PHILADELPHIA – Sophomore Philip Conigliaro won the 165-pound title to lead a group of eight Crimson placers for Harvard University wrestling at the Keystone Classic on Sunday at The Palestra.
 
The Crimson totaled 34 wins on the day, including eight bonus-point wins with seven student-athletes placing fourth or better. Harvard tallied one champion, three third-place finishers, three fourth-place performances, and a seventh-place showing among its placers.
 
Conigliaro paced the Crimson with his 165-pound championship, finishing the day with an undefeated 4-0 mark. Harvard's third-place finishers included junior Beau Bayless at 125 pounds, sophomore Joshua Kim at 174 pounds, and sophomore Nick Marcenelle at 197 pounds. The team's fourth-place finishers included senior Lukus Stricker (149 pounds) junior Trevor Tarsi (157 pounds), and sophomore Leo Tarantino (184 pounds).
 
In the team standings, Harvard placed third out of eight programs at the event with 111.5 points. Penn won the team title with 194.5 points while Appalachian State came in second (154).

Harvard Highlights

• Harvard totaled eight placers and seven student-athletes who placed fourth or better. The Crimson sent 12 wrestlers to the quarterfinals and four to the semifinals.
• The Crimson posted a 34-25 record on the day, including eight bonus-point wins – two major decisions, one technical fall, and five falls.
• Sophomore Philip Conigliaro won the 165-pound title behind a 4-0 record. The top seed in the division, Conigliaro beat fourth-seeded Lucas Revano of Penn in the semifinals, 6-2 and second-seeded William Formato of Appalachian State in the finals, 10-4.
• Junior Beau Bayless came in third at 125 pounds with a 4-1 mark. The seventh seed, Bayless topped sixth-seeded Tyler Klinskey of Rider with a fall in 2:38 in the third-place match. Bayless also notched a fall in 0:49 vs. second-seeded Antonio Mininno of Drexel in the quarterfinals.
• Sophomore Joshua Kim took third at 174 pounds with a 4-1 record. The third seed, Kim beat sixth-seeded Logan Messer (George Mason) in the third-place, 4-1.
• Sophomore Nick Marcenelle claimed third at 197 pounds behind a 3-1 mark. The fifth seed, Marcenelle topped sixth-seeded Dante DelBonis of Sacred Heart in the third-place match with a fall in 0:57.
• Senior Lukus Stricker, junior Trevor Tarsi, and sophomore Leo Tarantino came in fourth place at 149, 157, and 184 pounds respectively. Tarsi posted a 4-2 mark on the day while Stricker and Tarantino each went 3-2.
• Junior Michael Jaffe came in seventh place at 141 pounds with a 3-2 record.

Harvard Results

125 Pounds
(7) Beau Bayless (4-1, Third Place)
Bayless def. Joshua Pence (George Mason) in Round of 16, Dec. 3-0
Bayless def. (2) Antonio Mininno (Drexel) in Quarterfinals, Fall 0:49
(3) Caleb Smith (Appalachian State) def. Bayless in Semifinals, Dec. 6-3
Bayless def. (8) Blair Orr (Penn) in Consolation Semifinals, Dec. 5-3
Bayless def. (6) Tyler Klinsky (Rider) in Third-Place Match, Fall 2:38
 
(5) Diego Sotelo (1-2)
Sotelo def. Chad Bellis (Appalachian State) in Round of 16, Dec. 8-1
(4) Kyle Waterman (Drexel) def. Sotelo in Quarterfinals, Dec. 6-4 SV
Kelly Dunnigan (Penn) def. Sotelo in Consolation, Dec. 7-2
 
133 Pounds
(6) Dillon Murphy (1-2)
Kobe Early (Appalachian State) def. Murphy in Round of 16, Dec. 5-3
Murphy def. Anthony Petrillo (Sacred Heart) in Consolation, Fall 6:47
(5) Jaxon Maroney (Drexel def. Murphy in Consolation, Dec. 8-6
 
141 Pounds
(6) Kenny Herrmann (1-2)
Herrmann def. Shan Nonaka (George Mason) in Round of 16, Dec. 3-1
(3) Carmen Ferrante (Penn) def. Herrmann in Quarterfinals, Dec. 3-2
Bryan Miraglia (Rider) def. Herrmann in Consolation, Dec. 10-7
 
(4) Michael Jaffe (3-2, Seventh Place)
Jaffe def. William Bianchi (Sacred Heart) in Round of 16, Fall 1:08
(5) Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) def. Jaffe in Quarterfinals, Dec. 8-3
Jaffe def. Shan Nonaka (George Mason) in Consolation, Dec. 5-2
(1) Anthony Britto (Appalachian State) def. Jaffe in Consolation, Dec. 5-4
Jaffe def. Bryan Miraglia (Rider) in Seventh-Place Match, Dec. 9-3
 
