GORHAM, Maine – Senior
Jake Peavey (South China, Maine/Erskine Academy) and freshman
Jake Craig (Skowhegan, Maine) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team each won their bracket to lead the Huskies to a third place finish at the 2022 Ted Reese Invitational Saturday afternoon at the Costello Sports Complex.
Southern Maine scored 119.5 points to finish behind team champion Coast Guard (187.5 points) and runner-up Castleton University (168 points) in the 12-team invitational. Southern Maine had eight grapplers finish in the top six of their division.
How It Happened
- Ranked no. 1 by NEWA at 285 and eighth in the country by NWCA and Open Mat, Peavey was dominant in his run up to the top podium spot at 285, opening with a pin over WPI's Lucas Wilson Wuestefeld in 1:44 and claiming first with a win by fall in the championship match putting Castleton's Abbas Abdulrahman to the mat in 2:13.
- Presently ranked seventh by NEWA at 125, Craig went 3-0 with a technical fall, win by fall and a decision. Craig defeated Castleton's Kaya Bogle 3-0 in the championship match. Bogle entered the match ranked fourth by NEWA.
- Senior Jeremy Sendrowski (Scarborough, Maine) placed third at 157 pounds, while junior Ethan Ford (North Andover, Mass.) and freshman Caden Frost (Steep Falls, Maine) both placed fourth at 133 and 141 pounds respectively. Sophomore Andrew Mears (Lawrence, Mass.) placed fourth at 197.
- Sophomores Colby Frost (Steep Falls, Maine) and Owen Bufagna (Newton, NH) and freshman Magnus Heisler (Portland, Maine) each earned a sixth place finish at 149, 197 and 165 respectively.
Up Next:
The Huskies are back in action on Saturday (12:00 pm) when they travel to Castleton for a quad-meet with Plymouth State and Rhode Island College.
Team Scores: 1. Coast Guard, 187.5 2. Castleton, 168 3. Southern Maine, 119.5 4. WPI, 93.5 5. AIC, 55.5 6. Maine Maritime, 52.5 7. UCONN, 44 8. Plymouth State, 22.5 9. RPI, 15.5 10. MIT, 8 11. UMaine, 3 12. UNH, 0
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Place Winners
125:
1. Jake Craig, Southern Maine 2. Kaya Bogle, Castleton 3. Gavin Bradley, Castleton 4. Tanner Thatcher, WPI 5. Nikko Beato, Coast Guard 6. Brock Laggini, Coast Guard
133: 1. Chase Randall, Coast Guard 2. Michael Gonyea, Caslteton 3. Andrew Marchese, Castleton
4. Ethan Ford, Southern Maine 5. Aaaron Morocho, AIC 6. Shamar Schand, AIC
141: 1. James Rodriguez, Castleton 2. Antonios Sevastos, WPI 3. Liam Logue, Coast Guard
4. Caden Frost, Southern Maine 5. Owen Woolcott, Coast Guard 6. Chris Lee, Maine Maritime
149: 1. Noah Caskey, Coast Guard 2. AJ Pagliarulo, Coast Guard 3. Tommy Nichols, AIC 4. Elijah Cyr, Castleton 5. Nick Roeger, Castleton
6. Colby Frost, Southern Maine
157: 1. Joe Chapman, Coast Guard 2. Jason Holmes, Castleton
3. Jeremy Sendrowski, Southern Maine 4. Darius Mangiafico, Castleton 5. Tyler O'Mara, Plymouth State 6. Daniel Veleas, UCONN
