Manchio Takes First At 125 Pounds; Lions Place Nine At The Roadrunner Open

Sunday, November 24

Bakersfield, Calif.

9 a.m. PST

Columbia University

Roadrunner Open

Photo by: Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin

Manchio Takes First At 125 Pounds; Lions Place Nine At The Roadrunner Open

11/24/2019 10:49:00 PM | Wrestling

Results

Columbia Wrestling sophomore Joe Manchio turned in five wins on his way to the title at 125 pounds.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Columbia Wrestling (0-1) sophomore Joe Manchio capped off a weekend where he collected six wins by taking the title at 125 pounds at the Roadrunner Open hosted by CSU-Bakersfield, while eight other Lions placed on a successful Sunday afternoon at the Icardo Center to wrap up the Lions' weekend on the West Coast.

Manchio won five matches on Sunday, adding to the win he took over No. 14 Gabriel Townsell of Stanford on Saturday, Nov. 23, on his way to taking the title at 125 pounds by taking down Nicholas Raimo (Arizona State-Unattached) in a 6-5 decision. Joining Manchio on the podium was No. 19 sophomore Matt Kazimir, who finished second at 141 pounds, first-year Lennox Wolak (174 pounds/second place), first-year Angelo Rini (125 pounds/third place), first-year Trent Svingala (133 pounds/fourth place), Danny Conley (285 pounds/fourth place), Riley Jacops (157 pounds/fifth place), Sam Wustefeld (197 pounds/fifth place) and first-year Kyle Mosher, who finished sixth at 165 pounds.

MANCHIO'S PATH TO THE 'SHIP: Entering the tournament having already scored a big win on the weekend, Manchio quickly went to work by taking down Josiah Griego (Grand Canyon) by fall (1:10) to move into the next round. Manchio's next match was not easy, but Manchio battled his way to a 7-6 decision over Logan Ashton (Stanford-Unattached), which punched his ticket to the quarterfinals.

In the quarters, Manchio controlled his match against Gregory Viloria (Menlo-Unattached) winning with a 5-0 decision and he followed that up with a 6-0 decision over Alejandro Hernandez-Figueroa (CSU-Bakersfield) to head into the finals. Manchio faced Raimo in the finals and the match went down to the wire, but Manchio's 6-5 decision earned him the title at 125 pounds and a 6-0 undefeated weekend for the Lion sophomore.

🏆 Champion has nice ring to it ... 😏. Nice finish to a solid weekend for Joe Manchio. 😤👏#Team117 | #RoarLionRoar pic.twitter.com/TCi89d8ijK
— Columbia Wrestling (@ColumbiaWR) November 25, 2019

PLACING LIONS: Along with Manchio, eight other Lions placed at the tournament, which gave Columbia nine student-athletes who placed. Kazimir's second place finish, at 141 pounds, was the next best finish for Columbia after Manchio's title, as he took down Chaz Hallmark (Cal. Baptist-Unattached) by fall (1:46), Noah Blakely-Beanes (CSU-Bakersfield) by technical fall (20-1), Wyatt Cornelison (Cal Poly), by fall (2:16) and Lawrence Saenz (Fresno State) with a 10-4 decision. Kazimir battled against Durbin Lloren (Fresno State) in a tough match, before falling in a 5-1 decision to finish second.

Wolak joined Kazimir with a second-place finish of his own at 174 pounds and he got his first win over Tyee Ducharme (San Francisco State) with a technical fall victory (21-5). Wolak next took down Zack Gonzalez (Unattached) by fall (3:15), Daniel Butler (Embry Riddle) with a 6-2 decision before falling to Jackson Hemauer (Fresno State) with a 6-1 decision.

At 125 pounds, Rini gave the Lions their fourth top three finisher and his day started with a win by fall (4:03) over Jacob Mendoza (Menlo CA). Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly-Unattached) was Rini's next win (dec. 5-2) and he next took down Edward Flores (CSU-Bakersfield) with a 4-0 decision to move into the semifinals. In the semis, Rini fell to Raimo in a 9-5 decision that moved Rini into the consolation round, where he moved into the third-place match with a no contest victory over Jackson DiSario (Stanford). In the third-place match, Rini again knocked off Flores, this time with a 10-5 decision to finish third overall.

Svingala, who recorded three wins at 133 pounds, finished fourth overall, while Conley earned four wins of his own at 285 pounds to finish fourth. Jacops finished fifth at 157 pounds, racking up five wins along the way, while Wustefeld's five wins earned him a fifth-place finish. Rounding out Columbia's placers was Mosher, who at 165 pounds, collected five wins on his way to a sixth-place finish.

