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NATIONAL CHAMPION! Roanoke's Samuel Wins 141-Pound Title at NCAA Wrestling Championships

ODAC Wrestlers Earn Five All-American Awards for Second Straight Season

Last Updated: post Day 2

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For the second straight season, the ODAC is home to the 141-pound national champion. Roanoke College star Mark Samuel put an exclamation point on a stellar day of competition at the Division III Wrestling Championships by claiming the program's first national title on Saturday in the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island.

Samuel joins Greensboro College five-time All-American Josh Wilson as the ODAC's two champions. The pair squared off in the semifinals on Saturday with Samuel earning a win by tiebreaker-1 (2-1) to deny the 2024 weight class champion a shot at back-to-back titles. Samuel took advantage of the opportunity and posted a 9-3 decision over Shawn Conway from the University of Chicago to claim his crown.

Samuel and Wilson were two of five ODAC All-Americans over the course of two days. They were joined by Averett University's Mason Barrett and the Ferrum College duo of Zach Beckner and Rayshawn Dixon.

Wilson closed the competition as the fifth place finisher at 141. After falling to Samuel, he dropped a 9-3 decision to North Central College's Bradley Rosen. Wilson rebounded with a 4-2 decision over Pierre Baldwin from Central (Iowa) College to claim fifth place.

Barrett and Beckner started the day in opposite semifinals at 125 pounds. Barrett lost to eventual champion Joziah Fry from Johnson and Wales by major decision (11-3). He then posted a major decision (14-2) win over his own over Jack Craig from Southern Maine to earn a spot in the third-place bout. Beckner lost his semifinal to North Central's Christian Guzman by major decision (13-4), but recovered in the consolation semifinals with a sudden-victory-1 (8-5) decision over Brayden Parke from Coe College to join Barrett in the third place match. That bout was as tight as one would expect with Barrett prevailing by tiebreaker-1 (2-2) over Beckner to lead both competitors to the podium as the third and fourth place finishers.

Beckner's Panthers' teammate Dixon also finished fourth at 285 pounds. He lost in the semifinals to Mitch Williamson from Wartburg College by decision (2-1). Dixon recovered with a 4-1 decision over Adolfo Betancur from Johnson & Wales. In the third place match, RIT's Josh Harkless won by decision (4-2).

The sections below detail the competition for all 14 wrestlers from the two-day competition. Be sure to head to trackwrestling.com for full details including all 10 weight class brackets.

