ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy wrestling team (4-0) won all three of its duals at the Navy Quad Meet on Sunday at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Md. The Mids claimed victories over Morgan State (39-0), VMI (40-6) and No. 16 Pitt (21-12). 

"I think today was an awesome day for the team and the coaching staff. We have depth and coming out on top in three duals today showed that," said head coach Cary Kolat. We had the ability to mix up different guys in the lineup and that's when your program is truly strong. I saw a lot of great things from multiple guys today, especially in that last dual against Pitt. We were down a man with the injury to (Andrew) Cerniglia, but other guys stepped up to get the job done. That's a testament to these athletes. I know we're a good team, but it's up to us as a coaching staff moving forward to peak them at the right time. I think we're going to continue to get better as we compete more and that's very motivating."

Navy vs. Morgan State - Final Score: Navy 39, Morgan State 0
Navy began the event with a 39-0 win against Morgan State (0-3). The Mids won all 10 bouts to earn the shut-out win and claim their second win against the Bears.

Evan Tallmadge (125) and No. 17 Brendan Ferretti (133) both posted technical fall wins to put Navy ahead, 10-0, through the first two matches. Tallmadge didn't surrender any points to Julian Dawson to win by a 16-0 technical fall (5:00). Ferretti followed up with a 17-2 (5:00) technical fall victory. 

With the early lead, Frank Antonelli (141) was given the opportunity to wrestle in his first dual against Khalid Brinkley. Brinkley took a 3-0 lead with a takedown in the first period. Antonelli quickly answered with an escape to cut Brinkley's advantage to 3-1 through three minutes. Antonelli scored another escape in the second to make the score, 3-2, heading into the final period. Antonelli took his first lead with a four-point near fall and was awarded another point for posting over a minute of riding time (1:22) to win the match by a 7-3 decision. His victory gave the Mids a 13-0 lead. 

Navy also claimed decision wins at 149, 157 and 165 pounds to take control with a 22-0 cushion. 

Nicholas Vafiadis (149) took the mat for the first collegiate dual match against Aaron Turner. The freshman jumped out to a 4-0 lead with an escape and a takedown in the second period. Turner scored his lone point of the matchup with an escape in the third. Vafiadis claimed his fifth point by finishing with 2:09 of riding time to win by a 5-1 decision. 

Jonathan Ley (157) earned his first dual win as a mid with a 5-0 decision over Eric Tecson. The Miami, Fla., native attained the first point of the bout with an escape just one second into the third period. He padded his lead with a takedown and also received the riding time point (2:33).

The 165-pound matchup between Tyler Sagi and Jacob Marsh was the closest battle of the dual. Marsh scored first with a takedown, but Sagi responded with an escape and a takedown to grab a 4-3 lead after the first period. Sagi chose the down position to begin the second and was gifted a point for Marsh being penalized for interlocking his hands. Sagi built a three-point advantage with an escape and added his second takedown to build his lead to 9-3. Marsh cut his deficit to three points with a takedown with 54 seconds to go. Sagi held strong for the remainder of the match to win by a 9-6 decision. 

Sammy Starr (174) jumped out to a 14-1 lead after the first period against Cortilius Vann. Starr was credited with two takedowns and two four-point near falls to go ahead by 13 points after three minutes of action. He ended the match at the 4:06 mark with a takedown to win by a 17-1 technical fall to make the score, 27-0. 

Zyan Hall (184) became the third Mid in the contest to make his dual debut to face Kingsley Menifee. Hall used four takedowns in the bout to win by a 13-9 decision and increase Navy's lead to 30-0.

Most of the scoring between Jacob Lucas (197) and Nathanic Kendricks Jr. happened in the first period. Kendricks Jr. struck first with a takedown, but Lucas escaped seven seconds later for his first point. Lucas then slammed Kendricks Jr. to the ground for a takedown and added another two points with a near fall. Kendricks Jr. scored the 10th point of the period with an escape to make the score, 6-4. Kendricks Jr. trimmed Lucas' lead down to one with an escape just before the end of the second period. Lucas controlled the last two minutes, scoring an escape and holding his riding time advantage (2:26) to claim an 8-5 decision. 

