THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes third
What: Mideast Futures in wrestling action
When: Sunday, Feb. 22
Where: Reading, Pa.

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg had seven top-four finishes to place third at the 2026 Mideast Futures tournament hosted by Alvernia. The Bullets scored 81.5 points.

THE LEADERS
• Marcus Richey (Pittsburgh, Pa./Quaker Valley) led the Bullets with a first-place finish at heavyweight. He bookended his 3-0 day with a pair of first-period pins. He opened with a 2-minute, 2-second fall of Stevens Ben Rosa before downing Jeffrey Gessner (TCNJ) 4-1 in the semifinals. In the title bout, he pinned College of New Jersey's Alejandro Camarena in 2:18.

FOR THE FOES
• College of New Jersey won the team title with 132 points behind nine top-two finishes. Stevens was second with 119.5 and had three individual champions.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Peyton Reese (Tabernacle, N.J./Seneca) finished second at 141. After an opening-round bye, he downed Dean Meissner (TCNJ) 10-7 and recorded a 2-minute, 48-second pin in the semifinals. Luke Reittner claimed the title with a 5-2 win.
• Connor Hoefling (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) had an opening-round bye at 165 before defeating Elizabethtown's Johnny Mauer 4-3 in the quarterfinals. He advanced to the title tilt with a 6-2 win but Ethan Bliss earned a third-period technical fall 18-1 to relegate Hoefling to second place.
• Danny Carrozza (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield) added a third-place showing at 141. He fell to the eventual champion Reittner 13-2 in the quarterfinals. In the consolation bracket, he recorded three pins that included a pair of first-period falls. He downed Dominic Marinilli (Stevens) in 2:54, Landon Youse in 3:52 and Meissner in 1:07.
• Justin Musmanno (West Windsor, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro North) and Ryan Gallagher (Fountainville, Pa./Pennridge) also finished third at 157 and 184, respectively. Musmanno opened with an 11-6 decision and 4-minute, 47-second pin before falling by second-period technical fall in the semifinals. A 17-2 technical fall in the second period in the consolation semifinals and pin in 5:51 gave Musmanno third. Gallagher competed in a round-robin bracket at 184. He dropped a 7-1 decision and 17-5 major around pinning Albright's Rene Dorelus in 2:32.
• Kyle Collins (Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd) finished fourth at 149. After dropping to the consolation bracket by way a 12-1 loss, Collins recorded pins in 1:57 and 4:48 to advance to the consolation semifinals, where he downed Etown's Casey Spina, 15-3. Justin Ciliotta (Stevens) downed Collins for the second time, winning the third-place bout by fall in 3:42.
• Zach Owens (West Windsor, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro North) and Toby Eveleth (Baltimore, Md./Catonsville) both advanced to the fifth-place match at 133 but did not compete in the bout. Owens dropped his opening match 11-2 before pinning Marquez Thomas (Albright) in 3:25. He then downed his teammate Danny Hopkins 16-3 before falling by technical fall in the second period of the consolation semifinals. Eveleth also dropped a match termination to Maximillian Connell, who won by fall in 4:09 in the opening bout. Eveleth then recorded a late pin and edge Stevens' Naci Robinson, 4-3. He dropped his consolation semifinal 3-1 to Stevens' Gabriel Hargrove.
• Kobe Moore (Harrisburg, Pa./Camp Hill) placed sixth at 174, including winning 10-7 in sudden victory.

