Making its first appearance in nearly a month (Dec. 11 at Maryland), Navy placed three wrestlers at the David H. Lehman Franklin & Marshall Open held Friday in Lancaster, Pa. Team captain Jacob Allen (125 / Sr / Poway, Calif.) paced the Mids with a second-place finish, while Andrew Cerniglia (157 / So / Nazareth, Pa.) took fourth and Ryan Catka (285 / Fr / Brookhaven, Pa.) placed sixth.

Allen beat his first three opponents by a combined four points to punch his ticket into the finals, including a 3-1 victory over Bucknell's Calvin Dalton in the opening round. After Dalton leveled the match just four seconds into the third period, Allen, the #2 seed in the tournament, scored the match-winning takedown 36 seconds into sudden victory to advance.

Allen scored all three of his points in the third period to defeat Penn State's Gary Steen (unattached) 3-2 in the quarters, while in his semifinals match he scored four-consecutive points over the first and second periods to secure a spot in the finals with a 5-3 win over Virginia's Patrick McCormick. McCormick, meanwhile, built a 8-1 advantage thanks to a pair of takedowns and a four-point nearfall en route to a 12-3 win in the championship bout against Allen.

Eighteenth-ranked Cerniglia entered the tournament as the #1 seed and carved his way through the bracket with win over Edinboro's PJ Gohn (7-3), Air Force's Giano Petrucelli (9-2) and Virginia Tech's Jackson Spires (15-1). Cerniglia held Gohn scoreless in the second and third periods, while Petrucelli's only points were scored off a pair of escapes. Spires, meanwhile, mustered his lone point in the match by way of an escape midway through the third period.

Cerniglia's day, however, abruptly came to an end in the semifinals when he bowed out of his match against Penn State recruit Levi Haines due to injury and was forced to medically forfeit his third-place match against Virginia's Denton Spencer.

Catka battled his way into the fifth-place match by wins over North Carolina's Brandon Whitman (6-3), Davidson's Jake Fernicola (21-6), Davidson's Mitchell Trigg (14-7) and Edinboro's Max Millin (6-5). Catka put together a strong comeback in his match against Millin, whom he trailed 4-1 with 57 seconds remaining in the match. Catka rallied with an escape, followed by a takedown with 36 seconds left to even the match at 4. Millin, however, tacked on a point for an escape with 32 seconds left, but Catka sealed the victory with a takedown with 26 seconds to go in the match. The consolation of 4 match pit Catka against teammate Grady Griess, who took a medical forfeit, sending Catka into the fifth-place bout against Lehigh's Nathan Taylor. Taylor sent Catka into the consolation following a 10-6 loss in the round of 16 and Taylor, the #3 seed, would again defeat the rookie in the placement match 3-2.

The Highlights
• Wrestlers representing 36 different institutions (including unattached wrestlers), along with a handful of unrostered competitors took part in Friday's open.
• 24 wrestlers competed for the Mids, including six members of Navy's traditional 10-man lineup.
• Nationally-ranked standouts Josh Koderhandt (133 / Fr / Belleville, Ill.) and Jacob Koser (197 / Jr / Dillsburg, Pa.) did not participate, nor did PJ Crane (149 / Jr / Horsham, Pa.) or David Key (184 / So / Norcross, Ga.).
• Allen has now placed in three of the four tournaments in which he has wrestled this year - Bearcat Open (1st), Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (8th), Franklin & Marshall Open (2nd).
• Cerniglia has placed in all four tournaments in which he has wrestled this year - Clarion Open (1st), Bearcat Open (1st), Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (8th), Franklin & Marshall Open (4th).
• Catka has placed in four of the five tournaments in which he has participated in this year - East Stroudsburg Open (3rd), Shorty Hitchcock Memorial (1st), Mat-Town College Open (2nd), Franklin & Marshall Open (6th).
• Val Park (165 / Jr / Edmond, Okla.) and Grady Griess (285 / So / Grand Island, Neb.) fell just a match shy of the placement round

What's Ahead
• With tournament action behind them, the Mids' next 10 competitions will be of the dual variety beginning next Saturday at Lehigh.
• The dual between the two rivals is slated to begin at 2:00 pm and will be held at Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall.
• The Mids will travel to Hempstead, N.Y. the following day to face Hofstra in a dual beginning at 4:00 pm.
• Live video streams for both matches will be available on FloWrestling via paid subscription.

