2023 Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Results

[KBratke]

Apologies for being slow on getting these results posted. Been a busy couple days in Morgantown as we prep the wrestling room to receive our new practice mats today!

Anyways, we had 20 wrestlers in action and 14 of them finished in the top 6. Caleb Dowling, Peyton Hall, Brody Conley, and Michael Wolfgram led the way for us as they brought home titles and some sweet title belts. You can check those out here: https://x.com/WVUWrestling/status/17267 ... 94503?s=20

Below are the complete results. Like most open tournaments, if you lost before the semifinals the best you could finish was 5th, and the semifinal losers drop straight into the 3rd place match.

125
Jace Schafer FALL Josh Jasionowicz (East Stroudsburg), 0:32
Schafer maj dec Nie Allison (Kutztown), 16-4
Jax Forrest (Unattached) FALL Schafer, 3:24
Schafer dec Mason Mills (West Virginia), 3-0
Schafer finishes 3-1 and 3rd place

Mason Mills maj dec Brenden Smay (Kutztown), 15-5
Mills tech fall Bryson Gingrich (Thaddeus Stevens), 16-1
Mills maj dec Bryce Beatty (Millersville), 15-5
Nick Treaster (Navy Prep) dec Mills, 6-0
Jace Schafer (West Virginia) dec Mills, 3-0
Mills finishes 3-2 and 4th place

133
Garhett Dickenson maj dec Caleb Peralta (Nassau), 16-4
Sean Logue (Lock Haven) dec Dickenson, 6-0
Javien DeLeon (Kutztown) med forfeit over Dickenson
Dickenson finishes 1-2

141
Sam Hillegas FALL Daniel Capozzoli (Millersville), 1:01
Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) dec Hillegas, 11-7
Hillegas FALL Deon Pleasant (Drexel), 0:30
Hillegas FALL Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia), 0:55
Hillegas FALL Brandt Fajerman (Franklin & Marshall), 0:38
Hillegas finishes 4-1 and 3rd place

Blake Boyers FALL Anthony Herenadez (East Stroudsburg)
Blake Boyers ALL Anthony D’Angelis (Lackawanna), 0:53
DJ Chavis (Virginia Tech) maj dec Boyers, 8-0
Gabriel Ruggieri (Pitt-Johnstown) dec Boyers, 8-6
Boyers finishes 2-2

149
Michael Dolan dec Matt Morris (Millersville), 5-0
Cross Wasilewski (Penn) dec Dolan, 6-0
Dolan tech fall Luke Mangiafico (American International), 16-0
Dolan dec Patrick Noonan (East Stroudsburg), 10-5
Dolan medical forfeit over Craig Cook (Millersville)
Dolan maj dec Rawson Iwanicki (Columbia), 13-5
Kaeman Smith (Navy) dec Dolan, 4-1
Dolan finishes 4-2 and 6th place

157
Caleb Dowling tech fall Leo Petroski (Temple), 15-0
Dowling tech fall Eric Falleni (East Stroudsburg), 18-1
Dowling dec Connor Eck (Lock Haven), 7-5
Dowling dec Bailey Gimbor (Kutztown), 12-6
Dowling maj dec Kristopher Ketchum (Nassua), 14-5
Dowling finishes 5-0 and champion

Sasha Gavronsky tech fall Sean Smith (Kutztown), 16-0
Taythan Silva (Army Prep) dec Gavronsky, 8-7
Gavronsky tech fall Mikey Hollar (Messiah University), 18-3
Gavronsky dec Gavyn Beck (Pitt-Johnstown), 8-5 SV
Gavronsky maj dec Thomas Nicholas (American International), 17-7
Connor Eck (Lock Haven) dec Gavronsky, 9-6
Gavronsky finishes 4-2

Nick Cicciarelli maj dec Anthony Micci (Franklin & Marshall), 11-2
Thomas Nichols (American International dec Cicciarelli, 10-3
Cicciarelli maj dec Justin Soriano (Drexel), 14-3
Cicciarelli dec Henson Offerman (Nassau), 12-5
Taythan Silva (Army) dec Cicciarelli, 7-2
Cicciarelli finishes 3-2

165
Peyton Hall FALL Makoa Niebel (Franklin & Marshall), 1:48
Hall FALL Gunner Spain (Drexel), 2:16
Hall FALL Mason Collins (Navy), 1:31
Hall tech fall Dalton Gimbor (Kutztown), 20-3
Hall tech fall Brandon Connor (Millersville), 21-5
Hall finishes 5-0 and champion

