MIDDLETOWN, Conn.    -  Senior Colby Frost (Steep Falls, Maine/Bonny Eagle) and junior Jake Craig (Norridgewock, Maine/Skowhegan) are headed to Providence, Rhode Island after punching their tickets to the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament (March 14-15) following outstanding individual performances at the 2025 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship this weekend at Wesleyan University's Bacon Field House. 

Both Frost (149 lbs) and Craig (125 lbs) placed second in their respective weight classes to earn their spots in the NCAA National Championship tournament, while securing All-Region honors.  Junior Kyle Moore (Kennebunk, Maine/Division Avenue (NY)) narrowly missed out on NCAA berth finishing fourth overall at 141 lbs, but joined Frost and Craig in earning All-Region honors.  The top three from each weight class earns a national tournament spot.

A 2023 All-American (fourth place) as a freshman, Craig is booking his third consecutive trip to the national championship tournament. Last season, Craig had to bow out of the championship early with an injury.  Craig advanced to the regional championship semifinal after a strong 2-0 start on the first day of the tournament with a pair of wins by technical fall, the Huskies' junior secured his spot in the 2025 national championship with a hard-fought 7-3 decision over Castleton's Gavin Bradley.  Ranked fifth nationally at 125 lbs, Bradley defeated Craig in the 2024 championship semifinal 7-4.  Advancing to the championship bout against three-time defending national champion, and no. 1 ranked Joziah Fry of Johnson & Wales, Craig dropped the match by injury default and finished in second place.  Now a three-time All-Region wrestler, Craig has a record of 26-5 heading into the national championship tournament.

Top-ranked in-region and in the nation at 149 lbs, Frost, a 2024 All-American (sixth place), cruised into the regional championship semifinal with a strong 2-0 start to the tournament on Saturday, including a win by fall, and a win by major decision.  Looking to lock up his third bid to the NCAA national tournament, Frost came up against a familiar opponent Elijah Cyr of Castleton. Previously beating Cyr by major decision in November of 2024, Frost had two take downs in the second period to lead Cyr 6-3 heading into the third.  Starting on the bottom for the final period, Frost quickly worked his way to an escape for a 7-3 lead before scoring his third take-down of the match for the 10-3 final. Advancing to the championship of the 149 bs bracket, Frost (No. 1) took on No. 2 Hayden Brown of Johnson & Wales, and dropped an 11-0 bout to finish in second place. Frost is carrying a record of 34-1 headed into the 2025 national championship. He is now a four-time All-Region wrestler, and three-time NCAA qualifier. 
 
Bouncing back from a quarterfinal loss, Moore battled his way through the wrestle-back of the 141-pound bracket to fight for a third place finish and a spot in the national tournament.  In the consolation quarterfinals, Moore dominated Williams' Tylor Stubbs 11-0 to move into the consolation semifinals against Trinity's Ty Trickle.  In the semis, Moore took a win by injury default to set up a rematch against Wesleyan's Hayden Myer who had defeated Moore 13-5 earlier in the tournament. In a closely contested third place match, Moore took an 8-4 lead late in the first period with a reversal and near fall over Myer.  Increasing his lead with an escape in the second period, Moore led Myer late in the third before Myer rattled off an escape, a takedown and a near fall in the closing seconds to rally for the 13-9 win. Moore's first place finish marks his best finish at the regional championship level, and his first All-Region honor.
 

As a team, Southern Maine finished eighth out of 18 teams with a score of 54.5 points.  Johnson and Wales claimed the team championship with 192.5 points.

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.  
 
2025 NCAA Northeast Regional Team Scores
1. Johnson & Wales, 192.5; 2. Coast Guard, 155.0; 3. Castleton, 151.5; 4. Williams, 111.0; 5. Wesleyan (Conn.), 104.0; 6. Springfield, 66.5; 7. Springfield, 66.5; 8. Southern Maine, 54.5; 9. Western New England, 53.0; 10. Rhode Island College, 48.5; 11. New England College, 41.0; 12. Trinity, 34.5; 13. Plymouth State, 31.0; 14. Bridgewater State, 29.0; 15. WPI, 22.5; 16. Norwich, 21.5; 17. Utica, 16.0; 18. Maine Maritime 0
NCAA DIII Regional Northeast Results for Southern Maine
125 Jake Craig (2-0) – All-Region (Second Place)

• 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))
• Semifinal - Jake Craig (Southern Maine) 3-1 won by decision over Gavin Bradley (Castleton) 32-6 (Dec 7-3)
• 1st Place Match - Joziah Fry (Johnson & Wales (RI)) 23-0 won by injury default over Jake Craig (Southern Maine) 3-1 (Inj. 0:00)

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) – All Region (Fourth Place)

• 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)
• Cons. Round 3 - Kyle Moore (Southern Maine) 4-2 won by major decision over Tylor Stubbs (Williams College) 3-3 (MD 11-0)
• Cons. Semi - Kyle Moore (Southern Maine) 4-2 won by injury default over Ty Trickle (Trinity (CT)) 2-3 (Inj. 0:00)
• 3rd Place Match - Hayden Myers (Wesleyan (CT)) 5-1 won by decision over Kyle Moore (Southern Maine) 4-2 (Dec 13-9)

149 Colby Frost  (2-0) – All Region (Second Place

• 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)
• Semifinal - Colby Frost (Southern Maine) 3-1 won by major decision over Elijah Cyr (Castleton) 24-12 (MD 11-3)
• 1st Place Match - Hayden Brown (Johnson & Wales (RI)) 14-1 won by major decision over Colby Frost (Southern Maine) 3-1 (MD 11-0)

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.  
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