THE FACTS
McDaniel places sixth
What: Non-conference wrestling action
When: Friday-Saturday, Dec. 3-4
Where: Messiah Petrofes Invitational – Grantham, Pa.
THE SKINNY
McDaniel had seven wrestlers finish in the top eight of their respective weight classes to key a sixth-place finish at the annual Petrofes Invitational hosted by Messiah. The Green Terror finished with 125.5 points.
THE LEADERS
• Alex LaVeck (Reisterstown, Md./McDonogh) led the Green Terror with the individual title at 165, going 4-0 with three pins. His day started with a bye before recording a 27-second pin over Greensboro's Reginald Snowden. In the quarterfinals, LaVeck pinned Cortland's Steven Gazillo in 37 seconds to advance to Saturday and guarantee a placefinish. In the semifinal, LaVeck earned an injury default win before the third period before recording his third first-minute fall in the championship bout, topping Messiah's Zach Needles in 51 seconds.
• Tony Wuest (Symrna, Del./Smyrna) finished second at heavyweight. After opening with a bye, Wuest recorded three straight pins. He topped King's Dave White in 37 seconds before downing Carter Urich (Messiah) in 1:20 to advance to the semifinals and Saturday's action. In the semifinals, he notched a 42-second fall over Chase Smith (Alvernia) before medically forfeiting the title bout to place second.
• Jaedyn Harris (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg) wrestled back to a fourth-place finish at 197, going 5-2 on the weekend. His day opened with a 3-minute, 30-second pin of Waynesburg's Luke Lavanway before recording a 14-1 victory over Cortland's Chris Bold. Harris dropped an 11-3 decision to eventual champion Gino Sita (Alderson Broaddus) in the quarterfinals to fall to the consolation bracket. In the wrestlebacks on Saturday, Harris recorded a pin in 1:40 of Messiah's Chris Cratsley and a 9-2 decision over Gettysburg's Brendan Loder. In the consolation semis, Harris topped Washington & Jefferson's Alex Donahue by fall late in the third period. Harris then feel to Dwayne Johnson (Alderson Broaddus) 6-5 in the third-place match.
• Michael Bromley (My. Airy, Md./Linganore) finished fifth at 174. His weekend opened with two decisions around a fall on Friday. He notched a 4-0 win over Fletcher Goodman (Muhlenberg) to start the day before pinning Brailyn Lightner (Mount Union) in 2:17. In the quarterfinals, Bromley defeated Antrez Clagnon (Alderson Broaddus), 6-4. In Saturday's semifinals, Bromley fell 11-6 to Demitreus Henry (Cortland) then dropped an 8-1 decision to Ray Martin (Gettysburg) in the consolation semis. Bromley notched a 2-minute, 28-second pin of Greg Griffith (Alderson Broaddus) in the fifth-place bout.
• At 157, Xavier Howard (Sykesville, Md./Wheaton) started with back-to-back first-period pins before topping Seth Evans (Waynesburg), 5-3. In the quarterfinals, Howard fell to the consolation bracket after a Nick Barnhart (Messiah) pin late in the second period. Howard earned an injury default win before dropping an 11-2 major decision to Robert Lawler (Alvernia). In the seventh-place bout, Howard defeated Gettysburg's David Bancroft, 11-4.
• Jeovannie Martinez (North Bethesda, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase) placed eighth at 149. His day opened with a 19-3 technical fall of Navon Locust (Thaddeus Stevens) before falling to Ike Bryner (Messiah, 17-4. Three straight wins in the consolation bracket, including a 45-second pin of Jon Cermeno (Gettysburg), put Martinez in position to place. He dropped a second match to Bryner before falling 8-4 to Gettysburg's Eric Mougalian in the seventh-place bout.
• Deontae Frederick (Catonsville, Md./Catonsville) added a second placewinner at 165, finishing eighth. After a bye, Frederick dropped his first match 7-5 to Chris Anderson of Mount Union. In the consolation bracket, Frederick recorded back-to-back pins, winning in 4:49 and 2:24. He was pinned by Shan Trattner (Muhlenberg) in 4:09 to drop the seventh-place bout, where Steven Gazzillo (Cortland) also pinned Frederick in the second period.
