MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's wrestling team officially kicked off its inaugural season on Saturday at the Messiah Invitational. The Knights placed eighth out of 10 teams, earning 67.5 points in the program's first-ever competition.

Arcadia was led by Jacob Blair, who captured first place at 133 pounds, defeating Vincent Ziccardi of Washington and Lee with an 8-1 decision to secure the first individual title in program history. Close behind was Logan Flynn at 285 pounds, who finished second after medically forfeiting in the championship match against Carter Stack of Washington and Lee. Lucas Tirpak also reached the podium, placing fifth at 141 pounds.

133 Pounds

Jacob Blair – 1st Place
• Opened the day with a first-round fall over John Kaszyski (Elizabethtown).
• Earned a technical fall, 19-4, against Messiah's Chris Brooks.
• Scored another tech fall over Calvin Wiedemer (Washington & Lee).
• Won by major decision, 14-2, over Brockport's Makhare Rogers.
• Clinched first place with an 8-1 decision over Vincent Ziccardi (Washington & Lee).

Aamire' Gaskins
• Defeated Jonathan Guyette by a 4-2 decision.
• Fell to McDaniel's Stone Yuen by major decision, 16-7.
• Earned a 15-6 major decision over Trey Custodio (Washington & Lee).
• Lost to Vitaly Cristo by major decision, 12-2.

141 Pounds

Lucas Tirpak – 5th Place
• Received a first-round bye.
• Scored a 19-3 tech fall over Matthew Copeland (Ursinus).
• Won by decision, 4-2, over Isiah Wilson (Washington & Lee).
• Medically forfeited his next two matches.
• Closed the day with a win over Andrew Dolezel (McDaniel) to take fifth.

Dan Mallitz
• Lost by tech fall, 18-2, to Andrew Dolezel after a first-round bye.
• Pinned William Conley in the first round for his first collegiate win.
• Fell by major decision, 14-2, to Max Apsel (Johns Hopkins).

149 Pounds

Julius Martinez
• Opened with a 7-3 decision win over Logan Ryan (Elizabethtown).
• Dropped his next two matches by tech fall (18-2) to Thomas Moon and 5-4 to Spencer Maja.

Marco Conroy
• Won by decision, 9-7, over Evan Shriberg.
• Followed with a first-period pin of Spencer Maja (2:27).
• Fell 7-0 to Evan Lidner.
• Recorded a second fall against Logan Ryan (Elizabethtown).
• Dropped his final match by fall (0:42) to Casey Spina.

Josh Figueredo
• Earned a first-period pin over Dylan Nolan (Brockport).
• Fell by fall to Dalton Monger (Messiah) and by major decision, 15-2, to Jacob Cunningham (Messiah).

Cole Haines
• Lost by fall to Evan Owen (Washington & Lee).
• Dropped an 8-5 overtime decision to Aidan Laird (Wheaton).

Michael Cliver Jr.
• Dropped both matches by decision, 9-3 to Dylan Hart and 10-7 to Evan Shriberg.

Malik Barkor
• Opened with a 22-5 tech fall win over Daniel Hudson (Liberty).
• Dropped his next two bouts by fall to Kevin Gierej and Liam Zeh.

Josiah Thomas
• Fell by fall to Brendan Bowman (McDaniel).
• Lost by tech fall, 16-1, to Daniel Pierce (Messiah).

157 Pounds

Nick DellaRocca
• Won his opening match 9-8 over Alex Hart (Elizabethtown).
• Medically forfeited his next two matches.

Riley Gutierrez
• Opened with an 8-3 decision over Brennan McGrann (Johns Hopkins).
• Fell by major decision, 14-0, to Noah Rice.
• Lost by tech fall, 15-0, to Mikey Hollar.

Tyler Glazier
• Dropped both matches by fall, first to Joseph Martini (Ursinus) and then to Caleb Cox (Wheaton).

165 Pounds

Christopher Cratsley
• Opened with a pin over John Gregory (McDaniel).
• Followed with another fall over Dominick Parente (Brockport).
• Fell by tech fall, 15-0, to Justice Hockenberg-Folk.
• Lost by major decision, 8-0, to Max Morrison.

Taiwo Mogaji
• Earned a 16-1 tech fall over Jason Downer (Brockport).
• Lost by fall to Connor Powell (1:24).
• Pinned Anthony Saget (Liberty) in the second period.
• Fell by fall to Auston Kuntz (McDaniel) at 5:31.

Zach Stevens
• Fell by tech fall, 15-0, to Taggart Kazmierczak (Wheaton).
• Lost by fall (1:15) to Kevin Regan (Brockport).

Landon Taylor
• Dropped both matches — by fall to Soren Myra (Wheaton) and by tech fall, 19-2, to Max Morrison (Brockport).

Kehinde Mogaji
• Received a first-round bye.
• Lost by fall (3:34) to Devin Sweeney (Washington & Lee).
• Rebounded with an 18-11 decision win over Dominick Parente (Brockport).
• Fell by fall (4:20) to Joel Swanson (Messiah).

174 Pounds

Stanley Pete
• After a first-round bye, won by major decision, 11-0, over Nathan Finn (Brockport).
• Fell by fall to Anthony Cerulli (Ursinus) and Garrett Boyd (Wheaton).

184 Pounds

James Taft
• Received a first-round bye.
• Lost by tech fall, 17-2, to Austin Bass (Messiah).
• Earned a pin over Lewis Vanderschoot (Wheaton).
• Won by major decision, 16-4, over Soren Wynn (McDaniel).
• Fell by fall (2:46) to Alex Taylor (McDaniel).

197 Pounds

Tyler Mains
• Received a first-round bye.
• Dropped his two matches — by fall to Will Davis (Elizabethtown) and by 10-6 decision to Jacob Kraker (Wheaton).

285 Pounds

Logan Flynn – 2nd Place
• Received a first-round bye.
• Scored a 22-7 tech fall over Isaiah Durham (Messiah).
• Won by decision, 5-1, against Kweku Arthur-Mensah (Washington & Lee).
• Defeated Jake Pomykata (Johns Hopkins), 7-0.
• Medically forfeited the championship match to finish second overall.

UP NEXT

The Knights will travel to Stevens on Thursday night for the first conference dual in program history.

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