RESULTS

YORK, Pennsylvania -- Ferrum College wrestlers Braden Homsey and Rayshawn Dixon both punched tickets today to the 2023 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships after placing in the top three of their respective weight classes at the Southeast Regional, held Friday and Saturday, February 24-25 at York College of Pennsylvania's M&T Fieldhouse/Grumbacher Sport & Fitness Center.

TEAM SCORES
1. Stevens Tech 181; 2. Alvernia 144.5; 3. Washington & Lee 109; 4. York College 97; 5. Wilkes 87.5; 6. Averett 86.5; 7. Delaware Valley 82; 8. Ferrum 66; T9. Lycoming 60.5; T9. Roanoke 60.5; 11. Messiah 57.5; T12. Greensboro 51.5; T12. King`s 51.5; 14. Gettysburg 36; 15. Thiel 19.5; 16. Waynesburg 18.5; 17. Southern Virginia 16.5; 18. Washington & Jefferson 15; 19. Shenandoah 12; 20. Marymount 11.5; 19. Waynesburg 11.5; 21. Penn State Behrend 2

THE BASICS
Ferrum placed eighth in a field of 21 teams with 66 points. The Panthers jumped two spots in the team standings after the first day of wrestling, and were one of four ODAC schools to finish among the top 10 teams.

Homsey made it through to the NCAA Tournament with a semifinal win earlier in the day, beating #2 seed Cameron Butka of Wilkes University 7-5 to reach the finals. Homsey would lose in the title match, falling 9-4 to top seed Camden Farrow of host York.

Dixon was in the consolation round to open the day and needed three wins to get through to the NCAA Tournament. He opened with a 9-1 major decision over Jacob Freese of King's College, then posted an 8-0 major decision over Austin Williams of Delaware Valley University to reach the third-place match. Dixon then beat Palmer Rodenhaber of Alvernia University 5-3 in sudden victory, securing the win with a double-leg takedown in overtime for the win.

Also on the mat today for the Panthers were Adrian Samano (125 lbs), Rubyn Semedo (133) and Levi Englman (141). Samano placed eighth, Semedo finished seventh and Englman closed out his career with a 5th-place finish. A two-time All-American, Englman surpassed 100 career wins in a Ferrum singlet and posted his fourth regional top-5 placing.

FERRUM BY WEIGHT
125: Adrian Samano 2-3 placed 8th
Champ. Round 1 - Austin Fashouer, (Wilkes) won by major decision over Adrian Samano (Ferrum) 2-3 (MD 11-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Adrian Samano (Ferrum) won by tech fall over Bryce Arnold (Messiah) (TF-1.5 1:45 (16-0))
Cons. Round 2 - Adrian Samano (Ferrum) won by decision over Gustav Petruske (King`s, Pa.) 1-2 (Dec 12-9)
Cons. Round 3 - Riley Parker (Washington and Lee) won by decision over Adrian Samano (Ferrum) 2-3 (Dec 10-6)
7th Place Match - Kaden Majcher (Lycoming) won by fall over Adrian Samano (Ferrum) 2-3 (Fall 5:33)

133: Rubyn Semedo 3-2, placed 7th
Champ. Round 1 - David Rubin (Washington and Lee) won in sudden victory - 1 over Rubyn, Semedo (Ferrum) (SV-1 6-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Rubyn Semedo (Ferrum) won by fall over Hunter E Thompson (Thiel) (Fall 1:31)
Cons. Round 2 - Rubyn Semedo (Ferrum) won by injury default over Hunter Swedish (Washington and Jefferson) (Inj. 1:13)
Cons. Round 3 - Anthony Portillo (Alvernia) won by fall over RubynSemedo (Ferrum) 3-2 (Fall 6:17)
7th Place Match - Rubyn Semedo (Ferrum) won by decision over David Rubin (Washington and Lee) (Dec 9-3)

141: Levi Englman 4-2, placed 5th
Champ. Round 1 - Levi Englman (Ferrum) won by major decision over Wyatt Parker (Averett) (MD 11-0)
Quarterfinal - Kyle Slendorn (Stevens) won by fall over Levi Englman (Ferrum) 4-2 (Fall 1:32)
Cons. Round 2 - Levi Englman (Ferrum) won by major decision over Camerin Deville (Messiah) (MD 14-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Levi Englman (Ferrum) won by decision over Evan Lindner (Washington and Lee) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Semi - Avery Leonard (Alvernia) won by decision over Levi Englman (Ferrum) (Dec 8-1)
5th Place Match - Levi Englman (Ferrum) won by decision over Mark Samuel (Roanoke) (Dec 9-6)

