CORALVILLE, Iowa — Danny Wask won his weight class to power the Navy wrestling team to a fifth-place finish at this weekend's Soldier Salute in Coralville, Iowa. Another group of Midshipmen competed in and placed eighth at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn.
 
Four Mids finished among the top four in their weight classes at the Soldier Salute and five earned top-eight finishes at the Southern Scuffle. 
 
Missouri won the Solider Salute team title and Penn State placed first at the Southern Scuffle.
 
"We felt we put the guys through the right training cycle over the break to prepare them for this weekend," Navy head coach Cary Kolat said. "Saturday showed exactly what we wanted to see, with multiple bonus-point wins and strong performances. Today, we took some hits and looked a bit flat. Danny [Wask] put together a great tournament, and he needs to keep building on that."
 
Soldier Salute Highlights
Wask won all five of his matches to win the 174-pound championship, which was capped by his 4-1 sudden-victory decision over Iowa's Gabe Arnold in the finals. He also recorded a 17-1 technical fall against unattached Paolo Ciatto, pinned Missouri's Kolten Oborny in 1:58 and added a 14-3 major decision over Iowa State's Jacob Helgeson. Wask reached the championship match with an 8-2 win over Nebraska's Tyler Eise.
 
Zyan Hall posted a 4-1 record to earn third place at 197 pounds. He opened the tournament with a 16-0 technical fall over Northern Iowa's Drew Fox, defeated North Carolina's Robert Platt, 8-1, in the quarterfinals and pinned Mikey Calcagno from North Carolina in 3:45 in the consolation semifinals. Hall secured bronze with a 9-3 win over Platt in the third-place match.
 
Caedyn Ricciardi, ranked 31st at 141 pounds, placed fourth with a 4-2 record. He pinned Jace Roller (Missouri) in 3:58, beat Dyson Dunham (VMI) by the score of 4-1 and won a 7-2 match over Kale Petersen (Iowa) in the quarterfinals. After suffering a 4-0 semifinal loss to Luke Simcox (North Carolina), Ricciardi defeated Nick O'Neill (North Carolina) by the score of 4-2 in the consolation round but fell by the same score to Petersen in the third-place match.
 
Spencer Lanosga, ranked 16th at heavyweight, also finished in fourth place with a 4-2 mark. He pinned Northern Iowa's Cameron Guether in 2:01, earned an 11-3 major over 26th-ranked Jarrett Stoner from Missouri and added a 13-4 major decision against Jacob Levy out of North Carolina to reach the semifinals. After a 4-1 sudden-victory loss to Nebraska's Cade Ziola, Lanosga advanced by forfeit in the consolation bracket but exited by medical forfeit in the third-place match against Wyoming's Christian Carroll.
 
Southern Scuffle Highlights
Jonathan Ley placed fourth at 157 pounds with his 4-2 record. He reached the semifinals with a 2-0 decision over Darius Marines (Michigan State) and a 5-2 win over 25th-ranked Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) before losing, 12-4 by major decision, to Daniel Zepeda (N.C. State). Ley then edged 24th-ranked Colt Washleski (Virginia), 2-1, in the consolation round but fell, 4-0, to 13th-ranked Jude Swisher (Penn) in the third-place match.
 
Dylan Elmore recorded a fifth-place finish at 165 pounds as he put together a 5-2 record on the weekend. He posted 8-3 and 8-2 decisions over DJ Shannon (Michigan State) and Boeden Greenley (North Dakota State), respectively, before losing, 5-1, to 16th-ranked Gunner Filipowicz (Army) in the quarterfinals. Elmore bounced back with a 5-3 win over Virginia's Michael Murphy and a 14-4 major decision over Noah Hall out of Bellarmine, then fell, 3-2 in a tiebreaker, to The Citadel's Thomas Snipes in the consolation semifinals. He claimed fifth place by medical forfeit over Campbell's Anthony Ferrari.
 
