THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes 6th
What: Will Abele Invitational in wrestling action
When: Saturday, Jan. 14
Where: Collegeville, Pa. – Ursinus

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had a placewinner in six of the 10 weight classes to place sixth at the Will Abele Invitational hosted by Ursinus. The Bullets posted 91.5 points on the day.

THE LEADERS
• Luke Kowalski (Derwood, Md./St. John's College) led the Bullets with a second-place finish at 133 in his first tournament action of the season. His day opened with a pin of Larry Melchionda (College of New Jersey) in 2:17 before posting back-to-back major decisions. He topped RIT's Isaiah Shafer 12-3 and Western New England's Austin Monteiro 13-5 in the semifinals. In the championship bout, Gabe Scalise (RIT) pinned Kowalski in late in the second period.
• Eric Mougalian (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon) was one of three Gettysburg wrestlers to place sixth. His day at 149 started with a 9-2 win over Scranton's Konstantinos Mavrikidis before pinning RIT's Jackson Vermelen in the final 33 seconds of the match to advance to the quarterfinals, where Dante Monaco (Ursinus) notched a first-period pin. Mougalian worked his way back through the consolation bracket with wins by 10-5 and 9-5 before falling in the fifth-place bout 3-2 to Brian Lombardi (East Stroudsburg).
• Justin Richey (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) also placed sixth at 165. His day started with a 9-4 win over Scranton's Timothy Greff before falling 2-1 to RIT's Liam Strouse in the quarterfinals. In the consolation bracket, Richey recorded an 8-0 win and advanced to the fifth-place match with an injury default win. Alex Strashinsky won by fall over Richey with a first-period fall.
• Brendan Loder (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) rounded out the trio of sixth-place finishers. At 197, he started with a 16-7 win over Chris Baker (TCNJ) before falling to Ajay Hiller (East Stroudsburg) 3-1 in the first sudden-victory period. In the consolation bracket, Loder won 9-4 and 2-0 before College of New Jersey's Joe Daddario recorded a second-period technical fall in the fifth-place bout.
• Antonio Abate (Northvale, N.J./Don Bosco Prep) went 3-2 to finish seventh at 125. His day started with a 5-0 win before Nassau's Kevin Lopez won by technical fall in the first period. Abate then topped Danny Poggi (Oneonta) 9-6 in the consolation bracket before falling to the seventh-place match with a 10-0 defeat to Franco Mazza (Ursinus). Abate won his final match by medical forfeit.
• At the other end of the bracket, Phil Nave (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) was seventh at heavyweight. His day started with a pin in 2:04 before falling 14-4 to drop to the consolation bracket. There, he recorded a pin in the final 20 seconds over Oneonta's Kennith Jackson before being pinned in the first period by Southern Virginia's Porter Trapp. In the seventh-place match, Nave won by fall in 1:16 over AIC's Andrew Bumpus.

FOR THE FOES
• RIT won the team title with 178.5 points behind two first-place finishes to go with four seconds and a third. College of New Jersey placed second with 176 points and had four individual champions.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Justin Rhyne (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial) went 2-2 at 184, recording a pin in 2-minutes, 29-seconds over Scranton's Joseph Cosgrove in his opening match. Rhyne then dropped a 10-0 major decision before recording his second win by fall, topping Ikia Garcia (Southern Virginia) midway through the final period. Rhyne's day ended with a 5-3 loss to Oneonta's James Delucia.
• At 141, Jake Stein (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) opened with a 12-6 win before falling in back-to-back major decisions.
• At 149, Julian Armadio (Bloomingdale, N.J./Butler) sandwiched an 8-6 win between a pair of close losses for a 1-2 day at 149.
• At 157, Heath Rudolph (Winchester, Va./Roanoke) and Cooper Leszczuk (The Village of Indian Hill, Ohio/Indian Hill) each recorded a single win. Rudolph's win came in a matchup against his teammate, 3-2. Leszczuk pinned Jaccob Gonzalez (East Stroudsburg) just before regulation expired.
• Michael Daugherty (Salisbury, Md./Parkside) went 1-2 at 174 in three matches all decided by pins. His winning pin came in his first match of the consolation bracket in 34 seconds.

