THE RUNDOWN
- Event: 38th Annual Midwest Classic (Indianapolis, Ind.)
- Competing Teams: Adams State (Colo.), Ashland (Ohio), Augustana (S.D.), Bellarmine (Ky.), Brewton Parker (Ga.), Central Missouri (Mo.), Coker (S.C.), Cumberland (Tenn.), Drury (Mo.), Emmanuel (Ga.), Findlay (Ohio), Gannon (Pa.), Indianapolis, King (Tenn.), Lake Erie (Ohio), Limestone (S.C.), Lindenwood (Mo.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Marian (Ind.), Maryville (Mo.), McKendree (Ill.), Mercyhurst (Pa.), Newberry (S.C.), Newman (Kan.), Northern State (S.D.), Ohio Valley (W.Va.), Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), Pitt-Johnstown (Pa.), Seton Hill (Pa.), Shorter (Ga.), Thomas More (Ky.), Tiffin (Ohio), Truman State (Mo.), UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Western State Colorado, West Liberty (W.Va.) and Wisconsin-Parkside.
- Result: Gannon sits in 26th place out of 38 teams after the first day with 21 points.
- The Short Story: Freshman Abraham Guarriello (Erie, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) and redshirt junior Eric Lewandowski (Depew, N.Y./Lancaster Central) won three of five matches during Saturday's action as the Gannon wrestling team resides in 26th place out of 38 teams after the first day of the 38th Annual Midwest Classic hosted by the University of Indianapolis.
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER
GANNON'S TOP WRESTLERS
- 125 - Guarriello won three of five matches during the opening day ... began Saturday's action with a pin of Central Missouri's Erick Vargas in one minute and 58 seconds ... fell into the wrestlebacks with a loss to Newman's Dustin Reed who is ranked fifth in NCAA Division II ... rebounded with consecutive pins against King's Reed Jacks (5:36) and Lindsey Wilson's Chad Lampe (4:28) ... eliminated by Pitt-Johnstown's Zeke Beatty via a slim 15-11 decision ... recorded two pins during his first 12 matches of the season, before producing three on Saturday.Â
- 157 - Ranked fifth in NCAA Division II Super Region One, Lewandowski concluded the Midwest Classic with a 3-2 record ... immediately dropped into the wrestlebacks after a setback against NCAA Division II's second-ranked wrestler in Cody Law of Pitt-Johnstown ... responded with three consecutive victories against Newman's Forlanda Parker (TF, 16-0), Newberry's Alex Rice (F, 1:23) and Ohio Valley's Nikoloz Varazshvili (8-2) ... saw his run come to an end with a 16-14 loss in overtime to the NCAA Division II's 12th-ranked wrestler in Tiffin's Samphanh Viengmany ... was competing for only the second time this season.
GANNON'S REMAINING WINNING RECORD
- 141 - John Marotto (Verona, Pa./Plum) (2-2) | Notes: Ranked fifth in NCAA Division II Super Region One ... won his first and third matches of the afternoon by decision.
- Heavyweight - Nick Budd (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany) (2-2) | Notes: Ranked fourth in NCAA Division II Super Region One ... after an opening victory, dropping into the wrestlebacks with a 6-3 loss to NCAA Division II's 11th-ranked wrestler in Dylan Faulkenberg of Indianapolis ... faced a second consecutive nationally-ranked wrestler when he posted a 3-1 sudden victory against 12th-ranked Luke Fleming of Findlay.
REMAINING GANNON RESULTS
- 165 - Garret Smith (Erie, Pa./Seneca) (1-2) | Notes: Recorded his fifth pin of the season during his second match.
- 174 - Jake Stratton (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley) (1-2) | Notes: Produced his fourth major decision of the season during his first bout.
- 184 - Christopher Matthews (Kennerdell, Pa./Franklin) (1-2) | Notes: Ranked second in NCAA Division II Super Region One at 174, but wrestled up a weight class.
- 197 - Gunner Loughman (Heath, Ohio/Heath) (0-2) | Notes: Dropped his first match of the afternoon to the NCAA Division II's 12th-ranked wrestler in Luke Cramer of Ashland.
EVENT NOTES
- Gannon entered wrestlers in eight of the 10 weight classes.
- No Golden Knights competed at 133 or 149.
- Both of Gannon's nationally-ranked wrestlers didn't compete in freshman Carmine Ciotti (Erie, Pa./McDowell) (133 - 10th nationally and second regionally) and redshirt sophomore Nicholas Costa (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial) (184 - ninth nationally and sixth regionally).
- Gannon was competing in the Midwest Classic for the first time since 2014 and third time during the last eight years.
- Nineteen nationally-ranked teams are competing at the Midwest Classic, including 16 from NCAA Division II and three from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
- Seven of the NCAA Division II's top-10 teams hit the mats during the event.
UP NEXT
- The 38th Annual Midwest Classic concludes Sunday, December 18 with the second and final day of action.
