Wilkes University (19-4) vs. University of Scranton (10-7)
2019 Cross Country Challenge
Saturday, February 16
Start Time: 12:30 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • Marts Center
 
Wilkes University at Futures Mid East Tournament
Sunday, February 17
Start Time: 9:00 a.m.
Allentown, Pa. • Muhlenberg College
 
Match Notes
 
Live Video (vs Scranton)
 
Live Stats (vs Scranton)
 
Colonels Notebook
• The Wilkes University wrestling team will host the 2019 Cross County Challenge on Saturday at the Marts Center. A dual match between the University of Scranton and King's College will start the day at 11:00 a.m. Then the Colonels will wrestle their final dual match of the season against Scranton (10-7) at 12:30 p.m. Wilkes will then send 16 grapplers to participate in the Futures Mid East Tournament on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. in Allentown, Pa. at Muhlenberg College.
 
• The Colonels saw their eight-match win streak end this past Friday with a 35-11 defeat at No. 6 Ithaca. Wilkes responded by defeating cross-town rival King's 43-9 on Sunday. Kyle Medrow (West Chester, PA/West Chester Henderson) was named the MAC Wrestler of the Week after picking up a technical fall win against Ithaca and a pin against King's. It was the second time that the junior won the award in his career.
 
• Nicholas Racanelli (West Creek, NJ/Southern Regional) placed second at 165-pounds at the Ned McGinley Invitational to open the 2018-19 season on November 3. Thomas Stokes (Bensalem, PA/Bensalem) placed third at 141-pounds and Wilkes finished fifth of 16 teams.
 
• Racanelli won the 165-pound title and Nicholas Bauer (Coplay, PA/Wyoming Seminary) captured the 125-pound crown at the Gettysburg Invitational on November 10. Medrow, Ashton Gyenizs (Madison, CT/Daniel Hand) and Moustafa Almeky (Shavertown, PA/Dallas) placed second while Dylan O'Connor (Somerset, NJ/Bishop George Ahr) and John Ritter (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) placed third. Wilkes finished second out of six teams.
 
• Wilkes went 4-0 at the Southeast Duals on November 17 with Racanelli and Gyenizs going a perfect 4-0 on the day.
 
• Wilkes finished with a 2-1 record at the McDaniel Duals on December 1 as Stokes led the way with a 3-0 record.
 
• The Colonels defeated Elizabethtown on December 8 by a 24-10 margin.
 
• Wilkes went 3-1 at the North/South Duals on January 5 and were 1-1 against ranked opponents at the event as the Colonels knocked off No. 19 Stevens but fell to No. 25 Messiah.
 
• The Colonels went 4-1 at the Budd Whitehill Duals January 11th and 12th. During the event Wilkes defeated No. 21 Washington and Lee. Racanelli went 5-0, with his second victory earning him his 100th of his career. Stokes and Ritter also were a perfect 5-0 at the event.
 
• Wilkes went 3-0 hosting the John Reese Duals on January 27. Stokes and Gyenizs went 3-0 and both went over the 20-win mark for the season.
 
• The Colonels defeated Penn College 36-12 on February 1 during Senior Night to extend their season-long dual match win streak to eight.
 
• At 26-1, Racanelli is ranked at No. 3 in the 165-pound weight class of the January 30th edition of the NWCA Individual Rankings. He has been named the MAC Wrestler of the Week three times this season.
 
• Stokes is listed in the Honorable Mention category at 141-pounds of the February 5th edition of the d3wrestle.com Individual Rankings while Racanelli was ranked in the sixth spot at 165.
 
Weighing In – Cross County Challenge – Scranton Dual
125 – K. Trout (15-12)
133 – D. O'Connor (11-9)
141 – M. Shaffer (13-7)
141 – T. Stokes (22-5)
149 – K. Medrow (18-9)
157 – J. Ritter (19-6)
165 – N. Racanelli (26-1)
165 – C. Walters (7-10)
174 – A. Gyenizs (24-6)
184 – A. Cominsky (9-9)
197 – M. Almeky (17-9)
285 – R. Horton (12-14)
 
Weighing In – Futures Mid East Tournament
125 – N. Bauer (13-9)
125 – A. Gundlah (0-6)
125 – D. Sweeney (2-11)
133 – B. Horton (9-12)
133 – P. Miko (2-11)
141 – M. Shaffer (13-7)
149 – C. Dix (13-7)
149 – A. Rivera (1-6)
157 – M. Brown (12-9)
157 – A. Kokilananda (7-9)
165 – C. Walters (7-10)
174 – B. Belfonti (7-6)
184 – H. Lowe (5-8)
184 – A. Santana-Quintana (5-18)
184 – J. Swentzle (0-4)
285 – J. Huling (4-9)