The TCNJ wrestling team, ranked No. 4 nationally, achieved three victories at the Cortland quad meet on Saturday in Cortland, New York. These wins came after a previous victory against No. 23 Ithaca the night before, giving the Lions four dual wins during their trip to New York.
In their first match of the day, TCNJ defeated Oswego 36-9. Joey DeAngelo began with an 18-1 technical fall at 125 pounds, finishing in just over two minutes. Garrett Totten followed with a pin at 133 pounds against Benjamin Burkhardt in just over three minutes. Vinnie Santaniello won by major decision at 141 pounds and Sam Kotch secured a pin at 149 pounds early in the second period. Colin Menier added another major decision at 157 pounds. D.J. Henry earned an 18-1 technical fall at 197 pounds and Matt Coon received a forfeit win at heavyweight.
Against host Cortland, TCNJ won by a score of 37-13. Griffin started with a pin at 125 pounds and Totten added a major decision at 133 pounds. After falling behind briefly due to three consecutive bout losses, TCNJ responded by winning the final five matches—four of which included bonus points or pins from Joey Fulco (165), Hunter Mays (174), Luke Theis (184), D.J. Henry (197), and Matt Coon (heavyweight).
In their final match of the day, TCNJ defeated Delaware Valley University (DVU) by a margin of 47-7. Following an initial loss at 125 pounds, TCNJ benefited from forfeits and several pins: Anthony Viscido pinned his opponent at 141 pounds; Kotch delivered an early technical fall at 149; Hunter Mays pinned Quincy Risper quickly; Dave Giulian and Henry Saxon each received forfeit wins; and Coon ended with his second pin of the day.
The team notes that D.J. Henry now leads with eleven technical falls this season out of twenty-two total victories while Matt Coon is tied with DeAngelo for most pins on the team, each having eight.
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