2023 NCAA 7th Place finisher Will Feldkamp (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com)As we reflect on the 2022-2023 wrestling season and are close to a full month since the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it would be hard not to mention four of the most dominant wrestlers in the MAC. Will Feldkamp of Clarion, Ethan Laird of Rider, Anthony Noto of Lock Haven, and Izzak Olejnik of Northern Illinois all proved their dominance time and time again, securing All-American status by placing within the top-eight in the country.
Let’s take a look back on each of their seasons wins.
Anthony Noto (125): 34-4
November 11th - won by a 14-4 major decision over Gary Steen of Penn State.
November 12th - defeated Jarrett Trombley of NC State in sudden victory, 3-1.
November 19th - triumphed in sudden victory over Maximillian Leete of American, 6-4.
November 19th - won by a medical forfeit over Jake Ferri of Kent State.
November 19th - topped Benny Gomez of Michigan State by a decision of 8-3.
December 1st - won by a technical fall in 3:15 over Hale Robinson of Davidson, 18-3.
December 4th - defeated Drew West of Gardner-Webb by a technical fall in 5:37; 19-4.
December 4th - won over Matthew Rowland of Gardner-Webb by technical fall in 5:00; 19-2.
December 4th - triumphed over JB Dragovich of George Mason by fall in :52.
December 4th - won by a decision of 10-3 over Markel Baker of George Mason.
December 19th - topped Kyle Golhoffer of Northern Iowa by an 11-4 decision.
December 20th - won by a 7-4 decision over Antonio Lorenzo of Cal Poly.
January 6th - defeated Robbie Sagaris of LIU by fall in 1:14.
January 6th - won over Jack Wagner of North Carolina by a decision of 6-2.
January 6th - triumphed over Spencer Moore of North Carolina by a 5-1 decision.
January 6th - won by a technical fall in 2:35 over Cole Hunt of North Carolina, 19-3.
January 6th - topped Maximillian Leete of American by a major decision of 11-1.
January 20th - won by a 9-5 decision over Benjamin Aranda of Cleveland State.
January 22nd - defeated Joseph Fischer of Clarion by a decision of 5-3.
January 26th - won over Tyler Klinsky of Rider by a 6-4 decision.
February 2nd - triumphed over Bronson Garber of Bloomsburg by a major decision of 15-4.
February 3rd - won by a technical fall in 7:00 against Dayton DelViscio of Navy, 19-4.
February 11th - topped JB Dragovich of George Mason by fall in 2:01.
February 11th - won by a 5-2 decision over Maximillian Leete of American.
February 16th - defeated Eamonn Jimenez of Edinboro by fall in 2:46.
March 3rd - won by fall in 2:03 over Benjamin Aranda of Cleveland State.
March 3rd - triumphed over Markel Baker by a decision of 4-3.
March 3rd - won by a 3-2 decision over Tyler Klinsky of Rider.
March 3rd - topped Jake Ferri of Kent State by a major decision of 8-0.
March 16th - defeated Joey Prata of Oklahoma by a 5-2 decision.
March 16th - won by a decision of 5-4 over Eric Barnett of Wisconsin.
March 16th - triumphed over Dean Peterson of Rutgers by a 3-1 decision.
March 16th - won by a decision of 8-3 over Killian Cardinale of West Virginia.
March 16th - defeated Liam Cronin of Nebraska in sudden victory, 3-1.
Total Falls: 5
Total Technical Falls: 5
Total Major Decisions: 4
Izzak Olejnik (165): 31-5
November 5th - won by a 5-1 decision over Chandler Amaker of Central Michigan.
November 5th - defeated Danny Braunagel of Illinois by a decision of 6-2.
November 5th - won over Caleb Fish of Michigan State by a 6-4 decision.
November 5th - topped Sean O’dwyer of Ohio by a major decision of 11-3.
November 20th - won by an 8-0 major decision over Cooper Noehre of Purdue.
November 20th - triumphed over Caleb Cass of Cleveland State by fall in 4:21.
November 20th - won by fall in 1:43 over Caleb Waddell of Chattanooga.
December 4th - defeated Kodiak Cannedy of Little Rock by a 10-0 major decision.
December 4th - won over Cameron Steed of Missouri by a decision of 4-1.
December 4th - topped Cardeionte Wilson of SIU-Edwardsville by a 5-0 decision.
December 4th - won by fall in 1:29 over Hayden Shepherd of SIU-Edwardsville.
December 18th - triumphed over Enrique Munguia of Kent State by a major decision of 9-1.
December 29th - won by a decision of 3-2 over Justin McCoy of Virginia.
December 29th - defeated Luca Frinzi of Lehigh by a 4-0 decision.
December 29th - won by fall in 2:07 against Blaine Bergey of Princeton.
December 29th - topped Nathan Lackman of Rhode Island College by a decision of 5-2.
December 29th - won by fall in 6:09 over Kendall Norfleet of Triton College.
January 7th - triumphed over Tanner Cook of South Dakota State by a 3-1 decision.
January 13th - won by fall in 2:06 against Changer Amaker of Central Michigan.
January 20th - defeated Jordan Slivka of Ohio by a decision of 4-3.
February 4th - won by a 6-0 decision over Noah Grover of Buffalo.
February 10th - topped Maxx Mayfield of Northwestern by a decision of 5-4.
February 19th - won over Cardeionte Wilson of SIU-Edwardsville by a 2-0 decision.
March 3rd - triumphed over Trenton Harder of Bloomsburg by a technical fall in 5:39; 15-0.
March 3rd - won by an 8-2 decision over Tracy Hubbard of Central Michigan.
