BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Wrestling team placed sixth out of 17 teams in the Roger Williams Invitational this weekend.
 
Hawk Highlights
Tyler Gazaway (New Providence, N.J.) earned a fourth place finish in the 157 and Michael Mirmina (Trumbull, Conn.) came in behind him at fifth. Nick Wagner (Wall, N.J.) placed fourth in the 141 and Jack Kelly (Sea Girt, N.J.) came in fifth in the 149.
 
Results
133: Tristan Haviland (RWU) started the tournament off with a win pinning his opponent at 1:26 and moving on to the round of 32 where he earned a technical fall 16-1 at 6:46. He then beat A. Almonte (USM) 18-0 at 4:08 to place him in the quarterfinals. Sean Wieck (RWU) won four matches on the day stopping at the Consolation of 8.
 
141: Nick Wagner (RWU) placed fourth in his bracket winning six matches in the consolation rounds. He recorded two major decisions, three pins, and one decision.
 
149: Jack Kelly (RWU) defeated his first opponent 7-1 by decision and pinned his second at 4:53. During the round of 16, he recorded another fall at 5:19 against T. O'Mara (PSU). Kelly won two more matches to work his way into placing fifth in the bracket. Craig Manno (RWU) also made it to the quarterfinals defeating his first two opponents by decisions (7-2, 9-4).
 
157: Tyler Gazaway (RWU) won his first match by a technical fall 18-0 at 2:42. He then beat his next opponent by a fall at 2:18 and his third 18-0 at 3:45. Gazaway defeated his opponent in the quarter finals with a technical fall but lost in the semifinals. However, he advanced to the third place bout and earned himself a fourth place finish. Michael Mirmina (RWU) won seven matches from the consolation bracket to earn a fifth place spot under Gazaway in the 157 bracket.
 
165: Luke Wassel (RWU) won two of his matches in the consolation rounds and John Nieroda (RWU) was victorious in one.
 
174: Brett Leonard (RWU) won his first match 8-0 by a major decision. In the round of 16, Leonard defeated C. Roppolo (BSU) 15-0 at 5:29. He lost in the quarterfinals by a 3-1 decision.
 
184: Anthony Malfitano (RWU) earned a 17-1 technical fall at 5:17 in the round of 16 but then suffered a loss in the quarterfinals 6-4 by decision.
 
197: Travis Arata (RWU) and Jack Rogers (RWU) both competed in the 197 and both won two matches.
 
285: Addison Boisvert (RWU) defeated M. Meloni (JWU) by major decision 11-3. His next match resulted in a pin from Boisvert at 6:59 to defeat S. Spoon (CSTL). He lost to #1 M. DiNardo (JWU) in a close match that resulted in a pin at 1:23.
 
What's Next
The Hawks will compete Saturday, November 23^rd at the David Butler Duals which include WPI, Norwich, Castleton State, and Stevens.