    • MASON BARRETT - 125 LBS (3rd Place and All-American)
      • Champ. Round 1 - Mason Barrett (Averett) 29-4 won by major decision over Lee Rubin (RIT) 17-14 (MD 14-2)
      • Champ. Round 2 - Mason Barrett (Averett) 29-4 won by major decision over Malik Asfour (Delaware Valley) 26-8 (MD 11-2)
      • Quarterfinal - Mason Barrett (Averett) 29-4 won by decision over Isaic Paulino (Roanoke) 21-8 (Dec 8-3)
      • Semifinal - Joziah Fry (JWU (Providence)) 41-0 won by major decision over Mason Barrett (Averett) 31-5 (MD 11-3)
      • Cons. Semi - Mason Barrett (Averett) 31-5 won by major decision over Jake Craig (Southern Me.) 28-8 (MD 14-2)
      • 3rd Place Match - Mason Barrett (Averett) 31-5 won in tie breaker - 1 over Zach Beckner (Ferrum) 22-2 (TB-1 2-2)
    • ANTHONY TAYLOR - 157 LBS
      • Champ. Round 1 - Anthony Taylor (Averett) 21-9 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Champ. Round 2 - Eric Kinkaid (Loras) 25-3 won by tech fall over Anthony Taylor (Averett) 21-9 (TF-1.5 6:05 (17-1))
      • Cons. Round 2 - Anthony Taylor (Averett) 21-9 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Cons. Round 3 - Demetri Teddlie (Ozarks (AR)) 26-8 won by tech fall over Anthony Taylor (Averett) 21-9 (TF-1.5 5:07 (27-10))
    • ZACH BECKNER - 125 LBS (4th Place and All-American)
      • Champ. Round 1 - Zach Beckner (Ferrum) 21-0 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Champ. Round 2 - Zach Beckner (Ferrum) 21-0 won by decision over Brett Birchman (Wartburg) 18-12 (Dec 8-1)
      • Quarterfinal - Zach Beckner (Ferrum) 21-0 won by major decision over Jake Craig (Southern Me.) 27-6 (MD 9-0)
      • Semifinal - Christian Guzman (North Central (IL)) 35-0 won by major decision over Zach Beckner (Ferrum) 22-2 (MD 13-4)
      • Cons. Semi - Zach Beckner (Ferrum) 22-2 won in sudden victory - 1 over Brayden Parke (Coe) 28-7 (SV-1 8-5)
      • 3rd Place Match - Mason Barrett (Averett) 31-5 won in tie breaker - 1 over Zach Beckner (Ferrum) 22-2 (TB-1 2-2)
    • RAYSHAWN DIXON - 285 LBS (4th Place and All-American)
      • Champ. Round 1 - Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) 29-0 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Champ. Round 2 - Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) 29-0 won by decision over Adolfo Betancur (JWU (Providence)) 25-7 (Dec 5-0)
      • Quarterfinal - Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) 29-0 won by tech fall over Reid Garrison (Merchant Marine) 27-4 (TF-1.5 6:26 (19-3))
      • Semifinal - Mitch Williamson (Wartburg) 22-1 won by decision over Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) 30-2 (Dec 2-1)
      • Cons. Semi - Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) 30-2 won by decision over Adolfo Betancur (JWU (Providence)) 27-9 (Dec 4-1)
      • 3rd Place Match - Josh Harkless (RIT) 33-1 won by decision over Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) 30-2 (Dec 4-2)
    • JOSH WILSON - 141 LBS (5th Place and All-American)
      • Champ. Round 1 - Josh Wilson (Greensboro) 29-1 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Champ. Round 2 - Josh Wilson (Greensboro) 29-1 won by decision over Bradley Rosen (North Central (IL)) 23-3 (Dec 8-6)
      • Quarterfinal - Josh Wilson (Greensboro) 29-1 won in sudden victory - 1 over Luke Hoerle (Stevens) 17-4 (SV-1 8-5)
      • Semifinal - Mark Samuel (Roanoke) 28-4 won in tie breaker - 1 over Josh Wilson (Greensboro) 30-3 (TB-1 2-1)
      • Cons. Semi - Bradley Rosen (North Central (IL)) 26-3 won by decision over Josh Wilson (Greensboro) 30-3 (Dec 9-3)
      • 5th Place Match - Josh Wilson (Greensboro) 30-3 won by decision over Pierre Baldwin (Central (IA)) 25-4 (Dec 4-2)
    • ISAIC PAULINO - 125 LBS
      • Champ. Round 1 - Isaic Paulino (Roanoke) 21-8 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Champ. Round 2 - Isaic Paulino (Roanoke) 21-8 won by fall over Benyamin Kamali (Olivet) 29-3 (Fall 2:36)
      • Quarterfinal - Mason Barrett (Averett) 29-4 won by decision over Isaic Paulino (Roanoke) 21-8 (Dec 8-3)
      • Cons. Round 4 - Keito Shaw (Alvernia) 25-8 won by fall over Isaic Paulino (Roanoke) 21-8 (Fall 5:25)
