WRESTLING at 2018 Navy Classic
WHEN:  Saturday, Nov. 17 | All day
WHERE:  Wesley Brown Field House | Annapolis, Md.
LIVE SCORING:  FloArena / There will be no video stream

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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason wrestling team is back in action on Saturday, competing in the 41st annual Navy classic beginning at 10 a.m. at Wesley Brown Field House in Annapolis, Md.
 
The Patriots will battle 16 teams for the Navy Classic championship.  Air Force, American, Brown, Bucknell, Campbell, Cleveland State, Delaware Valley, Edinboro, Indiana, Kent State, Michigan State, Navy, Ohio, Old Dominion and Oregon State will compete at this year's event.
 
There will be 12 nationally ranked wrestlers in this year's field and at least one ranked wrestler in six of the 10 weight classes.  Returning to defend their 2017 Navy Classic title are Navy's Nicholas Gil (141), Brown's Christian Lafragola (184) and Oregon State's Corey Griego (197).
 
As a team, Mason finished in a tie for 14th place at last year's Navy Classic.  Navy won the team title for the first time since 2011, Purdue was second and Old Dominion finished third.
 
The Midshipmen have claimed the team title in 20 of the previous 40 years that the Navy Classic has been held.
 
Tejon Anthony won four matches in the consolation round and placed sixth at 141 pounds, including a 3-1 decision in the semifinals.  He has placed in each of his three trips to the Navy Classic, including a third-place finish in 2015.
 
Matthew Voss placed sixth at 285 pounds and recorded two of his victories in the tournament by fall.
 
Voss, who is ranked 10th by InterMat and 17th by WIN Magazine, has placed twice at the Navy Classic, including a fourth-place finish in 2015.
 
Last time out, the Patriots had four place-winners at the John Kaloust Bearcat Open.
 
Voss won the title at 285 pounds, redshirt junior Colston DiBlasi placed second (165), redshirt sophomore Eli Spencer placed third (197) and freshman Mel Ortiz placed sixth (133).

PROBABLE MASON LINEUP

133 | Mel Ortiz
149 | Tejon Anthony
149 | Justin Yorkdale
157 | Kolby Ho
165 | Colston DiBlasi
174 | Philip Stolfi
184 | Paul Pierce
197 | Eli Spencer
197 | Alex Donahue
 
2018 Navy Classic projected session times:

10:00 a.m. – preliminary rounds
2:30 p.m. – semifinals
5:00 p.m. – finals
 
MAT FACT
 
A different team has won the Navy Classic in each of the last six years (2012 Kent State, 2013 Wisconsin, 2014 Chattanooga, 2015 Princeton, 2016 Indiana, 2017 Navy).