Dippery, Giraldo Win ESU Open Titles
Nov 17 | Wrestling
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - The Rutgers wrestling team continued its early open tournament success this season, as two Scarlet Knights - freshman 133-pounder Anthony Giraldo (Guttenberg, N.J.) and sophomore 141-pounder Tyson Dippery (Harrisburg, Pa.) - were crowned champs at the East Stroudsburg Open on Sunday, Nov. 16.
FULL RESULTS Dippery has now won two consecutive ESU Open titles after going 5-0 last season to take first.
For Giraldo, it was the first open title of his young career. The rookie placed third at the Clarion Open on Nov. 2 in his first collegiate action.
Giraldo rolled early with consecutive four-point decisions before overpowering Ben Peck (Muhlenberg College) with a 15-0 tech fall in the quarterfinals. That win matched up Giraldo with No. 19 (WIN Magazine) Caleb Richardson (UPenn) in the semifinals.
Giraldo was unfazed, posting a 9-1 major decision against Richardson to advance. He closed his day with another ranked win against No. 20 Kevin Devoy (Drexel), taking a nail biter, 2-1, in TB2.
Dippery's day began with a fall (0:57) against Joe Rizzi (Gloucester County College) and a 17-0 tech fall against Matt Bryer (Lock Haven) in the first two rounds. Two decisions later, Dippery found himself in the finals, where he won by forfeit against David Pearce (Drexel) for his second ESU title in a row.
Three other Scarlet Knights enjoyed solid days as top-four finishers. Redshirt freshman 184-pounder Taylor Jackson (Lady Lake, Fla.) finished as runner-up, losing to No. 4/3/3 (Intermat/Open Mat/WIN) Lorenzo Thomas (UPenn) in the finals.
Redshirt sophomore 149-pounder Tyler Hunt (South Plainfield, N.J.) placed in his first open tournament at Rutgers, going 9-1 to earn third place. Hunt dropped an 11-3 decision to Lehigh's Laike Gardner in his second match, but wrestled back with eight consecutive wins to earn his third-place finish. The streak was capped with a 5-3 decision in sudden victory against Nick Gil (US Naval Academy Prep School).
Redshirt freshman 125-pounder Josh Patrick (Rector, Pa.) ended the tournament tied for fourth with a 5-2 mark, as no fifth-place match was wrestled.
The following grapplers also competed at the ESU Open: redshirt sophomore 133-pounder Jalen Ramos (Bayville, N.J.), freshman 125-pounder Nicholas Ottaviano (Colts Neck, N.J.),who competed at 133 pounds, redshirt freshman 149-pounder Michael Underwood (Cary, Ill.), freshman 149-pounder John Van Brill (Mullica Hill, N.J.), redshirt freshman 157-pounder Dylan Painton (South Plainfield, N.J.), freshman 157-pounder Vincent Corsaro (Indianapolis, Ind.), sophomore 184-pounder Anthony Messner (Franklin, N.J.), freshman 184-pounder Lucky Shaut (Columbus, Ohio) and freshman 285-pounder Nicholas LaShell (Florham Park, N.J.).
The Scarlet Knights return to the mat on Nov. 29 at the Asics/ Journeymen Northeast Duals in Troy, N.Y., against Buffalo (11:30 a.m.), Oklahoma (2:35 p.m.) and West Virginia (4:30 p.m.).
