LANCASTER, Pa. – The #19 University of Pennsylvania wrestling team battled in the Franklin and Marshall Open on Friday afternoon, with five Quakers ending the tournament in the top ten.
Underclassmen were the name of the game today as freshman
Jude Swisher won the 157 bracket to place first at the Open and highlight Penn's performance in Lancaster. Sophomore
Kelly Dunnigan (149) followed in second place, freshman
Martin Cosgrove (197) finished in sixth, and sophomores
Hunter Gandy (149) and
Sean Seefeldt (149) both finished in eighth to round out the Red and Blue in the top ten.
Swisher picked up five straight wins en route to his first individual tournament victory as a Quaker. He started his day with two takedowns in the first and third before riding time out against JT Chance (Unattached-George Mason) to take the match by decision, 8-3. In the round of 16, Swisher dominated, tallying nine points from takedowns against LIU's Jamison Colongione in the first two periods before winning by major decision, 13-3, to push on to the quarterfinals, where he beat Reed Fullmer by decision, 7-0. Swisher rolled through the semifinals against Maryland's Michael North, with a four-point second period securing his spot in the finals by decision, 5-2. The first-year kept his momentum going in the first place bout against Dylan Evans (Unattached-Pittsburgh), scoring seven points, with six coming from takedowns in the first two periods, to win the F&M Open by major decision, 10-0.
Dunnigan had a strong run at the F&M Open, winning five bouts to earn the highest placement in his collegiate career with second place. The sophomore opened his quest to the first place match with three straight wins from tech falls in the rounds of 64, 32, and 16. Dunnigan tallied 11 points in the first period against LIU's William McMullen, holding the Shark to only two points in a 17-2 decision. Dunnigan recorded 17 points again in the round of 32, with 14 points coming from the first after he had racked up three straight nearfalls over Cale Roggie (Unattached-George Mason). His third tech fall victory of the day over Lucas Kapusta (Unattached-Lock Haven) was thanks to a ten-point second from back-to-back nearfalls. In the quarterfinals contest, Dunnigan battled hard against EIWA foe Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh), scoring the sole takedown of the match in the first to win by decision, 3-1, and move on to the semifinals. In his last and sole ranked victory of the tournament, Dunnigan defeated #21 Ethen Miller (Maryland) in sudden victory, getting the only takedown in the bout during overtime to win by decision, 5-2.
Cosgrove had a solid outing at the open, grabbing four contests to place sixth. The freshman recorded three wins by falls over Rutgers' Nico Colucci (1:24), Millersville's Bruce Vaughan (1:54), and Binghamton's Cayde Bevis (0:46). His final win of the tournament came in the consolation bracket's round of eight against Navy's Daniel Willaims, with a seven-point first period from a takedown and nearfall solidifying his win by major decision, 12-1.
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Spencer Barnhart
R64: Barnhart (Penn) TF Cam Ice (Hofstra), 16-0
R32: Pat Phillips (F&M) DEC Barnhart (Penn), 11-4
Cons 32 (1): bye
Cons 32 (2): Barnhart (Penn) DEC Joey Sentipal (Unattached-Lock Haven), 5-4
Cons 16 (1): Michael Pizzuto (Unattached-Maryland) DEC Barnhart (University of Pennsylvania), 2-1, TB2
149
Kelly Dunnigan – SECOND PLACE
R64: Dunnigan (Penn) TF William McMullen (LIU), 17-2
R32: Dunnigan (Penn) TF Cale Roggie (Unattached-George Mason), 17-1
R16: Dunnigan (Penn) TF Lucas Kapusta (Unattached-Lock Haven), 16-1
