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Pitt Picks Up Two Shutout Wins at Navy Duals
11/12/2023 5:00:00 PM | Wrestling
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—The Pitt wrestling team opened its 2023-24 dual season on Sunday at the Navy Duals quad meet and earned a pair of shutout wins at Alumni Hall on campus at the Naval Academy.
Pitt, ranked 16th in the NWCA Coaches Poll, won its first 20 individual matches of the dual season, sweeping VMI, 47-0, and Morgan State, 54-0, in decisive fashion.
The Panthers (2-1) picked up six pins across those two duals against the Keydets (1-2) and Bears (0-3). Morgan State was wrestling in its first dual across in 25 years after the program was reinstated this season to make it the only HBCU with a Division I wrestling program.
Unfortunately, Pitt fell to Navy in the main event on Sunday's action by a 21-12 scoreline.
The Midshipmen (4-0) started the dual season last weekend by upsetting a ranked Illinois squad and continued that momentum against the Panthers, taking six of the 10 bouts in the final dual.
Four Panthers did complete perfect days with 3-0 records at the Navy quad meet. At 149 pounds, newcomer Finn Solomon continued his strong start to the season. Newly named team captain Holden Heller won each of his matches at 165 pounds, while Luca Augustine and Mac Stout also looked impressive in their trio of bouts in Annapolis at 174 and 197 pounds, respectively.
Pitt's full results from Sunday's Navy Duals are available below.
The Panthers will be back in action next Sunday at in-state rival No. 20 Lehigh at Grace Hall in Bethlehem at 2 p.m. before traveling to face a Maryland squad that could also be ranked on Monday night at 7 p.m.
No. 16 Pitt 47, VMI 0
125: Colton Camacho (Pitt) pins Tony Burke (VMI), 2:06 (Pitt leads, 6-0)
133: No. 10 Vinnie Santaniello (Pitt) maj. dec. Dyson Dunham (VMI), 11-2 (Pitt leads, 10-0)
141: No. 7 Cole Matthews (Pitt) maj. dec. Patrick Jordon (VMI), 14-3 (Pitt leads, 14-0)
149: No. 24 Finn Solomon (Pitt) maj. dec. Ryan Vigil (VMI), 12-3 (Pitt leads, 18-0)
157: Jared Keslar (Pitt) tech fall Josh Yost (VMI), 18-3 (7:00) (Pitt leads, 23-0)
165: No. 11 Holden Heller (Pitt) maj. dec. Luke Hart (VMI), 11-1 (Pitt leads, 27-0)
174: No. 22 Luca Augustine (Pitt) dec. Braxton Lewis (VMI), 4-2 (Pitt leads, 30-0)
184: No. 13 Reece Heller (Pitt) tech fall Toby Schoffstall (VMI), 19-1 (3:50) (Pitt leads, 35-0)
197: No. 16 Mac Stout (Pitt) pins Isaac Dolph (VMI), 1:19 (Pitt leads, 41-0)
285: No. 9 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) injury default Tyler Mousaw (VMI), 1:30 (Pitt wins, 47-0)
No. 16 Pitt 54, Morgan State 0
125: Colton Camacho (Pitt) tech fall Julian Dawson (MSU), (Pitt leads, 5-0)
133: No. 10 Vinnie Santaniello (Pitt) pins Shawn Ryncarz (MSU), 2:20 (Pitt leads, 11-0)
141: No. 7 Cole Matthews (Pitt) tech fall Khalid Brinkley (MSU), 19-4 (Pitt leads, 16-0)
149: No. 24 Finn Solomon (Pitt) pins Aaron Turner (MSU), 5:15 (Pitt leads, 22-0)
157: Jared Keslar (Pitt) pins EJ Tecson (MSU), 1:40 (Pitt leads, 28-0)
165: No. 11 Holden Heller (Pitt) dec. Jacob Marsh (MSU), 14-8 (Pitt leads, 31-0)
174: No. 22 Luca Augustine (Pitt) pins Cortilius Vann (MSU), 4:16 (Pitt leads, 37-0)
184: No. 13 Reece Heller (Pitt) tech fall Kingsley Menifee (MSU), 17-1 (2:47) (Pitt leads, 42-0)
197: No. 16 Mac Stout (Pitt) pins Nathanic Kendricks (MSU), 1:37 (Pitt leads, 48-0)
285: No. 9 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) wins by forfeit (Pitt wins, 54-0)
Navy 21, No. 16 Pitt 12
125: Evan Tallmadge (Navy) dec. Colton Camacho (Pitt), 8-3 (Navy leads, 3-0)
133: No. 17 Brendan Ferretti (Navy) dec. No. 10 Vinnie Santaniello (Pitt), 3-2 (Navy leads, 6-0)
141: No. 23 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec. No. 7 Cole Matthews (Pitt), 5-3 (Navy leads, 9-0)
149: No. 24 Finn Solomon (Pitt) dec. Nicholas Vafiadis (Navy), 4-1 SV (Navy leads, 9-3)
157: Jonathan Ley (Navy) dec. Jared Keslar (Pitt), 4-1 SV (Navy leads, 12-3)
165: No. 11 Holden Heller (Pitt) dec. Charlie Evans (Navy), 10-4 (Navy leads, 12-6)
174: No. 22 Luca Augustine (Pitt) dec. No. 30 Danny Wask (Navy), 9-7 (Navy leads, 12-9)
184: No. 18 David Key (Navy) pins No. 13 Reece Heller (Pitt), 2:47 (Navy leads, 18-9)
197: No. 16 Mac Stout (Pitt) dec. Cael Crebs (Navy), 4-1 (Navy leads, 18-12)
285: No. 13 Grady Griess (Navy) dec. No. 9 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt), 4-2 (Navy wins, 21-12)
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