathan Taylor claimed second place, going 2-1 with a 6-2 victory over No. 8 Owen Trephan of NC State and a fall over Tristan Ruhlman of Purdue. The lone loss was by a 6-1 score against top-ranked Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State.
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Junior TJ Moore joined Crookham as Mountain Hawks to go 3-0 Sunday. Moore posted three bonus point wins to claim first in the 285D pool.
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Junior Drew Munch (149D) and sophomore Jack Wilt (184C) both claimed second place in their respective pools, winning their first two bouts before dropping their third.
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Sixteen of Lehigh's 18 entrants won at least one bout Sunday, with 13 winning two or more. Complete Lehigh results are listed below.
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 The Mountain Hawks will open their dual season next weekend when they welcome No. 16 Pitt to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Sunday for a 2 p.m. match. Lehigh will honor members of its 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 EIWA championship teams as well. Tickets can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-758-4263 during business hours.
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The 2023-24 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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125A – Sheldon Seymour – 5th place
L by dec. Diego Sotelo (Harvard) 5-4
L by major dec. Ryan Miller (Penn) 12-1
Dec. Troy Hohman (NC State) 5-4
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133A – Ryan Crookham – 1st place
Dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 6-3, sv
Tech fall Jacob Cox (NC State) 18-3, 4:21
Dec. Vito Arujau (Cornell) 8-4
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133A – Connor McGonagle – 3rd place
L by dec. Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) 6-3, sv
W by medical forfeit Jacob Cox (NC State)
Dec. Michael Colaiocco (Penn) 8-2
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141A – Malyke Hines – 2nd place
Dec. David Evans (Penn State) 6-4
Dec. CJ Composto (Penn) 9-6
L by major dec. Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 15-3
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141C – Carter Bailey – 3rd place
L by major dec. Koy Buesjens (NC State) 15-5
Dec. Jaden Pepe (Harvard) 4-1
Dec. Nico Nardone (Penn) 8-2
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149A – Kelvin Griffin – 2nd place
Fall Jack Crook (Harvard) 4:23
L by dec. Matt Williams (Army) 3-2
L by Fall Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) 1:30
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149B – Owen Reinsel – 6th place
L by major dec. Connor Pierce (Penn State) 13-3
L by dec. Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) 6-3
L by dec. Kenny Herrmann (Harvard) 8-2
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149C – Kimo Leia – 4th place
Dec. Drew Witham (LIU) 4-2
L by major dec. Andy Troczynski (Penn) 11-2
L by fall Jackson Polo (Penn) 6:05
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149D – Drew Munch – 2nd place
Major dec. Billy Talmadge (Lock Haven) 14-3
Fall Jack Valentin (LIU) 1:05
L by major dec. Jacob Ealy (Pitt-Johnstown) 14-2
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157A – Max Brignola – 2nd place
Dec. Lucas Revano (Penn) 10-3
Tech fall Joe Cangro (Harvard) 20-4, 6:45
L by major dec. Levi Haines (Penn State) 10-2
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157A – Luca Frinzi – 3rd place
L by tech fall Levi Haines (Penn State) 18-0, 4:35
Dec. Cael Berg (Harvard) 7-2
Dec. Lucas Revano (Penn) 5-5, tb, rt
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165A – Jake Logan – 2nd place
Dec. AJ Kovacs (NC State) 4-1, sv
Dec. Chance McLane (Arizona State) 4-2
L by dec. Julian Ramirez (Cornell) 8-5
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184A – JT Davis – 6th place
L by dec. James Conway (F&M) 7-4, sv
L by major dec. Maximus Hale (Penn) 8-0
Medical forfeit
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184B – Caden Rogers – 5th place
Dec. Donovan Ball (Penn State) 2-0
L by dec. Brock Delsignore (NC State) 7-3
W by medical forfeit Aiden Hanning (Cornell)
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184C – Jack Wilt – 2nd place
Major dec. Will Conlon (Hofstra) 12-2
Tech fall Luke Isaak (Arizona State) 17-2, 3:00
L by major dec. Josh Barr (Penn State) 15-4
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197A – Michael Beard – 2nd place
Tech fall Wolfgang Frable (Army) 17-2, 2:46
Tech fall Cole Urbas (Penn) 18-1, 4:43
L by major dec. Trent Hidlay (NC State) 12-3
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285A – Nathan Taylor – 2nd place
Dec. Owen Trephan (NC State) 6-2
L by dec. Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) 6-1
Fall Tristan Ruhlman (Purdue) 2:54
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285D – TJ Moore – 1st place
Major dec. Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) 16-6
W by medical forfeit Zach Delsanter (Penn)
W by injury default Brendan Gilchrist (Sacred Heart) 3:00
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In all, 18 Mountain Hawks competed on Sunday with Crookham leading the way for the six Lehigh wrestlers who advanced to the finals in the A brackets. The event featured no team scoring with most of the round-robin competition in three man brackets followed by a crossover match.
