EWING, N.J. – The Arcadia University men's wrestling team concluded competition at the NCAA Division III Region III Championships, hosted by The College of New Jersey, with three Knights earning berths to the NCAA Division III Championships next month.

Logan Flynn (285 pounds) captured the regional title, becoming the program's first regional champion in its inaugural season. Jacob Blair (133 pounds) finished as the regional runner-up, while James Lledo (184 pounds) battled through the consolation bracket to secure a third-place finish and a spot at nationals. Caden Frost (149 pounds) placed fifth, and Wyatt Leduc (157 pounds) earned a sixth-place finish.

HOW IT HAPPENED

125 pounds
Hobe Givens

• Championship Round 2 – Michael Adams (Ursinus) won by technical fall over Givens, 18-1 (5:00).
• Consolation Round 3 – Jaydin Barreto (Misericordia) won by technical fall over Givens, 16-0 (5:24).

133 pounds – Second Place
Jacob Blair

• Championship Round 2 – Blair won by major decision over Maximus Conley (Albright College), 10-1.
• Quarterfinal – Blair won by decision over Blaise Verdino (Ursinus), 7-3.
• Semifinal – Blair won by decision over Vincent Paolucci (York, Pa.), 9-3.
• First-Place Match – Garrett Totten (TCNJ) won by medical forfeit over Blair.

141 pounds
Lucas Tirpak

• Championship Round 2 – Tirpak won by major decision over Jacob Grzybek (York, Pa.), 17-4.
• Quarterfinal – Daniel Metzler (Albright College) won by injury default over Tirpak (5:36).
• Consolation Round 4 – Owen Heffner (Elizabethtown) won by medical forfeit over Tirpak.

149 pounds – Fifth Place
Caden Frost

• Championship Round 1 – Frost won by fall over Shane Kibler (King's [Pa.]) at 4:07.
• Championship Round 2 – Frost won by decision over Seth Karpulk (Albright College), 8-3.
• Quarterfinal – Jake Mitchell (Gettysburg) won by decision over Frost, 4-1.
• Consolation Round 4 – Frost won by technical fall over Aidan Krass (Merchant Marine), 17-0 (3:00).
• Consolation Round 5 – Frost won in sudden victory over Levi Snyder (Messiah), 4-1.
• Consolation Semifinal – Michael Williams (Misericordia) won by decision over Frost, 8-6.
• Fifth-Place Match – Frost won by decision over Jake Mitchell (Gettysburg), 6-4.

157 pounds – Sixth Place
Wyatt Leduc

• Championship Round 2 – Martin Turi (King's [Pa.]) won in sudden victory over Leduc, 4-1.
• Consolation Round 3 – Leduc won by forfeit over Giorgio Difalco (Johns Hopkins).
• Consolation Round 4 – Leduc won by decision over Logan Weaver (Merchant Marine), 11-6.
• Consolation Round 5 – Leduc won by decision over Frank Gulli (York, Pa.), 9-7.
• Consolation Semifinal – Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) won by major decision over Leduc, 14-4.
• Fifth-Place Match – Colin Menier (TCNJ) won by decision over Leduc, 9-2.

165 pounds
Riley Gutierrez

• Championship Round 2 – Jordan Ayyash (TCNJ) won by technical fall over Gutierrez, 19-3 (7:00).
• Consolation Round 2 – Derek Giordano (Ursinus) won by fall over Gutierrez, 4:38.

174 pounds
Christopher Cratsley

• Championship Round 2 – Andrew Huesgen (Merchant Marine) won by technical fall over Cratsley, 15-0 (4:29).
• Consolation Round 3 – Mark Forry (York, Pa.) won by decision over Cratsley, 8-3.

184 pounds – Third Place
James Lledo

• Championship Round 1 – Lledo won by fall over Devon O'Dell (York, Pa.) at 1:34.
• Championship Round 2 – Lledo won by fall over Maxwell Corral (Merchant Marine) at 2:56.
• Quarterfinal – Ganon Smith (Elizabethtown) won by fall over Lledo at 2:33.
• Consolation Round 4 – Lledo won by fall over Nicholas Stump (Muhlenberg) at 1:07.
• Consolation Round 5 – Lledo won by fall over Joe Dietz (Gettysburg) at 3:15.
• Consolation Semifinal – Lledo won by fall over Hayden McLellan (Alvernia) at 0:53.
• Third-Place Match – Lledo won by fall over Austin Brass (Messiah) at 1:58.

197 pounds
Tyler Mains

• Championship Round 2 – Josh Stahl (York, Pa.) won by technical fall over Mains, 18-2 (3:30).
• Consolation Round 3 – Mains won by major decision over Josh Brown (King's [Pa.]), 9-0.
• Consolation Round 4 – Tucker Seidel (Messiah) won by technical fall over Mains, 16-0 (1:52).

285 pounds – First Place
Logan Flynn

• Championship Round 1 – Flynn won by technical fall over Ross Worlds (Eastern), 18-1 (5:18).
• Championship Round 2 – Flynn won by fall over Jake Pomykata (Johns Hopkins) at 6:19.
• Quarterfinal – Flynn won by fall over Nathan Faxon (New York University) at 2:19.
• Semifinal – Flynn won by decision over Ksawery Niewadomy (Elizabethtown), 10-4.
• First-Place Match – Flynn won by fall over Mohamed Abdelatty (Ursinus) at 4:27.

UP NEXT

Blair, Flynn, and Lledo will represent Arcadia at the NCAA Division III Championships, which begin March 13 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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