2024 Sheridan Invitational Preview

The Sheridan Invitational is set for Friday, December 20th beginning at 10AM. All action can be seen on FloWrestling. The list of teams includes Brown, Drexel, Franklin & Marshall, Indiana, Lehigh, Rutgers, and Virginia. Below is a quick breakdown of each weight

125: The highest ranked wrestler here is Lehigh’s Sheldon Seymour. Sitting at #15 nationally, we may see him square off with Indiana’s Jacob Moran. Moran (#22 in the rankings) has one loss on the season to Caleb Smith of Nebraska. Smith’s current ranking is #5, and Moran’s loss was by a single point. If these two end up wrestling, it will be a great opportunity for either wrestler to gain momentum into the new year. Indiana’s Blaine Frazier and F&M’s Jack Parker will be looking for quality wins as well. Below are the remaining entries.

Jared Brunner (Brown)

Charlie Colantonio (Franklin & Marshall)

Blaine Frazier (Indiana)

James Garcia (Franklin & Marshall)

Vincent Gioffre (Franklin & Marshall)

Ejiro Montoya (Franklin & Marshall)

Jacob Moran (Indiana)

Jackson Parker (Franklin & Marshall)

Anthony Rossi (Virginia)

Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh)

Ethan Smith (Lehigh)

Logan Wadle (Lehigh)

133: We will see top-ranked Ryan Crookham take the mat again. He’s 2-0 on the year thus far. Also expected to wrestle is Indiana’s 27th ranked Angelo Rini. He’s a grad transfer from Columbia. Gable Porter of Virginia is in the rankings also. He currently claims the 33rd spot with a 4-1 record. Mason Leiphart from F&M will be a tough out for anyone with his stingy defense and great top wrestling. A new face at this weight is Brown’s Michael Joyce. His teammate, Hunter Adrian, has been an EIWA place winner in the past. He was an NCAA qualifier for the Bears last season at 125lbs. It appears Brown has some options at this weight class. Expect to see guys like Hildebrandt of Drexel, Kyle Montaperto, and Logan Frazier of Indiana to be in the mix to win some matches. 

Hunter Adrian (Brown)

Ryan Crookham (Lehigh)

Logan Frazier (Indiana)

John Hildebrandt (Drexel)

Michael Joyce (Brown)

Mason Leiphart (Franklin & Marshall)

Kyle Montaperto (Virginia)

Gable Porter (Virginia)

Angelo Rini (Indiana)

Chandler Sewell (Drexel)

141: This weight class does not have the ranked wrestlers as the previous one discussed. Of all entries, only one is a previous NCAA qualifier – Dylan Cedeno of Virginia. He qualified back in 2022. He spent last season at 157lbs, now back down to the 141lb weight class. Indiana’s Henry Porter appears to be a favorite. Carter Bailey of Lehigh and Pat Phillips (unattached) of F&M will be in the hunt to win matches as well. Joe Fangaro of Rutgers is always in the mix too. Keep an eye on Kresho of F&M. He has been in a lot of close quality matches. 

Carter Bailey (Lehigh)

Malachi Bordovsky (Drexel)

Kyren Butler (Virginia)

Joey Buttler (Indiana)

Dylan Cedeno (Virginia)

Brandt Fajerman (Franklin & Marshall)

Joe Fongaro( Rutgers)

Joey Iamunno (Brown)

Bryce Kresho (Franklin & Marshall)

Austin McBurney (Brown)

Aidan O'Shea (Franklin & Marshall)

Lucas Peters (Indiana)

Pat Phillips (Franklin & Marshall)

Deon Pleasant (Drexel)

Henry Porter (Indiana)

149: This may as well be a Lehigh wrestle-off with three of the regulars entered, plus Malyke Hines making the move up to 149lbs – which may or may not be permanent. This multi-season battle will continue with Hines in the mix. Another vital position battle at this weight coming from Brown. Between McMonagle and Mojena, Brown will have a decision to make for the remainder of the season. Michael Cetta of Rutgers was at NCAAs last season and may be a favorite on paper. He, along with Hines and Griffin of Lehigh, are NCAA qualifiers. Expect some fireworks here. 

Michael Cetta (Rutgers)

Kyle Deisley (Franklin & Marshall)

Jonathan Fuller (Drexel)

Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh)

Josh Hillard (Franklin & Marshall)

Malyke Hines (Lehigh)

Sam McMonagle (Brown)

Ethan Mojena (Brown)

Drew Munch (Lehigh)

Jack Myers (Virginia)

Matt Repos (Lehigh)

Brandon Sauter (Franklin & Marshall)

Aidan Torres (Indiana)

Seth Weaver (Franklin & Marshall)

157: Virginia’s Michael Gioffre will look to expand on his 4-1 record on the year. Lehigh’s Logan Rozynski is a true freshman looking to make a name for himself after a close loss to PSU’s fourth-ranked Kasak. On paper, these two will most likely be the top two here. Lehigh’s Gonzalez and Skellenger will remain in contention as well. 