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Crookham's bout with Arujau saw the Big Red wrestler strike first with a takedown with 46 seconds remaining in the first period. Six seconds later, Crookham escaped and then the Mountain Hawk scored a takedown of his own to lead 4-3 after one period. Crookham escaped for the only points in the second period, while Arujau escaped 17 seconds into the third to get within 5-4. Crookham came out on top with his second takedown with 43 seconds remaining and rode out to preserve the victory.
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Earlier Sunday, Crookham defeated Lehigh teammate Connor McGonagle 6-3 in sudden victory, with Crookham picking up takedowns in the first period and then the winner in overtime. He also posted an 18-3 technical fall win over Jacob Cox of NC State.
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McGonagle bounced back from the loss to McGonigle to claim third place in his pool, with an 8-2 win over Penn's Michael Colaiocco in his final bout.
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Lehigh had six other wrestlers claim second place in A-level pools on Sunday.
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At 141, junior Malyke Hines had a pair of come-from-behind victories during round robin competition, first defeating Penn State's David Evans 6-4 and then rallying from 6-0 down to beat Penn's CJ Composto 9-6 behind a third period takedown and two point near fall. Hines dropped his third bout to Penn State's Beau Bartlett.
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Deferred first-year Kelvin Griffin picked up an early pin over Harvard's Jack Crook to make the finals at 149A before falling victim to a first period pin against Shayne Van Ness of Penn State.
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Junior Max Brignola won his first two bouts at 157, winning 10-3 over Penn's Lucas Revano and then posting a technical fall over Joe Cangro of Harvard. For the third straight weight class, a Lehigh wrestler ran into a Penn State Nittany Lion, with Levi Haines claiming a 10-2 major decision.
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At 165, junior Jake Logan won one-takedown matches in each of his first two bouts before falling to Cornell's Julian Ramirez 8-3.
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Junior Michael Beard picked up a pair of technical fall victories at 197 before dropping his final match against fifth-ranked Trent Hidlay of NC State, who claimed a 12-3 major decision.
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The 285 bracket was a four-man round-robin. Sophomore Nathan Taylor claimed second place, going 2-1 with a 6-2 victory over No. 8 Owen Trephan of NC State and a fall over Tristan Ruhlman of Purdue. The lone loss was by a 6-1 score against top-ranked Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State.
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Junior TJ Moore joined Crookham as Mountain Hawks to go 3-0 Sunday. Moore posted three bonus point wins to claim first in the 285D pool.
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Junior Drew Munch (149D) and sophomore Jack Wilt (184C) both claimed second place in their respective pools, winning their first two bouts before dropping their third.
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Sixteen of Lehigh's 18 entrants won at least one bout Sunday, with 13 winning two or more. Complete Lehigh results are listed below.
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 The Mountain Hawks will open their dual season next weekend when they welcome No. 16 Pitt to Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall on Sunday for a 2 p.m. match. Lehigh will honor members of its 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 EIWA championship teams as well. Tickets can be purchased at LehighTickets.com or by calling 610-758-4263 during business hours.
