THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes 12th
What: NCAA Div. III Southeast wrestling regional
When: Friday-Saturday, Mar. 1-2
Where: Williamsport, Pa. – Lycoming

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had three wrestlers finish in the top eight of their respective weight classes to lead the way at the 2024 NCAA Div. III Southeast Regional hosted by Lycoming. The Bullets finished with 38 team points.

THE LEADERS
• Ethan Composto (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) had the highest placefinish for Gettysburg, placing seventh at 149. After starting with an opening round bye, Composto recorded an 11-1 major decision win over Delaware Valley's Greg Croce. In the quarterfinals, eventual champion Taylor Smith (Washington & Jefferson) notched an 11-4 win to knock Composto to the consolation bracket. Composto made it to Saturday's action with a 7-2 win over Messiah's Noah Rice before falling to the seventh-place match by virtue of a Pasquale Vizzoni (Stevens) 8-2 decision. Composition then won 9-6 in the first sudden-victory period over Jarrod Pominville of Roanoke for seventh place.
• Luke Kowalski (Derwood, Md./St. John's College) finished eighth at 141. His weekend started with back-to-back falls in the opening two rounds. He downed Delaware Valley's Ryan Kelly in 1:27 before falling Marymount's Kadin Smith in 1:41. In the quarterfinals, Mark Samuel (Roanoke) sent Kowalski to the consolation bracket with a 5-0 win. Kowalski recorded his third pin of the weekend in his first match of the consolation bracket, taking down Jake Brown (Penn State-Behrend) in 1:42. On day two, Kelly exacted revenge with an 18-15 with before Jack Bauer (Wilkes) won an 11-2 bout over Kowalski for seventh place.
• Justin Richey (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) also placed eighth at 165. After starting with a bye, Logan Bartlett (Lycoming) used a 2-1 win in the first tiebreaker period to immediately send Richey to the consolation bracket, where he won his first three bouts. After a 12-0 win over Jiovanni DeChicchis (W&J), Richey notched falls in 1:41 and 1:11 before Mark Troni (Washington and Lee) got a pin of his own over Richey 39 seconds into the second period. In the seventh-place bout, Bartlett downed Richey for the second time on the weekend, 4-2.

FOR THE FOES
• Stevens won the 22-team regional with 164.5 points, outdistancing Averett by 18 points.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Phil Nave (Venetia, Pa./Peters Twp.) recorded a pair of wins in the consolation bracket at 197. After falling 18-2 late in his first bout, Nave pinned Conrad Sund (Marymount) in 1:10 and Ethan Froagoso (Ferrum) in 1:09 before his weekend ended with a 6-minute, 37-second fall to Averett's Jamar Christian.
• James Doliscar (Bayshore, N.Y./Northfield Mount Hermon) went 2-2 at 184. His Friday started with an 8-3 win in the opening round over Loyal Holm (Southern Virginia) before Nicholas Hall (Delaware Valley) sent Doliscar to the consolation bracket with a 21-second pin. Doliscar recorded a 2-minute, 48-second fall of Julian Rodriguez (Greensboro) in his first wrestleback match before falling to Jaden Field (W&J) by fall in 1:34.
• At heavyweight, Simon Taylor (Alexandria, Va./Woodberry Forest School) dropped a 9-0 major decision in his first match before defeating Shenandoah's Daniel Basil-Barker 6-0 in the consolation bracket. Hayden Benner (Messiah) then recorded a 2-0 win to end Taylor's run.
• Gavin Pascoe (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) started with a 5-4 win over Tyler Ramirez (Ferrum) at 157 before Martin Ohlsson (Penn State-Behrend) pinned Pascoe in 1:02. Lycoming's Wiley Kahler then pinned Pascoe midway through the second period of his first consolation bracket bout.

