Wrestling Earns Shutout Victory over Bloomsburg at Home

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy wrestling team (6-4) concluded its regular season with a commanding 46-0 victory over Bloomsburg (1-13) Thursday night at Alumni Hall.

The 46 team points are the most by the Mids since they defeated George Mason, 44-0, on Feb. 5, 2021.

"It was awesome to see some different wrestlers in a singlet inside Alumni Hall and compete. It's a good thing when you have depth; you can put different guys in the lineup to give them an opportunity to wrestle in the arena," remarked head coach Cary Kolat. "It was great seeing David [Kreidler] and Cael [Crebs] wrestle in their last match at Alumni Hall and go out with a win. It was a great overall victory."

The dual started with Bloomsburg forfeiting the 125-pound bout with junior Jaden Felipe being awarded the victory for the Midshipmen.

Junior Brendan Ferretti snapped his three-match skid with a 19-3 tech fall over Major Lewis at 133 pounds. Ferretti opened the match with a takedown and a four-point near fall for a fast start. He then added a second takedown to end the first stanza with a 10-1 lead. The Macomb, Mich., native ended the match in the second period with three more takedowns to earn his first tech fall victory this season.

The Huskies also forfeited the bout at 141 pounds to make the dual score 21-0 through four weight classes. Matthew Ricci received the hand raise for the Mids.

Senior David Kreidler made his collegiate dual at 149 pounds where he defeated Nik Voros, 12-1. Kreidler executed two takedowns, four near fall points, an escape and a riding time point for the major decision victory.

Jonathan Ley rode out William Morrow in the third period at 157 pounds to total nearly two minutes of riding time for the 2-0 victory.

Freshman Dylan Elmore recorded his first career tech fall victory when he defeated Luke Thomas, 20-4, at 165 pounds. Elmore registered six takedowns to end the bout in the second period.

Crebs stepped on the mat at 184 pounds in front of the home crowd for the final time in his career. Facing Nicholas Foster, Crebs racked up over two minutes of riding time in the first period after a quick takedown to start the match. He added two more takedowns and two penalty points for stalling to earn the 12-1 major decision victory.

Sophomore Zyan Hall bumped up to 197 pounds and went head-to-head against Mason Rebuck. Hall recorded two takedowns in the first 30 seconds of the bout before pinning Rebuck 1:24 into the first period for his first dual victory this season.

Ben Farabaugh squared off against Tyler McCatharn in what would be the closest bout of the night at 285 pounds. Farabaugh's two first period takedowns proved to be enough for the victory as he defeated McCatharn, 8-6. Down 7-2, McCatharn attempted to rally with a takedown of his own to draw to within two points going into the final period. Farabuagh's defense halted McCatharn constant offensive attack to preserve Navy's shutout victory.

Up Next

The Midshipmen will shift their focus to the postseason as they are next set to compete in the EIWA Championship March 7-8 at Lehigh.

Navy 46, Bloomsburg 0

125: Jaden Felipe wins by forfeit // Navy 6, Bloomsburg 0

133: Brendan Ferretti (NAVY) tech fall Major Lewis, 19-3 // Navy 11, Bloomsburg 0

141: Matthew Ricci (NAVY) wins by forfeit // Navy 17, Bloomsburg 0

149: David Kreidler (NAVY) major Nik Voros, 12-1 // Navy 21, Bloomsburg 0

157: Jonathan Ley (NAVY) dec William Morrow, 2-0 // Navy 24, Bloomsburg 0

165: Dylan Elmore (NAVY) tech fall Luke Thomas, 20-4 // Navy 29, Bloomsburg 0

174: Liam Kilrain (NAVY) major Logan Baker, 16-4 // Navy 33, Bloomsburg

184: Cael Crebs (NAVY) major Nicholas Foster, 12-1 // Navy 37, Bloomsburg 0

197: Zyan Hall (NAVY) fall Mason Rebuck, 1:24 // Navy 43, Bloomsburg 0