Janda and Walsh are Victorious in the Battle at The Citadel

Sunday, November 5

Charleston, SC

9:00am

Drexel University

Battle at The Citadel

Janda and Walsh are Victorious in the Battle at The Citadel

11/5/2023 6:13:00 PM | Wrestling

Drexel Finished Second and Eight Wrestlers Placed

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Jack Janda and Cody Walsh earned first place in the Battle at the Citadel as eight Dragons placed in the season opener on Sunday. Jordan Soriano and Jaxon Maroney battled to second place as Desmond Pleasant and Dom Findora finished fourth. Ibrahim Ameer and Justin Griffith dropped close third-place matches to finish fourth in their Drexel debuts. The Dragons finished four points behind Indiana for second out of six teams.

UP NEXT:
Drexel is set to compete in the PRTC Keystone Classic at Penn on Sunday, November 19. Action will be streamed on FloWrestling($).

Gabe Giampietro, 125lbs, 2-2
Giampietro def. Gunner Chambers (George Mason), Fall 3:17
Jack Maida (American) def. Giampietro, Dec. 8-3
Giampietro def. Marcus Wright (The Citadel), Dec. 7-0
Malik Hardy (The Citadel) def. Giampietro, Dec. 10-7

Desmond Pleasant, 125lbs, 2-2, 4th place
Desmond Pleasant def. Ben Monn (George Mason), Dec. 4-2
Noah Luna (App State) def. Desmond Pleasant, Dec. 8-2
Desmond Pleasant def. Malik Hardy (The Citadel), Fall 4:44
Chad Bellis (App State) def. Desmond Pleasant, Fall 2:41

John Hildebrandt , 133lbs, 2-2
Shawn Nonaka (George Mason) def. Hildebrandt, Dec. 2-0
Hildebrandt def. Isaac Thornton (Indiana), Dec. 17-12
Hildebrandt def. Patrick Schellpfeffer (George Mason), Dec. 12-8
#22 Cayden Rooks (Indiana) def. Hildebrandt, Fall 0:43

Jaxon Maroney, 133lbs, 2-1, 2nd place
Maroney def. Patrick Schellpfeffer (George Mason), MD 12-4
Maroney def. Brandon Wittenberg (George Mason), M FOR 4-1 (6:42)
Maximilian Leete (American) def. Maroney, MD 10-2

Jordan Soriano, 141lbs, 2-1, 2nd place
Soriano def. Aldo Hernandez (App State) , TF 17-1 (5:32)
Soriano def. Heath Gonyer (App State), Dec. 11-7
Danny Fongaro (Indiana) def. Soriano, Dec. 9-6

Gabe Onorato, 141lbs, 3-2
Jacob Silka (The Citadel) def. Onorato, Dec. 8-7
Onorato def. Michael Rapuano (George Mason), Dec. 3-2
Onorato def. Aldo Hernandez (App State), TF 19-1 (6:26)
Onorato def. Dominic Hargrove (George Mason), Dec. 4-2
Kaden Keiser (App State) def. Onorato, Dec. 5-0

Dom Findora, 149lbs, 3-2, 4th place
Findora def. Carson DesRosier (The Citadel), MD 15-4
Findora def. Aidan Torres (Indiana), Dec. 9-3
#6 Graham Rooks (Indiana) def. Findora, Dec. 4-1
Findora def. Carson DesRosier (The Citadel), Dec. 4-1
Jeremiah Price (App State) def. Findora, Dec. 5-0

Aboubakare Diaby, 157lbs, 0-2
Thomas Snipes (The Citadel) def. Diaby, MD 15-4
Zack Rotkvich (Indiana) def. Diaby, Dec. 7-2

Connor Trowbridge, 157lbs, 0-2
DJ McGee (George Mason) def. Trowbridge, MD 11-3
Thomas Snipes (The Citadel) def. Trowbridge, MD 17-5

Tyler Williams, 157lbs, 1-2
JT Chance (George Mason) def. Williams, Dec. 8-4
Williams def. Zack Rotkvich (Indiana), FOR
Nico Bolivar (Indiana) def. Williams, Dec. 7-2

Cody Walsh, 165lbs, 4-0, 1st place
Walsh def. Ryan Dufflemeyer (The Citadel), Fall 4:18
Walsh def. Robert Major (Indiana), MD 9-1
Walsh def. Benjy Haubert (The Citadel), MD 8-0
Walsh def. Tyler Lillard (Indiana), Dec. 7-5

Jack Janda, 174lbs, 3-0, 1st place
Janda def. Magnus Kuokkanen (Indiana), MD 9-1
Janda def. Updegraff, Dec. 1-0
Janda def. Lucas White (American), Dec. 3-1

Tanner Updegraff, 174lbs, 1-2
Updegraff def. Joshua Stillings (The Citadel), Dec. 3-2
Janda def. Updegraff, Dec. 1-0
Sean Coughlin (George Mason) def. Updegraff, Dec. 8-2

George Rhodes, 174lbs, 1-2
Lucas White (American) def. Rhodes, Dec. 9-2
Rhodes def. Magnus Kuokkanen (Indiana), Dec. 8-3
Joshua Stillings (The Citadel) def. Rhodes, TF 17-0 (4:38)

Justin Griffith, 184lbs, 3-2, 4th place
Tomas Brooker (App State) def. Griffith, Dec. 5-1
Griffith def. Lapinksi, Dec. 6-2
Griffith def. Adam Ortega (The Citadel), Dec. 2-0
Griffith def. Connor Bourne (American), M FOR
Roman Rogotzke (Indiana) def. Griffith, MD 13-1

Natty Lapinski, 184lbs, 0-2
Hunter Adams (App State) def. Lapinski, Dec. 5-0
Griffith def. Lapinksi, Dec. 6-2

Ibrahim Ameer, 197lbs, 2-2, 4th place
Ameer def. Carson Rawls (American), Dec. 8-7
Gabe Sollars (Indiana) def. Ameer, MD 13-1
Ameer def. Liam Volk-Klos (American), Dec. 4-1
Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) def. Ameer, MD 16-4

Chase Levey, 197lbs, 0-2
Tyler Kocak (George Mason) def. Levey, SV 8-5
Liam Volk-Klos (American) def. Levey, Fall 6:45

Santino Morina, 285lbs, 2-2
Morina def. Jet Galbreath (The Citadel), Fall 2:33
Nick Wilham (Indiana) def. Morina, SV 4-1
Morina def. Colin Petersen (George Mason), Dec. 4-1
Will Jarrell (American) def. Morina, Dec. 2-0

Dom Petracci, 285lbs, 0-2
Jonathan Chesser (The Citadel) def. Petracci, TF 18-2(6:33)
Emmanuel Ulrich (American) def. Petracci, Dec. 5-2