COLUMBIA RESULTS
Roadrunner Open
Bakersfield, California (Icardo Center)

125 POUNDS
Angelo Rini – W, fall (4:03) over Jacob Mendoza (Menlo CA); W, dec. 5-2 over Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly-Unattached); W, dec. 4-0 over Edward Flores (CSU-Bakersfield); L, dec. 5-9 against Nicholas Raimo (Arizona State-Unattached); W, NC over Jackson DiSario (Stanford); W, dec. 10-5 over Flores

Joe Manchio – W, fall (1:10) over Josiah Griego (Grand Canyon); W, dec. 7-6 over Logan Ashton (Stanford-Unattached); W, dec. 5-0 over Gregory Viloria (Menlo-Unattached); W, dec. 6-0 over Alejandro Hernandez-Figueroa (CSU-Bakersfield); W, dec. 6-5 over Raimo

133 POUNDS
Trent Svingala – W, fall (3:25) over Ryan Elgarico (Menlo CA); W, maj. 12-1 over Christian Nunez (California Baptist); L, fall (2:48) against Gary Joint (Fresno State); W, fall (0:53) over Collin Anderson (Embry Riddle); L, fall (2:49) against Isaiah Perez (Fresno State-Unattached)

141 POUNDS
No. 19 Matt Kazimir – W, fall (1:46) over Chaz Hallmark (California Baptist-Unattached); W, TF 20-1 over Noah Blakely-Beanes (CSU-Bakersfield); W, fall (2:16) over Wyatt Cornelison (Cal Poly); W, dec. 10-4 over Lawrence Saenz (Fresno State); L, dec. 1-5 against Durbin Lloren (Fresno State)

149 POUNDS
Andrew Garr – L, TB-1 3-4 against AJ Raya (California Baptist); W, dec. 5-0 over Anthony Schiess (Garnder-Webb); W, 5-2 over Joseph Dominguez (Menlo CA); L, dec. 3-8 against Jaden Abas (Stanford-Unattached)

157 POUNDS
David Berkovich – W, dec. over Evan Schenk (Garnder-Webb); L, maj. 1-10 against Tyler Eischens (Stanford); L, dec. 3-6 against Dawson Sihavong (Stanford-Unattached)

Riley Jacops – W, dec. 10-5 over Joseph Valdez (CSU-Bakersfield); W, TF 17-2 over Dawson Javier (Embry Riddle); L, dec. 2-4 against Jacob Wright (Fresno State); W, TF 17-2 over Alejandro Torres (Arizona State-Unattached); W, dec. 9-6 over Sihavong; L, fall (4:41) against Eishcens; W, NC over Hunter Balk (Arizona State-Unattached)

174 POUNDS
Lennox Wolak – W, TF 21-5 over Tyee Ducharme (San Francisco State); W, fall (3:15) over Zack Gonzalez (Unattached); W, dec. 6-2 over Daniel Butler (Embry Riddle); L, dec. 1-6 against Jackson Hemauer (Fresno State)

184 POUNDS
Michael Baker – W, dec. 6-2 over Justin Pichedwatana (San Francisco State); L, dec. 2-4 against Josh Loomer (CSU-Bakersfield); W, maj. 11-0 over Brian Horn (CSU-Bakersfield); L, dec. 7-11 against Garrett Strang (California Baptist)

Joe Franzese – L, SV-1 8-10 against Dominic Kincaid (Fresno State); L, dec. 4-8 against Mark Cardwell (CSU-Bakersfield-Unattached)

197 POUNDS
Sam Wustefeld – W, fall (0:46) over Jackson Edwards (Embry Riddle); L, dec. 4-10 against Dom Ducharme (CSU-Bakersfield); W, MFF over Isaiah Perez (Fresno State); W, maj. 10-2 over Afton Silvis (Menlo CA); L, 5-7 against Arick Lopez (California Baptist); W, NC over Roderick Davis

285 POUNDS
Danny Conley – W, SV-1 3-1 over David Showunmi (Stanford); W, fall (0:35) over Michael Slivinski (Grand Canyon); W, maj. 10-1 over Jarrod Snyder (CSU-Bakersfield); L, maj. 2-11 against AJ Nevills (Fresno State-Unattached); W, NC over Zach Schrader (California Baptist); L, dec. 0-5 against Trevor Rasmussen (Stanford)

Daniel Herman – L, inj. (6:31) against Brayden Ray (CSU-Bakersfield); L, MFF against Slivinski

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