LANCASTER, Pa. – The Franklin & Marshall wrestling team wrapped up the regular season by hosting the Second Annual F&M Invitational on Sunday afternoon inside the Mayser Center. Army, Drexel, Lehigh, and Penn also competed in the tournament which served as the team's final preparations before the postseason gets underway with the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships (EIWA) in two weeks.

Nick Alvarez (174 lbs.) and Quincy Long (285 lbs.) both finished with multiple victories throughout the day. Alvarez matched up twice with his own teammate, but also secured a 4-2 win against Lehigh's Justin Onello to move into the third-place match. His only loss came to the eventual champion at his weight. Long secured a pair of victories against Penn as he defeated the Quakers' Denzel Perez by an 18-3 technical fall in the third period before a medical forfeit helped him to finish fourth in the tournament. Long's technical fall was his second this season and gives him bonus points during six of his seven wins on the year.

In total, nine of the team's 10 entrants placed in the tournament as Vincent Gioffre and Aidan O'Shea both made the finals of their respective brackets. Dominic Wheatley added another bonus point victory to the team's total with his first period technical fall over Lehigh's Liam Gil-Swiger by a 17-2 score on his way to a fourth-place finish.

The Diplomats additionally sent three wrestlers to the George Mason Last Chance Open to compete unattached. The tournament was highlighted by a fifth-place finish from James Garcia and sixth-place showing from Seth Weaver. Garcia defeated George Mason's Geoffrey Whelan by a 10-4 score to earn his medal. Weaver matched up with teammate Kyle Deisley for a spot in the medal round to secure his spot on the podium. That came just one round after Deisley defeated Drexel's Roman Onorato by a 10-8 score.

Wrestling will now take the next two weeks to get prepared for the postseason as the EIWA Championships are slated for Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8 at Lehigh University. Bids to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will be on the line in Bethlehem, with the exact number of allocations at each weight to be announced this coming week.

Franklin & Marshall Invitational Results

Vincent Gioffre (133 lbs.) – Second Place
First Place: Lost vs. Spencer Barnhart (PENN); TF: 6:00 (19-3)

Eric Howe (141 lbs.) – Fourth Place
Semifinal: Lost vs. Evan Mougalian (PENN); F: 1:28
Third Place: Lost vs. Seamus Mack (Lehigh); TF: 6:41 (19-4)

Aidan O'Shea (149 lbs.) – Second Place
Semifinal: Bye
First Place: Lost vs. Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh); 11-3

Brandon Sauter (149 lbs.) – Third Place
Semifinal: Lost vs. Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh); F: 1:24
Third Place: Bye

Makoa Niebel (165 lbs.) – Fourth Place
Semifinal: Lost vs. Paul Ognissanti (PENN); TF: 6:04 (22-6)
Third Place: Lost vs. Domenic D`Agostino (Drexel); F: 3:39

Nick Alvarez (174 lbs.) – Third Place
Quarterfinal: Won vs. Dominic Wheatley (F&M); 9-0
Semifinal: Lost vs. Rylan Rogers (Lehigh); TF: 3:42 (19-4)
Consolation Semifinal: Won vs. Justin Onello (Lehigh); 4-2
Third Place: Won vs. Dominic Wheatley (F&M); 8-4

Dominic Wheatley (174 lbs.) – Fourth Place
Quarterfinal: Lost vs. Nick Alvarez (F&M); 9-0
Consolation Quarterfinal: Bye
Consolation Semifinal: Won vs. Liam Gil-Swiger (Lehigh); TF: 2:49 (17-2)
Third Place: Lost vs. Nick Alvarez (F&M); 8-4

Tyler Shea (174 lbs.)
Quarterfinal: Lost vs. Liam Gil-Swiger (Lehigh); 11-0
Consolation Quarterfinal: Lost vs. Justin Onello (Lehigh); TF: 5:00 (20-3)

Noah Bash (184 lbs.) – Fourth Place
Semifinal: Lost vs. Andrew Christie (Army); 12-2
Third Place: Lost vs. Lost vs. Jared Schoppe (Lehigh); TF: 5:19 (15-0)

Quincy Long (285 lbs.) – Fourth Place
Quarterfinal: Lost vs. Samuel Sorenson (Army); 4-1 (SV)
Consolation Quarterfinal: Won vs. Denzel Perez (PENN); TF: 6:35 (18-3)
Consolation Semifinal: Won vs. Matthew Cruise (PENN); MFF
Third Place: Lost vs. Austin Kohlhofer (Army); F: 2:13

George Mason Last Chance Open Results

James Garcia (133 lbs.) – Fifth Place (unattached)
Round of 16: Bye
Quarterfinal: Lost vs. Matty Lopes (Lehigh); TF: 5:53 (20-5)
Consolation of 4: Bye
Fifth Place: Won vs. Geoffrey Whelan (George Mason); 10-4

Seth Weaver (157 lbs.) – Sixth Place (unattached)
Round of 16: Bye
Quarterfinal: Lost vs. Nathan Rickards (Virginia); TF: 6:22 (15-0)
Consolation of 8 #2: Bye
Consolation of 4: Won vs. Kyle Deisley (F&M); 13-4
Fifth Place: Lost vs. Hudson Ward (Lock Haven); 16-4

Kyle Deisley (157 lbs.) (unattached)
Round of 16: Lost vs. Gannon Jaquay (Edinboro); F: 2:33
Consolation of 8 #1: Bye
Consolation of 8 #2: Won vs. Roman Onorato (Drexel); 10-8
Consolation of 4: Lost vs. Seth Weaver (F&M); 13-4