Andrew Binni placed fifth at 125 pounds with a 4-2 record. He pinned Clarion's Easton Mull in 4:19 and earned a 24-10 major decision over Bellarmine's Damion Ryan before falling, 4-1 in sudden victory, to 26th-ranked Zeke Witt out of North Dakota State in the quarterfinals. Binni bounced back with a 9-1 major decision over American's JJ Peace and secured fifth place with a 9-4 win over Army's Charlie Farmer.
 
Nicholas Vafiadis finished in eighth place at 141 pounds with a 4-3 record. He earned a 3-2 decision over AJ Rallo from Bellarmine, pinned teammate Adam Heckman in 6:36, then added wins over Little Rock's Brennen VanHoecke (6-4) and Maryland's Dario Lemus (10-3) to reach the consolation semifinals. He closed the tournament with a 9-3 loss to Kyren Butler out of Virginia in the seventh-place match.
 
Payton Thomas finished with a 3-3 record at 197 pounds to also place eighth. He opened the event with a 22-2 technical fall over Davidson's Dylan Smith and a 4-2 win over North Dakota State's Devin Wasley. Thomas fell, 20-5, to top-ranked Josh Barr from Penn State in the quarterfinals, rebounded with a 4-1 sudden-victory win over Appalachian State's Logan Eller but then lost, 3-0, to Utah Valley's Andrew Reall to place eighth.
 
Up Next
Navy will travel to face Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA)-rival Lehigh on Saturday, Jan. 17, in Bethlehem, Pa., at 2 p.m.
 
Navy Results at Soldier Salute
125 – Nick Treaster (2-2, Did Not Place)

• Champ. Rd. 2: lost to #13 Kysen Terukina, North Carolina / Dec / 7-3
• Cons. Rd. 2: defeated Anthony Alanis, Bellarmine / T Fall / 16-1
• Cons. Rd. of 3: defeated Carson Dupill, South Dakota State / Dec / 4-2
• Cons. Rd. of 4: lost to Bowen Downey, Northern Iowa, / Dec / 4-1 SV

 
141 – #31 Caedyn Ricciardi (4-2, 4th Place)

• Champ. Rd. 1: defeated Jace Roller, Missouri / Fall / 3:58
• Champ. Rd. 2: defeated Dyson Dunham, VMI / Dec / 4-1
• Quarterfinals: defeated Kale Petersen, Iowa / Dec / 7-2
• Semifinals: lost to #21 Luke Simcox, North Carolina / Dec / 4-0
• Cons. Semifinals: defeated Nick O'Neill, North Carolina / Dec / 4-2
• Third-Place Match: lost to Kale Petersen, Iowa / Dec / 4-2

 
149 – James Latona (1-2, Did Not Place)

• Champ. Rd. 2: defeated Cole Brooks, Wyoming / Dec / 7-3
• Quarterfinals: lost to #15 Josh Edmond, Missouri / Dec / 7-2
• Cons. Rd. 4: lost to Antonio Avila, Wyoming / Dec / 5-2 SV

 
157 – Charlie Evans (1-2, Did Not Place)

• Champ. Rd. 1: defeated Christian Moder, Bellarmine / Major / 20-10
• Champ. Rd. 2: lost to Laird Root, North Carolina / Major / 14-2
• Cons. Rd. 2: lost to #26 Jared Hill, Wyoming / Dec / 8-2

 
165 – Davis Park (0-2, Did Not Place)

• Champ. Rd. 1: lost to Ryan Vigil, VMI / Dec / 7-0
• Cons. Rd. 2: lost to Cj Torres, Unattached / Dec / 12-11*

 
174 – #8 Danny Wask (5-0, Champion)

• Champ. Rd. 1: defeated Paolo Ciatto, Unattached / T Fall / 17-1*
• Champ. Rd. 2: defeated Jacob Helgeson, Iowa State / Major / 14-3
• Quarterfinals: defeated Kolten Oborny, Missouri / Fall / 1:58
• Semifinals: defeated Tyler Eise, Nebraska / Dec / 8-2
• Championship: defeated Gabe Arnold, Iowa / Dec / 4-1 SV

 
184 – Jonathan Sanchez (1-2, Did Not Place)

