Princeton University Athletics

Sean Pierson, at 125, was among the Tiger champions at the Franklin & Marshall Open Saturday.
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Pierson, Keller, Parker Win Titles at F&M Open
January 04, 2020 | Wrestling
Sean Pierson at 125, Marshall Keller at 141, and Kevin Parker at 174 all won event titles at the Franklin & Marshall Open Saturday in Lancaster, Pa.
In all, 18 Princeton wrestlers competed at the event and combined to win 45 matches in the team's final competition before the 12th-ranked Tigers head to North Carolina to take on the 17th-ranked Tar Heels Friday and sixth-ranked North Carolina State Saturday.
Princeton's complete results are below, and brackets can be found here.
125
Round of 32
Sean Pierson (Princeton) wins by fall over Kyle Randall (Sacred Heart), 4:56
Round of 16
Sean Pierson (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Romeo Rodriguez (Ursinus), 18-1
Quarterfinals
Sean Pierson (Princeton) wins by decision over Jarod Kosman (Maryland), 7-3
Semifinals
Sean Pierson (Princeton) wins by decision over Reese Fry (Brown), 8-2
Finals
Sean Pierson (Princeton) wins by major decision over Geo Barzona (Bucknell), 8-0
133
Round of 32
Ty Agaisse, bye
Round of 16
Ty Agaisse (Princeton) wins by decision over Brandon Loperfido (Unattached), 10-4
Quarterfinals
Jordan Decatur (Ohio State) wins by medical forfeit over Ty Agaisse (Princeton)
Consolation
Justin Hoyle (No team) wins by forfeit over Ty Agaisse (Princeton)
141
Round of 64
Pat D'Arcy, Marshall Keller, John Goettee, bye
Round of 32
Pat D'Arcy (Princeton) wins by decision over Jack Latimer (Unattached), 5-2
Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by fall over Roberto Gonzalez (Unattached), 0:24
Wil Gil (Franklin & Marshall) wins by major decision over John Goettee (Princeton), 15-2
Round of 16
Danny Bertoni (Unattached) wins by decision over Pat D'Arcy (Princeton), 7-0
Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by major decision over Jordan Ward (Unattached), 13-2
Quarterfinals
Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by decision over Danny Bertoni (Unattached), 7-0
Semifinals
Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by medical forfeit over Doug Zapf (Penn)
Finals
Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by major decision over Brian Courtney (Virginia), 12-2
Consolation
Anthony Sountis (Maryland) wins by fall over John Goettee (Princeton), 5:28
Pat D'Arcy (Princeton) wins by decision over Tyler Dilley (Unattached), 12-9
Nick Coy (Unattached) wins by decision over Pat D'Arcy (Princeton), 7-4
149
Round of 64
Josh Breeding (Princeton) wins by fall over Zeth Dean (Harvard), 1:32
Noah Ajram, bye
Round of 32
Josh Breeding (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Shaun Williams (Sacred Heart), 16-0
Noah Ajram (Princeton) wins by decision over Richard Aldarondo (Sacred Heart), 13-9
Round of 16
Josh Breeding (Princeton) wins by decision over Ryan Garlitz (Unattached), 4-0
Gabe Miller (Penn) wins by fall over Noah Ajram (Princeton), 1:54
Quarterfinals
Ricky Cabanillas (Brown) wins by major decision over Josh Breeding (Princeton), 5-2
Consolation
Alec Bobchin (Rider) wins by technical fall over Noah Ajram (Princeton), 18-3
Josh Breeding wins by major decision over Alec Bobchin (Rider), 12-4
Fifth Place
Lucas Revano (Penn) wins by major decision over Josh Breeding (Princeton), 14-0
157
Round of 32
Sebastian Corrales (Navy) wins by decision over Jack Lang (Princeton), 2-1
Consolation
Jack Lang (Princeton) wins by fall over Matthew Recher (Unattached), 1:48
Jeremy Ridge (Penn) wins by decision over Jack Lang (Princeton), 5-1
165
Round of 32
Conor Melbourne (Princeton) wins by decision over Donald Cates (Unattached), 10-6
Jake Marsh, bye
Round of 16
Jonathan Spadafora (Unattached) wins by decision over Conor Melbourne (Princeton), 4-2
