Portland, Maine – Williams Wrestling kicked off the 2023 NCAA Northeast Regional on Saturday at the University of Southern Maine. The Ephs were represented at each of the 10 weight classes by the roster of
David Yeh,
Jack Napeloni,
Donnie Morton,
Caleb Seyfried,
Peter Kane,
Eamon Garrity-Rokous,
Dante Gutbrod,
William Smith,
Elias Chen, and
Wyatt Moyer.
Following an action-packed day of wrestling, Head Coach
Scott Honecker shared, "Today was filled with ups and downs, but when the dust settled, we still have four guys in the hunt to qualify for the national tournament. Time to regroup, get some rest, and put out eyes toward that goal in the morning."
The four who will return to action on Sunday and remain in contention for tickets to the NCAA Championship in Salem, Virginia are Yeh, Kane, Gutbrod, and Smith.
Yeh kicked off the day at 125 with a huge 16-1 tech fall win. Following a setback in the quarterfinal, Yeh responded with another big win by 14-3 major decision in the second round of the consolation bracket to keep his NCAA hopes alive. Yeh will square off with Tanner Thatcher of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the third round of the consolation bracket to begin day two.
Like Yeh, Kane got off to a good start at 157 with a first round victory before facing a setback in the quarterfinal but was able to fight off elimination with a dominant win by fall in the second round of the consolation bracket. He awaits Eric Zane of Rhode Island College in the third round of the consolation bracket tomorrow.
At 174, Gutbrod followed the same path as Yeh and Kane, responding to a narrow quarterfinal loss by 4-3 decision with a win by 2:07 fall in the second round of the consolation bracket. Adam Frost of Trinity College awaits him in the third round of the consolation bracket tomorrow.
In the best spot of the four heading into tomorrow is Smith who booked himself a date with Edwin Morales of Bridgewater State in the semifinals. Smith did so with incredible efficiency, only wrestling a combined two minutes and 21 seconds, delivering back-to-back pins.
Attached below are the full results for the Ephs from today.
David Yeh (125)
- Round of 16: Win by 16-1 tech fall over Nick Savariego (Plymouth State University)
- Quarterfinal: Loss by 7-1 decision to Joey Manginelli (Springfield College)
- Consolation Round 2: Win by 14-3 major decision over Brett Redner (Rhode Island College)
Jack Napeloni (133)
- Prelim Round 1: Loss by 13-5 major decision to Gabriel Leo-Esparolini (Johnson & Wales University)
- Prelim Round 2: Loss by 8-4 decision to John Lafferty (New England College)
Donnie Morton (141)
- Round of 16: Loss by 14-5 major decision to Victor Perlleshi (Johnson & Wales University)
- Consolation Round 1: Loss by 9-1 major decision to Charles Lausten (US Merchant Marine Academy)
Caleb Seyfried (149)
- Prelim Round 1: Win by 7-3 decision over Trevor O'Mara (Plymouth State University)
- Round of 16: Win by 1:53 fall over Ethan Tanner (Norwich University)
- Quarterfinal: Loss by 6-2 decision to Colby Frost (University of Southern Maine)
- Consolation Round 2: Loss by 11-5 decision to Matt Lucas (Roger Williams University)
Peter Kane (157)
- Round of 16: Win by 8-2 decision over Michael Hopkins (Bridgewater State University)
- Quarterfinal: Loss by 6-2 decision to Jashon Holmes (Castleton University)
- Consolation Round 2: Win by 1:48 fall over Cam Hines (Western New England University)
Eamon Garrity-Rokous (165)
- Prelim Round 1: Loss by 8-3 decision to Jacob Cardozo (Roger Williams University)
- Prelim Round 2: Loss by 9-7 sudden victory to Vincent Player (Bridgewater State University)
Dante Gutbrod (174)
- Round of 16: Win by 2:12 fall over Amauris Gomez (Bridgewater State University)
- Quarterfinal: Loss by 4-3 decision to Marco Gaita (Wesleyan University)
- Consolation Round 2: Win by 2:07 fall over James Spellman (Norwich University)
Will Smith (184)
- Round of 16: Win by 0:41 fall over Jack Reiter (Rhode Island College)
- Quarterfinal: Win by 1:40 fall over Ryan DeVivo (Johnson & Wales University)
Elias Chen (197)
- Round of 16: Loss by 3-1 decision to Haven Tatarek (Castleton)
- Consolation Round 1: Loss by 17-0 tech fall to Tyler Riggs (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Wyatt Moyer (285)
- Prelim Round 1: Win by 4-2 tiebreaker over Frances Boahen (New England College)
- Round of 16: Loss by 1:31 fall to Carl DiGiorgio (US Coast Guard Academy)
- Consolation Round 1: Loss by 1:06 fall to Michael Filieri (Springfield College)
