DIII Nationals New England Wrap-Up

125lbs

No. 1 Joziah Fry - Johnson & Wales

Coventry, RI - Coventry High School

4-0, 1st Place (National Champion)

For the 2nd season in a row, Joziah Fry won a DIII National Title. He did so in dominant fashion, winning three matches by technical fall and one by major decision. Fry finishes the season unbeaten against DIII opponents; his only loss on the season came in the finals of the Princeton Open against DI No. 2 seed Luke Stanich of Lehigh.

Full Results:

Champ. Round 1 – Joziah Fry (Johnson and Wales) won by technical fall over Cade Hornback (Coe) (TF 19-4)Champ. Round 2 – Joziah Fry (Johnson and Wales) won by technical Fall over Mac Cafurello (Roanoke College) (TF 19-4)

Champ. Semi – Joziah Fry (Johnson and Wales) won by technical Fall over James Day (Wabash) (TF 18-2)

Champ. Final – Joziah Fry (Johnson and Wales) won by major decision over Christian Guzman (North Central) (MD 18-8)

No. 8 Jake Craig - Southern Maine

Norridgewock, ME - Skowhegan High School; Pottstown, PA - The Hill School

0-2,  DNP

Craig opened the tournament against No. 2 Seed Christian Guzman of North Central. An apparent lower-leg injury seemed to hinder Craig, who fell 7-1 in his opening bout. Craig then medically forfeited from the competition in his next match.

Full Results:Champ. Round 1 – Christian Guzman (North Central) won by decision over Jake Craig (Southern Maine)  (Dec 7-1)Cons. Round 1 – Matt Griffin (TCNJ)  won by medical forfeit over Jake Craig (Southern Maine)  (MFFL)

149lbs

No. 14 Colby Frost – Southern Maine

Steep Falls, ME – Bonny Eagle High School

4-3, 6th Place (All-American)

Frost entered the tournament unseeded and had to face returning National Champion (Now 2x National Champion) and No. 1 Seed Michael Petrella of Baldwin Wallace in the preliminary wrestle-in round which saw Frost lose by technical fall. Undeterred by the loss, Frost then ripped off four consecutive wins before falling in the consi-semis and ending up finishing 6th. To reach the podium Frost beat the No. 3, No. 4, and No. 8 seeded wrestlers in the bracket! This is his first All-American honor.

Full Results:

Prelim. Round 1 - Michael Petrella (Baldwin Wallace) won by tech fall over Colby Frost (Southern Maine) (TF 17-2)

Prelim. Round 2 - Colby Frost (Southern Maine) won by major decision over Nate Fitt (Coast Guard) (MD 21-7)

Cons. Round 1 - Colby Frost (Southern Maine) won by major decision over Max Honiss (Albion) (MD 17-5)

Cons. Round 2 - Colby Frost (Southern Maine) won by decision over Charlie Stuhl (Augsburg) (Dec 6-4)

Cons. Round 3 - Colby Frost (Southern Maine) won in sudden victory - 1 over Mike Glynn (RIT) (SV-1 7-4)

Cons. Semi - Charlie Dojan (Wartburg) won by major decision over Colby Frost (Southern Maine) (MD 12-2)

5th Place Match - Zach Sato (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) won by tech fall over Colby Frost (Southern Maine) (TF 15-0)

NR Evan Lindner - Washington & Lee

New Milford, CT - New Milford High School

0-2, DNP

Lindner went 0-2 on Day 1, but managed to take both his opponents into overtime. In his first match he faced fellow New England native and No. 8 seed Mike Glynn of RIT. Lindner ended up giving up a takedown and near fall in SV-1, falling 15-8. In his second match, Lindner faced Michael Conklin of TCNJ and lost 2-1 in the tie-breaker periods.

Full Results:Champ. Round 1 – Mike Glynn (RIT) won in sudden victory - 1 over Evan Lindner (Washington and Lee) (SV-1 15-8)Cons. Round 1 – Michael Conklin (TCNJ) won in tie breaker - 1 over Evan Lindner (Washington and Lee)  (TB-1 2-1)

NR Zach Soda - New England College

Burlington, MA - Burlington High School

0-2, DNP

Soda entered the tournament unseeded and had to wrestle No. 7 Seed Taylor Smith of Washington & Jefferson in the preliminary wrestle-in round. He dropped this bout and then lost to Matthew Beyer of Ithaca.

