BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Wrestling team competed in the Scott Viera Open Tournament on Saturday. The other teams that participated were American International College, Johnson & Wales University, Rhode Island College, Wesleyan University, and Springfield College.
Hawk Highlights
Tyler Gazaway (New Providence, N.J.),
Jack Kelly (Sea Girt, N.J.),
Brett Leonard (New Milford, Conn.), and
Anthony Malfitano (Pearl River, N.Y.) were all named champions in their respective weight classes.
Match Results
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Ben Dubois (RWU) won two of his matches to earn his way into a fourth place finish. He defeated G. Fischer (Wesleyan) 5-1 and J. Marselli (AIC) 13-3.
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Peter Tringali (RWU) also came in fourth place with two wins on the day from C. Hwang (Wesleyan) 11-1 and R. Mayer (RWU) 10-2.
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Tristan Haviland (RWU) and
Ben Bariso (RWU) finished third and fourth respectively. Haviland had four wins including a 7-1 decision, a 17-1 technical fall at 4:48, 18-3 technical fall at 6:50, and a 4-2 decision. Bariso also earned four wins and recorded a pin at 7:31, one at :34, a 6-2 decision, and a 9-5 decision.
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Tyler Gazaway (RWU) went 4-0 and earned first place in his weight class. He collected a 23-3 technical fall at 2:53, a pin at 2:09, a 15-0 TF at 5:49, and a 15-0 TF at 5:29.
Connor Meytrott (RWU) earned third place recording a technical fall, a pin at 1:35, two decisions, and a major decision.
Tagan Welch (RWU) placed fourth earning a pin at 2:01, a 12-3 major decision, and a 6-1 decision.
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Jack Kelly (RWU) was named champion while teammate
Michael Mirmina (RWU) was named runner up. Kelly received a 11-3 major decision over S. Glaropoulos (Springfield), a win by default, and two decisions. Mirmina took down J. Baker (Springfield) 9-4, and recorded two pins at 1:11 and 3:55.
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Ryan Grebe (RWU) finished second with a pin at :59 and a 14-7 decision.
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Brett Leonard (RWU) also was named champion earning a 3-0 record. Leonard recorded a pin at 1:32 against J. Kennedy (Springfield), a 17-0 technical fall at 3:38, and a 3-1 decision over M. Gaita (Wesleyan) to take first place.
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Anthony Malfitano (RWU) took first place as well winning both of his matches. Both opponents were from Springfield, in which he recorded two major decisions over them.
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Travis Arata (RWU) placed second with two wins against D. Grover (Springfield) 6-2 and S. Ware (Springfield) 9-3.
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Addison Boisvert (RWU) earned fourth place. He quickly recorded a pin at 2:48 in the first round to move on to H. Karp (Wesleyan) where he pinned his next opponent at 3:38. He earned his third pin at 1:40 against N. Cote (Springfield).
What's Next
The Hawks take on the NWCA National Duals January 10-11 and the Plymouth State Invitational Saturday, January 11
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