GEORGE MASON, Va. – The Franklin & Marshall wrestling team wrapped up the regular season with seven place winners at George Mason's Patriot Last Chance Open on Sunday. Jack Parker led the F&M place winners with a third place finish at 125 lbs. Charlie Colantonio (133 lbs.) and Michael Fuccilli both made it to the semifinals before taking fourth, while Nick Alvarez (fifth; 157 lbs.), Ejiro Montoya (sixth; 133 lbs.), Leo Varga (sixth; 197 lbs.), and Jake Allred (sixth; 197 lbs.) all advanced to the consolation finals.

Parker recorded two bonus point victories before capping his tournament with a 10-9 decision during the medal rounds. He finished his tournament with a 3-1 record and now has a winning record of 13-11 this season.

Joining Parker in the semifinals was Colantonio and Fuccilli. Colantonio started his day with an EIWA fall against Binghamton in just 3:32. Fuccilli's tournament began with an 8-0 major decision before he concluded the tournament in fourth place.

Alvarez ran off three bonus victories that featured two technical falls and a 13-1 major decision to place fifth. Montoya, Varga, and Allred all advanced to the consolation finals. Montoya made his appearance in the medal rounds after defeating Rider by a 7-2 score. Wrestling in different 197 lb. brackets, Varga defeated foes from George Mason and West Virginia in back-to-back matches after drawing the third-ranked wrestler in the entire country during his opening match. Allred was a 10-4 winner versus Cornell to earn his spot among the top six finishers.

Brayden Hartranft (141 lbs.) earned a fall in the tournament, with Aidan O'Shea (149 lbs.) and Tyler Fromm (165 lbs.) putting up big points with technical falls throughout the tournament. Jesse Scott (165 lbs.), Seth Weaver (165 lbs.), and Dylan Shelton (184 lbs.) also recorded victories during the Diplomats' busy day.

With the final matches being wrestling on Sunday before NCAA qualifying allocations are announced this week, the postseason is less than two weeks away. The EIWA Championships held at American University will take place from Friday, March 6 through Saturday, March 7 where the team will compete for spots at the NCAA Division I National Championship. Those wrestlers not competing in the conference tournaments will have the opportunity to compete at the Zingo Nationals Tournament in New Jersey on Sunday, March 1.

Franklin & Marshall Results

Jack Parker (125 lbs. – Pool A) – Third Place
Round of 16: Won vs. Patrick Burdsall (Averett); TF: 3:26 (17-1)
Quarterfinals: Won vs. Tommy Aiello (Hofstra); 8-0
Semifinals: Lost vs. Rocco Hayes (Virginia); 7-1
Third Place: Won vs. Tyler Harper (Little Rock); 10-9

Charlie Colantonio (133 lbs. – Pool A) – Fourth Place
Round of 16: Bye
Quarterfinals: Won vs. Jacob Hanlon (Binghamton); F: 3:32
Semifinals: Lost vs. Ethan Timar (Virginia); 11-1
Third Place: Lost vs. Logan Alexander (West Virginia); 8-2

Vincent Gioffre (133 lbs. – Pool A)
Round of 16: Lost vs. Treshaun Tecson (Morgan State); TF: 4:55 (19-3)
Consolation of 8 #1: Bye
Consolation of 8 #2: Lost vs. Jacob Hanlon (Binghamton); F: 0:56

Ejiro Montoya (133 lbs. – Pool B) – Sixth Place
Round of 16: Bye
Quarterfinals: Lost vs. Gable Strickland (Lock Haven); TF: 6:35 (18-0)
Consolation of 8 #2: Bye
Consolation Semifinals: Won vs. Alex Esposito (Rider); 7-2
Fifth Place: Lost vs. Gauge Shipp (Hofstra); F: 1:41

Brayden Hartranft (141 lbs. – Pool A)
Round of 16: Lost vs. Nico Fanella (Pittsburgh); 16-4
Consolation of 8 #1: Bye
Consolation of 8 #2: Won vs. Ian Jones (Rising Sun WC); F: 2:14
Consolation Semifinals: Lost vs. #18 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan); 16-4

Aidan O'Shea (149 lbs. – Pool A)
Round of 16: Lost vs. August Hibler (Northwestern); 4-2
Consolation of 8 #1: Won vs. Max Rosen (American); TF: 2:57 (15-0)
Consolation of 8 #2: Lost vs. Charles Vanier (Minnesota); 19-9

