THE FACTS
McDaniel finishes 10th
What: Messiah Invitational wrestling tournament
When: Saturday, Nov. 6
Where: Grantham, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
McDaniel opened the season with four wrestlers notching no fewer than three wins at the Messiah Invitational. The Green Terror placed 10th with 47 points.
THE LEADERS
• Michael Bromley (Mt. Airy, Md./Linganore) led the Green Terror with a fourth-place finish at 174. His day started with back-to-back first-period pins, falling Elizabethtown's Matt Watson in 1:52 and Messiah's Donte Hibbert in 1:03 before dropping a 14-2 major decision to top-seeded Evan Lawrence (Wis.-Eau Claire). Bromley took a 13-2 major decision victory over Traisach Roland (Elizabethtown) in his opening match of the consolation bracket before taking a medical forfeit to reach the consolation semifinals, where he topped Washington and Lee's Cameron Blizard, 9-5. Joe Paul (Johns Hopkins) edged Bromley 4-2 in the third-place match.
FOR THE FOES
• Wisconsin-Eau Claire won the 10-team invitational with 151.5 points.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Xavier Howard (Sykesville, Md./Wheaton) made his collegiate debut with a 3-2 showing at 157. His day started with a 4-0 win over Luke Moynihan (Elizabethtown) before adding a 10-8 win over Cooper Johnson (Washington and Lee). Howard fell 14-2 in the quarterfinals to the top seed in the bracket, Ryan Luth (Washington and Lee) to drop to the consolation bracket, where he pinned Jud Cummings (Washington and Lee) in 2:02 and was pinned by Wis.-Eau Claire's Adam Rients midway through the second period.
• Valentino Pryor (Odenton, Md./Arundel) made his debut with a 3-2 day at 184. His day started with a 58-second pin of Kailer Ramm (Elizabthtown) before falling 6-4 to Chase Melton (Wis.-Eau Claire). In the consolation bracket, Pryor notched an 8-2 win over Blake Silber (Gettysburg) and 1-minute, 46-second pin of Luke Feddeler (Wheaton) before his day ended with a 7-1 loss to Nlall Schoenfelder (Wis.-Eau Claire).
• Tony Wuest (Smyrna, Del./Smyrna) went 3-1 at heavyweight, starting his day with back-to-back falls before dropping a 9-2 decision to Dylan Waller (Elizabethtown). Wuest added a pin late in the first period over Kurt Driscoll (Elizabethtown).
• Cole Jones (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll) went 2-2 in his debut at 133. After opening with a bye, he pinned Messiah's Joshua Flores in 2:32. Ethan Harsted sent Jones to the consolation bracket with a 23-9 major decision. In the consolation bracket, Jones added a 38-second pin of Palmer Larson (Wheaton) and fell 12-4 to Ursinus' Romeo Rodriguez.
• Alex DuFour (Owings Mills, Md./Owings Mills) added one win at 125. He fell 11-5 to Anthony Zamora (Whaaton) before topping Messiah's Hunter Rinehart 5-2 in the consolation bracket. DuFour's day ended with a 10-7 defeat to Brendan Johnston (Wheaton).
ª Joe McKneely (Gaithersburg, Md./Damascus) also won once in his debut at 141. His win came by fall in 33 seconds in the consolation bracket over Messiah's Trevor McGowan.
THE INSIDE STORY
125: Alex DuFour's place is unknown and has scored 1.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Alex DuFour (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Anthony Zamora (Wheaton) won by decision over Alex DuFour (McDaniel) (Dec 11-5)
- Cons. Round 2 - Alex DuFour (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Alex DuFour (McDaniel) won by decision over Hunter Rinehart (Messiah) (Dec 5-2)
- Cons. Round 4 - Brendan Johnston (Wheaton) won by decision over Alex DuFour (McDaniel) (Dec 10-7)
133: Nicolas Jones's place is unknown and has scored 6.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Nicolas Jones (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Nicolas Jones (McDaniel) won by fall over Joshua Flores (Messiah) (Fall 2:32)
- Quarterfinal - Ethan Harsted (Wheaton) won by major decision over Nicolas Jones (McDaniel) (Maj 23-9)
- Cons. Round 4 - Nicolas Jones (McDaniel) won by fall over Palmer Larson (Wheaton) (Fall 0:38)
- Cons. Round 5 - Romeo Rodriguez (Ursinus) won by major decision over Nicolas Jones (McDaniel) (Maj 12-4)
141: Joe McKneely's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Joe McKneely (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Charlie Cunningham (Washington & Lee) won by tech fall over Joe McKneely (McDaniel) (TF 20-1)
- Cons. Round 2 - Joe McKneely (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Joe McKneely (McDaniel) won by fall over Trevor McGowan (Messiah) (Fall 0:33)
- Cons. Round 4 - Markus Brown (Wisconsin Eau Claire) won by fall over Joe McKneely (McDaniel) (Fall 2:56)
149: Tyriel Jefferson's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Ahlemann (Liberty) won by fall over Tyriel Jefferson (McDaniel) (Fall 2:04)
