THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes fifth
What: Centennial Conference wrestling championship
When: Saturday, Feb. 10
Where: Westminster, Md. – McDaniel

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had three wrestlers finish in the top three in their respective weight classes to finish fifth at the 2024 Centennial Conference wrestling championship hosted by McDaniel. The Bullets finished with 42.5 points.

THE LEADERS
• Luke Kowalski (Derwood, Md./St. John's College) won the title at 141 to make it back-to-back titles after claiming the 133 title last season. He received a bye into the finals, where he toppled Muhlenberg's Andrew Loniewski, 8-3.

FOR THE FOES
• Ursinus won the team title with 93.5 points, outdistancing second-place McDaniel by 23 points. The Bears had just two individual champions.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Gavin Pascoe (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) finished second at 157. He opened the day with an 11-5 win over Muhlenberg's Chris Sockler before advancing the finals by edging Johns Hopkins' Connor Powell 11-10 in the semifinals. Pascoe then dropped a 4-2 decision to McDaniel's Xavier Howard in the title bout.
• Ethan Composto (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) opened his day at 157 with a 19-4 technical fall win over Muhlenberg's Alex Greco. In the semifinals, Composto fell to top-seeded and eventual champion Thomas Monn (McDaniel), 3-2. Composto advanced to the third-place match with a 10-7 win over Johns Hopkins' Freddy Pimental in the consolation finals. Composto then notched a 13-10 sudden-victory win over Merchant Marine's Edward Pinc to finish third.
• Tank Spelta (Elkridge, Md./Georgetown Prep), Brendan Callahan (Woolwich Twp., N.J./Kingsway Regional), Justin Richey (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) and Simon Taylor (Alexandria, Va./Woodberry Forest School) all finished fourth at their respective weight classes.
• Spelta dropped a 12-1 major decision to eventual champion Joey Lamparelli (Muhlenberg) in the semifinals at 125 before Spelta notched a 20-5 technical fall of Calvin Burton (Merchant Marine) in the consolation semis. In the third-place bout, McDaniel's Romeo Tsai pinned Spelta at the 4:22 mark.
• Callahan fell 5-2 in sudden victory to Jagger Clapsadle (Ursinus) in the 133 semifinals before topping Merchant Marine's Wesley Wydick 9-3 in the consolation semis. In the third-place match, McDaniel's Alex DuFour edged Callahan, 9-7.
• Richey opened his day with a 5-1 win over Muhlenberg's Nick Stump before Shawn Marchesano (Ursinus) pinned Richey in the final seconds of their 165 semifinal match. Richey then recorded a pin of his own, taking down Merchant Marine's Matthew Ferrucci in 1:22 in the consolation semifinals. Jake Hoffmann (Johns Hopkins) defeated Richey in the third-place match, 4-2.
• At heavyweight, Taylor dropped a 5-0 decision to Merchant Marine's Reid Garrison in the semifinals. Taylor then defeated Jake Pomykata (Johns Hopkins) 8-2 in the consolation finals before falling to Andrew Franklin (Muhlenberg) by fall in 3:26 to place fourth.

THE INSIDE STORY
125
Tank Spelta (1-2) placed 4th and scored 4.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Tank Spelta (Gettysburg) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Joey Lamparelli (Muhlenberg) 2-0 won by major decision over Tank Spelta (Gettysburg) 1-2 (MD 12-1)
Cons. Semi - Tank Spelta (Gettysburg) 1-2 won by tech fall over Calvin Burton (Merchant Marine) 0-2 (TF-1.5 6:28 (20-5))
3rd Place Match - Romeo Tsai (McDaniel) 1-1 won by fall over Tank Spelta (Gettysburg) 1-2 (Fall 4:22)
133
Brendan Callahan (1-2) placed 4th and scored 2.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Jagger Clapsadle (Ursinus) 1-1 won in sudden victory - 1 over Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 1-2 (SV-1 5-2)
Cons. Semi - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 1-2 won by decision over Wesley Wydick (Merchant Marine) 0-2 (Dec 9-3)
3rd Place Match - Alex DuFour (McDaniel) 2-1 won by decision over Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 1-2 (Dec 9-7)
141
Luke Kowalski (1-0) placed 1st and scored 12.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Luke Kowalski (Gettysburg) 1-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Luke Kowalski (Gettysburg) 1-0 received a bye () (Bye)
1st Place Match - Luke Kowalski (Gettysburg) 1-0 won by decision over Andrew Loniewski (Muhlenberg) 2-1 (Dec 8-3)
149
Ethan Composto (3-1) placed 3rd and scored 7.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 3-1 won by tech fall over Alex Greco (Muhlenberg) 0-2 (TF-1.5 7:00 (19-4))
Semifinal - Thomas Monn (McDaniel) 2-0 won by decision over Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 3-1 (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Semi - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 3-1 won by decision over Freddy Pimental (Johns Hopkins) 0-2 (Dec 10-7)
3rd Place Match - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 3-1 won in sudden victory - 1 over Edward Pinc (Merchant Marine) 1-2 (SV-1 13-10)
157
Gavin Pascoe (2-1) placed 2nd and scored 9.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 2-1 won by decision over Chris Sockler (Muhlenberg) 0-2 (Dec 11-5)
Semifinal - Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 2-1 won by decision over Connor Powell (Johns Hopkins) 2-1 (Dec 11-10)
1st Place Match - Xavier Howard (McDaniel) 3-0 won by decision over Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 2-1 (Dec 4-2)
165
Justin Richey (2-2) placed 4th and scored 5.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 2-2 won by decision over Nick Stump (Muhlenberg) 0-1 (Dec 5-1)
Semifinal - Shawn Marchesano (Ursinus) 2-0 won by fall over Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 2-2 (Fall 6:54)
Cons. Semi - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 2-2 won by fall over Matthew Ferrucci (Merchant Marine) 0-2 (Fall 1:22)
3rd Place Match - Jake Hoffmann (Johns Hopkins) 3-1 won by decision over Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 2-2 (Dec 4-2)
174
Connor Hoefling (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Sean Cowan (Ursinus) 3-0 won by tech fall over Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) 0-2 (TF-1.5 6:38 (22-6))
Cons. Round 1 - Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi - Dalton Pearl (McDaniel) 2-1 won by major decision over Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) 0-2 (MD 14-4)
184
James Doliscar (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Tyler Withers (Merchant Marine) 2-0 won by tech fall over James Doliscar (Gettysburg) 0-2 (TF-1.5 4:42 (15-0))
Cons. Round 1 - James Doliscar (Gettysburg) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi - Val Pryor (McDaniel) 1-1 won by major decision over James Doliscar (Gettysburg) 0-2 (MD 10-2)
197
Phil Nave (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Nils Updale (Ursinus) 2-0 won by major decision over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 0-2 (MD 18-6)
Cons. Round 1 - Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi - Jimmy Dunagan (Merchant Marine) 1-1 won by tech fall over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 0-2 (TF-1.5 3:36 (19-1))
HWT
Simon Taylor (1-2) placed 4th and scored 2.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Reid Garrison (Merchant Marine) 3-0 won by decision over Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 1-2 (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Semi - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 1-2 won by decision over Jake Pomykata (Johns Hopkins) 0-2 (Dec 8-2)
3rd Place Match - Andrew Franklin (Muhlenberg) 2-1 won by fall over Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 1-2 (Fall 3:26)

NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Futures Tournament hosted by College of New Jersey on Sunday, Feb. 25. Action begins at 10 a.m.