• Champ. Rd. 2: lost to Keenan Sheridan, South Dakota State / Dec / 8-2
• Cons. Rd. 3: defeated Andrew Barford, VMI / Dec / 13-7
• Cons. Rd. 4: lost to Nash Banko, Army Prep / Dec / 14-9*

 
197 – Zyan Hall (4-1, 3rd Place)

• Champ. Rd. 2: defeated Drew Fox, Northern Iowa / T Fall / 16-0
• Quarterfinals: defeated Robert Platt, North Carolina / Dec / 8-1
• Semifinals: lost to #16 Evan Bates, Missouri / Dec / 8-1
• Cons. Semifinals: defeated Mikey Calcagno, North Carolina / Fall / 3:45
• Third-Place Match: defeated Robert Platt, North Carolina / Dec / 9-3

 
285 – #16 Spencer Lanosga (4-2, 4th Place)

• Champ. Rd. 1: defeated Cameron Guether, Northern Iowa / Fall / 2:01
• Champ. Rd. 2: defeated #26 Jarrett Stoner, Missouri / Major / 11-3
• Quarterfinals: defeated Jacob Levy, North Carolina / Major / 13-4
• Semifinals: lost to Cade Ziola, Nebraska / Dec / 4-1 SV
• Cons. Semifinals: defeated Coby Merrill, Unattached / Forfeit*
• Third-Place Match: lost to #10 Christian Carroll, Wyoming / Medical Forfeit

 
Navy Results at Southern Scuffle
125 – Jack Bergmann (0-2, Did Not Place)

• Round of 64: lost to #4 Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech / Major / 9-0
• Cons. of 32: lost to Gylon Sims, The Citadel / Dec / 5-0

 
125 – Andrew Binni (4-2, 5th Place)

• Rd. of 32: defeated Easton Mull, Clarion / Fall / 4:19
• Rd. of 16: defeated Damion Ryan, Bellarmine / Major / 24-10
• Quarterfinals: lost to #26 Zeke Witt, North Dakota State / Dec / 4-1 SV
• Cons. of 4: defeated Jj Peace, American / Major / 9-1
• Cons. Semifinals: lost to #32 Cooper Flynn, Chattanooga / T Fall / 21-6
• Fifth-Place Match: defeated Charlie Farmer, Army / Dec / 9-4

 
125 – Leo Joseph (1-2, Did Not Place)

• Rd. of 32: lost to Brider Ricks, Utah Valley / Major / 14-6
• Cons. of 16 #1: defeated Spencer Von Savoye, Duke / Dec / 4-3
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Travis Clawson, Clarion / Major / 13-0

 
133 – Brendan Ferretti (3-2, Did Not Place)

• Rd. of 32: defeated Colton Wade, Clarion / Fall / 3:33
• Rd. of 16: lost to #10 Dillon Campbell, Virginia Tech / Dec / 6-0
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated Andy Hampton, Michigan State / Dec / 9-5
• Cons. of 8 #1: defeated Bryce Luna, Chattanooga / Fall / 1:21
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost to #12 Tyler Ferrara, Cornell / Dec / 8-1

 
141 – Adam Heckman (1-2, Did Not Place)

• Rd. of 32: lost to #22 Tom Crook, Virginia Tech / Major / 20-6
• Cons. of 16 #1: defeated Cole Krutzfeldt, Chattanooga / Dec / 8-5
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Nicholas Vafiadis, Navy / Fall / 6:36*

 
141 – Nicholas Vafiadis (4-3, 8th Place)

• Rd. of 32: defeated Aj Rallo, Bellarmine / Dec / 3-2
• Rd. of 16: lost to Jesse Vasquez, California Baptist / Dec / 2-0
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated Adam heckman, Navy / Fall / 6:36*
• Cons. of 8 #1: defeated Brennen VanHoecke, Little Rock / Dec / 6-4
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Dario Lemus, Maryland / Dec / 10-3
• Cons. of 4: lost to Conor Collins, Army / Dec / 4-3
• Seventh-Place Match: lost to Kyren Butler, Virginia / Dec / 9-3

