THE RUNDOWN

• Event: 2017 NCAA Division II Super Regional One (Hosted by Mercyhurst Athletic Center - Erie, Pa.)
• Number of Competing Teams: 15
• Result: Gannon is third out of 15 teams after the first day with 53.5 points.
• The Short Story: Gannon moved six wrestlers into the championship semifinals and all 10 Golden Knights remain alive after the first day of action at the NCAA Division II Super Regional One hosted Mercyhurst University on Friday.

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• First Day Team Scores and Individual Brackets: Click Here

BOUT-BY-BOUT RESULTS

125 Pounds

• Gannon Wrestler: Abraham Guarriello (Erie, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf)
• Regional Seed: Unseeded
• Record On Day One: 2-1
• Overall Record After Day One: 12-16
• Saturday's First Opponent: Sam Hollandez (Pitt-Johnstown) - Consolation Quarterfinals.
• Notes: After opening the day with a 10-7 loss to No. 2 seed Ivan McClay of Notre Dame (Ohio), Caudill pinned LIU Post's Jacoby Jones-Medious in one minute and 48 seconds ... McClay is ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division II ... Guarriello recorded his eighth pin of the season ... followed with a 3-2 decision against No. 8 Zach Brown of West Liberty ... avenged a 5-0 loss to Brown 13 days ago at the Hammermill Center ... won consecutive matches for the second time this season ... has not faced Saturday's first opponent Sam Hollandez of Pitt-Johnstown this season.

133 Pounds

• Gannon Wrestler: Carmine Ciotti (Erie, Pa./McDowell)
• Regional Seed: No. 1
• Record On Day One: 2-0
• Overall Record After Day One: 22-2
• Saturday's First Opponent: No. 4 Anthony Sparacio (LIU Post) - Championship Semifinals
• Notes: Ciotti is ranked 10th in NCAA Division II ... began the day by pinning Millersville's Aaron Wildonger in 50 seconds ... recorded his 11th pin of the season ... improved to 2-0 against Wildonger this season with two pins ... later posted a 5-1 decision against No. 8 seed Lucas Miller of Kutztown in the championship quarterfinals ... improved to 3-0 against Miller this season, including a pair of major decisions ... won his sixth consecutive match ... has not faced Saturday's first opponent and No. 4 seed Anthony Sparacio of LIU Post this season.

141 Pounds

• Gannon Wrestler: John Marotto (Verona, Pa./Plum)
• Regional Seed: No. 7
• Record On Day One: 1-1
• Overall Record After Day One: 13-10
• Saturday's First Opponent: No. 6 seed Nolan Whitely (Wheeling Jesuit) - Consolation Quarterfinals
• Notes: After receiving a first-round bye, Marotto immediately fell into the wrestlebacks with a loss to No. 2 seed Dylan Nace of East Stroudsburg ... Nace is ranked No. 8 in NCAA Division II ... rebounded with a 14-2 major decision against No. 8 seed Vincent Turano of LIU Post ... recorded his third major decision of the season ... has not faced Saturday's first opponent and No. 6 seed Nolan Whitely of Wheeling Jesuit this season despite being 2-0 against Wheeling Jesuit wrestlers this season.

149 Pounds

• Gannon Wrestler: George McGuire (Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) 
• Regional Seed: No. 8 
• Record On Day One: 2-0
• Overall Record After Day One: 4-2
• Saturday's First Opponent: No. 5 seed Juwan Edmond (Notre Dame, Ohio) - Championship Semifinals
• Notes: Began the day with a pin of Ohio Valley's Sam Phillips 18 seconds into the final period ... recorded his third pin in five matches this season ... followed with a 17-2 technical fall against top-seeded T.J. Fabian of LIU Post, ending the match 10 seconds into the second period ... posted his first technical fall of the season ... ranked No. 12 in NCAA Division II, Fabian was the only No. 1 seed to lose during Friday's action ... McGuire has not faced Saturday's first opponent and No. 5 seed Juwan Edmond of Notre Dame (Ohio) this season.

157 Pounds

• Gannon Wrestler: Eric Lewandowski (Depew, N.Y./Lancaster Central)
• Regional Seed: No. 2
• Record On Day One: 1-0
• Overall Record After Day One: 13-3 Overall
• Saturday's First Opponent: No. 6 seed Joey Kratochvil (East Stroudsburg) - Championship Semifinals
• Notes: Lewandowski is ranked 12th in NCAA Division II ... after a first-round bye, Lewandowski out-scored No. 7 seed Adam Martz of Shippensburg 17-13 ... improved to 2-0 against Shippensburg wrestlers this season, but was wrestling Martz for the first time ... won his sixth consecutive match ... has generated 79 points during his last five bouts ... already owns a victory against Saturday's first opponent and No. 6 seed Joey Kratochvil of East Stroudsburg, posting a 5-2 win during a home dual meet on January 27.

