Junior Sean Thompson (Plainsboro, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro South) earned a third-place finish at 141 pounds to lead Gettysburg College at the Centennial Conference Wrestling Championship hosted by Muhlenberg College on Saturday.
Team Scores
1. Washington and Lee 75.5
2. Muhlenberg 69.5
3. Merchant Marine 64.5
4. Ursinus 60.5
5. McDaniel 41
6. Johns Hopkins 30.5
7. Gettysburg 14.5
Place-winners
- Sean Thompson ’21 – 3rd at 141
- Jake Stein ’23 (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) – 4th at 133
Match Highlights
- Thompson earned a pair of wins to earn his third consecutive top-four finish at the conference event. In his opening match, the junior took down Merchant Marine’s Jace Garza 8-2. Thompson was unable to get past Ryker Eckenbarger in the semis as the McDaniel grappler earned an 11-4 decision on his way to the 141 title. Thompson bounced back in the consolation final to win by forfeit.
- Stein was upended in his opener, but the first-year picked up a forfeit in the consolation semis. He was beaten by Ursinus’ Ray Calderaio 7-2 in the third-place bout.
- Freshman Eric Mougalian (Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon) and sophomore Ray Martin (Downingtown, Pa./West Chester Henderson) each picked up a win in their respective brackets. Mougalian earned an 8-6 win over Alex Winant from Washington & Lee, while dropping a pair of decisions at 149. Martin won his opening match at 157 over Luke Gauthier from Merchant Marine 6-4, but the Gettysburg sophomore was forced out of the remaining bouts due to injury.
By the Numbers
- Thompson clinched his first career 30-win season with two wins on the day. He topped his previous personal best win total by one and improved to 30-15. The junior also eclipsed 80 career wins by one. It was his third placement at the conference event following a fourth-place showing in 2018 and a runner-up performance last season.
- With 18 wins, Mougalian is just two shy of becoming the fifth Gettysburg wrestler to reach 20 this season. Thompson, Martin, senior Colin Devlin (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin), and junior Marc Larson (Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills) have all reached 20 wins. Both Devlin and Larson were unable to compete at conferences due to injuries.
Next Up
Gettysburg will send a small contingent of underclassmen to compete at the Futures Tournament hosted by Muhlenberg next Sunday, Feb. 23. The rest of the team will gear up for the NCAA Division III Southeast Regional hosted by Messiah College on Feb. 28-29.
This story was originally posted on the Gettysburg College Website.