Three Brockport wrestlers went unbeaten on day one of the NCAA Mideast Regionals hosted by Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon. All three Golden Eagles will begin day two in the semifinals of the winner's bracket and have guaranteed themselves a podium finish at regionals. Brockport has totaled 40 team points and currently sits in ninth place out of 20 in the team competition.
Matt Caccamise (125),
Zach Levey (133) and
Chris Eames (184) all went 2-0, while
Marquis Larmond (149) went 2-1. The top three finishers in each weight class earn an automatic qualification into the NCAA Division III Championships on March 11-12 at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Day two of the regional tournament begins at 11 a.m. on Sunday morning.
125-pounder
Matt Caccamise finished day one with a perfect 2-0 record following a major decision victory (16-6) in the first round and a 5-2 decision win over TCNJ's Ryan Rosenthal in the quarterfinal. Caccamise will take on Ursinus's Terry Adams in the semifinals to start the day on Sunday. Caccamise now has a 17-3 record on the season.
Chris Eames (184 pounds) also went 2-0 on day one and improved his record to 18-6 on the season. He won his first match by the score of 6-1 over Penn Tech's Garrett Storch and he added a thrilling 5-3 sudden victory over Ursinus's Gary Nagle in the quarterfinal night cap. Eames will square off against Ithaca's Chibueze Chukwuezi in Sunday's semifinals to begin the day.
Freshman
Zach Levey went 2-0 on day one in his first regional appearance in the 133-pound weight class, pinning Oswego's Paul Wehr in 2:21 and earning a decision victory over Oneonta's Anthony Romero (3-1) in the quarterfinals. Levey will square off against Ithaca's Luis Hernandez in the semifinals on Sunday morning.
Marquis Larmond went 2-1 on day one in the 149-pound weight class for the Golden Eagles. He defeated Pitt-Bradford's Elijah Hernandez 11-4 in the opener, lost to TCNJ's Michael Conklin in the quarterfinals and then defeated Elizabethtown's Shane Strausser via major decision in the consolation round #2. Larmond will continue his quest for a top three finish on Sunday morning in the consolation bracket against Brandon Bowles of Muhlenberg.
NCAA DIII Regional Mideast Results for Brockport
125
Matt Caccamise (17-3)
Champ. Round 1 -
Matt Caccamise (College At Brockport) 17-3 won by major decision over Ryan Berstler (Pennsylvania College Of Technology) 15-14 (MD 16-6)
Quarterfinal -
Matt Caccamise (College At Brockport) 17-3 won by decision over Ryan Rosenthal (The College Of New Jersey) 18-3 (Dec 5-2)
133
Zach Levey (21-6)
Champ. Round 1 -
Zach Levey (College At Brockport) 21-6 won by fall over Paul Wehr (Oswego State) 1-2 (Fall 2:12)
Quarterfinal -
Zach Levey (College At Brockport) 21-6 won by decision over Anthony Romero (Oneonta State) 24-11 (Dec 3-1)
141
Elijah Sims (10-4)
Champ. Round 1 - Eli Sims (College At Brockport) 10-4 won by tech fall over Mison McManus (Elmira College) 2-5 (TF-1.5 3:00 (16-1))
Quarterfinal - Xavier Pena (Centenary University (New Jersey)) 23-3 won by decision over Eli Sims (College At Brockport) 10-4 (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Ryan Burgbacher (State University Of New York At Cortland) 3-1 won by fall over Eli Sims (College At Brockport) 10-4 (Fall 5:16)
149
Marquis Larmond (19-10)
Champ. Round 1 -
Marquis Larmond (College At Brockport) 19-10 won by decision over Elijah Hernandez (University Pittsburg - Bradford) 9-15 (Dec 11-4)
Quarterfinal - Michael Conklin (The College Of New Jersey) 17-4 won by tech fall over
Marquis Larmond (College At Brockport) 19-10 (TF-1.5 5:51 (17-1))
Cons. Round 2 -
Marquis Larmond (College At Brockport) 19-10 won by major decision over Shane Strausser (Elizabethtown College) 1-2 (MD 12-2)
157
Austin Reed (14-11)
Prelim - Perry Maio (Centenary University (New Jersey)) 2-2 won by decision over
Austin Reed (College At Brockport) 14-11 (Dec 2-0)
Prelim - Xavier Howard (McDaniel College) 3-1 won by decision over
Austin Reed (College At Brockport) 14-11 (Dec 10-4)
165
Matthew Kline (13-14)
Prelim - Dominick Reyes (Johns Hopkins University) 22-0 won by tech fall over
Matthew Kline (College At Brockport) 13-14 (TF-1.5 0:00 (19-4))
Prelim -
Matthew Kline (College At Brockport) 13-14 won by fall over Alex Koenig (Ursinus College) 0-2 (Fall 2:52)
Cons. Round 1 - Isaac Mathews (Oswego State) 2-1 won by decision over
Matthew Kline (College At Brockport) 13-14 (Dec 5-3)
174
Jared Zenie (12-15)
Champ. Round 1 - Zach Stedeford (Rochester Institute Of Technology) 21-9 won by fall over
Jared Zenie (College At Brockport) 12-15 (Fall 2:42)
Cons. Round 1 -
Jared Zenie (College At Brockport) 12-15 won by fall over jon grimm (Keystone College) 13-8 (Fall 2:49)
Cons. Round 2 - Mike Galton (Alfred State College) 2-1 won by fall over
Jared Zenie (College At Brockport) 12-15 (Fall 1:16)
184
Chris Eames (18-6)
Champ. Round 1 - Christopher Eames (College At Brockport) 18-6 won by decision over Garrett Storch (Pennsylvania College Of Technology) 8-9 (Dec 6-1)
Quarterfinal - Christopher Eames (College At Brockport) 18-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over Gary Nagle (Ursinus College) 25-7 (SV-1 5-3)
197
Nick Franco (14-10)
Champ. Round 1 - Jhordyn Innocent (Oneonta State) 17-6 won by decision over
Nick Franco (College At Brockport) 14-10 (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Jaedyn Harris (McDaniel College) 3-1 won by fall over
Nick Franco (College At Brockport) 14-10 (Fall 5:17)
285
Richard Knapp (22-4)
Champ. Round 1 - Ramiro Osuna (Muhlenberg College) 16-10 won by injury default over
Richard Knapp (College At Brockport) 22-4 (Inj. 0:41)
Cons. Round 1 - John Murphy (University Of Scranton) 15-15 won by medical forfeit over
Richard Knapp (College At Brockport) 22-4 (M. For.)