BOONE, N.C. — Jon Jon Millner won a title at 149 pounds as App State had four Mountaineer Invitational finalists on Saturday in Varsity Gym.
In the open division, with younger wrestlers competing, the Mountaineers had three champions in
Kaden Keiser (149),
Joe Zovistoski (184) and
Carson Floyd (197). App State's other finalists in the Invitational were
Caleb Smith (125),
Sean Carter (133) and
Heath Gonyer (141), while
Mason Fiscella took third in his heavyweight debut.
In a 149-pound bracket with four wrestlers ranked in the top 25 nationally, Millner went 4-0 with three bonus point wins. He posted an 8-0 major decision against Air Force's Dylan Martinez in the final after needing only 3 minutes, 25 seconds to pin 22nd-ranked Kody Komora of Kent State in the semifinals and 66 seconds to pin Gardner-Webb's Sam Harris in a quarterfinal match.
Millner's toughest match against in the opening round, as he was tied at 1-all with Virginia's Michael Gioffre before recording takedowns with 1:21 left and nine seconds left in a 5-3 decision.
Carter went 3-1, and Smith had a 2-1 record. Gonyer's 3-1 showing included a 7-5 semifinal win in which he overcame a 5-0 deficit by getting a reversal early in the third period and posting a tiebreaking takedown with 1:01 left in the Sudden Victory period against Ohio's Kyran Hagan. Gonyer also had a Sudden Victory takedown in his 7-5 decision against Kyren Butler of Virginia in his first match.
Keiser had a 4-0 record in his bracket, with a finals meeting against fellow freshman
Kai O'Dell, and Floyd went 3-0. Zovistoski won two matches to place first in his bracket.
Fiscella won his final three matches in the Invitational bracket for heavyweights, and
Chopper Mordecai had three wins in a fourth-place finish at 174.
O'Dell and
OJ Bost (165 pounds) were finalists and runners-up in their Open brackets.
| Invitational |
|
|
| 125 |
|
|
| Caleb Smith |
|
|
| Kade Orr, Kent State |
W, Fall |
6:50 |
| Tucker Owens, Air Force |
W, Dec |
5-1 |
| #22 Jake Ferri, Kent State |
L, Dec |
5-2 |
|
|
|
| 133 |
|
|
| Sean Carter |
|
|
| Brendonn Fenton, Kent State |
W, Dec |
8-1 |
| Cam Soda, Edinboro |
W, Dec |
4-1 |
| Garrett Grice, Virginia |
W, Dec |
4-2 |
| Cody Phippen, Air Force |
L, Dec |
9-3 |
|
|
|
| Ethan Oakley |
|
|
| Jackson Disario, Stanford |
L, Dec |
3-0 |
| Brendonn Fenton, Kent State |
W, Dec |
7-5 |
| Todd Carter, Gardner-Webb |
L, Dec |
11-4 |
|
|
|
| 141 |
|
|
| Heath Gonyer |
|
|
| Kyren Butler, Virginia |
W, Dec |
7-5 (SV-1) |
| Tyler Lamon, Gardner-Webb |
W, MD |
14-1 |
| Kyran Hagan, Ohio |
W, Dec |
7-5 (SV-1) |
| Jason Miranda, Stanford |
L, MD |
11-1 |
|
|
|
| 149 |
|
|
| Jon Jon Millner |
|
|
| Michael Gioffre, Virginia |
W, Dec |
5-3 |
| Sam Harris, Gardner-Webb |
W, Fall |
1:06 |
| #22 Kody Komora, Kent State |
W, Fall |
3:25 |
| Dylan Martinez, Air Force |
W, MD |
8-0 |
|
|
|
| 157 |
|
|
| Cody Bond |
|
|
| Tyler Brignola, Gardner-Webb |
W, TF |
18-3 |
| Charles Darracott, Stanford |
L, Dec |
3-1 |
| Peyten Kellar, Ohio |
L, Dec |
10-5 |
| Jake Keating, Virginia |
L, Dec |
4-2 |
|
|
|
| Tommy Askey |
|
|
| Peyten Kellar, Ohio |
L, TF |
16-0 |
| Corbin Dion, Gardner-Webb |
W, Dec |
10-4 |
| Garrett Thompson, Ohio |
L, MD |
13-5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 165 |
|
|
| Will Formato |
|
|
| Aiden Faria, Kent State |
W, MD |
13-1 |
| Giano Petrucelli, Air Force |
W, Dec |
3-3 (TB-1: RT) |
| #8 Justin McKoy, Virginia |
L, Dec |
7-4 |
| Enrique Munguia, Kent State |
L, MD |
13-3 |
|
|
|
| 174 |
|
|
| Will Miller |
|
|
| #11 Tyler Eischens, Stanford |
