GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Highlighted by first place performances from Luke Ciampa and Geovanni Lainez, as well as 11 other wrestlers earning top-four finishes, the East Stroudsburg University men's wrestling team closed out the calendar year with a dominate showing at the Nassau Open on Sunday inside the Lions' Main Gym.

Notables

• Geovanni Lainez and Josh Jasionowicz claimed the top two spots at 125 pounds as the duo combined to go 6-0 against the competition. Lainez earned first place with back-to-back falls and a medical forfeit from Jasionowicz in the finals.
   
• Sophomore Luke Ciampa earned the title at 165 pounds with a fall and major decision in his first two matches before a 6-0 decision against Darrale Barrett (Delaware Valley) in the finals
   
• At 133 pounds, Kelvin Rodriguez-Molina earned a third place finish using a pair of decisions and major decisions which included a 12-2 performance against Jeff Molina (Unattached) in the sophomore's last match of the day
   
• After dropping his opening match, Jack Dardia battled his way back with four straight victories to take third place at 141 pounds. Dardia used a technical fall against Ahmed Sabir (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and pin versus Artem Reichert (Delaware Valley) to get back on track.
   
• With five wrestlers competing at 149 pounds, the Warriors recorded second, third and fourth place finishes. Jacob Remolina was the runner-up as the junior went 3-0 with a major decision and pin before falling to Kris Ketchum (Unattached) in the finals. After dropping his semifinal match, Eric Falleni responded with a major decision over Quincy Howard (Nassau Community College) and a 5-2 decision over teammate Brian Lombardi (4th place) in the third place match.
   
• Bryce Parenti earned second place at 157 pounds, cruising through his first three bouts with a fall over Luca Bracalenti (Merchant Marine) and a major decision against James Lunt (Unattached), before dropping the first place match to Adam Busiello (Unattached)
   
• The Warriors rounded out their podium finishes with Josh Leidig and Davis Lee taking second and third place respectively at 184 pounds. Leidig was 3-0, which included a 3-2 decision over Lee in the semifinals, before falling in the finals to Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra University). Lee used a trio of pins, which included falls against Joseph LoPresti (LIU) and Jameson Shea (Nassau Community College) on his way to taking third.

How It Happened
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Geovanni Lainez (3-0) – 1st Place
 
Lainez won by fall over Jacob McDonald (Rowan College South Jersey) (Fall 1:01)
Lainez won by fall over Ben Makaritis (East Stroudsburg College) (Fall 2:01)
Lainez won by medical forfeit over Joshua Jasionowicz (ESU)
 
Josh Jasionowicz (3-0) – 2nd Place
 
Jasionowicz won by fall over Ghali Chan (Unattached) (Fall 1:47)
Jasionowicz won by fall over Shamar Baines (Rowan College South Jersey) (Fall 3:58)
Jasionowicz won by decision over Joe Petrone (Unattached) (Dec 10-6)
Lainez (ESU) won by medical forfeit over Joshua Jasionowicz (ESU)
 
Ben Makaritis (3-2) – 4th Place
 
Makaritis won by major decision over Naci Robinson (Union College of Union County) (Maj 11-2)
Makaritis won by decision over Dylan Beddow (Springfield Technical Community College) (Dec 4-3)
Geovanni Lainez (ESU) won by fall over Makaritis (Fall 2:01)
Makaritis won by decision over Shamar Baines (Rowan College South Jersey) (Dec 9-5)
Joe Petrone (Unattached) won by fall over Makaritis (Fall 6:54)
 
Vinny Principe (0-2)
 
Zachary Hurst (Camden County College) won by major decision over Principe (Maj 10-2)
Dylan Beddow (Springfield Technical Community College) won by fall over Principe (Fall 4:13)
 
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Kelvin Rodriguez-Molina (4-1) – 3rd Place
 
Rodriguez-Molina won by decision over Ryan Paladino (Nassau Community College) (Dec 2-2)
Rodriguez-Molina won by major decision over Claudio Sanchez (Union College) (Maj 14-1)
Wesley Wydick (Merchant Marine) won by major decision over Rodriguez-Molina (Maj 16-5)
Rodriguez-Molina won by decision over Ryan Paladino (Nassau Community College) (Dec 3-1)
Rodriguez-Molina won by major decision over Jeff Molina (Unattached) (Maj 12-2)
 
