2019 GMU Patriots Open Results
Dec 09 | Wrestling
FAIRFAX, Va. – Robert Kanniard (2nd, 157-unattached), Shane Metzler (3rd, 133-unattached) and Alex Esposito (HWT) all placed to highlight action for Rutgers wrestling at the 2019 George Mason University Patriots Open over the weekend on Saturday in Fairfax, Virginia. In total, nine members of the program competed at the all-day tournament at the George Mason Field House.
Kanniard rattled off four consecutive victories, including a pin in his semifinal bout against Luke Weiland (Army) to reach the 157-pound title bout. Metzler picked up three victories to advance to the semifinals at 133 pounds, and used a 10-2 major decision over Trent Svingala (Columbia) to secured third in his weight class, while Esposito went 3-2 with two pins to finish sixth at heavyweight.
Full results from the tournament can be found below.
Up Next
Rutgers gets a few weeks off before it competes at the Southern Scuffle from Jan. 1-2 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Results
157: Robert Kanniard (4-1, Second Place-Unattached)
| Round of 32 | Riley Jacobs (Columbia) | W-D, 10-3 |
| Round of 16 | Taylor Brown (Army) | W-MD, 17-6 |
| Quarterfinals | Ethan Karsten (American) | W-Fall (6:13) |
| Semifinals | Luke Weiland (Army) | W-Fall (5:55) |
| Finals | Markus Hartman (Army) | L-D, 7-2 |
133: Shane Metzler (3-1, Third Place-Unattached)
| Round of 32 | Bye | |
| Round of 16 | Angelo Rini (Columbia) | W-D, 6-4 |
| Quarterfinals | Steven SImpson (Old Dominion) | W-Fall (1:11) |
| Semifinals | Anthony Cefolo (Rider) | L-D, 4-3 |
| Third Place Match | Trent Svingala (Columbia) | W-MD, 10-2 |
HWT: Alex Esposito (3-2, Sixth Place)
| Round of 32 | Bye | |
| Round of 16 | Brandon Seidman (Bucknell) | W-Fall (0:20) |
| Quarterfinals | Ben Sullivan (Army) | L-D, 4-1 |
| Conso of 8 #2 | Paul Robinson (Army) | W-D, 7-4 |
| Conso of 4 | Jacob Bullock (Old Dominion) | W-Fall (1:58) |
| Fifth Place Match | Niko Camacho (American) | L-MD, 12-2 |
133: Devon Britton (1-2, Unattached)
| Round of 32 | Bye | |
| Round of 16 | Brandon Loperfido (Lock Haven) | W-Fall (6:00) |
| Quarterfinals | Lane Peters (Army) | L-D, 6-3 |
| Conso of 8 #2 | Orion Anderson (Maryland) | L-Fall (4:40) |
133: Malcolm Robinson (0-1)
| Round of 32 | Bye | |
| Round of 16 | Anthony Cefolo (Rider) | L-D, 3-1 |
| Conso of 8 #1 | Orion Anderson (Maryland) | MFF |
141: Andrew Gapas (1-1)
| Round of 32 | Noah Levett (Bucknell) | W-D, 5-2 |
| Round of 16 | Tyler Dilley (Lock Haven) | L-MD, 14-5 |
| Conso of 16 #2 | Silas Shaw (NC State) | MFF |
149: Jake Benner (1-2, Unattached)
| Round of 32 | Joshua Tuckey (Millersville) | W-MD, 11-0 |
| Round of 16 | Kizhan Clarke (American) | L-MD, 15-3 |
| Conso of 16 #2 | Tyler Williams (Bucknell) | L-D, 8-2 |
157: Cody Harrison (1-2, Unattached)
| Round of 32 | Cam Connor (UPenn) | L-D, 9-4 |
| Conso of 16 #1 | Elijah Murphy (American) | W-D, 8-5 |
| Conso of 16 #2 | Taylor Brown (Army) | L-SV1 (Fall 7:17) |
HWT: Kyle Lightner (0-1)
| Round of 32 | Bye | |
| Round of 16 | Andy Smith (SERTC-VT) | L-Fall (4:00) |
| Conso of 16 #2 | Michael Tyle (Rider) | MFF |
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