No. 11 Wilkes Wrestling Finishes Fifth at East Regional; Rea, Grossmann, Diesel and Evans NCAA Qualifiers

No. 11 Wilkes Wrestling Finishes Fifth at East Regional; Rea, Grossmann, Diesel and Evans NCAA Qualifiers

ROANOKE, VA – The No. 11 Wilkes University wrestling team finished fifth at the 2015 East Regional hosted by Ferrum College on Sunday afternoon. Four Colonels earned NCAA bids with two claiming titles and two third place finishes at their respective weight classes in the tournament.

The Colonels finished with 92 total team points in the event. Delaware Valley claimed the team title with 123 points while New York University follows in second with 122 team tallies.

Guesseppe Rea (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg), ranked No. 9 in the weight entering the tournament, broke through for his first NCAA Tournament trip winning the title at 125-pounds. Rea started the day with a 16-3 major decision over Jake Daniel of King's. He followed with an 11-4 decision over Mike Mui of Merchant Marine before a hard fought sudden victory over Connor Kirkegard of DVC. He finished off his 4-0 run with a dominant 12-1 major decision over NYU's Jacob Donato in the finals.

Rookie Matthew Grossmann (Lancaster, PA/Manheim Township) earned his first championship at the Regional and subsequent NCAA qualification at 133-pounds. The No. 9 ranked wrestle at 133, Grossmann began the day with a pin of Christian Hilario in 4:12 in the first round. After a technical fall (19-4) in the second round, Grossmann posted a 3-1 decision over DVC's Zach Haynes in the semifinals. He would take the title with a tough 8-6 sudden victory over Nathan Pike of NYU in the finals.

Kyle Diesel (Westtown, NY/Minisink Valley) garnered an NCAA qualification with a third place finish at 174-pounds. He opened with a 15-0 technical fall in the first round before a 5-1 decision over Ben Schweiger of DVC in the second round. Diesel would fall to No. 6 Zach Zotollo in 7-5 in sudden victory in the semifinals who eventually went on to win the title. The junior made up for the loss with a 3-2 decision victory in the third place bout over AJ Kowal to earn the NCAA bid.

Wilkes final NCAA qualifier came at 149-pounds as Josh Evans (Palmerton, PA/Palmerton) captured third place in the bracket. Evans earned two one-point decision wins 5-4 and 6-5 in the first two rounds to setup a semifinal bout with No. 8 Derek Arnold of Ursinus. Evans would fall in 6:37 to Arnold who eventually won the title. He then posted an 8-4 decision win in the third place bout over Matthew Coppola of NYU to earn the NCAA bid.

Other top-six finishers for Wilkes included Dave Oberrender (Freeland, PA/Hazleton) (4^that 285) and Mason McIntyre (Bethlehem, PA/Easton) (6^th at 165).

Rea, Grossmann, Diesel and Evans will now wrestle in the NCAA Division III Championships in Hershey, Pa. hosted by Elizabethtown College on March 13 and 14.

NCAA DIII Regional - East Results for Wilkes University

125 – G. Rea (33-2) placed 1st and scored 17.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 – G. Rea (Wilkes University) 33-2 won by major decision over Jake Daniel (King`s College (Pennsylvania)) 10-15 (MD 16-3)
    Quarterfinal – G. Rea (Wilkes University) 33-2 won by decision over Mike Mui (U.s. Merchant Marine Academy) 17-8 (Dec 11-4)
    Semifinal – G. Rea (Wilkes University) 33-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Connor Kirkegard (Delaware Valley College) 22-10 (SV-1 4-2)
    1st Place Match – G. Rea (Wilkes University) 33-2 won by major decision over Jacob Donato (New York University) 10-9 (MD 12-1)

