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Stout Wins 197 Title, Pitt Places Second at Navy Classic
11/2/2025 5:05:00 PM | Wrestling
10 Wrestlers Place Across Nine Different Weight Classes
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Pitt wrestling team wrapped up its opening weekend of the 2025-26 campaign with a strong performance at the Navy Classic Sunday afternoon. The Panthers finished second in the team standings with 126.0 points as Mac Stout led the Panthers by winning the 197-pound title.
The Panthers advanced nine wrestlers to the semifinal round and featured four finalists overall. As a team, Pitt recorded 21 bonus-point victories throughout the day.
Nine other Panthers placed across eight different weight classes. Tyler Chappell (125), Dylan Evans (165), and Dayton Pitzer (285) each earned runner-up finishes. Kade Brown (149), Jared Keslar (165), and Vince Bouzakis (157) secured third place, while Evan Tallmadge (133) and Briar Priest (141) took fourth. Luke Daly (184) rounded out the group with a fifth-place finish.
Stout was dominant throughout the tournament, earning three of his four victories by technical fall. He opened with back-to-back tech falls over Josh Anthony (Navy) and Donovan Sprouse (George Mason) both in under three minutes. The redshirt junior defeated Zyan Hall (Navy) by a 5-1 decision to reach the finals. Stout delivered another impressive showing in the finals, defeating All-American and sixth-ranked Camden McDanel of Nebraska by a 20-4 tech fall to claim the title.
At 125 pounds, Chappell won four straight matches to reach the finals, including a victory over No. 26 Desmond Pleasant (Drexel) in the Round of 16. Chappell dropped in sudden victory, 8-5, to No. 23 Keyveon Roller (Virginia) to take second place.
Evans also turned a strong runner-up finish at 165-pounds, dominating his way through the bracket. He won three consecutive matches by bonus points, opening with a technical fall, major decision and a fall. In the finals, he dropped a 5-2 decision to No. 32 Leandro Araujo (Nebraska).
Pitzer reached the final match at 285 after posting wins by a tech fall, decision, and major decision in the early rounds. In a rematch from the dual a day prior, he faced No. 29 Spencer Lanosga (Navy) and dropped a 6-4 decision to finish second overall.
UP NEXT
The Panthers return to action Saturday, Nov. 8, with a dual meet at Buffalo. The match is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. on ESPN+
TEAM RESULTS
- (2) Nebraska, 144.0
- (21) Pitt, 126.0
- Navy, 95.5
- Virginia, 75.5
- American, 58.5
- Bucknell, 54.0
- Binghamton, 52.5
- George Mason, 48.0
- Drexel, 37.5
- Morgan State, 20.5
( ) NWCA Coaches Ranking
FULL RESULTS
Vince Bouzakis (157), 3-1, Third Place
Round of 16: Bouzakis major dec. Kaden Milheim (AU), 14-4
Quarterfinal: Bouzakis fall Thomas Stofka (GMU), 3-0 (0:36)
Semifinal: No. 1 Antrell Taylor (NEB) major dec. Bouzakis, 14-3
Third Place: Bouzakis med. forfeit No. 20 DJ McGee (GMU)
No. 17 Kade Brown (149), 3-1, Third Place
Round of 16: Brown tech. fall James Latona (NAVY), 16-1 (3:56)
Quarterfinal: Brown tech. fall Riley Bower (BUCK), 21-5 (6:09)
