Host Lehigh strong at its Sheridan Tournament; Appalachian State is top team at 91st Wilkes Open

Lehigh dominates as it hosts the Sheridan Tournament

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - No. 20 Lehigh dominated its opponents at the Sheridan Tournament, which it hosted at Stabler Arena on Friday.

Four Lehigh wrestlers claimed individual titles, defeating other Div. I opponents in the finals, sophomore Ryan Crookham (133), senior Malyke Hines (149), sophomore Rylan Rogers (174) and junior J.T. Davis (197).

In the finals, Crookham stopped Indiana’s Angelo Rini, 10-5. Hines edged Lehigh teammate Kelvin Griffin, 2-1. Rogers scored an 11-2 major decision over Brown’s Conner O’Donnell. Davis edged Indiana’s Gabe Solars, 7-6.

Competing unattached, Lehigh senior Max Brignola defeated Indiana’s Tyler Lillard, 8-5.

At two weight classes, Lehigh had both finalists and chose to have a no contest. At 125, junior Sheldon Seymour and freshman Mason Ziegler did not competed. At 157, freshmen Logan Rozynski and Griffin Gonzalez did not wrestle.

At 285, unattached Owen Trephan was the champion, beating Indiana’s Jacob Bullock, 4-2. Trephan, who competed at NC State, has announced he will complete his career at Lehigh.

Other individual champions were Kyren Butler of Virginia (141) and Brian Soldano of Rutgers (184). Butler scored a takedown in sudden victory to stop Henry Porter of Indiana, 4-1. Soladano pinned Virginia’s Griffin Gammell in 1:09.

SHERIDAN TOURNAMENT

At Bethlehem, Pa., December 20

125 lbs

1st Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) no contest Mason Ziegler (Lehigh)

3rd Jacob Moran (Indiana) TF Anthony Rossi (Virginia), 19-4 4:09

133 lbs

1st Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) DEC Angelo Rini (Indiana), 10-5

3rd Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) F John Hildebrandt (Drexel), 6:42

141 lbs

1st Kyren Butler (Virginia) DEC Henry Porter (Indiana), 4-1 SV

3rd Joey Buttler (Indiana) DEC Bryce Kresho (F&M), 7-2

149 lbs

1st Malyke Hines (Lehigh) DEC Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh), 2-1

3rd Ethan Mojena (Brown) DEC Jack Myers (Virginia), 8-3

157 lbs

1st Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) no contest Griffin Gonzalez Bethlehem, PA (Lehigh)

3rd Jadon Skellenger (Lehigh) DEC Nick Sanko (Virginia), 8-2

165 lbs

1st Max Brignola (UNA-Lehigh) DEC Tyler Lillard (Indiana), 8-5

3rd Dominic Federici (Lehigh) DEC Dom Dagostino (Drexel), 5-3

174 lbs

1st Rylan Rogers (Lehigh) MD Conner O’Donnell (Brown), 11-2

3rd Nick South (Indiana) DEC Michael Murphy (Virginia), 5-1

184 lbs

1st Brian Soldano (Rutgers) F Griffin Gammell (Virginia), 1:09

3rd Caden Rogers (Lehigh) DEC Andrew Reall (Brown), 4-0

197 lbs

1st JT Davis (Lehigh) DEC Gabe Sollars (Indiana), 7-6

3rd Max Shulaw (UNA-UVA) F Justin Griffith (UNA-Drexel), 5:00

285 lbs

1st Owen Trephan (UNR) DEC Jacob Bullock (Indiana), 4-2

3rd Nick Pavlechko (Indiana) DEC Dominic Petracci (Drexel), 4-1

Appalachian State tops at seven weights at 91^st Wilkes Open

WILKES BARRE, Pa. – The nation’s oldest college holiday Open event, the 91^st Wilkes Open, was dominated by NCAA Div. I power Appalachian State, which had four individual champions and had three weight classes with no contest in the finals, as both finalists were from App State.

Known as the Rose Bowl of Wrestling, the Wilkes Open attracted teams from all three divisions of the NCAA, plus athletes from Regional Training Centers, as well as a few high school stars.

Champions for App State were Chad Bellis (133), Kaden Keiser (149), William Miller (165) and Carson Floyd (197).

