East Meadow, N.Y. — The Sharks hosted a home match at East Meadow High School to promote college wrestling at the Division 1 level. The Sharks took on the Kent State Golden Flashes to start the day, coming away with a 24-14 victory.
Robbie Sagaris led off with a sudden victory over Kent State's Tyler Hagensen at 125 pounds.
Drew Witham (133 pounds) kept his winning ways going, securing a 7-6 win over Nate Roth.
Brayden Roberts recorded his 6th pin of the season, pinning Aiden Rush in the first period at 157 pounds.
Blake Bahna, (174 Pounds) returning from injury, recorded a big major decision over Ethan Barr, followed by
Anthony D'Alesio, (184 pounds) who also won by major decision over Trent Thomas.
Chris Powell closed out the match with a dominant 10-1 victory over Brentan Simmerman at heavyweight, sealing the Sharks' 24-14 win over the Golden Flashes of Kent State.
It came down to the final bout of the day, but the Golden Eagles clinched the dual win over the Sharks who suffered a19-15 loss to the Clarion Eagles in a roller-coaster match. The Sharks earned their first win of the match at 149 pounds, where
Drew Witham won by decision over Kyle Schickel. At 157 pounds,
Brayden Roberts recorded his 7th fall of the season, pinning Chandler Ho.
In his highly anticipated debut with the Sharks, Anthony Ferrari secured a 7-6 win over Brady Worthing at 165 pounds. The final win for the Sharks came from 184-pounder
Anthony D'Alesio, who won 4-1 in sudden victory over Adrian Gacek.
125: Robert Sagaris (LIU) over
Tyeler Hagensen (SV-1 6-5)
133: Adan Benavidez (KENT) over
Kaelan Francois (LIU) (Dec 4-1)
141
Jordan Decatur (KENT) over
Devin Matthews (LIU) (MD 14-5)
149:
Drew Witham (LIU) over Nate Roth (KENT) (Dec 8-1)
157:
Brayden Roberts (LIU) over
Aidan Rush (KENT) (Fall 2:32)
165:
Carson Miller (KENT) over
Donavan Smith (LIU) (MD 8-0)
174:
Blake Bahna (LIU) over
Ethan Barr (KENT) (MD 18-7)
184: Anthony D`Alesio (LIU) over
Trent Thomas (KENT) (MD 13-4)
197:
Blake Schaffer (KENT) over
Corey Connolly (LIU) (Dec 7-0)
285: Christopher Powell (LIU) over
Brentan Simmerman (KENT) (MD 10-1)
Final Score - LIU 24, Kent State 14
125 –
Travis Clawson(Clarion) over Robert Sagaris (LIU) Dec. 4-2
133 -
Mason Prinkey(Clarion) over
Kaelan Francois (LIU) Dec. 9-3
141 –
Gianni Silvestri (Clarion) over
Devin Matthews (LIU) SV-1 4-1
149 –
Drew Witham (LIU) over
Kyle Schickel (Clarion) Dec. 10-3
157 –
Brayden Roberts (LIU) over Chandler Ho (Clarion) Win By Fall
165 – Anthony Ferrari (LIU) over
Brady Worthing (Clarion) Dec. 7-6
174 –
Wesley Barnes (Clarion) over
Blake Bahna (LIU) Dec. 2-1
184 –
Anthony D'Alesio (LIU) over
Adrian Gacek (Clarion) SV-1 4-1
197 –
Ethan Wiant (Clarion) over
Corey Connolly (LIU) Dec. 7-1
285 –
Austin Chapman (Clarion) over Christopher Powell (LIU) MD 16-6
Final Score - Clarion 19, LIU 15