Braxton Brown Goes 3-0, No. 24 Terps Complete Rider Quad

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – No. 17 Braxton Brown (133) led the way for the Terps as they wrestled No. 18 Pittsburgh, Rider and No. 14 South Dakota State as part of the Rider Quad.

In the team's last action before the new year, Brown won all three of his matches on the day, including two wins over ranked opponents and two wins by bonus points. Ethen Miller (157) and Seth Nevills (285) each went 2-0, with Miller besting a pair of ranked opponents and Nevills downing a top-15 opponent in Dayton Pitzer of Pittsburgh.

In the Terps' first match of the day, a 25-12 loss to No. 18 Pittsburgh, Jaxon Smith and Nevills added huge boosts to their resumes with wins over top-15 opponents. Brown and Ethen Miller also picked up ranked wins for the Terps.

The Terps fell to host school Rider in a narrow match, 18-17. Ethen Miller picked up another ranked win in the match while Brown, Branson John, Chase Mielnik and Nevills all notched wins as well, with Brown's victory coming via technical fall.

In the final match of the day, South Dakota State defeated Maryland. Brown had the highlight win of the match, dominating No. 22 Derrick Cardinal en route to a 14-2 major decision. Kal Miller also picked up a clutch win in sudden victory.

Full Results

#18 Pittsburgh 15, #24 Maryland 12
125: Matt Marlow major dec. (11-1) Tyler Garvin (Pitt 4, Marland 0)
133: No. 17 Braxton Brown dec. (5-0) No. 32 Vinnie Santaniello (Pitt 4, Maryland 3)
141: No. 31 Anthony Santaniello dec. Dario Lemus (Pitt 7, Maryland 3)
149: No. 28 Finn Solomon dec. (4-3) No. 27 Kal Miller (Pitt 10, Maryland 3)
157: No. 8 Ethen Miller dec. (5-4) No. 31 Dylan Evans (Pitt 10, Maryland 6)
165: Jared Keslar TF (18-1, 3:54) Ryan Money (Pitt 15, Maryland 6)
174: No. 17 Luca Augustine TF (20-4, 6:26) Branson John (Pitt 20, Maryland 6)
184: No. 6 Jaxon Smith TB-2 (2-2) No. 11 Reece Heller (Pitt 20, Maryland 9)
197: No. 16 Mac Stout TF (22-6, 6:08) Chase Mienik (Pitt 25, Maryland 9)
285: No. 14 Seth Nevills dec. (7-0) No. 13 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt 25, Maryland 12)

Rider 18, #24 Maryland 17
125: Kaden Naame SV (4-1) Tyler Garvin (Rider 3, Maryland 0)
133: No. 17 Braxton Brown TF (15-0, 5:38) D`Amani Almodovar (Maryland 5, Rider 3)
141: No. 25 McKenzie Bell dec. (2-1) Dario Lemus (Rider 6, Maryland 5)
149: No. 15 Sammy Alvarez dec. (9-4) No. 27 Kal Miller (Rider 9, Maryland 5)
157: No. 8 Ethen Miller dec. (4-2) No. 22 Colton Washleski (Rider 9, Maryland 8)
165: Enrique Munguia fall (4:53) Ryan Money (Rider 15, Maryland 8)
174: Branson John dec. (12-5) Michael Wilson (Rider 15, Maryland 11)
184: No. 22 Issac Dean dec. (2-1) No. 6 Jaxon Smith (Rider 18, Maryland 11)
197: Chase Mielnik dec. (8-3) Brock Zurawski (Rider 18, Maryland 14)
285: No. 14 Seth Nevills dec. (7-2) Collin French (Rider 18, Maryland 17)

#14 South Dakota State 27, #24 Maryland 7
125: No. 14 Tanner Jordan dec. (6-0) Tyler Garvin (SDSU 3, Maryland 0)
133: No. 17 Braxton Brown major dec. (14-2) No. 22 Derrick Cardinal (Maryland 4, SDSU 3)
141: Caleb Gross dec. (5-2) Dario Lemus (SDSU 6, Maryland 4)
149: No. 27 Kal Miller SV (4-1) Colin Dupill (Maryland 7, SDSU 6)
157: Moses Espinoza-Owens dec. (8-5) Mekhi Neal (SDU 9, Maryland 7)
165: No. 12 Drake Rhodes dec. (8-3) Sammy Gautreau (SDSU 12, Maryland 7)
174: No. 10 Cade DeVos major dec. (11-2) Branson John (SDSU 16, Maryland 7)
184: No. 8 Bennett Berge dec. (4-2) No. 6 Jaxon Smith (SDSU 19, Maryland 7)
197: Thomas Dineen major dec. (15-3) Chase Mielnik (SDSU 23, Maryland 7)
285: No. 26 Luke Rasmussen major dec. (9-0) Sam O'Brian (SDSU 27, Maryland 7)

Up Next

The Terps will break for the holiday before heading to Albany, NY on Jan. 5, 2025 for another quad meet. They will face Binghamton, Columbia and Lock Haven.

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Players Mentioned

Braxton Brown: 133 lbs; Redshirt Junior

Dario Lemus: 141 lbs; Redshirt Freshman

Chase Mielnik: 197 lbs; Redshirt Senior

Ethen Miller: 157 lbs; Redshirt Junior

Kal Miller: 149 lbs; Junior

Ryan Money: 165 lbs; Redshirt Freshman

Seth Nevills: HWT; Graduate Student

Sam O'Brian: HWT; Redshirt Junior

Jaxon Smith: 184 lbs; Redshirt Junior

Mekhi Neal: 157 lbs; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Braxton Brown
: Redshirt Junior
: 133 lbs

Dario Lemus
: Redshirt Freshman
: 141 lbs

Chase Mielnik
: Redshirt Senior
: 197 lbs

Ethen Miller
: Redshirt Junior
: 157 lbs

Kal Miller
: Junior
: 149 lbs

Ryan Money
: Redshirt Freshman
: 165 lbs

Seth Nevills
: Graduate Student
: HWT

Sam O'Brian
: Redshirt Junior
: HWT

Jaxon Smith
: Redshirt Junior
: 184 lbs

Mekhi Neal
: Freshman
: 157 lbs