Fort Lauderdale, Florida – The Williams College Ephs Wrestling Team is competing in the Citrus Invitational at the Broward County Convention Center. The tournament features 16 Division III programs from across the country. At the end of the first day, the Ephs sit in 11
th place in the field with 48.5 points. Three Ephs remain in contention for top-eight finishes in their respective weight classes.
Jack Napeloni and
William Smith can finish as high as third at 133 and 184 respectively, while
Peter Kane is still in contention for first place at 157. The rest of the Ephs roster can finish as high as 9
th place in their weight classes.
Awaiting an important bout tomorrow morning with Andrew Marchese of Castelton at 133 is
Jack Napeloni. The standout sophomore from Denville, New Jersey exhibited his grit today, pulling off back-to-back narrow wins by decision in his opening matches over stiff competition and responding to a setback in the quarterfinals with a victory in the consolation bracket to keep his podium chances alive.
The full individual results from day one are as follows:
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Lucas Johnson
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Lost to Jude Robson of Roanoke College by 2:23 fall
- Cons. Round 2 – Received a bye
- Cons. Round 3 – Lost to Chase Arnestad of Liberty by 4:30 fall
David Yeh
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Lost to Devin Gore of Concordia 3-1 in sudden victory
- Cons. Round 2 - Received a bye
- Cons. Round 3 - Won by 17-2 tech fall over Jose Salinas Nava of Schreiner
- Cons. Round 4 - Won by 9-4 decision over Josh Noble of Roanoke College
- Cons. Round 5 – Lost by 4-1 decision to Taisei Karachi of NYU
133
Donnie Morton
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Lost by 10-3 decision to Omar Corrales of St. Thomas University
- Cons. Round 2 – Received a bye
- Cons. Round 3 – Lost by 5-2 decision to Ty Daugherty of Roanoke College
Jack Napeloni
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Won by 5-4 decision over Stevie Duran of Schreiner
- Champ. Round 3 – Won by 6-4 sudden victory over Kahlil Tucker of St. Thomas University
- Quarterfinal – Lost by 7-0 decision to Benny Bautista of NYU
- Cons. Round 6 - Won by injury default over Omar Corrales of St. Thomas University
Noe Romero
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Lost by 1:32 fall to Corey Messick of Roanoke College
- Cons. Round 2 – Received a bye
- Cons. Round 3 – Received a bye
- Cons. Round 4 – Lost by 13-10 decision to Kahlil Tucker of St. Thomas University
141
Scotty Richter
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 3 – Won by 8-7 decision over Nicholas Kruczynski of NYU
- Quarterfinal – Lost by 9-1 major decision to James Rodriguez of Castleton
- Cons. Round 6 – Lost by medical forfeit to Jayden Bustillos of Schreiner
149
Caleb Seyfried
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Lost by 5:00 fall to Kale Buckiso of John Carroll
- Cons. Round 2 – Received a bye
- Cons. Round 3 – Won by 1:49 fall over Kyle Pokornowski of Castleton
- Cons. Round 4 – Lost by 8-4 decision to Jacob Ramirez of Cornell
157
Peter Kane
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Won by 2:54 fall over Logan Thorsten of St. Johns (MN)
- Champ. Round 3 – Won by 1:07 fall over Loye Burkhead of UNC Pembroke
- Quarterfinal - Won by 6-2 decision over Jashon Holmes of Castleton
Jack Murphy
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Won by 4:57 fall over John Garcia of NYU
- Champ. Round 3 – Lost by 20-8 major decision to Jaylen York of University of the Ozarks
- Cons. Round 4 – Won by 3-2 decision over Will Kennedy of Roanoke College
- Cons. Round 5 – Lost by 7:00 fall to Darius Mangiafico of Castleton
165
Eamon Garrity-Rokous
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Lost by 11-4 decision to Cory Stewart of Cornell
- Cons. Round 2 – Received a bye
- Cons. Round 3 – Won by 2:31 fall over Mason Davis of University of the Ozarks
- Cons. Round 4 – Won by 13-4 major decision over Sam Hamilton of St. Johns (MN)
- Cons. Round 5 – Lost by 4:49 fall to Jacob Cherry of Roanoke College
Max Hall
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Lost by 5:41 fall to Cooper Fleming of Castleton
- Cons. Round 2 – Received a bye
- Cons. Round 3 – Lost by 5-2 decision to Logan Hoffman of UNC Pembroke
184
William Smith
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Won by 0:11 fall over Vincent Christy of University of the Ozarks
- Champ. Round 3 – Lost by 16-2 major decision to Mahlic Sallah of Roanoke College
- Cons. Round 4 - Won by 2:59 fall over Drew Deer of Cornell
- Cons. Round 5 – Won by medical forfeit over Caiden Rodgers of John Carroll
- Cons. Round 6 – Won by 11-5 decision over Ben Gilbertson of St. Johns (MN)
197
Elias Chen
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Lost by 17-2 tech fall to Nigel Williams of UNC Pembroke
- Cons. Round 2 – Received a bye
- Cons. Round 3 – Received a bye
- Cons. Round 4 – Lost by 0:40 fall to Ethan Fragoso of Ferrum
285
Wyatt Moyer
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Lost by 16-0 tech fall to Abbas Abdulrahman of Castleton
- Cons. Round 2 – Received a bye
- Cons. Round 3 – Lost by 0:47 fall to Jairo Caceres of St. Thomas University
Tim Brown
- Champ. Round 1 – Received a bye
- Champ. Round 2 – Lost by 1:01 fall to Ka`Ron Lewis of University of the Ozarks
- Cons. Round 2 – Received a bye
- Cons. Round 3 – Received a bye
- Cons. Round 4 – Lost by 10-4 decision to Ryan Walker of UNC Pembroke
Check back here tomorrow for final results from the Citrus Invitational.