THE INSIDE STORY
133: Zach Owens placed 5th and scored 6.0 team points.
Joseph DeAngelo (TCNJ) maj. dec. Zach Owens 11-2; Zach Owens pinned Marquez Thomas (Albright) 3:25; Zach Owens maj. dec. Danny Hopkins (Gettysburg) 16-3; Maximillian Connell (Marymount) tech. fell Zach Owens 19-4 (4:12); Zach Owens won by forfeit Toby Eveleth (Gettysburg).
Toby Eveleth placed 6th and scored 4.0 team points.
Maximillian Connell (Marymount) pinned Toby Eveleth 4:09; Toby Eveleth pinned Anthony Astorino (Alvernia) 6:22; Toby Eveleth dec. Naci Robinson (Stevens) 4-3; Gabriel Hargrove (Stevens) dec. Toby Eveleth 3-1; Zach Owens (Gettysburg) won by forfeit Toby Eveleth.
Andrew Mucciolo (TCNJ) pinned Danny Hopkins 4:39; Zach Owens (Gettysburg) maj. dec. Danny Hopkins 16-3.
141: Peyton Reese placed 2nd and scored 10.0 team points.
Peyton Reese dec. Dean Meissner (TCNJ) 10-7; Peyton Reese pinned Landon Youse (Albright) 2:48; Luke Reitter (TCNJ) dec. Peyton Reese 5-2.
Daniel Carrozza placed 3rd and scored 9.5 team points.
Luke Reitter (TCNJ) maj. dec. Daniel Carrozza 13-2; Daniel Carrozza pinned Dominic Marinilli (Stevens) 2:54; Daniel Carrozza pinned Landon Youse (Albright) 3:52; Daniel Carrozza pinned Dean Meissner 1:07.
149: Kyle Collins placed 4th and scored 7.5 team points.
Justin Ciliotta (Stevens) maj. dec. Kyle Collins 12-1; Kyle Collins pinned Jared Galang (Marymount) 1:57; Kyle Collins pinned Yusuf Kulmatov (Albright) 4:48; Kyle Collins maj. dec. Casey Spina (Elizabethtown) 15-3; Justin Ciliotta (Stevens) pinned Kyle Collins 3:42.
157: Justin Musmanno placed 3rd and scored 9.5 team points.
Justin Musmanno dec. Andrew O'Reilly (Stevens) 11-6; Justin Musmanno pinned Antonio DeCarlo (Albright) 4:47; Joseph Fulco (TCNJ) tech. fell Justin Musmanno 21-5 (3:44); Justin Musmanno tech. fell Calvin Myers (Albright) 17-2 (4:09); Justin Musmanno pinned Aidan Hines (Elizabethtown) 5:51.
Conlan Boyer maj. dec. Adam Razzaq (Marymount) 16-3; Vincent Genna (TCNJ) dec. Conlan Boyer 4-2; Conlan Boyer dec. Andrew O'Reilly 10-9; Calvin Myers (Albright) dec. Conlan Boyer 12-5.
Aidan Hines (Elizabethtown) maj. dec. Daniel Bogardus 12-4; Joshua Wong (Marymount) tech. fell Daniel Bogardus 21-6 (7:00).
165: Connor Hoefling placed 2nd and scored 10.0 team points.
Connor Hoefling dec. Johnny Mauer (Elizabethtown) 4-3; Connor Hoefling dec. Bodhi McCormack 6-2; Ethan Bliss (Elizabethtown) tech. fell Connor Hoefling 18-1 (5:41).
174: Kobe Moore placed 6th and scored 4.0 team points.
Kobe Moore inj. def. Caldyn Leaf (Albright) 5:51; Konnor Tubin (TCNJ) dec. Kobe Moore 10-7 (SV); Ian Harris (Marymount) pinned Kobe Moore 1:31; Kenneth Honning (Stevens) inj. def. Kobe Moore 5:00.
Kenneth Honning (Stevens) dec. Samuel Gouveia 11-6; Ian Harris (Marymount) pinned Samuel Gouveia 0:44.
184: Ryan Gallagher placed 3rd and scored 9.0 team points.
Isaiah Ruiz (TCNJ) dec. Ryan Gallagher 7-1; Ryan Gallagher pinned Rene Dorelus (Albright) 2:32; Sawyer Pugh (Stevens) maj. dec. Ryan Gallagher 17-5.
285: Marcus Richey placed 1st and scored 12.0 team points.
Marcus Richey pinned Ben Rosa (Stevens) 2:02; Marcus Richey dec. Jeffrey Gessner (TCNJ) 4-1; Marcus Richey pinned Alejandro Camarena (TCNJ) 2:18.
Alejandro Camarena (TCNJ) maj. dec. Billy Antippas 10-2; Jimmy Yeingst (Elizabethtown) pinned Billy Antippas 1:37.

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