WHAT: Mason Duals
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 11
WHERE: George Mason Field House, Fairfax, Va.
MATCH-UPS:
Time | Mat 1 | Mat 2 | Mat 3
12 pm – American vs. Clarion | The Citadel vs. Mason | Williams vs Millersville
1:30 pm -- American vs. Millersville | Clarion vs. Mason | Williams vs The Citadel
3 pm – Clarion vs. The Citadel | Millersville vs. Mason
4:30 pm – The Citadel vs. Millersville | Williams vs Mason
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ for Mason matches
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PROGRAM
Fairfax, Va. -- The George Mason wrestling team will host the annual Mason Duals at the Mason Field House on Saturday, beginning at 12 p.m.
The five-team event includes The Citadel, Clarion, Millersville, and Williams College. American University will wrestle Clarion and Millersville at the venue.
The George Mason matches will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+.
Last time out: Mason opened the 2023-24 season with seven place-winners at the annual Battle of the Citadel.
The Patriots finish fourth (95.5) in the team standings in the six-team tournament, just one point behind host The Citadel. Indiana won the championship with 118.5 points, followed by Drexel University (114.5). American (73) and Appalachian State (65.5) rounded out the standings.
The Patriots
Chad Nix (285) and
DJ McGee (157) were crowned champions in the six-team Battle of the Citadel. Loranzo Rajaonarivelo (157),
Kaden Cassidy (149), and
Tyler Kocak (197) earned runner-up, while
Evan Maag earned 3rd place at 165 and
Sean Coughlin fourth at 174.
MAT FACTS
- Mason is facing Williams College for the second consecutive year. The Patriots defeated the Ephs, 40-3 last year.
- Mason opened the season at the Battle of the Citadel.
- The Citadel (2-0, 0-0 SoCon) takes to the road for the first time this year.
- Mason owns a 6-1 record against Millersville, winning the past six matches.
MASON PROBABLES
125 – Ben Monn
(3-2) &
JB Dragovich (1-2)
133 –
Brandon Wittenberg (1-1),
Shawn Nonaka (2-2),
&
Patrick Schellpfeffer (0-2)
141 –
Michael Rapuano (0-2) & Dominci Hargrove (1-2)
149 –
Kaden Cassidy (2-1)
157 –
DJ McGee (3-0) &
Loranzo Rajaonarivelo (3-1)
165 –
Evan Maag (5-1)
174 –
Sean Coughlin (2-2) &
Nick Foster (0-2)
184 –
Malachi DuVall (0-2) &
Ruben Karapetyan
197 –
Tyler Kocak (2-1)
285 –
Chad Nix (3-0) &
Donovan Sprouse (0-2)
CLARION PROBABLES
*Rankings go in order FloWrestling/InterMat.
125: Joey Fischer (2-2) OR Bobby Gardner (0-0)
133: Scott Johnson (3-2) OR TJ England (1-2)
141: Tye Varndell (1-2) OR David McClelland (2-2)
149: Kyle Schickel (3-2) OR Mo Saddiridinov (0-2)
157: #25/31 Alejandro Herrera-Rondon (4-1) OR Lavinsky Collins (3-2)
165: Eli Brinsky (2-2) OR Trevor Elfvin (4-2)
174: #28/19 John Worthing (4-1) OR Suds Dubler (0-2)
184: NR/#31 Cam Pine (4-1) OR Adrian Gacek (1-2)
197: Brett Wittmann (2-2) OR Ethan Wiant (1-2)
285: #29/31 John Meyers (4-1) OR Austin Chapman (0-0)
THE CITADEL PROBABLES
125 -- Malik Hardy OR Marcus Wright
133 -- George Rosas
141 -- Jacob Silka OR Brayton Killiri
149 -- Jeff Boyd OR Hayden Watso/ Carson DesRosier
157 -- Thomas Snipes
165 -- Ben Haubert OR Aidan Lenz
174 -- Josh Stillings OR Brodie Porter
184 -- Adam Ortega
197 -- Patrick Brophy
285 -- John Chesser OR Ben Stemmet
MILLERSVILLE PROBABLES
125 - Bryce Beatty or Dom Flatt
133 - Devin Flannery
141 - Aidan Micheli
149 - Craig Cook or Josh Tuckey
157 - Jonathan Parrilla or Nick Bennet
165 - Brandon Connor
174 - Andrew Vogelbacher
184 - Anthony Giampietro
197 - Riley O'Boyle
285 - Bishop McCoy
WILLIAMS COLLEGE PROBABLES
125 Lucas Johnson
133 Jack Napeloni/Enzo Bell
141 Tylor Stubbs/Donnie Morton
149 Caleb Seyfried
157 Peter Kane
165 Henry Forte/Sean Tansey
174 William Smith/Zach Borzio
184 Dante Gutbrod/Max Hall
197 Wyatt Moyer
HWT Tommy Goodwin
UP NEXT
The Patriots will host two duals next Saturday, a 12 pm match-up with Morgan State and national powerhouse Minnesota at 3 pm in the RAC.
