BRISTOL, R.I. – At the end of a long day of wrestling, the Roger Williams University Wrestling team claimed third place out of ten teams at their home tournament, the Roger Williams Invitational, on Saturday at the Campus Rec Center. The Hawks put nine on the podium on the day with five in the top-three including Kyle Kaiser (Paramus, N.J.) who won the 133-pound weight class.
 
RWU finished with a team score of 140.5 to claim the third-place finish. Number-eight nationally ranked Johnson & Wales took the top spot with a score of 182.5 and were led by a quartet of winners in the 141-, 149-, 184-, and 285-pound weight classes. Sandwiched between the Rhode Island rivals was number-19 nationally ranked Castleton University in second with a team score of 159.5.
 
Kaiser won his weight class by beating JWU's Gabriel Leo-Esparolini (Roselle Park, N.J.) by a minor decision, 7-3. Joining him in the finals was Ben Bariso (Butler, N.J.) at the 149-pound weight class though he fell in that bout to Gabe McDaniel (McDonough, Ga.) by a minor decision, 7-4.
 
The Hawks did put five wrestlers in the consolation finals however, including both participants at 125 where Connor Keegan (Sandwich, Mass.) beat Ari Dinerman (Ashland, Mass.) by a minor decision, 5-1. At 141, Peter Tringali (Chester, N.J.) fell to Coast Guard's Mason Purvis (El Paso, Texas) by a minor decision, 5-1. Cole Shaughnessy (Fairfield, Conn.) and Addison Boisvert (Scarborough, Maine) claimed wins by way of first-period pins in the 184- and 285-pound weight classes, respectively. Shaughnessy defeated Castleton's Alec Richards (Corinth, N.Y.) just 38 seconds in while Boisvert beat Ryan Higgins (Billerica, Mass.) of Bridgewater State at the 1:34 mark.
 
Jacob Cardozo (Southington, Conn.) and Spencer Fetrow (Holliston, Mass.) each claimed fifth in the 174- and 197-pound weight classes respectively. Cardozo won by a no contest while Fetrow got the win due to a medical forfeit.
 
Placings
125
3^rd- Connor Keegan (RWU) won in consolation finals by decision over Ari Dinerman (RWU), 5-1
4^th- Ari Dinerman (RWU) lost in consolation finals by decision to Connor Keegan (RWU), 5-1
 
133
1^st- Kyle Kaiser (RWU) won in finals by decision over Gabriel Leo-Esparolini (JWU), 7-3
 
141
4^th- Peter Tringali (RWU) lost in consolation finals by decision to Mason Purvis (USCGA), 6-1
 
149
2^nd- Ben Bariso (RWU) lost in finals by decision to Gabe McDaniel (JWU), 7-4
 
174
5^th-Jacob Cardozo (RWU) won in fifth-place match by no contest over Cooper Fleming (CSTL)
 
184
3^rd- Cole Shaughnessy (RWU) won in consolation finals by pin over Alec Richards (CSTL), at 0:38
 
197
5^th- Spencer Fetrow (RWU) won in fifth-place match by medical forfeit over Michael Dooley (STVN)
 
285
3^rd- Addison Boisvert (RWU) won in consolation finals by pin over Ryan Higgins (BSU) at 1:34

What's Next
Saturday, November 20 at the David Butler Duals (Hosted by UNH)