133 – M. Grossmann (31-6) placed 1st and scored 18.50 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 – M. Grossmann (Wilkes University) 31-6 won by fall over Christian Hilario (Mount Saint Vincent) 0-2 (Fall 4:12)
    Quarterfinal – M. Grossmann (Wilkes University) 31-6 won by tech fall over Tom Healy (U.s. Merchant Marine Academy) 21-11 (TF-1.5 7:00 (19-4))
    Semifinal – M. Grossmann (Wilkes University) 31-6 won by decision over Zach Haynes (Delaware Valley College) 26-7 (Dec 3-1)
    1st Place Match – M. Grossmann (Wilkes University) 31-6 won in sudden victory - 2 over Nathan Pike (New York University) 21-6 (SV-2 8-6)

141 - P. Chander (26-16) place is unknown and scored 1.50 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 – P. Chander (Wilkes University) 26-16 won by decision over Austin Jenkins (Ferrum College) 16-13 (Dec 6-4)
    Quarterfinal - Alvontae Drummond (McDaniel College) 24-5 won by fall over P. Chander (Wilkes University) 26-16 (Fall 2:14)
    Cons. Round 2 – P. Chander (Wilkes University) 26-16 won by decision over Trent Dolby (U.s. Merchant Marine Academy) 10-11 (Dec 10-3)
    Cons. Round 3 - Ryan Wilson (Stevens Institute Of Technology) 21-11 won by decision over P. Chander (Wilkes University) 26-16 (Dec 8-2)

149 – J. Evans (21-12) placed 3rd and scored 11.50 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 – J. Evans (Wilkes University) 21-12 won by decision over Nathan Twito (U.s. Merchant Marine Academy) 19-24 (Dec 5-4)
    Quarterfinal – J. Evans (Wilkes University) 21-12 won by decision over Zachary Wilhelm (Stevens Institute Of Technology) 28-15 (Dec 6-5)
    Semifinal - Derek Arnold (Ursinus College) 35-1 won by fall over J. Evans (Wilkes University) 21-12 (Fall 6:37)
    Cons. Semi – J. Evans (Wilkes University) 21-12 won by decision over Dylan Thorsen (The College Of New Jersey) 11-4 (Dec 3-2)
    3rd Place Match – J. Evans (Wilkes University) 21-12 won by decision over Matthew Coppola (New York University) 23-8 (Dec 8-4)

157 – S. Lombardi (16-15) place is unknown and scored 2.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 – S. Lombardi (Wilkes University) 16-15 won by major decision over Howard Kilpatrick (King`s College (Pennsylvania)) 16-12 (MD 13-2)
    Quarterfinal - Michael Polizzi (Stevens Institute Of Technology) 32-3 won by major decision over S. Lombardi (Wilkes University) 16-15 (MD 15-3)
    Cons. Round 2 - Christian Salera (Johns Hopkins University) 12-11 won by decision over S. Lombardi (Wilkes University) 16-15 (Dec 9-4)

165 – M. Mcintyre (19-10) placed 6th and scored 8.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 – M. Mcintyre (Wilkes University) 19-10 won by major decision over Zachary D`Apolito (University Of Scranton) 15-18 (MD 14-5)
    Quarterfinal - CJ Caserta (Stevens Institute Of Technology) 41-7 won by fall over M. Mcintyre (Wilkes University) 19-10 (Fall 3:27)
    Cons. Round 2 – M. Mcintyre (Wilkes University) 19-10 won by major decision over Donald Wagner (Centenary College (New Jersey)) 13-17 (MD 14-5)
    Cons. Round 3 – M. Mcintyre (Wilkes University) 19-10 won by decision over Gnoleba Seri (Ursinus College) 16-8 (Dec 5-2)
    Cons. Semi - Alec Horan (Delaware Valley College) 16-7 won by fall over M. Mcintyre (Wilkes University) 19-10 (Fall 6:21)
    5th Place Match - Zachary D`Apolito (University Of Scranton) 15-18 won by fall over M. Mcintyre (Wilkes University) 19-10 (Fall 5:23)