Full Results:

Prelim. Round 1 – Taylor Smith (Washinton and Jefferson) won by major decision over Zach Soda (New England College) (MD 14-3)

Prelim. Round 2 – Matthew Beyer (Ithaca) won by fall over Zach Soda (New England College) (Fall 5:52)

NR Mike Glynn - Rochester Institute of Tech.

Salem, NH - Central Catholic High School

2-3, 8th (All-American)

Glynn, the No. 8 seed, went 2-1 on day 1, losing to eventual National Champ and No. 1 Seed Michael Petrella of Baldwin Wallace in the Quarterfinals. Glynn went 1-2 on day 2 to finish 8th. This is his first All-American honor.

Full Results:Champ. Round 1 – Mike Glynn (RIT) won in sudden victory - 1 over Evan Lindner (Washington and Lee) (SV-1 15-8)Champ. Round 2 – Michael Petrella (Baldwin Wallace) won by decision over Mike Glynn (RIT) (DEC 10-5)

Cons. Round 2 – Mike Glynn (RIT) won by decision over Jesse Alvarado (Averett) (DEC 16-9)

Cons. Round 3 - Colby Frost (Southern Maine) won in sudden victory - 1 over Mike Glynn (RIT) (SV-1 7-4)

7th Place Match – Michael Conklin (TCNJ) won by decision over Mike Glynn (RIT) (DEC 6-3)

157lbs

No. 3 Peter Kane - Williams 

Fairfield, CT - Greens Farms Academy

3-1, 2nd (All-American)

A returning All-American, Kane entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed. The  member of a dominant Connecticut wrestling family went 2-0 on Day 1 to reach the semifinal and secure a guaranteed top 6 finish. In the semifinal, Kane picked up a big fall over No. 2 seed Cooper Pontelandolfo of NYU to punch his ticket to the final. In the national final Kane lost a close 4-2 decision to No. 1 Seed and returning National Champion Nolan Hertel of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Kane is now a 2x All-American.

Full Results:

Champ. Round 1 – Peter Kane (Williams) won by decision over Jaryn Hartranft (Wilkes) (DEC 8-2)Champ. Round 2 – Peter Kane (Williams) won by medical forfeit over Nathan Callaway (Millikin) (MFFL)

Champ. Semi – Peter Kane (Williams) won by Fall over Cooper Pontelandolfo (NYU) (Fall 1:35)

Champ. Final – Nolan Hertel (Wisconsin-La Crosse) won by decision over Peter Kane (Williams) (DEC 4-2)

165lbs:

No. 14  Nicholas Roeger - Castleton 

Danville, NH - Timberlane Regional High School

1-2, DNP

Roeger opened the tournament by dropping a 1-point match to No. 5 Seed Brian Schneider of Elizabethtown. Roeger made it to the blood round by winning a decision over Jesse Herrera of Wabash before losing by fall to No. 3 Seed Cooper Willis of Augsburg. 

Full Results:Champ. Round 1 – Brian Schneider (Elizabethtown) won by decision over Nicholas Roeger (Castleton) (DEC 10-9)

Cons. Round 1 – Nicholas Roeger (Castleton) won by decision over Jesse Herrera (Wabash) (DEC 5-2)

Cons. Round 2 – Cooper Willis (Augsburg) won by Fall over Nicholas Roeger (Castleton) (Fall 4:44)

174lbs

NR Jayden Curley - Roger Williams

Mansfield, MA - Mansfield High School

0-2, DNP

Curley entered the tournament unseeded and faced off against returning National Champion and No. 2 Seed Zane Mulder of Wartburg in the first round losing by fall. Curley then dropped a decision to Khalil Mitchell of Averett.

Full Results:Champ. Round 1 – Zane Mulder (Wartburg) won by fall over Jayden Curley (Roger Williams) (Fall 4:37)

Cons. Round 1 – Khalil Mitchell (Averett) won by decision over Jayden Curley (Roger Williams) (DEC 10-6)

184lbs

No. 5 Sampson Wilkins - Castleton

Bennington, VT - Mount Anthony Union High School

3-2, 4th (All American)

Wilkins entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed and went 2-0 on day 1 to secure his spot in the semifinals and a guaranteed top 6 finish. In the semifinal, Wilkins dropped a 9-0 major decision to eventual National Champion and No. 1 Seed Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann of Augsburg. Wilkins then won his consi-semifinal before dropping the 3rd place match. This is his first All-American honor.