QF: Dunnigan (Penn) DEC Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh), 3-1
SF: Dunnigan (Penn) DEC #21 Ethen Miller (Maryland), 5-2, SV
FINAL: Matt Williams (Army West Point) DEC Dunnigan (Penn), 4-1, SV
Sean Seefeldt – EIGHTH PLACE
R64: Seefeldt (Penn) DEC Billy Talmadge (Lock Haven), 2-2, TB2
R32: Seefeldt (Penn) DEC Cody Tavoso (Unattached-Princeton), 6-5
R16: Seefeldt (Penn) DEC Kaeman Smith (Navy), 4-1, SV
QF: Ethen Miller (Maryland) MD Seefeldt (Penn), 15-2
Cons 8 (2): Seefeldt (Penn) NC Noah Tapia (Hofstra)
Cons 4: Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh) F Seefeldt (Penn), 1:47
Hunter Gandy – EIGHTH PLACE
R64: Gandy (Penn) DEC Craig Cook (Millersville), 5-1
R32: Gandy (Penn) DEC Antonio Segura (Unattached-American), 8-1
R16: Gandy (Penn) MD Ty Cymmerman (Pittsburgh), 10-1
QF: Nick Stonecheck (Lock Haven) F Gandy (Penn), 0:30
Cons 8 (2): Gandy (Penn) DEC Matt Ryan (Kent State), 4-1, SV
Cons 4: Matt Repos (Unattached-Lehigh) DEC Gandy (Penn), 5-2
157
Jude Swisher – FIRST PLACE
R64: bye
R32: Swisher (Penn) DEC JT Chance (Unattached-George Mason), 8-3
R16: Swisher (Penn) MD Jamison Colongione (LIU), 13-3
QF: Swisher (Penn) DEC Reed Fullmer (PRTC), 7-0
SF: Swisher (Penn) DEC Michael North (Maryland), 5-2
FINAL: Swisher (Penn) MD Dylan Evans (Unattached-Pittsburgh), 10-0
Jackson Dean
R64: bye
R32: Dean (Penn) F Avery Clarke (F&M), 2:32
R16: Carter Baer (Binghamton) MD Dean (Penn), 12-0
Cons. 16 (2): Joe Cangro (Harvard) DEC Dean (Penn), 4-0
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Cole Spencer
R64: Liam Scrivanich (Unattached-Rider) DEC Spencer (Penn), 6-4
Cons 32 (1): bye
Cons 32 (2): Spencer (Penn) TF Michael Bobola (Harvard), 19-4
Cons 16 (1): Spencer (Penn) TF Ryan Money (Unattached-Maryland), 17-0
Cons 16 (2): Spencer (Penn) MD Matt Waddell (Unattached-Hofstra), 13-3
Cons 8 (1): Spencer (Penn) DEC Hunter Andel (Kent State), 3-0
Cons 8 (2): Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) TF Spencer (Penn), 17-0
Cam Connor
R64: Hunter Andel (Kent State) MD Connor (Penn), 11-3
Cons 32 (1): bye
Cons 32 (2): Connor (Penn) MD Jack Lang (Princeton), 12-1
Cons 16 (1): Michael Ramirez (Presbyterian) DEC Connor (University of Pennsylvania), 8-5, SV
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Jake Stefanowicz
R64: bye
R32: Joshua Cordio (Air Force) DEC Stefanowicz (Penn), 2-2, TB2
Cons 32 (1): bye
Cons 32 (2): bye
Cons 16 (1): Kevin Makosy (Maryland) DEC Stefanowicz (Penn), 4-1, SV
197
Martin Cosgrove – SIXTH PLACE
R32: Cosgrove (Penn) F Nico Colucci (Rutgers), 1:24
R16: Cosgrove (Penn) F Bruce Vaughan (Millersville), 1:54
QF: Christian Knop (NC State) DEC Cosgrove (Penn), 4-1, SV
Cons 8 (2): Cosgrove (Penn) F Cayde Bevis (Binghamton), 0:46
Cons 4: Cosgrove (Penn) MD Daniel Williams (Navy), 12-1
5th Place: Wolfgang Frable (Army West Point) DEC Cosgrove (Penn), 5-2
Om Shastri
R32: Miles Ashbaugh (Kent State) DEC Shastri (Penn), 5-0
Cons 16 (1): bye
Cons 16 (2): Trent Thomas (Kent State) F Shastri (Penn), 1:48
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Zach Delsanter
R64: Seth Nevills (Maryland) MD Delsanter (Penn), 16-4
Cons 32 (1): bye
Cons 32 (2): Delsanter (Penn) F Avery Kuhns (Millersville), 1:32
Cons 16 (1): Delsanter (Penn) DEC Harrison Shapiro (F&M), 6-5
Cons 16 (2): Delsanter (Penn) MD Charlie Tibbitts (Binghamton), 13-4
Cons 8 (1): Chase Horne (NC State) DEC Delsanter (Penn), 2-0
Matthew Cruise
R64: bye
R32: Josh Harkless (Unattached) DEC Cruise (Penn), 5-1
Cons 32 (1): bye
Cons 32 (2): bye
Cons 16 (1): Cruise (Penn) DEC Karam Chakif (Lehigh), 4-2
Cons 16 (2): Danny Church (Hofstra) DEC Cruise (Penn), 3-2