March 3rd - defeated Hunter Mays of Rider by fall in 2:21.
March 3rd - won over Enrique Munguia of Kent State by a decision of 7-2.
March 16th - topped Gerrit Nijenhuis of Oklahoma by a 4-3 decision.
March 16th - won by an 8-1 decision over Tanner Cook of South Dakota State.
March 16th - triumphed over Holden Heller of Pittsburgh by injury default in 5:40.
March 16th - won by a decision of 2-1 over Carson Kharchla of Ohio State.
Total Falls: 7
Total Technical Falls: 1
Total Major Decisions: 4
Will Feldkamp (184): 29-6
November 6th - won by fall in 1:41 over Reece Heller of Pittsburgh.
November 6th - defeated Nick Meglino by fall in 1:01.
November 6th - won by an 11-2 major decision over Mike Caniglia of Kent State.
November 6th - triumphed over James Lledo of Pittsburgh by fall in 4:16.
December 2nd - won by a 4-2 decision over Logan Deacetis of Bucknell.
December 12th - topped Bruno Stolfi of Bloomsburg by fall in 2:20.
December 16th - won by a 7-3 decision over Jha’Quan Anderson of Gardner-Webb.
December 16th - defeated Matthew Waddell of SIU-Edwardsville by a 5-2 decision.
December 22nd - won by a decision of 3-1 over Deandre Nassar of Cleveland State.
January 8th - triumphed over Ben Cushman of Central Michigan by fall in 4:17.
January 14th - won by fall in :47 over Zach Brown of VMI.
January 14th - topped Gavin Claro of LIU by fall in :54.
January 20th - won by a 4-3 decision over Tyler Kocak of George Mason.
January 22nd - defeated Colin Fegley of Lock Haven by a 12-2 major decision.
January 27th - won by fall in 3:00 over Jack Kilner of Edinboro.
January 29th - triumphed over Mike Caniglia of Kent State by a 6-0 decision.
February 10th - won by a 9-1 major decision over Giuseppe Hoose of Buffalo.
February 12th - topped Isaac Dean of Rider by technical fall in 3:51; 17-2.
February 17th - won by fall in :31 over Anthony Carman of West Virginia.
February 19th - defeated Donovan Ball of Penn State by fall in 1:20.
March 3rd - won by fall in 3:43 over Ben Cushman of Central Michigan.
March 3rd - triumphed over Deandre Nassar of Cleveland State by a 3-1 decision.
March 3rd - won by a 3-2 decision over Isaac Dean of Rider.
March 3rd - topped Zayne Lehman of Ohio by fall in 1:40.
March 16th - won by a decision of 4-3 over Jacob Nolan of Binghamton.
March 16th - defeated Lenny Pinto of Nebraska by fall in 4:30.
March 6th - won by a decision of 3-2 over Colton Hawks of Missouri.
March 6th - triumphed over Isaiah Salazar of Minnesota by a 8-4 decision.
March 6th - won by fall in 2:38 over Gavin Kane of North Carolina.
Total Falls: 14
Total Technical Falls: 1
Total Major Decisions: 3
Ethan Laird (197): 28-4
November 6th - won by a 16-3 major decision over Aidan Conner of Princeton.
November 6th - defeated Luke Stout of Princeton by a decision of 4-3.
November 6th - won over Kyle Epperly of Rutgers by a 12-2 major decision.
November 11th - triumphed over Ryan Yarnell of SIU-Edwardsville by a technical fall in 7:00; 21-6.
November 13th - won over Hayden Filipovich of Purdue by a 17-6 major decision.
November 20th - topped Jon List of George Mason by fall in 3:59.
November 20th - won by fall in 2:30 over Cole Urbas of Pennsylvania.
November 20th - defeated Kordell Norfleet of Arizona State by a 7-6 decision.
December 2nd - won by sudden victory 3-1 over Max Dean of Penn State.
January 1st - triumphed over Vincent Baker of Duke of a 16-4 major decision.
January 1st - won by a 6-4 decision over Stephen Little of Little Rock.
January 8th - topped Billy Janzer of Rutgers by a decision of 6-1.
January 13th - won over Tanner Culver of Bloomsburg by a technical fall in 5:43; 18-3.
January 21st - defeated Luke Stout of Princeton by an 8-3 decision.
January 26th - won by a 16-5 major decision over Brad Morrison of Lock Haven.
January 28th - triumphed over Nolan Springer of Bucknell by a major decision of 16-3.
February 10th - won by a decision of 5-3 over Cody Mulligan of Edinboro.
February 12th - topped Tyler Bagoly of Clarion by a 13-5 major decision.
February 17th - won by a 12-3 major decision over Tyler Kocak of George Mason.
February 18th - defeated Anthony Perrine of Cleveland State by a 3-1 decision.
February 18th - won by a 8-2 decision over Sean O’Malley of Drexel.
March 3rd - triumphed over Tanner Culver of Bloomsburg by fall in 4:36.
March 3rd - won by a decision of 5-2 over Sam Mitchell of Buffalo.
March 3rd - topped Cody Mulligan of Edinboro by a major decision of 12-3.
March 3rd - won by an 8-4 decision over Carson Brewer of Ohio.
March 16th - defeated Trey Rogers of Hofstra by a decision of 10-5.
March 16th - won by a 3-1 decision over Yonger Bastida of Iowa State.
March 16th - triumphed over Zach Braunagel of Illinois by a decision of 3-2.
Total Falls: 3
Total Technical Falls: 2
Total Major Decisions: 7
It’s clear that these four young men have dominated the MAC, as well as their opponents from various other conferences. Congratulations to Will, Ethan, Anthony, and Izzak for an incredible wrestling season!
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