- Cons. Round 1 - Tyriel Jefferson (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Camerin Deville (Messiah) won by decision over Tyriel Jefferson (McDaniel) (Dec 12-8)
157: Jake Doyle's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Connor McCann (Liberty) won by fall over Jake Doyle (McDaniel) (Fall 6:00)
- Cons. Round 1 - Jake Doyle (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jud Cummings (Washington & Lee) won by decision over Jake Doyle (McDaniel) (Dec 4-3)
William Riley Jr.'s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Thomas Waddy (Liberty) won by decision over William Riley Jr. (McDaniel) (Dec 8-4)
- Cons. Round 1 - William Riley Jr. (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Cooper Johnson (Washington & Lee) won by fall over William Riley Jr. (McDaniel) (Fall 3:25)
Xavier Howard's place is unknown and has scored 4.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Xavier Howard (McDaniel) won by decision over Luke Moynihan (Elizabethtown) (Dec 4-0)
- Champ. Round 2 - Xavier Howard (McDaniel) won by decision over Cooper Johnson (Washington & Lee) (Dec 10-8)
- Quarterfinal - Ryan Luth (Washington & Lee) won by major decision over Xavier Howard (McDaniel) (Maj 14-2)
- Cons. Round 4 - Xavier Howard (McDaniel) won by fall over Jud Cummings (Washington & Lee) (Fall 2:02)
- Cons. Round 5 - Adam Rients (Wisconsin Eau Claire) won by fall over Xavier Howard (McDaniel) (Fall 4:11)
Deontae Frederick's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Deontae Frederick (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Jake Coniglio (Messiah) won by tech fall over Deontae Frederick (McDaniel) (TF 19-3)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jake Dressler (Gettysburg) won by fall over Deontae Frederick (McDaniel) (Fall 4:49)
165: none
174: Michael Bromley's place is 4th and has scored 17.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Michael Bromley (McDaniel) won by fall over Matt Watson (Elizabethtown) (Fall 1:52)
- Champ. Round 2 - Michael Bromley (McDaniel) won by fall over Donte Hibbert (Messiah) (Fall 1:03)
- Quarterfinal - Evan Lawrence (Wisconsin Eau Claire) won by major decision over Michael Bromley (McDaniel) (Maj 14-2)
- Cons. Round 4 - Michael Bromley (McDaniel) won by major decision over Traisach Roland (Elizabethtown) (Maj 13-2)
- Cons. Round 5 - Michael Bromley (McDaniel) won by medical forfeit over Jason Zollers (Ursinus) (MFF)
- Cons. Semi - Michael Bromley (McDaniel) won by decision over Cameron Blizard (Washington & Lee) (Dec 9-5)
- 3rd Place Match - Joe Paul (Johns Hopkins) won by decision over Michael Bromley (McDaniel) (Dec 4-2)
184: Valentino Pryor's place is unknown and has scored 6.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Valentino Pryor (McDaniel) won by fall over Kailer Ramm (Elizabethtown) (Fall 0:58)
- Champ. Round 2 - Chase Melton (Wisconsin Eau Claire) won by decision over Valentino Pryor (McDaniel) (Dec 6-4)
- Cons. Round 2 - Valentino Pryor (McDaniel) won by decision over Blake Silber (Gettysburg) (Dec 8-2)
- Cons. Round 3 - Valentino Pryor (McDaniel) won by fall over Jeremiah (Luke) Feddeler (Wheaton) (Fall 1:46)
- Cons. Round 4 - NIall Schoenfelder (Wisconsin Eau Claire) won by decision over Valentino Pryor (McDaniel) (Dec 7-1)
197: Jaedyn Harris's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Schaffer (Ursinus) won by decision over Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) (Dec 5-4)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 4 - Matt Majoy (Washington & Lee) won by decision over Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) (Dec 4-2)
HWT: Anthony Wuest's place is unknown and has scored 8.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Anthony Wuest (McDaniel) won by fall over Jacob Murrie (Wheaton) (Fall 0:00)
- Champ. Round 2 - Anthony Wuest (McDaniel) won by fall over Malcolm Hunt (Ursinus) (Fall 6:02)
- Quarterfinal - Dylan Waller (Elizabethtown) won by decision over Anthony Wuest (McDaniel) (Dec 9-2)
- Cons. Round 4 - Anthony Wuest (McDaniel) won by fall over Kurt Driscoll (Elizabethtown) (Fall 3:00)
- Cons. Round 5 - Clay Chadwick (Washington & Lee) won by medical forfeit over Anthony Wuest (McDaniel) (MFF)
Eric Ward's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Eric Ward (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Hank Behaeghel (Johns Hopkins) won by fall over Eric Ward (McDaniel) (Fall 2:32)
- Cons. Round 2 - Eric Ward (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Kurt Driscoll (Elizabethtown) won by decision over Eric Ward (McDaniel) (Dec 7-6)
NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at its own Green Terror Duals on Sunday, Nov. 14. Action begins at 11 a.m.