CLARION, PA. – The Navy wrestling team completed its first event of the 2022-23 season at the Clarion Open on Sunday in Clarion, Pa. Navy ended the tournament with 10 of its 19 wrestlers placing, including 285-pound champion Grady Griess. Griess finished the tournament 4-0 after defeating fourth-seeded Hayden Copass of Purdue by a 3-1 decision in the heavyweight final to claim his second collegiate tournament title. 

Three other Mids placed in the top three in the tournament. Josh Koderhandt (141) placed second with a 4-1 record, including a victory over third-seeded Seth Koleno of Clarion by a 17-5 major decision. After not placing at the Clarion Open last year, Val Park (165) nearly came away with a tournament crown at a 3-1, placing second in his respective weight class. Park defeated third-seeded Cooper Noehre of Purdue by a 3-0 decision in the semifinals, but lost a close battle in the finals by a 6-4 decision to fifth-seeded Enrique Munguia of Kent State. Team captain Jacob Koser (197) defeated Mason McCready (Bucknell-Unattached) by a 12-1 major decision in the third-place bout to place third in his respective weight class. Koser's third-place finish marks the fifth time he has placed in the top-three in a tournament in his career. 

Luke Lucerne (141) fell in the round-of-32 but responded with five straight wins to place fifth for his best tournament finish of his career. Seven freshmen made their debut for Navy and three placed in their first collegiate action. Zach Espalin (125) and Kaemen Smith (149) placed fifth, while Brendan Ferretti (133) placed sixth in his division. 

Navy continues tournament action next Sunday when the Mids travel to Vestal, N.Y., to compete in the Bearcat Open hosted by EIWA competitor Binghamton. The tournament is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Binghamton University Events Center. 

Results
125 - (5) Zach Espalin (4-0, Fifth Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: lost to Jax Forrest, Unrostered / Fall / 4:05 (4-0)
• Cons. of 8 #1: defeated Nico Calello, Kent State / Fall / 0:52 (2-0)
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Jacob Houpt, Kent State / Dec / 9-4
• Cons. of 4: defeated Matthew Rowland, Gardner-Webb / Major / 12-4
• Fifth Place: defeated (4) Drew West, Gardner-Webb / Dec / 6-4

125 - Dayton DelViscio (2-1, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: lost to (3) Aiden Lewis, Edinboro / Dec / 12-7
• Cons. of 8 #1: defeated Braxton Rice, Pitt-Johnstown-Unattached / Major / 11-3
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Tyson Lane, Gardner-Webb / Fall / 6:43 (6-6)
• Cons. of 4: lost to Drew West, Gardner-Webb / Medical Forfeit

133 - Brendan Ferretti (3-2, Sixth Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated (2) Todd Carter, Gardner-Webb / Dec / 5-2
• Rd of 16: defeated Mason Prinkey, Clarion-Unattached / Dec / 6-1
• Quarterfinals: lost to Hunter Adrian, Brown / Dec / 3-2
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Ethan Qureshi, Unrostered / Fall / 2:51 (2-0)
• Cons. of 4: defeated (2) Todd Carter, Gardner-Webb / Dec / 11-4
• Cons. Semifinals: lost to Clayton Bashor Clarion-Unattached / No Contest
• Fifth place: lost to (1) Kurt Phipps Bucknell-Unattached / Dec / 9-6

133 - Venumadhava Mirel (0-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: lost to Jacob Macatangay, Purdue / Major / 13-3
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Todd Carter, Gardner-Webb / Dec / 8-2

141 - (2) Josh Koderhandt (4-1, 2nd Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Billy Meiszner, Kent State / Fall / 4:41 (14-3)
• Rd of 16: defeated Emory Taylor, Pittsburgh / Fall / 6:10 (10-2)
• Quarterfinals: defeated Cameron Soda, Edinboro / Medical Forfeit
• Semifinals: defeated (3) Seth Koleno, Clarion / Major / 17-5
• Finals: lost to (1) Parker Filius, Purdue / Major / 18-10

141 - (6) Luke Lucerne (5-1, Fifth Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to Braden Bower, Bucknell / Major / 12-4
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated Emory Taylor, Pittsburgh / Dec / 8-2
• Cons. of 8 #1: defeated Sean Pitts, Purdue / Fall / 1:50 (2-0)
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated (5) Briar Priest, Pittsburgh / Tech Fall / 15-0 (1:41)
• Cons. of 4: defeated Chad Ozias Pitt-Johnstown-Unattached / Fall / 4:01 (5-4)
• Cons. Semifinals: lost to Seth Koleno, Clarion / No Contest
• Fifth Place: defeated Amonn Ohl, Edinboro / Fall / 3:59 (3-3)

141 - David Kreidler (0-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: lost to Justin Bierdumpfel, Brown / Major / 12-2
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Casey Wiles, Kent State / Fall / 1:35 (2-0)

149 - PJ Crane (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Manny Willins, Buffalo / Tech Fall / 16-1 (7:00)
• Rd of 16: defeated John Altieri, Clarion / Dec / 8-4
• Quarterfinals: lost to Tyler Badgett, Pittsburgh / Dec / 3-0
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost to Kelin Laffey, Pittsburgh / Dec / 8-1

