COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College men's wrestling team opened their 2024 calendar season with a 3-1 record while hosting the annual Manganaro Duals on Saturday from the Floy Lewis Bakes Center.
 

Ursinus opened with three consecutive victories over Messiah University (25-16), York College (29-16), and Shippensburg University (35-14), before dropping the finale to Trinity College (26-18).
 

First-years Sean Cowan (174lbs) and Max Borton (184lbs) each finished with perfect 4-0 records on the day, while seniors Shawn Marchesano (165lbs), Jake Ahmad (285lbs), and sophomore Nils Updale (197lbs) each finished with 3-1 records in their respective weight classes.
 

"The coaching staff is really pleased with how we competed today," Director of Wrestling Joe Jamison said. "We keep getting better every week and it was a lot of fun to field two teams and get everyone some competition. Obviously, there is going to be some things that we need to clean up, but the energy and effort is there, and the guys are making adjustments. It would have been great to put a stamp on the day by pulling out the last dual against Trinity, but they are a tough team and we let it slip away. I'm proud of how we battled back though."
 
 
Ursinus (25) vs Messiah (16)
Junior Franco Mazza opened with a 6-5 decision, before Messiah each of the next four bouts to take a 16-3 lead midway through the dual. Ursinus bounced back with five consecutive victories to close out the match, including three coming by bonus points to earn the 25-16 victory. Marchesano (165lbs) earned a victory by technical fall while Cowan (174lbs) and Ahmad (285lbs) each collected victories by fall.

125 – Franco Mazza (UC) over Tyler Ratledge (MU) by decision 6-5                                             MU 0, UC 3
133 – Caiden Heller (MU) over Jagger Clapsadle (UC) by decision 3-1                                         MU 3, UC 3
141 – Josiah Gehr (MU) over Andrew Schaen (UC) by technical fall 16-1                                     MU 8, UC 3
149 – Levi Snyder (MU) over Dante Monaco (UC) by decision 7-2                                                MU 11, UC 3
157 – Garrett Cornell (MU) over Maxwell Parnis (UC) by technical fall 17-0                                  MU 16, UC 3
165 – Shawn Marchesano (UC) over Jared Butler (MU) by technical fall 15-0                              MU 16, UC 8
174 – Sean Cowan (UC) over Austin Brass (MU) by fall                                                                MU 16, UC 14
184 – Max Borton (UC) over Ryder Slayton (MU) by decision 1-0                                                 MU 16, UC 17
197 – Nils Updale (UC) over Sawyer Dereszynski (MU) by decision 5-2                                       MU 16, UC 20
285 – Jake Ahmad (UC) over Hayden Benner (MU) by fall                                                            MU 16, UC 26
 *Ursinus lost a team point in the 285lb match

 
Ursinus (29) vs York (16)
The Bears opened with back-to-back victories by decision coming from Mazza (125lbs) and first-year Evan Shriberg (133lbs) to earn an early 6-0 lead. After a pinfall by York at 141lbs, senior Dante Monaco recorded a first period fall to give Ursinus a 12-6 advantage through four matches. The Spartans tallied technical falls at 157lbs and 165lbs to reclaim a 16-12 lead with four matches remaining. The back of the lineup came through again for the Bears earning four consecutive victories to collect the 29-16 dual victory. Cowan (174lbs), Borton (184lbs), and Updale (197lbs) each earned bonus points victories, while Ahmad (285lbs) closed out the meet with a 5-0 decision.
 

125 – Franco Mazza (UC) over Jacob Kresicki (YC) by decision 7-5                                             YC 0, UC 3
133 – Evan Shriberg (UC) over Dan Barra (YC) by decision 11-5                                                  YC 0 UC 6
141 – Jack Doran (YC) over Jacob Sheiner (UC) by fall (1:31)                                                      YC 6, UC 6
149 – Dante Monaco (UC) over Blake Bender (YC) by fall 2:41                                                     YC 6, UC 12
157 – Jared Bair (YC) over Maxwell Parnis (UC) by technical fall 16-2                                          YC 11, UC 12
165 – Justice Hockenberry (YC) over Shawn Marchesano (UC) by technical fall 15-0 (2:13)        YC 16, UC 12
174 – Sean Cowan (UC) over Jared Townsend (YC) by major decision 8-0                                  YC 16, UC 16
184 – Max Borton (UC) over Luca Romasco (YC) by fall (1:39)                                                     YC 16, UC 22
197 – Nils Updale (UC) over Brock Hofler (YC) by major decision 15-5                                         YC 16, UC 26
285 – Jake Ahmad (UC) over Derek Martin (YC) by decision 5-0                                                   YC 16, UC 29

