ERIE, Pa. — Vincent Orandello and Jordan Barry earned second-place finishes, while Brandon Rozanski, Brayden Roberts and Luke Nieto placed third to lead Long Island University wrestling at the Hurst Invitational on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Orandello recorded consecutive major decisions at 125 pounds, defeating Drexel's Jack Baron, 10–2, and Mercyhurst's Brett Crawford, 10–1, before advancing to the championship bout by medical forfeit.

Barry earned three wins to reach the 157-pound final. He opened with a 4–1 decision over Drexel's Jayden Iznaga, followed with a 16–4 major decision over Mercyhurst's Kyle Jardine and secured a 5–2 sudden-victory win over Edinboro's Garrett McChesney.

Roberts delivered three bonus-point wins at 149 pounds. He pinned Drexel's Patrick Kelly in 2:21, earned a 19–2 technical fall over Mercyhurst's Lane Snyder and secured third place with a pin of Edinboro's Gaven Suica in 3:50.

At 141 pounds, Rozanski earned a 6–3 sudden-victory decision over Drexel's Pat Woloshyn and an 11–0 major decision over Mercyhurst's Gus Stedeford. He added another major decision in the third-place bout.

Nieto recorded two technical falls at 165 pounds, defeating Drexel's Tyson Seesholtz, 26–9, and Mercyhurst's Jake Hill, 19–4, on his way to third place.

Tucker Pazinko added two first-period pins at 141 pounds, finishing Mercyhurst's Matthew Almedina in 2:41 and Edinboro's Dominic Ferraro in just 36 seconds. Tommy Bonasera contributed a 13–2 major decision over Mercyhurst's Keith Mincin and a pin of Edinboro's Nick Abounader in 4:52 at 165 pounds.

Andrew Szamreta earned a 19–3 technical fall over Mercyhurst's Cash Waymire and a 7–2 decision over Edinboro's Dominic Prosperi at 125 pounds. Tyler Hicks added a 9–4 decision over Drexel's Daniel Gurovich and a pin of Mercyhurst's Tre Driggett in 2:31 at 184 pounds.

Jack Valentin earned a 28–7 technical fall over Mercyhurst's William Capizzi and a 5–3 decision over Justin Bartee to finish fifth at 174 pounds. Nicolas Bribitzer, Amir Avazov, James Mulhern and Melvin Whitehead also recorded decision wins for the Sharks.