Bellis scored an 11-3 major decision over Blake Reihner of Davidson. Floyd stopped Alvernia’s Isaac Kassis in a 15-0 technical fall. Keiser and Miller both beat opponents from the Pennsylvania RTC. Keiser had a 17-5 major decision over Jackson Polo, while Miller beat Sean Seefeldt, 8-5

The three finals with no contest between Appalachian State teammates were 157, 184 and 285 pounds.

The other individual college champion was Nathan Lackman of Alveria, a 4-2 winner of unattached Sam Becker of Penn State.

Two nationally ranked high school stars competing unattached were champions, Shamus Regan of Wyoming Seminary at 125 and Billy Dekraker of Blair Academy at 141. Regan scored in sudden victory overtime to beat Bryson Terrell of App State, 6-4. Dekraker beat unattached Tyler Adams of the Naval Academy Prep School, 7-3.

WILKES OPEN

at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., December 20

125 lbs

1st Shamus Regan (UNATT-Wyoming Seminary) DEC Bryson Terrell (App State), 6-3 SV

3rd Colby Mcbride (App State) DEC Keito Shaw(Alvernia), 4-2

5th Alexander Diaz (UNATT-Unrostered) F Dominic Terracciano (New Jersey City University), 0:14

133 lbs

1st Chad Bellis (App State) MD Blake Reihner (Davidson), 11-3

3rd Jarvis Little (App State) TF Hale Robinson (Davidson), 17-2 4:13

5th Andrew Binni (UNATT-Naval Academy Prep School) FOR Anthony Romero (UNATT-Unrostered), 0-0

141 lbs

1st Billy Dekraker (UNATT-Blair Academy) DEC Tyler Adams (UNATT-Naval Academy Prep School), 7-3

3rd Aldo Hernandez (App State) TF Isaac Mcgregor (Pennsylvania College of Technology), 15-0 4:09

5th Tyson Sherlock (Davidson) DEC Brayden Fahrbach (App State), 3-0 SV

149 lbs

1st Kaden Keiser (App State) MD Jackson Polo (Unatt-PRTC), 17-5

3rd Tyler-Xavier Mcknight (UNATT-Davidson) NC Anderson Heap (UNATT-Davidson)

5th Kai O'dell (App State) DEC Zachary Vera (New Jersey City University), 9-3

157 lbs

1st Nicholas Grizales (App State) NC Jeremiah Price (App State)

3rd Anthony Conetta (App State) DEC Kellen Smith (USMAPS/Army Prep), 8-2

5th Casper Stewart (USMAPS/Army Prep) NC Owen Hicks (USMAPS/Army Prep)

165 lbs

1st William Miller (App State) DEC Sean Seefeldt (Unatt-PRTC), 8-5

3rd Keith Brubach (Slippery Rock Univ.) MFFL Oren Bost (App State)

5th Bryce Griffin  (UNATT-Davidson) NC Carter Davis (Pennsylvania College of Technology)

174 lbs

1st Nathan Lackman (Alvernia) DEC Sam Beckett (UNATT-Penn State), 4-2

3rd Victor Marks-Jenkins (UNATT-Punisher wrestling club) F Travis Green (Pennsylvania College of Technology), 4:01

5th Gage Laplante (USMAPS/Army Prep) FOR Jayden Curley (UNATT-Roger Williams)

184 lbs

1st Logan Eller (App State) NC Dalton Battle (App State)

3rd Jamie Evarts (UNATT-Williams) TF Alexander Goldman (Northfield Mt. Hermon), 15-0 3:44

5th Hayden Mclellan (Alvernia) MFFL Ryan Weinzen (Saint Vincent College)

197 lbs

1st Carson Floyd (App State) TF Isaac Kassis (Alvernia), 15-0 2:57

3rd Cameron Butka (Wilkes) FOR Spencer Fetrow (UNATT-Roger Williams)

5th Ryland Whitworth (USMAPS/Army Prep) DEC David Bertrand (UNATT-King University), 8-4

285 lbs

1st Levi Andrews (App State) NC Stephan Monchery (App State)

3rd Caleb Burkhart Montgomery, PA (Wilkes) F Owen Reber Douglassville, PA (Alvernia), 2:38

5th Aiden Hidlay Dallas, PA (Misericordia University) DEC William Grace Wilkes-Barre, PA (UNATT-Kings College), 9-6 SV