INDIANAPOLIS – Gannon's Nick Coreno (Willoughby, Ohio/Lake Catholic) has moved into the semifinals of the prestigious Midwest Classic through Day 1 of the two-day tournament.

Coach Tom Boyd's Golden Knights had a strong opening day of the tournament, led by Coreno. Six of Gannon's 10 wrestlers remained alive, including five wrestlers in the consolation bracket, going into the final day.

Gannon was in 10th place among 51 teams with 58 points after Day 1. Lander leads with 83 points.

Coreno continued his fine senior season as he went 4-0 at 165 pounds on Saturday. He emerged on the winning end of three decisions, beating Ivan Smith Jr. of New Mexico Highlands 8-1, Aaden Valdez of Adams State 8-4, and Luke Ciampa of East Stroudsburg 8-1 to reach the quarterfinals. He then edged Owen Zablocki of Indianapolis 6-2 in the quarters.
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Coreno will take a 15-2 season record into his semifinal match against Chase Luensman of Upper Iowa on Sunday.

Gannon's Jose Diaz (Valparaiso, Ind./Wheeler) and Cole Casilio (Wilcox, Pa./Johnsonburg Area) also reached the quarterfinals.

After a first-round bye at 125 pounds, Diaz won a 13-8 decision over Guy Clevenger of Central Oklahoma and an 8-1 decision over Landen Fischer of Northern State.

Diaz (10-3) then dropped a 17-6 major decision to Christian Mejia of McKendree. Diaz will continue in the consolations on Sunday.

After a first-round bye at 184, Casilio advanced to the quarterfinals with two high-scoring wins. He claimed a 15-0 technical fall over Jarret Pantuso of East Stroudsburg. He then won 17-10 over Cole Gray of Western Colorado. Casilio (11-4) then lost a 5-2 decision to Reece Worachek of Wisconsin-Parkside int he quarterfinals.

Gannon's Jerry Echeverria (133 pounds), Caleb Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel) (141), and Cole Hivnor (Painesville, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (174) also are still in contention for a medal after staying alive in consolations on Saturday.

Echeverria went 3-1 as he improved to 13-3 on the season.

Chaves suffered a one-point loss in the second round, but he claimed four consecutive consolation wins to move to 5-1 on the day.

Hivnor earned back-to-back wins to open the tournament. After a loss in the third round, he stayed alive with 10-5 and 14-9 decisions as he moved to 10-4.
 
125 POUNDS
Jose Diaz (Valparaiso, Ind./Wheeler) (10-3 season record), 2-1 Saturday
Champ. Round 1 - Jose Diaz (Valparaiso, Ind./Wheeler) (Gannon) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Diaz (Gannon)  won by decision over Guy Clevenger (Central Oklahoma) 13-8
Champ. Round 3 - Diaz (Gannon) won by decision over Landen Fischer (Northern State) 8-1
Quarterfinal - Christian Mejia (McKendree) 10-3 won by major decision over Diaz (Gannon)  17-6)
 
133 POUNDS
Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) (13-3), 3-1
Champ. Round 1 - Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) (Gannon) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Echevarria (Gannon) won by fall over Joseph Aldrich (American International) 3:43
Champ. Round 3 - Reece Barnhardt (UMary) won by decision over Echevarria (Gannon) 8-3
Cons. Round 4 - Echevarria (Gannon) won by fall over Peter Rolle (Central Oklahoma) 6:48
Cons. Round 5 - Echevarria (Gannon)  won by decision over Ryan Wehner (Lake Erie)  7-1)
 
141 POUNDS
Caleb Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel) (10-7), 5-1
Champ. Round 1 - Caleb Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Hudson Herring (Ouachita Baptist) 1:49 (18-0))
Champ. Round 2 - Jake Niffenegger (Mercyhurst) won by decision over Chaves (Gannon) 5-4
Cons. Round 2 - Chaves (Gannon) won by major decision over Caden Canning (Wheeling) 14-5
Cons. Round 3 - Chaves (Gannon) won by major decision over Kade Millsaps (Lincoln Memorial) 14-3
Cons. Round 5 - Caleb Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel) (Gannon) won by fall over Harold `Taylor` Robinson (Mount Olive) 1:30

