Johnson & Wales edges Coast Guard for NCAA Div. 3 Northeast Regional title

Cameron Hines of Western New England University celebrates after winning the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional Sunday at Wesleyan and his first berth to the NCAA Division III national championships. More photos from the finals

MIDDLETOWN, March 2, 2025 – With four individual champions and six finalists, Johnson and Wales won their first NCAA Division III Northeast Regional championship since 2020 in the Bacon Field House on Sunday at Wesleyan.

Seven Wildcat wrestlers finished in the top three of their respective weight classes to earn automatic berths to the 2025 NCAA Division III national championships on March 14-15 in Providence.

Johnson & Wales beat Coast Guard for the championship, 192½ to 155. Vermont State-Castleton was third with 151½ points.

Coast Guard had two individual champions and four qualifiers for the NCAA nationals, including defending national champion Chase Randall, who another Northeast Regional title at 133.

Host Wesleyan was fifth for their best regional finish since taking third in 2018. The Cardinals had two qualifiers for the nationals, including Milford’s C.J. Shea, who won at 165 pounds and was named the tournament’s most outstanding wrestler.

Four wrestlers with roots in the states also finished in the top three to earn berths at the NCAA Div. III nationals in Providence. Williams’ Peter Kane (157), Western New England’s Cam Hines (174) each won their respective weight classes, Johnson and Wales’ Jack Richardson (165) finished second with Castleton’s Elijah Cyr (149) finishing third.

Johnson & Wales was led by Hayden Brown (149), who won his fourth straight Northeast Region title with a 11-0 win over Southern Maine’s Colby Frost with Wildcat teammate Joziah Fry (125), winning a third straight Northeast Region title.

Randall, who is from Spokane, Washington, won his championship bout with a 4-1 win over Peyton Ellis (133) of Johnson and Wales thanks to a takedown in the final minute. It was a battle of the two top ranked wrestlers in the nation. Randall is ranked No. 1 with Ellis at No. 2

Coast Guard’s other win came from Carl DiGiorgio (Doylestown, PA), who won a Northeast Regional title with an 8-6 win over Castleton’s Evan Day. DiGiorgio got a takedown with 1:26 remaining to take the lead for good.

Junior Jacob Woodburn (157) finished third with a 3-0 win over Roger Williams’ Matt Lucas to qualify for the nationals.

Elijah Cyr of Vermont State-Castleton battles Caleb Seyfried of Williams at Sunday’s NCAA Division III Northeast Regional in Middletown. Cyr beat Seyfriend, 4-2 to secure a NCAA berth. More photos from the finals

Wesleyan’s C.J. Shea (165), who lives in Milford and wrestled at Westport’s Greens Farms Academy, got a takedown in the final seconds to beat Johnson & Wales’ Jack Richardson, 5-4 to win his first regional championship.

He is the first Wesleyan wrestler to win a regional championship since since Marco Gaita in 2020.

Shea (33-1) beat Richardson, who lives in Danielson and wrestled at Killingly.

Wesleyan’s Hayden Myers (141) finished third with a 13-9 win over Southern Maine’s Kyle Moore in a thrilling match. Myers trailed 9-4 in the third period before scoring nine unanswered points with an escape, a go-ahead takedown and a near fall for the win.

Wesleyan’s Aris Dashiell (197) won his consolation semifinal match with Roger Williams’ Spencer Fetrow with a takedown in triple overtime to get a shot at qualifying for the nationals in the consolation final. But, Castleton’s Haven Taratek got a takedown in overtime to finish third with a 4-1 decision.

Williams junior Peter Kane (157) won his second consecutive Northeast Regional title with a 8-0 win over Castleton’s Nate Camiscioli. Kane, who lives in Fairfield and wrestled at GFA, beat Roger Williams’ Matt Lucas, 7-0 in the semifinals.

Hines, who wrestled at Haddam-Killingworth, won his first Northeast Regional title for Western New England University with a 15-2 win over Springfield’s Nick Rogers in the final at 174 pounds.

Against Rogers, Hines led right from the start with a takedown and never looked back, becoming the first Golden Bear since 2022 to reach the NCAA nationals. Hines, who is a senior, went 4-0 with a pin, a major decision and two victories.

Cyr, a graduate student from Middletown, was one of eight Vermont State-Castleton wrestlers to secure bids to the NCAA Division III tournament. Cyr beat Williams’ Caleb Seyfried (Westport, GFA) to finish third with takedown with 40 seconds left in regulation to secure a 4-1 victory.

Wesleyan wrestlers celebrate with C.J. Shea won a Northeast Regional title with a takedown with five seconds left in regulation Sunday in Middletown. More photos from the finals