165: 1. Steven Rochard, Coast Guard 2. Michael Angers, Castleton 3. Mario Barberio, WPI 4. Izaiah Otero, Castleton 5. Augustus Edwards, Coast Guard
6. Mangus Heisler, Southern Maine
174: 1. Cooper Fleming, Castleton 2. Daniel Gibson, Coast Guard 3. Kenneth Marra, Coast Guard 4. Desmond McLaughlin, Castleton 5. Ethan Edmonson, WPI 6. Samuel Calvert, MIT
184: 1. David McCullough, Coast Guard 2. Sampson Wilkins, Castleton 3. Jack MacKieman, AIC 4. Ryan Fredette, Maine Maritime 5. Justin Osler, AIC 6. Josh Negron, Castleton
197: 1. Coy Spooner, Coast Guard 2. Haven Tatarek, Castleton 3. Tyler Riggs, WPI
4. Anthony Mears, Southern Maine 5. Dillion Worster, Maine Maritime
6. Owen Bufagna, Southern Maine
285:
1. Jake Peavey, Southern Maine 2. Abbas Abdulrahman, Castleton 3. Kevin Pandorf, Coast Guard 4. Austin Daley, UCONN 5. Lucas Wilson-Weustefeld, WPI 6. Tim Ganuncio, Coast Guard
Southern Maine Wrestlers
125: Jake Craig – First Place
Craig (SM) dec. Kaya Bogle (Castleton), 3-0 - CHAMPIONSHIP
Craig (SM) pinned Gavin Bradley (Castleton), 2:28
Craig (SM) tech fall Charlie Pavis (WPI), 16-1
133: Ethan Ford – Fourth Place
Andrew Marchese (Castleton) med forfeit Ford (SM) – THIRD PLACE MATCH
Ford (SM) pinned Aaron Morocho (AIC), 6;35
Chase Randall (Coast Guard) dec. Ford (SM), 11-7
Ford (SM) major dec. Shamar Schand (AIC), 16-4
Ford (SM) pinned Caleb Massari (Castleton), 3:00
133: Liam Knight
Aaron Morocho (AIC) pinned Knight (SM), 3:27
Knight (SM) pinned Sean Radal (UMaine), 0:14
Michael Gonyea (Castleton) pinned Knight (SM), 0:56
Knight (SM) pinned Michael Slass (RPI)<>
141: Caden Frost – Fourth Place
Liam Logue (Coast Guard) dec. Frost (SM), 3-1 – THIRD PLACE MATCH
Frost (SM) major dec. Chris Lee (MMA), 11-2
James Rodriguez (Castleton) major dec. Frost (SM), 13-3
Frost (SM) pinned Owen Woolcott (Coast Guard), 2:03
Frost (SM) tech fall Quincy Laflin (WPI), 16-1
141: Dominic Pelletier
Liam Logue (Coast Guard) tech fall Pelletier (SM), 17-0
Pelletier (SM) medical forfeit Jack Taylor (Castleton)
Charlie Gruen (Coast Guard) major dec. Pelletier (SM), 13-1
141: Zepherin Leppanen
Chris Lee (MMA) pinned Leppanen (SM), 0:51
Charlie Gruen (Coast Guard) pinned Leppanen (SM), 6:22
149: Colby Frost – Sixth Place
Nick Roeger (Castleton) medical forfeit Frost (SM) – Fifth Place Match
Tommy Nichols (AIC) medical forfeit Frost (SM)
AJ Pagliarulo (Coast Guard) dec. Frost (SM), 4-3
Frost (SM) dec. Jacob Woodburn (Coast Guard), 5-4
Frost (SM) major dec. Andrew Brevot (RPI), 16-8
149: Justin Beiler
Brevot (RPI) pinned Beiler (SM), 1:17
Sutton (UConn) dec. Beiler (SM), 4-2
157: Jeremy Sendrowski – Third Place
Sendrowski (SM) dec. Darius Mangiafico (Castleton) 8-1 – Third Place Match
Sendrowski (SM) major dec. Daniel Veleas (UCONN), 10-0
Jashon Holmes (Castleton) dec. Sendrowski (SM), 4-2
