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No. 13 Pitt Battles in Challenging Collegiate Duals
12/18/2023 9:00:00 PM | Wrestling
NASHVILLE—In its final event of the year, the No. 13 Pitt wrestling team battled through a long day of wrestling action at the 2023 Collegiate Duals on Monday at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville.
The Panthers (7-3) went 1-2 on the day of duals, surviving a scare against Little Rock by winning 22-21 on the third criteria of match points. Pitt opened with a narrow 21-14 defeat to No. 6 Iowa State and followed that up with a 27-12 defeat to No. 5 Cornell.
"We came here for some really good competition, and that's what we got," Pitt coach Keith Gavin said. "We picked up a lot of quality feedback from this event. We had some good wins and a few guys wrestled well. We need to iron out consistency in a few other spots. Division I wrestling is very competitive right now, and we look forward to working to improve over the next few weeks."
Pitt picked up a pair of wins over individuals ranked in the top five nationally, with Reece Heller beating No. 5 Will Feldkamp of Iowa State by major decision at 184 pounds and Colton Camacho at 125 pounds defeating fifth-ranked Brett Unger of Cornell in a close bout.
Luca Augustine also went perfect for the Panthers at 174 pounds, defeating No. 15 Tyler Brennan of Little Rock, No. 22 MJ Gaitan of Iowa State and Benny Baker of Cornell in a trio of decisions.
Mac Stout and Dayton Pitzer had strong days as well at 197 and 285 pounds, respectively, winning twice each, chipping in with bonus points and helping Pitt recover from a 21-13 deficit against Little Rock.
Full results from Monday's Pitt wrestling action from the 2023 Collegiate Duals are available below.
The Panthers' next dual will be at home against No. 9 Oklahoma State. Help Pitt pack the Fitzgerald Field House on Friday, January 12 at 7 p.m. for a top-25 matchup with a prestigious program.
No. 6 Iowa State 21, No. 13 Pitt 14
125: No. 22 Kysen Terukina (ISU) dec. Colton Camacho (Pitt), 6-4 (ISU leads, 3-0)
133: No. 8 Evan Frost (ISU) dec. No. 23 Vinnie Santaniello (Pitt), 9-6 SV (ISU leads, 6-0)
141: No. 14 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) maj. No. 15 Cole Matthews (Pitt), 12-3 (ISU leads, 10-0)
149: No. 19 Finn Solomon (Pitt) dec. Zach Redding (ISU), 8-4 (ISU leads, 10-3)
157: No. 21 Cody Chittum (ISU) maj. Jared Keslar (Pitt), 13-2 (ISU leads, 14-3)
165: No. 4 David Carr (ISU) maj. No. 8 Holden Heller (Pitt), 9-1 (ISU leads, 18-3)
174: No. 17 Luca Augustine (Pitt) dec. No. 22 MJ Gaitan (ISU), 5-4 (ISU leads, 18-6)
184: No. 14 Reece Heller (Pitt) maj. No. 5 Will Feldkamp (ISU), 14-6 (ISU leads, 18-10)
197: No. 17 Mac Stout (Pitt) maj. Rowan Udell (ISU), 11-2 (ISU leads, 18-14)
285: No. 3 Yonger Bastida (ISU) dec. No. 10 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt), 6-3 (ISU wins, 21-14)
No. 5 Cornell 27, No. 13 Pitt 12
125: Colton Camacho (Pitt) dec. No. 5 Brett Unger (Cornell), 3-1 (Pitt leads, 3-0)
133: No. 2 Vito Arujau (Cornell) tech. No. 23 Vinnie Santaniello (Pitt), 19-4 5:55 (Cornell leads, 5-3)
141: No. 16 Vince Cornella (Cornell) dec. No. 15 Cole Matthews (Pitt), 8-2 (Cornell leads, 8-3)
149: Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) dec. No. 19 Finn Solomon, 4-1 (Cornell leads, 11-3)
157: No. 15 Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) maj. Dylan Evans (Pitt), 14-3 (Cornell leads, 15-3)
165: No. 3 Julian Ramirez (Cornell) maj. No. 8 Holden Heller (Pitt), 11-1 (Cornell leads, 19-3)
174: No. 17 Luca Augustine (Pitt) dec. Benny Baker (Cornell), 5-1 (Cornell leads, 19-6)
184: No. 9 Chris Foca (Cornell) tech. No. 14 Reece Heller (Pitt), 18-1 (Cornell leads, 24-6)
197: No. 7 Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) dec. No. 17 Mac Stout (Pitt), 2-1 (Cornell leads, 27-6)
285: No. 10 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) pins Ashton Davis (Cornell), 4:40 (Cornell wins, 27-12)
No. 13 Pitt 22, Little Rock 21
125: Colton Camacho (Pitt) maj. Reid Nelson (Little Rock), 20-7 (Pitt leads, 4-0)
133: No. 21 Nasir Bailey (LR) dec. No. 23 Vinnie Santaniello (Pitt), 12-8 (Pitt leads, 4-3)
141: Brennan Van Hoecke (LR) dec. No. 15 Cole Matthews (Pitt), 10-6 (LR leads, 6-4)
149: No. 19 Finn Solomon (Pitt) injury default Kyle Dutton (LR), 2:03 (Pitt leads, 10-6)
157: Matty Bianchi (LR) maj. Jared Keslar (Pitt), 8-0 (Tied, 10-10)
165: Brendon Abdon (LR) tech. Grant MacKay (Pitt), 15-0 (6:18) (LR leads, 15-10)
174: No. 17 Luca Augustine (Pitt) dec. No. 15 Tyler Brennan (LR), 3-1 (LR leads, 15-13)
184: Triston Willis (LR) pins No. 14 Reece Heller (Pitt), 2:31 (LR leads, 21-13)
197: No. 17 Mac Stout (Pitt) tech. Tanner Mendoza (LR), 18-1 (1:45) (LR leads, 21-18)
285: No. 10 Dayton Pitzer (Pitt) dec. No. 27 Josiah Hill (LR), 5-0 (Tied, 21-21)
Pitt wins on the third criteria of match points, 60-54
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