165 Pounds

• Gannon Wrestler: Garret Smith (Erie, Pa./Seneca)
• Regional Seed: No. 5
• Record On Day One: 1-1
• Overall Record After Day One: 17-13
• Saturday's First Opponent: DeMadre Turner (West Liberty) - Consolation Quarterfinals
• Notes: After a first-round bye, Smith started with a setback against No. 4 seed Troy Warner of Kutztown ... Warner is ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division II ... Smith bounced back with a pin of Shippensburg's Ryan Barber, ending the bout with 12 seconds left in the second period ... recorded his sixth pin of the season ... improved to 2-0 against Narber this season with two pins ... already owns a victory against Saturday's first opponent DeMarde Turner of West Liberty, posting a 9-6 decision during a home dual meet 13 days ago.

174 Pounds

• Gannon Wrestler: Jake Stratton (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley)
• Regional Seed: No. 3
• Record On Day One: 1-0
• Overall Record After Day One: 20-10
• Saturday's First Opponent: No. 2 seed Justan Rivera (Notre Dame, Ohio) - Championship Semifinals
• Notes: After a first-round bye, Stratton earned an 8-1 victory against No. 6 seed Reyse Wallbrown of Wheeling Jesuit during his only bout of the day ... won his sixth consecutive match ... improved to 2-0 against Wallbrown this season, recording a pin four minutes and six seconds into their match at the Hammermill Center on January 14 ... moved to 3-0 against Wheeling Jesuit wrestlers this season ... has not faced Saturday's first opponent and No. 2 seed Justan Rivera of Notre Dame (Ohio) this season.

184 Pounds

• Gannon Wrestler: Nicholas Costa (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial)
• Regional Seed: No. 2
• Record On Day One: 2-0
• Overall Record After Day One: 9-1
• Saturday's First Opponent: No. 6 seed Mike Green (Mercyhurst) - Championship Semifinals
• Notes: Opened the day with a 2-1 decision against West Liberty's Nathan Dawson ... followed with a pin of No. 7 seed Collin Schildt of Kutztown, ending the bout with 58 seconds left in the first period ... recorded his first pin of the season in only his 10th match of the year ... won his seventh consecutive bout ... improved to 2-0 against Kutztown wrestlers this season, but wrestled Schildt for the first time ... already owns a victory against Saturday's first opponent and No. 6 seed Mike Green of Mercyhurst, earning an 8-4 decision at the Mount Union Invitational on November 12.

197 Pounds

• Gannon Wrestler: Ethan Budd (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany)
• Regional Seed: Unseeded
• Record On Day One: 2-1 
• Overall Record After Day One: 9-12
• Saturday's First Opponent: Brandon Steele (East Stroudsburg) - Consolation Quarterfinals
• Notes: Fell into the wrestlebacks with a loss to No. 7 seed Jeff Reimel of Kutztown during the first round ... was previously 2-0 against Kutztown wrestlers this season, but was wrestling Reimel for the first time ... rebounded with a 3-2 decision against Millersville's Colton Dull during his first match of the consolation bracket ... avenged an earlier dual-meet loss to Dull which he got pinned on December 3 ... continued his wrestleback run with a pin of Ohio Valley's Tyler Koreski in four minutes and 20 seconds ... recorded his third pin this season ... improved to 2-0 against Koreski this season with two pins ... is 0-1 against Saturday's first opponent Brandon Steele of East Stroudsburg this season, dropping an 11-6 decision at the Hammermill Center on January 27.

Heavyweight

• Gannon Wrestler: Nick Budd (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany)
• Regional Seed: No. 5
• Record On Day One: 2-0
• Overall Record After Day One: 16-8
• Saturday's First Opponent: No. 1 Andy Welton (Mercyhurst) - Championship Semifinals
• Notes: Opened the day with a 4-1 decision against Shippensburg's Dereck Berberick ... defeated Berberick for the second time this season, posting a 6-0 shutout in a road dual meet on December 3 ... continued with an 8-3 victory against No. 4 seed Damon Sims of Pitt-Johnstown ... avenged a previous 6-5 dual-meet loss at the Hammermill Center on January 21  ... won his fourth consecutive match ... is 0-3 against Saturday's first opponent and top seed Andy Welton of Mercyhurst this season.

TEAM NOTES

• Gannon is listed among others receiving votes in the latest Wrestling Coaches Association (WCA) Top 25 Poll and tabbed No. 4 in the latest NCAA Division II Super Region One rankings released this week.
• The Golden Knights have pushed three wrestlers through the regional and into the national championships during each of the last two seasons.
• Gannon's six championship semifinalists are its most since at least the 2007-08 season. The program also hasn't had all 10 wrestlers still alive after the first day since at least the 2007-08 campaign. Historical records are incomplete prior to that season.

