Sophomore CJ Caserta (Mt. Arlington, N.J.) came out on top of his 149-lbs. class, winning all five bouts he wrestled in. Caserta was victorious in his first round match by a fall in 5:40. He then recorded a major decision win in the second round, 13-0, and followed that up with another fall in the quarter finals, 1:46. Caserta tallied decision victories in his final two bouts, 3-2, and 5-1, respectively to win 149.
Junior Ryan Dormann (Mickleton, N.J.), freshman Jake Odell (South Windsor, Conn.) and freshman Tyler Maher (Raleigh, N.C.) each took third place in their respective weight classes.
Dormann, 174, went 5-1 on the day, dropping his only bout the semifinal match by an 8-6 decision. Dormann advanced in his first match with a bye then registered a 5-0 decision victory and a fall in 1:38 to move onto the semis. After his setback, Dormann earned a major decision by way of a forfeit and claimed third place in a 4-1 decision.
Odell also moved onto the semis before his first loss (major decision, 14-3). He tallied two technical fall wins, two major decisions and a fall to take third place in 157.
Maher, a heavyweight, earned a bye victory in the first round, won by fall in 18 seconds in the second and posted a 5-1 decision victory in the quarters. He was another Stevens grappler to be on the wrong end of a semifinal loss, 7-3, decision, before winning his last two matches in decisions, 6-1, 6-0, respectively.
Freshman Damian Murberg (Hillsdale, N.J.) placed sixth in 185 by going 5-2. Murberg won his first two matches with a bye and fall in 4:10. He then lost in a 9-3 decision before rolling off three more victories to set up his fifth place match. In that match, Murberg was a forfeit downfall.
There were 16 wrestlers that took part in the Invitational and each grappler won at least one bout. As a team, the Ducks posted an overall record of 45-27.
Stevens returns back to Hoboken for a dual match against Yeshiva University on November 16 at 7 p.m.
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The opponents from each bout will be posted at a later date.
Team Scores:
Stevens 163.5
Messiah 144
Johnson & Wales University 135
Rhode Island College 90
Coast Guard Academy 80.5
Bridgewater State University 78.5
Roger Williams 73.5
University of Southern Maine 68
Norwich 48
MIT 42
WPI 34
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