PRINCETON, N.J. – The Franklin & Marshall wrestling team opened its 2026-27 season at the Princeton Open on Sunday. James Garcia made the finals at 125 lbs. to highlight the day for the Diplomats. No team scores were kept at the open tournament.

A nationally-ranked wrestler according to The Wrestling Report, Garcia won three matches to advance to the championship at 125 lbs. He defeated opponents from Stanford, Rutgers, and Princeton to start his day. His semifinal victory came in sudden victory as he defeated Princeton's Dale O'Blia by a 4-1 score. Garcia entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed, but ultimately dropped a 14-3 major decision to EIWA foe Carson Wagner of Binghamton in the championship match.

Cole Albert (157 lbs.), Jesse Scott (165 lbs.), and Brandon Carr (184 lbs.) highlighted the second half of the lineup as they were each among the final 16 standing at their weight classes. Albert secured a fall in 5:24 during his first collegiate match. Carr defeated a pair of opponents from Stanford, including a 15-14 decision in his first match of the season. Scott defeated matched up with his own teammate in the consolation bracket after Billy Templeton started his day with 2-0 victory over Army's Ben Smith.

Brooks McMahon earned his first collegiate victory during the consolation rounds against an unattached wrestler. Senior Jack Parker started his tournament with a technical fall versus Rider's Kyle Hill. The Diplomats three seniors who will officially join the roster in the spring semester also competed. Josh Palmucci advanced to the semifinals at 174 lbs. before finishing in fourth place. Aidan O'Shea secured a fall and technical fall in the consolation bracket at 141 lbs.

Wrestling returns to action next Sunday, November 8 for more tournament action at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic.

Franklin & Marshall Results

James Garcia (125 lbs.) – Second Place
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Won vs. Jarrett Smith (Stanford); 5-1
Quarterfinals: Won vs. Charlie Esposito (Rutgers); 8-2
Semifinals: Won vs. Dale O'Blia (Princeton); 4-1 (SV)
Finals: Lost vs. Carson Wagner (Binghamton); 14-3

Tanner Connelly (125 lbs.)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Lost vs. Carson Wagner (Binghamton); F: 5:30
Consolation of 16 #2: Bye
Consolation of 8 #1: Lost vs. Marius Garcia (Penn); 5-0

Jack Parker (133 lbs.)
Round of 32: Won vs. Kyle Hill (Rider); TF: 6:17 (22-6)
Round of 16: Lost vs. #19 Jake Crapps (Army); TF: 3:39 (17-1)
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Adam Mattin (Stanford); 18-7

Charlie Colantonio (133 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Ryan Arbeit (Hofstra); 13-4
Consolation of 16 #1: Bye
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Marco Futia (Rider); F: 5:23

Vincent Gioffre (133 lbs.)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Lost vs. Spencer Barnhart (Penn); TF: 4:11 (17-2)
Consolation of 16 #2: Bye
Consolation of 8 #1: Lost vs. Marco Futia (Brown); 12-1

Aidan O'Shea (141 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. CJ Huerta (Rutgers); F: 1:23
Consolation of 16 #1: Bye
Consolation of 16 #2: Won vs. Abraham Pomeroy (Brown); F: 4:26
Consolation of 8 #1: Won vs. Jacob Hanlon (Binghamton); TF: 4:25 (17-1)
Consolation of 8 #2: Lost vs. Chase Hansen (Rider); F: 4:03

Adan Cedeno (141 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Chase Hansen (Rider); F: 2:32
Consolation of 16 #1: Lost vs. Jackson Slotnick (Hofstra); 8-3

Francis Burke (141 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. #1 Luke Stanich (Lehigh); TF: 2:45 (19-4)
Consolation of 16 #1: Lost vs. Ryan Ferrara (Binghamton); 6-4

Brody Musser (149 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. #23 Jayden Scott (Lehigh); TF: 6:05 (19-3)
Consolation of 16 #1: Bye
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh); F: 1:11

Anthony Pica (149 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. #7 Cross Wasilewski (Penn); F: 2:30
Consolation of 16 #1: Lost vs. Wyatt Stout (PRTC); 6-3 (SV)

CJ Ferree (149 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Shane Reilly (Army); 7-1
Consolation of 16 #1: Lost vs. Joseph Joyce (Princeton); 9-1

Josh Hillard (149 lbs.)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Lost vs. #20 Eligh Rivera (Princeton); 15-1
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Joseph Joyce (Princeton); MFF

