LANCASTER, Pa. -- Youssif Hemida,
King Sandoval and
Peter Tedesco all earned fifth-place finishes as members of the Maryland wrestling team wrapped up the F&M Open on Saturday. Each won at least five matches to place in the event, which was hosted by Franklin & Marshall College.
It was Hemida's first action since the senior heavyweight earned a silver medal at the U23 World Championships in November. Hemida opened his tournament with a fall, which was followed by a decision win in the second round. After dropping his match to Seth Nevills by decision, Hemida posted back-to-back wins to advance to the fifth-place match where he won by rule. Hemida's day included a 22-7 technical fall triumph in his consolation bout against Ray O'Donnell.
Tedesco's trip to the podium came after an impressive run through the consolation bracket. After dropping a tight match by decision to begin his day, The Massachusetts native won five consecutive consolation bouts, with four coming by way of decision. Due to the six-match limit, Tedesco won by rule in his fifth-place match.
Sandoval impressed throughout the day in the 125-pound flight. Despite losing his championship round match, Sandoval rattled off a trio of victories to get into the fifth place match. The freshman won by major decision over Brown's Reese Fry, and then secured a sudden victory win in the consolation semifinals over Virginia Tech's Joey Prata. The Maryland native then won the fifth place match with a 45-second fall over NC State's Tommy Cox.
Maryland will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 11, when the Terps open up conference play at Purdue. For full results from the F&M Open, please see below.
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Jarod Kosman
- Champ. Round 1 - Korbin Meink (Campbell University) won by decision over Jarod Kosman (Maryland) (Dec 8-4)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jarod Kosman (Maryland) won by major decision over Jonathan Consorti (Penn State - Unattached) (Maj 13-5)
- Cons. Round 3 - Blair Orr (University of Pennsylvania) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jarod Kosman (Maryland) (SV-1 7-1)
King Sandoval
- Champ. Round 2 - Joey Prata (Virginia Tech) won by decision over King Sandoval (Maryland - unattached) (Dec 3-2)
- Cons. Round 3 - King Sandoval (Maryland - unattached) won by major decision over Reese Fry (Brown University) (Maj 13-0)
- Cons. Round 4 - King Sandoval (Maryland - unattached) won by medical forfeit over Jose Diaz (F&M) (MFF)
- Cons. Semi - King Sandoval (Maryland - unattached) won in sudden victory - 1 over Joey Prata (Virginia Tech) (SV-1 3-1)
- 5th Place Match - King Sandoval (Maryland - unattached) won by fall over Tommy Cox (NC State - Unattached) (Fall 0:45)
133
Decklan Fischer
- Champ. Round 1 - Steven Simpson (Old Dominion-unattached) won by fall over Decklan Fischer (Maryland) (Fall 2:01)
- Cons. Round 1 - Decklan Fischer (Maryland) won by fall over Michael Botte (Middlesex County College) (Fall 4:57)
- Cons. Round 2 - Decklan Fischer (Maryland) won by fall over William Bianchi (Sacred Heart) (Fall 1:21)
- Cons. Round 3 - Jacob Martin (Hofstra-Unattached) won by decision over Decklan Fischer (Maryland) (Dec 12-7)
141
Michael Doetsch
- Champ. Round 2 - Michael Doetsch (Maryland) won by decision over Colin Realbuto (Brown University) (Dec 9-5)
- Champ. Round 3 - Wil Gil (F&M) won by decision over Michael Doetsch (Maryland) (Dec 5-2)
- Cons. Round 4 - Michael Doetsch (Maryland) won by decision over James Pawelski (Brown University) (Dec 9-5)
- Cons. Round 5 - Michael Doetsch (Maryland) won by decision over Gray Hart (University of Virginia) (Dec 5-4)
- Cons. Round 6 - Caleb Rea (West Virginia- Unattached) won by fall over Michael Doetsch (Maryland) (Fall 2:53)
Danny Bertoni
- Champ. Round 2 - Danny Bertoni (Maryland) won by decision over James Pawelski (Brown University) (Dec 5-3)
- Champ. Round 3 - Marshall Keller (Princeton) won by decision over Danny Bertoni (Maryland) (Dec 4-2)
