BETHLEHEM, Pa. — After App State Wrestling started the Journeymen weekend with two dual team victories Saturday, ranked wins by
Tomas Brooker and
Logan Eller were among the biggest highlights among the 19 Mountaineers who competed in tournament action Sunday.
Kaden Keiser was the runner-up in the highest-tier "Black" bracket for the Journeymen Collegiate Classic at 157 pounds, as he won his first two matches before falling 9-5 against No. 7 Collin Gaj from Virginia Tech.
Taking third place in another "Black" bracket, Brooker had a 2-1 record that included two top-20 showdowns at 184 pounds and a 19-5 major decision over No. 14 Jake Dailey from NC State in the third-place match. Brooker trailed 3-1 after one period but took control by starting the second period on top and amassing eight near-fall points while nearing recording a pin. He added three more takedowns after moving ahead 9-3.
A 2-1 day from Eller at 197 pounds included a 9-4 win over Columbia's Jack Wehmeyer, who is ranked as highly as 20th in that weight class. Eller trailed 4-2 in the final minute before posting a go-ahead takedown and four near-fall points.
Three App State wrestlers posted 3-0 records in brackets that featured round-robin formats:
Joe Fongaro (133 pounds),
Reid Hiltunen (heavyweight) and
Dalton Weber (133 pounds.
In addition to Brooker, Keiser and Eller, five more Mountaineers had 2-1 records in their round-robin brackets:
Cooper Foster (125),
Peter Rincan (125),
Ty Murray (133),
Brady Hand (149) and
Colt Campbell (174).
App State's 2026-27 season is presented by Hungry Howie's and Penn Station. App State hosts the Mountaineer Invitational in Varsity Gym on Sunday, and wrestlers from several top-20 teams are expected to compete.
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