MANHIEM, Pa. – Michael Colaiocco took home the Hammer Award at 133 pounds in Penn Wrestling's return to the mat. The Quakers opened the 2021-22 season at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic on Sunday. The one-day event took place at Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Pa.
Colaiocco won all three of his bouts to claim the Hammer Award at 133 pounds. The championship bout for the 133-pound title featured two nationally ranked wrestlers. Colaiocco is ninth-ranked while his opponent Devan Turner from Oregon State is ranked 19th in the nation. The sophomore from New Jersey won 4-0.
Kelly Dunnigan began the season with a win for the Quakers. Competing in the B pool, he went 1-1 in round robin competition before defeating LIU's Bryce Cockrell 11-1 for third place.
Ryan Miller placed at 125 pounds. He opened his season winning by decision over Bloomsburg's Shawn Orem, 8-2. After advancing to the third round on a bye he would fall to Lehigh's Jaret Lane. In the third-place bout he won 10-4 against Lehigh's Carter Bailey.
Lukas Richie lost both bouts in the C tier at 133 pounds in the second and third rounds. He was pitted against Millersville's Matthew Morris in the fifth-place match and defeated Morris 9-6 to claim fifth place.
Kaya Sement went 1-1 in first three rounds. He advanced to the third-place bout where he won 4-2 over Davis & Elkins' Craig Cook.
Wrestling in a new weight class this year, junior
Doug Zapf opened the season at 157 pounds. He lost his opening bout to Central Michigan's Johnny Lovett, 4-1. Zapf bounced back and mounted a comeback win in round two to defeat ninth-ranked and returning All-America Josh Humphreys of Lehigh, 9-8. Zapf took third place with a 3-1 win in the first sudden victory.
Lucas Revano picked up a pair of wins at 165 pounds, defeating Lehigh's Connor Herceg (6-2), and Hofstra's Ricky Stamm (9-5). Revano looked to become the second Quaker to take home a Hammer Award but late point by Lehigh's Brian Meyer sent it to overtime. Meyer was able to secure a point and gain another point as he had the advantage in riding time for a 3-1 win. Revano joined Colaiocco as the only Quakers to finish first or second.
Cam Connor went 1-1 at 165 pounds winning his first bout and advancing to the third-place bout. Connor defeated Harvard's Alex Whitworth, 2-0 for a third-place finish.
Michael Kistler swept his way through the E tier at 165 pounds to claim first place. Kistler advanced to the first-place bout with a dominating 12-3 victory over TCNJ's Matt Surich. Then took first place with a 16-1 decision over LIU's Thomas Lascala.
In the B tier at 174 pounds,
Nick Incontrera made easy work of his opponents. In the second round he defeated Oregon State's Mason Reiniche 11-5 and earned a 17-1 victory over Harvards Michael Doggett. In the first-place bout he took on another Beaver, this time defeated Mateo Olmos by 14-2 decision.
Neil Antrassian had big victory in the third round. The senior was up against Hofstra's Charles Small and defeated his nationally ranked opponent by a 5-3 decision in the first sudden victory.
Ben Goldin won his second and third round bouts in the heavyweight division. In the second round he picked up a 4-0 decision over Army's Paul Robinson and then defeated Lehigh's Nathan Taylor in the third round. His win-streak came to an end in the first-place bout where he lost 10-6 to Hofstra's Zach Knighton-Ward.
Head Coach
Roger Reina has named
Carmen Ferrante,
Doug Zapf, and
Ben Goldin as captains for the #TheMovement in 2021-22.
