THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes eighth
What: Region III NCAA Div. III wrestling regional
When: Friday-Saturday, Feb. 28-Mar. 1
Where: Grantham, Pa.

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had two wrestlers finish third in their respective weight classes to punch a ticket to the NCAA Div. III championship by virtue of their finish at the 2025 Region III regional hosted by Messiah. The Bullets finished eighth as a team at the 16-team regional with 69.5 points.

THE LEADERS
• Gavin Pascoe (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) placed third at 157 to advance to the national championship meet for the first time. Pascoe opened his day by edging York's Frank Gulli 14-13 before dropping a 19-4 match to eventual champion Cooper Pontelandolfo (NYU) in the quarterfinals. Pascoe tehn worked his way back with a 6-3 win over Bret Murphy (King's) to advance to Saturday. He opened his second day with an 8-2 decision over Tallion Elloitt (Marymount) before downing Messiah's Clay Gainer 4-1 in sudden victory in the consolation semifinals. In the third-place bout, Pascoe notched a 7-3 win over Merchant Marine's Edward Pinc.
• Justin Richey (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) started with a 15-0 technical fall over Delaware Valley's Matt Mushinski in his path to a national qualifier at 165. In the quarterfinals, Richey pinned NYU's Hassan Khan just 19 seconds into the second period before falling to top-seeded and eventual champion Matt Lackman (Alvernia) by fall in the semifinals to start Saturday's action. Richey downed Elizabethtown's Justice Hockenberry-Folk 7-4 in the consolation semifinals before notching a 6-3 win over Messiah's Keegan Demarest in the third-place bout.

FOR THE FOES
• College of New Jersey won the regional team title with 174.5 points, bettering Alvernia by 37 points.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Ethan Composto (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) finished fourth at 149, just missing making it a third qualifier for the national championship. He notched a 5-4 win over King's Shane Kibler and 22-5 technical fall of Urinus' Max Parnis in the first two rounds to advance to the semifinals. On Saturday, his day started with a 2-0 loss to McDaniel's Thomas Monn, the regional champion, in the semifinals. Composto won the consolation semifinal by major decision 11-2 over Messiah's Dalton Monger before Alvernia's Chance Babb got a 4-1 sudden-victory win in the third-place bout.
• At 141, Brendan Callahan (Woolrich Twp., N.J./Kingsway Regional) placed sixth. He opened the weekend with a 16-0 technical fall in the second period over McDaniel's Joe McKneely. TCNJ's Sam Kotch turned the tables in the quarterfinals with a tech fall in the third period, 21-4. Callahan then notched a second technical fall and a 6-3 win the consolation bracket before falling in the consolation semifinals 13-0 to Messiah's Shaun Quirk and 3-2 to Tyler Kadish (NYU) in the fifth-place match.
• Phil Nave (Venetia, Pa./Peters Twp.) was also sixth at 197. His weekend started with a 25-8 third-period technical fall before falling in the quarterfinals 8-2 to regional runner-up Will Davis (Elizabethtown). Back-to-back pins in the consolation bracket moved Nave to the consolation semifinals, where Messiah's Sawyer Dereszynski grabbed an 18-3 technical fall after just one period. Marymount's Mohammed Fofana then pinned Nave in the second period of the fifth-place match.
• Kobe McHugh-Moore (Harrisburg, Pa./Camp Hill) grabbed one win at 174, notching a 1-minute, 58-second pin in the consolation bracket.
• Simon Taylor (Alexandria, Va./Woodbury Forest School) opened his weekend at 285 with a 3-1 win in a tiebreaker in the opening round before dropping his next two bouts.

