Season ends for Bridgeport men at Super Regional

Trumbull’s Matt Ryan finished fifth for Bridgeport at the Division II Super Regional in Pennsylvania on Sunday. (Photo courtesy University of Bridgeport)

Wrapping up their first varsity season in many years, the University of Bridgeport’s men’s wrestling team competed at the NCAA Super Regional I on Saturday in East Stroudsburg, Pa., a Division II qualification tournament.

Junior Matt Ryan of Trumbull led the way for the Purple Knights with a fifth-place finish at 157 lbs. He put together a 3-2 record, highlighted by a major decision (15-2) against Austin High (Fairmont State) and a decision (8-4) over Gavin Reynolds (East Stroudsburg). Ryan had a season-high 16 wins this year for Bridgeport with a 16-8 record. He was 7-3 against Division II opponents.

The top three wrestlers in each of the 10 weight classes advance to the NCAA Division II national championships in South Dakota in two weeks.

Under first-year head coach Mario Morgan, Bridgeport went 3-8 in its first varsity season since the 1960s. The first win of the season for the Knights came on January 10 against Maine Maritime on the road, 42-18.

Division II Super Regional 1
At East Stroudsburg, Pa.
Team results – 1. Gannon University 175, 2 Kutztown PA 129, 3. Pittsburgh-Johnstown 127½, 4. Millersville PA 74, 5. Seton Hill PA 65½, 6. Frostburg State MD 56½, 7. Shippensburg PA 46, 8. Fairmont State WV 42½, 9. Felician NJ 41, 10. Wheeling WV 28½, 11. East Stroudsburg PA 23½, 12. University of Bridgeport 13
Of note: Top 3 finishers in each weight class advance to NCAA Division II national championships
Individual results
125, Final — Logan Sallot (Gannon) dec. Jacob Houpt (Seton Hill) 10-2
3. Nic Allison (Kutztown) pin Gavin Boland (Millersville) 2:51
5. Amir Wray-Hill (Frostburg State) medical forfeit over Trevon Gray (Pitt-Johnstown)
133, Final — Tanner Halling (Frostburg State) dec. Jeremiah Echevarria (Gannon) 12-1
3. Brady Baker (Pitt-Johnstown) dec. Javien DeLeon (Kutztown) 5-4
5. Trace Ragland (Fairmont State) medical forfeit over Kyle Von Schmidt (Shippensburg)
141, Final — Jake Niffenegger (Gannon) medical forfeit over Colton Stoneking (Fairmont State)
3. Joey Ortega (Kutztown) dec. Chase Bell (Frostburg State) 4-1 OT
5. Nicholas Cottone (Millersville) pin Jack Dinwiddie (Wheeling) 6:16
149, Final — Kenny Kiser (Gannon) dec. Matthew Sarbo (Pitt-Johnstown) 6-5
3. Ty Linsenbigler (Seton Hill) dec. Ali Alicea (Kutztown) 14-11
5. Gage Heilbrun (Frostburg State) dec. Michael Trainor (Shippensburg) 16-2
157, Final — Holden Huhn (Gannon) injury default over Richie DeFulvio (Millersville) 1:04
3. Mike Zacur (Seton Hill) dec. Edward Terreri (Felician) 6-4
5. Matt Ryan (Bridgeport) medical forfeit over Cooper Warshel (Pitt-Johnstown)
165, Final — Grant MacKay (Gannon) medical forfeit over Nick Delp (Shippensburg)
3. Trent Hoover (Pitt-Johnstown) dec. Bailey Gimbor (Kutztown) 7-5
5. Jeremy Quezada (Felician) medical forfeit over Chase Bish (Millersville)
174, Final — Dalton Gimbor (Kutztown) dec. Tyler Morrison (Pitt-Johnstown) 7-4
3. Kane Kettering (Seton Hill) dec. Dillon Walker (Gannon) 6-4
5. Alexander Dorce (Felician) medical forfeit over Jack Weldon (Millersville)
184, Final — Patrick Jackson (Gannon) dec. Luke Ciampa (East Stroudsburg) 5-0
3. Cole Casilio (Kutztown) dec. Cooper Durst (Fairmont State) 8-2
5. Noah Gnibus (Pitt-Johnstown) dec. Andrew Wolfanger (Frostburg State) 8-2
197, Final — Bradley Morrison (Pitt-Johnstown) dec. Joey Lyons (Gannon) 4-0
3. Wayne McIntyre (Kutztown) pin Jaxon Townsend (Millersville) 4:11
5. Diesel Koser (Shippensburg) dec. Jaxon Burcher (Wheeling) 5-0
285, Final — Dorian Crosby (Gannon) pin Freddie Retter (Kutztown) 1:50
3. Isaiah Vance (Pitt-Johnstown) tech fall Gavin Harper (Wheeling) 18-2, 5:25
5. Ritchie McCormack (Seton Hill) medical forfeit over Tyler Wise (Fairmont State)