WPI wrestling secured a second-place finish with 140.5 points at the Rhode Island College Invitational and Schwartz Report New England Showdown, athletics.wpi.edu reported.
The team finished behind The College of New Jersey, which tallied 220.5 points, while topping third-place Oneonta, which finished with 131 points. The Crimson and Gray accumulated 17 individual placewinners during the Saturday tournament in Providence, Rhode Island.
Lucas Marchese led the Engineers by capturing runner-up honors at 157 pounds. Marchese opened his tournament by pinning Oneonta’s Matthew Sarter in 32 seconds before earning a 6-2 decision over Rhode Island College’s Aiden Mantia and a 15-8 decision against TCNJ’s Ahmed Hussain. His run ended in the championship bout with a 16-5 major decision loss to Oneonta’s Kingston Strouse.
WPI also produced three third-place finishers in Coleson Tully at 133 pounds, Joe Tully at 174 pounds, and Jordin Agosto at 149 pounds, according to athletics.wpi.edu. Coleson Tully rebounded from a quarterfinal setback to defeat teammate Andrew Barkey 18-3 and Oneonta’s Brice Woodruff 21-15 before securing third place with a technical fall over teammate Maddox Rosenblatt.
Agosto compiled five victories in six bouts, responding to an early loss with four consecutive wins capped by a 19-4 technical fall over TCNJ’s Ethan Kerlin. Joe Tully notched a 4-1 record with three pins, defeating New England College’s Joseph Bolduc 2:37 to secure third place.
The Engineers placed several other athletes across various weight classes, including sixth-place finishes for Mason Medina at 141 pounds, Joey Baisley at 165 pounds, Leo Trejos at 125 pounds, Braiden Bagloe at 197 pounds, and Brendan Woytowich at 285 pounds. Luke Coelho placed fifth at 165 pounds and Alex McKenzie placed fifth at 184 pounds. Eighth-place points came from Andrew Barkey, Michael McNulty, Jerry Hill, Liam Conway, and Sean Keady.
WPI returns to the mat on Saturday, Nov. 14, traveling to Collegeville, Pennsylvania, for the Racich Rumble hosted by Ursinus, athletics.wpi.edu reported.
