PHILADELPHIA – The 19th ranked University of Pennsylvania Wrestling team is back on the mat to open the 2023 portion of its schedule with a pair of events this weekend. The Red and Blue will send a group of 23 wrestlers to the F&M Open on Friday, January 6 and then host the University of North Carolina for their first dual of the 2023 calendar year. The one-day tournament will take place on the Campus of Franklin & Marshall in Lancaster, Pa.
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
The David H. Lehman F&M Tournament
Jan. 6, 2023 | 9 a.m. | Alumni Sports and Fitness Center | Lancaster, Pa.
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Friday, January 6, 2023
5:45 a.m.:        Gym opens for participants and staff
6:45 a.m.:        Skin checks
7:00 a.m.:        Weigh-ins (5 scales)
8:00 a.m.:        Alumni Sports & Fitness Center opens for fan entry
9:00 a.m.:        Start of the Dave Lehman F&M open
6:30 p.m.:        Anticipated end of Dave Lehman F&M open
 
MATCH INFORMATION
#19 Penn (1-3, 1-0 EIWA, 0-0 Ivy League) vs. North Carolina (2-5, 0-0 ACC)
Jan. 7, 2023 | 8 p.m. | The Palestra | Philadelphia, Pa.
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Penn will send 23 wrestlers to the F&M Open on Friday, January 6.
The group wrestling includes freshmen Brady Pruett, Sean Seefeldt, Evan Mougalian, Nico Nardone, Kyle Hauserman, Jackson Polo, Hunter Gandy, Louis Colaiocco, Adam Thomson, and Matthew Cruise. The sophomores are Rich Delsanter, Connor Strong, Jackson Dean, and Cole Spencer. The upperclassmen are juniors Lukas Richie, Vince Mannella, Cam Conner, Jake Stefanowicz, Malachi Wiley, and John Stout and the seniors are Gabe Miller, Mike Kistler, Nate Hoaglund, and Zakari Loudini.
 
On Saturday, the Quakers will host UNC for their second home dual of the season. Penn is coming off a 29-3 dual win over Army at The Palestra on December 9 and a second-place finish at the 58th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships. UNC closed out 2022 at the Collegiate Duals in New Orleans, where they went 1-2. The Tar Heels opened with a win 28-7 win over Central Michigan and then lost back-to-back duals against #1 Penn State (37-3) and #14 Cornell (31-9).
 
Quaker Notemeal
* For the second straight season, head coach Roger Reina has named Carmen Ferrante, Doug Zapf, and Ben Goldin as captains for the #TheMovement.  
* Nine Quakers continue to earn national recognition. Ryan Miller (125), Michael Colaiocco (133), Carmen Ferrante (141), Anthony Artalona (149), Doug Zapf (157), Lucas Revano (165), Nick Incontrera (174),  Cole Urbas (197), and Ben Goldin (285) all earned national rankings.
* Penn is coming off a second place finish at the 58th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships. Seven Quakers reached the podium with #13 Michael Colaiocco taking the title at 133 pounds. #13 Anthony Artalona opened the two-day event with a fall in 13 seconds to earn the title for Fastest Fall at the championships. In addition to Colaiocco, Penn saw #18 Nick Incontrera finish second at 174 pounds, #10 Doug Zapf take third place at 149 pounds and Artalona place fourth at 157 pounds. Lucas Revano (165), #29 Cole Urbas (197), and #24 Ben Goldin (285) all placed seventh.
* The Red and Blue did a lot of scoring on the mat at the Midlands Championships. As a team, Penn earned 520 match points which was 133 more than second place Northwestern's 387. The Quakers totaled the most wins of any team with 68, nine more wins than 57 for second place Northwestern. Revano lead all wrestlers with Most Total Match Points earning 71 points for the Red and Blue.
* Penn will be well represented in the EIWA Hall of Fame Class of 2023 as Clint Mater C'97 W'97 and Dr. Rick Springman EAS'02 Gr'09 will be inducted into the EIWA Hall of Fame. Tickets for the 119th EIWA Championships are on sale now and can be purchased here. 
 
PROJECTED PENN LINEUP *
125 – #31 Ryan Miller
133 - #8 Michael Colaiocco
141 - #30 Carmen Ferrante
149 - #10 Doug Zapf
157 - #15 Anthony Artalona
165 - #29 Lucas Revano
174 - #15 Nick Incontrera
184 – Maximus Hale
197 - #33 Cole Urbas
285 - #27 Ben Goldin
 
PROJECTED UNC LINEUP *
125: #33 Jack Wagner/Cole Hunt
133: #30 Joey Melendez/Jace Palmer
141: Caden McCrary/ #21 Lachlan McNeil/Leo Maguigad
149: Zach Sherman/Wil Guida/Charley Barry/Marcus Loving
157: #4 Austin O'Connor
165: Joey Mazzara/Gino Esposito
174: Cade Tenold
184: #17 Gavin Kane/Wilson Major
197: #33 Max Shaw/Cade Lautt
285: Brandon Whitman/Aydin Guttridge/Alberto Hernandez
 
*Penn Rankings listed are individuals highest ranking from the following list of rankings: Amateur Wrestling News, Flo-wrestling, Intermat, Wrestlstat, The Open Mat, and Wrestling Insider Newsmag. UNC rankings are from Intermat

Tickets are now on sale for the 119th EIWA Championships. This year's championships will be held at The Palestra on March 4 and 5. All Session tickets, as well as individual sessions are on sale now and can be purchased here.