GORHAM, Maine – Freshman Dan DeCarlo (Port Jervis, N.Y.), sophomores Daniel Del Gallo (Gardiner, Maine), Carl Luth (Milford, Conn./Foran) and junior Michael Arangio (Wakefield, Mass.) each earned all-tournament honors as the University of Southern Maine Huskies' posted a 1-1 record at the 2014 RIC-PSU-USM Challenge Saturday afternoon at Hill Gymnasium.Rhode Island College, which defeated Plymouth State 42-9 and Southern Maine 27-18 earned the cup with a 2-0 record.
USM placed second with a 1-1 record defeating Plymouth State 40-9. PSU closed the day with an 0-2 record.
Wrestlers who posted a 2-0 record on the day earned all-tournament honors. Joining the Husky contingent were Rhode Island College's Ricondo Cole (Cranston, R.I./Cranston West) and Terrance Jean-Jacques (Haverhill, Mass.) at 141 and 285 pounds respectively, and Plymouth State's 184-pound grappler Chris Perrault (Saint Johnsbury, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy). Pearault earned a key win over the Huskies' Jonathan Deupree (Ozona, Fla./Countryside). Ranked fourth in New England, Perreault downed Deupree – ranked sixth nationally and second in New England – 11-6.
Wrestling at 125, Arangio earned two wins by fall, pinning PSU's Alex Otis (North Andover, Mass.) and RIC's Brennen Liebel (Feeding Hills, Mass.) in 1:29 and 2:21 respectively. Competing at 149, Del Gallo pinned PSU's Alexander Gerhold (Derry, N.H.) in 2:03, before earning a 5-1 decision over RIC's Shawn Giblin (Cranston, R.I./La Salle).
Luth picked up a win by forfeit at 157 pounds and then defeated RIC's Joe Slane 9-3, while DeCarlo had two wins by decision downing PSU's Clay Callahan (Milford, Conn./Foran) 4-2 and RIC's Vincent Drago (Hauppauge, N.Y.) 7-5.
Southern Maine is off until it competes at the 2014 Grapple at the Garden. USM will face Stevens Institute at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 21 (8:00 a.m.) and then will face Muhlenburg (10:00 a.m.).
Rhode Island College 42, Plymouth State 9
125 Brennen Liebel (RIC) pinned Alex Otis (PSU) 1:28
133 Jake Dorman (RIC) pinned Mike Allen (PSU) Fall 4:25
141 Ricondo Cole (RIC) pinned Tristan Leek (PSU) Fall 1:54
149 Michael Murphy (RIC) major dec. Alexander Gerhold (PSU) 10-2
157 Joe Slane (RIC) wins by forfeit
165 Matthew Libby (RIC) over Ray Welch (PSU) DQ
174 Moises Diaz (PSU) pinned Ryan Forestier (RIC) 4:54
184 Nick Pacheco (PSU) dec. Brandon Conrad (RIC) 5-3
197 Imran Gholizadeh (RIC) dec. Cody Carrillo (PSU) Dec 8-6
285 Terrance Jean-Jacques (RIC) tech. fall Zack Stewart (PSU) TF 25-10 4:11
Matches started at 141
Southern Maine 40, PSU 9
125 Michael Arangio (SM) pinned Alex Otis (PSU) Fall 1:29
133 Mike Allen (PSU) wins by forfeit
141 Kevin Moore (SM) dec. Tristan Leek (PSU) 8-4
149 Daniel Del Gallo (SM) pinned Alexander Gerhold (PSU) 2:03
157 CJ Luth (SM) wins by forfeit
165 Dan DeCarlo (SM) dec. Callahan (PSU) 4-2
174 Aaron Weiss (SM) pinned Moises Diaz (PSU) 2:20
184 Chris Perreault (PSU) dec. Jon Deupree (SM) 11-6
197 Sean Fagan (SM) major dec. Cody Carillo (PSU) 11-3
285 Michael Frey (SM) pinned Zack Stewart (PSU) 2:09
Matches started at 141
Rhode Island College 27, Southern Maine 18
125 Michael Arangio (Southern Maine) pinned Brennen Liebel (RIC) 2:21
133 Damen Patisaul (RIC) won by forfeit
141 Ricondo Cole (RIC) pinned Kevin Moore (Southern Maine) 6:15
149 Daniel Del Gallo (Southern Maine) dec. Shawn Giblin (RIC) Dec 5-1
157 Carl Luth (Southern Maine) dec. Joe Slane (RIC) 9-3
165 Daniel DeCarlo (Southern Maine) dec. Vincent Drago (RIC) 7-5
174 Aaron Weiss (Southern Maine) dec. Ryan Forestier (RIC) 8-4
184 Brandon Conrad (RIC) won by forfeit
197 John Georges (RIC) dec Sean Fagan (Southern Maine) 2-2, riding time
285 Terrance Jean-Jacques (RIC) pinned Mike Frey (Southern Maine) 1:17
Matches started at 141
RIC-PSU-USM Challenge All-Tournament Team
125 Michael Arangio, USM
141 Ricondo Cole, RIC
149 Daniel Del Gallo, USM
157 Carl CJ Luth, USM
165 Dan DeCarlo, USM
184 Chris Perrault, PSU
285 Terrance Jean-Jacques, RIC