Huskies' Champions: Carl Luth, Caleb Hall, Daniel Del Gallo, Khalil Newbill and Sean Fagan.
DURHAM, N.H. – Six members of the University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team claimed individual titles in their respective weight classes as the Huskies claimed the 2014 team championship at the North Atlantic Wrestling Championship hosted by the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H.
Southern Maine scored 135 points to lead the seven-team field. Norwich University finished second with 118 points, followed by Plymouth State in third with 91 points. Host UNH placed fourth with 45.5 points.
It is the first time in program history that Huskies' wrestling has placed first at the team championship tournament. Freshmen Khalil Newbill (Wilton, Maine/Mt. Blue),Carl Luth (Milford, Conn./Foran), Daniel Del Gallo (Gardiner, Maine), Caleb Hall(Dixfield, Maine/Dirigo), junior Sean Fagan (Arlington, Mass.) and senior Dan Suarez(New Milford, N.J.) each claimed individual titles.
Fresh off of his NEWA Rookie of the Week honors, Del Gallo won the 149-pound bracket posting a perfect 4-0 mark to claim the title. Del Gallo earned two wins by fall and one by major decision to highlight his championship.
Fagan, a junior co-captain, rumbled his way to a 197-pound championship with two wins by fall, including a pin over Jeff Reynolds of Plymouth State in 3:44 to set up his championship run. Claiming the 235-pound division, Suarez, a senior co-captain, earned a major decision 10-4 win over Victor Irwin of EMCC and a technical fall 26-11 win over Mike Brannen of the University of New Hampshire.
Newbill claimed the 125-pound bracket, while Luth earned the championship at 141 pounds. Hall posted four wins, including two pins to grab the top spot at the 157-pound bracket.
Southern Maine returns to action on March 1 at the NCAA New England Regional Championship hosted by Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn.
Southern Maine Wrestlers
125: Khalil Newbill (SM) dec. Ken Kiriga (PSU) 7-1; Newbill (SM) pinned) Ryan Conois (UMaine) 5:24
133: Alex Stewart (Nor) dec. Vinny Bonina (SM) 7-3; Sam Shames (MIT) pinend Bonina (SM) 4:00; Bonina (SM) pinned Ryan Kamentsky (UNH) 2:24
141: Fred Reisch (PSU) pinned Kevin Moore (SM) 2:30; Moore (SM) pinned Jared Ballew (PSU) 6:20; Moore win by injury default Tyrell Carstarphen (Nor); Zach Tepper (UNH) major dec. Moore (SM) 17-8
141: CJ Luth (SM) pinned Ian Kelley (UNH) 1:40; Luth (SM) major dec. James Duncan (Nor) 8-0; Luth (SM) pinned Reisch (PSU) 6:20
149: Alex Kwmuntis (Nor) pinned Brandon Sodergren (SM) 1:00; Alex Gerhold (PSU) pinned Sodergren (SM) 1:51; Daniel Del Gallo (SM) pinned Sodergren (SM) 0:20; Sodergren (SM) win by injury default Alex Cronin (PSU)
149: Dan Del Gallo (SM) pinned Alex Kwmuntis (Nor) 1:46; Del Gallo (SM) pinned Sodergren (SM) 0:20; Del Gallo (SM) major dec. Gerhold (PSU) 18-7; Del Gallo (SM) win by injury default Cronin (PSU)
157: Rich Chipman (SM) dec. Ben Nawn (UNH) 7-0; Chipman (SM) dec. Levi Russell (MIT) 7-1; Chipman (SM) pinned Lucas Howarth (UNH) 2:37; Caleb Hall (SM) win by injury default Chipman (SM)
157: Hall (SM) pinned Howarth (UNH) 4;45; Hall (SM) pinned Nawn (UNH) 2:19; Hall (SM) dec. Russell (MIT) 7-3; Hall (SM) win by injury default Chipman (SM)
165: Rob Drover (SM) dec. Taylor Jacobs (Nor) 7-3; Clay Callahan (PSU) tech fall Drover (SM) 15-0; Gabe Horton (UNH) dec. Drover (SM) 9-7
184: Nick Smith (Nor) pinned Kyle Gallant (SM) 1:21; Cody Griswold (Nor) tech fall Kyle Gallant (SM) 17-2
197: Mike Frey (SM) pinned CLoe Boone (Nor) 3:59; Frey (SM) dec. Jacob Towne (Nor) 3-2; Sean Fagan (SM) pinned Frey (SM) 0:34
197: Lawrence Chan (MIT) major dec. Steven Corio (SM) 15-3; Jeff Reynolds (PSU) pinned Corio (SM) 0:22
197: Sean Fagan (SM) pinend Jeff Reynolds (3:44); Fagan (SM) dec. Chan (MIT) 4-1; Fagan (SM) pinned Frey (SM) 0:20
235: Dan Suarez (SM) dec. Victor Irwin (EMCC); Suarez (SM) tech fall Mike Brannen (UNH) 26-11