WINCHESTER, Va.- The Randolph men's wrestling team competed at the Shenandoah Invitational on Saturday. The WildCats finished in eighth place out of 11 teams that competed with 29.5 points edging out Union County College by half a point.
Theodore Piluso (Troutville, Va./Lord Botetourt) garnered 13.5 points for the WildCats on the day and took fifth place in the 165-weight class. He won by decision over Kolin Driscoll from Elizabethtown and then a tech fall over Brayden Shannon from Wilkes. Piluso lost to Messiah's Keegan Demarest in the Quarterfinals by a tech fall. He then won consolation rounds over Caleb Lawrence from Wilkes and Nick Hwang from Johns Hopkins by decision and his fifth-place match against Johns Hopkins' Noah O'Connor by fall.
Justin Porter (Lynchburg, Va.) tallied 9.5 points for the 'Cats in the 125-weight class. He lost his first match of the day to Noah Rosa of Wilkes by decision. Porter won by a fall in 26 seconds over Marco Meneses from Wilkes in the Consolation First Round and then a decision against Nicolas Anderson from Garret College. In the semifinals, Porter took down Thomas Longo from Wilkes in just under two minutes. In the fifth-place match, Porter was taken down by Duncan Stadler from Johns Hopkins in 4:29.
In the 285-weight class,
Trae Spivey (Roanoke, Va.) won by decision against Preston Nitschke-Love from Messian. He lost to Caleb Burkhart by a fall in the second round. Spivey won his next two matches by decision and fall before falling to Brian Moyer Jr. in 1:15 in Round 4. Spivey had four points in total on the day.
Zak Gurban (Dumfries, Va.) won his lone match in the 133-weight class over Matthew Casey from Messiah by a fall in 46 seconds.
Jordan Nutter (Fredericksburg, Va./Courtland HS) had 2.5 points in the 141-weight class as he took down Colton Krall in just under a minute in the Consolation Round.
Randolph will compete next Saturday at the Penn College Invitational in Williamsport, Pa.
Shenandoah Invitational Results
125 Weight Class
Justin Porter (5-5) placed 6th and scored 9.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Noah Rosa (Wilkes) 2-2 won by decision over Justin Porter (Randolph) 5-5 (Dec 4-2)
- Cons. Round 1 - Justin Porter (Randolph) 5-5 won by fall over Marco Meneses (Wilkes) 0-4 (Fall 0:26)
- Cons. Round 2 - Justin Porter (Randolph) 5-5 won by decision over nicholas anderson (Garrett College) 5-4 (Dec 11-10)
- Cons. Semi - Justin Porter (Randolph) 5-5 won by fall over Thomas Longo (Wilkes) 4-4 (Fall 1:59)
- 5th Place Match - Duncan Stadler (Johns Hopkins) 9-5 won by fall over Justin Porter (Randolph) 5-5 (Fall 4:29)
133 Weight Class
Faithful Fulcher (0-6) place is unknown.
- Champ. Round 1 - Faithful Fulcher (Randolph) 0-6 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Corey Cope (Elizabethtown) 4-0 won by tech fall over Faithful Fulcher (Randolph) 0-6 (TF-1.5 2:17 (23-4))
- Cons. Round 2 - Xavier Ramsey (Shenandoah University) 2-6 won by fall over Faithful Fulcher (Randolph) 0-6 (Fall 2:48)
133
Zakariya Gurban (2-5) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Zakariya Gurban (Randolph) 2-5 won by fall over Matthew Casey (Messiah) 0-4 (Fall 0:46)
- Champ. Round 2 - Braden Schuyler (Elizabethtown) 3-1 won by fall over Zakariya Gurban (Randolph) 2-5 (Fall 2:34)
- Cons. Round 2 - febian dawit (Elizabethtown) 3-2 won by decision over Zakariya Gurban (Randolph) 2-5 (Dec 15-13)
133
Jackson Raditz (0-2) place is unknown.
- Champ. Round 1 - Jackson Raditz (Randolph) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Francisco Ramirez (Southern Virginia) 2-2 won by fall over Jackson Raditz (Randolph) 0-2 (Fall 1:35)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jackson Raditz (Randolph) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Owen Heffner (Elizabethtown) 5-1 won by fall over Jackson Raditz (Randolph) 0-2 (Fall 1:37)
141 Weight Class
Jordan Nutter (2-6) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Jordan Nutter (Randolph) 2-6 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Asa Brunk (Messiah) 13-2 won by tech fall over Jordan Nutter (Randolph) 2-6 (TF-1.5 4:00 (15-0))
- Cons. Round 2 - Jordan Nutter (Randolph) 2-6 won by fall over Colton Krall (Patrick Henry Community College) 0-7 (Fall 0:56)
- Cons. Round 3 - Giorgio Difalco (Johns Hopkins) 11-6 won by tech fall over Jordan Nutter (Randolph) 2-6 (TF-1.5 4:39 (17-1))
141
Jamir Young (2-5) place is unknown.
