
BY BRYAN SEYMOUR
Northern Tier Sports Report
Week three of college wrestling already. Seeing action for Millersville, Riley Oakes was on the team as it took on York. Oakes took to the mat against David Vacca. In the end, it was Oakes coming out on top with a 13-1 major decision. Millersville, as a team, won the dual 43-6.
At the Roger Williams University Invitational, Gavin Bradley (Castleton) and Lyle Vermilya (United States Coast Guard) were in action. Wrestling at 125, Bradley faced Tyler Campbell of Roger Williams, whom he defeated by fall in 1:01 to move into the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Bradley faced Josiah Martins Semedo of Bridgewater State. Another fall for Bradley in 1:17 to move into the semifinals. In the semifinals, Bradley took to the mat against CJ Wood of Roger Williams, and Bradley again won with a fall in :54 to move to the finals. In the finals, Bradley faced his teammate, Avi Berg. This time, Bradley won by major decision, 12-3, to end his day 4-0.
Also at the Roger Williams Invitational was Lyle Vermilya ( US Coast Guard). Wrestling in the 133-pound bracket, Vermilya took to the mat in the round of 16 against Sebastian Kristal of Wesleyan, where Vermilya earned the 6-4 decision to move to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Vermilya faced Ethan Buonanducci of Bridgewater State. Vermilya would lose by technical fall, 19-4, in 5:11 to fall to the consolation bracket. In the Consi round of 8 #2, Vermilya faced Johan Aguilar of Johnson and Wales. It was Vermilya who earned the victory by a 12-0 major decision. In the Consi of 4, Vermilya faced Stone Farnsworth of Castleton, where he lost by technical fall 21-5 in 3:11 to end his day 2-2.
At the Racich Rumble, Misericordia and Kruz McCusker were in action. Wrestling in the 141-pound bracket, McCusker faced Ryan O’Keefe of NYU, where McCusker won by decision 10-9 to move to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, McCusker squared off against Harrison Gordon of NYU, where he took the loss 5-3 to drop into the consolation bracket. In the Consi of 8#2, McCusker faced teammate Christian Pote, whom he would lose to by decision 6-0 to end his day 1-2. In the opening match McCusker defeated Stevens' Rafe Fonte, 8-2.
Area wrestlers not seeing mat time this weekend were Mason Higley at Kent State, Brayden Pequignot and Caleb Nason at Millersville, Nick Woodruff at Penn College, Colton Wade at Clarion, Mason Alexander at SUNY Cortland, and Riley Vanderpool at Lycoming College.