MIDDLETOWN, Conn.    -  Senior Colby Frost (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) and junior Jake Craig (Norridgewock, Maine/Skowhegan) each earned a spot in the championship semifinal of their respective weight classes to highlight a competitive opening day for the University of Southern Maine Huskies at the 2025 NCAA Division III Northeast Regional Championship hosted by Wesleyan University's Bacon Field House in Middletown Connecticut.  Sophomore Kyle Moore (Kennebunk, Maine/Division Avenue (NY)) remains alive in the wrestle-back.

Both ranked nationally and in-region to start the tournament, both Frost (149) and Craig (125) finished day one on the tournament at 2-0 to advance to the championship semifinals.  The top three place winners in each weight bracket will punch their ticket to the NCAA Division III National Championship tournament in Providence, Rhode. Island (March 14-15) at the Amica Mutual Pavilion.  Moore (141) can still finish third, remaining alive and bouncing back from a quarterfinal loss in the semifinal bracket. Moore is 2-1 so far in the tourney.  All three Huskies will earn All-Region honors after today's strong efforts.

A two-time NCAA Championship Qualifier and a 2023 All-American (Fourth Place), Craig entered the regional championship ranked third in the New England region at 133 lbs, and 12^th nationally. Dropping down to the 125 lb weight class for the regionals, Craig previously qualified for nationals as a freshman in 2023 at 125, earning his All-American honor. Craig opened his tournament with a resounding 16-0 (4:09) win by technical fall over Western New England's Beniamino CiCocco. Craig advanced to the championship semifinal with another win by technical fall defeating Wesleyan's Chris Hong 18-1 (6:15). Hong entered the tournament ranked fifth in region at 125 lbs. Craig will face Castleton's Gavin Bradley tomorrow in the championship semifinal.  Bradley earned and 11-1 major decision win in his first bout of the day, defeating Williams Christopher Colon, and then moved to the semifinal with a 0:42 win by fall over Norwich's Jabari Pinkney. Craig and Bradley faced each other in the 2024 regional semifinal with Bradley taking a 7-4 decision. 

A three-time All-Region selection, two-time NCAA Qualifier, and 2024 All-American (Sixth Place), Frost is the top-ranked wrestler in the region and in the nation at 149 pounds.  Entering the tournament undefeated at 31-0, Frost picked up two more wins to improve to 33-0 on the season. Frost opened the tournament with a 4:33 win by fall over WPI's Mason Basara, and then defeated Springfield's Luke Temple by major decision 14-3.  Temple entered the tourney ranked eighth in the region. Advancing the championship semifinal, Frost will face Castleton's Elijah Cyr. Cyr is ranked fourth in the region.  Cyr earned his spot with an opening round win by technical fall, and a 10-2 decision over William's Caleb Seyfried in the quarterfinals. Frost faced Cyr earlier this season and earned a 16-6 major decision victory.

Opening with an 11-2 major decision win over Sebastian Armstrong of Rhode Island College, Moore, ranked fifth in the region, took a 13-5 major decision loss in the quarterfinal round against Wesleyan's Hayden Myers – the fourth ranked wrestler in the region.  Facing elimination in the wrestle-back, Moore battled his way to a 3-1 win over Bridgewater State's Malcolm Crispin to stay alive. Moore and Crispin faced each other earlier this season with Crispin taking a 7-1 decision over Moore. Moore continues on in the consolation quarterfinals to start tomorrow's action and will take on Williams' Tylor Stubbs. Moore needs three more wins to place third and qualify.

Huskies Up Next
125 – Championship Semifinal: Jake Craig (SM) vs. Gavin Bradley (CU)
149 – Championship Semifinal: Colby Frost (SM) vs. Elijah Cyr (CU)
141 – Consolation Quarterfinal: Kyle Moore (SM) vs. Tylor Stubbs (Williams).