 
Ursinus (35) vs Shippensburg (14)
The Bears won three of the first four matches by fall/forfeit to jump out to an early 18-5 lead. Senior Will Schwartz collected a forfeit at 125lbs, while classmates Jagger Clapsadle (133lbs) and Dante Monaco (149lbs) picked up victories by fall to give Ursinus the early advantage. Shippensburg recorded a fall at 157lbs, but the Bears responded with Marchesano tallying a technical fall to increase their match lead to 23-11. At 174lbs, Cowan picked up a pinfall just 36 seconds into the match while a 2-0 victory by Borton at 184lbs increased the Bears lead to 32-11. Each team closed out the match with a decision apiece resulting in the 35-14 victory for Ursinus.


125 – Will Schwartz victory by forfeit                                                                                          SU 0, UC 6
133 – Jagger Clapsadle (UC) over Calvin Lederer (SU) by fall (1:47)                                       SU 0 UC 12
141 – Andrew Wert (SU) over Jacob Sheiner (UC) by technical fall (20-4, 4:51)                      SU 5, UC 12
149 – Dante Monaco (UC) over Anthony Lavish (SU) by fall (10-1, 3:55)                                  SU 5, UC 18
157 – Kyle Everly (SU) over Derek Giordano (UC) by fall (2-4, 2:46)                                        SU 11, UC 18
165 – Shawn Marchesano (UC) over Cole Lang (SU) by technical fall (19-4, 6:14)                  SU 11, UC 23
174 – Sean Cowan (UC) over Liam Bostrom (SU) by fall (0:36)                                                SU 11, UC 29
184 – Max Borton (UC) over Owen Koch (SU) by decision 2-0                                                 SU 11, UC 32
197 – Trey Shoemaker (SU) over Nils Updale (UC) by decision 11-6                                        SU 14, UC 32
285 – Jake Ahmad (UC) over Mason Wolfensberger (SU) by decision 5-0                                SU 14, UC 35
 
 
Ursinus (18) vs Trinity (26)
A tail of two halves described this battle between both teams as the match would come down to the final bout with Trinity leading 21-18. Trinity opened the dual meet with five straight victories and led 21-0 at the halfway mark of the meet. The Bears slowly started to battle back as Marchesano (165lbs) and Cowan (174lbs) received victories via technical falls to make the match score 21-10 with three bouts remaining. At 184lbs, Borton brought the Bears within striking distance as a 16-4 major decision cut the deficit to seven with two bouts to go. During the 197lb bout, Updale followed up with a victory via an 11-0 major decision to take us into the final bout with the Bears trialing by three. In the final bout, Ahmad nearly collected the pinfall but a reversal resulted in a pinfall and the match victory for Trinity College.


125 – Alex Schaeublin (TC) over Franco Mazza (UC) by decision 8-2                                        TC 3, UC 0
133 – Matthew Carrozza (TC) over Evan Shriberg (UC) by technical fall 17-2                            TC 8, UC 0
141 – Adam Schaeublin (TC) over Andrew Schaen (UC) by major decision 14-2                       TC 12, UC 0
149 – Christopher Perry (TC) over Dante Monaco (UC) by decision 4-3                                     TC 15, UC 0
157 – Chase Ledbury (TC) over Derek Giordano (UC) by fall (4-3, 4:09)                                    TC 21, UC 0
165 – Shawn Marchesano (UC) over Tucker Vician (TC) by technical fall (19-2, 2:18)                TC 21, UC 5
174 – Sean Cowan (UC) over Adam Frost (TC) by technical fall 17-2 (6:00)                               TC 21, UC 10
184 – Max Borton (UC) over Marco Bragado (TC) by major decision 16-4                                  TC 21, UC 14
197 –Nils Updale (UC) over Dylan Reynolds (TC) by major decision 11-0                                   TC 21, UC 18
285 – Timothy Glynn (TC) over Jake Ahmad (UC) by fall (0:40)                                                   TC 27, UC 18
 **Trinity was deducted a team point


The Bears return to action on Saturday, January 13^th as they host the Will Abele Invitational from the Floy Lewis Bakes Center at 10 a.m.