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

Golden Knights Host Strong Ashland Squad for Final Home Dual

No. 21/10 ASHLAND EAGLES (9-2, 3-1 GMAC) at No. 14/17 GANNON GOLDEN KNIGHTS (7-4, 3-0 PSAC)
DATE/TIME: Sunday, February 9, 2025 | 1:00 p.m.
ARENA/LOCATION: Highmark Events Center l Erie, Pa.
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ERIE, Pa. – Prior to the start of the 2024-25 season Gannon men's wrestling coach Tom Boyd assembled one of the most demanding schedules the Golden Knights have ever faced. They have performed well while facing numerous nationally-ranked teams and as the regular season winds down they still have a couple of the best Division II has to offer in their path.

Gannon takes to the mat for the final time at home on Sunday, February 9. The Golden Knights host Ashland at the Highmark Events Center with the action set to get underway at 1:00 p.m. The Eagles are ranked tenth in the latest The Open Mat poll and tied for 21st in the NWCA rankings. They are 9-2 in duals. They face West Liberty on Friday night. Seven of their ten wrestlers are ranked either by the NWCA or The Open Mat.

Gannon comes in with an 8-5 record after splitting a pair of PSAC duals last weekend. The Golden Knights defeated East Stroudsburg 35-12 before falling to No. 20 Kutztown 25-19. Gannon is ranked 14th according to the NWCA and 17th in The Open Mat poll.

Boyd, in his second season at the helm, has had to navigate several injuries and that likely caught up to the Golden Knights at Kutztown. They jumped out to a 19-3 lead but Kutztown rallied with wins in the final five bouts.

Gannon went into the season with starters Cole Hivnor (Painesville, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (174 lbs,) and Cole Casilio (Wilcox, Pa./Johnsonburg Area) (184 lbs.) out for the season. The Golden Knights were dealt a blow recently when heavyweight Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) went down. The transfer from Bucknell, a two-time NCAA Div. I national qualifier, is ranked fourth by The Open Mat and sixth by the NWCA with an 18-3 record, but he is expected to miss the Ashland dual.

Kenny Kiser (Meadville, Pa./Saegertown) (10-2) joined the Gannon lineup midyear and quickly climbed to the same rankings as Crosby at 149 lbs. He has missed the last three duals but will hopefully be able to take the mat on Sunday.

Boyd can still can on three wrestlers who appear in the rankings.  A pair of transfers from Lock Haven, both redshirt freshmen, lead the way. Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) has fashioned a 20-3 record at 125 lbs. and comes in ranked seventh by The Open Mat and 14th by the NWCA at 125 lbs. Patrick Jackson (Harpers Ferry, WV/Spring Mills High) has taken over at 174 lbs. and is ranked eighth by the NWCA and 15th by The Open Mat. He has a 17-6 record.

Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) is ranked ninth by the NWCA and 12th by The Open Mat at 133 lbs. The redshirt junior earned All-American honors a year ago with a fifth-place finish at 133 lbs. he comes in with an 18-3 record.

The 2024-25 regular season concludes on Friday, February 14 with Gannon traveling to Pitt-Johnstown for the final PSAC dual. The Mountain Cats are ranked eighth by The Open Mat and 18th by the NWCA.

Gannon's B Team competed at Penn State Behrend on Thursday night and came away with a 34-14 win over the Lions. The Golden Knights won five matches by bonus points. Chase McLaughlin (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown Area), John Watson (Ashville, NY/Chautauqua Lake High) and Gaetano Savelli (Kirtland, OH/Kirtland High) won by falls at 141, 174 and 184 lbs., respectively, while Kenny Schmitz (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg) (125 lbs.) and Amarfio Reynolds (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls) (133 lbs.) picked up technical falls.  

