VESTAL, N.Y. - Five American University wrestlers earned podium finishes at the 12th annual Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open. Overall, the Eagles had 23 wrestlers who competed in 79 bouts at the day-long meet.

Notable Results

• 285 - Isaac Righter was the Eagles' highest placewinner of the day, advancing to the final and taking second place.
• Righter earned a pin in 1:14 in his quarterfinal vs. Robert Unruh of Buffalo, and lost just 3-1 to two-time NCAA qualifier Ethan Laird of Rider in the final.
• 184 - Connor Bourne won twice by decision to start his day and get himself to the semifinals where he suffered his first loss. 
• Bourne then fell by just two points, 5-3 in the third-place bout to Sam DePrez of Binghamton to take fourth overall.
• 125 - Max Leete started his day with a 16-1 tech fall before falling to #32 Jacob Allen of Navy in the quarterfinals.
• Leete recovered with a pin in 39 seconds in the consolation round of 8, won by major decision over Buffalo's Patrick Adams, and took fifth place by medical forfeit.
• 149 - Patrick Ryan lost by just a single point, 4-3 in his opening bout, before running the table the rest of the day.
• Ryan closed out with five straight wins including a major decision over Cornell's Daniel Koll. In the fifth-place bout, Ryan held strong to defeat Trae McDaniel, 3-2.
• 197 - Just like his teammate at 149, Will Jarrell started the day with a loss but finished at 5-1 overall.
• Jarrell's wins included a tech fall and a pin before his 4-1 victory by decision over Cade Wilson of Brown in the fifth-place bout.
• 141 - Ethan Szerencsits finished off the podium, but went 4-2 overall with his four straight wins including two pins.
• 174 - Ben Root had a run of three straight victories that included a pin and a late comeback with near fall points against teammate Colin Shannon in the consolation round of eight.

Thoughts from Coach Borrelli

• "Overall, today was very productive. We were able to evaluate the entire roster and it was great watching many of the guys compete for the first time.
• We came away healthy, which is a bonus, as the possibility of injury is a major concern when taking 23 wrestlers to an event.
• I was impressed with our effort across the board. We wrestled with a lot of grit, even in the matches we lost.
• We have a very young team, and helping them improve technically is much easier than trying to teach grit.
• We have a very short week to prepare for a well-coached George Mason program. We look forward to getting back in front of our fans in Bender Arena this Thursday night."

American Bout Results
125

• Rd. of 16: Max Leete (AU) tech. fall Eli Wallace (F&M), 16-1
• Quarterfinals: #32 Jacob Allen (Navy) dec. Max Leete (AU), 7-2
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#2): Max Leete (AU) pinned Charlie Farmer (Unattached), 0:39
• Consi. Rd. of 4: Max Leete (AU) major dec. Patrick Adams (Buffalo), 9-0
• 5th Place: Max Leete (AU) vs. Micah Rose (Binghamton), Won by medical forfeit

125

• Rd. of 32: Andy Fallon (AU) tech. fall Matthew Schreiber (Binghamton), 18-3
• Rd. of 16: Greg Diakomihalis (Cornell) dec. Andy Fallon (AU), 10-4
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#1): Andy Fallon (AU) dec. Reese Fry (Brown), 5-2
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#2): Patrick Adams (Buffalo) dec. Andy Fallon (AU), 3-1

133

• Rd. of 32: Jack Maida (AU) dec. Joe Olivieri (Rutgers), 6-2
• Rd. of 16: Luke Lucerne (Navy) dec. Jack Maida (AU), 4-1
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Joshua Koderhandt (Navy) tech. fall Josh Maida (AU), 17-2

133

• Rd. of 32: Ethan Fernandez (Unattached) dec. Shamil Kalmatov (AU), 9-3
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#1): Staki Gourgoulianis (Unattached) dec. Shamil Kalmatov (AU), 8-3

141

• Rd. of 32: Cole Handlovic (Cornell) dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 6-3
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#1): Ethan Szerencsits (AU) major dec. Frank Antoelli (Unattached), 13-4
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Ethan Szerencsits (AU) pinned McCoy Pace (Columbia), 1:18
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#1): Ethan Szerencsits (AU) dec. Bryan Miraglia (Rutgers), 6-4
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#2): Ethan Szerencsits (AU) pinned Eddie Hummel (Unattached), 0:54
• Consi. Rd. of 4: Joshua Saunders (Cornell) pinned Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 0:42

141

• Rd. of 16: Trent Svingala (Buffalo) pinned Michael Glynos (AU), 1:31
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Jonathan Miranda (Navy) pinned Michael Glynos (AU), 1:37

141

• Rd. of 32: Brady Worthing (Clarion) dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 7-5
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Ryan Franco (Unattached) dec. Ryan Zimmerman (AU), 8-5

141

• Rd. of 32: Justin Bierdumpfel (Brown) major dec. Josh Bauman (AU), 10-0
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#1): Jonathan Miranda (Navy) dec. Josh Bauman (AU), 3-2

149

• Rd. of 32: Jack Nies (AU) dec. Joseph Rosetti (Williams), 6-2
• Rd. of 16: Jack Nies (AU) dec. Gabe Onorato (Drexel), 4-3
• Quarterfinals: Kolby Depron (Bucknell) dec. Jack Nies (AU), 4-1
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#2): Patrick Ryan (AU) dec. Jack Nies (AU), 5-4

