PRINCETON, N.J. -- Redshirt senior
Alfred Bannister went undefeated in five matches, taking home the 149-pound title at the Princeton Open on Sunday.
Bannister's day included a pair of victories by fall, and was capped by a 3-2 decision in the title bout. One of Bannister's pins came just 24 seconds into the match, besting his 2017-18 best pin time of 25 seconds.
It was the second-consecutive season the Maryland-native made it to the championship match of the event. After a second-place finish last season, Bannister was able to take home the trophy to begin his senior season.
Michael Doetsch,
Philip Spadafora and
Jaron Smith also found success in the event, placing sixth, fourth and third respectively.
Spadafora and Smith each started their days with three-consecutive victories before falling in the semifinals. Spadafora opened the day with a first-period fall, before winning by decision and then by technical fall in the quarterfinal. He then fell to Lehigh's Chase Gallik in the semifinal bout.
After receiving a bye in the first round, Smith got his day started with a major decision win over Purdue's Jared Florell. He then stuck Trey Rodgers of Hofstra in the first period of his quarterfinal match, but lost to Antonio Agee of Old Dominion in the semifinal to finish the day in third place of the 184-pound bracket.
Doetsch climbed through the consolation bracket en route to a sixth-place finish. After dropping his first match to former NCAA Qualifier Nate Limmex of Purdue, Doetsch put together five-consecutive wins in the consolation bracket. After winning his first two consolation matches by pin and technical fall, Doetsch grinded out a 6-4 decision to keep his day going. He then earned a major decision victory before a sudden-victory win over Lehigh's Danny Moran. Because his match limit was reached, Doetsch ended the day finishing sixth.
Maryland also saw strong debuts from a pair of freshmen wrestlers. 125-pounders
King Sandoval and
Jarod Kosman each got their collegiate careers started with back-to-back wins in the championship bracket. Sandoval dominated his first two opponents, picking up a pair of pins. For Kosman, a 12-5 win in the first round was then followed by his first collegiate pin.
Danny Bertoni and
David-Brian Whisler also wrestled well, picking up a pair of victories in the 141-pound and 197-pound brackets respectively.
Maryland will be back in action on Nov. 10, traveling to Pennsylvania for the ESU Open. For full results from the Princeton Open, please see below.
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King Sandoval
- Champ. Round 1 - King Sandoval (Maryland) won by fall over Chase Mullarkey (Rider) (Fall 1:26)
- Champ. Round 2 - King Sandoval (Maryland) won by fall over Anthony Zamora (Old Dominion) (Fall 4:12)
- Quarterfinal - Patrick Glory (Princeton) won by fall over King Sandoval (Maryland) (Fall 4:16)
- Cons. Round 4 - Joe Manchio (Columbia) won by decision over King Sandoval (Maryland) (Dec 3-1)
Jarod Kosman
- Champ. Round 1 - Jarod Kosman (Maryland) won by decision over Sean Foley (Rider) (Dec 12-5)
- Champ. Round 2 - Jarod Kosman (Maryland) won by fall over Christian Deehan (TCNJ) (Fall 2:53)
- Quarterfinal - Jonathan Tropea (Rider) won by decision over Jarod Kosman (Maryland) (Dec 10-5)
- Cons. Round 4 - Dylan Ryder (Hofstra) won by fall over Jarod Kosman (Maryland) (Fall 0:33)
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Decklan Fischer
- Champ. Round 1 - Bjorn Schroeder (Purdue) won by fall over Decklan Fischer (Maryland) (Fall 1:32)
- Cons. Round 2 - Dominic Carone (USMAPS) won in sudden victory - 3 over Decklan Fischer (Maryland) (SV-3 7-3)
Orion Anderson
- Champ. Round 1 - Chris Wright (Rider) won by fall over Orion Anderson (Maryland) (Fall 6:17)
- Cons. Round 1 - Orion Anderson (Maryland) won by fall over Trevon Majette (Old Dominion) (Fall 1:59)
- Cons. Round 2 - Mitch Polito (Lehigh) won by decision over Orion Anderson (Maryland) (Dec 7-6)
Michael Doetsch
- Champ. Round 2 - Nate Limmex (Purdue) won by decision over Michael Doetsch (Maryland) (Dec 5-2)
- Cons. Round 3 - Michael Doetsch (Maryland) won by fall over Sam Mandlebraut (Rider) (Fall 1:22)
- Cons. Round 4 - Michael Doetsch (Maryland) won by tech fall over Thomas Miers (Columbia) (TF 17-1)
- Cons. Round 5 - Michael Doetsch (Maryland) won by decision over Corey Shie (West Point) (Dec 6-4)