Navy Results at Franklin & Marshall Open
125 - (2) Jacob Allen (3-1, 2nd Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: defeated Calvin Dalton, Bucknell (U) / Dec / 3-1 SV
• Quarterfinals: defeated Gary Steen, Penn State (U) / Dec / 3-2
• Semifinals: defeated (3) Patrick McCormick, Virginia / Dec / 5-3
• Finals: (4) lost to Cooper Flynn, Virginia Tech (U) / Major / 12-3

125 - Dayton DelViscio (0-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: lost to Spencer Moore, North Carolina / Major / 14-2
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Quinn Melofchik, Air Force / Major / 14-4

141 - Tyler Hunt (0-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: lost to (2) #14 Matt Kazimir, Columbia / Dec / 2-1
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Timothy Levine, Brown / Dec / 10-6

141 - Gage DeNatale (1-1, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Jarred Papcsy, NC State / Fall / 5:32
• Rd of 16: lost to Vince Cornella, Spartan WC / Tech Fall / 18-1 (3:31) ^
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Nick Stonecheck, Lock Haven / Dec / 7-3

141 - Luke Lucerne (1-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Blake Boyers, West Virginia / Dec / 10-4
• Rd of 16: lost to Thomas Deck, Army / Fall / 4:59
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Garrett Kuchan, Air Force / Major / 11-2

141 - Jonathan Miranda (0-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to Myles Griffin, Spartan WC / Dec / 8-6
• Cons. of 16 #1: lost to Julian Sanchez, Army / Fall / 1:29

149 - Chase Caprella (1-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 64: Bye
• Rd of 32: lost to Matt Williams, Army / Fall / 4:50
• Cons of 32 #2: Bye
• Cons. of 16 #1: defeated Leo Maguigad, North Carolina / Fall / 1:09
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Tanner Craig, Army / Fall / 3:55

149 - River Curtis (1-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 64: Bye
• Rd of 32: lost to (2) Jarod Verkleeren, Virginia / Tech Fall / 17-1 (5:13)
• Cons of 32 #2: Bye
• Cons. of 16 #1: defeated Matthew Smith, Harvard / Dec / 14-8
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Logan Sanom, Bucknell (U) / Major / 14-6

157 - (1) #18 Andrew Cerniglia (3-0, 4th Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated PJ Gohn, Edinboro / Dec / 7-3
• Rd of 16: defeated Giano Petrucelli, Air Force / Dec / 9-2
• Quarterfinals: defeated Jackson Spires, Virginia Tech (U) / Major / 15-1
• Semifinals: lost to Levi Haines, Unattached / Injury Default (5:17) ^
• 3rd Place: lost to Denton Spencer, Virginia / Medical Forfeit ^

157 - George Ruiz (1-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Jayden Johnson, Millersville / Fall / 0:39
• Rd of 16: lost to (5) Jack Bokina, Brown / Dec / 10-6
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Derek Fields, NC State (U) / Major / 12-3

157 - Logan Sciotto (1-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to Ben Barton, Lock Haven / Dec / 8-2
• Cons. of 16 #1: defeated Antonio Petrucelli, Pitt / Fall / 6:47
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to (4) John Errico, Virginia / Major / 16-6

165 - Val Park (4-1, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 64: defeated Dylan Kohn, Edinboro / Dec / 6-4
• Rd of 32: defeated Gavin Cagle, Virginia (U) / Dec / 9-3
• Rd of 16: defeated (4) Thayne Lawrence, Lehigh (U) / Dec / 7-0
• Quarterfinals: lost to (5) Austin Kraisser, Iowa State / Dec / 6-2
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Christian Hunt, Army / Dec / 5-2
• Cons. of 4: lost to Erik Gibson, Spartan WC / Fall / 1:07 ^

