WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Senior
Jaedyn Harris won all three of his matches at 197 pounds to lead the McDaniel College men's wrestling team on the opening day of the Budd Whitehill Duals hosted by Lycoming.
The Green Terror (6-2) began the day with matches against No. 7 Stevens and No. 23 Ithaca before edging out a three-point win against Wilkes in their third match of the day.
Harris posted two wins over ranked wrestlers, highlighted by a 4-1 win in sudden victory against seventh-ranked Cameron Butka of Wilkes to seal the team's sixth win in eight dual matches this season.
Harris, who is ranked eighth in Division III and first in the Mideast Region, began the day with a 2-1 decision against Blaise Wagner of Stevens who is ranked fifth in the Southeast Region.
Other multiple winners for McDaniel included sophomore
Thomas Monn at 149 pounds and sophomore
Romeo Tsai at 125. Monn, ranked fifth in the nation, suffered just his second loss of the season against Stevens before bouncing back with a second period fall in 3:45 in a hotly contested match versus sixth-ranked Matt Beyer of Ithaca.
Tsai dropped his first match against Akhil Vega of Stevens who is ranked fifth in the Southeast Region before posting back-to-back wins with a first-period fall in just 94 seconds against Wilkes.
Sophomore
Ryan Ohler also had two wins at 165 pounds, posting a first-period fall in 1:58 versus Wilkes and a 2-1 decision over Carter Friend over Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
The Green Terror face host and No. 21 Lycoming on Saturday at 9 a.m. with the winner advancing to the ninth-place match at noon.
No. 7 Stevens 30, McDaniel 12
125 - Akhil Vega (SIT) maj. dec.
Romeo Tsai (MCD) 15-2 (0-4)
133 - Luke Hoerle (SIT) tech fall
Alex DuFour (MCD) 17-2 (0-9)
141 -
Connor Bollinger (MCD) fall Anthony Bistany (SIT) 1:46 (6-9)
149 - Pasquale Vizzoni (SIT) dec.
Thomas Monn (MCD) 14-8 (6-12)
157 - Ryan Smith (SIT) tech fall
Xavier Howard (MCD) 19-2 (6-17)
165 - Christopher Stathopoulos (SIT) maj. dec. Max Bentley (MCD) 8-0 (6-21)
174 - Stefan Major (SIT) fall
Yoann Olympio (MCD) 4:20 (6-27)
184 - Brendan Newbury (SIT) dec.
Val Pryor (MCD) 6-5 (6-30)
197 -
Jaedyn Harris (MCD) dec. Blaise Wagner (SIT) 2-1 (9-30)
285 -
Kaden Bryan (MCD) dec. Benjamin Rosa (SIT) 5-2 (12-30)
No. 23 Ithaca 30, McDaniel 10
125 -
Romeo Tsai (MCD) dec. Kendricks Pellicci (ITH) 8-2 (3-0)
133 - Isaias Torres (ITH) tech fall
Alex DuFour (MCD) 19-2 (2-5) *
141 - Matt Haycook (ITH) maj. dec.
Connor Bollinger (MCD) 12-1 (2-9)
149 -
Thomas Monn (MCD) fall Matthew Beyer (ITH) 3:45 (7-8) **
157 - Wenchard Pierre-Louis (ITH) fall
Xavier Howard (MCD) 6:55 (7-14)
165 - Konrad Parker (ITH) tech fall Max Bentley (MCD) 19-4 (7-19)
174 - Jackson Gray (ITH) maj. dec.
Dalton Pearl (MCD) 12-3 (7-23)
184 - Jake Jones (ITH) dec.
Val Pryor (MCD) 6-4 (7-26)
197 -
Jaedyn Harris (MCD) dec. Ryan Galka (ITH) 10-4 (10-26)
285 - Jeremy Mazzella (ITH) maj. dec.
Kaden Bryan (MCD) 13-3 (10-30)
* McDaniel had one point deducted for unsportsmanlike conduct
** McDaniel had point deducted for control of mat (HC) and Ithaca had one point deducted for unsportsmanlike conduct
McDaniel 25, Wilkes 22
125 -
Romeo Tsai (MCD) fall Cadden Kucek (WU) 1:34 (6-0)
133 - Michael Richardson (WU) maj. dec.
Alex DuFour (MCD) 10-2 (6-4)
141 - Jack Bauer (WU) tech fall
Connor Bollinger (MCD) 15-0 (6-9)
149 -
Thomas Monn (MCD) fall Colton Thorpe (WU) 3:52 (12-9)
157 - Jaryn Hartranft (WU) maj. dec.
Andre Allen (MCD) 14-5 (12-13)
165 -
Ryan Ohler (MCD) fall Carson Wells (WU) 1:58 (18-13)
174 -
Dalton Pearl (MCD) maj. dec. Lucas Miller (WU) 17-3 (22-13)
184 - Christopher Nuss (WU) dec.
Val Pryor (MCD) 7-1 (22-16)
197 -
Jaedyn Harris (MCD) dec. Cameron Butka (WU) 4-1 (SV-1) (25-16)
285 - Caleb Burkhart (WU) fall
Zeke Gayle (MCD) 2:28 (25-22)
Exhibitions
165 -
Ryan Ohler (MCD) dec. Carter Friend (WEC) 2-1
285 - Christian Quandt (SC) dec.
Zeke Gayle (MCD) 7-2
157 - Jayden Drummond (LYCO) fall
Kenneth Moore (MCD) 4:53
133 - Jaden Colwell (SC) fall
Justin Shiflett (MCD) 2:48
165 - Brandon Bulatao (SIT) fall
Gannon Brooks (MCD) 4:20
165 - Carter Friend (WEC) fall
Gannon Brooks (MCD) 6:17
149 -
Lucas Ibacache (MCD) fall David Robinson (SC) 6:44
157 - Jan Hernandez Soto (WEC) fall
Andre Allen (MCD) 3:52
174 - Oliver Parker (SC) fall
Thomas Bunce (MCD) 5:36
157 - Ethan Struck (WEC) maj. dec.
Andre Allen (MCD) 13-2
165 - Carlos Guzman (ITH) fall
Michael Binder (MCD) 3:50