Full Results:

Champ. Round 1 – Sampson Wilkins (Castleton) won by decision over Joel Martsinovsky (Stevens Institute) (DEC 2-0)Champ. Round 2 – Sampson Wilkins (Castleton) won by decision over Sean Malenfant (Alfred State) (DEC 7-6)

Champ. Semi – Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (Augsburg) won by major decision over Sampson Wilkins (Castleton) (MD 9-0)

Cons. Semifinal – Sampson Wilkins (Castleton) won by major decision over Dylan Welbaum (Adrian) (MD 14-0)

3rd Place Match – Niall Schoenfelder (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) won by major decision over Sampson Wilkins (Castleton) (MD 11-2)

No. 6 Jack Ryan - Oneonta State

Trumbull, CT - Trumbull High School

3-2, 7th (All-American)

Ryan was the No. 8 seed entering the tournament and won his first-round match before losing by tech fall to eventual Champion and No. 1 Seed Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann of Augsburg in the quarterfinal. On the backside of the bracket, Ryan went 2-1 finishing in 7th place. This is his first All-American honor.

Full Results:

Champ. Round 1 - Jack Ryan (Oneonta) won by decision over Ryder Slayton (Messiah) (DEC 5-2)

Champ. Round 2 - Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (Augsburg) won by technical fall over Jack Ryan (Oneonta) (TF 16-1)

Cons. Round 2 - Jack Ryan (Oneonta) won by major decision over Cael McLaren (Cornell College) (MD 12-3) 

Cons. Round 3 - Sean Malenfant (Alfred State) won by decision over Jack Ryan (Oneonta) (DEC 4-2)

7th Place Match - Jack Ryan (Oneonta) won by major decision over Max Borton (Ursinus) (MD 8-0)

No. 11 Ryan DeVivo - Johnson & Wales

Berlin, CT - Xavier High School

3-1, 2nd (All-American)

DeVivo came into the field unseeded and in his first-round match knocked off the No. 2 Seed Charles Baczek of Wabash. He followed that win up with two more wins to make an unprecedented run to the national finals! In the final, DeVivo’s Cinderella run was ended by No. 1 Seed Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann of Augsburg. This is his first All-American honor.

Full Results:

Champ. Round 1 – Ryan DeVivo (Johnson and Wales) won by decision over Charles Baczek (Wabash) (DEC 9-6)

Champ. Round 2 - Ryan DeVivo (Johnson and Wales) won by technical fall over Cole Cervantes (North Central) (TF 19-3)

Champ. Semi - Ryan DeVivo (Johnson and Wales) won by decision over Niall Schoenfelder (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) (DEC 4-2) 

Champ. Final - Bentley Schwanebeck-Ostermann (Augsburg) won by technical fall over Ryan DeVivo (Johnson and Wales) (TF 19-2)

197lbs

No. 13 Darby McLaughlin - Castleton

Springfield, MA - Springfield Central High School

1-2, DNP

McLaughlin was unseeded and pulled off the upset in his first-round match beating No. 6 Seed Gage Linahon of Central. McLaughlin was then bested by No. 3 Seed Gabriel Zierden of Concordia-Moorhead in the quarterfinals. He dropped his blood-round match to No. 5 Seed Parker Venz of Augsburg, just missing the podium.

Full Results:

Champ. Round 1 – Darby McLaughlin (Castleton) won by decision over Gage Linahon (Central) (DEC 8-5)

Champ. Round 2 – Gabriel Zierden (Concordia-Moorhead) won by decision Darby McLaughlin (Castleton) (DEC 8-2)

Cons. Round 2 – Parker Venz (Augsburg) won by technical fall over Darby McLaughlin (Castleton) (TF 19-4)

285lbs

No. 14 Adolfo Betancur - Johnson & Wales

Johnston, RI - Bishop Hendricken High School

2-2, DNP

Betancur, unseeded, had a bout in the preliminary wrestle-in where he won by fall. He then lost to No. 2 Seed Rayshawn Dixon of Ferrum dropping him into the backside of the bracket. In the consolations, Betancur picked up another win by fall before losing in the blood round to No. 1 Seed Carl DiGiorgio of Coast Guard.

Full Results:

Prelim. Round 1 – Adolfo Betancur (Johnson and Wales) won by fall over Mason Slocum (Adrian) (Fall 4:52)

Champ. Round 1 – Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) won by major decision over Adolfo Betancur (Johnson and Wales) (MD 14-1)

Cons. Round 1 – Adolfo Betancur (Johnson and Wales) won by fall over Reid Garrison (Merchant Marine) (Fall 2:14)

Cons. Round 2 – Carl DiGiorgio (Coast Guard) won by technical fall over Adolfo Betancur (Johnson and Wales) (TF 21-4)

Full Brackets

Final Results