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WAYNESBURG, Pa./LEXINGTON, Va. – The Gettysburg College wrestling team featured eight place-winners combined in two tournaments, including runner-up finishes by juniors Colin Kowalski (Derwood, Md./Georgetown Prep) and Paul Triandafilou (Derwood, Md./Georgetown Prep) at the Waynesburg University Invitational on Saturday.
 
Gettysburg finished fifth out of 16 teams with six total place-winners at Waynesburg. Kowalski reached his second consecutive championship final of the season on the way to taking second at 165, while Triandafilou finished runner-up in his fourth heavyweight finals appearance of the campaign. Joining the duo among the top six were senior Lenny Ogozalek (Summit Hill, Pa./Panther Valley) at 125 (fifth), freshman Sean Thompson (Plainsboro, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro-South) at 141 (sixth), sophomore Colin Devlin (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) at 149 (fifth), and freshman Mike Iodice (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) at 197 (fifth).
 
A small contingent of Bullets also travelled to the Jim Crytzer Invitational at Washington & Lee University. Freshman Robert Garnett (Springfield, Va./Thomas Edison) produced the top performance with a fourth-place finish at 149 pounds. Freshman Noah Struss (Fairfield, N.J./West Essex) took sixth at 157.
 
At Waynesburg, Kowalski opened with a dominant run through his bracket, racking up three pins and a technical fall shutout (15-0) in his first three bouts. The junior, who came into the event ranked fifth in the nation by D3wrestle.com, fell short in the bid for a second title this season as Chase Schmidt from the University of Wisoncsin-Eau Claire overcame a 2-0 deficit to win 11-4 in the championship match. Kowalski improved his record to 19-3 on the year.
 
Seeking his seventh career tournament title, Triandafilou was upended in the finals by a familiar foe. The junior, who came into the event ranked sixth, cruised through his first two matches with a decision (3-0) and fall (2:30). After a 13-6 win in the quarterfinals, Triandafilou punched his ticket to the finals with a 2-1 win over Gage Gladysz from Thiel College. A rematch with Waynesburg's Jake Evans awaited the Gettysburg grappler in the finals. Triandafilou won the first meeting 3-1 in overtime in the championship of the Messiah Petrofes Invitational, but Evans, ranked seventh in the nation, won the sequel by fall in the third period. Triandafilou's record moved to 18-3 this season.
 
Ogozalek and Iodice each ended their days with victories. After dropping his opening match, the senior padded his team-leading pin total with three in the consolation bracket, ending his day with a fall at the end of the first period of the fifth-place match. Ogozalek is 19-7 on the year with 13 victories by fall. Iodice made a run to the semifinals at 197 following a pair of decisions. After dropping his next two contests, he closed with a forfeit win in the fifth-place match.
 
Thompson placed for the fourth time in as many events this season. The freshman pulled out a 3-1 victory in overtime to begin the day and added a 6-4 victory in his next match. He dropped his next contest by major decision in the semifinals and was unable compete afterwards due to injury. Thompson improved to 19-4 on the year.
 
Devlin, sophomore Traken Sutton (Wethersfield, Conn./Loomis Chaffee), and freshman Phil Angelo (Summit, N.J./Summit) combined for nine wins in the 149 bracket. Devlin won his first two matches by fall and added a pair of decisions in the wrestleback. Both Devlin and his fifth-place match opponent met their six-match limit in the consolation semifinals. Sutton won each of his first two matches by decision, while Angelo won three consecutive decisions in the consolation bracket.
 
Freshman Jordan Pinette (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional) accounted for a pair of first-period falls in the 133-pound bracket.
 
Garnett recorded three wins on the way to his second top-four finish of the year at Washington & Lee. After winning his opener 5-1, the first-year recorded his first collegiate technical fall 19-4. In the semifinals, he dropped a close 1-0 decision to the eventual champion. Garnett rebounded with a 6-2 win in overtime in the consolation bracket before ending the event with a setback in the third-place match.
 
Struss earned a spot in the semis at 157 by scoring a pin in his first match. He fell by decision twice before an injury default in the fifth-place match. Senior Jake Bracken (Chatsworth, Calif./Harvard Westlake) picked up two wins by technical fall (15-0) and decision (5-3) in the same bracket.
 
Gettysburg hosts SUNY Oneonta on Thursday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m.
 
