YORK, PA. & GORHAM, Maine. – The Roger Williams University Wrestling team competed in two tournaments over the weekend where they finished 4^th and 7^th out of 15 teams. In The New Standard Corp. Invite, RWU beat two nationally ranked teams and was held out of York, Pennsylvania. The Ted Reese Invite was based out of Gorham, Maine and was hosted by Southern Maine.  
 
Hawk Highlights
In the New Standard Corp Invite, Tyler Gazaway (New Providence, N.J.), Taylor Shay (New Fairfield, Conn.), Brett Leonard (New Milford, Conn.), and Anthony Malfitano (Pearl River, N.Y.) all placed in the top three of their respective brackets.
 
Match Results
149: Tyler Gazaway (RWU) won four matches to get into the finals round. He won his first match by technical fall 19-2 at 2:01 and then pinned his second opponent at 2:30. His next round was won by a 2-0 decision. After that, he defeated the number 3^rd ranked wrestler in the country, Da'Mani Burns (Johnson and Wales) by a 15-11 decision to move on to the championships where he placed second.
 
 
165: No. 5, Taylor Shay (RWU) defeated his first opponent 14-7 by decision but lost in the round of 16 to put him in the consolation bracket. However, he won his next six matches to earn himself a third place finish. Shay won by decision in his first two matches in consolation, 6-1, 6-0. He then earned a 14-4 major decision, 8-4 decision, and a forfeit to face C. Murphy (Johnson & Wales) for third place. He then came out on top with a 3-2 victory by decision.
 
 
174: Brett Leonard (RWU) won his first three matches in the championship bracket recording an 11-0 major decision, 1:36 pin, and 11-1 major decision. He lost in the semifinals to No. 7 J. Wallace (Ithica) but came back with two wins. He earned a 10-2 major decision and pinned D. Henry (Cortland) at 6:45 to take third place.
 
 
184: Anthony Malfitano (RWU) recorded a 13-5 major decision in the first round but got moved back to the consolation bracket from a loss in the quarterfinals. However, he won his next four matches to declare a third place finish. He earned a 7-3 decision, two major decisions (11-3, 9-1), and finished with a 4:34 pin against N. Caracappa (Johnson & Wales).
 
Hawk Highlights
In the Ted Reese Invite, Peter Tringali (Chester, N.J.), Ryan Luchs (Newton, N.J.), and
Eli Wilson (Brewster, Mass.) all earned top five finishes in their respective weight classes.
 
Match Results
133: Peter Tringali (RWU) won his first three matches recording two major decisions (10-2, 8-0) and a decision (16-10). He then lost in the semifinals but earned himself a fourth place finish overall.
 
141: Ryan Luchs (RWU) won two matches by a 13-3 major decision and a 1:36 pin. He fell short and ended up in the consolation bracket but won his next three matches to place fifth. He recorded one pin at 4:28 and two decisions 5-2, 4-0. Teammate Ben Bariso (RWU) was not that far behind Luchs as he won a total of four matches on the day.
 
184: Eli Wilson (RWU) came in fourth place defeating D. Kreutter (Wesleyan) by a 5-1 decision.  
 
What's Next
The Hawks take on Springfield College in a dual match on Wednesday, December 11^th at 5:00 p.m.