THE FACTS
McDaniel finishes seventh
What: Centennial Conference (CC) wrestling championship
When: Saturday, Feb. 12
Where: Baltimore, Md. – Johns Hopkins

THE SKINNY
McDaniel had a pair of placewinners at the 2022 Centennial Conference wrestling championship hosted by Johns Hopkins. The Green Terror placed seventh as a team with 20 points.

THE LEADERS
• Michael Bromley (Mt. Airy, Md./Linganore) led the Green Terror with a second-place finish at 174. The second seed opened his day with a 9-3 win over Ursinus' Noah Supsic before topping Washington and Lee's Cameron Blizard 9-2 in the semifinals. The seeds held in the finals with Johns Hopkins' Joe Paul topping Bromley 3-1 in the title tilt.
• Jaedyn Harris (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg) finished third at 197. He opened his day with a 5-3 victory over the Generals' John Ryan Sedovy in the first sudden victory period before falling to top seed and eventual champion Luca Colestock (Muhlenberg) 5-3 in the semifinals. In the consolation semis, Harris defeated the Blue Jays' Will Shiber by technical fall 20-2 to advance to the third-place bout, where he edged Sedovy for the second time on the day, 3-2.

FOR THE FOES
• Washington and Lee won the team title with 97 points behind four individual champions. Johns Hopkins, which had individual champions, placed second with 87 points.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Joe McKneely (Gaithersburg, Md./Damascus) won his opening bout at 141 by a 7-3 margin over Muhlenberg's Chris Dalmau. Top seed and eventual champion then topped McKneely 16-1 in the semifinals. Yosef Ellis-Rech (Johns Hopkins) topped McKneely 7-2 in the consolation semifinals.
• Alex LaVeck (Reisterstown, Md./McDonogh) dropped his first-round bout at 165. The fourth seed was pinned by Ursinus' Jacob Folk in 2:25 before earning a 2-minute, 9-second fall over Ronnie Grevers (Muhlenberg) in the first round of wrestlebacks. Washington and Lee's Joe Salerno defeated LaVeck 5-0 in the consolation semis on his way to a third-place finish.
• At 184, Valentino Pryor (Odenton, Md./Arundel) was pinned by eventual champion Gary Nagle (Ursinus) in the first period of the opening round. Pryor then recorded a 9-2 win over Muhlebnerg's Deon Savage before a second-period fall to top-seed Brad Basham (Washington and Lee) ended Pryor's day.

THE INSIDE STORY
125: Alex DuFour (11-14) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Antonio Abate (Gettysburg) 9-9 won by major decision over Alex DuFour (McDaniel College) 11-14 (MD 12-2)
• Cons. Round 1 - Alex DuFour (McDaniel College) 11-14 received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Semi - Joey Lamparelli (Muhlenberg College) 29-5 won by fall over Alex DuFour (McDaniel College) 11-14 (Fall 3:17)

133: Cole Jones (7-17) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Cameron Pleninger (Merchant Marine Academy) 1-2 won by fall over Cole Jones (McDaniel College) 7-17 (Fall 2:46)
• Cons. Round 1 - Ricky Caamano (Muhlenberg College) 16-13 won by fall over Cole Jones (McDaniel College) 7-17 (Fall 4:56)

141: Joe McKneely (9-12) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Joe McKneely (McDaniel College) 9-12 won by decision over Chris Dalmau (Muhlenberg College) 9-11 (Dec 7-3)
• Semifinal - Charlie Cunningham (Washington and Lee) 2-0 won by tech fall over Joe McKneely (McDaniel College) 9-12 (TF-1.5 0:00 (16-1))
• Cons. Semi - Yosef Ellis-rech (Johns Hopkins) 3-9 won by decision over Joe McKneely (McDaniel College) 9-12 (Dec 7-2)

149: Ty Jefferson (4-15) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Justin Valdoria (Johns Hopkins) 6-5 won by major decision over Tyl Jefferson (McDaniel College) 4-15 (MD 16-6)
• Cons. Round 1 – Ty Jefferson (McDaniel College) 4-15 received a bye () (Bye)
• Cons. Semi - Nic Zamaloff (Washington and Lee) 3-1 won by major decision over Ty Jefferson (McDaniel College) 4-15 (MD 14-2)

157: Xavier Howard (15-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Chris Roybal (Johns Hopkins) 17-8 won by major decision over Xavier Howard (McDaniel College) 15-12 (MD 14-4)
• Cons. Round 1 - Jake Dressler (Gettysburg) 9-11 won by fall over Xavier Howard (McDaniel College) 15-12 (Fall 5:43)

165: Alex LaVeck (18-4) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Jacob Folk (Ursinus College) 4-3 won by fall over Alex LaVeck (McDaniel College) 18-4 (Fall 2:25)
• Cons. Round 1 - Alex LaVeck (McDaniel College) 18-4 won by fall over Ronnie Grevera (Muhlenberg College) 9-13 (Fall 2:09)
• Cons. Semi - Joe Salerno (Washington and Lee) 2-1 won by decision over Alex LaVeck (McDaniel College) 18-4 (Dec 5-0)

174: Michael Bromley (22-9) placed 2nd and scored 9.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Michael Bromley (McDaniel College) 22-9 won by decision over Noah Supsic (Ursinus College) 1-2 (Dec 9-3)
• Semifinal - Michael Bromley (McDaniel College) 22-9 won by decision over Cameron Blizard (Washington and Lee) 2-1 (Dec 9-2)
• 1st Place Match - Joe Paul (Johns Hopkins) 32-7 won by decision over Michael Bromley (McDaniel College) 22-9 (Dec 3-1)

184: Valentino Pryor (9-13) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Gary Nagle (Ursinus College) 23-6 won by fall over Valentino Pryor (McDaniel College) 9-13 (Fall 2:51)
• Cons. Round 1 - Valentino Pryor (McDaniel College) 9-13 won by decision over Deon Savage (Muhlenberg College) 9-14 (Dec 9-2)
• Cons. Semi - Brad Basham (Washington and Lee) 3-1 won by fall over Valentino Pryor (McDaniel College) 9-13 (Fall 5:36)

197: Jaedyn Harris (16-11) placed 3rd and scored 7.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel College) 16-11 won in sudden victory - 1 over John Ryan Sedovy (Washington and Lee) 1-2 (SV-1 5-3)
• Semifinal - Luca Colestock (Muhlenberg College) 24-4 won by decision over Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel College) 16-11 (Dec 5-3)
• Cons. Semi - Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel College) 16-11 won by tech fall over Will Shiber (Johns Hopkins) 6-17 (TF-1.5 0:00 (20-2))
• 3rd Place Match - Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel College) 16-11 won by decision over John Ryan Sedovy (Washington and Lee) 1-2 (Dec 3-2)

285: Eric Ward (4-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

• Quarterfinal - Clay Chadwick (Washington and Lee) 3-0 won by fall over Eric Ward (McDaniel College) 4-12 (Fall 2:00)
• Cons. Round 1 - Ramiro Osuna (Muhlenberg College) 15-11 won by fall over Eric Ward (McDaniel College) 4-12 (Fall 3:53)

NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at the NCAA Div. III Mideast Regional hosted by Elizabethtown on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 26-27.