SPRINGFIELD, Mass.   –  Senior Colby Frost (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) went 4-0 on the day and claimed first place at 149 lbs to highlight a strong showing from the University of Southern Maine Huskies in the 2024 Doug Parker Invitational hosted by Springfield College.
 
Frost was one of four Huskies to earn a podium spot, finishing atop his bracket with a pair of wins by fall, a major decision and a strong 8-5 win over Coast Guard's Nate Fitt for the title. The title bout between Frost and Fitt featured the No. 3 nationally-ranked wrestler (Frost) squaring off against the No.4 nationally-ranked wrestler (Fitt).  With the win, Frost solidifies his standing and improves to 12-0 on the season. Frost is now 94-23 in his career.
 
Joining Frost on the podium is sophomore Kyle Moore (Kennebunk, Maine/Division Avenue (NY), and  seniors Anthony Mears (Lawrence, Mass./Central Catholic) and Tyler Haynes (Metuchen, NJ/Metuchen).  Moore placed second at 141 lbs, while Mears earned a fourth place spot at 197 pounds. Haynes battled to a sixth place finish at 174 lbs.
 
On the Mat:

• Moore earned three consecutive extra point wins to advance to the semifinals of the 141-pound bracket. Moore, currently unranked in region, defeated Coast Guard's Owen Woolcott by decision 9-3 to advance to the championship round. Woolcott is ranked fourth in region.  Moore dropped a hard-fought 8-3 decision in the title match to the third-ranked wrestler in the region, Wesleyan's Hayden Meyers.
• Frost rumbled his way through the 149-pound competition, starting with a win by fall and major decision.  Ranked first in the region, Frost downed the third ranked wrestler in region and 15^th in the nation Boburjon Berdiyorov of New England College by fall in 6:10 in the semifinal round.  In the championship, Frost and Fitt clashed with Frost coming away the victor.
• Haynes scrapped with way to a sixth place finish going 3-1 to start before taking a medical forfeit in the fifth place match. Haynes had a win by fall, 6:01, against Western New England's CJ Glaropoulos in the tourney, and a 17-1 win by technical fall WNEU's Maxwell Bluhm.
• Ranked eighth in the region, Mears earned back-to-back wins to start is tourney to put himself in podium contention. Among Mears' wins, a 4-2 decision over fourth-ranked Christian Curley of Bridgewater State.

 
Team Scores

1. Coast Guard 161; 2. Springfield 125; 3. Williams 119; 4. Wesleyan 116.5; 5. Centenary, 81.5; 6. Western New England, 80; 7. Southern Maine 74.5; 8. Rhode Island College, 65; 9. New England College 56; 10. Trinity 52; 11. Maine Maritime 36; 12. Bridgewater State 33.5; 13. Plymouth State 12.5 13. Springfield Tech 12.5; 15. UMass 9.5

 
 
Southern Maine Wrestler Results
125 – Hagen Chase
Beniamino Cicocco (WNE) pinned Chase 2:15
Robert Stone (RIC) pinned Chase 0:38
 
125 – Noah Krystztofiak
Jackson Bauer (CG) pinned Krystztofiak, 4:56
Joe Weikel (WNE) major dec. Krystztofiak, 13-3
 
133 – Vinny Keeler
Wyatt Gentike (NEC) dec. Keeler, 14-8
Ariel Escalante (SPR) dec. Keeler, 13-8
 
141- Kyle Moore, Second Place
Moore major dec. Sebastian Armstrong (RIC), 14-4
Moore tech fall Daniel Echeverria (Trin), 17-2
Moore major dec. Robert Rerras (CGA), 15-2
Moore dec. Owen Woolcott (CGA), 9-3
Hayden Myers (Wesleyan) dec. Moore, 8-3
 
