Dom Means, Don Henry, Tom Boyd vs. Mercyhurst
Ed Mailliard

Men's Wrestling Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Sixth-Ranked Golden Knights to Wrestle Three Duals at Shippensburg Duals

No. 6 GANNON GOLDEN KNIGHTS (5-2, 4-0 PSAC) at SHIPPENSBURG DUALS
DATE/TIME: Saturday, January 29, 2022 | 10:00 a.m.
ARENA/LOCATION: Heiges Field House l Shippensburg, Pa.
TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
 
GANNON SCHEDULE AT SHIPPENSBURG DUALS
10:00 a.m. -- vs. American International (1-6) I LIVE VIDEO
12:00 p.m. -- at Shippensburg (2-7, 0-4 PSAC) I LIVE VIDEO
2:00 p.m. – vs. Belmont Abbey (6-2) I LIVE VIDEO
4:00 p.m. -- Exhibitions  
 
 
ERIE, Pa. – The Gannon men's wrestling team wraps up a busy week of wrestling this week, competing in the Shippensburg Duals on Saturday, January 29. There will be four sessions, with wrestling taking place on three mats. The Golden Knights will wrestle three dual matches, beginning with a 10:00 a.m. matchup with American International. That's followed by a PSAC dual vs. Shippensburg at 12:00 noon before wrapping up dual competition with a dual against Belmont Abbey. Gannon was originally scheduled to face Lander in a fourth match. With Lander making the decision not to attend, the 4:00 p.m. is reserved for exhibition matches.

Gannon enters the Shippensburg Duals riding a five-match winning streak after handing Seton Hill a 36-6 defeat on Wednesday. That boosted the Golden Knights to 5-2 overall, with the two losses to Division I Edinboro and Buffalo, along with a perfect 4-0 record in PSAC action.

The week began with a 52-0 win over East Stroudsburg last Sunday, and on Thursday night Gannon's "B" team defeated Lake Erie 23-18. Gannon will send 11 wrestlers, along with three unattached competitors, to the Jamestown Community College Open on Sunday.

Seton Hill captured two of the opening three bouts on Wednesday, but after that it was all Gannon. The Golden Knights won eight matches in all, including running off wins in the final seven. Four of those produced bonus points, including back-to-back pins to conclude the match.     

Gannon is ranked sixth in the latest NWCA Division II Top 25. Long-time head coach Don Henry's team has a lineup featuring seven nationally-ranked wrestlers, according to either the NWCA or InterMat. Henry is in his 38th year in charge of the Golden Knight grapplers.

Alex Farenchak (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) is ranked number one at 165 lbs. in both polls. The redshirt sophomore returned to the mat for the first time in over a month against Millersville recently. He won by fall at Mercyhurst and is now 10-2, with both losses to Division I wrestlers. Farenchak finished as the national runner-up at 165 lbs. last year.

Dom Means (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) posted a first place showing at the Midwest Classic and has climbed to second in both polls at 149 lbs. The redshirt junior missed the early portion of the season and has a perfect 10-0 record.

Joel Leise (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds), another redshirt junior, is ranked third in the NWCA rankings while standing 11th according to InterMat. He owns a dominant 8-0 record, with six straight wins via fall. At 157 lbs., junior Nick Young (Batavia, N.Y./Alexander) owns a 14-7 record and is ranked sixth by InterMat and tenth by the NWCA. Young earned All-American honors last year with a sixth place finish.

Joey Petrella (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Bishop Hartley), a freshman, has a 16-4 record and stands tenth at 174 lbs. by the NWCA and 12th by InterMat. Freddie Nixon (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute), who is 14-1 with that lone loss to Buffalo's heavyweight, is ranked ninth at heavyweight by InterMat and 12th by the NWCA. Two of his last three wins have been falls.

Senior Jacob Dunlop (Rostraver Township, Pa./Belle Vernon) shows up in the InterMat rankings. Dunlop competes at 125 lbs. and is ranked 11th with a 15-2 record. He returned to the lineup at Mercyhurst and started the match with a major decision victory. Dunlop was an All-American at 133 lbs. last year after finishing eighth at Nationals.