Redshirt freshman 125-pounder Josh Patrick - (5-2) Tied for Fourth
Zack Ulerick (Kutztown) W-MD, 13-0
Nick De Marco (Kutztown) W-F, 0:52
Patrick Skinner (Unattached) L-F, 5:28
Zack Valcarce (Rider) W-D, 5-0
Michael Russo (Brown) W-D, 4-2
Ryan Elliot (West Virginia) W-F, 1:25
Zachary Fuentes (Drexel) L-D, 7-2
Freshman 133-pounder Anthony Giraldo - (5-0) First Place
Zach Haynes (Delaware Valley) W-D, 6-2
Esteban Gomez-Rivera (American) W-D, 4-0
Ben Peck (Muhlenberg College) W-TF, 15-0
Caleb Richardson (UPenn) W-MD, 9-1
Kevin Devoy (Drexel) W-D, 2-1 (TB2)
Freshman 125-pounder Nicholas Ottaviano (Wrestled at 133 lbs.) - (2-2)
Zach Matthijs (Montclair State) W-TF, 16-1
Christian Innarella (Princeton) W-F, 2:32
Zach Valley (Bucknell) L-D, 10-3
Michael Andreano (Kean) L-D, 16-12
Redshirt sophomore 133-pounder Jalen Ramos - (0-2)
Scott Stevens (Franklin & Marshall) L-D, 3-1
Christian Innarella (Princeton) L-D, 3-2
Sophomore 141-pounder Tyson Dippery - (6-0) First Place
Joe Rizzi (Gloucester County College) W-F, 0:57
Josh Di Santo (Delaware Valley) W-TF, 17-0
Matt Bryer (Lock Haven) W-D, 5-4
Taylor French (Navy) W-D, 12-6
Kade Moss (Penn State) W-Med. Forf.
David Pearce (Drexel) W-Forf.
Redshirt sophomore 149-pounder Tyler Hunt - (9-1) Third Place
Jon Carrera (Wyoming Seminary College) W-D, 7-1
Laike Gardner (Lehigh) L-MD, 11-3
Blake Cohen (East Stroudsburg) W-F, 1:50
Matt Filbert (Army) W-MD, 12-0
John Van Brill (Rutgers) W-D, 6-5
Michael Marano (Franklin & Marshall) W-Med. Forf.
Gary Dinmore (Rhino) W-Med. Forf.
Nichlas Maseli (Princeton) W-D, 6-1
Victor Lopez (Bucknell) W-Forf.
Nick Gil (US Naval Academy Prep) W-D, 5-3 (SV)
Freshman 149-pounder John Van Brill - (2-2)
Alfred Murabito (UPenn) W-MD, 9-0
Michael Eckhart (American) W-F, 6:01
Tyler Hunt (Rutgers) L-D, 6-5
Matt Cimato (Drexel) L-D, 5-3
Redshirt freshman 149-pounder Michael Underwood - (0-2)
Joe Ghione (Lock Haven) L-D, 3-1 (SV)
Lincoln Mallinger (Army) L-D, 7-5
Freshman 157-pounder Vincent Corsaro - (3-2)
Maaziah Bethea (UPenn) L-D, 6-4
Dallas Brown (Life University) W-D, 8-1
Colton Perry (Binghamton) W-Med. Forf.
John Faguno (Bucknell) W-D, 8-3
Logan Kerin (Bucknell) L-D, 6-4
Redshirt freshman 157-pounder Dylan Painton - (1-1)
Casey Mitchell (Sacred Heart) L-D, 4-2
James Fitzpatrick (Drexel) W-Med. Forf.
Joe Mastro (Binghamton) L-Med. Forf.
Redshirt freshman 184-pounder Taylor Jackson - (5-1) Second Place
Anthony Mancini (Franklin & Marshall) W-D, 8-3
Nick Cortopassi (Bethlehem Catholic) W-D, 7-4
Tyler Mclees (Army) W-MD, 9-1
Travis McKillop (Pittsburgh-Johnstown) W-Med. Forf.
Samson Imonode (Army) W-MD, 15-5
Lorenzo Thomas (UPenn) L-MD, 15-1
Sophomore 184-pounder Anthony Messner - (2-2)
Samson Imonode (Army) L-D, 5-2
Lucky Shaut (Rutgers) W-MD, 11-3
Elliot Antler (Sacred Heart) W-D, 3-2
Alexander DiCiantis (Drexel) L-D, 1-0
Freshman 184-pounder Lucky Shaut - (0-2)
Cody Zechman (Unattached) L-D, 8-4
Anthony Messner (Rutgers) L-MD, 11-3
Freshman 285-pounder Nicholas LaShell - (0-2)
Alex Foley (Drexel) L-D, 3-0
Colynn Cook (Navy) L-D, 4-0
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