Trey Johnson tech fall Kenneth Rhodes (Unattached), 18-0
Johnson FALL Joseph Mattei (Nassau), 1:44
Brandon Connor (Millersville) tech fall Johnson, 17-1
Dalton Gimbor (Kutztown) FALL Johnson, 2:14
Johnson finishes 2-2 and 4th place

174
Brody Conley FALL Dylan Elmore (Navy Prep), 2:10
Conley FALL Andrew Vogelbauer (Millersville), 2:01
Conley FALL James Brown (Virginia Tech), 6:27
Conley FALL Cooper Haase (Army Prep), 6:06
Conley finishes 4-0 and champion

Aidan Zarrella (Sacred Heart) maj dec Luke Eschenheimer, 12-2
Jack Mackiernan (American International) dec Eschenheimer, 7-3
Eschenheimer finishes 0-2

184
Ian Bush FALL Jordan Butler (Unattached), 1:22
Ian Bush maj dec Anthony Giampietro (Millersville), 11-1
Nick Fine (Columbia) dec Bush, 5-0
Bush dec Matt Weinberg (Kutztown), 8-2
Bush finishes 3-1 and 3rd place

Nick Fine (Columbia) tech fall Robin, 18-3
Robin FALL Jake Allred (Franklin & Marshall), 1:34
Robin inj def over Markys Lissaint (American International), 0:32
Robin tech fall Ike Schmidt (Columbia), 16-1
Robin tech fall Alexander Uryniak (Unattached), 17-2
Robin dec Jakob Gilfoil (Army Prep), 8-4
Robin finishes 5-1 and 5th place

Dylan Kohn FALL Jake Allred (Franklin & Marshall), 3:40
Matt Weinberg (Kutztown) man dec Kohn, 16-5
Jimmy Forsette (Lackawanna) medical forfeit over Kohn
Kohn finishes 1-2

285
Michael Wolfgram FALL Jaiden Green (Nassua), 1:24
Wolfgram tech fall Peyton Wentzel (Thaddeus Stevens), 20-3
Wolfgram FALL Jacob Maironi (Nassua), 2:51
Wolfgram FALL Tristan Kemp (West Virginia), 2:47
Wolfgram dec Billy McChesney (Columbia), 4-1
Wolfgram finishes 5-0 and champion

Tristan Kemp FALL James Clarkson (Nassau), 2:25
Kemp dec Caleb Rodriguez (Unattached), 6-0
Kemp maj dec Wayne McIntyre (Kutztown), 12-1
Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) FALL Kemp, 2:47
Kemp medical forfeit over Erick Brothers
Kemp finishes 3-1 and 3rd place

Erick Brothers dec Lucas Doyle (Millersville), 4-2
Brothers tech fall Gaudette Hayden (America International), 15-0
Billy McChesney (Columbia) inc def Brothers
Tristan Kemp medical forfeit over Brothers
Brothers finishes 2-1 and 4th place

Leo Muzika maj dec Shane Whitney (Drexel), 11-2
Sam Sorenson (Army Prep) dec Muzika, 5-3
Muzika FALL Shane Saulnier (Sussex County), 0:56
Muzika medical forfeit over Jordan Espinosa (Millersville)
Muzika medical forfeit over Way McIntyre (Kutztown)
Muzika tech fall Thomas Grlic (Unattached), 19-4
Sam Sorenson (Army Prep) dec Muzika, 5-1
Muzika finishes 3-2 and 6th place


We return to the Coliseum next Sunday, December 3, as we take on Oklahoma at 2 PM. It will be a top 25 showdown so we're going to need your help to knock off the Sooners! Remember, youth, middle or high school teams can receive free tickets. Just shoot me an email at kyle.bratke@mail.wvu.edu and I'll get you taken care of.

Let's Go Mountaineers!

[Bearhugger]

I see that Bush and Robin had a common opponent.

[Jon Perkins]

There was also common opponents at 157, 165, and HWT. With numerous entries in each weight class common opponents are going to be, well….quite common.

[Bearhugger]

There was also common opponents at 157, 165, and HWT. With numerous entries in each weight class common opponents are going to be, well….quite common.

Isn't Robin the Varsity guy? Bush did much better with their common opponent.

[KDunbar]

There was also common opponents at 157, 165, and HWT. With numerous entries in each weight class common opponents are going to be, well….quite common.

Isn't Robin the Varsity guy? Bush did much better with their common opponent.

I get what you are driving at, but I know you know that some wrestler's strengths just allow them wrestle better against certain styles. I didn't see either match but also the end score can be influenced by the risks a wrestler is taking to try to win as oppposed to wrestling just not to lose big or get pinned. There are always wrestlers who just can't beat the teammate on their own team, but could beat or fare better against opponents that beat their starter. Not saying that any of the above is accurate in this situation, but I believe it does happen more often than one might think.