149: Hayden Funck 2-2
Prelim - Hayden Funck (Ferrum) won by tech fall over AndreHenene (Delaware Valley) (TF-1.5 4:59 (18-0))
Champ. Round 1 - Hayden Funck (Ferrum) won by decision over Noah Rice (Messiah) (Dec 4-2)
Quarterfinal - Kobin Karper (Lycomin ) won by decision over Hayden Funck (Ferrum) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Jaryn Hartranft (Wilkes) won by decision over Hayden Funck (Ferrum) (Dec 7-2)

157: Christian Hite 0-2
Champ. Round 1 - Jason Rezac (Alvernia) won by major decision over Christian Hite (Ferrum) (MD 14-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Heath Rudolph (Gettysburg) won by decision over Christian Hite (Ferrum) (Dec 8-7)

165: Elijah Martin 2-2
Prelim - Zach Needles (Messiah) won by decision over Elijah Martin (Ferrum College) (Dec 5-0)
Prelim - Elijah Martin (Ferrum) won by decision over Adam Coleman (Delaware Valley) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Elijah Martin (Ferrum) won by decision over Jalen Cornelius (Shenandoah) (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Cherry (Roanoke) won in tie breaker - 1 over Elijah Martin (Ferrum) (TB-1 3-1)

174: Mateo Villalobos 1-2
Prelim - Gavin Hollingsworth (Alvernia) won by tech fall over Mateo Villalobos (Ferrum) (TF-1.5 6:59 (24-8))
Prelim - Mateo Villalobos (Ferrum) won by decision over Tyson Hoopes (Southern Virginia) (Dec 6-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Nicholas Montalbano (Washington and Jefferson) won by fall over Mateo Villalobos (Ferrum College) (Fall 1:59)

184: Ethan Fragoso 1-2
Prelim - Ryder Slayton (Messiah) won by decision over Ethan Fragoso (Ferrum) (Dec 6-1)
Prelim - Ethan Fragoso (Ferrum) won by fall over Kian Payne (York, Pa.) 7-22 (Fall 1:09)
Cons. Round 1 - Khalil Mitchell (Averet ) won by major decision over Ethan Fragoso (Ferrum) (MD 13-3)

197: Braden Homsey 4-1, placed 2nd (NCAA Qualifier)
Prelim - Braden Homsey (Ferrum) won by tech fall over Jaden Markus (Southern Virginia) (TF-1.5 3:57 (16-0))
Champ. Round 1 - Braden Homsey (Ferrum) won by decision over Brendan Loder (Gettysburg) (Dec 11-5)
Quarterfinal - Braden Homsey (Ferrum) won by major decision over Gable Crebs (Lycoming) (MD 10-2)
Semifinal - Braden Homsey (Ferrum) won by decision over Cameron Butka (Wilkes) (Dec 7-5)
1st Place Match - Camden Farrow (York, Pa.) won by decision over Braden Homsey (Ferrum) (Dec 9-4)

285: Rayshawn Dixon 5-1, placed 3rd (NCAA Qualifier)
Champ. Round 1 - Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) won by decision over Jamar Christian (Averett) (Dec 3-2)
Quarterfinal - Brandon Williams (Greensboro) won by decision over Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) (Dec 2-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) won by decision over Phil Nave (Gettysburg) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) won by major decision over Jacob Feese (King`s, Pa) (MD 9-1)
Cons. Semi - Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) won by major decision over Austin Williams (Delaware Valley) (MD 8-0)
3rd Place Match - Rayshawn Dixon (Ferrum) won in sudden victory - 1 over Palmer Rodenhaber (Alvernia) (SV-1 5-3)

NEXT UP
Coach Logan Meister's team will now focus on getting Homsey and Dixon ready to compete in the 2023 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. The tournament is being held Friday and Saturday, March 10-11, at The Berglund Center in Roanoke, Virginia, with Ferrum serving as host. This is the second time in the past five years that Ferrum has hosted the NCAA Tournament. Tickets are on sale now. See Ferrum's host microsite below for tickets and more information.

2023 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships