The Muhlenberg wrestling team enjoyed a successful opening day of the Messiah Petrofes Invitational.

Of the 27 Mules who competed, 25 won at least one bout and 17 won at least two bouts. Of those 17, 10 advanced to the second day of the tournament by earning places in the top eight.

Alive in the championship semifinals were junior Joey Lamparelli (125), sophomores Brandon Bowles (157), Nico Berlingeri (165) and Anson Dewar (174) and freshman Ryan Fairchild (184).

Sophomore Brian McCaw (125), junior Ricky Caamano (133), junior Riley McHale (157), senior Ronnie Grevera (165) and freshman Hayk Grigorian (197) advanced to the consolation semifinals. 

Bowles won three decisions, allowing only one point in the three bouts, and the other four Mules who went undefeated on the first day won all their bouts with bonus points. Lamparelli recorded a major decision and a technical fall, Berlingeri a pin and two techs, Dewar a pin and a major decision, and Fairchild two pins in a total of 1:02.

McHale had the most impressive Muhlenberg win of the day, coming from behind in the first period to pin a two-time All-American from Messiah who is ranked seventh in Division III by d3wrestle.com. 

Among Mules who didn't place, freshman Trey Miletics (157) won three bouts, on a technical fall and two pins, and senior Jeorcy Peña (141), freshman Billy Wilson (141), sophomores Shane Trattner (165) and Jack Patti (184), junior Deon Savage (184) and freshman Ben Krauss (285) all won two.

Sophomore Mike LaRosa had a memorable win in his first consolation bout at 174. Trailing 11-8 late and with a large deficit in riding time, LaRosa (pictured above) took his opponent down to his back for a two-point near-fall in the closing seconds of the third period, sending the bout to overtime tied at 12-12. LaRosa then recorded a takedown in the first minute of OT for a 14-12 sudden victory. 

Team Scores after Day 1
1. Alvernia (Alv) 119
2. Springfield (Spr) 96
3. MUHLENBERG 91
4. Cortland (C) 90
5. Messiah (Me) 72.5
6. Shenandoah (Sh) 66
7. King's (K) 62
8. Gettysburg (Ge) 54.5
9. Greensboro (Gr) 34
10. Bridgewater State (B) 28
11. Mount Union (Mt) 27
12. Southern Virginia (SV) 22.5
13. Penn State Mont Alto (PS) 11
14. Thaddeus Stevens (TS) 8
15. Washington & Jefferson (WJ) 8

Muhlenberg Results
125
Joey Lamparelli (Muhl) maj. dec. Jaden Nelson (SV), 12-4
Lamparelli tech fall Caiden Heller (Me), 5:14
semifinal: Lamparelli vs. Keito Shaw (Alv)

125
Brian McCaw (Muhl) pinned Sei Dolomengi (B), 2:41
McCaw dec. Patrick Horvath (K), 3-2
Richard Munoz (C) maj. dec. McCaw, 9-1
McCaw dec. Robert Philpot (Alv), 8-2
consolation semifinal: McCaw vs. Horvath 

133
Ricky Caamano (Muhl) over Blake Tarnowski (Alv) by injury default
Wilson Gomes (B) maj. dec. Caamano, 11-0
Caamano pinned Bryce Arnold (Me), 2:50
consolation semifinal: Caamano vs. James King (Alv)

141
Jeorcy Peña (Muhl) dec. Mason Preble (Spr), 16-10
Peña pinned Mason Casey (Me), 4:11
Josh Wilson (Gr) pinned Peña, 2:22
Hunter Ballantine (Sh) tech fall Peña, 20-3

141
Christopher Dalmau (Muhl) maj. dec. Mathew Gariano (WJ), 14-4
Ty Stewart (Spr) dec. Dalmau, 4-2
Hunter Ballantine (Sh) dec. Dalmau, 5-2

141
Billy Wilson (Muhl) pinned Jonathan Clarke (B), 1:30
Ryan Kozdra (Spr) dec. Wilson, 10-3
Wilson pinned Mathew Gariano (WJ), 2:15
Asa Brunk (Me) pinned Wilson, 6:43

141
Jackson Wainwright (Muhl) pinned Logan Miller (Mt), 3:28
Joseph Parsons (Spr) pinned Wainwright, 1:10
Connor Platt (Alv) pinned Wainwright, 1:47

149
Logan Hurwitt (Muhl) tech fall Jacob Smith (SV), 7:00

157
Brandon Bowles (Muhl) dec. Myles Leonard (Spr), 7-0
Bowles dec. Mike Barker (C), 3-0
Bowles dec. Nick Nettleton (Mt), 3-1
semifinal: Bowles vs. Robert Lawlor (Alv)

