Kaden Ware, Penn College, Men's Wrestling
Ware (141) recorded four bonus-point victories, a Division II victory and a ranked win en route to the 141-pound title at Elizabethtown's D. Kenneth Ober Memorial Invitational on Saturday. In his first action back since injury, Ware started his day with a first-period fall and a first-period tech fall to reach the semifinals where he won by a 10-2 major decision against Shippensburg's Cole Coffin. In the finals, Ware topped Eastern's Region 3 fourth-ranked Ryan Mansueto, by a 17-6 major decision.
WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Penn JR Kaden Ware (141) recorded four bonus-point victories, a Division II victory and a ranked win en route to the 141-pound title at Elizabethtown's D. Kenneth Ober Memorial Invitational on Saturday. In his first action back since injury, Ware started his day with a first-period fall and a first-period tech fall to reach the semifinals where he won by a 10-2 major decision against Shippensburg's Cole Coffin. In the finals, Ware topped Eastern's Region 3 fourth-ranked Ryan Mansueto, by a 17-6 major decision.
BEST OF THE REST: Alfred State FR Hunter LaVigne (197) won the 197 bracket at the Jamestown Open on Saturday. After a first round bye, LaVigne tallied a 1:35 fall over Bear Horgan (JCU). He followed with a 1:07 fall over Tufan Khalilov (PSCW). In the semifinals match, he notched his third first round fall of the day in 1:11 over Juuso Young (JCU). In the first-place match, LaVigne took down Gaetano Savelli (GU) in a 17-1 tech fall victory to take the title...PS-Behrend FR Louie DeJulia (184) posted a 5-1 record on the week while placing third at 197 at the JCC Open on Saturday. Against Waynesburg, he registered a 20-3 technical fall in 4:14 before collecting three pins and one major decision at JCC for third...Pitt-Bradford SO Cade Stern (125) battled back from an opening bout loss to place sixth in the 125 weight class at the Jamestown Jayhawk Open last week. He picked up two pins and a dominant 13-0 major decision win to earn a spot in the consolation semis.