Gannon 34, Penn State Behrend 14
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
125 lbs.: Kenny Schmitz (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg) (GU) tech. fall Zach Dellinger (BEHR) 18-2 (6:16)
133 lbs.: Amarfio Reynolds (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls) (GU) tech. fall Isaac Meyers (BEHR) 19-2 (6:57)
141 lbs.: Chase McLaughlin (Jamestown, Pa./Jamestown Area) (GU) fall over Cole Neil (BEHR) 2:03
149 lbs.: Manny Gonzales III (GU) dec. Steffan Lynch (BEHR) 8-7
157 lbs.: Rudy Brown (BEHR) tech. fall Chance Kimmy (McKean, PA/General Mclane High) (GU) 22-7 (4:54)
165 lbs.: Konnor Tubin (BEHR) dec. Christian Scheller (Saxonburg, Pa./Mars) (GU) 14-11 sv
174 lbs.: John Watson (Ashville, NY/Chautauqua Lake High) (GU) fall over Trent Turner (BEHR) 3:38
184 lbs.: Gaetano Savelli (Kirtland, OH/Kirtland High) (GU) fall over Matthew Melchior (BEHR) 5:23
197 lbs.: Shane Davidson (Almond, N.Y./Wellsville) (GU) dec. Ryan Gildersleeve (BEHR) 10-8
Hwt.: Matthew Caldwell (BEHR) fall over Daeshawn Larry (Macclenny, Fla./Baker County) (GU) 1:22
 
Extra Matches
149 lbs.: Jeremiah Sawicky (Valrico, Fla./Bloomingdale) (GU) fall over Jake Brown (BEHR) 4:20
184 lbs.: Matt Melchoir (BEHR) fall over Adrian Benjamin (San Jose, CA/Evergreen Valley High) (GU) (1:25
 
Gannon Lineup vs. Ashland
125 lbs. – No. 14/7 Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) (20-3)
133 lbs. – No. 9/12 Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) (18-3)
141 lbs. -- Brock Christian (Perry, Ohio/Perry) (11-7) / Caleb Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel) (4-3) 
149 lbs. – No. 6/4 Kenny Kiser (Meadville, Pa./Saegertown) (10-2) / Hayden Butterfield (Erie, Pa./McDowell) (6-4) / Isaac Piatek (Garner, N.C./Cleveland) (12-7) / Manny Gonzales III (7-4)
157 lbs. – Ethan Richner (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Area High) (13-5) / Christian Scheller (Saxonburg, Pa./Mars) (6-9)
165 lbs. – Nick Coreno (Willoughby, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (11-9)
174 lbs. – No. 8/15 Patrick Jackson (Harpers Ferry, WV/Spring Mills High) (17-6)                                                          
184 lbs. – Gaetano Savelli (Kirtland, OH/Kirtland High) (8-19)
197 lbs. – Eli Reese (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) (9-5) / Shane Davidson (Almond, N.Y./Wellsville) (7-7)
Hwt. – Daeshawn Larry (Macclenny, Fla./Baker County) (1-2)    
 
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Players Mentioned

Hayden Butterfield

Hayden Butterfield

149
Graduate Student
Cole Casilio

Cole Casilio

184
Redshirt Junior
Caleb Chaves

Caleb Chaves

141
Redshirt Junior
Brock Christian

Brock Christian

141
Redshirt Freshman
Nick Coreno

Nick Coreno

165
Graduate Student
Shane Davidson

Shane Davidson

197
Redshirt Freshman
Jerry Echevarria

Jerry Echevarria

133
Redshirt Junior
Cole Hivnor

Cole Hivnor

174
Redshirt Junior
Kenny Kiser

Kenny Kiser

149
Redshirt Junior
Chase McLaughlin

Chase McLaughlin

141
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Hayden Butterfield

Hayden Butterfield

Graduate Student
149
Cole Casilio

Cole Casilio

Redshirt Junior
184
Caleb Chaves

Caleb Chaves

Redshirt Junior
141
Brock Christian

Brock Christian

Redshirt Freshman
141
Nick Coreno

Nick Coreno

Graduate Student
165
Shane Davidson

Shane Davidson

Redshirt Freshman
197
Jerry Echevarria

Jerry Echevarria

Redshirt Junior
133
Cole Hivnor

Cole Hivnor

Redshirt Junior
174
Kenny Kiser

Kenny Kiser

Redshirt Junior
149
Chase McLaughlin

Chase McLaughlin

Redshirt Junior
141