BOONE, N.C. – Gardner-Webb wrestling got back to action on Saturday at the 2022 Appalachian Invitational, competing against seven other teams.

The Runnin' Bulldogs came away with two fourth-place finishes, one fifth and two sixth-place finishes against a field that included Stanford, Virginia, Ohio, Kent State, Appalachian State, Edinboro and Air Force.

RJ Mosley finished fourth at 165 pounds, posting an impressive result in a narrow, 3-2 loss to Stanford's Shane Griffith – the 2021 national champion and 2022 All-America and runner up.

Sam Mora also finished fourth at 197 pounds. Drew West (125) finished fifth and Jha'Quan Anderson (184) and Todd Carter (133) each took sixth place.

In the Appalachian Open tournament, Zach Price and Tyson Lane each won their brackets and Aedyn Concepcion finished second. Josh McCutchen was third in his Open bracket.

2022 Appalachian Invitational
125: Drew West (3-2) – 5th
Logan Jaquay (EDIN) dec. Drew West (GWU – 10-8
Drew West (GWU) fall Kade Orr (KENT) – 1:10
Drew West (GWU) fall Oscar Sanches (OHIO) – 0:48
Nick Provo (STAN) dec. Drew West (GWU) – 10-6
Drew West (GWU) dec. Kyle Montaperto (UVA) – 4-2

125: Jeff Jacome (0-2)
Kyle Montaperto (UVA) dec. Jeff Jacome (GWU) – 8-2
Oscar Sanches (OHIO) dec. Jeff Jacome (GWU) – 10-3

125: Matt Rowland (1-2)
Kade Orr (KENT) dec. Matt Rowland (GWU) – 3-1
Matt Rowland (GWU) major dec. Logan Jaquay – 13-3
Kyle Montaperto (UVA) dec. Matt Rowland (GWU) – 11-5

133: Todd Carter (3-3) – 6th
Todd Carter (GWU) major dec. Marlon Yarbrough (UVA) – 17-3
Cody Phippen (AF) major dec. Todd Carter (GWU) – 11-3
Todd Carter (GWU) dec. Nick Krug (AF) – 5-2
Todd Carter (GWU) dec. Ethan Oakley (APP) – 11-4
Garrett Grice (UVA) dec. Todd Carter (GWU) – 6-3
Jackson Disario (STAN) major dec. Todd Carter (GWU) – 10-2

141: Tyler Brignola (1-2)
Tyler Brignola (GWU) dec. Colton Woods (AF) – 5-1
Cody Bond (APP) tech fall Tyler Brignola (GWU) – 18-3
Luke Kemerer (EDIN) dec. Tyler Brignola (GWU) – 8-3

141: Tyler Lamon (0-2)
Heath Gonyer (APP) major dec. Tyler Lamon (GWU) – 14-1
Aidan Waszak (OHIO) dec. Tyler Lamon (GWU) – 7-1

149: Sam Harris (1-2)
Jonathan Millner (APP) fall Sam Harris (GWU) – 1:06
Sam Harris (GWU) med for. Ryan Burgos (EDIN) 
Alec Hagan (OHIO) fall Sam Harris (GWU) – 0:52

157: Corbin Dion (0-2)
Daniel Cardena (STAN) fall Corbin Dion (GWU) – 00:21
Tommy Askey (APP) dec. Corbin Dion (GWU) – 10-4

165: RJ Mosley (2-2) – 4th
RJ Mosley (GWU) dec. Enrique Munglua (KENT) – 6-4
Shane Griffith (STAN) dec. RJ Mosley (GWU) – 3-2
RJ Mosley (GWU) dec. Giano Petrucelli (AF) – 3-2
Enrique Munglua (KENT) dec. RJ Mosley (GWU) – 6-3

184: Jha'Quan Anderson (2-3) – 6th
Jha'Quan Anderson (GWU) major dec. Andrew Wenzel (AF) – 12-1
Jha'Quan Anderson (GWU) dec. Jack Darrah (STAN) – 6-4
Haydn Danals (UVA) major dec. Jha'Quan Anderson (GWU) – 11-3
Brook Byers (STAN) dec. Jha'Quan Anderson (GWU) – 10-5
Noah Blake (AF) dec. Jha'Quan Anderson (GWU) – 3-2

197: Sam Mora (2-2) – 4th
Austin Starr (OHIO) fall Sam Mora (GWU) – 5:22
Sam Mora (GWU) dec. Ryan Boyle (KENT) – 6-4
Sam Mora (GWU) dec. Calvin Sund (AF) – 7-3
Austin Starr (OHIO) fall Sam Mora (GWU) – 3:52