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.
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- Matt Maloney (Lock Haven) inj. default Zach Spence (Maryland)
- Devon Britton (Rutgers) dec. PJ Truntich (Maryland), 8-2
- Jaret Lane (Lehigh) fall over PJ Truntich (Maryland), 2:01
- 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
- Nunzio Crowley (Binghamton) fall over Connor Bowes (Maryland), 5:58
- Mason McCready (Bucknell) fall over Connor Bowes (Maryland), 2:39
- Kevin Makosy (Maryland) fall over Zack Scheffler (Rider), 3:29
- Jacob Cardenas (Finger Lakes RTC) dec. Kevin Makosy (Maryland), 6-0
- Kevin Makosy (Maryland) dec. Ethan Weatherspoon (Virginia), 3-2
- Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) dec. Kevin Makosy (Maryland), 2-1
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