Men's Wrestling | 1/23/2026 8:55:00 PM

THE DUAL FACTS

• Dual One Final Score: #3 Gannon 51, #19 ESU 0

• Dual Two Final Score: #3 Gannon 21, #23 WLU 13

• Location: Highmark Events Center

• Next Meet: vs Kutztown (1/31 - 12:00 pm)

ERIE, PA - It's two ranked dual wins for #3/7 Gannon, as the Golden Knights defeated both ESU and WLU to move to 9-1 on the season and 3-0 in conference. The Golden Knights blanked the Warriors before coming from behind to defeat the Hilltoppers. 

HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS - GU vs ESU

125: Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) (GU) over Joshua Jasionowicz (ESU) (Fall 4:06) 
133: Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) (GU) over Sean Campbell (ESU) (TF 18-1 3:00)
141: Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) (GU) over Benjamin Makaritis (ESU) (Fall 2:49)
149: Kenny Kiser (Meadville, Pa./Saegertown) (GU) over Raynaldo DeJesus (ESU) (MD 12-0)
157: Christian Scheller (Saxonburg, Pa./Mars) (GU) over Tristan Torres (ESU) (Fall 2:09)
165: Grant MacKay (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) (GU) over Joshua Montesino (ESU) (TF 19-2 2:20)
174: Dillon Walker (Mason, Ohio/Mason) (GU) over Christopher Ross (ESU) (TF 17-1 3:07)
184: Pat Jackson (GU) over Luke Ciampa (ESU) (Dec 9-3)
197: Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) (GU) over Augustus Warke (ESU) (TF 19-4 6:03)
285: Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) (GU) over Nathaniel Ortiz (ESU) (Fall 1:03)

HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS - GU vs WLU
125: Logan Davis (WLU) over Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) (GU) (Dec 5-1)
133: Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) (GU) over James Armstrong Jr (WLU) (Dec 6-2)
141: Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) (GU) over Khyvon Grace (WLU) (Dec 4-1)
149: Kenny Kiser (Meadville, Pa./Saegertown) (GU) over Anthony Wood (WLU) (Dec 5-2)
157: Nico Taddy (WLU) over Caleb Butterfield (Erie, Pa./McDowell) (GU) (TF 15-0 3:55)
165: Jordan Watters (WLU) over Grant MacKay (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) (GU) (SV-1 5-2)
174: Carter Winegardner (WLU) over Dillon Walker (Mason, Ohio/Mason) (GU) (Dec 14-13)
184: Pat Jackson (GU) over Devon Bell (WLU) (Dec 10-4)
197: Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) (GU) over Levi Abbott (WLU) (MD 12-1)
285: Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) (GU) over Parker Bentley (WLU) (TF 18-3 6:01)
(WLU Unsportsmanlike -1.0)

THE KNIGHT CAP

• Two's Company - Six Golden Knights won both their matches on the evening. Jerry Echevarria (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach), Jake Niffenegger (Mason, Ohio/La Salle) (defeated defending national runner up), Kenny Kiser (Meadville, Pa./Saegertown), Pat Jackson, Joey Lyons (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster), and Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) all went 2-0 on the night. In fact, the bottom half of the Gannon lineup (Jackson-Lyons-Crosby) was a perfect 6-0 and had a major decision or better in four of those bouts. 
• Falls Count Anywhere- Gannon earned three wins by fall on the evening and had 12 bouts earn them extra points. Christian Scheller (Saxonburg, Pa./Mars) earned his first fall victory in dual meets on the season, while Logan Sallot (Erie, PA/McDowell High School) and Dorian Crosby (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) each pinned their opponents in the opening dual. 
• Other Notes - 51 total team points is the second most for GU in a dual this season (52 vs Salem  on 11/23) ... Gannon has won six straight duals ... Crosby is just 14 wins shy of 100 for his career (86-35)
• Team Success - The win improves Gannon to 9-1 in dual meets this season and now 3-0 in conference matches. The Golden Knights have allowed just 31 total points to opponents in the most recent six dual meet wins. 

THE NEXT MEET

The Golden Knights return home on Saturday, January 31st for Senior Day against Kutztown. First match is scheduled for 12:00 pm. 

This story was written using the support of AI.