WASHINGTON - With a few too many very close losses, American University wrestling fell short to visiting Binghamton in the final home dual of the season. The Eagles lost 19-13 to the Bearcats on Senior Day and Alumni Day in front of a strong crowd of 350 on a Friday afternoon.

Notable

• Fourth-year wrestler Connor Bourne got a 3-2 win on his Senior Day at 197 pounds against Dimitri Gamkrelidze. An early takedown and a third-period escape were enough for Bourne to hold off Gamkrelidze and get AU's third of four total wins.
• Sophomore Jack Maida had an exciting victory at 133, winning 3-1 in sudden victory over Ivan Garcia with a drawn-out takedown well into the overtime period.
• The biggest win of the day for the Eagles came from redshirt sophomore Jack Nies at 157 pounds as he shut out Conner Decker 8-0 for a major decision. Nies scored all eight of his points in a huge second period including a four-point near fall.
• The final victory of the day came from redshirt junior Will Jarrell at heavyweight with a 6-2 decision against Charlie Tibbetts that included a pair of takedowns. 
• American lost three bouts by just a single point, with Maximilian Leete (125) falling 3-2, Ethan Szerencsits (141) losing 6-5 and Caleb Campos (165) falling 4-3. Another close loss came at 174 pounds with Lucas White falling 7-5 to Sam DePrez.

Results vs. Binghamton

• 125 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) dec. Maximilian Leete (AU), 3-2 (Binghamton 3-0)
• 133 - Jack Maida (AU) dec. Ivan Garcia (Binghamton), 3-1 SV (Tied 3-3)
• 141 - Nate Lucier (Binghamton) dec. Ethan Szerencsits (AU), 6-5 (Binghamton 6-3)
• 149 - Michael Zarif (Binghamton) dec. Patrick Ryan (AU), 8-3 (Binghamton 9-3)
• 157 - Jack Nies (AU) major dec. Conner Decker (Binghamton), 8-0 (Binghamton 9-7)
• 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec. Caleb Campos (AU), 4-3 (Binghamton 12-7)
• 174 - Sam DePrez (Binghamton) dec. Lucas White (AU), 7-5 (Binghamton 15-7)
• 184 - #20 Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) major dec. Colin Shannon (AU), 13-3 (Binghamton 19-7)
• 197 - Connor Bourne (AU) dec. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton), 3-2 (Binghamton 19-10)
• HWT - Will Jarrell (AU) dec. Charlie Tibbitts (Binghamton), 6-2 (Binghamton 19-13)

Next Up

• The Eagles will finish the regular season with two duals in Philadelphia on Sunday, February 19, first at #24 Penn at 1 p.m. and then at Drexel at 4 p.m.

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