F&M Wrestling 2024 Keystone Classic

Last Time out

• Franklin & Marshall sent 18 wrestlers to compete at Millersville's Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Open last Saturday
• Charlie Colantonio led the team with a third-place finish at 125 lbs. as he was one of four Diplomat place winners
• Brandt Fajerman was fourth at 141 lbs. after advancing to the semifinals
• Ejiro Montoya (125 lbs.) and Jake Neill (157 lbs.) also placed for Franklin & Marshall, finishing fifth and sixth - respectively
• The Diplomats finished with 94 points as a team to finish second among all college teams, trailing only Rutgers' team score of 99.5
• Seth Weaver (149 lbs.) had a strong showing with four wins at his new weight class, while Leo Varga (184 lbs.) added three bonus point victories to the team's total

Keystone Classic

at University of Pennsylvania

Sunday, November 24

Schedule (estimated session times)

• 9:30 AM: Championship 1st Round & 2nd Rounds
• 12:00 PM: Consolation 1st Round & Consolation 2nd Round
• 1:15 PM: Championship Quarterfinals
• 2:45 PM: Championship Semifinals & Consolation 3rd Round
• 4:30 PM: Consolation 4th Round
• 5:00 PM: Consolation Semifinals & 7th place matches
• 6:00 PM: Championship, 3rd and 5th Place matches

Teams Competing

• Franklin & Marshall (EIWA)
• Central Michigan (MAC)
• Drexel (EIWA)
• Edinboro (MAC)
• Harvard (IVY)
• Lock Haven (MAC)
• Penn (IVY)
• Virginia Tech (ACC)

Pre-Seeds (Intermat Rankings)

125 lbs.

1. #12 Eddie Ventresca (VT)
2. #18 Max Gallagher (Penn)
3. Jimmy Garcia (F&M)
4. Brady Pruett (Penn)
5. Dillon Campbell (VT)

133 lbs.

1. #16 Anthony Noto (LHU)
2. #10 Connor McGonagle (VT)
3. Alex Almeyda (Penn)
4. Mason Leiphart (F&M)
5. #29 Ryan Miller (Penn)
6. Kyle Waterman (Drexel)
7. John Hildebrandt (Drexel)

141 lbs.

1. #16 Sam Latona (VT)
2. #21 Wyatt Henson (LHU)
3. #13 CJ Composto (Penn)
4. Bryce Kresho (F&M)
5. Evan Mougalian (Penn)
6. Anthony Ferraro (Edinboro)

149 lbs.

1. #1 Caleb Henson (VT)
2. #13 Cross Wasilewski (Penn)
3. Dom Findora (Drexel)
4. Kelly Dunnigan (Penn)
5. Jon Fuller (Drexel)
6. Lucas Kapusta (LHU)

157 lbs.

1. #15 Johnny Lovett (CMU)
2. #19 Jude Swisher (Penn)
3. #32 Jimmy Harrington (Harvard)
4. #33 Nick Stampoulos (LHU)
5. Luke Nichter (Drexel)
6. Ryan Michaels (Edinboro)

165 lbs.

1. Mac Church (VT)
2. #19 Connor Brady (VT)
3. Cody Walsh (Drexel)
4. Caden Dobbins (LHU)
5. Andy Troczynski (Penn)
6. Chandler Amaker (CMU)

174 lbs.

1. #7 Nick Incontrera (Penn)
2. #17 Alex Cramer (CMU)
3. Brody Evans (Edinboro)
4. Avery Bassett (LHU)
5. Jack Janda (Drexel)
6. Tyler Stoltzfus (LHU)

184 lbs.

1. #12 TJ Stewart (VT)
2. Matt Walsh (Harvard)
3. Sam Fisher (VT)
4. Giuseppe Hoose (Drexel)
5. #28 Colin Fegley (LHU)
6. Adrian Cramer (CMU)

197 lbs.

1. #13 Andy Smith (VT)
2. Hudson Skove (Harvard)
3. Luke Cochran (CMU)
4. Tucker Hogan (LHU)
5. Cameron Wood (CMU)

285 lbs.

1. Hunter Catka (VT)
2. #26 Bryan Caves (CMU)
3. Kade Sottolano (Edinboro)
4. John Pardo (Penn)

Last Year at Keystone Classic

• F&M placed fifth out of 10 teams at last year's Keystone Classic
• James Conway (184 lbs.) and John Crawford (197 lbs.) set up their deep NCAA Tournament runs a season ago by becoming the Diplomats' first-ever finalists in this tournament last year
• Conway became the first-ever F&M wrestler to win a Keystone Classic individual title when he defeated #21 Sam Fisher of Virginia Tech by an 8-5 sudden victory decision
• Pat Phillips (141 lbs.) placed third at this tournament a year ago, losing only to a nationally-ranked wrestler during a 4-1 day for him
• Mason Leiphart (133 lbs.) placed fourth, dropping only a pair of matches to the host Quakers
• Bryce Kresho (141 lbs.) went 2-3 to place eighth a season ago
• Noah Fox (174 lbs.) won five of his six matches on the day to place third at this tournament during his senior season
• Josh Hillard, Luke Bender, and Josh Palmucci also competed at the 2023 Keystone Classic

Assistant Coach Steve Borja

• 12th season at Franklin & Marshall
• Previously served as an assistant coach at Millersville University and Manheim Central High School
• Graduated from Virginia Tech in 2008 where he was a two-time first-team All-CC wrestler who was ranked as high as fourth in the country during the 2007 season

UP NEXT - Sheridan Open

Friday, December 20

Bethlehem, Pa. (Lehigh)