149

• Rd. of 16: Nate Wade (Unattached) dec. Patrick Ryan (AU), 4-3
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Patrick Ryan (AU) major dec. Daniel Koll (Cornell), 18-5
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#1): Patrick Ryan (AU) dec. John Altieri (Cornell), 3-1
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#2): Patrick Ryan (AU) dec. Jack Nies (AU), 5-4
• Consi. Rd. of 4: Patrick Ryan (AU) dec. Blake Saito (Brown), 5-2
• 5th Place: Patrick Ryan (AU) dec. Trae McDaniel (Unattached), 3-2

157

• Rd. of 16: Alec Bobchin (Rider) dec. Antonio Segura (AU), 10-5
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Antonio Segura (AU) dec. Hunter Shaut (Buffalo), 10-3
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#1): Kaeden Berger (Clarion) dec. Antonio Segura (AU), 4-2

157

• Rd. of 32: Logan Sanom (Bucknell) major dec. Cole Painter (AU), 14-4
• Consi. Rd. of 16: Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) dec. Cole Painter (AU), 8-6

157

• Rd. of 32: Colton Washleski (Rider) dec. Elijah White (AU), 3-2
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Aurelius Dunbar (Penn State) dec. Elijah White (AU), 8-3

157

• Rd. of 32: Benny Baker (Cornell) pinned Luc Maschino (AU), 1:53
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Luke Gorg (Cornell) tech. fall Luc Maschino (AU), 18-0

165

• Rd. of 32: Tye Weathersby (Pitt) dec. Breon Phifer (AU), 10-8
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#1): Breon Phifer (AU) dec. Miles Bassett (Bucknell), 8-5
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Crew Fullerton (F&M) major dec. Breon Phifer (AU), 10-1

165

• Rd. of 32: Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec. Tim Fitzpatrick (AU), 11-7
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#1): Tim Fitzpatrick (AU) pinned Ayden Miller (Clarion), 2:28
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Jakob Brindley (Cornell) dec. Tim Fitzpatrick (AU), 3-1

174

• Rd. of 16: John Stawinski (Cornell) dec. Ben Root (AU), 7-6
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Ben Root (AU) dec. Jerry Andaluz (Rider), 10-4
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#1): Ben Root (AU) pinned Noah Fox (F&M), 2:07
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#2): Ben Root (AU) dec. Colin Shannon (AU), 8-6
• Consi. Rd. of 4: Shane Finney (Navy) dec. Ben Root (AU), 9-2

174

• Rd. of 16: Colin Shannon (AU) dec. Justin Mayes (Cornell), 6-1
• Quarterfinals: #28 Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) dec. Colin Shannon (AU), 8-2
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#2): Ben Root (AU) dec. Colin Shannon (AU), 8-6

184

• Rd. of 16: Connor Bourne (AU) dec. James Conway (F&M), 8-4
• Quarterfinals: Connor Bourne (AU) dec. Robert Hetherman (Sacred Heart), 3-2
• Semifinals: Hunter Johns (Navy) pinned Connor Bourne (AU), 4:03
• 3rd Place: Sam DePrez (Binghamton) dec. Connor Bourne (AU), 5-3

197

• Rd. of 16: Seth Janney (Cornell) dec. Carsten Rawls (AU), 6-1
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Carsten Rawls (AU) dec. Kevin Pandorf (unattached), 5-3
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#1): Carsten Rawls (AU) dec. Javen Jovero (Columbia), 6-3
• Consi. Rd. of 4: Will Jarrell (AU) pinned Carsten Rawls (AU), 8:22 SV

197

• Rd. of 32: Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) major dec. Will Jarrell (AU), 15-2
• Consi. Rd. of 16 (#2): Will Jarrell (AU) dec. Mike Waszen (F&M), 2-0
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#1): Will Jarrell (AU) tech. fall Mervin Mancia (AU), 16-0
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#2): Will Jarrell (AU) dec. Matt Kelly (Binghamton), 5-2
• Consi. Rd. of 4: Will Jarrell (AU) pinned Carsten Rawls (AU), 8:22 SV
• 5th Place: Will Jarrell (AU) dec. Cade Wilson (Brown), 4-1

197

• Rd. of 16: Lou DePrez (Binghamton) tech. fall Mervin Mancia (AU), 17-2
• Consi. Rd. of 8 (#1): Will Jarrell (AU) tech. fall Mervin Mancia (AU), 16-0

285

• Rd. of 16: Isaac Righter (AU) dec. John O'Donnell (Rutgers), 7-0
• Quarterfinals: Isaac Righter (AU) pinned Robert Unruh (Buffalo), 1:14
• Semifinals: Isaac Righter (AU) vs. #16 Lewis Fernandes (Cornell), Won by medical forfeit
• Finals: Ethan Laird (Rider) dec. Isaac Righter (AU), 3-1

Next Up

• American will return home to host George Mason in a dual meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18. 

Stay Connected

• For more information on AU Wrestling, follow the team on Twitter @AU_Wrestling, Instagram @au_wrestling and Facebook @AU.Wrestling.
• To receive email updates, home dual previews and special offers from AU Wrestling throughout the season, please fill out this interest form.

Full Results