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Jack Dardia (4-1) – 3rd Place
 
Giuseppe Notte (Camden County College) won by fall over Dardia (Fall 3:29)
Dardia won by tech fall over Ahmed Sabir (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) (TF 16-1)
Dardia won by fall over Artem Reichert (Delaware Valley) (Fall 1:11)
Dardia won by decision over Eddie Totten (Rowan College South Jersey) (Dec 11-4)
Dardia won by decision over Kalil Shabazz (Unattached) (Dec 9-6)
 
Carlens Lapaix (1-2)
 
Lapaix won by decision over Artem Reichert (Delaware Valley) (Dec 6-2)
Caleb Peralta (Nassau Community College) won by decision over Lapaix (Dec 13-9)
Bryce Vollman (Delaware Valley) won by decision over Lapaix (Dec 8-3)
 
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Jacob Remolina (3-1) – 2nd Place
 
Remolina won by major decision over Ibrahim Khan (Unattached) (Maj 16-6)
Remolina won by fall over Djan Carbonell (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) (Fall 6:48)
Remolina won by decision over Brian Lombardi (ESU) (Dec 8-6)
Kris Ketchum (Unattached) won by tech fall over Remolina (TF 16-1)
 
Eric Falleni (4-1) – 3rd Place
 
Falleni won by fall over Sebastian Losada (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Fall 2:54)
Falleni won by decision over Zach Lewis (ESU) (Dec 6-3)
Kris Ketchum (Unattached) won by major decision over Falleni (Maj 15-2)
Falleni won by major decision over Quincy Howard (Nassau Community College) (Maj 8-0)
Falleni won by decision over Brian Lombardi (ESU) (Dec 5-2)
 
Brian Lombardi (3-2) – 4th Place
 
Lombardi won by fall over Alex Marsden (Nassau Community College) (Fall 2:08)
Lombardi won by fall over Angel Castillo (Union College of Union County) (Fall 2:57)
Jacob Remolina (ESU) won by decision over Lombardi (Dec 8-6)
Lombardi won by decision over Zach Lewis (ESU) (Dec 8-2)
Falleni won by decision over Brian Lombardi (ESU) (Dec 5-2)
 
Zach Lewis (3-2)
 
Lewis won by decision over Quincy Howard (Nassau Community College) (Dec 8-2)
Eric Falleni (ESU) won by decision over Lewis (Dec 6-3)
Lewis won by tech fall over Andre Henene (Delaware Valley) (TF 16-1)
Lewis won by tech fall over Troy Gentzel (ESU) (TF 17-2)
Brian Lombardi (ESU) won by decision over Lewis (Dec 8-2)
 
Troy Gentzel (2-2)
 
Gentzel won by fall over John Tucker (Nassau Community College) (Fall 2:55)
Kris Ketchum (Unattached) won by fall over Gentzel (Fall 2:10)
Gentzel won by decision over Ibrahim Khan (Unattached) (Dec 11-7)
Zach Lewis (ESU) won by tech fall over Troy Gentzel (TF 17-2)
 
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Bryce Parenti (3-1) – 2nd Place
 
Parenti won by fall over Luca Bracalenti (Merchant Marine) (Fall 3:21)
Parenti won by major decision over James Lunt (Unattached) (Maj 16-2)
Parenti won by decision over Shea Parkis (Merchant Marine) (Dec 10-3)
Adam Busiello (Unattached) won by decision over Parenti (Dec 9-4)
 
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Luke Ciampa (3-0) – 1st Place
 
Ciampa won by fall over Ivan Corrall (Merchant Marine) (Fall 2:18)
Ciampa won by major decision over Stephen Dickerson (Nassau Community College) (Maj 11-0)
Ciampa won by decision over Darrale Barrett (Delaware Valley) (Dec 6-0)
 
Justin Halbert (2-2)
 