THE INSIDE STORY
125: Antonio Abate Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) DEC Liam Pritchard holland Pembroke, MA (American International), 5-0
125Kevin Lopez (Nassau) TF Antonio Abate Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 16-0 2:20
125Antonio Abate Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) DEC Danny Poggi West Islip, NY (Oneonta), 9-6
125Franco Mazza Collegeville, PA (Ursinus) MD Antonio Abate Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 10-0
125Antonio Abate Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) M FOR John Freebern Rochester, NY (Rochester Institute of Technology)
133: Luke Kowalski Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) F Larry Melchionda Whippany, NJ (The College of New Jersey), 2:17
133Caleb Peralta (Nassau) F Joseph Coppola Toms River, NJ (Gettysburg), 2:02
133Michael Adams Collegeville, PA (Ursinus) MD Joseph Coppola Toms River, NJ (Gettysburg), 11-0
133Luke Kowalski Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) MD Isaiah Shafer Rochester, NY (Rochester Institute of Technology), 12-3
133Luke Kowalski Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) MD Austin Monteiro Springfield, MA (Western New England), 13-5
133Gabe Scalise Rochester, NY (Rochester Institute of Technology) F Luke Kowalski Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 4:44
141: Jake Stein Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) DEC Ayden Cheng Springfield, MA (Western New England), 12-6
141Daniel Hong Paramus, NJ (The College of New Jersey) MD Jake Stein Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 15-7
141Drake Torrington Ewing Township, NJ (The College of New Jersey) MD Jake Stein Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 15-4
149: Matt Grant Rochester, NY (Rochester Institute of Technology) DEC Julian Amadio Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 8-4
149Eric Mougalian Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) DEC Konstantinos Mavrikidis Warren, NJ (Scranton), 9-2
149Eric Mougalian Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) F Jackson Vermuelen Rochester, NY (Rochester Institute of Technology), 6:27
149Julian Amadio Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) DEC Sam Dow Springfield, MA (Western New England), 8-6
149Troy Gentzel East Stroudsburg, PA (East Stroudsburg) DEC Julian Amadio Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 6-5
149Dante Monaco Collegeville, PA (Ursinus) F Eric Mougalian Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 2:12
149Eric Mougalian Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) DEC Jacob Remolina East Stroudsburg, PA (East Stroudsburg), 10-5
149Eric Mougalian Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) DEC Zach Lewis East Stroudsburg, PA (East Stroudsburg), 9-5
149Brian Lombardi East Stroudsburg, PA (East Stroudsburg) DEC Eric Mougalian Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 3-2
157: Keon Ayala Springfield, MA (Western New England) DEC Heath Rudolph Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 4-3
157Peter Charnley Springfield, MA (Western New England) TF Jake Dressler Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 15-0 7:00
157Cooper Leszczuk Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) F Jacob Gonzalez Factoryville, PA (East Stroudsburg), 7:00
157Max Yahre Plainview, NY (Oneonta) DEC Cooper Leszczuk Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 6-2
157Daniel Kosinski Carlisle, PA (Scranton) F Jake Dressler Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 0:49
157Heath Rudolph Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) DEC Cooper Leszczuk Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 3-2
157Bryce Parenti East Stroudsburg, PA (East Stroudsburg) DEC Heath Rudolph Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 10-4
165: Esdras Ramos Oneonta, NY (Oneonta) TF Graham Chandler Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 19-4 7:00
165Justin Ritchey Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) DEC Timothy Greff Pompton Lakes, NJ (Scranton), 9-4
165Connor Doherty Ewing Township, NJ (The College of New Jersey) F Graham Chandler Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 2:49
165Liam Strouse Rochester, NY (Rochester Institute of Technology) DEC Justin Ritchey Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 2-1
165Justin Ritchey Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) MD Hollis Berry Elmira, NY (Elmira College), 8-0
165Justin Ritchey Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) DEF Jack Murray Ewing Township, NJ (The College of New Jersey), 2-0 4:22
165Alex Strashinsky Morristown, NJ (The College of New Jersey) F Justin Ritchey Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 1:27
174: William Laughlin Lansdale, PA (Scranton) F Michael Daugherty Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 4:10
174Michael Daugherty Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) F Nicholas Bortz Lower Saucon Valley, PA (Temple), 0:34
174Tyson Hoopes Buena Vista, VA (Southern Virginia) F Michael Daugherty Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 2:30
184: Justin Rhyne Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) F Joseph Cosgrove Williston Park, NY (Scranton), 2:29
184Jack Ryan Trumbull, CT (Oneonta) MD Justin Rhyne Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 10-0
184Justin Rhyne Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) F Ikia Garcia Buena Vista, VA (Southern Virginia), 5:50
184James Delucia Bohemia, NY (Oneonta) DEC Justin Rhyne Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 5-3
197: Darby Mclaughlin Springfield, MA (Western New England) MD Russell Canova Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 17-6
197Brendan Loder Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) MD Chris Baker Watchung, NJ (The College of New Jersey), 16-7
197Ajay Hiller East Stroudsburg, PA (East Stroudsburg) DEC Brendan Loder Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 3-1 SV
197Markys Lissaint Springfield, MA (American International) M FOR Russell Canova Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 0-0 0:00
197Brendan Loder Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) DEC Isaiah Lee (Nassau), 9-4
197Brendan Loder Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) DEC Markys Lissaint Springfield, MA (American International), 2-0
197Joe Daddario Ewing Township, NJ (The College of New Jersey) TF Brendan Loder Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 16-1 5:16
285: Nate Degroff Rochester, NY (Rochester Institute of Technology) F Max Ferguson Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 0:32
285Hunter Marham Long Branch, NJ (Scranton) DEC Simon Taylor Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 6-1
285Phil Nave Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) F James Clarkson (Nassau), 2:04
285Andrew Bumpus Springfield, MA (American International) F Max Ferguson Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 0:22
285Gavin Range Collegeville, PA (Ursinus) DEC Simon Taylor Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 2-2 TB2
285Darius Green Elmira, NY (Elmira College) MD Phil Nave Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 14-4
285Phil Nave Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) F Kennith Jackson iii New Orleans, LA (Oneonta), 6:40
285Porter Trapp Buena Vista, VA (Southern Virginia) F Phil Nave Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg), 1:28
285Phil Nave Gettysburg, PA (Gettysburg) F Andrew Bumpus Springfield, MA (American International), 1:16

NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday. Match time is 7 p.m.