CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team closed out the 2026 Southern Scuffle at UT Chattanooga on Sunday night, with eight grapplers earning podium spots.
 
#5 CJ Composto (141) and Caden Bellis (174) led the charge for Penn at the Scuffle, landing runners-up at their weights. #13 Evan Mougalian (133), #4 Cross Wasilewski (149), #13 Jude Swisher (157), and #31 Sean Seefeldt (165) all earned third place. Liam Carlin (174) won the fifth-place bout, and Kelly Dunnigan (149) placed eighth to round out the Quakers on the Podium.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The Red and Blue finished their first time at the Scuffle placing second as a squad with 123.5 points, trailing the reigning NCAA National Champion Penn State team who won the tournament with 143.5 points.
 
*Freshmen Bellis and Carlin placed for the second time in their collegiate career, with Bellis earning a spot on the podium at the Keystone Classic and Carlin earning a spot at the Patriot Open.
 
*Mougalian, Swisher, and Wasilewski all went 3-0 on the day to secure their third-place honors.
 
Up Next
The Quakers (3-0) return to action on Friday, Jan. 9, heading to the F&M Open. 
 
Results
125
Brady Pruett
R32: #1 Eddie Ventresca (VT) def. Pruett, 20-4 TF
CONS 32 (2): Pruett def. Julian Dawson (Morgan State), 17-2 TF
CONS 16 (1): Pruett def. Easton Cooper (Chattanooga), 17-4 MD
CONS 16 (2): Charlie Farmer (Army) def. Pruett, 5:21 F
 
133
#13 Evan Mougalian – THIRD PLACE
R32: Mougalian def. Kiyan Simon (Davidson), 2:20 F
R16: Mougalian def. Richie Figueroa (Oklahoma State), 6:57 F
QF: #9 Dom Serrano (Northern Colorado) def. Mougalian, 9-8 DEC
CONS 8 (2): Mougalian def. Geronimo Rivera (Utah Valley), 12-3 MD
CONS 4: Mougalian def. #12 Tyler Ferrara (Cornell), MFFL
CONS SF: Mougalian def. Caleb Weiand (MSU), M FOR
3rd place: Mougalian def. Max Leete (American), 10-3 DEC
 
141
#5 CJ Composto – SECOND PLACE
R32: Composto def. Cael Nasdeo (Penn State), 5-1 DEC
R16: Composto def. Brennan VanHoecke (Little Rock), 5-1 DEC
QF: Composto def. Jesse Vasquez (Cal Baptist), 3-1 DEC
SF: Composto def. #19 Haiden Drury (Utah Valley), MFFL
FINAL: #12 Vince Cornella (Cornell) def. Composto, 7-2 DEC
 
149
Kelly Dunnigan – EIGHTH PLACE
R64: Dunnigan def. Pierce Pennington (Chattanooga), 16-0 TF
R32: Max Petersen (NDSU) def. Dunnigan, 12-1 MD
CONS 16 (1): Dunnigan def. Joe Morris (Presbyterian), 3:31 F
CONS 16 (2): Dunnigan def. Clayton Jones III (MSU), 2:00 F
CONS 8 (1): Dunnigan def. Austin McBurney (Brown), MFFL
CONS 8 (2): Dunnigan def. Anderson Heao, 2:25 F
CONS 4: Carson DesRosier (Citadel) def. Dunnigan, 7-2 DEC
7th place: #33 Eugene Harney (Morgan State) def. Dunnigan, 9-3 DEC
#4 Cross Wasilewski – THIRD PLACE
R64: Bye
R32: Wasilewski def. Hunter May (Bellarmine), 1:55 F
R16: Wasilewski def. Kaemen Smith (Navy), 8-0 MD
QF: Carter Young (Maryland) def. Wasilewski, 7-5 DEC
CONS 8 (2): Wasilewski def. Wynton Denkins (UVA), 7-4 DEC
CONS 4: Wasilewski def. #33 Eugene Harney (Morgan State), 5-4 DEC
CONS SF: Wasilewski def. Max Petersen (NDSU), 9-4 DEC
3rd place: Wasilewski def. Carson DesRosier (Citadel), 8-2 DEC
 