Morgan State forfeited the heavyweight bout to give Jamier Ferere his first dual win at Navy. 

Navy vs. Morgan State Dual Results
125 | Evan Tallmadge tech fall Julian Dawson, 16-0 (5:00) // Navy 5, Morgan State 0
133 | No. 17 Brendan Ferretti tech fall Shawn Ryncarz, 17-2 (5:00) // Navy 10, Morgan State 0
141 | Frank Antonelli dec Khalid Brinkley, 7-2 // Navy 13, Morgan State 0
149 | Nicholas Vafiadis dec Aaron Turner, 5-1 // Navy 16, Morgan State 0
157 | Jonathan Ley dec Eric Tecson, 5-0 // Navy 19, Morgan State 0
165 | Tyler Sagi dec Jacob Marsh, 9-6 // Navy 22, Morgan State 0
174 | Sammy Starr tech fall Cortilius Vann, 17-1 (4:06) // Navy 27, Morgan State 0
184 | Zyan Hall dec Kingsley Menifee, 13-9 // Navy 30, Morgan State 0
197 | Jacob Lucas dec Nathanic Kendricks Jr., 8-5 // Navy 33, Morgan State 0
285 | Jamier Ferere (Navy) forfeit Morgan State // Navy 39, Morgan State 0

Navy vs. VMI - Final Score: Navy 40, VMI 6
Navy took on VMI (1-2) for the first time since 1971 and continued its superiority in the series with a 40-6 win. The Mids claimed their sixth-straight dual against the Keydets and 13th overall. Navy won nine of the 10 matches and earned 13 bonus points from three fall (141, 149, 285) and two technical fall (125, 184) victories. 

Dayton DelViscio (125) started the dual against VMI like Tallmadge did against Morgan State. The Media, Pa., native defeated Tony Burke by an 18-3 (6:00) technical fall. DelViscio scored five takedowns in the opening bout to give the Mids a 5-0 lead. 

Garrett Totten (133) held a 6-1 advantage going into the second period against Dyson Dunham thanks to a pair of takedowns. Totten took a 7-1 lead with an escape, but Dunham then posted a takedown to make it a three-point match. Totten had an impressive countermove to earn two points from a reversal to regain a five-point cushion. Totten held Dunham scoreless in the third period to claim a 10-4 decision with nearly four minutes of riding time (3:57). Navy took an 8-0 lead thanks to Totten's first career dual win. 

No. 23 Josh Koderhandt (141) and James Latona (149) broke the match open with back-to-back fall victories to give Navy a 20-0 edge. Koderhandt pinned Patrick Jordan at the 4:05 mark and Latona was awarded a fall win at 5:47 in his contest against Ryan Vigil. 

Charlie Evans (157) pulled out a 5-2 decision victory in a competitive battle with Tyler Berish to increase Navy's lead to 23-0. Evans scored first with a takedown to gain a 3-0 lead. A penalty and an escape allowed Berish to close the gap to 3-2 heading into the final two minutes. Evans didn't allow Berish to score in the third period and added two points himself with an escape and the riding time point (1:27). 

VMI scored its only points of the dual in the 165-pound bout. Luke Hart earned an injury default win over No. 23 Andrew Cerniglia to make the score 23-6. 

The lone overtime affair of the dual took place in the 174-pound battle between Danny Wask and Braxton Lewis. Wask struck first with a takedown in the opening period. Lewis would grab the lead before the end of the first with an escape and a takedown. Wask was granted two points in the second period from a pair of stalling penalties against Lewis. Wask was also charged with a stalling penalty in the third period to tie the match, 5-5, and send it into sudden victory. Wask scored the winning takedown with 46 seconds remaining in extended time to win by an 8-5 decision and give the Mids a 20-point lead on the scoreboard. 

No. 18 David Key (184) routed River Carroll by an 18-2 technical fall (5:24) to add another five points to Navy's lead. Key scored four takedowns and a pair of two-point near falls to claim the victory. 