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The 2023-24 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
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125A – Sheldon Seymour – 5th place
L by dec. Diego Sotelo (Harvard) 5-4
L by major dec. Ryan Miller (Penn) 12-1
Dec. Troy Hohman (NC State) 5-4
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133A – Ryan Crookham – 1st place
Dec. Connor McGonagle (Lehigh) 6-3, sv
Tech fall Jacob Cox (NC State) 18-3, 4:21
Dec. Vito Arujau (Cornell) 8-4
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133A – Connor McGonagle – 3rd place
L by dec. Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) 6-3, sv
W by medical forfeit Jacob Cox (NC State)
Dec. Michael Colaiocco (Penn) 8-2
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141A – Malyke Hines – 2nd place
Dec. David Evans (Penn State) 6-4
Dec. CJ Composto (Penn) 9-6
L by major dec. Beau Bartlett (Penn State) 15-3
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141C – Carter Bailey – 3rd place
L by major dec. Koy Buesjens (NC State) 15-5
Dec. Jaden Pepe (Harvard) 4-1
Dec. Nico Nardone (Penn) 8-2
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149A – Kelvin Griffin – 2nd place
Fall Jack Crook (Harvard) 4:23
L by dec. Matt Williams (Army) 3-2
L by Fall Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) 1:30
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149B – Owen Reinsel – 6th place
L by major dec. Connor Pierce (Penn State) 13-3
L by dec. Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) 6-3
L by dec. Kenny Herrmann (Harvard) 8-2
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149C – Kimo Leia – 4th place
Dec. Drew Witham (LIU) 4-2
L by major dec. Andy Troczynski (Penn) 11-2
L by fall Jackson Polo (Penn) 6:05
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149D – Drew Munch – 2nd place
Major dec. Billy Talmadge (Lock Haven) 14-3
Fall Jack Valentin (LIU) 1:05
L by major dec. Jacob Ealy (Pitt-Johnstown) 14-2
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157A – Max Brignola – 2nd place
Dec. Lucas Revano (Penn) 10-3
Tech fall Joe Cangro (Harvard) 20-4, 6:45
L by major dec. Levi Haines (Penn State) 10-2
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157A – Luca Frinzi – 3rd place
L by tech fall Levi Haines (Penn State) 18-0, 4:35
Dec. Cael Berg (Harvard) 7-2
Dec. Lucas Revano (Penn) 5-5, tb, rt
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165A – Jake Logan – 2nd place
Dec. AJ Kovacs (NC State) 4-1, sv
Dec. Chance McLane (Arizona State) 4-2
L by dec. Julian Ramirez (Cornell) 8-5
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184A – JT Davis – 6th place
L by dec. James Conway (F&M) 7-4, sv
L by major dec. Maximus Hale (Penn) 8-0
Medical forfeit
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184B – Caden Rogers – 5th place
Dec. Donovan Ball (Penn State) 2-0
L by dec. Brock Delsignore (NC State) 7-3
W by medical forfeit Aiden Hanning (Cornell)
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184C – Jack Wilt – 2nd place
Major dec. Will Conlon (Hofstra) 12-2
Tech fall Luke Isaak (Arizona State) 17-2, 3:00
L by major dec. Josh Barr (Penn State) 15-4
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197A – Michael Beard – 2nd place
Tech fall Wolfgang Frable (Army) 17-2, 2:46
Tech fall Cole Urbas (Penn) 18-1, 4:43
L by major dec. Trent Hidlay (NC State) 12-3
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285A – Nathan Taylor – 2nd place
Dec. Owen Trephan (NC State) 6-2
L by dec. Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) 6-1
Fall Tristan Ruhlman (Purdue) 2:54
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285D – TJ Moore – 1st place
Major dec. Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg) 16-6
W by medical forfeit Zach Delsanter (Penn)
W by injury default Brendan Gilchrist (Sacred Heart) 3:00
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