THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes second
What: Centennial Conference wrestling championship
When: Saturday, Feb. 14
Where: King's Point, N.Y.

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had five of its 10 wrestlers finish in the top two to lead the way to a second-place finish at the 2026 Centennial Conference championship hosted by Merchant Marine. The Bullets scored 87.5 points. The second-place finish was the highest for Gettysburg since 2000.

THE LEADERS
• Brendan Callahan (Woolrich Twp., N.J./Kingsway Regional), the top seed at 141, opened his quest to his first individual title with a 15-0 technical fall in the opening round before notching a 4-minute, 36-second fall in the semifinals. In the title tilt, Callahan recorded an 18-4 major decision over Ursinus' Andrew Schaen.
• At 157, Gavin Pascoe (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) started his day with a 16-1 second-period technical fall. In the semifinals, Pascoe got a 4-1 win in the first tiebreaking period before earning a 7-0 decision over the Bears' Braden Kmak in the championship bout.

FOR THE FOES
• Behind three champions and three second-place finishes, Ursinus won its conference-leading 14th championship. The Bears needed to win three of the last four title bouts to overcome a deficit to Gettysburg and win by six points with 93.5 points.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Torey Falkinburg (Brielle, N.J./Manasquan), Jake Mitchell (Enola, Pa./Cumberland Valley) and Justin Richey (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) all also advanced to the title match for Gettysburg before falling to the respective top seeds to finish second.
• Falkinburg notched two wins by decision in his first two matches at 133. He downed McDaniel's Neil Sharma 13-6 before downing Ursinus' Blaise Verdino 4-2 in the semifinals. In the championship bout, Wesley Wydick (Merchant Marine) earned an 8-1 win over Falkinburg for the title.
• Mitchell had a bye in the opening round at 149 before notching a 7-4 decision in the semifinals but fell to McDaniel's Thomas Monn, who was named the most outstanding wrestler of the tournament, by technical fall, 17-1.
• Richey had a pair of match termination wins to advance to the final round. He recorded a 16-0 technical fall just four seconds into the third period in the opening match before downing Andrew Huesgen (Merchant Marine) in a 1-minute, 2-second pin. Ursinus' Anthony Cerulli got the better of Richey with a 15-0 technical fall in the title match.
• Noah Hinkel (Marietta, Pa./Donegal) and Simon Taylor (Alexandria, Va./Woodbury Forest School) bookended the championship round with third-place finishes. Hinkel opened with a bye before falling to Michael Adams (Ursinus) 17-6 in the semifinals. Hinkel then won the consolation semifinal in sudden victory 2-1 before defeating Merchant Marine's Cayden Farver 8-0 in the third-place bout. Taylor also had an opening-round bye before falling to McDaniel's Kaden Bryan 15-7 in the semis. Taylor advanced to the third-place match with a medical forfeit in the consolation semis before recording a 5-2 decision over Jake Pomykata (Johns Hopkins) to place third.
• The remaining three Gettysburg wrestlers all finished fourth. At 165, Ean Wilson (Gardners, Pa./Boiling Springs) went 2-2 with a 10-2 major decision in the first round and a 23-11 major decision in the consolation semifinals. At 184, Joseph Dietz (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial) had a win in the consolation semifinals 8-3 over Merchant Marine's Aidan Dugan.  At 197, Phil Nave (Venetia, Pa./Peters Twp.) had two wins. He opened with a 16-1 technical fall and notched a 1-minute, 47-second fall in the consolation semis.

