Springfield wins Div. 3 regional title; wrestlers qualify for nationals

The Coast Guard Academy in New London hosted the NCAA Division III regional tournament for the first time. (Photo courtesy Williams College)

Springfield College didn’t have a single regional champion but had six wrestlers qualify for the upcoming NCAA Division III national championship tournament as the Pride won their first NCAA Division III regional championship Saturday at the Coast Guard Academy in New London.

Springfield won the newly-named Region 1 championship, outlasting Williams College, 170½ to 155 despite six NCAA qualifiers for Williams, too. The tournament was previously known as the NCAA Northeast Regional.

Host Coast Guard finished third with 152½ points and had six NCAA qualifiers and three regional champions. Trinity and Wesleyan each had one NCAA qualifier while Killingly’s Jack Richardson of Johnson & Wales earned a spot in the NCAA tournament by winning a regional championship at 165 pounds.

Nate Fitt (149), Gabe Monroe (197) and Carl DiGiorgio (285) won regional titles for Coast Guard while teammates Nikko Beato (125, 3rd), Marvin Armstead (133, 2nd) and Caden Stout (184, 3rd) earned NCAA bids.

Williams’ Caleb Seyfried earned a NCAA bid by finishing second at 149 pounds while Williams’ Peter Kane won his third regional championship at 157 pounds and earned his fourth NCAA championship berth.

Seyfried and Kane both wrestled at Greens Farms Academy. Seyfried is from Westport while Kane is from Fairfield.

Trinity’s Ty Trickle, who finished third at 141 pounds, and Wesleyan’s Hayden Meyers, who won a regional title at 141 pounds, also secured NCAA tournament berths.

2026 Division III NCAA Region I championships
At New London (Coast Guard)
Team results – 1. Springfield College 170½, 2. Williams College 155, 3. Coast Guard 152½, 4. Vermont State-Castleton 144½, 5. Johnson & Wales 144, 6. Wesleyan 86½, 7. Trinity College 72½, 8. Western New England University 61, 9. Southern Maine 57, 10. Roger Williams 50, 11. Bridgewater State 49½, 12. Norwich University 46, 13. WPI 37, 14. Emmanuel College 36½, 15. Rhode Island College 34, 16. New England College 32, 17. Plymouth State 16½, 18. Maine Maritime Academy 7, 19. Utica College 3
Of note: Top three finishers in each weight class qualify for NCAA Division III national championships
Individual results
125, Final — Nico Rivera (Johnson & Wales) dec. Andrew Marchese (Vt. State-Castleton) 3-2
3. Nikko Beato (Coast Guard) dec. Charlie Pavis (Worcester Polytechnic) 10-2
5. Chris Hong (Wesleyan) dec. Domenic Sousa (Rhode Island College) 4-1
7. Alexander Schaeublin (Trinity) medical forfeit over Christopher Colon (Williams College)
133, Final — Jake Craig (Southern Maine) forfeit over Marvin Armistead (Coast Guard)
3. Esuar Ordonez (Springfield) pin Matthew Carrozza (Trinity) 6:51
5. Ethan Buonanducci (Bridgewater State) dec. Carver Moyer (Norwich) 11-3
7. Stone Farnsworth (Vt. State-Castleton) tech fall Zachary Brzoska (Emmanuel College) 20-5, 6:35
141, Final — Hayden Myers (Wesleyan) dec. Kyle Moore (Southern Maine) 4-1
3. Ty Trickle (Trinity) dec. Isaac Quiles (Springfield) 4-2
5. Nicolas Balella (Vt. State-Castleton) pin Tylor Stubbs (Williams College) 6:49
7. Malcolm Chrispin (Bridgewater State) medical forfeit over Jared Hood (Emmanuel College)
149, Final — Nate Fitt (Coast Guard) medical forfeit over Caleb Seyfried (Williams College)
3. Ty Stewart (Springfield) pin Ike Guttentag (Wesleyan) 6:21
5. Jared Spahn (Johnson & Wales) dec. James Linder (Western New England) 5-0
7. Matt Castillo (Roger Williams) dec. Shane Moore (Southern Maine) 13-3
157, Final — Peter Kane (Williams College) forfeit over Thomas DiResta (Johnson & Wales)
3. Ryan Kozdra (Springfield) pin Avery Carl (Bridgewater State) 0:52
5. Nate Camiscioli (Vt. State-Castleton) dec. Jack Forte (Roger Williams) 11-0
7. Matthew Rodriguez (Western New England) pin Will Hunt (Rhode Island College) 2:48
165, Final — Jack Richardson (Johnson & Wales) dec. Jashon Holmes (Vt. State-Castleton) 11-2
3. Henry Forte (Williams College) dec. Landon Kearns (Coast Guard) 6-0
5. Chase Anestis (Plymouth State) dec. Justin Hood (Emmanuel College) 5-0
7. Teghan McConnell (Western New England) dec. Gabe Thomasson (Springfield) 12-9
174, Final — Joseph Bolduc (New England College) dec. Gage Wiggins (Williams College) 4-1 OT
3. Jake Deguire (Springfield) dec. Joseph Baker (Vt. State-Castleton) 7-1
5. Patrick Wisniewski (Johnson & Wales) pin Aidan Faria (Rhode Island College) 5:52
7. Max Bluhm (Western New England) dec. Mason Gourley (Coast Guard) 3-2
184, Final — Jamie Evarts (Williams College) dec. Desmond McLaughlin (Vt. State-Castleton) 9-2
3. Caden Stout (Coast Guard) dec. Myles Leonard (Springfield) 7-5
5. Zachary Miller (Johnson & Wales) dec. Joshua Nieroda (Roger Williams) 7-1
7. Nicholas Baccala (Western New England) dec. Roman Martinez (Wesleyan) 8-2
197, Final — Gabe Monroe (Coast Guard) pin Zach Borzio (Williams College) 2:09
3. Nick Rogers (Springfield) dec. Josh Negron (Vt. State-Castleton) 5-1
5. Anthony Fernandez (Johnson & Wales) dec. Joe Bernard (Worcester Polytechnic) 10-4
7. Charles Maloy (Western New England) dec. Warren Little (Wesleyan) 7-1
285, Final — Carl DiGiorgio (Coast Guard) win by injury default Benjamin Katz (Springfield), 2:14
3. Rory Nolan (Norwich) dec. Adolfo Betancur (Johnson & Wales) 4-2
5. Emre Sensoy (Trinity) medical forfeit over Jayden Toppan (Roger Williams)
7. Logan Frank (Vt. State-Castleton) dec. Connor Reynolds (Williams College) 9-7
Outstanding wrestler: Carl DiGiorgio, Coast Guard and Jack Richardson, Johnson & Wales
Most pins in tournament: Jacob Deguire, Springfield, 5
Region 1 Coach of the Year: Jason Holder, Springfield
Region 1 Assistant Coaches of the Year: William Hughes and Ryan Peters, Springfield

Previous NCAA Division III Northeast Regional results
2025: 1. Johnson & Wales-Providence RI 192½, 2. Coast Guard Academy 155, 3. Vermont State-Castleton 151½
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