EAST STROUDSBURG, Penn.  – The New England College men's wrestling team competed at the 57^th Annual East Stroudsburg University Invitational on Sunday at the Koehler Fieldhouse in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Collectively, the Pilgrims finished seventh with 41.5 points in their first competition of the 2024-2025 season.

TOP 'GRIMS

• Junior Joseph Gangi (Methuen, Mass.) went 3-2 in the 149-pound bracket, reaching the quarterfinals before going into the consolation rounds.
• Freshman Dominic Gangi (Methuen, Mass.) posted a strong start to his collegiate career at the 125-pound class, winning his first two bouts to reach the quarterfinals and finishing 3-2 for the day.
• Senior Wyatt Gentile (Sunset Beach, N.C.) competed in the 133-pound competition, getting a first-round bye and then going 2-2 on the mat.
• Sophomore Brandon Lavasta (Lawrence, Mass.) reached the quarterfinals of the 285-pound open, getting a bye into the round of 16 and picking up a win to advance before falling by decision. Lavasta then went 1-1 in consolation bouts to finish 2-2 on the day.
• Freshman Rocco Hayden (Oxford, Maine) went 2-2 in the 157-pound open.  
• Sophomore Michael Follo (Derry, N.H.) went 2-3 in the 133-pound bracket.
• Senior Trevion Atallah (Reading, Mass.) went 1-2 in the 197-pound bracket.
• Sophomore Andrew Piedrahita (Westford, Mass.) went 1-2 at the 157-pound open after a first-round bye.
• Freshman Joseph Bolduc (Methuen, Mass.) picked up a win in the 174-pound bracket after getting a first round bye, finishing 1-2 on the day.
• Junior Patrick Hughes (Chelmsford, Mass.) went 0-2 after getting a first round bye in the 125- pound bracket.

UP NEXT

• NEC is back on the mats on Saturday when they travel to the Rhode Island College Invitational.

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