LA CROSSE, Wis. – Graduate students
Ryan DeVivo and
Victor Perlleshi, along with juniors
Dylan Harr, Patrick Wisniewski and
Joziah Fry, all secured All-America honors at the Division III Wrestling Championship for the JWU (Providence) wrestling team on Friday at the La Crosse Center.
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DeVivo took down No. 2 seed Charles Baczek (Wabash) with a 9-6 decision at 197 lbs. and then knocked off Cole Cervantes (North Central (IL)) with a 19-3 tech fall in 6:53 to advance to the semifinals on Saturday. DeVivo will meet Niall Schoenfelder (Wis.-Eau Claire) for a chance to compete for the national championship.
Fry – the reigning national champion at 125 lbs. – began the day with a 21-6 tech fall win over Cade Hornback (Coe) and later defeated Mac Caurello (Roanoke) 19-4 in 4:50 to secure his second-consecutive All-America honor. Fry will meet James Day (Wabash) on Saturday in the semifinals.
Perlleshi was upended in the opening round by Mark Samuel (Roanoke), who scored a 19-6 tech fall win. He responded with a 24-9 tech fall win over Gabe Goss (Oswego St.) and a 4-3 win over two-time All-America James Rodriguez (Castleton) in the wrestleback to secure All-America honors. Perlleshi will meet Ethan Pogorzelski (Wis.-Whitewater) on Saturday.
Wisniewski began the day with a 4-1 decision over Dustin Bohren (Loras) before a fall loss to top-seeded Matt Lackman (Alvernia) sent him to the wrestleback to meet Shawn Marchesano (Ursinus), who he defeated via 11-5 decision. He will face Tristan Nassie (Wis.-Eau Claire) on Saturday.
Harr was defeated by No. 7 seed Cameron Butka (Wilkes) via a 4-1 decision in the opening round. He went on to down Bryce McCloskey (Mount Union) with a 13-1 major decision win to advance to the blood round, where he secured a fall in 2:07 over Lorenzo Pellot (Roanoke). As a result, Harr earned his second-straight All-America honor. He will meet No. 4 seed Ben Kawczynski (Wis.-La Crosse) on Saturday.
Sophomore
Adolfo Betancur pinned Mason Slocum (Adrian) in the 285 lb. bracket before taking a 14-1 major decision loss to No. 2 seed Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum). He rebounded to defeat Reid Garrison (Merchant Marine) via fall in 2:14 to advance to the blood round, where his tournament was ended with a 21-4 tech fall in 5:14 to top-seeded Carl DiGiorgio (Coast Guard).
Junior
Gabriel Leo-Esparolini (133 lbs.) surprised No. 6 seed Tyler Fleetwood (Wis.-Eau Claire) with an 11-4 decision in the opening round. His quest for All-America honors ended with a 17-1 tech fall defeat to No. 3 seed Jaden Hinton (Baldwin Wallace) and a 5-4 decision to Jacob Blair (Delaware Valley).
The championship will resume on Saturday morning.