Brandon Levesque (Sacred Heart) wins by decision over Jake Marsh (Princeton), 5-4
Consolation
Conor Melbourne (Princeton) wins by decision over William MacDonald (North Carolina), 7-4
David Veltri (Unattached) wins by medical forfeit over Jake Marsh (Princeton)
Conor Melbourne (Princeton) wins by decision over Brian Krasowski (Penn), 10-5
Vincent Andreano (Bucknell) wins by decision over Conor Melbourne (Princeton), 13-6
174
Round of 64
Kevin Parker, Forest Belli, Luca Pontone, Nate Dugan, bye
Round of 32
Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by fall over Corey Connolly (Unattached), 4:27
Forest Belli (Princeton) wins by fall over Pierce Bausano (Harvard), 2:32
Luca Pontone (Princeton) wins by decision over Christos Avgeros (Unattached), 9-6
Nate Dugan (Princeton) wins by injury default over Colin Shannon (Unattached), 6:34
Round of 16
Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Jason Montgomery (Penn), 16-0
Forest Belli (Princeton) wins by decision over Luke Drugac (Old Dominion), 7-2
James Langan (Long Island) wins by fall over Luca Pontone (Princeton), 1:13
Nate Dugan (Princeton) wins by decision over Channing Connors (Unattached), 9-5
Quarterfinals
Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by decision over John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall), 11-4
Joe Accousti (Sacred Heart) wins by decision over Forest Belli (Princeton), 3-2
Nate Dugan (Princeton) wins by decision over Bryce Rogers (Brown), 5-4
Semifinals
Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Joe Accousti (Sacred Heart), 15-0
Nate Dugan (Princeton) wins by decision over Neil Antrassian (Penn), 9-7 SV-1
Finals
Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Nate Dugan (Princeton), 16-0
Consolation
Aaron Wolk (Brown) wins by medical forfeit over Luca Pontone (Princeton)
Forest Belli (Princeton) wins by major decision over Aaron Wolk (Brown), 12-1
Forest Belli (Princeton) wins by decision over Crew Fullerton (Franklin & Marshall), 3-2
Fifth Place
Jake Hendricks (Penn) wins by fall over Forest Belli (Princeton), 1:52
184
No Princeton competitors
197
Round of 32
Matt Cover (Princeton) wins by fall over Connor Bowes (Unattached), 1:47
Round of 16
Matt Cover (Princeton) wins by fall over Rob Hetherman (Sacred Heart), 1:11
Quarterfinals
Matt Cover (Princeton) wins by fall over Malcolm Hunt (Ursinus), 6:27
Semifinals
Drew Phipps (Unattached) wins by technical fall over Matt Cover (Princeton), 16-1
Third Place
Demazio Samuel (Appalachian State) wins by decision over Matt Cover (Princeton), 5-3
285
Round of 32
Obinna Ajah (Princeton) wins by fall over Zakaria Loudini (Penn), 4:50
Johnathan Birchmeier (Navy) wins by fall over Jack DelGarbino (Princeton), 6:58
Michael Burchell (Appalachian State) wins by decision over Aidan Conner (Princeton), 7-4
Round of 16
Obinna Ajah (Princeton) wins by decision over Steve Mercadante (Franklin & Marshall), 4-3
Quarterfinals
Jacob Bullock (Old Dominion) wins by decision over Obinna Ajah (Princeton), 6-1
Consolation
Jack DelGarbino (Princeton) wins by decision over Steve Mercadante (Franklin & Marshall), 6-4
Aidan Conner (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Tim Nagosky (Long Island), 17-0
Aidan Conner (Princeton) wins by decision over Maguire Horl (Long Island), 5-2
Greg Hodulick (Unattached) wins by decision over Jack DelGarbino (Princeton), 7-5 SV-1
Aidan Conner (Princeton) wins by major decision over Ben Maack (Ursinus), 9-0
Aidan Conner (Princeton) wins by major decision over Obinna Ajah (Princeton), 9-0
Greg Hodulick (Unattached) wins by decision over Aidan Conner (Princeton), 5-3
In all, 18 Princeton wrestlers competed at the event and combined to win 45 matches in the team's final competition before the 12th-ranked Tigers head to North Carolina to take on the 17th-ranked Tar Heels Friday and sixth-ranked North Carolina State Saturday.
