WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's wrestling team traveled north for the Wilkes Invitational, where the Knights were led by Tyler Mains at 197 pounds — the lone Arcadia wrestler to reach the podium with a fourth-place finish. Mains opened the event with two straight wins, first earning a third-period fall over Gideon Fasanya (Albright), followed by a victory via medical forfeit, before dropping his final two bouts to secure fourth place.
RESULTS
133 Pounds
Aamire' Gaskins
• Opened the tournament with a 15-0 tech fall over Brody Frank (Wilkes).
• Fell 8-3 to Andrew Mucciolo (TCNJ).
• Rebounded with a 15-3 major decision over Brody Bogues (Wilkes).
• Dropped a 19-10 major decision to Stone Yuen (McDaniel) in the consolation round of eight.
141 Pounds
Braxton Stewart
• Earned a 5-3 decision over Dean Meissner (TCNJ) in his opener.
• Dropped a first-period fall to Ryan Santiago (Wilkes).
• Trailing 7-5 to Ethan Washburn (Wilkes), Stewart battled back for a fall at 3:36.
• Forced to medically forfeit to Marquez Thomas (Albright).
Josh Figueredo
• Opened with a first-period fall over Will Conley (McDaniel).
• Followed with another fall against Angel Avalos (King's).
• Fell by tech fall, 15-0, to Avery Leonard (Oneonta).
• Dropped a 15-2 major decision to Braden Scott (Elizabethtown).
Josiah Thomas
• Dominated his opener with a 15-0 tech fall over Nelith Siriwardhana (Oneonta).
• Fell by first-period fall to Nikosh Marston (Misericordia).
• Dropped another first-period fall to Landon Youse (Albright).
Malik Barkor
• Earned a 17-10 decision over Will Terry (McDaniel).
• Fell by first-period fall to Ethan Kerlin (TCNJ).
• Lost 4-0 to Braden Scott (Elizabethtown).
149 Pounds
Michael Cliver Jr.
• Dropped his opener by 20-3 tech fall to Seth Karpulk (Albright).
• Earned a fall over Gus Harmon (Brockport) at 4:09.
• Fell 6-2 to Brandon Drummond (Brockport).
Tyler Glazier
• Received a first-round bye before falling to Yusuf Kulmatov (Albright) in 16 seconds.
• Lost by fall to Spencer Maja (Brockport) at 3:27.
157 Pounds
Kehinde Mogaji
• Opened with a first-period fall over Jacob Schweigard (Oneonta).
• Fell by fall at 4:08 to Calvin Myers (Albright).
• Bounced back with a fall over Antonio DeCarlo (Albright) at 2:27.
• Earned a first-period fall over Alex Hart (Elizabethtown) at 1:34.
• Fell by 16-4 major decision to Kingston Strouse (Oneonta).
Marco Conroy
• Dropped his opener by 16-1 tech fall to Kingston Strouse (Oneonta).
• Responded with a 14-6 major decision over Sam Ziegler (Brockport).
• Fell by medical forfeit to Lucas Ibacache (McDaniel).
Riley Gutierrez
• Fell 16-0 by tech fall to Joshua Lee (TCNJ) in the opener.
• Reeled off four straight wins:
– 16-3 major decision over Colby D'Andria (Oneonta)
– 9-3 decision over Aiden Hines (Elizabethtown)
– 20-10 major decision over Sean Hazlett (King's)
– 12-10 win over Calvin Myers (Albright)
• Fell by first-period fall to Joshua Lee (TCNJ) at 2:27.
Taiwo Mogaji
• Fell by fall to Joseph Fulco (TCNJ) at 3:46.
• Earned a 12-8 sudden victory over Mike Beers (Elizabethtown).
• Lost a 15-9 decision to Alex Hart (Elizabethtown).
165 Pounds
Landen Taylor
• Received a first-round bye before falling 10-3 to Johnny Mauer (Elizabethtown).
• Dropped a 16-2 major decision to Hunter Troutman (Wilkes).
197 Pounds
Aidan Murray
• Opened with a 5-4 decision over Henry Saxon (TCNJ).
• Fell 15-3 by major decision to Gavin Wagner (Elizabethtown).
• Earned a 17-6 major decision over Luke Palladino (King's).
• Followed with a forfeit victory over Nick Aliani (Oneonta).
• Fell by fall at 4:17 to Romello Fuentes (Albright) in a 19-17 match.
Tyler Mains – Fourth Place
• After a round-of-32 bye, earned a fall over Gideon Fasanya (Albright) at 5:39.
• Advanced to the semifinals via medical forfeit from Nick Aliani (Oneonta).
• Dropped a 15-0 tech fall to Will Davis (Elizabethtown).
• Fell by fall to Simon Lingle (Brockport) at 2:47 to finish fourth.
UP NEXT
The Knights return to action next weekend when they travel to Dallas, Pa., to compete in the Misericordia Invitational.
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