BALTIMORE (Feb. 2, 2019) – The USMMA wrestling team split a Centennial Conference tri-match down at Johns Hopkins University on Saturday. The Mariners lost their opener to Washington & Lee, 25-16, but rebounded to defeat the host Blue Jays, 29-15. With the split, Merchant Marine's record moves to 6-6 (4-2 Centennial).
Below are the results of the two matches.
Washington & Lee 25 – USMMA 16 W&L-USMMA
125 – Ethan Hartman (W) pin Jake Garza (MM), (4:17) 6-0
133 – Russ Zimmerman (W) inj. def. Taylor Kimo Dial (MM) 12-0
141 – Zach Bylykbashi (W) maj. dec. Daniel May (MM), 14-4 16-0
149 – Bryce Crew (W) pin Chad Puglio (MM) (0:53) 22-0
157 – Kieran Duggan (MM) def. Joe Salerno, 4-2 22-3
165 – Billy Sims (MM) def. Shane Conners (W), 4-0 22-6
174 – Alex Horne (W) def. Max Sims (MM), 10-5 (OT) 25-6
184 – Josh Glantzman (MM) def. Rexx Hallyburton (W), 2-0 25-9
197 – Kurtis Hahn (MM) def. Brad Basham (W), 5-4 25-12
285 – Blake Bunce (MM) maj. dec. Clay Chadwick (W), 8-0 25-16
USMMA 29 – Hopkins 15 USMMA-Hopkins
125 – Jace Garza (MM) def. Jeremy Berger (J), 11-9 3-0
133 – #9 Ricky Cavallo (J) pin Alex Puglio (MM) (1:50) 3-6
141 – Daniel May (MM) win by forfeit 9-6
149 – Joe Paul (J) def. Austin Vincent (MM), 7-1 9-9
157 – Dominick Reyes (J) pin Kieran Duggan (MM) (7:35) 9-15
165 – Billy Sims (MM) def. Dane Morgan (J), 3-0 12-15
174 – Max Sims (MM) def. Nathan Wertheimer (J), 7-3 15-15
184 – Joshua Glantzman (MM) maj. dec. Bradlee Lamontagne (J), 13-0 19-15
197 – Kurtis Hahn (MM) pin Miles Gilliam (J) (1:14) 25-15
285 – Blake Bunce (MM) maj. dec. Henri Behaeghel (J), 15-6 29-15
Exhibitions
141 - Austin Vincent (MM) def. Joseph Tarquine (W) 5-2
165 – Gavin Bradley (MM) def. Nico Ziccardi (ST), 4-2
174 – Patrick Hofstedt (W) def. Dominick Esposito (MM), 7-3
197 – Karl Tayeb (J) pin Joe Fiore (MM) (6:28)
Up next, the Mariners will travel up to New London, Conn., this coming Wednesday, Feb. 6, for a rivalry matchup against #18 Coast Guard. Action is scheduled to get underway at 7 p.m. at the Bears' Roland Hall. A live video feed of the match will be available at this link.
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