Navy freshman wrestler Josh Koderhandt (133 / Belleville, Ill.) joined returning NCAA qualifiers Andrew Cerniglia (157 / So / Nazareth, Pa.) and Jacob Koser (197 / Jr / Dillsburg, Pa.) atop the podium at Sunday's season-opening Clarion Open as each of the three won the individual title at their respective weight class. Navy led the way with three champions, while Clarion had two individual winners and Lehigh, Maryland, Pitt and West Virginia accounted for four of the remaining five titles (fifth won by an unrostered wrestler).

In addition to Navy's three champions, PJ Crane (Jr / Horsham, Pa.) took fourth at 149 pounds and Grady Griess (So / Grand Island, Neb.) placed fifth at heavyweight.

"This is an early season event and the first test for us as a team," said second-year Navy head coach Cary Kolat.  "The day could have started better than it did, however as the day progressed we began to perform and compete better.

"The intention and focus for us was seeing what areas we need to improve upon both as a unit and individually. While we won some tight matches because we stayed focused, we also lost some due to a lack of focus. We need to be more consistent across the board in that area. We also need to be better at controlling the pace and the mat space to make quicker jumps as a team."

The Highlights
• Wrestlers representing 26 different institutions (including unattached wrestlers), along with a handful of unrostered competitors took part in Sunday's open.
• 15 wrestlers took the mat for the Mids with five placing among the top six in their respective weight classes.
• Five of the 15 wrestlers in action for Navy were making their collegiate debut - Dayton DelViscio (125 / Fr / Media, Pa.), Josh Koderhandt (133 / Fr / Belleville, Ill.), Payne Carr (149 / Fr / Sturgis, Ky.), Cael Crebs (175 / Fr / Montoursville, Pa.) and Grady Griess (285 / So / Grand Island, Neb.) - and all five won at least one match.
• Fourth-seeded Josh Koderhandt dominated the competition en route to winning his first-collegiate tournament title in what also was his first-collegiate tournament appearance. He outscored his opponents 22-1, including defeating David Evans of Penn State in the finals by a 10-1 major decision. Additionally, he pinned West Virginia's Garett Lautzenheiser at 3:34 in the semifinals.
• Second-seeded Andrew Cerniglia claimed his first-collegiate tournament title after his first season was limited to duals due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Cerniglia pinned his first-two opponents in 50 seconds and 1:28 before scoring decisions over the No. 3 (8-3) and No. 4 (11-4) seeds.
• Top-seeded Jacob Koser earned his second-career tournament title (2019-20 All-Academy Championship) by putting together a 4-0 mark and featured a 13-5 major decision over third-seeded William Feldkamp of Clarion in the finals.

What's Ahead
• Navy returns to action next Sunday when it travels to Vestal, N.Y. to compete at the Bearcat Open.

Navy Results at Clarion Open
125 - (3) Jacob Allen (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Calvin Dalton, Bucknell / Major / 11-3
• Rd of 16: lost to (6) Carter Bailey, Lehigh (U) / Dec / 3-1
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Jose Diaz, Franklin & Marshall / Dec / 6-1
• Cons of 4: lost to Braxton Brown, Maryland (U) / Dec / 2-0

125 - Dayton DelViscio (1-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: lost to Anthony Noto, Lock Haven (U) / Major / 14-4
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated Calvin Dalton, Bucknell / Major / 21-12
• Cons. of 8 #1: lost to Braxton Brown, Maryland (U) / Major / 10-1

133 - (4) Josh Koderhandt (4-0, Champion)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: defeated Mason Prinkey, Clarion (U) / Dec / 4-1
• Quarterfinals: defeated Lucas Seibert, West Virginia / Dec / 8-1
• Semifinals: defeated Garett Lautzenheiser, West Virginia (U) / Fall / 3:34
• Finals: defeated David Evans, Penn State (U) / Major / 10-1

141 - Jonathan Miranda (1-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to Ryan Crookham, Unrostered / Dec / 4-0
• Cons. of 16 #1: defeated Justin Hoyle, Hofstra / Dec / 5-4
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Tal-Reese Flemming, Bloomsburg / Dec / 6-4

