NOAH DANFORTH | WASHINGTON AND LEE | 165 LBS
Danforth, a junior from Cumming, Ga., turned in a runner-up showing at 165 pounds at the Messiah Invitational hosted by Messiah University. Danforth went 4-1 overall with two wins by fall, one tech fall, and one major decision. He opened with a win by fall at 1:07 over Emil Corporan from SUNY-Brockport. Danforth earned his second pin after just 0:50 to defeat Quinn Smith from Ursinus in round two. In the quarterfinals, Danforth won by tech fall (17-1, 4:40) over Dylan Forant from Brockport, and then turned in a win by major decision (12-2) over Caleb Cox from Wheaton (Ill.). In the championship bout, Danforth was turned by nationally top-ranked Keegan Demarest from Messiah by major decision (15-6).

ADRIAN SAMANO | AVERETT | 125 LBS
Samano, a senior from Virginia Beach, Va., won the 125-pound bracket at the Cougar Open hosted by Averett over the weekend. Samano, the No. 8-ranked wrestler in Division III at 125 by the NWCA, went 4-0 with a pair of wins by decision and two by fall. Both of his pins came in his first two bouts beginning with a stoppage of Donte Majors from Lynchburg at 4:06. He then pinned Dominic Hay from Marymount at 5:46. In the semifinals, he defeated Larry Rhodes from Bluefield State with a 4-2 decision. In the championship bout against Ryan Saunders from Noke Wrestling, Samano earned an 8-5 decision to stand atop podium.

• JOE BURCH | Lynchburg | 197 lbs
  • vs. Greensboro (W, 40-8) – 1st dual meet for Lynchburg
    • win by fall (0:33) over Mason Scott
• JOSIAH SYKES | Lynchburg | 157 lbs
  • vs. Greensboro (W, 40-8) – 1st dual meet for Lynchburg
    • win by tech. fall (20-3; 2:47) over Gregory Barnett
• GRIFFIN STEWART | Shenandoah | 165 lbs
  • 5th at Tonee Ellis Memorial Invite (Alvernia)
    • Champ. Round 1: Won vs. Neil Reichman (Delaware Valley) via Fall (3-0 0:52)
    • Champ. Round 2: Won vs. Gannon Vernon (Rowan College of South Jersey) via Fall (3-0 0:53)
      Quarterfinal: Lost vs. Beknazar Baiyshbekov (Albright College) via Fall (19-5 5:47)
    • Cons. Round 4: Won vs. Camden Hull (Alvernia University) via Fall (7-0 1:17)
    • Cons. Semi: Won vs. Tanner Bellomo (Alfred State) via MD (12-0)
    • 5th Place Match: Won vs. Bennett Brumbley (Albright College) via Fall (3-0 1:18)
• LUCA BUTERA | Shenandoah | 125 lbs
  • 3rd at Tonee Ellis Memorial Invite (Alvernia)
    • Champ. Round 1: BYE
    • Champ. Round 2: Won vs. Colin Marano (Shippensburg) via DEC (4-2)
    • Quarterfinal: Won vs. Spencer Crawley (Albright College) via MD (11-3)
    • Semifinal: Lost vs. Abramm Schaffer (Alvernia University) via Fall (7-0 2:03)
    • 3rd Place Match: Won vs. Rocco Monteferrante (Alvernia University) via Medical Forfeit (0-0)
• LIAM FLANAGAN | Washington and Lee | 157 lbs
  • 1st at Messiah Invitational (Messiah)
    • Championship Round 1: Def. Chase Ullmann (McDaniel), Fall (5:25)
    • Championship Round 2: Def. Garret Fowler (Messiah), Fall (6:00)
    • Quarterfinals: Def. Mikey Hollar (Messiah), Injury Default (6:43)
    • Semifinals: Def. Finn Bloomquist (Wisconsin-Eau Claire), Medical Forfeit
    • Championship: Def. Zack Jaffe (Elizabethtown), Dec. 4-2