2025 NCAA Northeast Regional Team Scores (DAY ONE)
1. Johnson & Wales, 99.5; 2. Castleton, 97.5; 3. Coast Guard, 81.5; 4. Williams, 68.5; 5. Wesleyan (Conn)., 63.5; 6. Roger Williams, 50.0; 7. Springfield, 46.5; 8. Rhode Island College, 41.5; 9. Western New England, 37.0; 10. Southern Maine, 29.5; 11. Trinity (Conn.), 29.0; 12. New England College, 28.0; 13. Plymouth State, 23.5; 14. WPI, 21.5; T15., Bridgewater State, 18.5; T15. Norwich, 18.5; 17. Utica, 10.5; 18. Maine Maritime Academy, 0.0,

NCAA DIII Regional Northeast Results for Southern Maine (DAY ONE)
125 Jake Craig (2-0) – Advances to Sunday

• Champ. Round 1 - Jake Craig (Southern Maine)  won by tech fall over Beniamino DiCocco (Western New England)  (TF-1.5 4:09 (16-0))
• Quarterfinal - Jake Craig (Southern Maine) won by tech fall over Chris Hong (Wesleyan (CT))  (TF-1.5 6:15 (18-1))

133 Noah Krysztofiak (0-2) - Eliminated

• Prelim - Shaun McLaughlin (Roger Williams) won by fall over Noah Krysztofiak (Southern Maine) (Fall 2:04)
• Prelim - Charlie Pavis (Worcester Polytechnic) won by tech fall over Noah Krysztofiak (Southern Maine)  (TF-1.5 2:31 (16-0))

141 Kyle Moore (2-1) – Advances to Sunday

• Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Moore (Southern Maine) won by major decision over Sebastian Armstrong (Rhode Island College)  (MD 11-2)
• Quarterfinal - Hayden Myers (Wesleyan (CT)) won by major decision over Kyle Moore (Southern Maine) (MD 13-5)
• Cons. Round 2 - Kyle Moore (Southern Maine) won by decision over Malcom Chrispin (Bridgewater State)  (Dec 3-1)

149 Colby Frost  (2-0) – Advances to Sunday

• Champ. Round 1 - Colby Frost (Southern Maine) won by fall over Mason Basara (Worcester Polytechnic)  (Fall 4:33)
• Quarterfinal - Colby Frost (Southern Maine)  won by major decision over Luke Temple (Springfield) (MD 14-3)

157 Kaleb Pool (1-2) – Eliminated

• Champ. Round 1 - Nate Camiscioli (Castleton) won by tech fall over Kaleb Pool (Southern Maine)  (TF-1.5 5:47 (17-0))
• Cons. Round 1 - Kaleb Pool (Southern Maine) won by tech fall over Hunter Morton (Utica) (TF-1.5 3:47 (20-4))
• Ronnie Christolin (Wesleyan (CT)) 2-1 won by decision over Kaleb Pool (Southern Maine) 1-2 (Dec 10-4)

165 Derek Cote (0-2) - Eliminated

• Prelim - John Lagana (Trinity (CT))  won by fall over Derek Cote (Southern Maine)  (Fall 2:06)
• Champ. Round 1 - Jack Richardson (Johnson & Wales (RI)) won by tech fall over Derek Cote (Southern Maine) (TF-1.5 1:43 (15-0))

174 Scott Ingalls (0-2) - Eliminated

• Champ. Round 1 - Jayden Curley (Roger Williams)  won by forfeit over Scott Ingalls (Southern Maine)  (For.)
• Cons. Round 1 - Michael Hopkins (Bridgewater State)  won by forfeit over Scott Ingalls (Southern Maine)  (For.)

184  Michael Sanchez (0-2) - Eliminated

• Champ. Round 1 - Jamie Evarts (Williams College)  won by fall over Michael Sanchez (Southern Maine)  (Fall 0:36)
• Cons. Round 1 - Cooper Galvin (Norwich)  won by major decision over Michael Sanchez (Southern Maine) (MD

197 Anthony Mears (0-2) – Eliminated

• Champ. Round 1 - Spencer Fetrow (Roger Williams)  won by tech fall over Anthony Mears (Southern Maine)  (TF-1.5 5:05 (16-1))
• Cons. Round 1 - Anthony Mears (Southern Maine)  received a bye
• Cons. Round 2 - Aris Dashiell (Wesleyan (CT)) 1-1 won in sudden victory - 1 over Anthony Mears (Southern Maine) 0-2 (SV-1 4-1)

285 Jason Canavan-Dwyer (0-2)  - Eliminated

• Champ. Round 1 - Will Orso (Wesleyan (CT)) won by fall over Jason Canavan-Dwyer (Southern Maine) (Fall 4:05)
• Cons. Round 1 - Emre Sensoy (Trinity (CT)) won by major decision over Jason Canavan-Dwyer (Southern Maine)  (MD 24-13)

 
Up Next: 
Wrestlers placing in the top three of their respective weight classes will earn an automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament held March 14-15 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island. Division III qualifiers are set to be released on Monday, March 3 followed by a bracket release on Monday, March 10.