 
149 – Kaemen Smith (3-2, Did Not Place)

• Rd. of 32: defeated Kolter Burton, Oklahoma State / Dec / 7-1
• Rd. of 16: lost to #4 Cross Wasilewski, Penn / Major / 8-0
• Cons. of 16 #2: defeated Oliver Fairchild, Clarion / Dec / 7-3
• Cons. of 8 #1: defeated Cutter Sheets, Oklahoma State / Dec / 11-7
• Cons. of 8 #2: lost to Carson DesRosier, The Citadel / Dec / 8-1

 
157 – Jonathan Ley (4-2, 4th Place)

• Rd. of 32: defeated Niko Valenzuela, Presbyterian / Fall / 6:33
• Rd. of 16: defeated Darius Marines, Michigan State / Dec / 2-0
• Quarterfinals: defeated #25 Gavin Drexler, North Dakota State / Dec / 5-2
• Semifinals: lost to Daniel Zepeda, N.C. State / Major / 12-4
• Cons. Semifinals: defeated #24 Colt Washleski, Virginia / Dec / 2-1
• Third-Place Match: lost to #13 Jude Swisher, Penn / Dec / 4-0

 
157 – Cooper Rathburn (1-2, Did Not Place)

• Rd. of 64: lost to Mark Takara, Utah Valley / Dec / 5-1
• Cons. of 32 #2: defeated Nate Perry, Maryland / Dec / 4-2
• Cons. of 16 #1: lost to Alex Emmer, Utah Valley / Dec / 4-3

 
165 – Dylan Elmore (5-2, 5th Place)

• Rd. of 32: defeated DJ Shannon, Michigan State / Dec / 8-3
• Rd. of 16: defeated Boeden Greenley, North Dakota State / Dec / 8-2
• Quarterfinals: lost to #16 Gunner Filipowicz, Army / Dec / 5-1
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Michael Murphy, Virginia / Dec / 5-3
• Cons. of 4: defeated Noah Hall, Bellarmine / Major / 14-4
• Cons. Semifinals: lost to Thomas Snipes, The Citadel / Dec / 3-2 TB2
• Fifth-Place Match: defeated Anthony Ferrari, Campbell / Medical Forfeit

 
174 – Liam Kilrain (0-2, Did Not Place)

• Rd. of 64: lost to Kamdyn Munro, Chattanooga / Major / 11-0
• Cons. of 32 #2: lost to Tanner Lofthouse, Utah Valley / T Fall / 17-1

 
184 – Gage Yackee (1-2, Did Not Place)

• Rd. of 32: defeated Cody Krik, Davidson / Major / 17-6
• Rd. of 16: lost to Dylan Newsome, Virginia / Dec / 4-2
• Cons. of 16 #2: lost to Kodiak Cannedy, Little Rock / Major / 17-7

 
197 – Anthony Bruscino (0-2, Did Not Place)

• Rd. of 64: lost to Roy Price, The Citadel / Dec / 4-2
• Cons. of 32: lost to Adam Ortega, The Citadel / Dec / 7-0

 
197 – Payton Thomas (3-3, 8th Place)

• Rd. of 32: defeated Dylan Smith, Davidson / T Fall / 22-2
• Rd. of 16: defeated Devin Wasley, North Dakota State / Dec / 4-2
• Quarterfinals: lost to #1 Josh Barr, Penn State / T Fall / 20-5
• Cons. of 8 #2: defeated Logan Eller, Appalachian State / Dec / 4-1 SV
• Cons. of 4: lost to Andrew Reall, Brown / Dec / 3-0
• Seventh-Place Match: lost to Kael Bennie, Utah Valley / Dec / 9-5

 
285 – Dom Iaquinto (0-2, Did Not Place)

• Rd. of 32: lost to Ethan Vergara, Chattanooga / Major / 9-0
• Cons. of 16 #1: lost to Brenan Morgan, Virginia / Fall / 3:39

 
*- Does not count towards official record