Semifinal: No. 26 Kaden Cassidy (GMU) dec. Brown, 15-9
Third Place: Brown dec. Kaemen Smith (NAVY), 4-2
Tyler Chappell (125), 4-1, Second Place
Round of 32: Chappell dec. Anthony Rossi (UVA), 2-0
Round of 16: Chappell dec. No. 26 Desmond Pleasant (DRXL), 6-5
Quarterfinal: Chappell dec. Gunner Chambers (GMU), 14-7
Semifinal: Chappell dec. JJ Peace (AU), 2-0
Final: No. 23 Keyveon Roller dec. Chappell 8-5 SV
Luke Daly (184), 4-1, Fifth Place
Round of 16: Daly med. forfeit Griff Gammell (UVA)
Quarterfinal: No. 5 Silas Allred (NEB) major dec. Daly, 15-2
Cons. Round: Daly dec. George Rhodes (DRXL), 5-0
Cons. Round: Daly dec. Tyler Bienus (BUCK), 4-1 SV
Fifth Place: Daly dec. Gage Yackee (NAVY), 5-1
No. 21 Dylan Evans (165), 3-1, Second Place
Round of 16: Evans tech. fall Declan Casey (NAVY), 19-4 (4:05)
Quarterfinal: Evans major dec. Cody Walsh (DRXL), 16-6
Semifinal: Evans fall Marco Albanese (BING), 7-2 (6:04)
Final: No. 32 Leandro Araujo (NEB) dec. Evans, 5-2
Jared Keslar (165), 3-1, Third Place
Round of 16: Keslar dec. No. 28 Dylan Elmore (NAVY), 2-1 SV
Quarterfinal: Keslar major dec. Dominic Findora (DRXL), 11-6
Semifinal: No. 32 Leandro Araujo (NEB) major dec. Keslar, 8-0
Third Place: Keslar major dec. Marco Albanese (BING), 10-2
Colyn Limbert (125), 0-2
Round of 16: JJ Peace (AU) dec. Limbert, 7-5 TB-2
Cons. Round: Marlow dec. Limbert, 6-0
Matt Marlow (125), 2-2
Round of 32: JB Dragovich (GMU) dec. Marlow, 4-1
Cons. Round: Marlow dec. Limbert, 6-0
Cons. Round: Marlow tech. fall Malachi Stratton (GMU), 22-6 (6:52)
Cons. Round: Alan Koehler (NEB) dec. Marlow, 11-4
No. 7 Dayton Pitzer (285), 3-1, Second Place
Round of 16: Pitzer tech. fall Ben Farabaugh (NAVY), 21-4 (7:00)
Quarterfinals: Pitzer dec. Lucas Lawler (BUCK), 5-3
Semifinals: Pitzer major dec. Logan Shephard (BUCK), 11-0
Final: No. 29 Spencer Lanogsa (NAVY) dec. Pitzer, 6-4
No. 32 Briar Priest (141), 2-2, Fourth Place
Round of 16: Priest dec. Gable Porter (UVA), 9-3
Quarterfinal: Priest dec. No. 22 Jordan Soriano (DRXL), 7-1
Semifinal: No. 15 Dylan Chappell (BUCK) dec. Priest, 5-2 SV
Third Place: Caedyn Ricciardi (NAVY) dec. Priest, 4-3
Anthony Santaniello (141), 2-2
Round of 16: No. 2 Brock Hardy (NEB) major dec. Santaniello, 12-3
Cons. Round: Santaniello fall Braden Bower (BUCK), 7-0 (2:11)
Cons. Round: Santaniello major dec. Jack Kazalas (BING), 11-0
Cons. Round: No. 22 Jordan Soriano (DRXL) dec. Santaniello, 7-6
Finn Solomon (157), 0-1
Round of 16: Cade Wirsenberger (BUCK) DEF Solomon
Cons. Round: Devon Deem (NAVY) med. forfeit Solomon
No. 5 Mac Stout (197), 4-0, First Place
Round of 16: Stout tech. fall Josh Anthony (NAVY), 19-4 (1:56)
Quarterfinal: Stout tech. fall Donovan Sprouse (GMU), 21-6 (2:23)
Semifinal: Stout dec. Zyan Hall (NAVY), 5-1
Final: Stout tech. fall No. 6 Camden McDanel (NEB), 20-4 (6:42)
Evan Tallmadge (133), 2-2, Fourth Place
Round of 16: Tallmadge tech. Fall Gavin Sheridan (BING), 18-2 (6:44)
Quarterfinal: Tallmadge dec. Kyle Montaperto (UVA), 6-1
Semifinals: No. 26 Max Leete (AU) dec. Tallmadge, 5-4
Third Place: No. 6 Jacob Van Dee (NEB) dec. Tallmadge, 10-3
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