2025 NCAA Division III Northeast Regional
At Middletown
Team results – 1. Johnson & Wales-Providence RI 192½, 2. Coast Guard Academy 155, 3. Vermont State-Castleton 151½, 4. Williams College 111, 5. Wesleyan 104, 6. Springfield College 66½, 7. Roger Williams University 62½, 8. Southern Maine 54½, 9. Western New England University 53, 10. Rhode Island College 48½, 11. New England College 41, 12. Trinity College 34½, 13. Plymouth State 31, 14. Bridgewater State 29, 15. WPI 22½, 16. Norwich University 21½, 17. Utica College 16, 18. Maine Maritime Academy 0
Individual results
125
Final:
Joziah Fry (Johnson & Wales) over Jake Craig (Southern Maine), injury default
3. Gavin Bradley (Castleton) dec. Nikko Beato (Coast Guard), 10-3
5. Tanner Thatcher (Worcester Polytechnic) dec. Chris Tringali (Roger Williams) 5-4
7. Alexander Schaeublin (Trinity) dec. Jabari Pinkney (Norwich) 9-8
133
Final: Chase Randall (Coast Guard) dec. Peyton Ellis (Johnson & Wales) 4-1
3. Caden Frost (New England College) dec. Trevor Cortright (Utica) 10-4
5. Andrew Marchese (Castleton) dec. Max Martinez (Wesleyan) 12-0
7. Jack Napeloni (Williams) dec. Shaun McLaughlin (Roger Williams) 4-2
141
Final: Jake Eckerle (Johnson & Wales) dec. James Rodriguez (Castleton) 4-3
3. Hayden Myers (Wesleyan) dec. Kyle Moore (Southern Maine) 13-9
5. Dominic Moyer (Coast Guard) over Ty Trickle (Trinity) injury default
7. Bobur Berdiyorov (New England College) pin Tylor Stubbs (Williams) 2:49
149
Final: Hayden Brown (Johnson & Wales) dec. Colby Frost (Southern Maine) 11-0
3. Elijah Cyr (Castleton) dec. Caleb Seyfried (Williams), 4-2
5. Nate Fitt (Coast Guard) dec. Ike Guttentag (Wesleyan) 17-8
7. Luke Temple (Springfield) dec. James Linder (Western New England) 6-0
157
Final: Peter Kane (Williams) dec. Nate Camiscioli (Castleton) 8-0
3. Jacob Woodburn (Coast Guard) dec. Matt Lucas (Roger Williams) 3-0
5. Devin Rivet (Johnson & Wales) dec. Zach Soda (New England College) 6-4
7. Tyler Russ (Norwich) over Ronnie Christolin (Wesleyan) injury default
165
Final: CJ Christopher Shea (Wesleyan) dec. Jack Richardson (Johnson & Wales) 5-4
3. Jake Deguire (Springfield) dec. Chase Anestis (Plymouth State) 2-1, OT
5. Landon Kearns (Coast Guard) pin Fisher Stites (Williams) 2:17
7. Jashon Holmes (Castleton) tech fall Christopher McCarthy (Rhode Island College) 10-1, 3:00
174
Final: Cam Hines (Western New England) dec.Nick Rogers (Springfield) 15-2
3. Connor Gregory (Castleton) dec. Caden Stout (Coast Guard) 7-3
5. Jayden Curley (Roger Williams) dec. Michael Hopkins (Bridgewater State) 3-0
7. Henry Forte (Williams) dec. Andrew Maiorini (Wesleyan) 14-2
184
Final: Jamie Evarts (Williams) dec. Sampson Wilkins (Castleton) 8-6
3. Gabe Monroe (Coast Guard) dec. Ky’ell Roper (Johnson & Wales) 9-2
5. Tyler Miller (Plymouth State) pin Vincent Player (Bridgewater State) 3:56
7. Jaylen Hawkins (Western New England) dec. Michael Forte (Roger Williams) 11-7
197
Final: Dylan Harr (Johnson & Wales) over Matthew Kelly (Rhode Island College) injury default
3. Haven Tatarek (Castleton) dec. Aris Dashiell (Wesleyan) 4-1 OT
5. Kenneth Marra (Coast Guard) over Spencer Fetrow (Roger Williams) injury default
7. Charles Maloy (Western New England) pin Oliver Parker (Springfield) 1:30
285
Final: Carl DiGiorgio (Coast Guard) dec. Evan Day (Castleton) 8-6
3. Adolfo Betancur (Johnson & Wales) dec. Benjamin Katz (Springfield) 7-0
5. Will Orso (Wesleyan) pin Emre Sensoy (Trinity) 4:06
7. Thomas Goodwin (Williams) pin Michael Alfonso (Rhode Island College) 1:22
Outstanding wrestler: C.J. Shea, Wesleyan (165)
Coach of the year:
2025 NCAA Division III Northeast Regional brackets and results (TrackWrestling.com)
NOTE: Top 3 three finishers in each weight class qualify for the NCAA Division III national championship meet in Providence.

Previous NCAA Division III Northeast Regional results

2024: 1. Coast Guard 193½, 2. Johnson and Wales 189½, 3. Vermont State-Castleton 159, 4. New York University 132½, 5. Springfield College 92½
2023:1. Johnson & Wales 175½, 2. Coast Guard 145½, 3. Springfield College 112½, 4. Castleton University 110½, 5. New York University 99½
2022: 1. Coast Guard 166½, 2. Johnson & Wales 163½, 3. New York University 102, 4. Springfield 93, 5. Roger Williams (RI) 88½
2021: Cancelled, COVID-19 pandemic
2020: 1. Johnson & Wales 168, 2. Coast Guard 122½, 3. New York University 122, 4. Springfield 112, 5. Roger Williams 86
2019: 1. Johnson & Wales 187, 2. Coast Guard 120, 3. Roger Williams 117, 4. WPI 84, 5. Castleton State 83½
2018: 1. Johnson & Wales 156½, 2. WPI 92½, 3. Wesleyan 91½, 4. New York University 89, 5. Southern Maine 88
2017: 1. Johnson & Wales 171½, 2. Ithaca College 139½, 3. Cortland (NY) State 111½, 4. Roger Williams 95, 5. Oneonta (NY) State 72½
2016: 1. Itacha 144, 2. Roger Williams 136½, 3. Cortland (NY) State 119, 4. Johnson & Wales 104½, 5. Williams 99½
2015: 1. Ithaca 128½; 2. Johnson and Wales 106; 3. Williams 101; 4. Roger Williams and Cortland State (State University of New York at Cortland) 96
2014: 1. Cortland State 128; 2. Ithaca 126; 3. Johnson & Wales 105½; 4. Roger Williams 97½; 5. Williams 78½
2013: 1. Cortland State 133½, 2. Springfield 123, 3. Itacha 96, 4. Wesleyan 91, 5. Johnson & Wales 78