Princeton's complete results are below, and brackets can be found here.
125
Round of 32
Sean Pierson (Princeton) wins by fall over Kyle Randall (Sacred Heart), 4:56
Round of 16
Sean Pierson (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Romeo Rodriguez (Ursinus), 18-1
Quarterfinals
Sean Pierson (Princeton) wins by decision over Jarod Kosman (Maryland), 7-3
Semifinals
Sean Pierson (Princeton) wins by decision over Reese Fry (Brown), 8-2
Finals
Sean Pierson (Princeton) wins by major decision over Geo Barzona (Bucknell), 8-0
133
Round of 32
Ty Agaisse, bye
Round of 16
Ty Agaisse (Princeton) wins by decision over Brandon Loperfido (Unattached), 10-4
Quarterfinals
Jordan Decatur (Ohio State) wins by medical forfeit over Ty Agaisse (Princeton)
Consolation
Justin Hoyle (No team) wins by forfeit over Ty Agaisse (Princeton)
141
Round of 64
Pat D'Arcy, Marshall Keller, John Goettee, bye
Round of 32
Pat D'Arcy (Princeton) wins by decision over Jack Latimer (Unattached), 5-2
Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by fall over Roberto Gonzalez (Unattached), 0:24
Wil Gil (Franklin & Marshall) wins by major decision over John Goettee (Princeton), 15-2
Round of 16
Danny Bertoni (Unattached) wins by decision over Pat D'Arcy (Princeton), 7-0
Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by major decision over Jordan Ward (Unattached), 13-2
Quarterfinals
Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by decision over Danny Bertoni (Unattached), 7-0
Semifinals
Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by medical forfeit over Doug Zapf (Penn)
Finals
Marshall Keller (Princeton) wins by major decision over Brian Courtney (Virginia), 12-2
Consolation
Anthony Sountis (Maryland) wins by fall over John Goettee (Princeton), 5:28
Pat D'Arcy (Princeton) wins by decision over Tyler Dilley (Unattached), 12-9
Nick Coy (Unattached) wins by decision over Pat D'Arcy (Princeton), 7-4
149
Round of 64
Josh Breeding (Princeton) wins by fall over Zeth Dean (Harvard), 1:32
Noah Ajram, bye
Round of 32
Josh Breeding (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Shaun Williams (Sacred Heart), 16-0
Noah Ajram (Princeton) wins by decision over Richard Aldarondo (Sacred Heart), 13-9
Round of 16
Josh Breeding (Princeton) wins by decision over Ryan Garlitz (Unattached), 4-0
Gabe Miller (Penn) wins by fall over Noah Ajram (Princeton), 1:54
Quarterfinals
Ricky Cabanillas (Brown) wins by major decision over Josh Breeding (Princeton), 5-2
Consolation
Alec Bobchin (Rider) wins by technical fall over Noah Ajram (Princeton), 18-3
Josh Breeding wins by major decision over Alec Bobchin (Rider), 12-4
Fifth Place
Lucas Revano (Penn) wins by major decision over Josh Breeding (Princeton), 14-0
157
Round of 32
Sebastian Corrales (Navy) wins by decision over Jack Lang (Princeton), 2-1
Consolation
Jack Lang (Princeton) wins by fall over Matthew Recher (Unattached), 1:48
Jeremy Ridge (Penn) wins by decision over Jack Lang (Princeton), 5-1
165
Round of 32
Conor Melbourne (Princeton) wins by decision over Donald Cates (Unattached), 10-6
Jake Marsh, bye
Round of 16
Jonathan Spadafora (Unattached) wins by decision over Conor Melbourne (Princeton), 4-2
Brandon Levesque (Sacred Heart) wins by decision over Jake Marsh (Princeton), 5-4
Consolation
Conor Melbourne (Princeton) wins by decision over William MacDonald (North Carolina), 7-4
David Veltri (Unattached) wins by medical forfeit over Jake Marsh (Princeton)
