WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The Washington and Lee University wrestling team completed the first day of the NCAA Division III Southeast Regional Wrestling Championships at Lycoming College on Friday. 

The Generals have a pair of sophomores still active in the Championship bracket in the 149 and 197 weight classes, Evan Lindner and John Santowski, respectively. 

W&L also has five wrestlers battling through the consolation bracket and will continue competition tomorrow with the consolation quarterfinals at 10 a.m. in hopes of earning a bid to the NCAA National Championships bracket.

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

• Evan Lindner (149 weight class) received a bye in the first round then posted a pair of technical falls over Messiah's Noah Rice and Southern Virginia's Elijah Blackwell. 
• In the semifinals, Lindner will take on Jesse Alvarado from Averett. 
• John Santowski (197 weight class) received a bye in the championship's opening round. The sophomore won a 4-1 decision over Seth Phillips from Thiel then took down Stevens' Blaise Wagner by a 2-1 decision in the quarterfinals.
• In the semifinals, Santowski will take on Cameron Butka of Wilkes. 

CONSOLATION BRACKET

• David Rubin (125 weight class) fell in the quarterfinals to nationally-ranked Mac Cafurello (Ronaoke) but followed up the loss with a pin over Anakin Burks (Shenandoah) in the consolation bracket (round 4). 
• Nic Zamaloff (157 weight class) started the day off with a pair of wins before falling in the quarterfinals to Wilkes' Jaryn Hartranft (MD 12-4). Zamaloff then responded by pinning Cannon Long (Shenandoah) in 2:27 to advance in the consolation bracket. 
• Mark Troni (165 weight class) finished day one with a record of 3-1 with wins by fall, technical fall and decision. Troni earned a technical fall in the consolation round 4 bout with Shenandoah's Jalen Cornelius. 
• Jack McCusker (184 weight class) won his first two matches of the day starting with a pin in under a minute. After falling in the championship quarterfinals, McCusker won by major decision (14-5) over Jessie Orbin of Waynesburg in the fourth round of consolation bouts.
• John Ryan Sedovy (285 weight class) fell in the quarterfinals and advanced to the consolation quarterfinals tomorrow after posting a 2-1 sudden victory win over Marymount's Brey Loving. 

FINAL RESULTS

• Trey Custodio (133 weight class) finished with a record of 2-2 and earned a pair of wins by tech fall in the second and third rounds of the consolation bracket and tallied 4.5 team points for the Generals. 
• Skyler Hickman (141 weight class) won his first two championship round matches by tech fall then major decision. The first-year then fell to second-ranked Josh Wilson (Greensboro) and Ryan Kelly (Delawear Valley) by decision scores. Hickman scored 4.5 team points in his rookie campaign. 
• Jak Krouse (174 weight class) finished with a 2-2 record and won by tech fall over King's Nick Costello and then by decision over Marymount's Mohammed Fofana to score 2.5 team points. 

UP NEXT: 
W&L sits in fifth place in team scoring with 73.5 points. Ahead of the Generals is Stevens Institute of Technology (98), Roanoke (96), Delaware Valley (91), and Averett (87.5).

The regional tournament is set to conclude tomorrow with an 10 a.m. start time. Follow along with Saturday's events on Track Wrestling and Lycoming's Tournament Hub. 
 

COMPLETE RESULTS 
 

125 - David Rubin (2-1)

• Champ. Round 1 - David Rubin received a bye.

• Champ. Round 2 - David Rubin won by decision over Patrick Horvath (King`s (PA)) (Dec 7-3)
• Quarterfinal - Mac Cafurello (Roanoke College) won by decision over David Rubin (Dec 7-2)
• Cons. Round 4 - David Rubin won by fall over Anakin Burks (Shenandoah University) (Fall 1:52)

133 - Trey Custodio (2-2)

• Champ. Round 1 - Evan Whiteside (Thiel) won by major decision over Trey Custodio (MD 14-2)
• Cons. Round 1 - Trey Custodio received a bye.
• Cons. Round 2 - Trey Custodio won by tech fall over Sean Rinebolt (Shenandoah University)  (TF-1.5 5:00 (19-4))
• Cons. Round 3 - Trey Custodio won by tech fall over Quadir Medley (Greensboro) (TF-1.5 6:50 (19-2))
• Cons. Round 4 - AJ Orlando (Averett) won by major decision over Trey Custodio (MD 11-2)

