FAIRFAX, Va. - Through four meets this season, redshirt junior Kizhan Clarke, ranked 11th in the nation at 149 pounds, remains undefeated. Clarke is 17-0 and won his fourth title in as many meets at Saturday's Patriot Open hosted by George Mason, while the Eagles finished third of over 20 collegiate teams.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS

• Five AU wrestlers earned podium finishes overall, including Clarke. No. 13 Gage Curry (125) and No. 20 Sal Profaci (141) both placed second, while No. 17 Niko Camacho (285) and Ethan Karsten (157) each took fifth place.
• Clarke beat nationally ranked PJ Ogunsanya of Army in the finals with a 6-0 decision, and also earned two major decisions including a 15-4 win over Kenan Carter of Old Dominion in the semifinals.
• Curry finished 3-1 overall and was edged 5-4 in the finals by Virginia Tech's Sam Latona. Among Curry's wins was a 14-1 major decision in the quarterfinals.
• Profaci went 4-1 for the day, ending it with a 5-2 loss in the finals to Columbia's Matt Kazimir. Profaci started strong with a fall in 2:08 and had two major decision wins including one in the semifinals, 12-1 vs. Danny Bertoni of Maryland.
• Karsten finished 5-1 out of the consolation bracket, and had two wins by fall including a 26-second fall in the fifth-place match over Lock Haven's Jonathan Ross. Karsten also earned an 18-2 technical fall early in the day and a major decision after that.
• Camacho was edged 2-1 in his first bout of the day but went on to close out with five straight wins. He had a win by fall over ODU's William Baldwin, a 9-1 major decision over Columbia's Daniel Conley and beat Alexander Esposito of Rutgers by a 12-2 major decision in the fifth-place bout.
• Freshman Will Jarrell (197 lbs) had two wins, both falls, including a 2:08 fall against Penn State's Edward Smith.

HEAD COACH TEAGUE MOORE

• "Kizhan continues to impress with dominant performances. His ability to convert takedowns at crucial points in bouts is impressive. Gage and Sal turned in good performances and showed a lot of heart, and both had very close bouts in the finals. Our team made some good strides this week and we definitely showed progress in specific areas of concentration that we've worked on since the Navy Classic." 

UP NEXT

• After a break for final exams, AU will compete at the Wilkes Open in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on Sunday, Dec. 22.

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