Cael Crebs (197) shutout Isaac Dolph by a 5-0 decision to give the Mids a 34-6 lead. Crebs went up, 2-0, in the second period thanks to an escape and a stalling penalty on Dolph. He then sealed the match with a takedown with 38 seconds remaining.

No. 13 Grady Griess concluded the dual by defeating Brian Jackson by fall just 1:24 into the match. 

Navy vs. VMI Dual Results
125 | Dayton DelViscio tech fall Tony Burke, 18-3 (6:00) // Navy 5, VMI 0
133 | Garrett Totten dec Dyson Dunham, 10-4 // Navy 8, VMI 0
141 | No. 23 Josh Koderhandt fall Patrick Jordan, 4:05 // Navy 14, VMI 0
149 | James Latona fall Ryan Vigil, 5:47 // Navy 20, VMI 0
157 | Charlie Evans dec Tyler Berish, 5-2 // Navy 23, VMI 0
165 | Josh Hart injury default No. 23 Andrew Cerniglia // Navy 23, VMI 6
174 | No. 30 Danny Wask dec Braxton Lewis, 8-5 SV1 // Navy 26, VMI 6
184 | No. 18 David Key tech fall River Carroll, 18-2 (5:24) // Navy 31, VMI 6
197 | Cael Crebs dec Isaac Dolph, 5-0 // Navy 34, VMI 6
285 | No. 13 Grady Griess fall Brian Jackson, 1:25 // Navy 40, VMI 6

Navy vs. No. 16 Pitt - Final Score: Navy 21, Pitt 12
Navy and Pitt met for the 41st time in the final dual of the quad meet. The Mids won four of the first five bouts and pulled away with a huge fall victory in the 184-pound match to beat the Panthers, 21-12. Navy improved to 26-13-2 in the all-time series and defeated Pitt for the first time since 1997. 

The Mids took a 9-0 lead through three bouts thanks to three thrilling wins. 

Tallmadge helped gain Navy the momentum right away with a victory in the 125-pound match against Colton Camacho. Tallmadge took a 1-0 lead with an escape in the second period. Camacho gained his first lead with a reversal to begin the scoring in the third period. Tallmadge quickly tied the match back up, 2-2, with an escape. A takedown by Tallmadge with 53 seconds to go helped him take a 5-2 lead. Camacho gained a point back with an escape to give him an opportunity to win with a takedown. Tallmadge avoided multiple shots from Camacho and took him down one more time with a second remaining to score another three points and win by an 8-3 decision. 

The first matchup featuring two ranked wrestlers took place in the 133-pound bout between Ferretti and No. 10 Vinnie Santaniello. Ferretti entered the third period behind, 1-0, after Santaniello scored an escape in the second. Ferretti took his first lead with a reversal with 1:25 remaining. The officials then stopped play because Navy challenged that Santaniello had also interlocked his hands. The video review went in Navy's favor and Santaniello was charged with the penalty to gift Ferretti another point. Santaniello was only able to score an escape for the remainder of the contest and Ferretti took the match by a 3-2 decision. 

Koderhandt was stuck under No. 7 Cole Matthews for most of the second period, but he broke out with 34 seconds on the clock with a reversal to take a 2-0 lead. Matthews evened the score with an escape out of the reversal and another escape early in the third period. The match looked to be heading to sudden victory, but Koderhandt made one last move to score a huge takedown with only five seconds to go. Koderhandt stayed on top of Matthews for the final seconds to win the match by a 5-2 decision. 

The next two bouts went into sudden victory with each team claiming one win. No. 24 Finn Solomon (149) gave Pitt its first victory of the dual with a 4-1 decision in sudden victory over Vafiadis. Ley and Jared Keslar (157) also went into overtime tied, 1-1. Ley scored the winning takedown in sudden victory to win by a 4-1 decision and regain a nine-point lead for Navy. 

No. 11 Holden Heller (165) and No. 22 Luca Augustine (174) helped the Panthers respond with back-to-back decisions at 165 (10-4 over Evans) and 174 (9-7 over Wask) to decrease their deficit to just three points with three bouts remaining. 