Waynesburg Invitational Results
 
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Champ. Round 1 - Trent Gill (UMU) won by decision over Lenny Ogozalek (GC) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Lenny Ogozalek (GC) won by fall over Jeremy Berger (JHU) (Fall 1:00)
Cons. Round 2 - Lenny Ogozalek (GC) won by forfeit over Daniel Florentino (W&J) (FF)
Cons. Round 3 - Lenny Ogozalek (GC) won by fall over Colton Bethel (ABC) (Fall 2:00)
Cons. Semi - Jimmy Murphy (Thomas More) won by fall over Lenny Ogozalek (GC) (Fall 5:22)
5th Place Match - Lenny Ogozalek (GC) won by fall over Deonte Carter (UMBC) (Fall 2:56)
 
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Champ. Round 1 - Curtis Cox (ABC) won by major decision over Jordan Pinette (GC) (Maj 11-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Jordan Pinette (GC) won by fall over Cody Shultz (Thomas More) (Fall 1:15)
Cons. Round 2 - Jordan Pinette (GC) won by fall over Jahday Daniels (Mt. ST. Joseph) (Fall 3:00)
Cons. Round 3 - Seth Hayes (UMU) won by decision over Jordan Pinette (GC) (Dec 8-6)
 
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Champ. Round 2 - Sean Thompson (GC) won by decision over Nate McClanahan (MSJC) (OT 3-1)
Quarterfinal - Sean Thompson (GC) won by decision over Lucas Escobar (JHU) (Dec 6-4)
Semifinal - Jordan Meyer (UW-EC) won by major dec. over Sean Thompson (GC) (MD 13-2)
Cons. Semi - Tyler Demo (UW-EC) won by forfeit over Sean Thompson (GC) (FF)
5th Place Match - Hunter Pierce (UW-EC) won by forfeit over Sean Thompson (GC) (Inj. 0:00)
 
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Champ. Round 1 - Traken Sutton (GC) won by decision over Toby Warrington (Musk) (Dec 8-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Traken Sutton (GC) won by decision over Casey Connor (ASU) (Dec 8-3)
Quarterfinal - Luke Hernandez (UMU) won by decision over Traken Sutton (GC) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Jaden Winchel (UW-EC) won by tech fall over Traken Sutton (GC) (TF 21-2)
 
Champ. Round 2 - Carter Focht (UW-EC) won by decision over Phil Angelo (GC) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Phil Angelo (GC) won by decision over Elias Audley (UW-EC) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Phil Angelo (GC) won by decision over Toby Warrington (Musk) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Phil Angelo (GC) won by decision over Robert Hall (WU) (Dec 11-9)
Cons. Round 5 - Jaden Winchel (UW-EC) won by fall over Phil Angelo (GC) (Fall 1:11)
 
Champ. Round 1 - Colin Devlin (GC) won by fall over Brandon Miller (PSU-Behrend) (Fall 4:40)
Champ. Round 2 - Colin Devlin (GC) won by fall over Robby Cobb (UMU) (Fall 3:20)
Quarterfinal - Martin Mitchell (UMBC) won by decision over Colin Devlin (GC) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Colin Devlin (GC) won by decision over Connor Joyce (JHU) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 5 - Colin Devlin (GC) won by decision over Brady Bastyr (UW-EC) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Semi - Samuel Florentino (W&J) won by decision over Colin Devlin (GC) (Dec 7-2)
5^th-Place Match – Colin Devlin (GC) vs. Jaden Winchel (UW-EC) – No Contest
 
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Champ. Round 1 - Mike Galton (ASU) won by major decision over Marc Larson (GC) (Maj 9-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Marc Larson (GC) won by fall over Miles Franklin (UMBC) (Fall 1:30)
Cons. Round 3 - Hunter Neely (W&J) won by fall over Marc Larson (GC) (Fall 6:20)
 
Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Munn (CWRC) won by tech fall over Tristan Chen (GC) (TF 16-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Lawrence Schrott (W&J) won by fall over Tristan Chen (GC) (Fall 4:00)
 
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Champ. Round 1 - #6 Jesse Gross (UMU) won by fall over Sal Puglisi (GC) (Fall 2:24)
Cons. Round 2 - Sal Puglisi (GC) won by fall over Devin Horton (ASU) (Fall 4:30)
Cons. Round 3 - Sal Puglisi (GC) won by fall over Connor Gordon (CWRC) (Fall 2:00)
Cons. Round 4 - Tanner Walker (Musk) won by fall over Sal Puglisi (GC) (Fall 2:00)
 
Champ. Round 1 - #5 Colin Kowalski (GC) won by fall over Tj Lambiotte (Ohio Valley) (Fall 1:50)
Champ. Round 2 - #5 Colin Kowalski (GC) won by fall over Devin Horton (ASU) (Fall 3:45)
Quarterfinal - #5 Colin Kowalski (GC) won by tech fall over Dane Morgan (JHU) (TF 15-0)
Semifinal - #5 Colin Kowalski (GC) won by fall over Tyler Rendina (UMBC) (Fall 1:10)
1st Place Match - Chase Schmidt (UW-EC) won by decision over Colin Kowalski (GC) (Dec 11-4)
 