CJ Ferree (149 lbs. – Pool A)
Round of 16: Lost vs. Luke Geleta (Binghamton); 11-2
Consolation of 8 #1: Bye
Consolation of 8 #2: Lost vs. Gaven Suica (Edinboro); 4-3

Brandon Sauter (149 lbs. – Pool B)
Round of 16: Lost vs. Rhett Koenig (Minnesota); TF: 5:57 (18-0)
Consolation of 8 #1: Lost vs. Elijah White (American); TF: 4:46 (17-1)

Brendan Sholders (149 lbs. – Pool B)
Round of 16: Lost vs. Caleb Sweet (Binghamton); 12-3
Consolation of 8 #1: Lost vs. Jacob Mann (Princeton); TF: 7:00 (17-2)

Kyle Deisley (157 lbs. – Pool A)
Round of 16: Lost vs. #19 Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh); TF 3:18 (20-4)
Consolation of 8 #1: Bye
Consolation of 8 #2: Lost vs. Garrett Reece (Maryland); 8-5

Nick Alvarez (157 lbs. – Pool B) – Fifth Place
Round of 16: Bye
Quarterfinals: Lost vs. Ty Wilson (Northwestern); 17-5
Consolation of 8 #2: Won vs. Aaron Turner (Morgan State); TF: 4:14 (15-0)
Consolation Semifinals: Won vs. Colin Jackson (West Virginia); TF: 5:59 (19-3)
Fifth Place: Won vs. Tyson Rakers (George Mason); 13-1

Jesse Scott (165 lbs.; unattached – Pool A)
Round of 16: Lost vs. Leo Contino (West Virginia); F: 0:36
Consolation of 8 #1: Bye
Consolation of 8 #2: Won vs. Thomas Stofka (George Mason); 13-7
Consolation Semifinals: Lost vs. Jason Kwaak (North Carolina State); 8-0

Seth Weaver (165 lbs. – Pool A)
Round of 16: Won vs. Willie White (Virginia); 16-8
Quarterfinals: Lost vs. Jordan Brown (Binghamton); TF: 2:00 (15-0)
Consolation of 8 #2: Lost vs. Jason Kwaak (North Carolina State); TF: 3:53 (17-1)

Tyler Fromm (165 lbs.; unattached – Pool B)
Round of 16: Lost vs. Cole Evans (West Virginia); TF: 3:35 (17-0)
Consolation of 8 #1: Bye
Consolation of 8 #2: Won vs. Peter Simkins (Unattached); TF: 6:13 (22-7)
Consolation Semifinals: Lost vs. Alex Uryniak (Maryland); 8-7

Alex Ortiz (165 lbs. – Pool B)
Round of 16: Lost vs. Marco Albanese (Binghamton); 7-3
Consolation of 8 #1: Bye
Consolation of 8 #2: Lost vs. Nolan Liess (New England RTC); 5-4

Michael Fuccilli (174 lbs. – Pool A) – Fourth Place
Round of 16: Bye
Quarterfinals: Won vs. Caden Langan (Rider); 8-0
Semifinals: Lost vs. Holden Garcia (Princeton); TF: 4:12 (19-4)
Third Place: Lost vs. Connor Wetzel (Lock Haven); 11-1

Dylan Shelton (184 lbs. – Pool A)
Round of 16: Lost vs. Deron Pulliam (SIU-Edwardsville); 12-4
Consolation of 8 #1: Bye
Consolation of 8 #2: Won vs. #13 Jared McGill (Edinboro); MFF
Consolation Semifinals: Lost vs. Domonic Baker (Virginia); TF: 6:55 (16-1)

Leo Varga (197 lbs. – Pool A) – Sixth Place
Round of 16: Lost vs. #3 Stephen Little (Little Rock); TF: 4:33 (18-3)
Consolation of 8 #1: Bye
Consolation of 8 #2: Won vs. vs. Jamil Morrow (George Mason); 8-3
Consolation Semifinals: Won vs. Alexander Berisha (West Virginia); 4-2
Fifth Place: Lost vs. Silas Dailey (Minnesota); F: 6:58

Jake Allred (197 lbs. – Pool B) – Sixth Place
Round of 16: Bye
Quarterfinals: Lost vs. Jake Conroy (Spartan Combat RTC); F: 4:06
Consolation of 8 #2: Bye
Consolation Semifinals: Won vs. Zahir McLean-Felix (Cornell); 10-4
Fifth Place: Lost vs. Kevin Taylor (Sacred Heart); 4-1