MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – Senior Andrew Schaen won the 141-pound bracket, leading the Ursinus men's wrestling team to a sixth-place finish at the Messiah Invitational on Saturday.

Schaen was one of five place winners for the Bears, with fellow seniors Sean Cowan (174) and Mohamed Abdelatty (285) reaching the finals but finishing second. Seniors Andrew Perez (125) and Jake Gross (197) each earned sixth-place finishes in their respective weight classes.

Ursinus finished with 88 team points, while No. 20 Wisconsin-Eau Claire won the team title with 169.5 points. No. 8 Washington & Lee (140.5) finished second, Elizabethtown (120.5) placed third, Brockport (119.5) finished fourth, and No. 17 Messiah (117.5) rounded out the top five.

"We wrestled pretty well today in a very challenging field," Director of Wrestling Joe Jamison said. "Obviously, there are a few matches and positions we'd like to have back, but there were a lot of positives to take into next week."

Schaen, the top seed in the 141-pound bracket, put together an impressive performance, finishing 5-0 for the Bears. He opened with a 17-2 technical fall over Arcadia's Aamire Gaskins, followed by an 8-2 decision over Brockport's Dylan Nolan to advance to the quarterfinals. Next, he recorded an 11-1 major decision against Washington & Lee's Eli Chesla, while a pair of early takedowns led to a 9-0 victory over Messiah's Shaun Quirk to reach the championship bout. In the finals against Brockport's Nicolas Balella, Schaen led 5-1 entering the second period, but an escape and a takedown by Balella evened the score at five entering the final period. However, a quick escape and a takedown with four seconds remaining secured the 9-5 victory and the first-place finish at 141 pounds.

At 174 pounds, Cowan received a bye in the opening round before a takedown in sudden victory secured a 4-1 win over Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Tristan Drler. Next, Cowan tallied a 17-1 technical fall over Wheaton's Hunter Feagan, and a 3-2 victory against Eau Claire's Brady Brewick sent him to the finals. Unfortunately, Cowan dropped his championship bout against 2026 national qualifier Justice Hockenberry-Folk of Elizabethtown by a 15-3 score to finish second.

In the 285-pound bracket, Abdelatty cruised into the finals behind a pair of victories by fall and a technical fall. He opened by pinning Liberty's Brandon Romero at the 1:49 mark before earning five takedowns in a 19-4 technical fall victory against Arcadia's Jeffrey Gessner. Abdelatty followed up with four takedowns before pinning Brockport's Mike Welsh at the 2:20 mark to reach the finals. However, he fell by an 8-6 decision to Eau Claire's Sloan Welch in the championship bout to finish second.

Perez shined during his season debut in the 125-pound bracket, finishing sixth with a 4-2 record. After dropping his opening match to the eventual champion, he responded with a fall over Brockport's Mason Miller and a first-period technical fall against Arcadia's Colt Backenstoss. Next, Perez pinned Elizabethtown's Hunter Pettorossi at the 2:45 mark of the first period to advance to the consolation quarterfinals. Perez earned his fourth bonus-point victory and third fall of the day over Arcadia's Gregory Schaefer but fell in the consolation semifinals to finish sixth.

The Bears' final placewinner came in the 197-pound weight class, as Gross finished sixth with a 3-3 record. He earned an 11-2 major decision over Brockport's Seamus Carroll in his opening match but fell in a 28-13 shootout in the quarterfinals against Messiah's Nathan Kovalcik. Gross answered with an 8-3 victory over Messiah's Tim Rambo and a 9-5 decision over Elizabethtown's Jonathan Fletcher to reach the consolation semifinals. However, after falling by pin to Elizabethtown's Gavin Wagner, Gross dropped an 11-4 decision to Washington & Lee's Kweku Arthur-Mensah to place sixth.

The Bears will return to action Saturday, November 14th, hosting their annual Racich Rumble inside the Floy Lewis Bakes Fieldhouse at 10 a.m.