PHILADELPHIA – The home team prevailed.
 
The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team had 16 wrestlers finish in the top eight, with two claiming individual championships to lead #TheMovement to its first team title at the Keystone Classic since 2010.
 
Freshman No. 11 Michael Colaiocco won the 125-pound championship, while sophomore Doug Zapf claimed the 141-pound crown. Overall, 14 of Penn's 16 placewinners at their home tournament were underclassmen.
 
Colaiocco, the top seed at 125, made quite an impression in his Palestra debut, picking up a pin and a major decision en route to his first collegiate tournament title. In the championship match, he knocked off Virginia's Patrick McCormick, 10-2. A pair of takedowns in the first period built a 4-1 lead, and Colaiocco added a takedown in each of the final two periods for the win.
 
At 141 pounds, a pair of Quakers battled for the crown as Zapf had to contend with teammate AJ Vindici in the final. Zapf led, 3-1, after two periods and extended his lead to 8-3 in the final frame for the win.
 
The Quakers had finalists at the first three weights, as sophomore Carmen Ferrante finished runner-up for the second year in a row following a second-place finish at 125 last season. This year, he gutted out a 3-1 win in sudden victory over Rider's Richie Koehler in the semifinals before 2018 NCAA quarterfinalist Louie Hayes of Virginia found a late takedown to escape with a 3-1 decision of his own in the title match.
 
Overall on the day, the Quakers wrestled 104 matches and secured bonus points in 20 of them. Penn needed every single one of those bonus points to build its team score of 152.5 and to stave off Rider who was second with 149 points. While every match matters, there was no doubt that Cole Urbas' pin of Drexel's Bryan McLaughlin at 6:58 in the third place match at 197 pounds was vital. Those bonus points have the Quakers just enough cushion to pick up the team trophy.
 
Sophomore No. 7 Anthony Artalona picked up bonus points in his first three matches to reach the semifinal before suffering a 3-2 loss to No. 24 Matt Zovistoski of Appalachian State. He would rebound with two wins in overtime, including a 2-1 victory over Drexel's Parker Kropman in a tiebreaker to decide the third place match.
 
125 - Michael Colaiocco - Champion
First Round: Bye
Quarterfinal: def. John McGarry (VMI), FALL 1:29
Semifinal: def. Beau Bayless (Harvard), 6-1
Final: def. Patrick McCormick (Virginia), 10-2
 
125 – Blair Orr – Seventh Place
First Round: Bye
Quarterfinal: lost to Beau Bayless (Harvard), 10-3
Consolation First Round: def. Dante Mininno (Drexel), 5-2
Consolation Second Round: lost to Sean Carter (App. State), 7-5
Seventh-Place Match: def. Kyle Randall (Sacred Heart), 9-5
 
133 – Carmen Ferrante – Second Place
First Round: Bye
Quarterfinal: def. Chandler Olson (Drexel), 3-0
Semifinal: def. Richie Koehler (Rider), 3-1 SV
Final: lost to Louie Hayes (Virginia), 3-1
 
141 – Lucas Revano
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Tyler Williams (Drexel), 3-1
Quarterfinal: lost to Brian Courtney (Virginia), 7-6
Consolation Third Round: lost to Julian Flores (Drexel), 3-2
 
141 – AJ Vindici – Second Place
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Herb Edwards (Rider), 6-0
Quarterfinal: def. Lukus Stricker (Harvard), FALL 3:41
Semifinal: def. Brian Courtney (Virginia), 11-6
Final: lost to Doug Zapf (Penn), 8-3
 
141 – Doug Zapf - Champion
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Matthew Smith (Harvard), 16-1
Quarterfinal: def. Bradley Irwin (App. State), 4-3
Semifinal: def. Wilfredo Gil (Franklin & Marshall), 6-2
Final: def. AJ Vindici (Penn), 8-3
 
149 – Grant Aronoff – Fourth Place
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Michael Murphy (Virginia), FALL 2:34
Quarterfinal: def. Nick Palumbo (Sacred Heart), 7-5
Semifinal: lost to Jonathan Milner (App. State), 10-1
Consolation Semifinal: def. Travis Layton (Rider), 9-4
Third Place Match: medial forfeit
 
157 – Anthony Artalona – Third Place
First Round: def. Quentin Milliken (Rider), 16-1 (4:51)
Second Round: def. Sam Martino (Virginia), 13-4
Quarterfinal: def. Cristiaan Dailey (Franklin & Marshall), FALL 4:18
Semifinal: lost to Matt Zovstoski (App. State), 3-2
Consolation Semifinal: def. Cam Connor (Penn), 5-3 SV-2
Third-Place Match: def. Parker Kropman (Drexel), 2-1 TB
 
157 – Carl Antrassian
First Round: def. Will Schmidt (Sacred Heart), 7-5
Second Round: lost to Matt Zovstoski (App. State), 10-6
Consolation Second Round: def. Antonio VaQuiz (Sacred Heart), 18-1 (4:55)
Consolation Third Round: def. Brian Kelly (Sacred Heart), 14-6
Consolation Fourth Round: lost to Noah Chan (Franklin & Marshall), 16-0 (3:07)
 
157 – Jeremy Ridge
First Round: def. Antonio VaQuiz (Sacred Heart), 10-1
Second Round: lost to Justin McCoy (Virginia), 20-5 (7:00)
Consolation First Round: lost to Will Schmidt (Sacred Heart), 9-2
 
157 – Cam Connor – Sixth Place
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Cole Aaron (Franklin & Marshall), 11-4
Quarterfinal: lost to Justin McCoy (Virginia), 10-2
Consolation Fourth Round: def. Sam Martino (Virginia), 6-0
Consolation Quarterfinal: def. Noah Chan (Franklin & Marshall), FALL (2:20)
Consolation Semifinal: lost to Artalona (Penn), 5-3 SV-2
Fifth Place Match: lost to Justin McCoy (Virginia), 11-3
 