FOR THE FOES
• Muhlenberg won the team title with 147.5 points, edging the host Falcons by 8.5 points at the 17-team invitational. The Mules had nine placewinners on the weekend.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Alex DuFour (Owings Mills, Md./Owings Mills) went 3-2 at 125. He fell 8-6 in his opening match to Greensboro's Daniel Porter before recording three straight pins in the consolation bracket – all in the first period – before Errick Gerback (Mount Union) ended DuFour's weekend with a pin in the third period.
• William Riley Jr. (Stewartstown, Pa./Archbishop Curley) dropped his first match of the day 8-5 before winning three straight in the consolation bracket that included a pin midway through the third period. He also added a 5-2 decision and 18-3 technical fall before injury defaulting at the end of the first period of his final bout.
• Yoann Olympio (Germantown, Md./Northwest) went 2-2 at 184. He fell to Spencer Clements (Messiah) in 2:49 to start the weekend before topping Scott Horry (Muhlenberg) 8-7 in overtime and pinning Alvernia's Brian Czaus in 3:26. His weekend ended with a 6-3 loss to Nick Kostyak (Penn State-Mont Alto).
• Cole Jones (Bel Air, Md./John Carroll) recorded one win in the consolation bracket at 133, earning a 1-minute, 30-second fall of Washington & Jefferson's Quivon Lester.
• Ty Jefferson (Bowie, Md./St. Mary's Ryken) and Joe McKneely (Gaithersburg, Md./Damascus) each won once at 141. Jefferson recorded a 4-minute, 27-second fall in the first round of the consolation bracket. McKneeley's win came in his first match of the day, recording a 54-second pin.
• After a bye in the first round at 157, Jake Doyle (Cockeysville, Md./Hereford) recorded a 1-0 win over Rocco Pontino (Penn State-Mont Alto) for his lone win of the day.
• Thomas Chenoweth (Manchester, Md./Manchester Valley) notched his first collegiate pin in the consolation bracket at 165, pinning Tristan Reyes-Villa (Greensboro) in 3:54.
• Valentino Pryor (Odenton, Md./Arundel) added a 4-3 win in the consolation bracket at 184.
• Eric Ward Jr. (Salisbury, Md./J.M. Bennett) also picked up a win at heavyweight, winning 11-5 in the consolation bracket.
THE INSIDE STORY
125: Alex DuFour's place is unknown and has scored 7.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Daniel Porter (Greensboro) won by decision over Alex DuFour (McDaniel) (Dec 8-6)
- Cons. Round 1 - Alex DuFour (McDaniel) won by fall over Aaron Black (Shenandoah) (Fall 2:40)
- Cons. Round 2 - Alex DuFour (McDaniel) won by fall over Robert Philpot (Alvernia) (Fall 2:34)
- Cons. Round 3 - Alex DuFour (McDaniel) won by fall over Hunter Swedish (Washington & Jefferson) (Fall 0:34)
- Cons. Round 4 - Errik Gerback (Mount Union) won by fall over Alex DuFour (McDaniel) (Fall 5:46)
133: Nicolas Jones's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Nick Germano (King`s College) won by major decision over Nicolas Jones (McDaniel) (Maj 10-0)
- Cons. Round 1 - Nicolas Jones (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Nicolas Jones (McDaniel) won by fall over Quivon Lester (Washington & Jefferson) (Fall 1:30)
- Cons. Round 3 - Chris Dalmau (Muhlenberg) won by decision over Nicolas Jones (McDaniel) (Dec 9-5)
141: Tyriel Jefferson's place is unknown and has scored 2.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Richard Davis (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Tyriel Jefferson (McDaniel) (Fall 4:35)
- Cons. Round 1 - Tyriel Jefferson (McDaniel) won by fall over Quinton Frampton (Waynesburg) (Fall 4:27)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jordan Markowski (Mount Union) won by major decision over Tyriel Jefferson (McDaniel) (Maj 12-4)
Joe McKneely's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Joe McKneely (McDaniel) won by fall over Trevor McGowan (Messiah ) (Fall 0:54)
