ALLIANCE, OH – Gannon coach Don Henry wanted a chance to see a lot of his wrestlers compete early in the season.

He saw 29 of them compete in the Mount Union Invitational on Saturday as Dom Means (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) and Joey Petrella (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) won titles, four Golden Knights placed second in their weight divisions and 13 others placed among the top eight.

Multiple wrestlers from the same school were able to complete in the same weight classes as Gannon placed first in the team standings with 158 points in the nine-team open tournament. (Mount Union was second with 143.5.) For instance, four GU wrestlers placed in the 149-pound division.

Means had arguably the most successful day, going 5-0 at 157 pounds. The redshirt senior is a returning national qualifier and former All-American. He opened with back-to-back pins before recording a major decision in the quarterfinals and a decision in the semifinals.

Means then faced a familiar wrestler in the finals as he edged Gannon junior Nick Coreno (Willoughby, Ohio/Lake Catholic) 3-2 in the championship match. Coreno also turned in an outstanding performance, winning by two pins, then by two decisions to advance to the finals.

On the way to his win at 184 pounds, Petrella won by a 15-0 technical fall, a forfeit, and a 13-1 major decision. He then pulled out a 3-0 decision over Ohio Northern's Gavin Layman in the title match.

Gannon's other second-place finishers were Chase McLaughlin (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown Area) at 133 pounds, Nick Young (Batavia, N.Y./Alexander) at 149, and Christian Scheller (Saxonburg, Pa./Mars) at 174.

McLaughlin advanced to the 133 finals with a fall and two decisions. He then had a dogfight with SUNY-Brockport's Matt Caccamise before dropping a 7-6 decision.

Young, a returning National qualifier and a former All-American, turned in a fall, technical fall, and another fall to reach the 149-pound semifinals. He shut out West Liberty's Jacob Simpson 5-0 to claim a finals berth.  SUNY-Brockport's Eli Sims then topped Young 8-4 in the title match.

Young was one of four Gannon wrestlers to finish with a winning record in the 149-pound division. Hayden Butterfield (Erie, Pa./McDowell) placed fourth with a 5-2 record, Caleb Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel) claimed fifth with a 4-2 mark, and Carson Filer (Mercer, Pa./Mercer Area) took eighth with a 4-3 record.

Christian Scheller (Saxonburg, Pa./Mars) went 3-1 at 174 pounds on the way to a runner-up finish in the division. He was dominant in his first three matches, claiming two technical falls and a fall. However, he lost by fall to Mount Union's David Reinhart in the finals and settled for second place.

Here's a look at Gannon's placers:

129 pounds:

7th place: Joe Gabler (Harborcreek, Pa./Harbor Creek) (3-2)
 

133 pounds:

2nd place: Chase McLaughlin (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown Area) (3-1)

8th place: Jacob Wright (Arnold, Md./Mount Saint Joseph) (2-3).
 

141 pounds:

4th place: Parker Loera (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) (4-2)

6th place: Donavon Bukaczeski (4-3)

149 pounds:

2nd place: Nick Young (Batavia, N.Y./Alexander) (4-1)

4th place: Hayden Butterfield (Erie, Pa./McDowell) (5-2)

5th place: Caleb Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel) (4-2)

8th place: Carson Filer (Mercer, Pa./Mercer Area) (4-3)
 

157 pounds:

1st place: Dom Means (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) (5-0)

2nd place: Nick Coreno (Willoughby, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (4-1)
 

165 pounds:

6th place: Caden Wendling (Brook Park, Ohio/Berea-Midpark) (2-3)

8th place: Robert Boley (Concord Township, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (2-3)
 

174 pounds:

2nd place: Christian Scheller (Saxonburg, Pa./Mars) (3-1)

5th place: Matt Gentry (East Sparta, Ohio/Sandy Valley) (3-2)

6th place: Cole Casilio (Wilcox, Pa./Johnsonburg Area) (2-3)
 

184 pounds:

1st place: Joey Petrella (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) (4-0)

6th place: Logan Gross (Meadville, Pa./Maplewood) (2-3)
 

285 pounds:

3rd place: Ely Reese (4-1)

The following Gannon wrestlers did not place:
 

125 pounds:

Chris Petteys (Hudson Falls, N.Y./Hudson Falls) (0-2)

Dylan Mayer (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) (0-2)
 

133 pounds:

Constantine Gehring (Owego, N.Y./Binghamton) (1-2)
 

141 pounds:

Joel Huck (Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf) (1-2)

Reese Vollmer (Port Allegany, Pa./Port Allegany) (1-2) 

Christopher Rocha-Perez (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) (1-2) 
 

149 pounds:

Anthony Corigliano (Clarence Center, N.Y./Clarence) (1-2)      

Evan Reid (Carnation, Wash./Cedarcrest) (2-2) 

Collin Clough (Youngsville, Pa./Youngsville) (1-2)
 

165 pounds:

Marques McClorin (Meadville, Pa./Cathedral Prep) (1-2)