Runnin’ Bulldogs Earn Pair of Fourth-Place Finishes at Patriot Open Saturday Afternoon

Saturday, December 7

Fairfax, Va.

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Patriot Open

Brandon Bright went 2-2 at 141 pounds Saturday afternoon at the 2019 Patriot Open

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Runnin’ Bulldogs Earn Pair of Fourth-Place Finishes at Patriot Open Saturday Afternoon

December 07, 2019 | Wrestling

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FAIRFAX, Va. – The Gardner-Webb wrestling team claimed a pair of fourth-place finishes to highlight a busy Saturday afternoon at the 2019 Patriot Open, hosted by George Mason in Fairfax, Va.

RJ Mosley went 3-2 on the day at 165 pounds, starting his afternoon with a 11-4 decision over Columbia's Kyle Mosher. He followed that with an 11-2 major decision win over American's Michael Lewis and a 7-2 decision over Jacob Curling of Old Dominion. Mosley would fall to Army's Cael McCormick, 9-2 and drop the third-place match to Tyler Barnes of N.C. State by a 9-5 decision.

Roderick Davis also placed fourth at 197 pounds. He opened the day with a narrow 3-1 decision over American's Abraham Correa-Mendina and followed that with a 6-1 decision over Santino Morina of Old Dominion. Davis would drop his next bout, a 10-0 major decision, to Army's J.T. Brown and would fall in the third-place match to Army's Bennett Paulson by an 8-0 major decision.

Jacob Conrad picked up three wins on the day at 157 pounds. After falling by a 15-0 tech fall to Army's Luke Weiland in the opening round, Conrad rattled off three straight wins, pinning Virginia Tech's Daniel Mancini in 2:36 and Maryland's Garrett Fisk in 4:48, and also defeating Rider's Michael Wilson by a 9-7 decision. Conrad's day would end with a 14-3 major decision loss to Ethan Kartsen of American.

Also earning multiple wins on the day for the Runnin' Bulldogs were Brandon Bright at 141 pounds, Jha'Quan Anderson at 184 pounds, and Gabriel Pickett at 285 pounds.

Gardner-Webb returns to action on Wednesday, December 18, hosting Franklin and Marshall in the first home match of the season. Action is slated to begin at 1:30 pm inside Paul Porter Arena, with live coverage on ESPN+.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: PATRIOT OPEN

125: Will Edmiston (1-2)
Anthony Molton (Old Dominion) def. Will Edmiston (GWU), Dec. 6-1
Will Edmiston (GWU) def. Chase Mullarkey (Rider), Dec. 3-0
Hunter Graff (Virginia Tech) def. Will Edmiston (GWU), TF 15-0

125: Michael Pappaconstantinou (0-2)
Ryan Chauvin (Army) def. Michael Pappaconstantinou (GWU), Dec. 5-4
Nolan Hellickson (Boston RTC) def. Michael Pappaconstantinou (GWU), MD 13-0

141: Brandon Bright (2-2)
Brandon Bright (GWU) def. Shawn Nonaka (George Mason), Dec. 8-7
Brandon Bright (GWU) def. Yarhoski Aldiva (Old Dominion), Dec. 11-4
Matt Kazimir (Columbia) def. Brandon Bright (GWU), Fall 4:42
Logan Brown (Army) def. Brandon Bright (GWU), Fall 2:41

157: Jacob Conrad (3-2)
Luke Weiland (Army) def. Jacob Conrad (GWU), TF 15-0
Jacob Conrad (GWU) def. Daniel Mancini (Virginia Tech), Fall 2:36
Jacob Conrad (GWU) def. Garrett Fisk (Maryland), Fall 4:48
Jacob Conrad (GWU) def. Michael Wilson (Rider), Dec. 9-7
Ethan Kartsen (American) def. Jacob Conrad (GWU), MD 14-3

157: Austin Reames (0-2)
Michael Wilson (Rider) def. Austin Reames (GWU), Fall 2:47
Carl Antrassian (Pennsylvania) def. Austin Reames (GWU), Fall 1:51

157: Evan Schenk (0-2)
Taylor Brown (Army) def. Evan Schenk (GWU), Dec. 8-2
Ruley Jacops (Columbia) def. Evan Schenk (GWU), MD 13-5

165: RJ Mosley (3-2) – Fourth Place
RJ Mosley (GWU) def. Kyle Mosher (Columbia), Dec. 11-4
RJ Mosley (GWU) def. Michael Lewis (American), MD 11-2
RJ Mosley (GWU) def. Jacob Curling (Old Dominion), Dec. 7-2
Cael McCormick (Army) def. RJ Mosley (GWU), Dec. 9-2
Tyler Barnes (NC State) def. RJ Mosley (GWU), Dec. 9-5

165: Bryce Sellers (0-2)
Tyler Barnes (NC State) def. Bryce Sellers (GWU), Fall 1:34
Joe Sacco (Sacred Heart) def. Bryce Sellers (GWU), Fall 4:41

174: Samuel Mora (0-2)
Ben Root (American) def. Samuel Mora (GWU), Fall 6:08
Lennox Wolak (Columbia) def. Samuel Mora (GWU), Dec. 10-6

174: Jacob Reames (0-2)
Conner Allshouse (American) def. Jacob Reames (GWU), Fall 1:11
Frank Guida (Bucknell) def. Jacob Reames (GWU), MD 12-3

174: Joshua Walker (1-2)
Joshua Walker (GWU) def. Connor Bourne (American), Fall 1:45
Corey Connolly (Rider) def. Joshua Walker (GWU), Dec. 11-5
Kolton Clark (Virginia Tech) def. Joshua Walker (GWU), Fall 1:50

184: Jha'Quan Anderson (2-2)
Jha'Quan Anderson (GWU) def. Donovan Ball (Penn State), Dec. 5-4
John Stout (Pennsylvania) def. Jha'Quan Anderson (GWU), Dec. 8-7
Jha'Quan Anderson (GWU) def. Ray Bernot (Lock Haven), Dec. 12-7
Dean Drugac (Old Dominion) def. Jha'Quan Anderson (GWU), Dec. 6-0

184: Christian Salter (0-2)
Jed Smith (Army) def. Christian Salter (GWU), Fall 6:32
Dean Drugac (Old Dominion) def. Christian Salter (GWU), Fall 1:16

197: Roderick Davis (2-2) – Fourth Place
Roderick Davis (GWU) def. Abraham Correa-Medina (American), Dec. 3-1
Roderick Davis (GWU) def. Santino Mornia (Old Dominion), Dec. 6-1
J.T. Brown (Army) def. Roderick Davis (GWU), MD 10-0
Bennett Paulson (Army) def. Roderick Davis (GWU), MD 8-0

285: Jeffery Linker (1-2)
Jeffery Linker (GWU) def. Keagan Carmenatty (Penn State), Dec. 6-4
Alexander Esposito (Rutgers) def. Jeffery Linker (GWU), Fall 0:20
Colin Lawler (NC State) def. Jeffery Linker (GWU), TF 15-0

285: Gabriel Pickett (2-2)
Gabriel Pickett (GWU) def. Jarrett Tronge (Virginia Tech), Fall 5:24
Bobby Heald (Army) def. Gabriel Pickett (GWU), Fall 4:31
Gabriel Pickett (GWU) def. Zakaria Loudini (Pennsylvania), Fall 2:45
Keagan Cermenatty (Penn State) def. Gabriel Pickett (GWU), Fall 6:38