125A:
Ryan Miller (2-1)
First Round: def. Shawn Orem (Bloom) 8-2
Second Round: Bye
Third Round: lost to Jaret Lane (Lehigh) FALL, 6:08
Championship Round (Third Place): def. Carter Bailey (Lehigh), 10-4
133:
Michael Colaiocco (3-0)
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Vincente Perez (Central Michigan), FALL 6:05, 19-2
Third Round: def. Jason Shaner (Oregon State), 13-3
Championship Round (First Place): def. #19 Devan Turner (Oregon State), 4-0
133B:
Kelly Dunnigan (2-1)
First Round: def. Thomas Maddox (Buffalo) FALL 4:24
Second Round: lost to Dominic Carone (Army), 7-4
Third Round: Bye
Championship Round (Third Place): def. Bryce Cockrell (LIU), 11-1
133C:
Lukas Richie (1-2)
First Round: Bye
Second Round: lost to Dillon Murphy (Harvard), 4-0
Third Round: lost to Satoshi Abe (Lehigh), 5-3
Championship Round (Fifth Place): def. Matthew Morris (Millersville), 9-6
141A:
Carmen Ferrante (1-2)
First Round: lost to Corey Shie (Army), FALL 3:59
Second Round: lost to Grant Willits (Oregon State), 7-2
Third Round: Bye
Championship Round (Fifth Place): def. Julian Sanchez (Army), 4-3
149C:
Kaya Sement (2-1)
First Round: Bye
Second Round: lost to Mason Breece (Central Michigan), 7-5 SV1
Third Round: def Matt Laurie (Sacred Heart), 5-0
Championship Round (Third Place): def. Craig Cook (Davis & Elkins), 4-2
157A:
Doug Zapf (2-1)
First Round: lost to Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan), 4-1
Second Round: def. Josh Humphreys (Lehigh), 9-8
Third Round: Bye
Championship Round (Third Place): def. Alex Carida (Bloomsburg), 3-1 SV1
157C:
Jeremy Ridge (1-2)
First Round: def. Tyler Sung (Lehigh), 15-3
Second Round: lost to Nick Young (Gannon), 2-1
Third Round: Bye
Championship Round (Third Place): lost to Noah Tarr (Davis & Elkins), 5-4
165A:
Lucas Revano (2-1)
First Round: def. Connor Herceg (Lehigh), 6-2
Second Round: Bye
Third Round: def. Ricky Stamm (Hofstra), 9-5
Championship Round (First Place): lost to Brian Meyer (Lehigh), 3-1 OT
165B:
Jake Stefanowicz (0-3)
First Round: lost to Noah Grover (Buffalo), FALL 1:11
Second Round: lost to Clayton Fielden (Army), 7-2
Third Round: Bye
Championship Round (Fifth Place): lost to Christian Hunt (Army), 11-6
165C:
Cam Connor (2-1)
First Round: def. Joseph Metz (Army), 4-1
Second Round: Bye
Third Round: lost to Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan), 9-5
Championship Round (Third Place): def. Alex Whitworth (Harvard), 2-0
165E:
Mikey Kistler (3-0)
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Guy Deleonardis (Millersville), FALL 1:10
Third Round: def. Matt Surich (TCNJ), 12-3
Championship Round (First Place): def. Thomas Lascala (LIU), TF 4:52, 16-1
174B:
Nick Incontrera (3-0)
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Mason Reiniche (Oregon State), 11-5
Third Round: def. Michael Doggett (Harvard), TF 5:24, 17-1
Championship Round (First Place): def. Mateo Olmos (Oregon State), 14-2
184A:
Neil Antrassian (1-2)
First Round: lost to Sahm Addulrazzaq (Army), 4-3
Second Round: Bye
Third Round: def. Charles Small (Hofstra), 5-3 SV1
Championship Round (Fifth Place): lost to Austin Burkhart (Lehigh), 8-6
184B:
Jake Hendricks (2-1)
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Donovon Ball (Penn State), 9-6
Third Round: lost to Daniel Lawrence (Army), 6-4 SV1
Championship Round (Fifth Place): def. James Langan (LIU), 4-0
184B:
Connor Strong (2-1)
First Round: lost to Jackson Mckinney (Oregon State), 9-4
Second Round: Bye
Third Round: def. James Langan (LIU), FALL 3:47
Championship Round (First Place): def. Daniel Lawrence (Army), FALL 2:35
184C:
Maximus Hale (2-1)
First Round: lost to Leo Tarantino (Harvard), 4-2
Second Round: Bye
Third Round: def. Jack Wilt (Lehigh), 9-0
Championship Round (Third Place): def. Thomas Dressler (Lehigh), 3-0
197A:
Cole Urbas (0-3)
First Round: lost to Nunzio Crowley (LIU), 6-4 SV1
Second Round: Bye
Third Round: lost to Jt Brown (Army), 5-4
Championship Round (Fifth Place): lost to Parker Mcclellan (Lock Haven), FFT
285B:
Ben Goldin (2-1)
First Round: Bye
Second Round: def. Paul Robinson (Army), 4-0
Third Round: def. Nathan Taylor (Lehigh), 7-2
Championship Round (First Place): lost to Zach Knighton-Ward (Hofstra), 10-6
285D:
Nate Hoaglund (1-2)
First Round: lost to Freddie Nixon (Gannon), 3-1
Second Round: Bye
Third Round: def. Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard), 7-3
Championship Round (Third Place): lost to Shane Noonan (Bloomsburg), 6-2
Penn will take the week to prepare for the 26th Annual Keystone Classic: Presented by Herrington Financial.
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