The Navy wrestling team (5-5, 3-4 EIWA) earned its second win at home over the last three days behind a 33-8 victory over Clarion (8-6, 4-4 MAC) Sunday afternoon at Dahlgren Hall. Navy won seven bouts overall and received an added boost in the scoring column with four bonus-point victories including three wins by fall.

Clarion took its lone lead in the dual when junior Seth Kolena went the distance against Navy's Tyler Hunt (So / 141 / Calhoun, Ga.) and went on to take the day's first bout (10-8) 23 seconds into sudden victory.

Navy answered by not only winning the next three matches, each of the three saw the Mids earn the full six points. Senior Jonathan Miranda (141 / Poway, Calif.) kicked the streak off with his third-career dual win, pinning John Altieri at 4:17. Andrew Cerniglia (So / 157 / Nazareth, Pa.), meanwhile, won his second-consecutive dual by fall, pinning Kyle Schickel at 2:56. The final run of bonus point wins came at 165 where Navy's Val Park (Jr / Edmond, Okla.) and Cam Pine were locked up midway through the opening period when Pine suffered an injury that would keep him from finishing the match.

Navy's 15-point advantage (18-3) would grow to 25 by the end of the dual, as Navy went on to capture wins in four of the final six bouts. Among the wins was a spectacular performance by 27th-ranked Jacob Koser (Jr / 197 / Dillsburg, Pa.), who trailed Clarion's Will Feldkamp, a standout performer who came into the dual with a 17-2 overall record and 10-1 mark in dual action, by as many as six points and a 9-4 count at the end of the opening period. Koser inched closer in the second, cutting the deficit to four points (11-7). The third period saw Koser dominate, earning the takedown less than 20 seconds into the frame, followed by a two-point nearfall and a four-point nearfall with under 20 seconds remaining. Koser secured the bonus point for riding time to capture a 16-11 victory and seal the team win for the Mids

Newcomer Josh Koderhandt (Fr / 133 / Belleville, Ill.), meanwhile, built a 10-3 advantage against Alex Blake in the final bout of the day before earning the win by fall at 4:51.

 A Look Ahead
• Navy will use the next two weeks to prepare for the annual Star Match which is slated for Friday, Feb. 18 at 7:30 pm.
• The Army-Navy dual will be held at Alumni Hall with a live stream available on ESPN+.

Navy 33, Clarion 8
141 | Seth Koleno dec Tyler Hunt (NAVY), 10-8 sv  // Navy 0, Clarion 3
149 | Jonathan Miranda (NAVY) fall John Altieri, 4:17 // Navy 6, Clarion 3
157 | #26 Andrew Cerniglia (NAVY) fall Kyle Schickel, 2:56  // Navy 12, Clarion 3
165 | Val Park (NAVY) injury default Cam Pine, 1:10  // Navy 18, Clarion 3
174 | John Worthing dec Cael Crebs (NAVY), 6-4 sv  // Navy 18, Clarion 5 *
184 | David Key (NAVY) dec Max Wohlabaugh, 3-0  // Navy 21, Clarion 5
197 | #27 Jacob Koser (NAVY) dec Will Feldkamp, 16-11  // Navy 24, Clarion 5
285 | Ryan Catka (NAVY) dec Ty Bagoly, 2-0  // Navy 27, Clarion 5
125 | Joey Fischer dec Jacob Allen (NAVY), 4-1 // Navy 27, Clarion 8
133 | #26 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) fall Alex Blake, 4:51  // Navy 33, Clarion 8
* Clarion was deducted a team point for control of mat area (bench)

### Go Navy ###