149 – Alberto Mendoza
Medonza tech fall Nolan Sharp (Trin), 17-2
Xavier Pena (Cent) tech fall Mendoza, 16-1
Medoza tech fall Aczel Reyes (Spr T), 17-2
Mendoza pinned Leonardo Maiuolo (Will), 4:58
Mike Edwards (CGA) dec. Mendoza, 8-5
 
149 – Colby Frost, FIRST PLACE
Frost pinned Michael Pestana (RIC), 2:23
Frost major dec. Mike Edwards (CGA), 14-4
Frost pinned Boburjon Berdiyorov (NEC), 6:10
Frost dec. Nate Fitt (CGA), 8-5
 
149 – Shane Moore
Moore tech fall Damari Goldsmith-Greene (PSU), 17-1
Nate Fitt (CGA) tech fall Moore, 22-5
Moore pinned Christopher Perry (Trin), 1:15
Caleb Seyfried (Will) major dec Moore, 13-4
 
157 – Cesar Calderin
Drew Pratt (Trin) tech fall Calderin, 17-0
Calderin dec. Oscar Serrano (RIC), 11-6
Collin Neal (Cent) dec. Calderin, 9-3
 
165 – Derek Cote
Alex Marshall (CGA) dec. Cote, 7-1
Cote pinned Jared Mayo (Mass.), 0:40
Cote tech fall Reece Smith (Cent), 16-1
Cote pinned John Lagana (Trin), 2:24
Cote tech fall Bradford Zajac (MMA), 15-0
Alex Marshall (CGA) dec. Cote, 8-7
 
174 – Scott Ingalls
David Lisk (WNE) pinned Ingalls, 1:54
Ingalls dec. Nicholas Baccala (WNE), 10-9
Ingalls dec. Tucker Vician (Trin), 15-9
Joseph Bolduc (NEC) dec. Ingalls, 8-2
 
174 – Tyler Haynes, Sixth Place
Haynes pinned CJ Glaropoulos (WNE), 6:01
Jacob Deguire (SPR) pinned Haynes, 1:08
Haynes dec. David Lisk (WNE), 4-0
Haynes tech fall Maxwell Bluhm (WNE), 17-1
Joseph Bolduc (NEC) medical forfeit Haynes
 
184 – Michael Sanchez
Jamie Evarts (Will) pinned Sanchez, 4:21
Luke Burns (Wes) tech fall Sanchez, 17-1
 
184 – Zach Arria
Roel Johnson (RIC) dec. Arria, 7-2
Lennon Soaper (Wes) pinned Arria, 0:51
 
197 – AJ Robinson
Robinson pinned Aidan Deluca (WNE), 2:32
Anthony Fernandez (RIC) dec. Robinson, 9-2
Robinson tech fall Alex Laoudis (CENT), 20-5
Nick Blitz (Spr) dec. Robinson, 4-1
 
197 – Anthony Mears, Fourth Place
Mears major dec. Matthew Donis (WNE), 11-2
Mears dec Christian Curley (BSU), 4-2
Kevin Pandorf (CGA) dec Mears, 2-1
Charles Maloy (WEN) major dec. Mears, 18-9
 
197 – Colton DeLeo
Maxwell Hall (Will) pinned DeLeo, 2:56
David Laprade (Will) tech fall DeLeo, 19-3
 
285 – Griffin Moreau
Moreau dec. Joshua Kravets (Mass.), 4-0
Moreau dec. Joao Pires (Spr), 4-2
Carl Digiorgio (CGA) dec. Moreau, 3-0
Emre Sensoy (Trin) medical forfeit Moreau
Spencer Dickinson (WNE) medical forfeit Moreau
 
 
 
285 – Jason Canavan-Dwyer
Sam Oppedisano (Mass.) pinne Canavan-Dwyer, 3:52
Canavan-Dwyer major dec. Albert Ortiz (BSU). 17-3
Emre Sensoy (Trin) dec. Canavan-Dwyer, 4-3
 
 
 
 
Up Next:
Southern Maine is back in action at home on Saturday, December 7 (10:00 am) hosting their annual Ted Reese Invitational.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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