- Cons. Round 4 - Colin Realbuto (Brown University) won by decision over Danny Bertoni (Maryland) (Dec 5-2)
149
Hunter Baxter
- Champ. Round 2 - Hunter Baxter (Maryland) won by tech fall over Adrian Nelson (Sacred Heart-unattached) (TF 16-1)
- Champ. Round 3 - Hunter Baxter (Maryland) won by decision over Alex Hornfeck (West Virginia- Unattached) (Dec 2-1)
- Quarterfinal - Parker Kropman (Drexel) won by decision over Hunter Baxter (Maryland) (Dec 7-1)
- Cons. Round 6 - Wyatt Long (Navy) won by decision over Hunter Baxter (Maryland) (Dec 6-4)
Peter Tedesco
- Champ. Round 1 - Wyatt Long (Navy) won by decision over Peter Tedesco (Maryland) (Dec 6-4)
- Cons. Round 2 - Peter Tedesco (Maryland) won by decision over Chase Sumner (University of Pittsburgh-unatt) (Dec 3-2)
- Cons. Round 3 - Peter Tedesco (Maryland) won by decision over Chase McCollum (F&M) (Dec 8-5)
- Cons. Round 4 - Peter Tedesco (Maryland) won by medical forfeit over Brock Wilson (Harvard University) (MFF)
- Cons. Round 5 - Peter Tedesco (Maryland) won by decision over Aidan Conroy (Davidson) (Dec 3-1)
- Cons. Round 6 - Peter Tedesco (Maryland) won by decision over Scott Obendorfer (Penn State) (Dec 8-3)
- Cons. Round 7 - Peter Tedesco (Maryland) won by rule over Wyatt Long (Navy) (RULE)
- Cons. Semi - Matt Grippi (NC State - Unattached) won by rule over Peter Tedesco (Maryland) (RULE)
- 5th Place Match - Peter Tedesco (Maryland) won by rule over Sam Martino (University of Virginia) (RULE)
Jamar Williams
- Champ. Round 2 - Jamar Williams (Maryland - unattached) won by decision over Joey Blumer (Penn State) (Dec 7-3)
- Champ. Round 3 - Jamar Williams (Maryland - unattached) won by major decision over Imran Heard (Lock Haven--unattached) (Maj 21-13)
- Quarterfinal - Michael Murphy (University of Virginia) won by tech fall over Jamar Williams (Maryland - unattached) (TF 15-0)
- Cons. Round 6 - Sam Martino (University of Virginia) won by medical forfeit over Jamar Williams (Maryland - unattached) (MFF)
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Chase De Maille
- Champ. Round 2 - Zachary Barnes (Campbell Univ - Unattached) won by fall over Chase De Maille (Maryland - unattached) (Fall 3:11)
- Cons. Round 3 - Kyler Rea (West Virginia- Unattached) won by tech fall over Chase De Maille (Maryland - unattached) (TF 16-0)
174
Jake Nielson
- Champ. Round 1 - Jake Nielson (Maryland - unattached) won by fall over Grant Jefferson (University of North Carolina) (Fall 1:38)
- Champ. Round 2 - Connor Rogovitch (Kutztown University) won by tech fall over Jake Nielson (Maryland - unattached) (TF 16-0)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jake Nielson (Maryland - unattached) won by decision over Matt Fallon (Sacred Heart) (Dec 8-2)
- Cons. Round 3 - Brinton Simington (Lock Haven--unattached) won by fall over Jake Nielson (Maryland - unattached) (Fall 3:25)
285
Youssif Hemida
- Champ. Round 1 - Youssif Hemida (Maryland) won by fall over Mitchell Trigg (Davidson) (Fall 2:33)
- Champ. Round 2 - Youssif Hemida (Maryland) won by decision over Andrew Dunn (Kutztown University) (Dec 5-2)
- Quarterfinal - Seth Nevills (Unattached) won by decision over Youssif Hemida (Maryland) (Dec 9-7)
- Cons. Round 4 - Youssif Hemida (Maryland) won by tech fall over Ray O`Donnell (PFW) (TF 22-7)
- Cons. Semi - Youssif Hemida (Maryland) won by decision over Riley Smith (Navy) (Dec 7-3)
- 5th Place Match - Youssif Hemida (Maryland) won by rule over Odgerel Batkhishig (Campbell University) (RULE)
Parker Robinson
- Champ. Round 1 - Ray O`Donnell (PFW) won by fall over Parker Robinson (Maryland - unattached) (Fall 0:36)
- Cons. Round 1 - Parker Robinson (Maryland - unattached) won by decision over Maguire Horl (Sacred Heart-unattached) (Dec 5-2)
- Cons. Round 2 - Parker Robinson (Maryland - unattached) won by decision over Evan Callahan (Harvard University) (Dec 7-6)
- Cons. Round 3 - Cole Rickert (University of Pittsburgh-unatt) won by decision over Parker Robinson (Maryland - unattached) (Dec 5-0)
