Jerry Echevarria

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

Golden Knights Conclude Home Dual Season with 26-18 Loss to Ashland

ERIE, Pa. – Gannon hosted Ashland for the final home dual of the 2024-25 campaign in a meeting between two nationally-ranked teams. Both teams came in with starters missing due to injuries and illness but the match was still highly competitive while featuring some top wrestlers.

For the second week in a row the Golden Knights held an early lead only to see the opponent come back in the upper weight classes. Ashland won six of the final seven bouts to hand the Golden Knights a 26-18 defeat. Gannon came in ranked 12th by The Open Mat and 22nd by the NWCA while Ashland was 10th and 21st, respectively. The Golden Knights are now 8-6 with a dual at Pitt-Johnstown remaining on Friday, February 14 while Ashland improved to 11-2.

In one of the two marquee matches of the dual, the match got underway with Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) (ranked seventh The Open Mat and 14th NWCA) opposing Ashland's Luke Acuna (15th and 13th respectively). Sallot scored the first takedown of the match but the match was tied at 4-4 after one period. Acuna opened the second period with an escape and took an 8-4 lead with his second takedown. He would end the end the match with a fall at 4:15 to improve to 23-8 while Sallot is now 20-4.
 
Gannon picked up wins in the next three bouts to pull ahead 14-6. Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) was dominant while improving to 19-3 at 133 lbs. Ranked ninth by the NWCA and 12th by The Open Mat. He registered three takedowns and tilted Rylen Campbell three times for four near-fall points to finish with a 20-1 technical fall at 5:59.
 
Caleb Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel) then took the mat at 141 lbs. He gave Gannon an 11-6 lead with a quick fall over Caleb Wetzel. The end came at 59 seconds as Chaves improved to 5-3.
 
The second of the bouts between two nationally-ranked wrestlers took place at 149 lbs. Kenny Kiser (Meadville, Pa./Saegertown), ranked fourth by The Open Mat and sixth by the NWCA picking up an impressive 5-1 decision over Hayden Kuhn (24-6), ranked 14th by The Open Mat, to improve to 11-2. The redshirt junior had missed the last few duals but opened the scoring with a first period takedown. He added an escape in the second and picked up a point for riding time.
 
Ashland's Evan Davis won a tight 3-2 decision over Ethan Richner (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Area High) (13-6) at 157 lbs. Following a scoreless first period Davis picked up the lone takedown of the match in the second. Richner quickly escaped and then rode out Davis in the third period but was never able to tilt. He earned the point for riding time.
 
Nick Coreno (Willoughby, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (11-10), in his final home match, went up against Nate Barrett (24-9), who was ranked fifth by the NWCA and sixth by The Open Mat, at 165 lbs. Barrett posted the lone two takedowns of the match and despite Coreno battling throughout he dropped a 7-4 decision.
 
Patrick Jackson (Harpers Ferry, WV/Spring Mills High), ranked eighth by the NWCA and 15th by The Open Mat, gave Gannon its last win with an 8-0 major decision over Logan Smalley at 174 lbs. The redshirt freshman improved to 18-6 thanks to takedowns in the first and second period. He accumulated over four minutes of riding time thanks to a dominant performance on top.
 
Gannon led 18-12 heading into the final three bouts but the Eagles won all three, two via bonus points.
 
Ashland's Peyton Lemon, ranked 14th by the NWCA and 19th by The Open Mat, won by fall over freshman Gaetano Savelli (Kirtland, OH/Kirtland High) at 184 lbs. at 4:03 to improve to 23-8. Kaine Morris (23-9), ranked ninth by the NWCA and 12th by The Open Mat, followed with an 8-2 decision over Eli Reese (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) (9-6) at 197 lbs.
 
With starter Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) still out, Gannon sent out Shane Davidson (Almond, N.Y./Wellsville) at heavyweight. The redshirt freshman normally competes at 184 and 197 lbs. While facing a huge weight disadvantage he lost by technical fall to Wyatt Bailey, 22-2 at 3:15.  
 
No. 21/10 ASHLAND 26, No. 22/12 GANNON 18
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Highmark Events Center
Erie, Pa.
 
125 lbs. –No. 13/15 Luke Acuna (AU) fall over No. 14/7 Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) (GU) 4:15 (AU 6-0)   
133 lbs. – No. 9/12 Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) (GU) tech. fall Rylen Campbell (AU) 20-1 (5:58) (AU 6-5)
141 lbs. -- Caleb Chaves (Odenton, Md./Arundel) (GU) fall over Caleb Wetzel (AU) 0:59 (GU 11-6)
149 lbs. – No. 6/4 Kenny Kiser (Meadville, Pa./Saegertown) (GU) dec. No. NR/14 Hayden Kuhn (AU) 5-1 (GU 14-6)
157 lbs. – Evan Davis (AU) dec. Ethan Richner (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Area High) (GU) 3-2 (GU 14-9)
165 lbs. – No. 5/6 Nate Barrett (AU) dec. Nick Coreno (Willoughby, Ohio/Lake Catholic) (GU) 7-4 (GU 14-12)
174 lbs. – No. 8/15 Patrick Jackson (Harpers Ferry, WV/Spring Mills High) (GU) maj. dec. Logan Smalley (AU) 8-0 (GU 18-12)                                              
184 lbs. – No. 14/19 Peyton Lemon (AU) fall over Gaetano Savelli (Kirtland, OH/Kirtland High) (GU) 4:03 (Tied 18-18)         
197 lbs. – No. 9/12 Kaine Morris (AU) dec. Eli Reese (Sarver, Pa./Knoch) (GU) 8-2 (AU 21-18)          
Hwt. – Wyatt Bailey (AU) tech. fall Shane Davidson (Almond, N.Y./Wellsville) (GU) 22-2 (3:15) (AU 26-18)
Rankings:  NWCA/The Open Mat
 
RECORDS:  Gannon 8-5; Ashland 10-2
 
Extra Matches
149 lbs.: Hayden Butterfield (Erie, Pa./McDowell) (GU) maj. dec. Nathan Parks (AU) 11-3
157 lbs.: Chance Kimmy (McKean, PA/General Mclane High) (GU) fall over Zander Graham (AU) 4:01 
 
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Players Mentioned

Hayden Butterfield

Hayden Butterfield

149
Graduate Student
Caleb Chaves

Caleb Chaves

141
Redshirt Junior
Nick Coreno

Nick Coreno

165
Graduate Student
Shane Davidson

Shane Davidson

197
Redshirt Freshman
Jerry Echevarria

Jerry Echevarria

133
Redshirt Junior
Kenny Kiser

Kenny Kiser

149
Redshirt Junior
Eli Reese

Eli Reese

197
Redshirt Junior
Ethan Richner

Ethan Richner

157
Redshirt Junior
Patrick Jackson

Patrick Jackson

174
Redshirt Freshman
Chance Kimmy

Chance Kimmy

157
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Hayden Butterfield

Hayden Butterfield

Graduate Student
149
Caleb Chaves

Caleb Chaves

Redshirt Junior
141
Nick Coreno

Nick Coreno

Graduate Student
165
Shane Davidson

Shane Davidson

Redshirt Freshman
197
Jerry Echevarria

Jerry Echevarria

Redshirt Junior
133
Kenny Kiser

Kenny Kiser

Redshirt Junior
149
Eli Reese

Eli Reese

Redshirt Junior
197
Ethan Richner

Ethan Richner

Redshirt Junior
157
Patrick Jackson

Patrick Jackson

Redshirt Freshman
174
Chance Kimmy

Chance Kimmy

6' 0"
Freshman
157