THE INSIDE STORY
125: Noah Hinkel (11-15) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Malik Asfour (Delaware Valley) 4-1 won by tech fall over Noah Hinkel (Gettysburg) 11-15 (TF-1.5 6:31 (18-2))
Cons. Round 1 - Ian Morales (Marymount) 1-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Noah Hinkel (Gettysburg) 11-15 (SV-1 4-1)
141: Brendan Callahan (24-8) placed 6th and scored 11.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 24-8 won by tech fall over Joe Mckneely (McDaniel) 0-2 (TF-1.5 4:44 (16-0))
Quarterfinal - Sam Kotch (Tcnj) 25-7 won by tech fall over Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 24-8 (TF-1.5 6:32 (21-4))
Cons. Round 2 - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 24-8 won by tech fall over Temuujin Erdenetuya (Marymount) 1-2 (TF-1.5 7:00 (15-0))
Cons. Round 3 - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 24-8 won by decision over Charles Lausten (Merchant Marine) 3-2 (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Semi - Shaun Quirk (Messiah) 3-2 won by major decision over Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 24-8 (MD 13-0)
5th Place Match - Tyler Kadish (Nyu) 24-5 won by decision over Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 24-8 (Dec 3-2)
149: Ethan Composto (27-4) placed 4th and scored 14.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 27-4 won by decision over Shane Kibler (King`s (pa)) 2-3 (Dec 5-4)
Quarterfinal - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 27-4 won by tech fall over Max Parnis (Ursinus) 27-11 (TF-1.5 4:37 (22-5))
Semifinal - Thomas Monn (McDaniel) 4-0 won by decision over Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 27-4 (Dec 2-0)
Cons. Semi - Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 27-4 won by major decision over Dalton Monger (Messiah) 4-2 (MD 11-2)
3rd Place Match - Chance Babb (Alvernia University) 4-1 won in sudden victory - 1 over Ethan Composto (Gettysburg) 27-4 (SV-1 4-1)
157: Gavin Pascoe (10-5) placed 3rd and scored 12.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 10-5 won by decision over Frank Gulli (York (pa)) 13-18 (Dec 14-13)
Quarterfinal - Cooper Pontelandolfo (Nyu) 26-0 won by tech fall over Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 10-5 (TF-1.5 4:24 (19-4))
Cons. Round 2 - Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 10-5 won by decision over Bret Murphy (King`s (pa)) 1-2 (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 10-5 won by decision over Tallion Elliott (Marymount) 3-2 (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Semi - Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 10-5 won in sudden victory - 1 over Clay Gainer (Messiah) 3-2 (SV-1 4-1)
3rd Place Match - Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 10-5 won by decision over Edward Pinc (Merchant Marine) 5-2 (Dec 7-3)
165: Justin Richey (24-7) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 24-7 won by tech fall over Matt Mushinski (Delaware Valley) 0-2 (TF-1.5 7:00 (15-0))
Quarterfinal - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 24-7 won by fall over Hassan Khan (Nyu) 10-9 (Fall 3:19)
Semifinal - Matt Lackman (Alvernia University) 4-0 won by fall over Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 24-7 (Fall 4:19)
Cons. Semi - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 24-7 won by decision over Justice Hockenberry-folk (Elizabethtown) 28-13 (Dec 7-4)
3rd Place Match - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 24-7 won by decision over Keegan Demarest (Messiah) 3-2 (Dec 6-3)
174: Kobe Moore (4-13) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Lackman (Alvernia University) 3-1 won by tech fall over Kobe Moore (Gettysburg) 4-13 (TF-1.5 2:38 (21-6))
Cons. Round 1 - Kobe Moore (Gettysburg) 4-13 won by fall over Avery Cummings (McDaniel) 1-2 (Fall 1:58)
Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Burgette (Scranton) 3-2 won by fall over Kobe Moore (Gettysburg) 4-13 (Fall 2:55)
184: Carson Pascoe (4-9) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ryder Slayton (Messiah) 4-1 won by major decision over Carson Pascoe (Gettysburg) 4-9 (MD 8-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Jake Bobersky (King`s (pa)) 2-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Carson Pascoe (Gettysburg) 4-9 (SV-1 4-1)
197: Phil Nave (18-13) placed 6th and scored 13.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 18-13 won by tech fall over Mohammed Fofana (Marymount) 4-2 (TF-1.5 5:31 (25-8))
Quarterfinal - Will Davis (Elizabethtown) 33-3 won by decision over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 18-13 (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 18-13 won by fall over Aiden Myers (Delaware Valley) 1-2 (Fall 4:24)
Cons. Round 3 - Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 18-13 won by fall over Rich Fronheiser (King`s (pa)) 3-2 (Fall 8:49)
Cons. Semi - Sawyer Dereszynski (Messiah) 4-1 won by tech fall over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 18-13 (TF-1.5 3:00 (18-3))
5th Place Match - Mohammed Fofana (Marymount) 4-2 won by fall over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 18-13 (Fall 3:53)
285: Simon Taylor (17-12) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 17-12 won in tie breaker - 1 over Derek Martin (York (pa)) 16-14 (TB-1 3-1)
Quarterfinal - Reid Garrison (Merchant Marine) 3-1 won by major decision over Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 17-12 (MD 14-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Micah Martinez (Messiah) 3-3 won by fall over Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 17-12 (Fall 1:35)

NEXT UP
The NCAA Div. III championship takes place in Providence, R.I. on Mar. 14-15.