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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Chase Liardi
Chase Liardi

Hofstra Wins Three Championships At Journeymen Collegiate Classic

11/13/2022 10:41:00 PM

Bethlehem, PA - Hofstra picked up three championships and two second-place finishers at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic Sunday at Freedom High School. Hofstra's 15 wrestlers posted a combined record of 26-20 at the tournament.

Chase Liardi won a championship at the 133-pound B Division, posting a 3-0 mark. Liardi won his Pool A round robin matches over Jake Eckerlee of Buffalo (7-1) and Daniel Urochuck of Army (6-3) to finish first in the pool. He defeated Pool B winner Evan Mougalian of Penn, 5-4, in the championship match. 

Jacob Ferreira was the 184-pound A Division champion after winning Pool B with a major decision over Harvard's Luke Rada (17-4) and a win by fall over Max Hale of Penn in sudden victory. In the championship match, Ferreira pinned Leo Tarantino of Harvard at the 6:36 mark.

Nikolas Miller was Hofstra's third champion, winning the 197-pound C Division. Miller had Pool B wins over Lock Haven's Kaleb Snodgrass (fall, 6:34) and LIU's John Dusza (major dec., 15-6) to advance to the championship match. In the final, Miller bested Dakota Rodgers of Pitt-Johnstown, 9-5. 

Eric Shindel placed second at the 157-pound E Division, going 2-1 in pool play as the division only had four wrestlers. Trey Rodgers placed second at the 197-pound A Division, winning Pool B at 2-0 before forfeiting the championship match. 

Hofstra is back in action next Sunday at the Black Knight Invitational at Army West Point. 

Full Hofstra results of the Journeymen Collegiate Classic: 

125C
Pool A

Jacob Moon (Hofstra) tech fall Benny Herrera (Sacred Heart), 19-4 (6:22)
Tristan Mascarenas (Arizona State) wbf. Jacob Moon (Hofstra), 4:02
Jacob Moon (Hofstra) dec. Austin Zehring (VMI), 5-1

Pool B
Bronson Garber (Bloomsburg) dec. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra), 2-0
Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) major dec. Cole Meyer (Sacred Heart), 10-0
Trevon Grey (Pitt Johnstown) dec. Dylan Acevdo-Switzer (Hofstra), 10-5

Third Place
Trevon Grey (Pitt Johnstown) medical forfeit Jacob Moon (Hofstra)

Fifth Place
Austin Zehring (VMI) injury default Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) 

133B
Pool A

Chase Liardi (Hofstra) dec. Jake Eckerlee (Buffalo), 7-1
Chase Liardi (Hofstra) dec. Daniel Urochuck (Army West Point), 6-3

Championship Match
Chase Liardi (Hofstra) dec. Evan Mougalian (Penn), 5-4

133C
Pool A

Gabe Vidlak (Oklahoma) major dec. Alex Turley (Hofstra), 11-3
Carter Dibert (Arizona State) tech fall Alex Turley (Hofstra), 16-1 (6:54)

Fifth Place
Alex Turley (Hofstra) major dec. Jake Carlucci, 16-5

141B
Matt Ryan (Buffalo) dec. Justin Hoyle (Hofstra), 8-7
Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) dec. Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven), 5-2
Joe Cangro (Harvard) major dec. Justin Hoyle (Hofstra), 12-4
Mark Montgomery (Army West Point) dec. Justin Hoyle, 5-2

Places:
1-Joe Cangro
2-Tyler Dilley
3-Mark Montgomery
4-Matt Ryan
5-Justin Hoyle

141E
Ray Cmil (VMI) wbf. Mario Biancamano (Hofstra), 1:05
Nick DeMarco (Sacred Heart) wbf. Mario Biancamano (Hofstra), 2:58
Tyler Morris (Army West Point) wbf. Mario Biancamano (Hofstra), 1:41

Places:
1-Tyler Morris
2-Ray Cmil
3-Nick DeMarco
4-Mario Biancamano

157E
Eric Shindel (Hofstra) dec. Aaron Munford (Sacred Heart), 4-3
Josh Bonomo (Bloomsburg) dec. Eric Shindel (Hofstra), 6-5
Eric Shindel (Hofstra) wbf. Joey Cyr (Sacred Heart), 6:44

Places:
1-Josh Bonomo
2-Eric Shindel
3-Aaron Munford
4-Joey Cyr

165C
Pool A

Braxton Lewis (VMI) dec. Brinton Simington (Hofstra), 4-2
Brinton Simington (Hofstra) dec. Trenton Harder (Bloomsburg), 4-1

Third Place
Brinton Simington (Hofstra) dec. Joe Metz (Army West Point), 4-3

174B
Pool A

Dillon Sheehy (Army West Point) dec. Ross McFarland (Hofstra), 3-2
Ross McFarland (Hofstra) dec. Michael Kistler (Penn), 9-7

Third Place
Ross McFarland (Hofstra) dec. Cael Valencia (Arizona State), 2-0

184A
Pool B

Jacob Ferreira (Hofstra) major dec. Luke Rada (Harvard), 17-4
Jacob Ferreira (Hofstra) wbf. Max Hale (Penn), SV

Championship Match
Jacob Ferreira (Hofstra) wbf. Leo Tarantino (Harvard), 6:36

184E
Pool A

Owen Ayotte (Sacred Heart) medical forfeit Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra), 1:49
Jacob Meissner (Arizona State) medical forfeit Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra)

Fifth Place
Mike Molina (Sacred Heart) medical forfeit Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra)

197A
Pool B

Trey Rogers (Hofstra) wbf. Kyle Swartz (Army West Point), 6:59
Trey Rogers (Hofstra) dec. Cole Urbas (Penn), 4-2

Championship Match
Silas Allred (Nebraska) win by forfeit Trey Rogers (Hofstra)

197C
Pool B

Nikolas Miller (Hofstra) wbf. Kaleb Snodgrass (Lock Haven), 6:20
Nikolas Miller (Hofstra) major dec. John Dusza (LIU), 15-6

Championship Match
Nikolas Miller (Hofstra) dec. Dakota Rodgers (Pitt Johnstown), 9-5

285A
Pool B

Josh Heindselman (Oklahoma) dec. Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra), 4-0
Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) dec. Tyrie Houghton (NC State), 5-3
Ben Goldin (Penn) dec. Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra), 4-3

Fifth Place
Zachary Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) medical forfeit Elijah Jones (Lehigh)

285C
Pool A

Isaiah Vance (Pitt Johnstown) wbf. Adrian Sans (Hofstra), 0:11
Adrian Sans (Hofstra) dec. Adrian Palosika (Arizona State), 4-3

Third Place
Nate Hoaglund (Penn) dec. Adrian Sans (Hofstra), 6-1



 
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