CHARLESTON, S.C. - Two champions and two runners-up were included among 11 placewinners for American University wrestling in a very successful day for the Eagles at The Citadel Open. Freshman Raymond Lopez (125) and sophomore Jack Maida (133) both went 4-0 on their way to first-place finishes in their respective weight classes.

NOTABLE

• Lopez is now 6-1 in his debut season at AU. His wins today included a pin, technical fall and major decision leading up to the final.
• Down 1-0 heading into the third period against The Citadel's Blair Orr in the first-place bout, Lopez tied it up and then got a takedown and riding time for a 4-1 victory.
• Maida pinned his first opponent and posted a major decision over Duke's Drake Doolittle in the semifinal, beating Doolittle for the second week in a row.
• In the 133-lb first-place bout, Maida got an escape and the riding time point for a 2-0 win over George Rosas of The Citadel. 
• Like Lopez, Maida also now stands at 6-1 for the season.
• Sophomore Maximilian Leete took fifth place at 125 pounds, going 4-1 and defeating Southeastern's Isaac Crowell 8-5 in the fifth-place bout. Leete's four wins included an impressive three wins by fall, and two of those were in under a minute.
• At 157, redshirt sophomore Jack Nies went 3-0 before falling in the semifinals. He rebounded for a 7-5 win over Southeastern's Salvador Silva in the third-place bout.
• Among the victories for Nies were a major decision, and a defeat of Duke's Nick Tattini for the second week in a row.
• Freshman Caleb Campos went 3-1 on his way to taking third place at 165, and finished it off with a 17-1 technical fall in the third-place bout.
• Redshirt freshman Lucas White won his first two bouts before falling 5-1 in the first-place bout to take second at 174 pounds.
• Graduate student Colin Shannon went 3-1 at 184 and earned third place by way of an 18-8 major decision over The Citadel's Will Rogers. Shannon is now 5-1 for the season.
• At 197, redshirt junior Connor Bourne went 3-1, losing only in the first-place match.
• Freshman Liam Volk-Klos took fifth at 197 after dropping his opening bout but finishing the day 3-0.
• Junior Will Jarrell and redshirt sophomore Isaac Righter came up against each other for third place at heavyweight, and it was Jarrell who prevailed with a pin of Righter in 1:14.
• Overall, the Eagles pinned 10 opponents, recorded eight wins by major decision and two victories by tech fall.

Thoughts from Head Coach Jason Borrelli

• "I thought it was a pretty good day. What really stood out to me is that in all the placing matches, we only lost three, and two if you take out the heavyweight bout that had two of our guys. That's a high percentage of guys who closed out with a win. We went 41-20 overall which is a lot of wins when compared to the open tournaments we competed in last year. We're really turning a corner. Our youth still shows, but it really shows in our technique and not in our competitive mindset. We've matured significantly in terms of our expectations. We have to get better technically, but that's easier as a coach than the other way around of not having the right mindset."

125 (1st Place - Raymond Lopez; 5th Place - Maximilian Leete)

• Rd. of 16: Blair Orr (Citadel) major dec. Shamil Kalmatov (AU), 10-2
• Cons. Rd. of 8: Shamil Kalmatov (AU) dec. Trenton Dominguez (Presbyterian), 10-6
• Cons. Rd. of 8: Kaden Fisher (Lander) dec. Shamil Kalmatov (AU), 6-5
   
• Rd. of 16: Maximilian Leete (AU) pinned Dom DiTomasso (Citadel), 1:14
• QF: Logan Agin (Duke) pinned Maximilian Leete (AU), 0:22
• Cons. Rd. of 8: Maximilian Leete (AU) pinned Brayden Adams (Presbyterian), 0:40
• Cons. Rd. of 4: Maximilian Leete (AU) pinned Devon Diaco (Davidson), 0:56
• 5th Place: Maximilian Leete (AU) dec. Isaac Crowell (Southeastern), 8-5
   
• Rd. of 16: Raymond Lopez (AU) pinned Trevor Borom (Southeastern), 3:58
• QF: Raymond Lopez (AU) tech. fall Kaden Fisher (Lander), 19-3
• SF: Raymond Lopez (AU) major dec. Caelan Riley (Citadel), 14-4
• 1st Place: Raymond Lopez (AU) dec. Blair Orr (Citadel), 4-1

133 (1st Place - Jack Maida)

• Rd. of 16: Jack Maida (AU) pinned Frankie Salcedo (Truett McConnell), 2:48
• QF: Jack Maida (AU) dec. Elijah Lusk (Lander), 7-5
• SF: Jack Maida (AU) major dec. Drake Doolittle (Duke), 14-3
• 1st Place: Jack Maida (AU) dec. George Rosas (Citadel), 2-0