L, Fall |
1:32 |
| Sal Perrine, Ohio |
L, Dec |
5-3 |
|
|
|
| Chopper Mordecai |
|
|
| Sam Wolf, Air Force |
L, MD |
12-2 |
| Mason Karpinski, Kent State |
W, MD |
14-4 |
| Kamal Adewumi, Ohio |
W, Dec |
6-2 |
| Jared McGill, Edinboro |
W, Forfeit |
|
| Sal Perrine, Ohio |
L, Fall |
0:25 |
|
|
|
| HWT |
|
|
| Mason Fiscella |
|
|
| Seamus O'Malley, Stanford |
L, MD |
13-1 |
| Cole Forrester, Air Force |
W, Dec |
3-2 |
| Jacob Sartorio, App State |
W, Fall |
7:32 |
| Gabe Christensen, Virginia |
W, Dec |
7-2 |
|
|
|
| Jacob Sartorio |
|
|
| Jacob Cover, Kent State |
W, Dec |
3-1 |
| #9 Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force |
L, Fall |
2:13 |
| Mason Fiscella, App State |
L, Fall |
7:32 |
| Nick Lodato, Edinboro |
W, Fall |
1:50 |
|
|
|
| Open |
|
|
| 125 |
|
|
| Colby McBride |
|
|
| Chris Merlo, Edinboro |
L, Dec |
3-2 |
| Eamonn Jimenez, Edinboro |
W, Dec |
8-4 |
| Patrick McCormick, Virginia |
L, Dec |
7-0 |
|
|
|
| Noah Luna |
|
|
| Eamonn Jimenez, Edinboro |
W, MD |
11-3 |
| Tyson Lane, Gardner-Webb |
L, Dec |
2-0 |
| Malachi O'Leary, Ohio |
W, Fall |
3:52 |
| Chris Merlo, Ohio |
W, MD |
10-0 |
| Patrick McCormick, Virginia |
L, Fall |
7:22 |
|
|
|
| 133 |
|
|
| Ethan Shell |
|
|
| Keyveon Roller, Virginia |
L, Dec |
3-2 |
| Ivan Benitez, Greensboro |
W, Fall |
1:44 |
| Paul Woo, Ohio |
L, Dec |
3-1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 141 |
|
|
| Riley Edwards |
|
|
| Khamani Harrison, Gardner-Webb |
W, TF |
16-1 |
| Josh Wilson, Greensboro |
L, Dec |
8-6 |
| Pierce Taylor, Ohio |
W, Fall |
3:59 |
| Billy Meiszner, Kent State |
W, Dec |
6-1 |
|
|
|
| Ike Byers |
|
|
| Mason Lynch, Kent State |
L, Dec |
3-1 |
| Blake Boyers, West Virginia |
W, Dec |
4-2 |
| Pierce Taylor, Ohio |
L, Dec |
2-1 |
|
|
|
| 149 |
|
|
| Kaden Keiser |
|
|
| Zach Soda, Edinboro |
W, Fall |
3:24 |
| Mason Stefsnelli, Virginia |
W, Dec |
5-4 |
| Nicholas Grizales, App State |
W, MD |
14-4 |
| Kai O'Dell |
W, Dec |
6-3 |
|
|
|
| Kai O'Dell |
|
|
| Parker Corwin, Gardner-Webb |
W, MD |
14-3 |
| Mitchell Johnson, N/A |
W, Dec |
12-5 |
| Kaden Keiser, App State |
L, Dec |
6-3 |
|
|
|
| Nicholas Grizales |
|
|
| Kodey Butler, Mount Olive |
W, Fall |
0:16 |
| Kaden Keiser, App State |
L, MD |
14-4 |
| Parker Corwin, Gardner-Webb |
W, Dec |
6-0 |
| Mason Stefsnelli, Virginia |
L, Dec |
9-6 |
|
|
|
| 157 |
|
|
| Drake Acklin |
|
|
| Gavin Cagle, Virginia |
L, Dec |
3-1 |
| Dominic Isola, Virginia |
L, Dec |
6-4 |
|
|
|
| 165 |
|
|
| OJ Bost |
|
|
| Kalvin Khang, Greensboro |
W, Fall |
1:59 |
| Bobby Gaylord, Ohio |
W, Dec |
9-2 |
| Nick Hamilton, Virginia |
L, Dec |
6-4 |
|
|
|
| 184 |
|
|
| Dalton Battle |
|
|
| Luke Gregory, Greensboro |
W, MD |
10-1 |
| Griffin Gammell, Virginia |
L, MD |
15-7 |
| Hunter Adams, App State |
L, Dec |
2-1 |
|
|
|
| Hunter Adams |
|
|
| Robert Patrick, Virginia |
L, Dec |
10-7 |
| Dalton Battle, App State |
W, Dec |
2-1 |
| Robert Patrick, Virginia |
L, Dec |
7-1 |
Joe Zovistoski |
|
|
| Robert Patrick, Virginia |
W, Dec |
4-0 |
| Griffin Gammell, Virginia |
W, Dec |
9-5 |
|
|
|
| 197 |
|
|
| Carson Floyd |
|
|
| Josh McCutchen, Gardner-Webb |
W, Dec |
4-0 |
| Matthew Catania, Greensboro |
W, Fall |
2:01 |
| Colden Dorfman, N/A |
W, Dec |
9-7 |
|
|
|
| 285 |
|
|
| Triston Norris |
|
|
| Jessie Knight, Virginia |
L, Dec |
2-1 |
| Brandon Williams, Greensboro |
W, Dec |
4-0 |
| Mateusz Kudra, Virginia |
W, MF |
|
| Ethan Weatherspoon, Virginia |
W, MD |
11-3 |
|
|
|
| Levi Andrews |
|
|
| Abraham Preston, Gardner-Webb |
L, Dec |
3-1 |
| Brandon Williams, Greensboro |
L, Dec |
7-1 |