157
Wyatt Stout
R64: Bye
R32: Joe Sealey (Penn State) def. Stout, 17-2 TF
CONS 32 (2): Kendrick Hodge (Campbell) def, Stout, 4-2 DEC
#13 Jude Swisher – THIRD PLACE
R64: Swisher def. Logan Fite (Duke), 18-1
R32: Swisher def. Alex Emmer (Utah Valley), 2-0 DEC
R16: Swisher def. Anwar Alli (Davidson), 7-0 DEC
QF: Daniel Zepeda (NC State) def. Swisher, 1:46 F
CONS 8 (2): Swisher def. Mark Takara (Utah Valley), 8-0 MD
CONS 4: Swisher def. Tanner Peake (Davidson), 5-0 DEC
CONS SF: Swisher def. Kyrel Leavell (Citadel), 8-3 DEC
3rd place: Swisher def. Jonathan Ley (Navy), 5-0 DEC
 
165
Paul Ognissanti
R64: Bye
R32: Ognissanti def. Kilian Schultz (Northern Colorado), 10-4 DEC
R16: Matty Bianchi (Little Rock) def. Ognissanti, MFFL
CONS 16 (2): Michael Murphy (UVA) def. Ognissanti, MFOR
#31 Sean Seefeldt – THIRD PLACE
R64: Seefeldt def. Nick Grizales (App State), 20-5 TF
R32: Seefeldt def. Michael Murphy (UVA), 9-1 MD
R16: Seefeldt def. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (Clarion), 4-1 DEC
QF: Seefeldt def. Noah Hall (Bellarmine), 5-0 DEC
SF: #16 Gunner Filipowicz def. Seefeldt, 5-3 DEC
CONS SF: Seefeldt def. Anthony Ferrari (Campbell), 6-2 DEC
3rd place: Seefeldt def. #30 Thomas Snipes (Citadel), 5-0 DEC
 
174
Caden Bellis – SECOND PLACE
R64: Bye
R32: Bellis def. Josh Henderson (Presbyterian), 15-0 TF
R16: Bellis def. Grant Odell (Bellarmine), 3-1 DEC TB2
QF: Bellis def. Andrew Christie (Army), 4:48 F
SF: Bellis def. Max Magayna (NDSU), 4-1 DEC
FINAL: Will Henckel (Penn State) def. Bellis, 5-0 DEC
Liam Carlin – FIFTH PLACE
R64: Bye
R32: Carlin def. Sameul Diggs (Morgan State), 20-5 TF
R16: Carlin def. Connor O'Neill (MSU), 11-8 DEC
QF: Will Henckel (Penn State) def. Carlin, 10-3 MD
CONS 8 (2): Carlin def. Colt Campbell (App State), 4-2 DEC
CONS 4: Carlin def. Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga), 7-5 DEC
CONS SF: Max Magayna (NDSU) def. Carlin, 8-5 DEC
5th place: Carlin def. Hudson Rogers (Utah Valley), 2-1 DEC
Brian Heard
R64: Heard def. Hayden Hochstasser (Army), 5-1 DEC
R32: Owen Hendricks (Citadel) def. Heard, MFOR (8-3)
CONS 16 (1): Cooper Haase (Army) def. Heard, MFFL

184
Greyson Meak
R32: Meak def. Ryan Boucher (MSU), 8-5 DEC
R16: Aidan Brenot (NDSU) def. Meak, 15-2 MD
CONS 16 (2): Mahonri Rushton (Northern Colorado) def. Meak, 12-3 MD
 
197
Martin Cosgrove
R64: Cosgrove def. Gunnar Pool (App State), 15-0 TF
R32: Devin Wasley (NDSU) def. Cosgrove, 9-1 MD
CONS 16 (1): Cosgrove def. Ethan Wiant (Clarion), 5-0 DEC
CONS 16 (2): Cosgrove def. Mason Ellis (Penn State), 4-2 DEC
CONS 8 (1): Cosgrove def. Adam Ortega (Citadel), 4-1 DEC SV
CONS 8 (2): Andrew Reall (Brown) def. Cosgrove, 4-1 DEC
 
285
John Pardo
R32: Shilo Jones (NDSU) def. Pardo, 2:35 F
CONS 16 (1): Pardo def. Christian Bell (Citadel), 5:32 F
CONS 16 (2): Andrew Blackburn-Forst (NDSU) def. Pardo, 15-0 TF