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Champ. Round 2 - Cecil Philson (UW-EC) won by maj. dec. over Crawford Oswald (GC) (MD 11-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Max Fleming (JHU) won by decision over Crawford Oswald (GC) (Dec 7-2)
 
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Champ. Round 2 - Mike Iodice (GC) won by decision over Alex Eaton (ABC) (Dec 12-7)
Quarterfinal - Mike Iodice (GC) won by decision over Antonio Zapata (Musk) (Dec 3-2)
Semifinal - Ken Burrs (WU) won by fall over Mike Iodice (GC) (Fall 4:45)
Cons. Semi - Grant Martin (UMU) won by fall over Mike Iodice (GC) (Fall 3:30)
5th Place Match - Mike Iodice (GC) won by forfeit over James Caniglia (Thomas More) (FF)
 
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Champ. Round 1 - #6 Paul Triandafilou (GC) won by decision over Nate Lewis (CWRC) (Dec 3-0)
Champ. Round 2 - #6 Paul Triandafilou (GC) won by fall over Will VanNorman (WU) (Fall 2:30)
Quarterfinal - #6 Paul Triandafilou (GC) won by decision over Paul Carter (UW-EC) (Dec 13-6)
Semifinal - #6 Paul Triandafilou (GC) won by decision over Gage Gladysz (Thiel) (Dec 2-1)
1st Place Match - #7 Jake Evans (WU) won by fall over #6 Paul Triandafilou (GC) (Fall 6:30)
 
Jim Crytzer Invitational Results
 
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Quarterfinal - Brandon Woody (Averette) won by fall over Alex Shaffer (GC) (Fall 3:29)
Cons. Round 2 - Michael Nichols (Averette) won by medical forfeit over Alex Shaffer (GC) (MFF)
 
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Champ. Round 1 - Bryce Crew (W&L) won by fall over Patrick Briody (GC) (Fall 0:59)
Cons. Round 1 - Seth Winkle (JCU) won by decision over Patrick Briody (GC) (Dec 5-1)
 
Prelim - Robert Pritt (WVT) won by fall over Michael Carioscia (GC) (Fall 2:34)
Prelim - Michael Carioscia (GC) won by fall over Nick Pruitte (St. Andrews) (Fall 2:18)
Cons. Round 1 - Steve MacDonald (GC) won by major decision over Michael Carioscia (GC) (Maj 12-2)
 
Champ. Round 1 - Robert Garnett (GC) won by dec. over William Merritt (Averette) (Dec 5-1)
Quarterfinal - Robert Garnett (GC) won by tech fall over TJ Conlon (Scranton) (TF 19-4)
Semifinal - Bryce Crew (W&L) won by decision over Robert Garnett (GC) (Dec 1-0)
Cons. Semi - Robert Garnett (GC) won in tie breaker - 1 over Seth Winkle (JCU) (TB-1 6-2)
3rd Place Match - Jarrad Lasko (JCU) won by major decision over Robert Garnett (GC) (Maj 11-0)
 
Champ. Round 1 - Jarrad Lasko (JCU) won by tech fall over Steve MacDonald (GC) (TF 16-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Steve MacDonald (GC) won by maj. dec. over Michael Carioscia (GC) (MD 12-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Noah Walker (St. Andrews) won by dec. over Steve MacDonald (GC) (Dec 7-4)
 
Prelim - Christopher Fletcher (SVU) won by fall over Nolan Smith (GC) (Fall 4:26)
Prelim - Seth Winkle (JCU) won by injury default over Nolan Smith (GC) (Inj. 0:00)
 
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Champ. Round 1 - Aidan Whitis (JCU) won by fall over Jake Bracken (GC) (Fall 2:26)
Cons. Round 1 - Jake Bracken (GC) won by tech fall over Caleb Barley (WVT) (TF 15-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Jake Bracken (GC) won by decision over Chase Payne (St. Andrews) (Dec 5-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Vittorio Santillo (JCU) won by fall over Jake Bracken (GC) (Fall 4:42)
 
Quarterfinal - Noah Struss (GC) won by fall over Vittorio Santillo (JCU) (Fall 3:00)
Semifinal - Kyle Shaffer (Scranton) won by decision over Noah Struss (GC) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Semi - Aidan Whitis (JCU) won by decision over Noah Struss (GC) (Dec 7-0)
5th Place Match - Vittorio Santillo (JCU) won by injury default over Noah Struss (GC) (Inj. 5:48)
 
Champ. Round 1 - Patrick Hofstedt (W&L) won by decision over Henry Scavone (GC) (Dec 9-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Alecsander Horne (W&L) won by maj. dec. over Henry Scavone (GC) (MD 11-2)