East Stroudsburg, PA – The Lincoln Memorial Men's Wrestling team opened the season by competing in the East Stroudsburg Open, hosted by East Stroudsburg University on Sunday. The Railsplitters finished the day placing tied for 23rd place out of the 49 teams in competition, earning 21 points to tie with Kean University.
In the 194-pound weight class, freshman Tyler Hix found success for the Railsplitters, getting an early win over an opponent from Gifph via technical fall, securing 15 points in a bout that lasted just over five minutes.
The Railsplitters would also see success in the 285-pound class, as both wrestlers would earn a first-round win before advancing to the round of 32, with freshman Brady Comerford defeating his opponent from Kean via Major Decision. Jalen Wright earned a first round bye before getting a win via fall over his opponent from Springfield Tech to advance to the Round of 16.
Preseason Wrestler to Watch Spencer Reep earned his first collegiate win in the 133-pound consolation round, earning a 13-1 fall win over his opponent from Bluefield State, taking the bout in 2:51.
LMU will wrestle again next weekend, with the men competing in the Georgia Open on November 9th, hosted by Emmanuel University.
Results
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Round of 32
Dominic Terracciano (NJCU) over Andrae Aguilar (Fall 3-0 0:22)
Consolation Round of 16
Keon Gavin (Garrett) over Andrae Aguilar (F 6-0 1:20)
133
Round of 32
Joseph Ramirez (VHW) over Spencer Reep (Fall 3-0 1:49)
Consolation Round of 16
Spencer Reep over Jeremiah Young (Bluefield State) (F 13-1 2:51)
Spencer Reep vs CJ Caines (Mat Assassins)
141
Round of 32
Connor Demcher (Pitt-Johnstown) over Christopher Puryear (DEC 15-12 SV)
Joe Aldrich (East Stroudsburg) over Porter Finstad (DEC 4-0)
Consolation Round of 32
Trennen Smith (Pitt-Johnstown) over Christopher Puryear (DEC 16-13)
Benjamin Hernandez (Mount Olive) over Porter Finstad (DEC 11-10)
149
Round of 32
Nate Keller (Unattached) over James Thaxton (Fall 3-0 0:41)
Tyler Hix over Alfredo Bermudez (Gifph) (TF 15-0 5:07)
Round of 16
Matthew Sarbo (Pitt-Johnstown) over Tyler Hix (F 6-1 1:05)
Consolation Round of 32
Gatlin Krepela (Bridgeport) over James Thaxton (F 11-0 1:25)
Consolation Round of 16
Tyler Hix vs Vincent Capone (Union NJ)
157
Round of 64
Anthony Tresch (USMAPS) over Julian Smith (TF 19-4 3:14)
Consolation Round of 32
Julian Smith over Josue Rosario (Springfield Tech) (F 13-2 5:22)
Consolation Round of 16
Wyatt Spencer (Bluefield State) over Julian Smith (TF 22-7 4:24)
184
Round of 32
Braeden Poorbaugh over Justice McKague (F 3-1 1:19)
Consolation Round of 16
Justice McKague over James Hiltz (ESU) (M)
Justice McKague vs Matthew Klein (RPI)
285
Round of 64
Jalen Wright: Bye
Brady Comerford over Blaise Woodensley (Kean) (MD 15-5)
Round of 32
Jalen Wright over Chris Brefo (Springfield Tech) (Fall 0-0 2:58)
John Domencic (Mount Olive) over Brady Comerford (TF 22-7 6:57)
Round of 16
Charles Weidman (USMAPS) over Jalen Wright (TF 19-3 5:38)
Consolation Round of 16
Jordan Ruedi (Bluefield State) over Brady Comerford (MD 11-3)
Elijah Boston (Garrett) over Jalen Wright (DEC 1-0)