149 - Kaemen Smith (4-1, Fifth Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Lavinsky Collins, Clarion / Fall / 6:21 (15-4)
• Rd of 16: defeated Jacob Pail, Edinboro / Dec / 9-3
• Quarterfinals: lost to Blake Saito, Brown / Major / 15-4
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated John Altieri, Clarion-Unattached / Fall / 1:54 (4-1)
• Cons. of 4: defeated Kyle Schickel, Clarion / Fall / 5:10 (17-6)
• Fifth Place: defeated Kelin Laffey, Pittsburgh / No Contest

157 - Devon Deem (1-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: Jordan Watters, West Liberty / No Contest
• Rd of 16: defeated Hunter Shaut, Buffalo / Fall / 6:28 (5-3)
• Quarterfinals: lost to (1) Kendall Coleman, Purdue / Fall / 3:54 (9-2)
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost to Collin McCorkle, Pittsburgh / Dec / 8-5

165 - (2) Val Park (3-1, 2nd Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Brock Salvatore, Unrostered / Fall / 2:46 (2-0)
• Rd of 16: defeated Chase Barlow, Bucknell / Dec / 5-1
• Quarterfinals: defeated Eli Brinsky, Clarion / Major / 12-0
• Semifinals: defeated (3) Cooper Noehre, Purdue / Dec / 3-0
• Finals: lost to (5) Enrique Munguia, Kent State / Dec / 6-4

174 - (3) Sammy Starr (2-2, Fourth Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Baren Berg, Unrostered / Fall / 3:49 (8-0)
• Rd of 16: defeated Suds Dubler, Clarion / Dec / 6-2
• Quarterfinals: defeated Andrew Wilson, Gardner-Webb / Fall / 2:22 (2-2)
• Semifinals: lost to (2) Jared McGill, Edinboro / Dec / 6-3
• Cons. Semifinals: defeated Suds Dubler, Clarion / No Contest
• Third Place: lost to (4) Samuel Barnes, Bucknell - Unattached / Dec / 7-4

174 - Zander Manuel (0-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: lost to Jacob Sabol, Pitt-Johnstown / Dec / 6-4
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost to Carson Miller, Pittsburgh / Fall / 4:22 (7-3)

184 - (2) David Key (3-1, Fifth Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: defeated Aiden Hanning, Unrostered / Dec / 7-3
• Quarterfinals: lost to (7) Ben Vanadia, Purdue / Dec / 10-5
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Ashton Breen, Kent State / Fall / 1:02 (2-0)
• Cons. of 4: defeated (6) Ethan Ducca, Edinboro / Major / 13-4
• Cons. Semifinals: lost to Nicholas Meglino, Pittsburgh / No Contest
• Fifth Place: defeated (4) Jha'Quan Anderson, Gardner-Webb / Dec / 3-1

184 - Hunter Johns (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: defeated Noah Gnibus, Pitt-Johnstown-Unattached / Dec / 6-1
• Rd of 16: lost to (8) James Lledo, Pittsburgh / Major / 14-4
• Cons. of 8 #1: defeated Michael Caniglia, Kent State / Fall / 5:34 (13-3)
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost to (6) Ethan Ducca, Edinboro / Dec / 12-6

197 - (1) Jacob Koser (3-1, Third Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: defeated Brett Wittmann, Clarion / Fall / 1:55 (6-0)
• Quarterfinals: defeated Samuel Mora, Gardner-Webb / Fall / 1:34 (4-0)
• Semifinals: lost to (5) Maclane Stout, Pittsburgh / Dec / 4-2
• Cons. Semifinals: defeated Geoff Magin, Pittsburgh Unattached / No Contest
• Third Place: defeated (3) Mason McCready, Bucknell-Unattached / Major / 12-1

197 - Jacob Lucas (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: defeated Miles Ashbaugh, Kent State / Dec / 10-3
• Quarterfinals: lost to (2) Tyler Bagoly, Clarion / Dec / 5-4
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Jeff Geller, Gardner-Webb / Forfeit 
• Cons. of 4: lost to Geoff Magin, Pittsburgh Unattached / Dec / 7-5

285 - (2) Grady Griess (4-0, Champion)
• Rd of 32: defeated Tristan Ruhlman, Purdue / Fall / 4:22 (7-3)
• Rd of 16: defeated Ryan Ellefsen, Unrostered / Fall / 4:03 (4-2)
• Quarterfinals: defeated Kade Sottolano, Edinboro / Fall / 2:02 (2-0)
• Semifinals: defeated (3) Jake Slinger, Pittsburgh / Dec / 8-7
• Finals: defeated (4) Hayden Copass, Purdue / Dec / 3-1

285 - Jamier Ferere (2-2, Did Not Place)
• Rd of 32: Bye
• Rd of 16: lost to Austin Chapman, Clarion / Dec / 4-2 TB2
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated Shawn Loring, Unrostered / Fall / 1:44 (6-2)
• Cons. of 8 #1: lost to Tristan Ruhlman, Purdue / Dec / 9-3