UP NEXT

• The 2017 NCAA Division II Super Regional One concludes Saturday, February 25 with two sessions. 
• The morning session begins at 11 a.m. and runs through 2 p.m. The arena will be cleared at the end of the morning session to comply with NCAA guidelines for the final session. The championship, third-place, fifth-place and true fourth-place matches are set for 3-6 p.m.
• Live video and results will be available at http://www.trackwrestling.com/predefinedtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=252151009.
• The top four wrestlers from each weight class will qualify for the 2017 NCAA Division II National Championships scheduled for March 10-11 at the CrossPlex-Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.

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NCAA DII Super Regional Results for Gannon University
125 - Abraham Guarriello (Erie, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) scored 3.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Ivan McClay (Notre Dame College (Ohio)) 2-0 won by decision over Guarriello (Gannon University) 9-8 (Dec 10-7)
    Cons. Round 1 - Guarriello (Gannon University) 9-8 won by fall over Jacoby Jones-Medious (Long Island University/LIU Post) 1-17 (Fall 1:48)
    Cons. Round 2 - Guarriello (Gannon University) 9-8 won by decision over Zach Brown (West Liberty University) 0-2 (Dec 3-2)

133 - Carmine Ciotti (Erie, Pa./McDowell) scored 8.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Ciotti (Gannon University) 19-1 won by fall over Aaron Wildonger (Millersville University Of Pennsylvania) 5-7 (Fall 0:50)
    Quarterfinal - Ciotti (Gannon University) 19-1 won by decision over Lucas Miller (Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania) 15-7 (Dec 5-1)

141 - John Marotto (Verona, Pa./Plum) scored 1.50 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Marotto (Gannon University) 4-4 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Dylan Nace (East Stroudsburg University Of Pennsylvania) 15-2 won by fall over Marotto (Gannon University) 4-4 (Fall 3:10)
    Cons. Round 2 - Marotto (Gannon University) 4-4 won by major decision over Vincent Turano (Long Island University/LIU Post) 12-12 (MD 14-2)

149 - George McGuire (Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) scored 9.50 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - McGuire (Gannon University) 4-2 won by fall over Sam Phillips (Ohio Valley University) 5-10 (Fall 5:18)
    Quarterfinal - McGuire (Gannon University) 4-2 won by tech fall over TJ Fabian (Long Island University/LIU Post) 14-5 (TF-1.5 3:10 (17-2))

157 - Eric Lewandowski (Depew, N.Y./Lancaster Central) scored 6.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Lewandowski (Gannon University) 3-0 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Lewandowski (Gannon University) 3-0 won by decision over Adam Martz (Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania) 17-13 (Dec 6-2)

165 - Garret Smith (Erie, Pa./Seneca)  scored 2.50 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Smith (Gannon University) 15-6 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Troy Warner (Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania) 14-1 won by tech fall over Smith (Gannon University) 15-6 (TF-1.5 5:20 (17-2))
    Cons. Round 2 - Smith (Gannon University) 15-6 won by fall over Ryan Narber (Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania) 7-17 (Fall 4:48)

174 - Jake Stratton (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley) scored 6.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Stratton (Gannon University) 14-5 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Stratton (Gannon University) 14-5 won by decision over Reyse Wallbrown (Wheeling Jesuit University) 1-2 (Dec 8-1)

184 - Nicholas Costa (Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial) scored 8.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Costa (Gannon University) 6-6 won by decision over Nathan Dawson (West Liberty University) 1-2 (Dec 2-1)
    Quarterfinal - Costa (Gannon University) 6-6 won by fall over Collin Schildt (Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania) 12-5 (Fall 2:02)

197 - Ethan Budd (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany) scored 3.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Jeff Reimel (Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania) 9-6 won by fall over Budd (Gannon University) 9-7 (Fall 0:51)
    Cons. Round 1 - Budd (Gannon University) 9-7 won by decision over Colton Dull (Millersville University Of Pennsylvania) 1-3 (Dec 3-2)
    Cons. Round 2 - Budd (Gannon University) 9-7 won by fall over Tyler Koreski (Ohio Valley University) 8-13 (Fall 4:20)

285 - Nick Budd (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany) scored 6.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Budd (Gannon University) 10-2 won by decision over Dereck Berberick (Shippensburg University Of Pennsylvania) 13-17 (Dec 4-1)
    Quarterfinal - Budd (Gannon University) 10-2 won by decision over Damon Sims (University Of Pittsburgh Johnstown) 2-1 (Dec 8-3)

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