Halbert won by decision over Aidan Dick (Camden County College) (Dec 9-6)
Halbert won by decision over Joseph Wasilewski (Merchant Marine) (Dec 7-6)
Darrale Barrett (Delaware Valley) won by fall over Halbert (Fall 1:35)
Ivan Corrall (Merchant Marine) won by tech fall over Halbert (TF 16-0)
 
174
Robert Burke (4-2) – 4th Place
 
Burke won by fall over Alex Schwartz (Nassau Community College) (Fall 1:48)
Matt Rogers (Hofstra University) won by tech fall over Burke (TF 16-0)
Burke won by fall over Jack Coffey (Nassau Community College) (Fall 1:12)
Burke won by fall over Matthew Mushinski (Rowan College) (Fall 1:28)
Burke won by fall over Sean Haas (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) (Fall 4:55)
Alex Dorce (Union College of Union County) won by tech fall over Burke (TF 19-2)
 
CJ Ross (1-2)
 
Ross won by fall over Jack Coffey (Nassau Community College) (Fall 5:40)
Sean Haas (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) won by fall over Ross (Fall 0:29)
Joseph Teguia (Unattached) won by major decision over Ross (Maj 10-0)
 
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Josh Leidig (3-1) – 2nd Place
 
Leidig won by decision over Xavier Pommells (Nassau Community College) (Dec 14-8)
Leidig won by fall over Owen Donahue (Camden County College) (Fall 0:40)
Leidig won by decision over Davis Lee (ESU) (Dec 3-2)
Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra University) won by fall over Leidig (Fall 2:11)
 
Davis Lee (4-1) – 3rd Place
 
Lee won by decision over Joseph LoPresti (LIU) (Dec 7-3)
Lee won by fall over Eric DeWald (Merchant Marine) (Fall 2:46)
Josh Leidig (ESU) won by decision over Lee (Dec 3-2)
Lee won by fall over Joseph LoPresti (LIU) (Fall 1:29)
Lee won by fall over Jameson Shea (Nassau Community College) (Fall 1:27)
 
Max Winkler (1-2)
 
Ericson Velasquez (Hofstra University) won by decision over Winkler (Dec 8-1)
Winkler won by forfeit over Xavier Pommells (Nassau Community College)
Joseph LoPresti (LIU) won by decision over Winkler (Dec 8-6)
 
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Ajay Hiller (2-2)
 
Hiller won by fall over Tion Cherry (Rowan College South Jersey) (Fall 2:08)
Hiller won by fall over Matthew Clarkson (Nassau Community College) (Fall 4:00)
Nikolas Miller (Hofstra University) won by decision over Hiller (Dec 8-4)
Isaiah Lee (Nassau Community College) won by fall over Hiller (Fall 2:04)
 
Matthew Richardson (2-2)
 
John Dusza (LIU) won by decision over Richardson (Dec 3-2)
Richardson won by fall over Patrick Mahaney (Camden County College) (Fall 1:24)
Richardson won by fall over Matthew Clarkson (Nassau Community College) (Fall 3:19)
Zachary Fultz (Merchant Marine) won by fall over Richardson (Fall 5:00)
 
Kody Edwards (2-2)
 
James Cruz (Merchant Marine) won by fall over Edwards (Fall 0:59)
Edwards won by major decision over Max VonMassenbach (Unattached) (Maj 14-5)
Edwards won by fall over Trace St. Julian (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Fall 1:34)
Zachary Fultz (Merchant Marine) won by major decision over Edwards (Maj 15-5)
 
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Thomas Flood (2-2)
 
Shane Whitney (Camden County College) won by fall over Flood (Fall 1:40)
Flood won by fall over Raffaele Sebastiani (Camden County College) (Fall 3:51)
Flood won by medical forfeit over Shawn Conniff (Springfield Technical Community College)
Jacob Maiorano (Nassau Community College) won by decision over Flood (Dec 6-3)
 
Up Next
The Warriors return to the mat in 2023 on Jan. 11 when they travel to Bloomsburg to wrestle against the Huskies and King's at 5 p.m. from Nelson Field House