141 - Skyler Hickman (2-2)

• Champ. Round 1 - Skyler Hickman won by tech fall over Hunter Crouse (Thiel) (TF-1.5 3:00 (16-1)
• Champ. Round 2 - Skyler Hickman won by major decision over Mauricio Reyes (Averett) (MD 9-0)
• Quarterfinal - Josh Wilson (Greensboro) won by decision over Skyler Hickman (Dec 4-2)
• Cons. Round 4 - Ryan Kelly (Delaware Valley) by decision over Skyler Hickman (Dec 12-9)

149 - Evan Lindner (2-0)

• Champ. Round 1 - Evan Lindner received a bye.
• Champ. Round 2 - Evan Lindner won by tech fall over Noah Rice (Messiah) (TF-1.5 7:00 (17-2))
• Quarterfinal - Evan Lindner won by tech fall over Elijah Blackwell (Southern Virginia) (TF-1.5 7:00 (15-0))

157 - Nic Zamaloff (3-1)

• Champ. Round 1 - Nic Zamaloff won by tech fall over Wiley Kahler (Lycoming)(TF-1.5 4:29 (16-1))
• Champ. Round 2 - Nic Zamaloff won by decision over Tallion Elliott (Marymount) (Dec 7-6)
• Quarterfinal - Jaryn Hartranft (Wilkes) won by major decision over Nic Zamaloff (MD 12-4)
• Cons. Round 4 - Nic Zamaloff won by fall over Cannon Long (Shenandoah University) (Fall 2:27)

165 - Mark Troni (3-1)

• Champ. Round 1 - Mark Troni won by fall over Xavian Ramos (King`s (PA)) (Fall 3:39)
• Champ. Round 2 - Mark Troni won by decision over Clay Gainer (Messiah) (Dec 10-5)
• Quarterfinal - Anthony Taylor (Averett) 30-11 won by decision over Mark Troni (Dec 16-10)
• Cons. Round 4 - Mark Troni won by tech fall over Jalen Cornelius (Shenandoah University) (TF-1.5 6:22 (18-2))

174 - Jak Krouse (2-2)

• Champ. Round 1 - Jak Krouse received a bye.
• Champ. Round 2 - Austin Brass won by major decision over Jak Krouse (MD 10-1)
• Cons. Round 2 - Jak Krouse won by tech fall over Nick Costello (King`s (PA)) (TF-1.5 7:00 (17-2))
• Cons. Round 3 - Jak Krouse won by decision over Mohammed Fofana (Marymount) (Dec 9-4)
  Cons. Round 4 - Xavier Preston (Roanoke College) won by tech fall over Jak Krouse (TF-1.5 5:39 (22-5))

184 - Jack McCusker (3-1)

• Champ. Round 1 - Jack McCusker won by fall over Collin Keller (St. Vincent College) (Fall 0:53)
• Champ. Round 2 - Jack McCusker won by decision over Jared Curcio (Thiel) (Dec 7-4)
• Quarterfinal - Joel Martsinovsky (Stevens) won by fall over Jack McCusker (Fall 1:43)
• Cons. Round 4 - Jack McCusker won by major decision over Jessie Orbin (Waynesburg) (MD 14-5)

197 - John Santowski (2-0)

• Champ. Round 1 - John Santowski received a bye.
• Champ. Round 2 - John Santowski won by tech fall over Christian McChesney (Washington & Jefferson) (TF-1.5 3:39 (16-0))
• Quarterfinal - John Santowski won by decision over Blaise Wagner (Stevens) (Dec 2-1)

285 - John Ryan Sedovy (2-1)

• Champ. Round 1 - John Ryan Sedovy received a bye.
• Champ. Round 2 - John Ryan Sedovy won by decision over Seth Phillips (Thiel) (Dec 4-1)
• Quarterfinal - Caleb Burkhart (Wilkes) won by decision over John Ryan Sedovy (Dec 5-0)
• Cons. Round 4 - John Ryan Sedovy won in sudden victory over Brey Loving (Marymount) (SV-1 7-4)

 

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