141

• Rd. of 32: Dayne Dalrymple (Chattanooga) pinned Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 5:00
• Cons. Rd. of 16: Ethan Szerencsits (AU) pinned Joshua Bledsoe (Truett McConnell), 3:58
• Cons. Rd. of 8: Ethan Szerencsits (AU) major dec. Nate Controneo (Citadel), 16-3
• Cons. Rd. of 8: Dillon Roman (Citadel) dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 5-4

157 (3rd Place - Jack Nies)

• Rd. of 32: Jack Nies (AU) dec. Marc Koch (Davidson), 7-1
• Rd. of 16: Jack Nies (AU) major dec. Ethan Barrett (VMI), 14-2
• QF: Jack Nies (AU) dec. Nick Tattini (Duke), 8-2
• SF: Selwyn Porter (Citadel) dec. Jack Nies (AU), 6-0
• 3rd Place: Jack Nies (AU) dec. Salvador Silva (Southeastern), 7-5
   
• Rd. of 16: Antonio Segura (AU) major dec. Caleb Craig (Lander), 11-2
• QF: Austin Paradice (Chattanooga) dec. Antonio Segura (AU), 3-2
• Cons. Rd. of 8: Cole Cochran (Chattanooga) dec. Antonio Segura (AU), 4-1

165 (3rd Place - Caleb Campos)

• Rd. of 16: (AU) Jaden Hardrick (Davidson) dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 11-6
• Cons. Rd. of 8: Ryan Zimmerman (AU) pinned Justin Hayes (Citadel), 2:50
• Cons. Rd. of 8: Ryan Zimmerman (AU) pinned Aidan Lenz (Citadel), 1:16
• Cons. Rd. of 4: Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 7-1
   
• Rd. of 16: Caleb Campos (AU) dec. Anthony Allen (Citadel), 4-1
• QF: Caleb Campos (AU) dec. Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga), 6-2
• SF: David Hunsberger (Lander) major dec. Caleb Campos (AU), 14-6
• 3rd Place: Caleb Campos (AU) tech. fall Izac Martinez (Southeastern), 17-1

174 (2nd Place - Lucas White)

• QF: Lucas White (AU) pinned Thomas Sell (Chattanooga), 2:50
• SF: Lucas White (AU) dec. Stephen Kelle (Southeastern), 8-5
• 1st Place: Benjy Haubert (Citadel) dec. Lucas White (AU), 5-1

184 (3rd Place - Colin Shannon)

• Rd. of 16: Colin Shannon (AU) dec. Luke Chakonis (Duke), 7-0
• QF: Colin Shannon (AU) dec. Caleb Roe (Presbyterian), 10-3
• SF: Logan Hall (Lander) dec. Colin Shannon (AU), 3-2
• 3rd Place: Colin Shannon (AU) major dec. Will Rogers (Citadel), 18-8
   
• Rd. of 16: Coleman Bryant (Southeastern) dec. Carsten Rawls (AU), 5-3
• Cons. Rd. of 8: JaQuez Bostic (Unatt-Limestone) major dec. Carsten Rawls (AU), 12-4

197 (2nd Place - Connor Bourne; 5th Place - Liam Volk-Klos)

• Rd. of 16: Malcolm Wiley III (Presbyterian) dec. Liam Volk-Klos (AU), 8-5
• Cons. Rd. of 8: Liam Volk-Klos (AU) pinned Nolan Cook (Truett McConnell), 2:33
• Cons. Rd. of 4: Liam Volk-Klos (AU) pinned Logan Webster (Chattanooga), 4:01
• 5th Place: Liam Volk-Klos (AU) major dec. Gavin Henry (Davidson), 12-2
   
• Rd. of 16: Connor Bourne (AU) dec. Gavin Henry (Davidson), 6-5
• QF: Connor Bourne (AU) pinned Nolan Cook (Truett McConnell), 4:58
• SF: Connor Bourne (AU) dec. Patrick Brophy (Citadel), 3-1 SV
• 1st Place: Malcolm Wiley III (Presbyterian) major dec. Connor Bourne (AU), 14-0

HWT (3rd Place - Will Jarrell; 4th Place - Isaac Righter)

• Rd. of 16: Will Jarrell (AU) dec. William Leonard (Presbyterian), 2-0
• QF: Will Jarrell (AU) dec. Juan Edmond-Holmes (Lander), 3-1
• SF: Jonah Niesenbaum (Duke) major dec. Will Jarrell (AU), 13-4
• 3rd Place: Will Jarrell (AU) pinned Isaac Righter (AU), 1:14
   
• Rd. of 16: Isaac Righter (AU) major dec. Ryan Stein (Chattanooga), 8-0
• QF: Isaac Righter (AU) pinned Ben Stemmet (Citadel), 4:38
• SF: Gage Braun (Southeastern) dec. Isaac Righter (AU), 3-1
• 3rd Place: Will Jarrell (AU) pinned Isaac Righter (AU), 1:14

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