Gannon Probable Lineup
125 lbs. – NR/#11 Jacob Dunlop (Rostraver Township, Pa./Belle Vernon) (15-2, Sr.) / Chris Petteys (Hudson Falls, N.Y./Hudson Falls) (2-8, Fr.)
133 lbs. – Chris Rocha-Perez (1-3, Fr.) / Aseel Almudhala (Dearborn, Mich./Fordson) (7-7, R-So.)
141 lbs. – Austin Hertel (Rochester, N.Y./Hilton) (7-5, Sr.) / Parker Loera (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) (3-9, Fr.)
149 lbs. -- #2/#2 Dom Means (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) (10-0, R-Jr.) / Hayden Butterfield (Erie, Pa./McDowell) (12-6, Fr.)
157 lbs. – NR/#6 Nick Young (Batavia, N.Y./Alexander) (14-7, Jr.) / Nick Coreno (Willoughby, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (12-8, Fr.) / Evan Fisler (Sewell, N.J./Washington Township) (5-2, R-Jr.)
165 lbs. – #1/#1 Alex Farenchak (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) (10-2, R-So.) / Marques McClorin (Meadville, Pa./Cathedral Prep) (1-2, Fr.) / Caden Wendling (Brook Park, Ohio/Berea-Midpark) (2-3, Fr.)
174 lbs. – #10/#12 Joey Petrella (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) (16-4, Fr.) / Frank Guzzi (West Homestead, Pa./Steel Valley) (2-6, Fr.)
184 lbs. – Cameron Page (Frewsburg, N.Y./Falconer Central) (2-4, R-Jr.)
197 lbs. – #3/#11 Joel Leise (Transfer, Pa./Reynolds) (8-0, R-Jr.) / Gehrig Hutchison (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) (7-5, Jr.)
Hwt. – #12/#9 Freddie Nixon (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute) (14-1, Sr.)
 
RANKINGS:  NWCA/InterMat
 
Gannon Wrestlers at Jamestown CC Open
125 lbs. -- Dylan Mayer (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) (1-5, Fr.)
141 lbs. – Anthony Corigliano (Clarence Center, N.Y./Clarence) (1-6, Jr.)
141 lbs. – Constantine Gehring (Owego, N.Y./Binghamton) (1-6, Fr.)
141 lbs. – Reese Vollmer (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany) (1-7, So.)
149 lbs. -- Donovan Bukaczewski (East Aurora, N.Y./Iroquois) (3-5, Fr.)
157 lbs. -- Robert Boley (Concord Township, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (3-4, Fr.)
157 lbs. – Tucker Smith (Pomeroy, Ohio/Meigs) (0-2, So.)
165 lbs. – Caden Wendling (Brook Park, Ohio/Berea-Midpark) (2-3, Fr.)
165 lbs. – Deven Abbott (Erie, Pa./Collegiate Academy (Erie)) (4-7, Jr.)
197 lbs. -- Eddie Farrell (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) (4-8, Fr.)
197 lbs. – Bret Huffman (Scottdale, Pa./Southmoreland) (2-6, Fr.)
 
Unattached
141 lbs. -- Caleb Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel) (3-2, Fr.)
149 lbs. – Carson Filer (Mercer, Pa./Mercer Area) (0-6, Fr.)
174 lbs. – Cole Casilio (Wilcox, Pa./Johnsonburg Area) (4-8, Fr.)
 
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Players Mentioned

Deven Abbott

Deven Abbott

Junior
157
Anthony Corigliano

Anthony Corigliano

Junior
141
Jacob Dunlop

Jacob Dunlop

Senior
125
Alex Farenchak

Alex Farenchak

Redshirt Sophomore
165
Evan Fisler

Evan Fisler

Redshirt Junior
157
Austin Hertel

Austin Hertel

Senior
133
Gehrig Hutchison

Gehrig Hutchison

Junior
Hwt.
Joel Leise

Joel Leise

Redshirt Junior
184
Dom Means

Dom Means

Redshirt Junior
149
Freddie Nixon

Freddie Nixon

Senior
197

Players Mentioned

Deven Abbott

Deven Abbott

Junior
157
Anthony Corigliano

Anthony Corigliano

Junior
141
Jacob Dunlop

Jacob Dunlop

Senior
125
Alex Farenchak

Alex Farenchak

Redshirt Sophomore
165
Evan Fisler

Evan Fisler

Redshirt Junior
157
Austin Hertel

Austin Hertel

Senior
133
Gehrig Hutchison

Gehrig Hutchison

Junior
Hwt.
Joel Leise

Joel Leise

Redshirt Junior
184
Dom Means

Dom Means

Redshirt Junior
149
Freddie Nixon

Freddie Nixon

Senior
197