Conor Melbourne (Princeton) wins by decision over Brian Krasowski (Penn), 10-5
Vincent Andreano (Bucknell) wins by decision over Conor Melbourne (Princeton), 13-6
174
Round of 64
Kevin Parker, Forest Belli, Luca Pontone, Nate Dugan, bye
Round of 32
Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by fall over Corey Connolly (Unattached), 4:27
Forest Belli (Princeton) wins by fall over Pierce Bausano (Harvard), 2:32
Luca Pontone (Princeton) wins by decision over Christos Avgeros (Unattached), 9-6
Nate Dugan (Princeton) wins by injury default over Colin Shannon (Unattached), 6:34
Round of 16
Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Jason Montgomery (Penn), 16-0
Forest Belli (Princeton) wins by decision over Luke Drugac (Old Dominion), 7-2
James Langan (Long Island) wins by fall over Luca Pontone (Princeton), 1:13
Nate Dugan (Princeton) wins by decision over Channing Connors (Unattached), 9-5
Quarterfinals
Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by decision over John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall), 11-4
Joe Accousti (Sacred Heart) wins by decision over Forest Belli (Princeton), 3-2
Nate Dugan (Princeton) wins by decision over Bryce Rogers (Brown), 5-4
Semifinals
Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Joe Accousti (Sacred Heart), 15-0
Nate Dugan (Princeton) wins by decision over Neil Antrassian (Penn), 9-7 SV-1
Finals
Kevin Parker (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Nate Dugan (Princeton), 16-0
Consolation
Aaron Wolk (Brown) wins by medical forfeit over Luca Pontone (Princeton)
Forest Belli (Princeton) wins by major decision over Aaron Wolk (Brown), 12-1
Forest Belli (Princeton) wins by decision over Crew Fullerton (Franklin & Marshall), 3-2
Fifth Place
Jake Hendricks (Penn) wins by fall over Forest Belli (Princeton), 1:52
184
No Princeton competitors
197
Round of 32
Matt Cover (Princeton) wins by fall over Connor Bowes (Unattached), 1:47
Round of 16
Matt Cover (Princeton) wins by fall over Rob Hetherman (Sacred Heart), 1:11
Quarterfinals
Matt Cover (Princeton) wins by fall over Malcolm Hunt (Ursinus), 6:27
Semifinals
Drew Phipps (Unattached) wins by technical fall over Matt Cover (Princeton), 16-1
Third Place
Demazio Samuel (Appalachian State) wins by decision over Matt Cover (Princeton), 5-3
285
Round of 32
Obinna Ajah (Princeton) wins by fall over Zakaria Loudini (Penn), 4:50
Johnathan Birchmeier (Navy) wins by fall over Jack DelGarbino (Princeton), 6:58
Michael Burchell (Appalachian State) wins by decision over Aidan Conner (Princeton), 7-4
Round of 16
Obinna Ajah (Princeton) wins by decision over Steve Mercadante (Franklin & Marshall), 4-3
Quarterfinals
Jacob Bullock (Old Dominion) wins by decision over Obinna Ajah (Princeton), 6-1
Consolation
Jack DelGarbino (Princeton) wins by decision over Steve Mercadante (Franklin & Marshall), 6-4
Aidan Conner (Princeton) wins by technical fall over Tim Nagosky (Long Island), 17-0
Aidan Conner (Princeton) wins by decision over Maguire Horl (Long Island), 5-2
Greg Hodulick (Unattached) wins by decision over Jack DelGarbino (Princeton), 7-5 SV-1
Aidan Conner (Princeton) wins by major decision over Ben Maack (Ursinus), 9-0
Aidan Conner (Princeton) wins by major decision over Obinna Ajah (Princeton), 9-0
Greg Hodulick (Unattached) wins by decision over Aidan Conner (Princeton), 5-3
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