WORCESTER -- Regionally-ranked Tanner Thatcher (Blairstown, NJ) and Mario Barberio (Muncy, MA) both notched multiple wins Saturday for WPI wrestling as the Engineers hosted a quad meet in the Sports and Recreation Center on Saturday.
WPI (3-8) was defeated in the opener by Trinity 24-21, knocked off by Roger Williams 39-9 in the middle match and were vanquished by nationally-ranked Johnson & Wales 52-3 in the nightcap. JWU (20-3) bested Trinity (6-3) 51-3 and Roger Williams was victorious over Trinity (24-18) in the other matches on the day.
The Crimson and Gray began the day with a pair of wins on their way to 9-0 advantage on Trinity. Thatcher got WPI on the board with a forfeit at 125 pounds and Charlie Pavis (Bethlehem, PA) bumped up a class and delivered a 4-2 decision at 133. After Trinity surged ahead 15-6 with three consecutive victories, Barberio evened the match with a first period pin at 1:33 at 165 pounds. The Bantams rattled off three more victories to secure the victory but the Engineers closed out the match with heavyweight Lucas Wilson-Wuestefeld (Barrington, RI) posting a fall at 1:24 of the first period.
WPI turned to their key New England ranked grapplers for its victories against Roger Williams. Eighth-ranked Thatcher pinned his opponent at 6:33 in the 125-pound bout while sixth-ranked Barberio posted a 7-2 decision at 165 pounds.
Ethan Edmondson (Milford, CT) accounted for the Boynton Hillers win versus No. 4 Johnson & Wales, a team that reached the semifinals of the NWCA National Duals the two weeks ago. The sophomore grinded out a 6-5 victory at 174 pounds over his foe from the Wildcats.
All four teams are back in action a week on Sunday at the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Dual Meet Championships hosted by Springfield. Action is slated to begin at 9:30am with seedings and bracket release revealed during the week.
Mat #1 Results
Trinity 24, WPI 21 - Box Score
Roger Williams 39, WPI 9 - Box Score
Johnson & Wales 52, WPI 3 - Box Score
Mat #2 Results
Johnson & Wales 51, Trinity 3
Weight Result Score/Time Running Score
184 Ryan DeVivo (JWU) Pinned Cooper Kelley (TC) 1:58 6-0
197 Tommy Wrzesien (JWU) Pinned John Fiore (TC) 2:27 12-0
285 Liridon Leka (JWU) Pinned Timothy Glynn (TC) 2:07 18-0
125 Joziah Fry (JWU) Won by Forfeit ----- 24-0
133 Nicholas Torres (JWU) Major Dec. Matthew Carrozza (TC) 9-1 28-0
141 Victor Perlleshi (JWU) Pinned Adam Schaeublin (TC) 1:37 34-0
149 Hayden Brown (JWU) Pinned Chris Perry (TC) 0:33 40-0
157 Matthew Garcia (JWU) Pinned Finnegan McGovern (TC) 0:59 46-0
165 Kevin Lyskawa (TC) Dec. Scott Defex (JWU) 6-3 46-3
174 Michael Ross (JWU) Tech Fall Nicholas Crotty (TC) 17-0 51-3
Roger Williams 24, Trinity 18
Weight Result Score/Time Running Score
125 Ari Dinerman (RWU) Won by Forfeit ----- 6-0
133 Christopher Tringali (RWU) Dec. Matthew Carrozza (TC) 8-4 9-0
141 Adam Schaeublin (TC) Major Dec. Tommy Gallagher (RWU) 16-6 9-4
149 Chris Perry (TC) Dec. Matt Lucas (RWU) 2-0 9-7
157 Ben Bariso (RWU) Dec. Nico Patch (TC) 5-4 12-7
165 Kevin Lyskawa (TC) Pinned Jacob Cardozo (RWU) 0:09 12-13
174 Jayden Curley (RWU) Dec. Adam Frost (TC) 6-5 15-13
184 Cole Shaughnessy Dec. RWU) Cooper Kelley (TC) 6-1 18-13
197 Anders Klass (TC) Tech Fall Hunter Rasmussen (RWU) 15-0 (5:35) 18-18
285 Addison Boisvert Pinned (RWU) Timothy Glynn (TC) 1:43 24-18