174 – K. Diesel (23-8) placed 3rd and scored 13.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 – K. Diesel (Wilkes University) 23-8 won by tech fall over Karl Schmitt (Mount Saint Vincent) 0-2 (TF-1.5 7:00 (15-0))
    Quarterfinal – K. Diesel (Wilkes University) 23-8 won by decision over Benjamin Schweiger (Delaware Valley College) 23-9 (Dec 5-1)
    Semifinal - Zach Zotollo (The College Of New Jersey) 19-1 won in sudden victory - 1 over K. Diesel (Wilkes University) 23-8 (SV-1 7-5)
    Cons. Semi – K. Diesel (Wilkes University) 23-8 won by decision over Raymond Jazikoff (New York University) 34-18 (Dec 5-0)
    3rd Place Match – K. Diesel (Wilkes University) 23-8 won by decision over AJ Kowal (Stevens Institute Of Technology) 29-4 (Dec 3-2)

184 – L. Veppert (22-17) place is unknown and scored 3.50 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 – L. Veppert (Wilkes University) 22-17 won by decision over Ron Tassoni (Washington And Lee University) 29-8 (Dec 6-0)
    Quarterfinal - Patrick Rooney (U.s. Merchant Marine Academy) 30-12 won by decision over L. Veppert (Wilkes University) 22-17 (Dec 6-3)
    Cons. Round 2 – L. Veppert (Wilkes University) 22-17 won by fall over Nathaniel Seals (King`s College (Pennsylvania)) 2-18 (Fall 4:41)
    Cons. Round 3 - Evan Johnson (Johns Hopkins University) 17-18 won by decision over L. Veppert (Wilkes University) 22-17 (Dec 5-4)

197 – E. Bach (14-13) place is unknown and scored 3.50 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 – E. Bach (Wilkes University) 14-13 won by fall over Ricky Tisinger (McDaniel College) 1-19 (Fall 1:31)
    Quarterfinal - Aaron Karns (Delaware Valley College) 29-3 won by decision over E. Bach (Wilkes University) 14-13 (Dec 4-0)
    Cons. Round 2 – E. Bach (Wilkes University) 14-13 won by decision over Ryan Longenberger (King`s College (Pennsylvania)) 13-10 (Dec 2-1)
    Cons. Round 3 - Nicholas Rodriguez (Ferrum College) 27-5 won by decision over E. Bach (Wilkes University) 14-13 (Dec 10-5)

285 – D. Oberrender (28-7) placed 4th and scored 13.50 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 – D. Oberrender (Wilkes University) 28-7 won by decision over Marek Tomanek (Muhlenberg College) 1-2 (Dec 7-5)
    Quarterfinal - Matan Peleg (Ursinus College) 8-2 won by decision over D. Oberrender (Wilkes University) 28-7 (Dec 5-0)
    Cons. Round 2 – D. Oberrender (Wilkes University) 28-7 won by fall over Ralph Bernardo (King`s College (Pennsylvania)) 12-11 (Fall 2:48)
    Cons. Round 3 – D. Oberrender (Wilkes University) 28-7 won by major decision over Matt Kaminer (Washington And Lee University) 23-15 (MD 18-6)
    Cons. Semi – D. Oberrender (Wilkes University) 28-7 won by major decision over Patryk Kopczynski (Hunter College) 32-9 (MD 15-4)
    3rd Place Match - Matan Peleg (Ursinus College) 8-2 won by decision over D. Oberrender (Wilkes University) 28-7 (Dec 2-0)

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Players Mentioned

Pankil Chander: Sophomore

Kyle Diesel: Junior

Mason McIntyre: Junior

Guesseppe Rea: Junior

Matthew Grossmann: First Year

Dave Oberrender: Senior

Josh Evans: First Year

Players Mentioned

Pankil Chander
: Sophomore

Kyle Diesel
: Junior

Mason McIntyre
: Junior

Guesseppe Rea
: Junior

Matthew Grossmann
: First Year

Dave Oberrender
: Senior

Josh Evans
: First Year