Cole Albert (157 lbs.)
Round of 32: Won vs. Jaime Rivera (Army); F: 5:24
Round of 16: Lost vs. Nikolas Blake (Binghamton); TF: 6:32 (15-0)
Consolation of 16 #2: Won vs. Dominic Wheatley (F&M); F: 2:36
Consolation of 8 #1: Lost vs. Jadon Skellenger (Lehigh); 8-1

Alex Ortiz (157 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Chase Hontz (Hofstra); 8-4
Consolation of 16 #1: Bye
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Joe Canova (Princeton); 18-4

Joe Petriello (157 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Joe Canova (Princeton); TF: 6:32 (20-5)
Consolation of 16 #1: Won vs. Eli Carr (Brown); MFF
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Owen Hicks (Army); 15-1

Dominic Wheatley (157 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Gavin Hawk (Princeton); F: 4:27
Consolation of 16 #1: Bye
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Cole Albert (F&M); F: 2:36

Kyle Deisley (157 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Luke Geleta (Binghamton); 19-8
Consolation of 16 #1: Lost vs. Jadon Skellenger (Lehigh); F: 5:46

Luke Bender (157 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Charlie De Sena (Penn); TF: 4:42 (18-3)
Consolation of 16 #1: Lost vs. Rob Connelley (Rider); 11-5

Jesse Scott (165 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Cody Tavoso (Princeton); 5-3
Consolation of 16 #1: Bye
Consolation of 16 #2: Won vs. Billy Templeton (F&M); 2-1
Consolation of 8 #1: Lost vs. Mason Wagner (Lehigh); 7-3

Billy Templeton (165 lbs.)
Round of 32: Won vs. Ben Smith (Army); 2-0
Round of 16: Lost vs. #10 EJ Parco (Stanford); TF: 7:00 (21-5)
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Jesse Scott (F&M); 2-1

Brendan Sholders (165 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Grigor Cholakyan (Stanford); F: 1:33
Consolation of 16 #1: Lost vs. Griffin Gonzalez (Lehigh): TF: 5:00 (22-5)

Tyler Fromm (165 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. #20 Sean Seefeldt (Penn); TF: 3:44 (19-4)
Consolation of 16 #1: Lost vs. Jack DeSena (Stanford); 4-1

Josh Palmucci (174 lbs.) – Fourth place
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Won vs. Brian Heard (PRTC); 11-7
Quarterfinals: Won vs. Zeke Dubler (Lehigh); 14-1
Semifinals: Lost vs. Collin Guffey (Stanford); 10-4
Third Place: Lost vs. Brady Collins (Lehigh); 12-4

Michael Fuccilli (174 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Matt Waddell (Hofstra); F: 5:36
Consolation of 16 #1: Bye
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Karl Ludwig (Binghamton); 11-9

Tyler Shea (174 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Cole Pangborn (Army); 13-1
Consolation of 16 #1: Bye
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Matt Waddell (Hofstra); 17-7

Brandon Carr (184 lbs.)
Round of 32: Won vs. Tye Monteiro (Stanford); 15-14
Round of 16: Lost vs. Cooper Haase (Army); 12-5
Consolation of 16 #2: Won vs. Luke Duthie (Stanford); 5-3
Consolation of 8 #1: Lost vs. Nevin Mattessich (Brown); TF: 5:22 (16-0)

Brooks McMahon (184 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. TJ Dorecus (Rider); 9-5
Consolation of 16 #1: Won vs. Ben Marques (Unattached): Forfeit
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Connor Bercume (Stanford); TF: 6:31 (19-3)

Leo Varga (184 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. David Barrett (Army); TF: 4:36 (21-0)
Consolation of 16 #1: Bye
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Gage LaPlante (Army); F: 4:27

Lucas Alvan (184 lbs.)
Round of 32: Lost vs. Jared Schoppe (Lehigh); 6-1
Consolation of 16 #1: Lost vs. Luke Duthie (Stanford); 13-5

Jake Allred (197 lbs.)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Lost vs. Reid Schroeder (Army); TF: 3:54 (19-3)
Consolation of 16 #2: Bye
Consolation of 8 #1: Lost vs. Chris Murphy (Army); F: 2:17

Brody Kline (285 lbs.)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of Lost vs. Lucas Stoddard (Army): TF: 6:31 (19-3)
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. Tristen Hitchcock (Army); 2-1

Isiah Rodriguez (285 lbs.)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Lost vs. Charlie Tibbitts (Binghamton); F: 3:25
Consolation of 16 #2: Lost vs. James Lynch (Rider); 9-0