157
Riley McHale (Muhl) pinned Shawn Howes (PS), 1:20
McHale pinned Garret Cornell (Me), 5:54
Robert Lawlor (Alv) dec. McHale, 9-3
McHale maj. dec. Mike Barker (C), 9-0
consolation semifinal: McHale vs. Nick Nettleton (Mt)

157
Trey Miletics (Muhl) tech fall Matthew Duquette (Spr), 7:00
Jason Rezac (Alv) pinned Miletics, 2:29
Miletics pinned Bret Murphy (K), 2:32
Miletics pinned Hiyuma Nagai (Spr), 0:52
Kyle Klein (C) dec. Miletics, 4-0

157
Chris Sockler (Muhl) pinned Carson Call (SV), 1:34
Jake Deguire (Spr) pinned Sockler, 2:09
Myles Leonard (Spr) pinned Sockler, 2:04

165
Nico Berlingeri (Muhl) tech fall Jalen Cornelius (Sh), 23-7
Berlingeri pinned Michael Hopkins (B), 2:45
Berlingeri tech fall Justin Richey (Ge), 21-3
semifinal: Berlingeri vs. Matt Lackman (Alv)

165
Ronnie Grevera (Muhl) tech fall Graham Chandler (Ge), 16-0
Grevera pinned Ethan Litchard (TS), 1:45
Zach Needles (Me) maj. dec. Grevera, 14-4
Grevera pinned Dan Cassera (C), 1:08
consolation semifinal: Grevera vs. Morgan Peterson (SV)

165
Shane Trattner (Muhl) pinned Dan Cassera (C), 1:51
Trattner pinned Anthony DiGennaro (Spr), 0:33
Matt Lackman (Alv) pinned Trattner, 1:19
Michael Hopkins (B) maj. dec. Trattner, 11-2

174
Anson Dewar (Muhl) pinned Dylan Weigert (Sh), 1:59
Dewar maj. dec. John Sumner (Me), 9-0
semifinal: Dewar vs. David Reinhart (Mt)

174
Tim Eddinger (Me) pinned Mike LaRosa (Muhl), 5:45
LaRosa dec. Amauris Gomez (B), 14-12 (sv) 
Dylan Weigert (Sh) dec. LaRosa, 9-6

184
Ryan Fairchild (Muhl) pinned Kyle Davis (PS), 0:23
Fairchild pinned William Grace (K), 0:39
semfinal: Fairchild vs. Isaac Kassis (Alv)

184
Ryder Slayton (Me) dec. Jack Patti, 3-1
Patti pinned Kyle Davis (PS), 0:24
Patti pinned Chris Cratsley (Me), 3:30
Connor Wroblewski (K) pinned Patti, 4:08

184
Fletcher Goodman (Muhl) maj. dec. Christian Beer (B), 9-0
Hunter Thompson (Sh) dec. Goodman, 4-2
Nick Chaddock (Mt) dec. Goodman, 2-1 (sv)

184
Deon Savage (Muhl) pinned Darin Donellan (Spr), 2:14
Rich Fronheiser (K) maj. dec. Savage, 16-7
Savage pinned Donte Hibbert (Me), 3:05
Nick Kostyak (PS) pinned Savage, 2:54

184
Isaac Kassis (Alv) tech fall Collin Boldt, 20-3
Nick Kostyak (PS) pinned Boldt, 1:12

197
Hayk Grigorian (Muhl) maj. dec. Liam Feister (TS), 13-4
Maximillian Steele (Gr) dec. Grigorian, 6-0
Grigorian pinned Brian Czaus (Alv), 4:23
consolation semifinal: Grigorian vs. Troy Gibson (Sh)

197
Paul Parise (Muhl) pinned Nico Williams (WJ), 2:46
Brendan Loder (Ge) dec. Parise, 3-2
Steven Gazzillo (C) pinned Parise, 0:35

197
Greg Grigorian (Muhl) pinned Brian Czaus (Alv), 2:23
Casey Allen (Spr) dec. Grigorian, 7-2
Troy Gibson (Sh) dec. Grigorian, 5-4

HWT
Ben Krauss (Muhl) pinned Porter Trapp (SV), 0:21
Krauss dec. Kaden Bryan (Sh), 6-5
Palmer Rodenhaber (Alv) pinned Krauss, 1:22
Phil Nave (G) dec. Krauss, 5-3

HWT
Christian Conner (Me) pinned Sean Quaye (Muhl), 6:21
Harrison Schoen (TS) pinned Quaye, 2:23