Chris Arciuolo (Franklin & Marshall)

Luke Bender (Franklin & Marshall)

Aboubakare Diaby (Drexel)

Michael Gioffre (Virginia)

Griffin Gonzalez (Lehigh)

Jayden Iznaga (Drexel)

Jake Neill (Franklin & Marshall)

Logan Rozynski (Lehigh)

Nick Sanko (Virginia)

Jadon Skellenger (Lehigh)

Billy Templeton (Franklin & Marshall)

165: Indiana’s Tyler Lillard was ranked in the top 15 to begin the year. It appears he and Lehigh’s Brignola will be the top two contenders at this weight – both are the lone NCAA qualifiers in previous years. Brignola has looked great this year during his redshirt campaign. Gayer of Rutgers has seen some good results this year. Harrison Trahan of Brown will look to improve upon his season last year as the starter. Lehigh’s Lawrence and Federici will be on the hunt for some quality wins as well. 

Mason Alley (Indiana)

Max Brignola (Lehigh-unattached)

Dom D'Agostino (Drexel)

Michael Duggan (Franklin & Marshall)

Dominic Federici (Lehigh)

Luke Gayer (Rutgers)

Thayne Lawrence (Lehigh)

Tyler Lillard (Indiana)

Makoa Niebel (Franklin & Marshall)

Josh Palmucci (Franklin & Marshall)

Owen Quinn (Lehigh)

Tyler Shea (Franklin & Marshall)

Mason Stefanelli (Virginia)

Harrison Trahan (Brown)

174: It appears Rylan Rogers of Lehigh is the man to beat, although Contino of Virginia may disagree. We have seen F&M’s Bash and Brown’s Clearie have some nice wins over the years, so expect them to challenge the top two guys. This is a weight class with zero NCAA appearances from the entries. This will make for some fun wrestling.  

Nick Alvarez (Franklin & Marshall)

Noah Bash (Franklin & Marshall)

Drew Clearie (Brown)

Rocco Contino (Virginia)

Michael Fuccilli (Franklin & Marshall)

Liam Gil-Swiger (Lehigh)

Michael Murphy (Virginia)

Conner O’Donnell (Brown)

Rylan Rogers (Lehigh)

Nick South (Indiana)

Dominic Wheatley (Franklin & Marshall)

184: Brian Soldano of Rutgers has been in the rankings this season. He’s also the lone wrestler listed to compete at NCAAs in the past. Lehigh’s Caden Rogers was a highly touted recruit. He’s looking for some consistency while trying to stay healthy. Other than these two, the remainder of the entrants are looking for some matches to help excel them into the starting lineup for their respective teams. Both of Brown’s participants may be vying for the starting role in preparation for the upcoming dual meet part of the schedule. 

Jake Allred (Franklin & Marshall)

Griffin Gammell (Virginia)

Jack Lesher (Virginia)

Nick Olivieri (Brown)

Justin Phillips (Virginia)

Andrew Reall (Brown)

George Rhodes (Drexel)

Caden Rogers (Lehigh)

Brian Soldano (Rutgers)

Leo Varga (Franklin & Marshall)

Ethan Wilson (Drexel)

197: Here is another weight class with no NCAA appearances. Sollars of Indiana has wrestled well this year. He should be one of the top guys here. JT Davis of Lehigh has looked good when he makes an appearance. PJ Casale was a high school prospect who committed to Lehigh and is now at Rutgers. It will be great to see how he stacks up against this field. Virginia may have some answers after this event as both Shulaw and Weatherspoon have both wrestled in duals. Brown has not had a dual this season, but with two entrants here, it may help clarify who will have the edge for this weight class moving forward. 

PJ Casale (Rutgers)

JT Davis (Lehigh)

Justin Griffith (Drexel)

Alex Hamrick (Brown)

Caleb Marzolino (Indiana)

RJ Moore (Franklin & Marshall)

Hadyn Packer (Rutgers)

Dan Rella Jr (Drexel)

Thomas Sandoval (Brown)

Max Shulaw (Virginia)

Gabe Sollars (Indiana)

Ethan Weatherspoon (Virginia)

285: Jacob Bullock of Indiana comes into the event ranked 23rd in the nation. He’s the heavy favorite here. Drexel and F&M each have three wrestlers competing. It will be interesting to see who emerges to challenge Bullock. *Lehigh’s second-semester transfer in Owen Trephan is still potentially on track to compete. If he competes, he may be the favorite with a #9 ranking in the country. Lehigh is in the process of getting him eligible to compete. 

Jacob Bullock (Indiana)

Braden Ewing (Brown)

Brody Kline (Franklin & Marshall)

Quincy Long (Franklin & Marshall)

Nick Pavlechko (Indiana)

Dominic Petracci (Drexel)

Jake Rickett (Franklin & Marshall)

Cooper Rudolph (Virginia)

Tanner Updegraff (Drexel)

Shane Whitney (Drexel)