165 - Adam Davis (0-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 64: Bye
• Rd of 32: lost to Brandon Connor, Millersville / Dec / 10-8
• Cons. of 32 #2: Bye
• Cons. of 16 #1: defeated Brody Oleksak, Spartan WC / Dec / 2-0 ^
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Trey Brisker, Air Force / Dec / 6-3

165 - Jakob Jenkins (0-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 64: lost to Harrison Trahan, Brown / Fall / 3:39
• Cons. of 32 #1: Bye
• Cons. of 32 #2: lost to Brit Simington, Lock Haven / Fall / 4:47

165 - Sammy Starr (3-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 64: Bye
• Rd of 32: lost to Ashton Eyler, Lock Haven / Major / 14-1
• Cons. of 32 #2: Bye
• Cons. of 16 #1: defeated Dylan Kohn, Edinboro / Dec / 10-5
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated Tye Weathersby, Pitt / Fall / 4:27
• Cons. of 8 #1: defeated Guy DeLeonardis, Millersville / Dec / 6-2
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost to (2) #32 Dalton Harkins, Army / Fall / 2:32

174 - Shane Finney (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated (6) Michael Doggett, Harvard / Fall / 4:07
• Rd of 16: defeated Clay Fielden, Army / Major / 8-0
• Quarterfinals: (3) lost to Sam Wolf, Air Force / Dec / 7-1
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost to (1) #29 Ben Pasiuk, Army / Major / 15-5

174 - (5) Cael Crebs (0-1, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to Sean Kilrain, Lehigh / Fall / 5:49
• Cons. of 16 #1: lost to Clay Fielden, Army / Medical Forfeit ^

174 - Shane Sosinsky (1-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to Matt McKenna, Michigan / Dec / 3-2
• Cons. of 16 #1: Bye
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated Lachlan Rosato, Davidson / Dec / 7-3
• Cons. of 8 #1: lost to (1) #29 Ben Pasiuk, Army / Dec / 5-1

184 - Hunter Johns (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Chris Salazar, North Carolina / Tech Fall / 20-5 (7:00)
• Rd of 16: (6) defeated Colin Fegley, Lock Haven / Dec / 2-0
• Quarterfinals: lost to (3) Brock Delsignore, NC State (U) / Major / 12-4
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost to Cody Fisher, Iowa State (U) / Major / 12-3

197 - Trevor Swier (0-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to (2) #27 Max Shaw, North Carolina / Tech Fall / 16-0 (2:38)
• Cons. of 16 #1: lost to (1) #25 JT Brown, Army / Dec / 4-2

197 - Paul Warner (0-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to #33 Cody Howard, Virginia Tech / Tech Fall / 22-5 (3:44)
• Cons. of 16 #1: lost to Bruce Vaughan, Millersville / Dec / 6-1

285 - (2) #27 Riley Smith (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Jessie Knight, Virginia / Major / 20-8
• Rd of 16: defeated Jordan Espinosa, Millersville / Dec / 11-6
• Quarterfinals: lost to #29 Quinn Miller, Virginia / Dec / 6-1
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost to Brandon Whitman, North Carolina / Dec / 9-8

285 - (4) Grady Griess (2-1, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: defeated Jeffrey Crooks, Harvard / Fall / 1:31
• Quarterfinals: lost to (5) Isaac Reid, Lock Haven / Dec / 9-5
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Dan Conley, Columbia / Dec / 3-1
• Cons. of 4: lost to Ryan Catka, Navy / Medical Forfeit ^

285 - Ryan Catka (4-2, 6th Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Brandon Whitman, North Carolina / Dec / 6-3
• Rd of 16: lost to (3) Nathan Taylor, Lehigh (U) / Dec / 10-6
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated Jake Fernicola, Davidson / Tech Fall / 21-6 (7:00)
• Cons. of 8 #1: defeated (6) Mitchell Trigg, Davidson / Dec / 14-7
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Max Millin, Edinboro / Dec / 6-5
• Cons. of 4: defeated (4) Grady Griess, Navy / Medical Forfeit ^
• 5th Place: (3) lost to Nathan Taylor, Lehigh (U) / Dec / 3-2

^ - match does not count towards record (unrostered opponents / matches vs. teammates / losses by medical forfeit)

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