- Champ. Round 2 - Gregory Baum (Muhlenberg) won by major decision over Joe McKneely (McDaniel) (Maj 11-3)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jake Stein (Gettysburg) won by decision over Joe McKneely (McDaniel) (Dec 9-2)
149: Jeovannie Martinez's place is 8th and has scored 12.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Jeovannie Martinez (McDaniel) won by tech fall over Navon Locust (Thaddeus Stevens) (TF 19-3)
- Champ. Round 2 - Ike Bryner (Messiah ) won by major decision over Jeovannie Martinez (McDaniel) (Maj 17-4)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jeovannie Martinez (McDaniel) won by major decision over Dylan Howell (Cortland) (Maj 15-5)
- Cons. Round 3 - Jeovannie Martinez (McDaniel) won by fall over Jon Cermeno (Gettysburg) (Fall 0:45)
- Cons. Round 4 - Jeovannie Martinez (McDaniel) won by medical forfeit over Zach Larue (Mount Union) (MFF)
- Cons. Round 5 - Ike Bryner (Messiah ) won by tech fall over Jeovannie Martinez (McDaniel) (TF 17-2)
- 7th Place Match - Eric Mougalian (Gettysburg) won by decision over Jeovannie Martinez (McDaniel) (Dec 8-4)
157: Jake Doyle's place is unknown and has scored 2.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Jake Doyle (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Jake Doyle (McDaniel) won by decision over Rocco Pontino (Penn State Mt Alto) (Dec 1-0)
- Champ. Round 3 - Jamar Williams (Alderson Broaddus) won by fall over Jake Doyle (McDaniel) (Fall 4:05)
- Cons. Round 4 - William Riley Jr. (McDaniel) won by decision over Jake Doyle (McDaniel) (Dec 5-2)
William Riley Jr.'s place is unknown and has scored 5.5 team points.
Xavier Howard's place is 7th and has scored 13.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Xavier Howard (McDaniel) won by fall over Patrick Haskin (Greensboro) (Fall 0:40)
- Champ. Round 2 - Xavier Howard (McDaniel) won by fall over Jesse Wright (Mount Union) (Fall 2:35)
- Champ. Round 3 - Xavier Howard (McDaniel) won by decision over Seth Evans (Waynesburg) (Dec 5-3)
- Quarterfinal - Nick Barnhart (Messiah ) won by fall over Xavier Howard (McDaniel) (Fall 4:51)
- Cons. Round 6 - Xavier Howard (McDaniel) won by injury default over William Riley Jr. (McDaniel) (Inj. 3:00)
- Cons. Round 7 - Robert Lawlor (Alvernia) won by major decision over Xavier Howard (McDaniel) (Maj 11-2)
- 7th Place Match - Xavier Howard (McDaniel) won by decision over David Bancroft (Gettysburg) (Dec 11-4)
165: Thomas Chenoweth's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Thomas Chenoweth (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Morgan Peterson (Southern Virginia) won by major decision over Thomas Chenoweth (McDaniel) (Maj 15-4)
- Cons. Round 2 - Thomas Chenoweth (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Thomas Chenoweth (McDaniel) won by fall over Tristan Reyes-Villa (Greensboro) (Fall 3:54)
- Cons. Round 4 - Steven Gazzillo (Cortland) won by fall over Thomas Chenoweth (McDaniel) (Fall 4:12)
Deontae Frederick's place is 8th and has scored 8.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Deontae Frederick (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Chris Anderson (Mount Union) won by decision over Deontae Frederick (McDaniel) (Dec 7-5)
- Cons. Round 2 - Deontae Frederick (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Deontae Frederick (McDaniel) won by fall over Ryan Kernan (Alvernia) (Fall 4:49)
- Cons. Round 4 - Deontae Frederick (McDaniel) won by fall over Bailey Butler (Cortland) (Fall 2:24)
- Cons. Round 5 - Shane Trattner (Muhlenberg) won by fall over Deontae Frederick (McDaniel) (Fall 4:09)
- 7th Place Match - Steven Gazzillo (Cortland) won by fall over Deontae Frederick (McDaniel) (Fall 4:43)
Alexander LaVeck's place is 1st and has scored 28.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Alexander LaVeck (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Alexander LaVeck (McDaniel) won by fall over Reginald Snowden (Greensboro) (Fall 0:27)
- Quarterfinal - Alexander LaVeck (McDaniel) won by fall over Steven Gazzillo (Cortland) (Fall 0:37)