- Champ. Round 1 - Landen Pangborn (Messiah) 2-4 won by fall over Jamir Young (Randolph) 2-5 (Fall 3:44)
- Cons. Round 1 - Jamir Young (Randolph) 2-5 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - Maddox Crowe (Patrick Henry Community College) 6-7 won by tech fall over Jamir Young (Randolph) 2-5 (TF-1.5 4:13 (17-0))
149 Weight Class
Noah Williams (0-5) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Noah Williams (Randolph) 0-5 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Abel Brunk (Messiah) 7-6 won by fall over Noah Williams (Randolph) 0-5 (Fall 4:34)
- Cons. Round 2 - Braden Scott (Elizabethtown) 1-2 won by tech fall over Noah Williams (Randolph) 0-5 (TF-1.5 3:00 (16-1))
149
Adon Overstreet (0-6) place is unknown.
- Champ. Round 1 - Adon Overstreet (Randolph) 0-6 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Jacob Bettencourt (Wilkes) 6-4 won by fall over Adon Overstreet (Randolph) 0-6 (Fall 4:27)
- Cons. Round 2 - Max Apsel (Johns Hopkins) 1-2 won by fall over Adon Overstreet (Randolph) 0-6 (Fall 4:01)
157 Weight Class
Austin Frazier (0-6) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Austin Frazier (Randolph) 0-6 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Bryan Mpengo (Shenandoah University) 3-4 won by fall over Austin Frazier (Randolph) 0-6 (Fall 6:10)
- Cons. Round 2 - Charles Lepage (Messiah) 1-6 won by fall over Austin Frazier (Randolph) 0-6 (Fall 2:12)
165 Weight Class
Theodore Piluso (9-4) placed 5th and scored 13.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Theodore Piluso (Randolph) 9-4 won by decision over Kolin Driscoll (Elizabethtown) 0-2 (Dec 9-2)
- Champ. Round 2 - Theodore Piluso (Randolph) 9-4 won by tech fall over Brayden Shannon (Wilkes) 4-4 (TF-1.5 4:40 (17-2))
- Quarterfinal - Keegan Demarest (Messiah) 14-0 won by tech fall over Theodore Piluso (Randolph) 9-4 (TF-1.5 4:38 (19-3))
- Cons. Round 4 - Theodore Piluso (Randolph) 9-4 won by decision over Caleb Lawrence (Wilkes) 1-2 (Dec 2-0)
- Cons. Semi - Theodore Piluso (Randolph) 9-4 won by decision over Nick Hwang (Johns Hopkins) 5-4 (Dec 8-6)
- 5th Place Match - Theodore Piluso (Randolph) 9-4 won by fall over Noah O`Connor (Johns Hopkins) 9-6 (Fall 1:17)
184 Weight Class
Nathaniel Quisbert (0-5) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Nathaniel Quisbert (Randolph) 0-5 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Ikia Garcia (Southern Virginia) 4-1 won by fall over Nathaniel Quisbert (Randolph) 0-5 (Fall 0:24)
- Cons. Round 2 - Nathaniel Quisbert (Randolph) 0-5 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Devin Doty (Wilkes) 2-4 won by fall over Nathaniel Quisbert (Randolph) 0-5 (Fall 1:43)
197 Weight Class
Darmal Danish (0-4) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Darmal Danish (Randolph) 0-4 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Drayk Bunn (Garrett College) 9-3 won by fall over Darmal Danish (Randolph) 0-4 (Fall 1:58)
- Cons. Round 2 - Gavin Wagner (Elizabethtown) 5-1 won by fall over Darmal Danish (Randolph) 0-4 (Fall 2:56)
285 Weight Class
Joshua Spivey (4-5) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Joshua Spivey (Randolph) 4-5 won by decision over Preston Nitschke-Love (Messiah) 0-4 (Dec 4-1)
- Champ. Round 2 - Caleb Burkhart (Wilkes) 8-1 won by fall over Joshua Spivey (Randolph) 4-5 (Fall 1:43)
- Cons. Round 2 - Joshua Spivey (Randolph) 4-5 won by decision over Bryan Guzman (Shenandoah University) 0-4 (Dec 5-2)
- Cons. Round 3 - Joshua Spivey (Randolph) 4-5 won by fall over Mike Clark (Patrick Henry Community College) 2-9 (Fall 3:38)
- Cons. Round 4 - Brian Moyer Jr. (Union County College) 3-4 won by fall over Joshua Spivey (Randolph) 4-5 (Fall 1:15)
285 Weight Class
Thomas Head (1-6) place is unknown.
- Champ. Round 1 - Thomas Head (Randolph) 1-6 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Nathaniel Manarin (Messiah) 3-3 won by fall over Thomas Head (Randolph) 1-6 (Fall 0:56)
- Cons. Round 2 - Thomas Head (Randolph) 1-6 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Micah Martinez (Messiah) 11-3 won by fall over Thomas Head (Randolph) 1-6 (Fall 0:36)
285
Harriss Sullivan (0-4) place is unknown.
- Champ. Round 1 - Harriss Sullivan (Randolph) 0-4 received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Jake Pomykata (Johns Hopkins) 3-3 won by fall over Harriss Sullivan (Randolph) 0-4 (Fall 6:10)
- Cons. Round 2 - Harriss Sullivan (Randolph) 0-4 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Isaiah Durham (Messiah) 5-6 won by decision over Harriss Sullivan (Randolph) 0-4 (Dec 12-7)