Etiini Udott
Etiini Udott won the 197-pound weight class for the Cyclones at Springfield.

Wrestling

Udott Wins His Weight Class As Cyclones Finish 2nd at Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Senior Etiini Udott won the 197-pound weight class to lead the Centenary University wrestling team to a second place finish at the Doug Parker Invitational hosted by Springfield College on Saturday.

Udott was one of six Cyclones to finish earn a top six finish on the day.

Udott went 5-0 on the day and was credited with three falls. He started his day with a 13-7 decision against Ryan O'Shea of Cortland. Udott then dispatched of Daniel Price from Western New England in 1:33. He posted a fall over William Gilliam of Johns Hopkins in 4:12. Udott earned a 12-3 major decision against Nick Klinoff of East Stroudsburg. He wrapped up his title with a fall in 39 seconds over Travis Manick of Rhode Island College.

Senior Christopher Muce grabbed a second place finish at 157-pounds for the Cyclones. After earning a first round bye, Muce got things started with a fall versus Derick Guerrero of Bridgewater State in 2:01. He followed that up with a fall in 2:07 against Hiro Tamada of Trinity. Muce kept things rolling with a 5-3 decision versus Ryan Monteiro of Western New England. He advanced to the championship bout with a 3-1 decision over Christian Gosch from the Coast Guard Academy. In the finals, Muce fell to Grant Sorensen of Trinity by a 6-2 decision.

Freshman Stanley Wojdylak continued his strong performance of late with a second place finish at 149-pounds. Wojdylak started his day with a 7-2 decision over Ciovel Cuevas of East Stroudsburg. He then posted a fall in 2:48 versus Colby Ferreti of Plymouth State. Wojdylak needed just 1:07 to record a fall over Jack Albin of Johns Hopkins. He reached the championship bout of his weight class with a 2-0 decision over Jared Garcia of Southern Maine. Wojdylak fell in the championship bout to JoJo Gonzalez of American International.

Senior Alec Donovan finished fourth in the 179-pound bracket for the Cyclones. He started his day with a tech fall over Nick Almonte of Springfield College, 16-1. Donovan followed that up with an 11-1 major decision versus Nathaniel Stemple of Rhode Island College. He then posted a 7-5 decision over Marco Gaita of Wesleyan. Donovan fell to the third-place bout after suffering a tough 3-1 decision against Richard Viruet of East Stroudsburg. In the third-place bout, A.J. Aeberli of Coast Guard just slipped past Donovan by an 8-7 score.

The Cyclones weren't done in the 174-pound bracket as senior Jordan Juliano snagged a fifth place finish. Juliano started his day with a 23-8 tech fall over David Symmes of Western New England. He followed that up with a 3-2 decision over Aarin Feliz from Springfield. Juliano was then tripped up by Mike Raccioppi of East Stroudsburg. Juliano bounced back with an 18-7 major decision versus Luke Anselmi of Williams. He followed that up with another major decision, this time by a 10-2 mark against Nasir Grissom of Williams. Juliano secured his fifth place finish with a 3-2 decision over Feliz.

Senior JT Valley secured a sixth place finish for the Cyclones in the 184-pound bracket. He started his day with a 3-2 decision against Josh Farrar of Cortland. Valley suffered a tech fall to John Boyle of Western New England. In the consolation bracket, Valley earned a tech fall by an 18-1 margin over Sam Strozier of Southern Maine. He then earned a 5-3 decision versus Phillip Rogers of Coast Guard. Valley suffered a hard fought 2-0 decision to Mike Gallagher of Rhode Island College.

The Cyclones will be back in action on Sunday, Dec. 2 when they host the Bob Quade Open starting at 9 a.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Alec Donovan

Alec Donovan

5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
Jordan Juliano

Jordan Juliano

5' 8"
Senior
Christopher Muce

Christopher Muce

5' 5"
Senior
Etiini Udott

Etiini Udott

5' 10"
Senior
Stanley Wojdylak

Stanley Wojdylak

6' 2"
Freshman
JT Valley

JT Valley

5' 11"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Alec Donovan

Alec Donovan

5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
Jordan Juliano

Jordan Juliano

5' 8"
Senior
Christopher Muce

Christopher Muce

5' 5"
Senior
Etiini Udott

Etiini Udott

5' 10"
Senior
Stanley Wojdylak

Stanley Wojdylak

6' 2"
Freshman
JT Valley

JT Valley

5' 11"
Senior