- Semifinal - Alexander LaVeck (McDaniel) won by injury default over Morgan Peterson (Southern Virginia) (Inj. 5:00)
- 1st Place Match - Alexander LaVeck (McDaniel) won by fall over Zach Needles (Messiah ) (Fall 0:51)
174: Michael Bromley's place is 5th and has scored 14.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Michael Bromley (McDaniel) won by decision over Fletcher Goodman (Muhlenberg) (Dec 4-0)
- Champ. Round 2 - Michael Bromley (McDaniel) won by fall over Brailyn Lightner (Mount Union) (Fall 2:17)
- Quarterfinal - Michael Bromley (McDaniel) won by decision over Antrez Clagon (Alderson Broaddus) (Dec 6-4)
- Semifinal - Demitreus Henry (Cortland) won by decision over Michael Bromley (McDaniel) (Dec 11-6)
- Cons. Semi - Ray Martin (Gettysburg) won by decision over Michael Bromley (McDaniel) (Dec 8-1)
- 5th Place Match - Michael Bromley (McDaniel) won by fall over Greg Griffith (Alderson Broaddus) (Fall 2:28)
184: Yoann Olympio's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Spencer Clements (Messiah ) won by fall over Yoann Olympio (McDaniel) (Fall 2:49)
- Cons. Round 1 - Yoann Olympio (McDaniel) won in overtime over Scott Horry (Muhlenberg) (OT 8-7)
- Cons. Round 2 - Yoann Olympio (McDaniel) won by fall over Brian Czaus (Alvernia) (Fall 3:26)
- Cons. Round 3 - Nick Kostyak (Penn State Mt Alto) won by decision over Yoann Olympio (McDaniel) (Dec 6-3)
Valentino Pryor's place is unknown and has scored 1.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - George Lassnick (Mount Union) won by decision over Valentino Pryor (McDaniel) (Dec 2-0)
- Cons. Round 1 - Valentino Pryor (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Valentino Pryor (McDaniel) won by decision over Jeremias Collazo (Bridgewater State) (Dec 4-3)
- Cons. Round 3 - William Grace (King`s College) won by injury default over Valentino Pryor (McDaniel) (Inj. 0:00)
197: Jaedyn Harris's place is 4th and has scored 19.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) won by fall over Luke Lavanway (Waynesburg) (Fall 3:30)
- Champ. Round 2 - Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) won by major decision over Chris Bold (Cortland) (Maj 14-1)
- Quarterfinal - Gino Sita (Alderson Broaddus) won by major decision over Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) (Maj 11-3)
- Cons. Round 4 - Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) won by fall over Chris Cratsley (Messiah ) (Fall 1:40)
- Cons. Round 5 - Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) won by decision over Brendan Loder (Gettysburg) (Dec 9-2)
- Cons. Semi - Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) won by fall over Alex Donahue (Washington & Jefferson) (Fall 6:10)
- 3rd Place Match - Dwayne Johnson (Alderson Broaddus) won by decision over Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel) (Dec 6-5)
285: Anthony Wuest's place is 2nd and has scored 22.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Anthony Wuest (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Anthony Wuest (McDaniel) won by fall over Dave White (King`s College) (Fall 0:37)
- Quarterfinal - Anthony Wuest (McDaniel) won by fall over Carter Urich (Messiah ) (Fall 1:20)
- Semifinal - Anthony Wuest (McDaniel) won by fall over Chase Smith (Alvernia) (Fall 0:42)
- 1st Place Match - Nico Ramirez (Southern Virginia) won by medical forfeit over Anthony Wuest (McDaniel) (MFF)
Eric Ward's place is unknown and has scored 0.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Eric Ward (McDaniel) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Palmer Rodenhaber (Alvernia) won by fall over Eric Ward (McDaniel) (Fall 1:50)
- Cons. Round 2 - Eric Ward (McDaniel) won by decision over Sean Quaye (Muhlenberg) (Dec 11-5)
- Cons. Round 3 - Christian Conner (Messiah ) won by fall over Eric Ward (McDaniel) (Fall 0:25)
NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at the Chocolate Duals in Hershey, Pa., on Saturday, Dec. 18. Action begins at 10 a.m.
