COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - Led by four wins from seniors
Romeo Tsai and
Kaden Bryan, the No. 25 McDaniel College men's wrestling team posted three wins, including a victory over No. 14 Castleton at the Manganaro Duals hosted by Ursinus on Saturday.
The Green Terror (5-4) posted a 3-1 record, dropping their opener against Alvernia 27-18 before winning their final three in convincing fashion, finishing the day with a 30-14 win over Castleton who is ranked at No. 14 in the NWCA Dual Team Top 25.
Tsai went 4-0 with three falls at 125 pounds, improving his season record to 18-5, including 7-2 in dual matches. He has 12 bonus-point wins, highlighted by seven falls.
Tsai began his day with a fall in just 33 seconds against Alvernia's Rocco Monteferrante before posting another first period fall over Trinity's Alex Schaeublin who is ranked sixth in Region 1. He recorded his third fall in 5:25 over Southern Maine's Carter Noble and finished his day with a 10-9 decision over Avi Berg of Castleton.
Bryan also went 4-0, posting three bonus point wins with two falls and a tech fall at heavyweight. He is now 17-5 this season and 7-2 in dual matches with 12 falls, the second-most on the team.
Bryan opened with a 12-7 decision over Alvernia's Owen Reber before recording back-to-back falls against Trinity's Nick Ebrahimi and Southern Maine's Jason Canavan. He closed his day with a 21-6 tech fall in 5:28 over Jamel Johnson of Castleton.
Four wrestlers posted three wins for McDaniel, including seniors
Thomas Monn and
Andre Allen, junior
Alex Taylor, and first-year
Andrew Yuen.
Monn went 3-0 with three falls at 149 pounds and improves to 23-0 this season, including 8-0 in duals with a team-leading 13 falls. He now has 125 career wins, one shy of tying the program record held by
Brock Glotfelty '11. Monn is now 125-11 and 56-1 in dual matches.
Yuen also went 3-0 at 133 pounds with a fall and tech fall.
Taylor and Yuen each went 3-1 with Allen recording two falls at 157 pounds and Taylor posting two falls and one tech fall at 184 pounds.
McDaniel returns to action next Saturday, Jan. 17 at Marymount (VA) for a 1 p.m. match with the Saints.
Alvernia 27, McDaniel 18
125:
Romeo Tsai (MCD) fall Rocco Monteferrante (ALV) 0:33 (6-0)
133: Stone Yuen (MCD) dec. Steven Harris (ALV) 12-7 (9-0)
141: Quinn Tobin (ALV) fall
Andrew Dolezel (MCD) 0:44 (9-6)
149:
Thomas Monn (MCD) fall Sebastiano Spina (ALV) 3:41 (15-6)
157: Ian Vitalo (ALV) dec.
Andre Allen (MCD) 12-5 (15-9)
165: Luke Thomas (ALV) tech fall
AJ Kuntz (MCD) 19-2, 3:43 (15-14)
174: Will Knapp (ALV) maj. dec. Ty Simpson (MCD) 14-2 (15-18)
184: Hayden McLellan (ALV) fall
Alex Taylor (MCD) 2:08 (15-24)
197: Jason Chiodi (ALV) dec.
Zeke Gayle (MCD) 11-6 (15-27)
285:
Kaden Bryan (MCD) dec. Owen Reber (ALV) 12-7 (18-27)
McDaniel 45, Trinity (Conn.) 10
125:
Romeo Tsai (MCD) fall Alex Schaeublin (TRI) 2:04 (6-0)
133: Stone Yuen (MCD) fall Matthew Carrozza (TRI) 0:28 (12-0)
141: Ty Trickle (TRI) fall
Andrew Dolezel (MCD) 2:00 (12-6)
149:
Thomas Monn (MCD) fall Drew Pratt (TRI) 1:31 (18-6)
157:
Andre Allen (MCD) med. for. Jacob Kennedy (TRI) 3-2 (24-6)
165:
AJ Kuntz (MCD) dec. Maverick Heimbuck (TRI) 7-6 (27-6)
174: John Lagana (TRI) maj. dec. Ty Simpson (MCD) 13-4 (27-10)
184:
Alex Taylor (MCD) fall Tucker Vician (TRI) 2:51 (33-10)
197:
Isaac Ogunlade (MCD) fall Luke Hutton (TRI) 6:43 (39-10)
285:
Kaden Bryan (MCD) fall Nick Ebrahimi (TRI) 1:40 (45-10)
McDaniel 43, Southern Maine 10
125:
Romeo Tsai (MCD) fall Carter Noble (SME) 5:25 (6-0)
133: Jack Craig (SME) fall
Isaiah Brewster (MCD) 2:18 (6-6)
141: Kyle Moore (SME) maj. dec.
Andrew Dolezel (MCD) 13-3 (6-10)
149:
Thomas Monn (MCD) fall Josiah Miller (SME) 1:22 (12-10)
157:
Andre Allen (MCD) fall Cesar Calderon (SME) 1:48 (18-10)
165:
AJ Kuntz (MCD) dec. Nate Wolyniec (SME) 8-7 (21-10)
174: Ty Simpson (MCD) fall Nate Ridgway (SME) 6:06 (27-10)
184:
Alex Taylor (MCD) tech fall Josiah Matias (SME) 19-3, 3:46 (32-10)
197:
Isaac Ogunlade (MCD) tech fall Michael Sanchez (SME) 19-3, 4:20 (37-10)
285:
Kaden Bryan (MCD) fall Jason Canavan (SME) 5:28 (43-10)
McDaniel 30, Castleton 14
125:
Romeo Tsai (MCD) dec. Avi Berg (CAS) 10-9 (3-0)
133: Stone Yuen (MCD) tech fall Griffin Norwalt (CAS) 16-0, 4:17 (8-0)
141: Hunter Lines (CAS) fall
Andrew Dolezel (MCD) 4:56 (8-6)
149: Dylan Vanegas (CAS) tech fall
Brendan Bowman (MCD) 15-0, 3:40 (8-11)
157:
Andre Allen (MCD) fall Justyce Mercado (CAS) 0:45 (14-11)
165: Colin Diffee (CAS) dec.
AJ Kuntz (MCD) 7-3 (14-14)
174: Ty Simpson (MCD) dec. Braeden Gray (CAS) 15-12 (17-14)
184:
Alex Taylor (MCD) tech fall Cormac Horlbogen (CAS) 22-5, 6:44 (22-14)
197:
Zeke Gayle (MCD) dec. Jack Brown (CAS) 14-8 (25-14)
285:
Kaden Bryan (MCD) tech fall Jamel Johnson (CAS) 21-6, 5:28 (30-14)