Five Gannon Wrestlers Record Multiple Victories at Binghamton Open

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Nine Gannon wrestlers posted a victory and five recorded multiple wins as the Golden Knights continued their early schedule Sunday afternoon at the Binghamton Open. No team standings were kept at the event which featured mostly NCAA Division I schools and wrestlers.

Ethan Swope (Luthersburg, Pa./DuBois Area) had arguably the best day, winning three of five matches in the 149-pound division. The redshirt junior suffered a loss in the opening round, before rolling off three consecutive victories. The final two came against Division I wrestlers in Princeton’s Brandon Rolnick and Lehigh’s Kyle Rosser. The run came to an end with a loss to Brown’s Giuseppi Lanzi.

Four Golden Knights went 2-2 during Sunday’s action. Jose Matos (Williamstown, N.J./St. Augustine College Preparatory School) went 2-2 with two pins at 125. The junior pinned Seton Hill’s Andrew Polidore (6:03) and Princeton’s Andrew Hirai (6:19). He was eliminated with a tight 3-2 loss to Rider’s Tim Trivisonno.

Matt Turek (Madison, Ohio/Madison) also went 2-2 at 125 while wrestling unattached. The true freshman dominated Brockport State’s Kevin O’Hagan 17-6 in the opening match and secured a second win in the wrestlebacks with an 18-10 decision against Notre Dame’s Brian Dean.

Sean Floor (Westbrookville, N.Y./Port Jervis) joined Matos for the team lead with two pins on the day. The redshirt sophomore dropped a first-round battle, before recording consecutive pins in the wrestlebacks against Lock Haven’s Dylan Caprio (4:59) and Columbia’s Ryan Doyle (1:21). His day came to an end with a loss to Princeton’s Daniel Kolodzik.

Chris Santucci (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) recovered from a first-round loss to go 2-2 in the 133-pound weight class. The redshirt senior nipped Penn’s Zach Ellis 9-8 and Drexel’s Garth Mahosky 15-10 during the wrestlebacks.

Other Golden Knights to secure victories included Adam Weinell (Blairsville, Pa./Blairsville) at 125, Mike Krysiak (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy) at 149, Zack McKendree (Vandergrift, Pa./Kiski Area) at 165 and Terry Sedney (Erie, Pa./McDowell) at 197. All four wrestlers went 1-2 in their respective weight classes.

Gannon returns to action Saturday, November 20 at the National Catholic Invitational hosted by Mercyhurst College.