149 Pounds
Evan Gleason (0-2)
(3) Luke Nichter (Drexel) def. Gleason in Quarterfinals, MD 12-4
Kaya Sement (Penn) def. Gleason in Consolation, Dec. 6-1
 
(4) Lukus Stricker (3-2, Fourth Place)
Stricker def. Kaya Sement (Penn) in Round of 16, Dec. 4-2
Stricker def. Cristiaan Dailey (F&M) in Quarterfinals, Dec. 5-3 SV
(1) Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State) def. Stricker in Semifinals, MD 13-1
Stricker def. Kaya Sement (Penn) in Consolation Semifinals, Dec. 5-0
Grant Aronoff (Penn) def. Stricker in Third-Place Match, Dec. 13-7
 
157 Pounds
(6) A.J. Jaffe (1-2)
Jaffe def. Michael Martinak (Drexel) in Round of 16, Dec. 10-3
(3) Cody Bond (Appalachian State) def. Jaffe in Quarterfinals, Dec. 8-3
(1) Parker Kropman (Drexel) def. Jaffe in Consolation, Dec. 7-3
 
Trevor Tarsi (4-2, Fourth Place)
Tarsi def. (4) Nick Palumbo (Sacred Heart) in Round of 16, Dec. 3-2
(5) Jake Silverstein (Rider) def. Tarsi in Quarterfinals, Dec. 3-2
Tarsi def. Connor Trowbridge (Drexel) in Consolation, Dec. 6-1
Tarsi def. Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) in Consolation, Dec. 3-1
Tarsi def. (3) Cody Bound (Appalachian State) in Consolation Semifinals, Dec. 10-7
(1) Parker Kropman (Drexel) def. Tarsi in Third-Place Match, Dec. 3-1 SV
 
165 Pounds
(1) Philip Conigliaro (4-0, First Place)
Conigliaro def. Scott Jarosz (Sacred Heart) in Round of 16, Dec. 9-5
Congiliaro def. Will Miller (Appalachian State) in Quarterfinals, MD 10-1
Conigliaro def. (4) Lucas Revano (Penn) in Semifinals, Dec. 6-2
Congiliaro def. (2) William Formato (Appalachian State) in First-Place Match, Dec. 10-4
 
174 Pounds
(3) Joshua Kim (4-1, Third Place)
Kim def. Riley Onorato (Drexel)in Round of 16, MD 12-0
Kim def. (6) Logan Messer (George Mason) in Quarterfinals, Dec. 10-3
(2) Nick Incontrera (Penn) def. Kim in Semifinals, Dec. 5-1
Kim def. Brett Mordecai (Appalachian State) in Consolation Semifinals, Dec. 4-1
Kim def. (6) Logan Messer (George Mason) in Third-Place Match, Dec. 4-1
 
184 Pounds
(5) Dom Mata (1-2)
Barrett Blakeley (Appalachian State) def. Mata in Round of 16, Dec. 10-3
Mata def. Ethan Fernandez (Penn) in Consolation, TF 16-0 4:34
(6) Jake Hendricks (Penn) def. Mata in Consolation, Dec. 9-4
 
Luke Rada (1-2)
(6) Jake Hendricks (Penn) def. Rada in Round of 16, Dec. 6-4
Rada def. Evan Vazquez (Rider) in Consolation, Dec. 6-3
Barrett Blakeley (Appalachian State) def. Rada in Consolation, Dec. 6-0
 
(7) Leo Tarantino (3-2, Fourth Place)
(2) Neil Antrassian (Penn) def. Tarantino in Quarterfinals, Dec. 10-9
Tarantino def. Jesse Martinez (Penn) in Consolation, Dec. 12-5
Tarantino def. (6) Jake Hendricks (Penn) in Consolation, Dec. 6-2
Tarantino def. (1) Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) in Consolation Semifinals, Medical Forfeit
Barrett Blakeley (Appalachian State) def. Tarantino in Third-Place Match, Dec. 3-1 SV
 
197 Pounds
(5) Nick Marcenelle (3-1, Third Place)
(4) Mason Fiscella (Appalachian State) def. Marcenelle in Quarterfinals, Dec. 6-3
Marcenelle def. (1) Matt Correnti (Rider) in Consolation, Medical Forfeit
Marcenelle def. (3) Austin Stith (George Mason) in Consolation Semifinals, Dec. 7-0
Marcenelle def. (6) Dante DelBonis (Sacred Heart) in Third-Place Match, Fall 0:57

Team Standings

1. Penn: 194.5
2. Appalachian State: 154
3. Harvard: 111.5
T4. Drexel: 99
T4. Rider: 99
6. George Mason: 89.5
7. Franklin & Marshall: 54.5
8. Sacred Heart: 46.5

Next Up

Harvard competes at the Cliff Keen Invitational from Dec. 3-4 in Las Vegas, Nev.