Maryland
Southeast Open
Five Terps Place at Southeast Open
11/4/2019 11:09:00 AM | Wrestling
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Philip Spadafora finished as the runner-up at the 174-pound weight class and led a strong day for the Maryland wrestling team at the Southeast Open on Sunday.
Philip Spadafora's second-place finish featured two pins and a decision victory to advance to the final bout, ultimately dropping a 12-2 major decision to Missouri's Connor Flynn.
P. Spadafora was one of five Terps to end the day on the podium. Jonathan Spadafora and Kevin Makosy each finished third at 165 and 197 pounds, respectively, while Ryan Garlitz finished fourth at 149 and Danny Bertoni placed fifth at 141.
Bertoni dropped a 3-1 decision in his opening bout before working his way all the way through the consolation bracket for a fifth-place finish by way of three forfeits, one decision and a major decision.
J. Spadafora opened with a major decision and back-to-back decisions, dropping his quarterfinal bout but winning the third-place bout over Campbell's Jack Ervien with a 8-2 decision.
Makosy won his opening bout, winning 15-0 via tech. fall over VMI's Solomon Harris. He dropped his next bout before advancing through the consolation bracket, winning in the third-place match over Gardner-Webb's Jack Trautman with a 11-5 decision.
Garlitz pinned VMI's Seth Fillers in 2:06 in his opening bout, then advancing via a major decision before dropping the quarterfinal match and losing in the third-place bout to finish fourth at 149 in the freshman/sophomore class.
Maryland will be back in action on Saturday, Nov. 9, traveling to Washington, D.C. for the American University Round Robin. For full results from the Southeast Open, see below.
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125 Pounds
- John Jones (Gardner-Webb) dec. Zach Spence, 5-4
- Cian Fischer (Davidson) win by fall over Zach Spence, 2:39
133 Pounds
- Will Edmiston (Gardner-Webb) dec. James Ruona, 10-5
- James Ruona major dec. Sean McKinney (VMI), 14-3
- Lucas Seibert (WVU) major dec. James Ruona, 13-4
141 Pounds
- Anthony Sountis win by fall over Scotty Kiyono (Virginia), 2:01
- Kelan McKenna (Notre Dame College) win by fall over Anthony Sountis, 2:15
Danny Bertoni (5th)
- Joshua Heil (Campbell) dec. Danny Bertoni, 3-1
- Danny Bertoni major dec. Aidan Murphy (Tennessee-Chattanooga), 14-4
- Danny Bertoni win by forfeit over Jacob Wynn (King University)
- Danny Bertoni win by forfeit over Chris Debein (Tennessee-Chattanooga)
- Danny Bertoni dec. Brandon Bright (Gardner-Webb), 6-2
- Danny Bertoni win by forfeit over Kelan McKenna (Notre Dame College)
- Chris Debien (Tennessee-Chattanooga) win by fall over Decklan Fischer, 4:20
- Decklan Fischer dec. Josh Baier (Virginia Tech), 3-2
- Mario Vasquez (Ferrum) win by fall, 3:15
149 Pounds
Justin Lemay
- Grant Lundy (Tennessee-Chattanooga) dec. Justin LeMay, 4-3
- Justin LeMay tech. fall Seth Fillers (VMI), 19-3
- Justin LeMay tech. fall Charley Barry (unattached), 15-0
- Jason Kraisser (Campbell) win by fall over Justin LeMay, 1:31
Ryan Garlitz (4th)
- Ryan Garlitz win by fall over Seth Fillers (VMI), 2:06
- Ryan Garlitz major dec. Liam Lusher (WVU), 11-3
- Troy Nation (Buies Creek) dec. Ryan Garlitz, 4-2
- Devin Rivet (Campbell) dec. Ryan Garlitz, 3-1
157 Pounds
- Lucas Cordio major dec. Albert Rechenmacher (UNC), 16-5
- Lucas Cordio dec. Jordon Tague (Notre Dame College), 5-3
- AC Headlee (UNC) major dec. Lucas Cordio, 16-4
- Lucas Cordio tech. fall Luke Sorboro, 17-2
- Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) major dec. Lucas Cordio, 13-4
165 Pounds
Jonathan Spadafora (3rd)
- Jonathan Spadafora major dec. Ali Salem (GMU), 10-1
- Jonathan Spadafora dec. Brock Godzin (WVU), 7-4
- Jonathan Spadafora dec. Justin Phillips (unattached), 7-2
- Michael Ferree (Campbell) dec. Jonathan Spadafora, 6-3
- Jonathan Spadafora dec. Jack Ervien (Campbell), 8-2
- Jack Ervien (Campbell) major dec. Garrett Fisk, 13-3
- Kristian Scott (Virginia Tech) dec. Garrett Fisk, 7-3
174 Pounds
Philip Spadafora (2nd)
- Philip Spadafora win by fall over Hunter Fortner (Tennessee-Chattanooga), 1:41
- Philip Spadafora win by fall over Jeremiah Kent (Missouri), 6:09
- Philip Spadafora dec. Robert Patrick (unattached), 7-4
- Connor Flynn major dec. Philip Spadafora, 12-2
197 Pounds
Kevin Makosy (3rd)
- Kevin Makosy tech. fall Solomon Harris (VMI), 15-0
- Michael Viramontes (Notre Dame College) dec. Kevin Makosy, 5-4
- Kevin Makosy dec. Taye Ghadiali (Campbell), 10-9
- Kevin Makosy dec. Jack Trautman (Gardner-Webb), 11-5
- Evan Clark (Davidson) dec. Connor Bowes, 7-3
- Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) win by fall over Connor Bowes, 0:12