Like in the Illinois dual, the Mids looked to Key to deliver a huge win in the 184-pound match to avoid losing their lead. Key matched up with No. 13 Reece Heller and he scored the first points of the match with a takedown in the second period. Key then immediately put Heller on his back and the official slammed his hand on the mat to signal a fall at the 2:47 mark. The fall win increased Navy's lead to 18-9 to give Crebs a chance to seal the dual in the next bout. 

Crebs battled hard with No. 16 Max Stout (197), but was unable to put the dual out of reach after suffering a loss by a 4-1 decision. 

The Panthers needed their heavyweight, No. 9 Dayton Pitzer, to pin Griess to tie the dual at 18-18. If Pitzer won by fall, Pitt would win the dual because it scored more points in decision, major decision and technical fall matches. Griess and Pitzer were tied, 1-1, early in the third period after each wrestler scored an escape. Griess made the move of the match and scored a takedown to take a 4-1 lead with 1:19 on the clock. Griess avoided getting pinned for the final 1:19 of the bout to beat Pitzer by a 4-2 decision.

Navy vs. No. 16 Pitt Dual Results 
125 | Evan Tallmadge dec Colton Camacho, 8-3 // Navy 3, Pitt 0
133 | No. 17 Brendan Ferretti dec No. 10 Vinnie Santaniello, 3-2 // Navy 6, Pitt 0 
141 | No. 23 Josh Koderhandt dec No. 7 Cole Matthews, 5-2 // Navy 9, Pitt 0 
149 | No. 24 Finn Solomon dec Nicholas Vafiadis, 4-1 SV1 // Navy 9, Pitt 3 
157 | Jonathan Ley dec Jared Keslar, 4-1 SV1 // Navy 12, Pitt 3
165 | No. 11 Holden Heller dec Charlie Evans, 10-4 // Navy 12, Pitt 6 
174 | No. 22 Luca Augustine dec No. 30 Danny Wask, 9-7 // Navy 12, Pitt 9
184 | No. 18 David Key fall No. 13 Reece Heller, 2:47 // Navy 18, Pitt 9
197 | No. 16 Mac Stout dec Cael Crebs, 4-1 // Navy 18, Pitt 12
285 | No. 13 Grady Griess dec No. 9 Dayton Pitzer, 4-2 // Navy 21, Pitt 12

Up Next
The Mids will take a break from duals to host the 45th annual Navy Classic next Saturday at 10 a.m. The tournament will be held at McDonough School in Owings Mills, Md.

Quad Meet Notes
• Navy defeated a nationally-ranked opponent for the second-straight week
• The Mids also won their second dual against a power-five school this season. Navy hadn't defeated two power-five institutions in the same year since the 2019-2020 season when it beat Maryland (21-12) and Duke (39-6)
• The Mids are off to their first 4-0 start since the 2017-18 campaign
• Navy won 25 of its 30 matches at the quad meet. Additionally, the Mids claimed five bouts by technical fall and four by fall
• Navy's injury default loss in the VMI dual was the only match is surrendered bonus points in
• The Mids defeated four nationally-ranked wrestlers in its win against Pitt. All four of Pitt's ranked wrestlers who suffered a defeat were ranked higher in their respective weight classes. 
• Koderhandt extended his winning streak in duals to eight with his two victories. He also improved to 15-15 in his career against nationally-ranked wrestlers. Additionally, the junior won his first match against a wrestler ranked in the top 10 in his respective weight class
• Griess also defeated an opponent ranked in the top 10 for the first time in his career. Navy's team captain won the 10th dual match of his career
• Key is now 2-0 against nationally-ranked wrestlers this season and has defeated both by fall. The Norcross, Ga., native reigned victorious against a ranked wrestler for the 10th time 
• Eleven Mids (Antonelli, Evans, Ferere, Hall, Latona, Ley, Sagi, Tallmadge, Totten, Vafiadis, Wask) won their first collegiate dual match at the quad meet