GRANTHAM, Pa. – Aidan O'Shea captured the 133 lb. weight class at the Messiah Open to highlight 10 place winners at the event for the Diplomats on Saturday afternoon. Sending 17 wrestlers to the tournament, the Diplomats won 45 matches – including 35 by bonus points throughout the tournament. Those totals included 16 pins, 10 technical falls, and and two major decisions.
F&M Place Winners
Ranked as the No. 8 red-shirt at his weight class and wrestling unattached on Saturday, O'Shea put up bonus points during four of his five victories. He capped his tournament with a third period rally against Drexel's Kyle Waterman. O'Shea was trailing 3-2 heading into the final period, but got a three point near fall and earned the riding time during a dominant final two minutes. That result came after he had a pin, two technical falls, and major decision to advance to the finals.
Bryce Kresho made the finals at 149 lbs. courtesy of his own third period rally against an EIWA foe. Trailing Columbia's Karl Monaco, the F&M sophomore got two take downs in the third period and before finally planting his opponent to the mat in 6:09. Kresho finished his day with two pins and technical fall before dropping a 4-3 decision to Penn's Sean Seefeldt during the championship bout.
Jack Parker (125 lbs.; unattached) and Josh Palmucci (165 lbs.) both advanced to the semifinals of their weights before wrestling back for third. Parker went 5-1 on the day with two pins and technical fall before a thrilling 13-12 decision to clinch third place. Palmucci registered all five of his victories on the day via bonus points as he racked up three falls, one technical fall, and a medical forfeit.
Nick Alvarez (fifth; 174 lbs.), Tyler Shea (sixth; 157 lbs.), Jake Allred (sixth; 184 lbs.), Noah Bash (seventh; 174 lbs.) Brandt Fajerman (eighth; 141 lbs.), and Quincy Long (285 lbs.) were additionally among the Diplomats to find their way to the podium. Wrestling unattached, Alvarez started his day with a technical fall before earning a major decision and medical forfeit among his bonus point wins. Only the match limit held up Shea in the wrestle backs as he went 5-1 and secured three falls, one injury default, and one major decision throughout his tournament before his seventh match of the day stopped his run during the consolation semfinals. Allred started his tournament with a pin and advanced to the semifinals at 184 lbs. before finishing in sixth place.
Bash capped his day with his second fall to finish seventh at 174 lbs. Each of his three victories came by bonus points during the tournament. A football player in the fall, Long earned his first collegiate victory via medical forfeit but needed just one more match to secure an 11-6 decision victory during his run of three consecutive victories to his eighth-place finish. Brandt Fajerman also took eighth at 141 lbs. He was 4-1 after five matches with three technical falls and one pin before having to medically forfeit out of the tournament.
Wrestling returns to dual meet action this coming week as the Diplomats head to local rival Millersville for the Rupp Cup on Friday, February 16 at 7 p.m. before traveling to EIWA foe Drexel (Feb. 17; 6 p.m.) the following day for its final dual of the regular season.
Franklin & Marshall Match-by-Match Results
Jack Parker (125 lbs.) – Third Place (Unattached)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Won vs. Maximillia Connell (Marymount); F: 0:45
Quarterfinals: Won vs. Mason Beatty (Millersville); TF: 6:48 (19-4)
Semifinals: Lost vs. Brady Pruett (Penn); 11-4
Consolation Semifinals: Won vs. Alex Hyman (LIU); F: 1:08
Third Place: Won vs. Aiden Carmody (The College of New Jersey); 13-12
Aidan O'Shea (133 lbs.) – First Place (unattached)
Round of 32: Won vs. Braxton Rice (Pitt.-Johnstown); TF: 3:14 (16-0)
Round of 16: Won vs. Giovanni DeGeorge (Liberty); F: 4:14
Quarterfinals: Won vs. Trey Friedman (Drexel); TF: 2:22 (16-0)
Semifinals: Won vs. Caiden Heller (Messiah); 9-0
Championship: Won vs. Kyle Waterman (Drexel); 6-4
Brandt Fajerman (141 lbs.) – Eighth Place
Round of 32: Won vs. Conner Sklavounos (Wilkes); TF: 1:23 (15-0)
Round of 16: Lost vs. Phoenix Alyea (VMI); F: 2:43
Consolation Round 2: Won vs. Kadin Smith (Marymount); TF: 2:45 (17-0)
Consolation Round 3: Won vs. Trennen Smith (Pitt.-Johnstown); F: 2:08
Consolation Round 4: Won vs. Bo Dijulius (LIU); TF: 5:56 (18-1)
Consolation Quarterfinals: Lost vs. Spencer Barnhart (Penn); MFF
Seventh Place: Medical forfeit vs. Gabriel Ruggieri (Pitt.-Johnstown)
Brandon Sauter (141 lbs.)
