Penn College wrestlers participated in the Mideast Futures Tournament, hosted by The College of New Jersey in Ewing, where they finished seventh among 12 teams. Four wrestlers from Penn College reached the podium with three securing fourth-place finishes and one finishing sixth.
Giovanni DiBiagio at 125 pounds, Blake Dergham at 133 pounds, and Aiden Osborne at 184 pounds each claimed fourth place for the Wildcats. Josh Howard achieved a sixth-place finish at 165 pounds.
DiBiagio won his quarterfinal match with a score of 5-1 but lost his next two matches to conclude with a record of 1-2. Dergham advanced to the semifinals after two technical falls and an 18-5 major decision victory. He was defeated by TCNJ’s Colin Menier, who went on to win the championship, and then pinned by Cael Rossi from Division II Millersville in the bronze-medal match. Osborne pinned his first two opponents but ended his run with two losses for a final record of 2-2. Howard finished with a record of 4-2 after achieving a major decision victory, two technical falls, and a pin before losing to Derek Giordano of Ursinus in the fifth-place bout.
Overall, eleven Wildcats competed in the tournament.
The host team TCNJ led the standings with 109 points followed by Stevens with 92 points, NYU with 82.5 points, Millersville with 77 points, Wilkes with 42.5 points, Gettysburg with 33 points, Penn College with 29 points, Elizabethtown with 28 points, Ursinus with 22.5 points, Marymount with 14 points, McDaniel and Muhlenberg both tied at 12.5 points.
Next up for Penn College is their participation in the NCAA Division III Region II Championship scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Lycoming College starting at 10 a.m.