149 P0UNDS
Jimmy Ryan (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell) (10-4), 3-2
Champ. Round 1 - Jimmy Ryan (Staten Island, N.Y./Monsignor Farrell) (Gannon) won by tech fall over Luke Mangiafico (American International) 15-0
Champ. Round 2 - Ryan (Gannon) won by tech fall over Deklyn Miller (New Mexico Highlands) 15-0
Champ. Round 3 - Ryan Moore (Thomas More) won by decision over Ryan (Gannon) 9-7
Cons. Round 4 - Ryan (Gannon) won by decision over Kaden Renner (UMary) 9-5
Cons. Round 5 - Jalen Spuhler (UW-Parkside) 4-1 won by major decision over Ryan (Gannon) 12-1

157 POUNDS
Hayden Butterfield (Erie, Pa./McDowell) (4-5), 1-2
Champ. Round 1 - Hayden Butterfield (Erie, Pa./McDowell) (Gannon) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Butterfield (Gannon) won by tech fall over Owen Cline (Colorado Mesa) 21-4
Champ. Round 3 - Jack Haskin (Lake Erie) won by tech fall over Butterfield (Gannon) 17-2
Cons. Round 4 - Jaylon Otero (Ouachita Baptist) 3-1 won by decision over Butterfield (Gannon) 10-6
 
165 POUNDS
Nick Coreno (Willoughby, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (15-2), 4-0, semifinalist
(14-2)
Champ. Round 1 - Nick Coreno (Willoughby, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (Gannon) won by decision over Ivan Smith Jr. (New Mexico Highlands) 8-1
Champ. Round 2 - Coreno (Gannon) won by decision over Aaden Valdez (Adams State) Dec 8-4
Champ. Round 3 - Coreno (Gannon) won by decision over Luke Ciampa (East Stroudsburg) 8-1
Quarterfinal - Coreno (Gannon) won by decision over Owen Zablocki (Indianapolis) 6-3

174 POUNDS
Cole Hivnor (Painesville, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (10-4), 4-1
Champ. Round 1 - Cole Hivnor (Painesville, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (Gannon) won by fall over Christian Arrington (Belmont Abbey) 2:09)
Champ. Round 2 - Hivnor (Gannon) won by decision over Ethan Baney (Kutztown) 2-0
Champ. Round 3 - Matt Ortiz (McKendree) won by major decision over Hivnor (Gannon) 12-1
Cons. Round 4 - Hivnor (Gannon) won by decision over Brady Ross (Glenville State) 10-5
Cons. Round 5 - Hivnor (Gannon) 10-4 won by decision over Calan Staub (Mount Olive) 14-9

184 POUNDS
Cole Casilio (Wilcox, Pa./Johnsonburg Area) (11-5), 2-1
Champ. Round 1 - Cole Casilio (Wilcox, Pa./Johnsonburg Area) (Gannon) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Casilio (Gannon) won by tech fall over Jarret Pantuso (East Stroudsburg) 15-0
Champ. Round 3 - Casilio (Gannon) won by decision over Cole Gray (Western Colorado) 17-10
Quarterfinal - Reece Worachek (UW-Parkside) won by decision over Casilio (Gannon) 5-2

197 POUNDS
Anthony Glessner (Middletown, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) (9-8), 2-2
Champ. Round 1 - Jeramiah Larson (Maryville) won by fall over Anthony Glessner (Middletown, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) (Gannon) 3:59
Cons. Round 1 - Glessner (Gannon) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Glessner (Gannon) won by major decision over Mark Pennison (Montevallo) 8-0
Cons. Round 3 - Glessner (Gannon) won by tech fall over Christian Poplous (Allen) 20-4
Cons. Round 4 - Isaiah Huus (Minnesota State Moorhead) won by major decision over Glessner (Gannon) 16-7
 
285 POUNDS
Matt Long (Corry, Pa./Union City) (14-8), 2-2
Champ. Round 1 - Matt Long (Corry, Pa./Union City) (Gannon) received a bye
Champ. Round 2 - Jake Powell (Wheeling) won by decision over Long (Gannon) 10-8
Cons. Round 2 - Long (Gannon) won by fall over Caleb Melton (Limestone) 0:35
Cons. Round 3 - Long (Gannon) won by fall over La`Ron Parks (Notre Dame) 0:31
Cons. Round 4 - Ryan Herman (Maryville) won by tech fall over Long (Gannon) 23-8