THE INSIDE STORY
133
Brendan Callahan (15-10) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 15-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Luke Hoerle (Stevens) 23-4 won by tech fall over Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 15-10 (TF-1.5 4:27 (20-3))
Cons. Round 2 - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 15-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Michael Richardson (Wilkes) 19-15 won by fall over Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 15-10 (Fall 4:44)
141
Luke Kowalski (13-4) placed 8th and scored 11.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Luke Kowalski (Gettysburg) 13-4 won by fall over Ryan Kelly (Delaware Valley) 31-10 (Fall 1:27)
Champ. Round 2 - Luke Kowalski (Gettysburg) 13-4 won by fall over Kadin Smith (Marymount) 4-16 (Fall 1:41)
Quarterfinal - Mark Samuel (Roanoke College) 30-5 won by decision over Luke Kowalski (Gettysburg) 13-4 (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Luke Kowalski (Gettysburg) 13-4 won by fall over Jake Brown (Penn State Behrend) 22-19 (Fall 1:42)
Cons. Round 5 - Ryan Kelly (Delaware Valley) 31-10 won by decision over Luke Kowalski (Gettysburg) 13-4 (Dec 18-15)
7th Place Match - Jack Bauer (Wilkes) 25-8 won by major decision over Luke Kowalski (Gettysburg) 13-4 (MD 11-2)
149
Ethan Composto (23-6) placed 7th and scored 7.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 23-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 23-6 won by major decision over Greg Croce (Delaware Valley) 10-14 (MD 11-1)
Quarterfinal - Taylor Smith (Washington & Jefferson) 48-5 won by decision over Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 23-6 (Dec 11-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 23-6 won by decision over Noah Rice (Messiah) 2-2 (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 5 - Pasquale Vizzoni (Stevens) 22-10 won by decision over Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 23-6 (Dec 8-2)
7th Place Match - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 23-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over Jarrod Pominville (Roanoke College) 21-14 (SV-1 9-6)
157
Gavin Pascoe (9-5) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 9-5 won by decision over Tyler Ramirez (Ferrum) 9-13 (Dec 5-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Martin Ohlsson (Penn State Behrend) 17-15 won by fall over Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 9-5 (Fall 1:02)
Cons. Round 2 - Wiley Kahler (Lycoming) 14-10 won by fall over Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 9-5 (Fall 3:55)
165
Justin Richey (16-9) placed 8th and scored 9.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 16-9 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Logan Bartlett (Lycoming) 20-18 won in tie breaker - 1 over Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 16-9 (TB-1 2-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 16-9 won by major decision over Jiovanni DeChicchis (Washington & Jefferson) 10-21 (MD 12-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 16-9 won by fall over Calvin Fillmore (Southern Virginia) 7-14 (Fall 1:41)
Cons. Round 4 - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 16-9 won by fall over Chase Brandebura (St. Vincent College) 17-9 (Fall 1:11)
Cons. Round 5 - Mark Troni (Washington & Lee) 5-2 won by fall over Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 16-9 (Fall 3:39)
7th Place Match - Logan Bartlett (Lycoming) 20-18 won by decision over Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 16-9 (Dec 4-2)
174
Connor Hoefling (8-16) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Eli Crum (Lycoming) 27-6 won by tech fall over Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) 8-16 (TF-1.5 3:34 (17-0))
Cons. Round 1 - Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) 8-16 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - William Melton (Ferrum) 8-9 won by fall over Connor Hoefling (Gettysburg) 8-16 (Fall 6:30)
184
James Doliscar (9-18) place is unknown and scored 3.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - James Doliscar (Gettysburg) 9-18 won by decision over Loyal Holm (Southern Virginia) 5-16 (Dec 8-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Nicholas Hall (Delaware Valley) 26-9 won by fall over James Doliscar (Gettysburg) 9-18 (Fall 0:21)
Cons. Round 2 - James Doliscar (Gettysburg) 9-18 won by fall over Julian Rodriguez (Greensboro) 0-7 (Fall 2:48)
Cons. Round 3 - Jaden Fields (Washington & Jefferson) 16-15 won by fall over James Doliscar (Gettysburg) 9-18 (Fall 1:34)
197
Phil Nave (7-13) place is unknown and scored 5.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Blaise Wagner (Stevens) 25-11 won by tech fall over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 7-13 (TF-1.5 6:29 (18-2))
Cons. Round 1 - Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 7-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 7-13 won by fall over Conrad Sund (Marymount) 2-13 (Fall 1:10)
Cons. Round 3 - Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 7-13 won by fall over Ethan Fragoso (Ferrum) 9-16 (Fall 1:09)
Cons. Round 4 - Jamar Christian (Averett) 32-4 won by fall over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 7-13 (Fall 6:37)
285
Simon Taylor (14-14) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 14-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) 29-0 won by major decision over Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 14-14 (MD 9-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 14-14 won by decision over Daniel Basil-Barker (Shenandoah University) 2-22 (Dec 6-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Hayden Benner (Messiah) 3-1 won by decision over Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 14-14 (Dec 2-0)