Round of 32: Won vs. Kadin Smith (Marymount); F: 2:31
Round of 16: Won vs. Elias Smith (Millersville); 9-3
Quarterfinals: Lost vs. Tyler Dekraker (Unattached); 6-3
Consolation Round 4: Lost vs. Gabriel Ruggieri (Pitt.-Johnstown); F: 6:05
Bryce Kresho (149 lbs.) – Second Place
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Won vs. Mateo Hernandez (Marymount); F: 2:43
Quarterfinals: Won vs. Matthew Morris (Millersville); TF: 5:17 (17-2)
Semifinals: Won vs. Karl Monaco (Columbia); F: 6:09
Championship: Lost vs. Sean Seefeldt (Penn); 4-3
Tyler Shea (157 lbs.) – Sixth Place
Round of 32: Won vs. Brian Tavara (Marymount); F: 2:27
Round of 16: Lost vs. Mikey Hollar (Messiah); 13-5
Consolation Round 2: Won vs. Miguel Betancourt (Liberty); F: 2:10
Consolation Round 3: Won vs. Chris Arciuolo (F&M); 4-3
Consolation Round 4: Won vs. Avery Clarke (F&M); DEF: 4:05
Consolation Quarterfinals: Won vs. Logan Bartlett (Lycoming); F:3:55
Consolation Semifinals: No contest vs. Aboubakare Diaby (Drexel); match limit
Fifth Place: No contest vs. Tallion Elliott (Marymount); match limit
Avery Clarke (157 lbs.)
Round of 32: Won vs. Ethan Kolb (Lycoming); 7-0
Round of 16: Won vs. Elijah Tuckey (Millersville); 8-6
Quarterfinals: Lost vs. Kaden Milheim (American); 8-3
Consolation Round 4: Lost vs. Tyler Shea (F&M); DEF: 4:05
Chris Arciuolo (157 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Aboubakare Diaby (Drexel); 7-3
Consolation Round 1: Bye
Consolation Round 2: Won vs. Anthony Micci (F&M); MFF
Consolation Round 3: Lost vs. Tyler Shea (F&M); 4-3
Billy Templeton (157 lbs.)
Round of 32: Won vs. Logan Bartlett (Lycoming); 9-4
Round of 16: Lost vs. Clay Gainer (Messiah); 11-3
Consolation Round 2: Lost vs. Ethan Kolb (Lycoming); F: 1:09
Anthony Micci (157 lbs.)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Lost vs. Jackson Dean (Penn); TF: 5:11 (19-3)
Consolation Round 2: Lost vs. Chris Arciuolo (F&M); MFF
Josh Palmucci (165 lbs.) – Third Place
Round of 32: Won vs. Wyatt Frawley (Lycoming); TF: 1:48 (16-0)
Round of 16: Won vs. Miles Bassett (Bucknell); F: 2:41
Quarterfinals: Won vs. Bassem Sliti (Marymount); F: 1:31
Semifinals: Lost vs. Macon Myers (Bloomsburg); 15-2
Consolation Semifinals: Won vs. Gavyn Beck (Pitt.-Johnstown); F: 1:50
Third Place: Won vs. David Over (Liberty); MFF
Makoa Niebel (165 lbs.)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Lost vs. Gavyn Beck (Pitt.-Johnstown); 12-2
Consolation Round 2: Won vs. Nick Montanye (Messiah); TF: 5:20 (17-2)
Consolation Round 3: Lost vs. Andrew Kozubal (Messiah); 16-6
Noah Bash (174 lbs.) – Seventh Place
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Won vs. Ian Flanagan (The College of New Jersey); F: 0:49
Quarterfinals: Lost vs. Zach Ryder (Unattached); TF: 2:34 (20-3)
Consolation Round 4: Won vs. Austin Brass (Messiah); MFF
Consolation Round Quarterfinals: Lost vs. Ryan Bolletino (Sacred Heart); 13-0
Seventh Place: Won vs. Jimmy Dolan (The College of New Jersey); F: 4:49
Nick Alvarez (174 lbs.) – Fifth Place (Unattached)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Won vs. Jared Bilinski (Wilkes); TF: 3:28 (17-2)
Quarterfinals: Lost vs. Caleb Campos (American); TF: 2:44 (19-3)
Consolation Round 4: Won vs. Jimmy Spindler (Pitt.-Johnstown); 5-1
Consolation Quarterfinals: Won vs. Jimmy Dolan (The College of New Jersey); 14-5
Consolation Semifinals: Lost vs. Garrett Bilgrav (Columbia); TF: 4:20 (15-0)
Fifth Place: Won vs. Zach Kaminski (Liberty); MFF
Jake Allred (184 lbs.) – Sixth Place
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Won vs. Matthew Knapp (Lycoming); F: 3:24
Quarterfinals: Won vs. Hunter Lowe (Wilkes); 6-3 (SV)
Semifinals: Lost vs. Joe Curtis (Columbia); TF: 4:33 (16-0)
Consolation Semifinals: Lost vs. Tyler Hurst (Millersville); 14-9
Fifth Place: Lost vs. Hunter Lowe (Wilkes); 4-0
Quincy Long (285 lbs.) – Eighth Place
Round of 32: Lost vs. Trevor Gitski (Wilkes); F: 4:28
Consolation Round 1: Bye
Consolation Round 2: Won vs. Bryan Hinkley (Liberty); MFF
Consolation Round 3: Won vs. Cayden Hooks (Lycoming); 11-6
Consolation Round 4: Won vs. Fredrick Weaver (Liberty); MFF
Consolation Quarterfinals: Lost vs. Billy McChesney (Columbia); 12-2
Seventh Place: Lost vs. Mohamed Abdelatty (Ursinus); F: 3:47
Tyler O'Boyle (285 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Matthew Cruise (Penn); F: 3:55
Consolation Round 1: Bye
Consolation Round 2: Lost vs. Lucas Doyle (Millersville); F: 6:14