149 - PJ Crane (3-2, Fourth Place)
• Rd of 64: Bye
• Rd of 32: defeated Cristiaan Dailey, Franklin & Marshall / Dec / 6-2
• Rd of 16: defeated Billy Talmadge, Lock Haven (U) / Dec / 6-2
• Quarterfinals: defeated (2) Shayne Van Ness, Penn State (U) / Medical Forfeit
• Semifinals: lost to Connor Eck, Lock Haven (U) / Dec / 3-1
• Third Place: lost to Kolby DePron, Bucknell (U) / Dec / 6-1

149 - Payne Carr (3-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 64: Bye
• Rd of 32: lost to Kaleb Burgess, Buffalo (U) / Fall / 5:59
• Cons of 32 #2: Bye
• Cons. of 16 #1: defeated Eric Shindel, Hofstra (U) / Major / 16-5
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated (3) Luke Kemerer, Pitt / Medical Forfeit
• Cons. of 8 #1: defeated Cade Balistrini, Bloomsburg / Dec / 11-1
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost to Dan Mancini, Pitt / Dec / 6-1

157 - (2) Andrew Cerniglia (4-0, Champion)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: defeated Kaeden Berger, Clarion (U) / Fall / 0:50
• Quarterfinals: defeated Lucas Cordio, Maryland / Fall / 1:28
• Semifinals: defeated (3) Alex Carida, Bloomsburg / Dec / 8-3
• Finals: defeated (4) Kolby Ho, Clarion / Dec / 11-4

165 - Val Park (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 64: Bye
• Rd of 32: defeated Michael Antal, Slippery Rock Unrostered / Fall / 2:46
• Rd of 16: lost to (2) Peyton Hall, West Virginia / Dec / 7-1
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated Mason Karpinski, Kent State / Dec / 7-0
• Cons. of 8 #1: lost to Eli Brinsky, Clarion (U) / Dec / 5-3

174 - Shane Finney (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to Hunter Kernan, Pitt / Major / 16-5
• Cons. of 16 #1: Bye
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated Sam Barnes, Bucknell / Fall / 1:22
• Cons. of 8 #1: defeated Tucker Nadeau, West Virginia / Fall / 2:54
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost Jaden Fisher, Bucknell / Dec / 7-2

174 - Shane Sosinsky (1-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to John Crawford, Franklin & Marshall / Dec / 5-2
• Cons. of 16 #1: Bye
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated Jake Lanning, Buffalo (U) / Dec / 8-2
• Cons. of 8 #1: lost to Noah Fox, Franklin & Marshall / Dec / 5-3

174 - Cael Crebs (1-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to Bryson Alsteen, Buffalo (U) / Dec / 6-2
• Cons. of 16 #1: defeated Gaven Bell, Maryland (U) / Major / 14-4
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to (5) Tyler Stoltzfus, Lock Haven / Fall / 4:10

184 - (2) David Key (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Anthony D'Alesio, West Virginia / Dec / 5-3
• Rd of 16: defeated Harrison Shapiro, Franklin & Marshall / Fall / 4:58
• Quarterfinals: lost to James Lledo, Pitt / Dec / 9-7
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost to (4) Anthony Carman, West Virginia / Dec / 10-5

197 - (1) Jacob Koser (4-0, Champion)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: defeated Lucas Cochran, Penn State / Fall / 0:55
• Quarterfinals: defeated Ryan Boyle, Kent State / Injury Def / 6-0 (3:11)
• Semifinals: defeated (5) Jaron Smith, Maryland (U) / Dec / 4-3
• Finals: defeated (3) William Feldkamp, Clarion / Major / 13-5

285 - Grady Griess (4-1, Fifth Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: defeated (4) Toby Cahill, Buffalo (U) / Dec / 8-2
• Quarterfinals: lost to (5) Jake Slinger, Pitt / Dec / 10-6
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Blake Chrisman, Kent State (U) / Fall / 4:53
• Cons. of 4: defeated Reid Isaac, Unrostered / Fall / 4:15
• Fifth Place: defeated (3) Michael Wolfgram, West Virginia / No Contest

285 - Riley Smith (3-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated (3) Michael Wolfgram, West Virginia / Dec / 6-3
• Rd of 16: defeated Reid Isaac, Unrostered / Dec / 9-7
• Quarterfinals: lost to Nathan Taylor, Lehigh (U) / Dec / 7-3
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Andy Garcia, Kent State (U) / Dec / 4-1
• Cons. of 4: lost to (3) Michael Wolfgram, West Virginia / Dec / 4-1

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