BETHLEHEM, Pa. — App State Wrestling began its dual schedule by splitting a pair of Journeymen's Wranglemania matches Saturday, rallying for a 24-15 win against Hofstra after dropping a 27-13 opener against Navy.
The Mountaineers (1-1) trailed 15-10 before winning the final three matches against Hofstra.
Tomas Brooker delivered a 9-4 decision at 184 pounds, and
Logan Eller turned a two-point team deficit into a four-point advantage thanks to a first-period pin of Josh Jorgge at 197 pounds. Hofstra needed a major decision at heavyweight to tie the team score, but App State's
Stephan Monchery won by a 19-3 tech fall over Danny Church.
Jarvis Little (major decision at 133),
Jeremiah Price (5-1 decision at 157) and
Anthony Conetta (8-1 decision at 165 for his first career dual victory) accounted for the other wins against Hofstra, which built a 12-4 lead by winning three of the first four matches, including overtime battles at 125 and 141 pounds.
Brooker, Little and Price all went 2-0 on Saturday, with Brooker posting a 17-4 major decision against Navy in his first dual appearance since he suffered a season-ending injury in the 2024-25 opener.
Little had a 12-6 decision at 133 against Navy, while Price won a 3-2 overtime decision at 157 thanks to a tiebreaking stall penalty following Tiebreaker-2 escapes from each wrestler. Price's win, which followed
Kaden Keiser's 4-2 decision at 149, gave App State a 9-6 lead at the midway point.
The Mountaineers won four of the first eight matches to trail just 15-13 against the Midshipmen, but Navy broke open a tight dual by winning three of the last four matches via pins from wrestlers with top-20 national rankings. That included No. 12 Spencer Lanosga's pin in the heavyweight finale after Monchery had nearly recorded a fall while building a 7-0 lead with a takedown and four near fall points.
True freshman
Colt Campbell wrestled both matches at 174 pounds. The Mountaineers had two wrestlers compete at 125 pounds (true freshman
Cooper Foster,
Colby McBride) and 141 pounds (
Aldo Hernandez, Rutgers transfer
Joe Fongaro).
Nearly 20 wrestlers from App State will compete Sunday in the Journeymen Collegiate Classic.
Navy 27, App State 13
125: #32 Andrew Binni (NAVY) def.
Cooper Foster (APP), 4-2 dec.
133:
Jarvis Little (APP) def. Brendan Ferretti (NAVY), 12-6 dec.
141: #31 Caedyn Ricciardi (NAVY) def.
Aldo Hernandez (APP), 8-3 dec.
149: #28
Kaden Keiser (APP) def. Kaemen Smith (NAVY), 4-2 dec.
157:
Jeremiah Price (APP) def. Jonathan Ley (NAVY), 3-2 dec. (TB-2)
165: #33 Dylan Elmore (NAVY) def.
Anthony Conetta (APP), 4-2 dec.
174: #6 Danny Wask (NAVY) def.
Colt Campbell (APP), fall (2:00)
184: #32
Tomas Brooker (APP) def. Gage Yackee (NAVY), 17-4 maj. dec.
197: #17 Payton Thomas (NAVY) def.
Logan Eller (APP), fall (2:37)
HWT: #12 Spencer Lanosga (NAVY) def.
Stephan Monchery (APP), fall (1:17)
App State 24, Hofstra 15
125: Teague Strobel (HOF) def.
Colby McBride (APP), 5-2 dec (SV)
133: Jarvis Little (APP) def. Gauge Shipp (HOF), 13-4 maj. dec.
141: Joe Sparacio (HOF) def.
Joe Fongaro (APP), 4-1 dec. (SV)
149: Zach Reilley (HOF) def. #28
Kaden Keiser (APP), fall (0:39)
157: Jeremiah Price (APP) def. Frank Volpe (HOF), 5-1 dec.
165: Anthony Conetta (APP) def. Jake Slotnick (HOF), 8-1 dec.
174: Jurius Clark (HOF) def.
Colt Campbell (APP), 3-2 dec.
184: #32
Tomas Brooker (APP) def. Matt Waddell (HOF), 9-4 dec.
197: Logan Eller (APP) def. Josh Jorgge (HOF), fall (2:43)
HWT: Stephan Monchery (APP) def. Danny Church (HOF), 19-3 tech fall