THE INSIDE STORY
125: Noah Hinkel (5-5) placed 3rd and scored 5.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Noah Hinkel (Gettysburg) 5-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Michael Adams (Ursinus) 23-7 won by major decision over Noah Hinkel (Gettysburg) 5-5 (MD 17-6)
Cons. Semi - Noah Hinkel (Gettysburg) 5-5 won in sudden victory - 1 over Isaiah Brewster (McDaniel) 5-14 (SV-1 2-1)
3rd Place Match - Noah Hinkel (Gettysburg) 5-5 won by major decision over Cayden Farver (Merchant Marine) 0-2 (MD 8-0)
133: Torey Falkinburg (12-12) placed 2nd and scored 9.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Torey Falkinburg (Gettysburg) 12-12 won by decision over Neil Sharma (McDaniel) 6-12 (Dec 13-6)
Semifinal - Torey Falkinburg (Gettysburg) 12-12 won by decision over Blaise Verdino (Ursinus) 20-11 (Dec 4-2)
1st Place Match - Wesley Wydick (Merchant Marine) 3-0 won by decision over Torey Falkinburg (Gettysburg) 12-12 (Dec 8-1)
141: Brendan Callahan (23-7) placed 1st and scored 16.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 23-7 won by tech fall over Nick Griffin (Johns Hopkins) 0-2 (TF-1.5 5:00 (15-0))
Semifinal - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 23-7 won by fall over Colin Dragon (Merchant Marine) 0-2 (Fall 4:36)
1st Place Match - Brendan Callahan (Gettysburg) 23-7 won by major decision over Andrew Schaen (Ursinus) 32-6 (MD 18-4)
149: Jake Mitchell (17-6) placed 2nd and scored 9.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Jake Mitchell (Gettysburg) 17-6 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Jake Mitchell (Gettysburg) 17-6 won by decision over Freddy Pimental (Johns Hopkins) 26-8 (Dec 7-4)
1st Place Match - Thomas Monn (McDaniel) 35-0 won by tech fall over Jake Mitchell (Gettysburg) 17-6 (TF-1.5 5:44 (17-1))
157: Gavin Pascoe (19-3) placed 1st and scored 13.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 19-3 won by tech fall over Charles Levine (Muhlenberg) 0-2 (TF-1.5 4:11 (16-1))
Semifinal - Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 19-3 won in tie breaker - 1 over Logan Weaver (Merchant Marine) 2-1 (TB-1 4-1)
1st Place Match - Gavin Pascoe (Gettysburg) 19-3 won by decision over Braden Kmak (Ursinus) 35-6 (Dec 7-0)
165: Ean Wilson (12-8) placed 4th and scored 5.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Ean Wilson (Gettysburg) 12-8 won by major decision over Tyson Derenberger (Muhlenberg) 2-1 (MD 10-2)
Semifinal - Connor Powell (Johns Hopkins) 21-9 won by major decision over Ean Wilson (Gettysburg) 12-8 (MD 14-4)
Cons. Semi - Ean Wilson (Gettysburg) 12-8 won by major decision over Derek Giordano (Ursinus) 9-14 (MD 23-11)
3rd Place Match - Tyson Derenberger (Muhlenberg) 2-1 won by fall over Ean Wilson (Gettysburg) 12-8 (Fall 1:27)
174: Justin Richey (12-6) placed 2nd and scored 12.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 12-6 won by tech fall over Noah Schlofer (Muhlenberg) 0-2 (TF-1.5 5:04 (16-0))
Semifinal - Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 12-6 won by fall over Andrew Huesgen (Merchant Marine) 2-1 (Fall 1:02)
1st Place Match - Anthony Cerulli (Ursinus) 32-7 won by tech fall over Justin Richey (Gettysburg) 12-6 (TF-1.5 3:29 (15-0))
184: Joseph Dietz (7-14) placed 4th and scored 2.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Nicholas Stump (Muhlenberg) 2-1 won by major decision over Joe Dietz (Gettysburg) 7-14 (MD 14-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Joe Dietz (Gettysburg) 7-14 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi - Joe Dietz (Gettysburg) 7-14 won by decision over Aidan Dugan (Merchant Marine) 1-2 (Dec 8-3)
3rd Place Match - Kadin Khalloufi (Johns Hopkins) 17-20 won by decision over Joe Dietz (Gettysburg) 7-14 (Dec 4-0)
197: Phil Nave (15-11) placed 4th and scored 7.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 15-11 won by tech fall over Charles Dunn (Johns Hopkins) 5-25 (TF-1.5 7:00 (16-1))
Semifinal - Tyler Withers (Merchant Marine) 2-0 won by fall over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 15-11 (Fall 4:06)
Cons. Semi - Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 15-11 won by fall over Isaac Ogunlade (McDaniel) 10-13 (Fall 1:47)
3rd Place Match - Sean Cowan (Ursinus) 29-7 won by tech fall over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) 15-11 (TF-1.5 4:49 (19-1))
285: Simon Taylor (20-4) placed 3rd and scored 6.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 20-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Kaden Bryan (McDaniel) 19-11 won by major decision over Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 20-4 (MD 15-7)
Cons. Semi - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 20-4 won by medical forfeit over Jonathan Harms (Merchant Marine) 0-1 (M. For.)
3rd Place Match - Simon Taylor (Gettysburg) 20-4 won by decision over Jake Pomykata (Johns Hopkins) 22-17 (Dec 5-2)

NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at the Futures Tournament hosted by Alvernia on Sunday, Feb. 22. Action begins at 10 a.m.