- Gannon will not have any wrestlers competing on Sunday.
38th Annual Midwest Classic Results for Gannon UniversityÂ
125 -
Abraham Guarriello (Erie, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) (10-9) place is unknown and scored 8.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Guarriello (Gannon University) 10-9 won by fall over Erick Vargas (University of Central Missouri) 3-4 (Fall 1:58)
Champ. Round 2 - Dustin Reed (Newman University) 3-0 won by major decision over Guarriello (Gannon University) 10-9 (MD 12-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Guarriello (Gannon University) 10-9 won by fall over Reed Jacks (King University) 7-6 (Fall 5:36)
Cons. Round 3 - Guarriello (Gannon University) 10-9 won by fall over Chad Lampe (Lindsey Wilson College) 5-6 (Fall 4:28)
Cons. Round 4 - Zeke Beatty (University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown) 5-4 won by decision over Guarriello (Gannon University) 10-9 (Dec 15-11)
141 -
John Marotto (Verona, Pa./Plum) (5-5) place is unknown and scored 1.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Marotto (Gannon University) 5-5 won by decision over Garrett Whitson (Newman University) 7-6 (Dec 7-3)
Champ. Round 2 - Trey Grine (Tiffin University) 13-5 won by major decision over Marotto (Gannon University) 5-5 (MD 15-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Marotto (Gannon University) 5-5 won by decision over Chad Hoff (UNC-Pembroke) 4-5 (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Chayse Csongedi (Lake Erie College) 11-8 won by fall over Marotto (Gannon University) 5-5 (Fall 5:18)
157 -
Eric Lewandowski (Depew, N.Y./Lancaster Central) (5-2) place is unknown and scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cody Law (University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown) 12-3 won by fall over Lewandowski (Gannon University) 5-2 (Fall 4:03)
Cons. Round 1 - Lewandowski (Gannon University) 5-2 won by tech fall over Forlanda Parker (Newman University) 0-4 (TF-1.5 1:58 (16-0))
Cons. Round 2 - Lewandowski (Gannon University) 5-2 won by fall over Alex Rice (Newberry College) 10-5 (Fall 1:23)
Cons. Round 3 - Lewandowski (Gannon University) 5-2 won by decision over Nikoloz Varazshvili (Ohio Valley University) 15-5 (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Samphanh Viengmany (Tiffin University) 7-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Lewandowski (Gannon University) 5-2 (SV-1 16-14)
165 -
Garret Smith (Erie, Pa./Seneca) (15-7) place is unknown and scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - J.A. Jones (Emmanuel College) 3-2 won by major decision over Smith (Gannon University) 15-7 (MD 12-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Smith (Gannon University) 15-7 won by fall over Ritchie Guillaume (Limestone College) 5-3 (Fall 2:08)
Cons. Round 2 - Nick Foster (McKendree University) 11-4 won by decision over Smith (Gannon University) 15-7 (Dec 6-2)
174 -
Jake Stratton (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley) (14-7) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Stratton (Gannon University) 14-7 won by major decision over Andrew Taylor (Thomas More College) 9-7 (MD 13-4)
Champ. Round 2 - Nick Becker (University of Wisconsin Parkside) 3-0 won by fall over Stratton (Gannon University) 14-7 (Fall 0:47)
Cons. Round 2 - Colton Gonzalez (Lindsey Wilson College) 10-5 won by decision over Stratton (Gannon University) 14-7 (Dec 13-12)
184 -
Christopher Matthews (Kennerdell, Pa./Franklin) (12-4) place is unknown and scored 0.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Charlie Hill (Marian University) 14-9 won by fall over Matthews (Gannon University) 12-4 (Fall 2:08)
Cons. Round 1 - Matthews (Gannon University) 12-4 won by decision over Nate Dawson (West Liberty University) 4-7 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 2 - David Hamil (Lindenwood University) 8-3 won by decision over Matthews (Gannon University) 12-4 (Dec 5-0)
197 -
Gunner Loughman (Heath, Ohio/Heath) (4-8) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Luke Cramer (Ashland University) 12-2 won by decision over Loughman (Gannon University) 4-8 (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Makenna Cook (UNC-Pembroke) 7-6 won by decision over Loughman (Gannon University) 4-8 (Dec 4-2)
285 -
Nick Budd (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany) (10-4) place is unknown and scored 1.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Budd (Gannon University) 10-4 won by decision over Jon Floyd (Cumberland (Tenn.)) 2-2 (Dec 6-5)
Champ. Round 2 - Dylan Faulkenberg (University of Indianapolis) 13-2 won by decision over Budd (Gannon University) 10-4 (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Budd (Gannon University) 10-4 won in sudden victory - 1 over Luke Fleming (University of Findlay) 15-6 (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Deaken McCoy (Ashland University) 8-2 won by decision over Budd (Gannon University) 10-4 (Dec 4-3)
