YORK, Penn. – The New England College men's wrestling team finished twelfth out of 15 teams at the New Standard Invitational on Saturday at M&T Bank Field House in York, Pennsylvania.
TOP 'GRIMS
- Junior Patrick Hughes (Chelmsford, Mass.) opened his run with a 17-1 technical fall. After earning a bye in the opening consolation round, he was eliminated after another technical fall.
- Junior Caden Frost (Steep Falls, Maine) earned a pinfall victory in the first round just 2:08 into the first period. In the second period, he earned a 9-0 major decision victory. After falling in a major decision in the quarterfinal, he won in a 9-3 decision to advance in the consolation bracket. He fell in the consi-semis to advance to the next round. In the fifth-place match, he won off a last-second takedown to finish in fifth
- Sophomore Michael Follo (Derry, N.H.) lost in an 8-4 decision in the first round. After pinning his opponent in the first consolation round, he then lost by decision in the next to be eliminated.
- Senior Wyatt Gentile (Sunset Beach, N.C.) earned a bye in the opening round before falling in two quick losses by pin.
- Senior Boburjon Berdiyorov (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) pinned his way to the round of 16 before winning by technical fall and pinned his way into the semi-finals. He won a tight 4-1 decision to advance to the finals. Berdiyorov fell in the finals due to riding time to finish second.
- Junior Cole Patterson (Raleigh, N.C.) fell by pinfall in the opening round. After a bye in the first consolation round, he lost by 17-0 technical fall to be eliminated.
- Sophomore Andrew Piedrahita (Westford, Mass.) was pinned in the opening round. After a bye in the first consolation round, he was pinned in the second, ending his run for the weekend.
- Freshman Rocco Hayden (Oxford, Maine) earned a bye in the opening round. After losing by technical fall and major decisions, his weekend was over.
- Freshman Dominic DeMaio (Methuen, Mass.) was pinned just under a minute into his first-round match. After earning a bye in the first consolation round, he was pinned again to end his weekend.
- Freshman Joseph Bolduc (Methuen, Mass.) earned a bye in his first-round match. After pinning his way to the quarterfinals, he lost by technical fall to be pushed into the consolation bracket. In his first consolation match, he won by a 16-7 major decision to advance. In the next round, he fell 14-8 to wrap up his weekend.
- Junior Kyle Gora (Hudson, N.H.) earned a pin in the first round before falling by pin in the second. In his first consolation match, he earned a win by technical fall. After pinning to advance in the consolation bracket, he forfeited his final match.
- Senior Trevion Atallah (Reading, Mass.) earned a first-round bye before losing by pinfall twice to end his weekend.
UP NEXT
For continuing coverage of New England College Athletics, visit athletics.nec.edu and follow the Pilgrims on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