Sendrowski (SM) dec. Tyler O'Mara (PSU), 6-2
Sendrowski (SM) pinned Dylan Looney (Coast Guard), 4:14
157: Troy Moscatelli
Tyler O'Mara (PSU) tech fall Moscatelli (SM), 18-1
Moscatelli (SM) dec. Theo Sawyers (WPI), 8-5
Moscatelli (SM) pinned Jesse Beers (WPI), 2:34
Moscatelli (SM) dec. Eamon Toland Mates (UCONN), 10-7
Daniel Veleas (UCONN) pinned Moscatelli (SM), 1:22
Moscatell9 (SM) pinned Michael Kleeman (UMaine), 1:22
165: Logan Smith
Magnus Heisler (SM) tech fall Smith (SM)16-0
Smith (SM) dec. Alex Abrahamsen (WPI), 15-10
Michael Angers (Castleton) major dec. Smith (SM), 10-0
165: Magnus Heisler – Sixth Place
Agustus Edwards (Coast Guard) dec. Heisler (SM), 12-6 – Fifth Place Match
Mario Barberio (WPI) pinned Heisler (SM), 2:07
Heisler (SM) tech fall David Rowe (RPI), 17-2
Heisler (SM) tech fall
Logan Smith (SM), 16-0
Steven Rochard (Coast Guard) pinned
Magnus Heisler (SM), 1:23
Heisler (SM) pinned Tom Caracciolo (AIC), 6:12
174: AJ Robinson
Ethan Edmondson (WPI) dec. Robinson (SM), 7-2
Robinson (SM) dec. Ryan Addeche (WPI), 5-3
Kenneth Marra (Coast Guard) tech fall Robinson (SM), 18-0
Robinson (SM) tech fall Colin Hile (PSU), 16-1`
184: Timothy Smale
Nathan Schobel (MMA) dec. Smale (SM), 7-4
Justin Osler (AIC) dec. Smale (SM), 7-3
197 Aaron Foley Pratt
Owen Bufagna (SM) dec. Foley Pratt (SM), 2-0
Foley Pratt (SM) dec. Colton Deleo (SM), 8-3
Foley Pratt (SM) major dec. Trevor Bowen (WPI), 16-6
Coy Spooner (Coast Guard) pinned Foley Pratt (SM), 3:48
197: Anthony Mears – Fourth Place
Tyler Riggs (WPI) dec. Mears (SM), 6-3 – Third Place Match
Mears (SM) dec. Dillion Worster (MMA), 4-2
Haven Tatarek (Castleton) dec. Mears (SM), 3-2
Mears (SM) medical forfeit Henry Pharris (WPI)
Mears (SM) pinned Cruz Henton (Castleton), 1:27
197: Colton Deleo
Foley Pratt (SM) dec. Deleo (SM), 8-3
Haven Tatarek (Castleton) pinned Deleo (SM), 5:14
Deleo (SM) pinned Jason Halvorsen (UMaine), 2:38
197: Owen Bufagna – Sixth Place
Dillion Worster (MMA) dec. Bufagna (SM), 9-2 – Fifth Place Match
Tyler Riggs (WPI) tech fall Bufagna (SM), 15-0
Bufagna (SM) dec. Foley Pratt (SM), 2-0
Bufagna (SM) medical forfeit Henry Pharris (WPI)
Bufagna (SM) pinned Aidan Hughes (UNH), 4;03
Riggs (WPI) dec. Bufagna (SM), 4-0
285: Herve Durocher
Darius Quarshie (AIC) pinned Durocher (SM), 1:49
Abbas Abdulrahman (Castleton) pinned Durocher (SM), 0:48
285: Ian Leonard
Austin Daley (UCONN) pinned Leonard (SM), 4:47
Tim Ganuncio (Coast Guard) pinned Leonard (SM), 3:54
285: Roark Ryan
Colton Perkins (Castleton) pinned Ryan (SM), 3:39
Ryan (SM) major dec. Kevin Pandorf (Coast Guard), 10-2
285: Jake Peavey – First Place
Peavey (SM) pinned Abbas Adulrahman (Castleton) 2:13 – Championship Match
Peavey (SM) dec. Kevin Pandorf (Coast Guard), 9-4
Peavey (SM) tech fall Andrew Bumpus (AIC), 15-0
Peavey (SM) pinned Lucas Wilson Weustefeld (WPI), 1:44
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