- Cons. Round 6 - Michael Doetsch (Maryland) won by major decision over Gerard Daly (Sacred Heart) (Maj 12-2)
- Cons. Round 7 - Michael Doetsch (Maryland) won in sudden victory - 1 over Danny Moran (Lehigh) (SV-1 7-3)
- Cons. Semi - Dan Fongaro (Columbia) won by rule over Michael Doetsch (Maryland) (RULE)
- 5th Place Match - Peter Ogunsanya (West Point) won by rule over Michael Doetsch (Maryland) (RULE)
Danny Bertoni
- Champ. Round 1 - Christopher Scorese (Columbia) won by decision over Danny Bertoni (Maryland) (Dec 11-6)
- Cons. Round 2 - Danny Bertoni (Maryland) won by decision over Garrett Lambert (Hofstra) (Dec 12-7)
- Cons. Round 3 - Danny Bertoni (Maryland) won by medical forfeit over Jesse Rodgers (Rider) (MFF)
- Cons. Round 4 - Dalton Young (Stanford) won by decision over Danny Bertoni (Maryland) (Dec 4-3)
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Alfred Bannister
- Champ. Round 1 - Alfred Bannister (Maryland) won in sudden victory - 1 over Noah Hanau (West Point) (SV-1 5-3)
- Champ. Round 2 - Alfred Bannister (Maryland) won by fall over Christian Innarella (Princeton) (Fall 3:36)
- Quarterfinal - Alfred Bannister (Maryland) won by fall over Austin Nash (Purdue) (Fall 0:24)
- Semifinal - Alfred Bannister (Maryland) won by decision over Kenan Carter (Old Dominion) (Dec 8-5)
- 1st Place Match - Alfred Bannister (Maryland) won by decision over Requir Van Der Merwe (Stanford) (Dec 3-2)
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Adam Whitesell
- Champ. Round 1 - Adam Whitesell (Maryland) won by fall over Tyler Hazard (Old Dominion) (Fall 0:56)
- Champ. Round 2 - Leonard Merkin (Princeton) won by decision over Adam Whitesell (Maryland) (Dec 6-2)
- Cons. Round 2 - Kevin Budock (Old Dominion) won by decision over Adam Whitesell (Maryland) (Dec 6-5)
Jahi Jones
- Champ. Round 2 - Quincy Monday (Princeton) won by decision over Jahi Jones (Maryland) (Dec 7-4)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jahi Jones (Maryland) won by decision over Nigel Ruiz (West Point) (Dec 7-1)
- Cons. Round 3 - Jared Hill (Stanford) won by decision over Jahi Jones (Maryland) (Dec 5-2)
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Idris White
- Champ. Round 1 - Idris White (Maryland) won by fall over Brendan O`Hara (Princeton) (Fall 0:47)
- Champ. Round 2 - Ricky Stamm (Hofstra) won by decision over Idris White (Maryland) (Dec 3-1)
- Cons. Round 2 - Max Elling (Columbia) won by decision over Idris White (Maryland) (Dec 13-11)
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Josh Ugalde
- Champ. Round 1 - Travis Stefanik (Princeton) won by decision over Josh Ugalde (Maryland) (Dec 6-5)
- Cons. Round 2 - Shane Jones (Old Dominion) won by decision over Josh Ugalde (Maryland) (Dec 4-1)
Phil Spadafora
- Champ. Round 1 - Phil Spadafora (Maryland) won by fall over Sam Williams (West Point) (Fall 2:13)
- Champ. Round 2 - Phil Spadafora (Maryland) won by decision over Luke Drugac (Old Dominion) (Dec 4-3)
- Quarterfinal - Phil Spadafora (Maryland) won by tech fall over Sage Helller (Hofstra) (TF 19-3)
- Semifinal - Chase Gallik (Lehigh) won by fall over Phil Spadafora (Maryland) (Fall 1:14)
Jake Nielson
- Champ. Round 1 - Ben Harvey (West Point) won by tech fall over Jake Nielson (Maryland) (TF 18-0)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jed Smith (West Point) won by fall over Jake Nielson (Maryland) (Fall 3:31)
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Jaron Smith
- Champ. Round 2 - Jaron Smith (Maryland) won by major decision over Jared Florell (Purdue) (Maj 16-3)
- Quarterfinal - Jaron Smith (Maryland) won by fall over Trey Rogers (Hofstra) (Fall 2:42)
- Semifinal - Antonio Agee (Old Dominion) won by decision over Jaron Smith (Maryland) (Dec 6-3)
- 3rd Place Match - Jaron Smith (Maryland) won by medical forfeit over Mike Fagg-Daves (Rider) (MFF)
Kyle Jasenski
- Champ. Round 1 - Noah Stewart (West Point) won by decision over Kyle Jasenski (Maryland) (Dec 8-2)
- Cons. Round 2 - Billy Janzer (Rutgers) won by decision over Kyle Jasenski (Maryland) (Dec 7-6)
Niko Cappello
- Champ. Round 1 - Kendall Elfstrum (Princeton) won by major decision over Niko Cappello (Maryland) (Maj 10-1)
- Cons. Round 2 - Niko Cappello (Maryland) won by fall over Mike Oxley (Hofstra) (Fall 2:30)
- Cons. Round 3 - Austin Flores (Stanford) won by fall over Niko Cappello (Maryland) (Fall 4:52)
