Coast Guard won their second NCAA Div. III Northeast Regional title in three years on Sunday at WPI (Photo courtesy Coast Guard athletics)
With four individual champions, the Coast Guard Academy won their second NCAA Division III Northeast Regional in three years on Sunday at WPI in Worcester, Mass.
The Bears needed championship match victories from Coy Spooner (197) and Carl Digiorgio (285) in the final two bouts of the tournament to secure a four-point win over defending regional champion Johnson and Wales, 193½-189½.
Nate Fitt (149) and Chase Randall (133) also won regional championships for Coast Guard (12-2) with Steven Rochard (165) and Joe Chapman (174) each finishing second.
The Bears had six wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Division III national championship tournament on March 15-16 at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
Two other Connecticut wrestlers qualified for the national tournament. Williams’ Peter Kane of Fairfield (157) qualified along with Johnson & Wale’s Ryan DeVivo of Berlin (184). The top three wrestlers in each weight class qualified.
Spooner (15-0) won his third consecutive NCAA Division III Northeast Regional title with his 2-0 win over Johnson and Wales’ Dylan Harr in the finals at 197 pounds.
DiGiorgio (20-0) won his first regional title with a 12-0 win at 285 pounds over Reid Garrison of Merchant Marine Academy.
Randall (21-2) beat Gabriel Leo Esparolini of Johnson & Wales, 18-7 to win the regional while Nate Fitt (26-0) dominaed Zach Soda of New England College, 11-1 to finish first.
Coast Guard head coach Kevin Bratland was named the Northeast Regional coach of the year while his entire staff was recognized with the Northeast Regional Coaching Staff of the Year award.
2024 NCAA Division III Northeast Regional
At Worcester, Mass.
Team results – 1. Coast Guard 193½, 2. Johnson and Wales 189½, 3. Vermont State-Castleton 159, 4. New York University 132½, 5. Springfield College 92½, 6. Merchant Marine Academy 77½, 7. Roger Williams 77, 8. New England College 70½, 9. Rhode Island College 61½, 10. Williams 57½, 11. Southern Maine University and Western New England University 50½, 13. Wesleyan 46, 14. Trinity College 35½, 15. WPI 33½, 16. Norwich University 32, 17. Utica College 26½, 18. Plymouth State 17½¸19. Hunter College 6½, 20. Bridgewater State 4
Individual results
125
Final: Joziah Fry (Johnson and Wales ) tech fall Gavin Bradley (Castleton) 19-3 in 5:53
3. Jake Craig (Southern Maine) dec. Fred Luchs (Rhode Island College) 6-4
5. Benny Bautista (NYU) medical forfeit over Christopher DeRosa (New England College)
7. Nikko Beato (Coast Guard) 3-2, So. over Isiac Paulino (Springfield) 17-9, So. (MFFL)
133
Final: Chase Randall (Coast Guard) dec. Gabriel Leo-Esparolini (Johnson and Wales) 18-7
3. Gianni Manginelli (Springfield) dec. Trevor Cortright (Utica) 3-2
5. Andrew Marchese (Castleton) dec. John Lafferty (New England College) 6-2
7. Taisei Kurachi (NYU) dec. Matthew Carrozza (Trinity), 10-1
141
Final: Victor Perlleshi (Johnson and Wales) medical forfeit over Bobur Berdiyorov (New England College)
3. James Rodriguez (Castleton) dec. Hayden Myers (Wesleyan), 4-3
5. Owen Woolcott (Coast Guard) dec. Ryan Kozdra (Springfield) 5-1
7. Nicholas Kruczynski (NYU) dec. Austin Monteiro (Western New England) 1-0
149
Final: Nate Fitt (Coast Guard) dec. Zach Soda (New England College) 11-1
3. Colby Frost (Southern Maine) dec. Jordan Suarez (Johnson and Wales) 13-5
5. Caleb Seyfried (Williams College) tech fall Peter Charnley (Western New England) 18-4, 7:00
7. Elijah Cyr (Castleton) medical forfeit over Vincenzo Napolitana (NYU)
157
Final: Cooper Pontelandolfo (NYU) dec. Peter Kane (Williams College) 2-1, 2 OT
3. Nate Camiscioli (Castleton) dec. Jack Richardson (Johnson and Wales) 6-4
5. Christopher Shea (Wesleyan) dec. Noah Caskey (Coast Guard) 4-2
7. Ben Bariso (Roger Williams) dec. Cam Hines (Western New England) 8-2
165
Final: Patrick Wisniewski (Johnson and Wales) dec.Steven Rochard (Coast Guard) 9-5
3. Nicholas Roeger (Castleton) dec. Myles Leonard (Springfield) 4-1
5. Matt Lucas (Roger Williams) dec. Sean Monteiro (Western New England) 10-5
7. Hassan Khan (NYU) pin Andrew Maiorini (Wesleyan) 1:24
174
Final: Jason Geyer (NYU) dec. Joe Chapman (Coast Guard) 5-1
3. Jayden Curley (Roger Williams) dec. Adam Frost (Trinity) 14-8
5. Desmond McLaughlin (Castleton) dec. William Smith (Williams College) 8-1
7. Chase Anestis (Plymouth State) pin Max Grzymala (Springfield) 1:49
184
Final: Sampson Wilkins (Castleton) dec. Trent Furman (NYU) 3-0
3. Ryan DeVivo (Johnson and Wales) dec. Tyler Withers (Merchant Marine) 8-3
5. Kenneth Marra (Coast Guard) medical forfeit over Matthew Kelly (Rhode Island College)
7. Cole Shaughnessy (Roger Williams) dec. Joe Tully (Worcester Polytechnic) 8-7
197
Final: Coy Spooner (Coast Guard) dec. Dylan Harr (Johnson and Wales) 2-0
3. Darby McLaughlin (Castleton) tech fall Spencer Fetrow (Roger Williams) 21-4. 6:49
5. Grant Mathias (Merchant Marine) pin Casey Allen (Springfield) 2:19
7. Anthony Mears (Southern Maine) medical forfeit over Thoren Berg (Norwich)
285
Final: Carl DiGiorgio (Coast Guard) dec. Reid Garrison (Merchant Marine) 12-0
3. Adolfo Betancur (Johnson and Wales) dec. Edison Guarcas (Rhode Island College) 2-0
5. Abbas Abdulrahman (Castleton) tech fall Mason Sprinkel (Norwich) 18-3, 7:00
7. Benjamin Katz (Springfield) pin Hunter Rasmussen (Roger Williams) 5:00
Outstanding wrestler:
Brackets and results (TrackWrestling)
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Previous NCAA Division III Northeast Regional results
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