157 – Adam Kirsh
First Round: lost to TJ Calas (Sacred Heart), 11-5
Consolation First Round: lost to Eric Carter (Duke), 8-0
 
165 – Josh Swanson
First Round: lost to Ebed Jarrell (Drexel), FALL 1:35
Consolation First Round: lost to Tony Patsy (Penn), 7-5
 
165 – Tony Patsy
First Round: lost to Georgio Poullas (Rider), 14-4
Consolation First Round: def. Josh Swanson (Penn), 7-5
Consolation Second Round: lost to John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall), 9-0
 
165 – Brian Krasowski
First Round: lost to Brandon Levesque (Sacred Heart), 10-5
Consolation First Round: def. Christian Beach (App. State), 6-0
Consolation Second Round: lost to Jake Lizak (Penn), 8-2
 
165 – Jake Lizak – Fifth Place
First Round: def. Jon Hoover (VMI), 5-0
Quarterfinal: lost to Philip Conigliaro (Harvard), 9-4
Consolation Second Round: def. Brian Krasowski (Penn), 8-2
Consolation Quarterfinal: def. John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall), 12-10
Consolation Semifinal: lost to Emmett LiCastri (Franklin & Marshall), 6-0
Fifth Place Match: Fifth by forfeit
 
165 – Mikey Kistler
First Round: lost to William Formato (App. State), 10-5
Consolation First Round: Advanced via medical forfeit
Consolation Second Round: lost to Georgio Poullas (Rider), 10-4
 
174 – Jack Conway
First Round: lost to Victor Marcelli (Virginia), 10-6
Consolation First Round: lost to Barrett Blakely (App. State), 12-2
 
174 – Jake Hendricks – Eighth Place
First Round: Bye
Second Round: lost to Mason Eaglin (Duke), 8-3
Consolation Second Round: def. Krystian Kinsey (Virginia), 8-3
Consolation Quarterfinal: lost to Neil Antrassian (Penn), 5-3 TB 2
Seventh Place Match: lost to Joe Accousti (Sacred Heart), 5-3
 
174 – Neil Antrassian – Sixth Place
First Round: lost to Neal Richards (VMI), 11-5
Consolation First Round: def. Michael Bausano (Harvard), 16-1 (7:00)
Consolation Second Round: Advanced via medical forfeit
Consolation Quarterfinal: def. Jake Hendricks (Penn), 5-3 TB II
Consolation Semifinal: lost to Mickey O'Malley (Drexel), FALL (0:15)
Fifth Place Match: lost to Thomas Flitz (App. State), 5-3
 
184 – Jesse Quatse – Fourth Place
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Max Gallahan (VMI), 3-1 SV
Quarterfinal: def. Michael Doggett, 3-1
Semifinal: lost to George Walton (Rider), 9-4
Consolation Semifinal: def. Kai Blake (Duke), 15-0 (6:07)
Third Place Match: lost to Kyle Davis (Sacred Heart), 4-2 SV
 
184 – John Stout – Eighth Place
First Round: Bye
Second Round: lost to Kyle Davis (Sacred Heart), 8-1
Consolation Second Round: Advanced via medical forfeit
Consolation Third Round: def. Michael Doggett (Harvard), 13-4
Consolation Quarterfinal: lost to Michael Battista (Virginia), 3-1
Seventh Place Match: Lost to Max Gallahan (VMI), FALL (4:32)
 
197 – Cole Urbas – Third Place
First Round: def. LJ Castelleano (Duke), 16-0 (4:00)
Quarterfinal: def. Paul Carson (App. State), 8-2
Semifinal: lost to Jay Aiello (Virginia), 4-3
Consolation Semifinal: def. Demazio Samuel (App. State), 8-0
Third Place Match: def. Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel), FALL (6:58)
 
197 – Greg Bensley
First Round: lost to Vincent Baker (Duke), 10-7
Consolation First Round: lost to Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel), FALL 2:48
 
285 – Zakaria Loudini
First Round: Bye
Second Round: lost to Cary Miller (App. State), FALL 1:31
Consolation Second Round: lost to Robert Scherer (Virginia), FALL 4:10
 
285 – Joey Slackman – Eighth Place
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Henry Williams (Drexel), FALL 6:15
Quarterfinal: lost to Ryan Cloud (Rider), 13-11
Consolation Third Round: def. Nathan Hoaglund (Penn), 4-0
Consolation Quarterfinal: lost to Ryan Cloud (Rider), 13-11
Seventh Place Match: lost to Ben Goldin (Penn), 3-1
 
285 – Ben Goldin – Seventh Place
First Round: def. James Bradley (Rider), 4-3 TB2
Second Round: def. Mike Burchell (App. State), 4-1
Quarterfinal: lost to Quinn Miller (Virginia), 6-0
Consolation Third Round: def. Robert Scherer (Virginia), FALL (2:58)
Consolation Quarterfinal: lost to Sean O'Malley (Drexel), 2-1
Seventh Place Match: def. Joey Slackman (Penn), 3-1
 
285 – Nathan Hoaglund
First Round: Bye
Second Round: lost to Yaraslau Slavikouski (Harvard), 8-1
Consolation Second Round: def. Mark Blokh (Sacred Heart), 8-1
Consolation Third Round: lost to Joey Slackman (Penn), 4-0
 
The Quakers are off until December when they head to the Patriot Open at George Mason on December 7 before a trip to defending NCAA champion Penn State on December 8 in State College.