Patrick Takes First at 83rd Annual Wilkes University Open
Dec 28 | Wrestling
WILKES BARRE, Pa. - Redshirt sophomore Josh Patrick (Rector, Pa.) captured the 125-pound title at the 83rd Annual Wilkes University Open Monday at the Marts Center. The open championship was the first of Patrick's career.
Freshmen Peter Lipari (Byram, N.J.) and Luis Gonzalez (Butler, N.J.) posted top-three finishes at their respective weights, as well. Lipari ended his tournament as the runner-up at 133 pounds, while Gonzalez wrestled back for third place at 125 pounds. Rookie William Povalac (Edison, N.J.) took fourth at 149 pounds as the only other RU placewinner.
Full Results
Patrick sealed his title run with a fall in the final against unattached Jacob Martin. Gonzalez dropped a decision against Martin to fall into wrestle backs, but won his next two matches, including a fall against Jon Haas (Bloomsburg) for third place.
Two decisions and a fall propelled Lipari to the final at 133 pounds. Lipari fell, 6-2, to Steve Mytych (Wyoming Seminary), but secured his best open finish of the season.
Povalac lost his first match of the day but battled all the way back with five consecutive wins to reach the third-place match. Wilkes' Josh Evans bested Povalac, 4-3, in the consolation finals to give him a fourth-place finish.
In total, 11 Scarlet Knights wrestled unattached Monday. The full results from Rutgers' at the 2015 Wilkes University Open are below.
Rutgers competes in the 53rd Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships from Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill., hosted by Northwestern.
Josh Patrick | Redshirt Sophomore | 125 Pounds | 4-0 | First Place
| Josh Antoine (Nassau Community College) | W-MD, 14-0 |
| Dylan Booth (SUNY Sullivan) | W-D, 4-2 |
| Jon Haas (Bloomsburg) | W-D, 11-6 |
| *Jacob Martin (Unatt.)* | W-F |
Luis Gonzalez | Freshman | 125 Pounds | 4-1 | Third Place
| James Wright (Kings) | W-TF, 17-0 |
| Justin Patrick (Buffalo) | W-D, 4-3 |
| Jacob Martin (Unatt.) | L-D |
| Dylan Booth (SUNY Sullivan) | W-D, 3-2 |
| Jon Haas (Bloomsburg) | W-F, 1:30 |
Sam Cali | Freshman | 133 Pounds | 0-2
| James Szymanski (North Carolina) | L-D |
| Zack Valcarce (Rider) | L-D, 3-1 |
Peter Lipari | Freshman | 133 Pounds | 3-1 | Runner-Up
| Zack Valcarce (Rider) | W-D, 3-0 |
| Guesseppe Rea (Wilkes) | W-D, 2-0 |
| Tim Johson (Sacred Heart) | W-F, 2:36 |
| Steve Mytych (Wyoming Seminary) | L-D, 6-2 |
Nicholas Ottaviano | Redshirt Freshman | 141 Pounds | 2-2
| Sean Miller (Nassau Community College) | W-TF, 19-0 |
| James Knoeller (Roger Williams) | W-D, 8-4 |
| Pankil Chander (Wilkes) | L-D |
| Sam Ward (Columbia) | L-D, 10-4 |
Jalen Ramos | Redshirt Junior | 141 Pounds | 2-2
| Alex Harnsberger (Sacred Heart) | L-D, 8-6 |
| Sean Miller (Nassau Community College) | W-D, 5-2 |
| Russell Feye (Sacred Heart) | W-D |
| Tommy Stokes (Wilkes) | L-D |
William Povalac | Freshman | 149 Pounds | 5-2 | Fourth Place
| Brandon Levesque (Sacred Heart) | L-MD, 13-5 |
| Bilal Bici (Wilkes) | W-F, 5:09 |
| Corey Fleming (Wilkes) | W-MD |
| Bobby Hawkins (Wilkes) | W-Med. Forf. |
| Jesse Rodgers (Rider) | W-F |
| Jason Gaccione (Millersville) | W-Med. Forf. |
| Josh Evans (Wilkes) | L-D, 4-3 |
Mikey Simmons | Redshirt Junior | 165 Pounds | 2-2
| Michael Morris (Bloomsburg) | W-D |
| Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh) | L-D, 3-2 |
| Willie Scott (Rutgers) | W-D, 3-1 |
| Colton Jackson (Appalachian State) | L-D, 5-3 |
Willie Scott | Freshman | 165 Pounds | 2-2
| Rrok Ndokaj (Buffalo) | L-D, 9-7 |
| Tom Grosso (Sacred Heart) | W-MD, 8-0 |
| Matt Fallon (Sacred Heart) | W-TF, 16-0 |
| Mikey Simmons (Rutgers) | L-D, 3-1 |
Anthony Messner | Redshirt Sophomore | 184 Pounds | 1-2
| Mark Boyle (Sacred Heart) | W-D, 6-4 |
| Brett Perry (Buffalo) | L-D |
| *Ty Lehman (Penn State Schuykill)* | L-Med. Forf. |
Kyle Kremiller | Freshman | 197 Pounds | 2-2
| Ahmed Jones (Rider) | W-D, 5-0 |
| Josh Murphy (Drexel) | W-D, 3-2 |
| Randall Diabe (Appalachian State) | L-D, 6-4 |
| David Welch (Roger Williams) | L-Forf. |
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