ALLIANCE, OHIO – The #23 Thiel College wrestling team finished 3-1 at the Mount Union Duals Saturday afternoon at the Peterson Fieldhouse. The Tomcats posted wins over Gettysburg College, York College and John Carroll University. Thiel's lone loss came against #5 Messiah College in their third match of the dual tournament format.
Thiel cruised to a 40-6 win over Gettysburg in their first match of the day. The Tomcats grabbed an early 12-0 lead, thanks to a pair of forfeits at 125 and 133. At 149,
Jordan Smith (Olean, N.Y./Portville Central) picked up a 6-1 decision over Brandon Carcuffe.
Marco Crivelli (Clinton, Pa./Hopewell) recorded the first of three pins, sticking Collin Furth at the 2:01 mark at 165, while
Tyler Wilkes (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) posted a 10-1 major decision against Manny Markantone at 174.
Jerrold Roosa (Randolph, N.Y./Randolph Central) continued to stay unbeaten on the season with win by pin (1:53) over Pat Thomas at 184.
Shawn Reynolds (Cambridge Springs, Pa./Cambridge Springs) (197) posted the final pin of the match, taking down Michael Sheehan in just 25 seconds. Tyler Hendzel (Bridgeville, Pa./Chartiers Valley) picked up a 6-4 decision over Nick Diunizio at 285 to close out the win for Thiel.
In a 28-16 victory over York, Thiel notched six wins, including three pins and one major decision.
Vince Vahaly (Bentleyville, Pa./Bentworth) (125) and
Jordan Powell (Hadley, Pa./Commodore Perry) (174) both scored decision wins.
Chris Nuss (West Homestead, Pa/Central Catholic) grabbed a major decision victory (11-3) at 149. Crivelli (165), Jake Lowry (197), and
Blake Heim (Greenville, Pa./Reynolds) (285) all pinned their opponents.
In the loss against #5 Messiah (21-15), Nuss scored the first points for Thiel at 149, claiming a 10-5 win by decision over Greg Kabakjian.
Sean Byham (Saegertown, Pa./Saegertown) followed with a 7-0 decision over Kalaan Washington at 157. The Tomcats won three of the final four matches, as Powell, Lowry and Heim all posted wins by decision. Heim's 4-3 win by decision over Charles Jones at 285 was particularly impressive, as Jones is listed as the first "contender" to be ranked at 285 in d3wrestle.com's weekly rankings.
In the 26-9 win over John Carroll, Thiel scored seven wins including a pin from Heim, and a pair of wins by major decision from Nuss and Lowry.
Lance Waters (Abingdon, Md./John Carroll) (133) and
Nick Sutton (Butler, Pa./Butler) (141) each posted wins in the victory over John Carroll, while Powell and Rossa notched wins by decision.
Powell, Nuss, Lowry and Heim all went a perfect 3-0 at the duals.
#23 Thiel will return to the mat on Dec. 7 when the Tomcats take part in the Ohio Northern Invitational. The invitational is set to begin at 9 a.m.
#23 Thiel (Pa.) def. Gettysburg (Pa.) 40-6
125 – V. Vahaly (Thiel) won by forfeit FF 6-0
133 – L. Waters (Thiel) won by forfeit FF 12-0
141 – M. Spano (GBurg) won by decision over N. Sutton (Thiel) 5-0 12-3
149 – J. Smith (Thiel) won by decision over Brandon Carcuffe (GBurg) 6-1 15-3
157 – Matt Capobianco (GBurg) won by decision over S. McGowan (Thiel) 6-1 15-6
165 – M. Crivelli (Thiel) won by pin over Collin Furtn (GBurg) 2:01 21-6
174 – T. Wilkes (Thiel) won by maj. Dec. over Manny Markantone (GBurg) 10-1 25-6
184 – J. Roosa (Thiel) won by pin over Pat Thomas (GBurg) 1:53 31-6
197 – S. Reynolds (Thiel) won by pin over Michael Sheehan (GBurg) 0:25 37-6
285 – T. Hendzel (Thiel) won by decision over Nick Diunizio (GBurg) 6-4 40-6
#23 Thiel def. York 28-16
125 – V. Vahaly (THI) won by decision over Tom Gattinella (York) 10-8 3-0
133 – Trevor Baez-Hernandez (York) won by pin over L. Waters (Thiel) 4:20 3-6
141 – Joey Giacco (York) won by maj. Dec. over N. Sutton (Thiel) 17-7 3-10
149 – C. Nuss (Thiel) won by maj. Dec. over John Allenson (York) 11-3 7-10
157 – John Kritzer (York) won by decision over S. Byham (Thiel) 7-4 7-13
165 – M. Crivelli (Thiel) won by pin over Cory Rank (York) 6:13 13-13
174 – J. Powell (Thiel) won by decision over Tyler Rhoads (York) 7-4 16-13
184 – Nick Zak (York) won by decision over J. Roosa (Thiel) 7-5 16-16
197 – J. Lowry (Thiel) won by pin over Zach Coleman (York) 0:47 22-16
285 – B. Heim (Thiel) won by pin over James Kennedy (York) 0:47 28-16
#5 Messiah d. #23 Thiel 21-15
125 – Lucas Malmburg (Mess.) won by decision over V. Vahaly (Thiel) 13-7 3-0
133 – Kyle Coblentz (Mess.) won by pin T. Wood (Thiel) 1:41 9-0
141 – Kaleb Loht (Mess.) won by maj. Dec. over N. Sutton (Thiel) 15-4 13-0
149 – C. Nuss (Thiel) won by decision over Greg Kabakjian (Mess.) 10-5 13-3
157 – S. Byham (Thiel) won by decision over Kalaan Washington (Mess.) 7-0 13-6
165 – Stephen Cannon (Mess.) won by maj. Dec. over M. Crivelli (Thiel) 15-4 17-6
174 – J. Powell (Thiel) won by decision over Ben Kramer (Mess.) 9-8 17-9
184 – Josh Thomson (Mess.) won by maj. Dec. over J. Roosa (Thiel) 9-1 21-9
197 – J. Lowry (Thiel) won by decision over Jason Wright (Mess.) 6-0 21-12
285 – B. Heim (Thiel) won by decision over Charles Jones (Mess.) 4-3 21-15
#23 Thiel def. John Carroll 26-9
125 – Sal Corrao (JCU) won by decision over V. Vahaly (Thiel) 5-4 0-3
133 – L. Waters (Thiel) won by decision over Trevor Medlang (JCU) 8-5 3-3
141 – N. Sutton (Thiel) won by decision over Anthony Trocchio (JCU) 4-0 6-3
149 – C. Nuss (Thiel) won by maj. Dec. over John Connick (JCU) 14-1 10-3
157 – Terner Gott (JCU) won by decision over S. Byham (Thiel) 6-3 10-6
165 – Tom McNulty (JCU) won by decision over M. Crivelli (Thiel) 3-2 10-9
174 – J. Powell (Thiel) won by decision over Mike Maroota (JCU) 5-1 13-9
184 – J. Roosa (Thiel) won by decision over Todd Gaydosh (JCU) 4-0 16-9
197 – J. Lowry (Thiel) won by maj. Dec. over Isen Vajusi (JCU) 13-2 20-9
285 – B. Heim (Thiel) won by pin over Will Porter (JCU) 0:20 26-6