    • JONAH PAULINO - 133 LBS
      • Champ. Round 1 - Jonah Paulino (Roanoke) 25-4 won by major decision over Caden Frost (New England Col.) 25-12 (MD 11-0)
      • Champ. Round 2 - Jonah Paulino (Roanoke) 25-4 won by major decision over Brody Toledo (Wis.-Oshkosh) 10-18 (MD 16-3)
      • Quarterfinal - Garrett Totten (TCNJ) 21-0 won by decision over Jonah Paulino (Roanoke) 25-4 (Dec 7-0)
      • Cons. Round 4 - Chance Suddeth (Augsburg) 28-7 won by decision over Jonah Paulino (Roanoke) 25-4 (Dec 12-10)
    • MARK SAMUEL - 141 LBS (National Champion and All-American)
      • Champ. Round 1 - Mark Samuel (Roanoke) 26-4 won by decision over Cole Becker (Augsburg) 9-6 (Dec 13-6)
      • Champ. Round 2 - Mark Samuel (Roanoke) 26-4 won by major decision over Joseph Innamorato (Centenary (NJ)) 26-15 (MD 11-1)
      • Quarterfinal - Mark Samuel (Roanoke) 26-4 won by decision over Ty Bisek (Concordia-M`head) 28-1 (Dec 13-11)
      • Semifinal - Mark Samuel (Roanoke) 28-4 won in tie breaker - 1 over Josh Wilson (Greensboro) 30-3 (TB-1 2-1)
      • 1st Place Match - Mark Samuel (Roanoke) 28-4 won by decision over Sean Conway (UChicago) 40-11 (Dec 9-3)
    • XAVIER PRESTON - 174 LBS
      • Champ. Round 1 - Xavier Preston (Roanoke) 20-9 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Champ. Round 2 - Nathan Lackman (Alvernia) 36-2 won by injury default over Xavier Preston (Roanoke) 20-9 (Inj. 1:37)
      • Cons. Round 2 - Xavier Preston (Roanoke) 20-9 won by decision over Harrison Hinojosa (Stevens) 22-11 (Dec 7-5)
      • Cons. Round 3 - Nolen Zeigler (Lycoming) 32-6 won by major decision over Xavier Preston (Roanoke) 20-9 (MD 11-0)
    • VINCENZO CORVETTO - 184 LBS
      • Champ. Round 1 - Ganon Smith (Elizabethtown) 35-3 won by decision over Vincenzo Corvetto (Roanoke) 28-9 (Dec 4-1)
      • Cons. Round 1 - Vincenzo Corvetto (Roanoke) 28-9 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Cons. Round 2 - Vincenzo Corvetto (Roanoke) 28-9 won by decision over Gabe Monroe (Coast Guard) 17-10 (Dec 15-11)
      • Cons. Round 3 - Xavier Pommells (Ithaca) 29-11 won by decision over Vincenzo Corvetto (Roanoke) 28-9 (Dec 7-0)
    • VINCENT ZICCARDI - 133 LBS
      • Champ. Round 1 - Vincent Ziccardi (Wash. & Lee) 25-14 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Champ. Round 2 - Bryce Parke (Coe) 25-4 won by fall over Vincent Ziccardi (Wash. & Lee) 25-14 (Fall 3:14)
      • Cons. Round 2 - Vincent Ziccardi (Wash. & Lee) 25-14 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Cons. Round 3 - Vincent Ziccardi (Wash. & Lee) 25-14 won in sudden victory - 1 over Aiden Evans (Loras) 14-6 (SV-1 5-2)
      • Cons. Round 4 - Connor Kidd (Luther) 22-12 won by fall over Vincent Ziccardi (Wash. & Lee) 25-14 (Fall 2:28)
    • EVAN LINDNER - 149 LBS
      • Champ. Round 1 - Michael Conklin (TCNJ) 36-6 won by major decision over Evan Lindner (Wash. & Lee) 31-6 (MD 8-0)
      • Cons. Round 1 - Evan Lindner (Wash. & Lee) 31-6 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Cons. Round 2 - Evan Lindner (Wash. & Lee) 31-6 won by decision over Chance Babb (Alvernia) 21-8 (Dec 5-2)
      • Cons. Round 3 - Evan Lindner (Wash. & Lee) 31-6 won by decision over Daniel Uribe (Wabash) 27-4 (Dec 10-7)
      • Cons. Round 4 - Colby Frost (Southern Me.) 37-2 won by decision over Evan Lindner (Wash. & Lee) 31-6 (Dec 7-2)
    • MARK TRONI - 165 LBS
      • Champ. Round 1 - Mark Troni (Wash. & Lee) 27-10 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Champ. Round 2 - Brayden Peet (Wis.-Whitewater) 24-4 won by decision over Mark Troni (Wash. & Lee) 27-10 (Dec 8-1)
      • Cons. Round 2 - Mark Troni (Wash. & Lee) 27-10 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Cons. Round 3 - Teagan Hendricks (Ohio Northern) 33-15 won by decision over Mark Troni (Wash. & Lee) 27-10 (Dec 3-1)
    • JACK McCUSKER - 184 LBS
      • Champ. Round 1 - Jack McCusker (Wash. & Lee) 11-10 received a bye () (Bye)
      • Champ. Round 2 - Austen Wetzel (Westminster (MO)) 37-7 won by fall over Jack McCusker (Wash. & Lee) 11-10 (Fall 3:30)
      • Cons. Round 2 - Wills Bronson (John Carroll) 29-10 won by fall over Jack McCusker (Wash. & Lee) 11-10 (Fall 1:11)