Sparacio, Miller Place At Princeton Open

11/7/2022 10:32:00 AM | By: Len Skoros

Joe Sparacio and Nikolas Miller placed at the Princeton Open

Princeton, NJ - Joe Sparacio placed second at 133 pounds and Nikolas Miller was fourth at 197 pounds as Hofstra opened the 2022-23 season Sunday at the Princeton Open. Overall Hofstra wrestlers posted an 8-20 mark at the open tournament.

Sparacio won his opening match against Ryan Luna of Presbyterian with a 7-5 decision and then posted a 13-3 major decision over Nico Messina, wrestling unattached from Rutgers, in the quarterfinals. The Pride freshman then decisioned Rider's D'Amani Almodovar, 3-1, in the semifinals to advance to the championship match against the top seed Gable Strickland of Lock Haven. Strickland pulled away in the third period to post an 11-2 major decision.

Miller started his day with a 5-2 decision over Lock Haven's Kaleb Snodgrass in the quarterfinals. He then dropped a 14-4 major decision to the second seed, Luke Stout of Princeton in the semifinals. In the third place match, Miller suffered a tech fall loss to Aiden Conner of Princeton.

Hofstra will be back in action at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 13.

Full Hofstra Results:

125 Pounds
Round of 16
D'Angelo Pruitt (Emmanuel) wbf. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra), 2:50

Consolation Round of 16 #2
Dylan Acevedo-Switzer (Hofstra) dec. Eli Holton (Emmanuel), 11-5

Consolation Round of 8 #1
Ben Monn (Unattached) major dec. Dylan Acevedo-Switzer, 8-0

133 Pounds
Round of 16
Alex Turley (Hofstra) major dec. Deven Perez (Emmanuel), 14-4
Joe Sparacio (Hofstra) dec. Ryan Luna (Presbyterian), 7-5

Quarterfinals
Jacob Brasseur (Presbyterian) dec. Alex Turley (Hofstra), 8-6
Joe Sparacio (Hofstra) major dec. Nico Messina (Unattached), 13-3

Semifinals
Joe Sparacio (Hofstra) dec. D'Amani Almodovar (Rider), 3-1

Championship
Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) major dec. Joe Sparacio (Hofstra), 11-2

Consolation Round of 8 #2
Garrett Totten (Unattached) dec. Alex Turley (Hofstra), 6-2

141 Pounds
Round of 16
Braden Basile (Army West Point) wbf. Chase Casey (Hofstra), 4:54
Anthony Glasl (George Mason) wbf. Mario Biancamano (Hofstra), 1:59

Consolation Round of 8 #1
Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) wbf. Mario Biancamano (Hofstra), 0:55
Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) wbf. Chase Casey (Hofstra), 0:24

149 Pounds
Round of 32
Greyson Harris (Hofstra) wbf. Steven Storm (Lehigh), 4:31

Round of 16
Marshall Keller (Princeton) wbf. Greyson Harris (Hofstra), 4:03

Consolation Round of 8 #1
Nate Higley (George Mason) wins by medical forfeit over Greyson Harris (Hofstra), 2:38

157 Pounds
Round of 32
Al DeSantis (Unattached) major dec. Eric Shindel (Hofstra), 15-3
Gage Shetley (Emmanuel) dec. Michael Leandrou (Unattached-Hofstra), 8-4

Consolation Round of 16 #2
JT Hogan (Lock Haven) dec. Eric Shindel (Hofstra), 7-3
Loranzo Rajaonarivelo (George Mason) dec. Michael Leandrou (Unattached-Hofstra), 10-8 sv

165 Pounds
Round of 16
Luca Frinzi (Lehigh) dec. Jurius Clark (Hofstra), 3-2

Consolation Round of 8 #1
Jurius Clark (Hofstra) wbf. Nathaniel Stefanik (Princeton), 4:18

Consolation Round of 8 #2
Gunner Flipowicz (Army West Point) dec. Jurius Clark (Hofstra), 5-3

184 Pounds
Round of 16
JT Davis (Unattached) wbf. Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra), 4:03

Consolation Round of 8 #1
David Bertrand (Unattached) dec. Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra), 9-3

197 Pounds
Quarterfinals
Nikolas Miller (Hofstra) dec. Kaleb Snodgrass (Lock Haven), 5-2

Semifinals
Luke Stout (Princeton) major dec. Nikolas Miller (Hofstra), 14-4

Third Place
Aiden Conner (Princeton) tech fall Nikolas Miller (Hofstra), 15-0 (6:38)

285 Pounds
Round of 16
Karam Chakif (Lehigh) dec. Adrian Sans (Hofstra), 3-2

Consolation Round of 8 #2
David Szuba (Rider) wbf. Adrian Sans (Hofstra), 0:23

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