PHILADELPHIA, Pa. —
Jonathan Millner (149 pounds) and
Caleb Smith (125 pounds) won Keystone Classic titles as App State Wrestling sent wrestlers to finals in six of 10 weight classes Sunday in The Palestra.
The Mountaineers' runners-up were
Codi Russell (133),
Will Formato (165),
Mason Fiscella (197) and
Michael Burchell (285), while
Heath Gonyer (141) and
Barrett Blakely (184) posted third-place finishes.
Among eight teams in the field, App State was second with 154 total points earned, behind just Penn's 194.5.
Millner's 3-0 day included a pair of major decisions before he posted a 6-0 shutout against 32nd-ranked Alex Madrigal of George Mason in the final.
Smith went 4-0 with one pin and three decisions, including a 6-3 victory over Penn's Ryan Miller with first- and third-period takedowns to win his weight class. In the semifinal round, Smith erased a 3-2 deficit in the third period with a takedown and two-point near fall in a 6-3 decision against Harvard's Beau Bayless.
Russell went 1-1 against ranked opponents, using two third-period takedowns to win a 9-4 decision against 27th-ranked Richie Koehler of Rider before 14th-ranked Michael Colaiocco of Penn won the final by a 7-4 decision.
Burchell reached the 285 final thanks to a Sudden Victory takedown in a 3-1 semifinal decision against Vincenzo Pelusi, and Fiscella advanced to the final by winning a 3-2 semifinal decision against Penn's Josh Labarbera, who allowed a tiebreaking escape in the opening seconds of the third period.
Blakely clinched third place with a 3-1 decision that ended with a Sudden Victory takedown of Harvard's Leonardo Tarantino, and Gonyer's 4-1 day involved a pair of one-point wins, with one coming in a TB-2 period. He won a 6-3 decision in his third-place match against Wilfredo Gil. Blakely went 5-1 with one win against a returning NCAA qualifier from last season.
Sean Carter took fourth place at 133 pounds, followed by fifth-place finishes from
Anthony Brito (141),
Cody Bond (157),
Thomas Flitz (174) and
Jacob Sartorio (285).
Brett Mordecai (sixth at 174),
Will Miller (seventh at 165) and
Tommy Askey (eighth at 157) also had top-eight finishes, while underclassmen
Kobe Early and
Chad Bellis (second-period pin) had victories.
