Three Terps Place at Mat Town Open

Sunday, February 23

Lock Haven, PA

9:00 AM

Maryland

Mat-Town Open II

2/23/2020 9:27:00 PM | Wrestling

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. -- Michael North and Jonathan Spadafora earned runner-up finishes and Kevin Makosy placed fourth in the Terps' final open competition of the season Sunday at the Mat Town Open.

What to Know

Spadafora placed for the fourth time this season, going 3-1 on the afternoon and finishing second at 165 pounds. The freshman got to the 20-win mark with his third win of the day, and now leads the team in total wins. Spadafora pinned the first two opponents he faced before earning a 5-2 decision to advance to the title bout where he would drop a 16-1 tech. fall and finish second.
North placed for the third time this season and finished in second place for the second time. North had previously taken second at the F&M Open. The Wadsworth, Ohio native earned a 15-7 major decision and a 17-0 technical fall en route to the championship bout, where he would drop a 7-2 decision to Virginia's Denton Spencer.
Makosy placed for the second time this season, going 2-2 on the afternoon to earn fourth place at 197 pounds. The Ijamsville, Md. native opened up his day with a pin, then dropped into consolation and earned a 3-2 decision to advance to the third-place bout. Makosy then dropped a tight 2-1 decision to secure fourth place.
Garrett Fisk also had an impressive day on the mat, fighting his way through consolation after dropping his first match of the day. The Severn, Md. native used a major decision and a pin to get to the consolation round of four, where he would drop a 3-2 decision to Matt Lee. (Yup, that Lee family...)
Maryland officially closes out the 2019-20 regular season. In all, Maryland competed in 19 duals (finishing 2-17), the American Round Robin, the Black Knight Invite, and six open tournaments.

Up Next

Maryland heads to Piscataway, N.J. on March 7 to compete in the Big Ten Championships, before traveling to Minneapolis for the National Tournament on March 19. For full results from the Mat Town Open, see below.

-TURTLEPOWER-

125 pounds
Zach Spence

Matt Maloney (Lock Haven) inj. default Zach Spence (Maryland)

133 pounds
PJ Truntich

Devon Britton (Rutgers) dec. PJ Truntich (Maryland), 8-2
Jaret Lane (Lehigh) fall over PJ Truntich (Maryland), 2:01

141 pounds
Decklan Fischer

Mitchell Polito (Lehigh) fall over Decklan Fischer (Maryland), 5:53
Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) tech. fall Decklan Fischer (Maryland), 20-5

149 pounds
Michael North (2^nd place)

Michael North (Maryland) major dec. Hunter Shaut (Buffalo), 15-7
Michael North (Maryland) tech. fall AJ Wilson (Lock Haven), 17-0
Denton Spencer (Virginia) dec. Michael North (Maryland), 7-2

157 pounds
Garrett Fisk

Elijah Cleary (Ohio State) fall over Garrett Fisk (Maryland), 6:19
Garrett Fisk (Maryland) major dec. Cody Harrison (Rutgers), 14-6
Garrett Fisk (Maryland) fall over Joe Barcello (Sacred Heart), 1:10
Garrett Fisk (Maryland) dec. Matt Lee (Unattached), 3-2

165 pounds
Jonathan Spadafora (2^nd place)

Jonathan Spadafora (Maryland) fall over David Veltri (Virginia), 6:19
Jonathan Spadafora (Maryland) fall over Vinnet Andreano (Bucknell), 3:15
Jonathan Spadafora (Maryland) dec. Tyler Megonigal (Unattached), 5-2
Julian Ramirez (Finger Lakes RTC) tech. fall Jonathan Spadafora (Maryland), 16-1

197 pounds
Connor Bowes