WEST POINT, N.Y. – Cory Day finished in second place at 285 lbs., at Sunday's Black Knight Invite, one of five members of the Binghamton wrestling team to place in the event.
 
In the Bearcats' first tournament of the season, Day, Jacob Nolan, Cayden Bevis, Brevin Cassella, and Micah Roes each finished in the top six in their respective weight class. Nolan took third at 184 lbs., Bevis and Cassella finished fifth at 197 and 165 lbs., respectively, and Roes finished sixth at 133 lbs. Binghamton finished sixth out of 10 teams with 67.5 points.
 
"We wrestled a lot of matches today," said Binghamton Head Coach Kyle Borshoff. "I'm proud of the guys that were able to place in this event. There were a lot of great wrestlers."
 
After getting a pin in both of his dual matches at Friday's Armbar at the Armory, Day picked up right where he left off by pinning his first two opponents on Sunday. He defeated Buffalo's Magnus Bibla and Rutgers' Kyle Epperly to advance to the semifinals. There, he defeated Army's Lucas Stoddard in a 6-0 decision to reach the finals. Day was ultimately defeated by No. 6 Yaraslau Slavikouski of Rutgers in the last match of the day via a 5-2 decision.
 
Among the other notable performances for the Bearcats was Bevis'. The sophomore went 4-1 in his first collegiate tournament. The Tallahassee, Fla., native started the day with a 5-2 decision over Gardner-Webb's Edison Flores. After losing to Michigan State's Lucas Daly in the quarterfinals via a 5-3 decision, Bevis won his last three matches of the day. He beat Buffalo's Lonnell Owens-Pabon in a 12-4 major decision, Rutgers' Hadyn Packer in a 10-4 decision, and Northern Colorado's Franklin Cruz in a 12-2 major decision to finish fifth.
 
"We are leaving here with a lot of areas that we need to improve on as a team," said Borshoff. "I love competing against such great competition because it really highlights the areas that we need to focus most critically on."
 
Binghamton Individual Results
Carson Wagner
125 (R16) | Gary Steen (Penn State) def. Carson Wagner (BU) DEC 12-5
125 (Consi of 8 #1) | Carson Wagner (BU) def. Aedyn Concepcion (Gardner-Webb) DEC 4-2
125 (Consi of 8 #2) | Charlie Farmer (Army) def. Carson Wagner (BU) MD 11-3
 
Matt Griffin
125 (R16) | Brandon Chletsos (Rutgers) def. Matt Griffin (BU) DEC 3-0
125 (Consi of 8 #1) Matthew Rowland (Gardner-Webb) def. Matt Griffin (BU) 3-1
 
Micah Roes
133 (R16) | Conor Collins (Army) def. Micah Roes (BU) DEC 10-3
133 (Consi of 8 #1) | Micah Roes (BU) def. Mateo Costello (LIU) TF 18-1
133 (Consi of 8 #2) | Micah Roes (BU) def. Max Hermes (Rutgers) DEF 0:51
133 (Consi of 4) | Micah Roes (BU) def. Takeo Davis (Gardner-Webb) DEC 5-2
133 (5th Place) | Dominick Serrano (BU) def. Micah Roes (BU) DEC 8-5 SV
 
Ivan Garcia
141 (R32) | Ivan Garcia (BU) def. Noah Tocaben (LIU) TF 17-1
141 (R16) | Ivan Garcia (BU) def. Andy Lucinski (Buffalo) FALL 6:20
141 (Quarterfinals) | Rich Treanor (Army) def. Ivan Garcia (BU) DEC 6-3 SV
141 (Consi of 8 #2) | Ivan Garcia (BU) def. Bo DiJulius (LIU) MD 11-1
141 (Consi of 4) | Joe Fongaro (Rutgers) def. Ivan Garcia (BU) MD 13-3
 
Nate Lucier
141 (R16) | David Evans (Penn State) def. Nate Lucier (BU) DEC 11-4
141 (Consi of 8 #1) Logan Brown (Army) def. Nate Lucier (BU) DEC 5-2
 
Michael Zarif
149 (R16) | Nick Stampoulos (Buffalo) def. Michael Zarif (BU) MD 12-4
149 (Consi of 8 #1) | Joey Giordano (Gardner-Webb) def. Michael Zarif (BU) DEC 12-5
 
Brevin Cassella
165 (R16) | No. 22/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. Dominic Frontino (Brown) DEC 5-0
165 (Quarterfinals) | Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) def. No. 22/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) TF 25-6
165 (Consi of 8 #2) | No. 22/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. Luke Gayer (Rutgers) MD 9-0
165 (Consi of 4) | No. 22/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. Dalton Harkins (Army) DEC 7-6
165 (5th Place) | No. 22/21 Brevin Cassella (BU) def. Matt Lee (Penn State) M FOR
*rankings based on FloWrestling/Intermat
 
Dimitri Gamkrelidze
174 (R16) | Shane Cartegena-Walsh (Rutgers) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 7-3
174 (Consi of 8 #1) | Gunner Filipowicz (Army) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 12-7
 
Will Ebert
174 (R16) | Dillon Sheehy (Army) def. Will Ebert (BU) DEC 3-2
174 (Consi of 8 #1) | Aurelius Dunbar (Penn State) def. Will Ebert (BU) DEC 7-4
 
Jacob Nolan
184 (Quarterfinals) | No. 9/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. Branson Britten (Northern Colorado) DEC 5-2 SV
184 (Semifinals) | Josh Barr (Penn State) def. No. 9/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) DEC 2-1
184 (3rd Place) | No. 9/13 Jacob Nolan (BU) def. Jhaquan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) DEC 1-0
*rankings based on FloWrestling/Intermat
 
Cayden Bevis
197 (R16) | Cayden Bevis (BU) def. Edison Flores (Gardner-Webb) DEC 5-2
197 (Quarterfinals) | Lucas Daly (Michigan State) def. Cayden Bevis (BU) DEC 5-3
197 (Consi of 8 #2) | Cayden Bevis (BU) def. Lonnell Owens-Pabon (Buffalo) MD 12-4
197 (Consi of 4) | Cayden Bevis (BU) def. Hadyn Packer (Rutgers) DEC 10-4
197 (5th Place) | Cayden Bevis (BU) def. Franklin Cruz (Northern Colorado) MD 12-2
 
Andrew Bailey
197 (R16) | Danny Lawrence (Army) def. Andrew Bailey (BU) DEC 8-3
197 (Consi of 8 #2) | Hadyn Packer (Rutgers) def. Andrew Bailey (BU) FALL 4:24
 
Charlie Tibbitts
285 (R16) | Charlie Tibbitts (BU) def. Alex Hamrick (Brown) DEC 10-3
285 (Quarterfinals) | No. 7/6 Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) def. Charlie Tibbitts (BU) TF 17-2
285 (Consi of 8 #2) | Josh Terrill (Michigan State) def. Charlie Tibbitts (BU) DEC 4-2
*rankings based on FloWrestling/Intermat
 
Cory Day
285 (R16) | No. 20/23 Cory Day (BU) def. Magnus Bibla (Buffalo) FALL 2:23
285 (Quarterfinals) | No. 20/23 Cory Day (BU) def. Kyle Epperly (Rutgers) FALL 1:35
285 (Semifinals) | No. 20/23 Cory Day (BU) def. Lucas Stoddard (Army) DEC 6-0
285 (Finals) | No. 7/6 Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) def. No. 20/23 Cory Day (BU) DEC 5-2
*rankings based on FloWrestling/Intermat
 
Up Next
The Bearcats will return to the mat on Sunday, Nov. 26 to compete at Lock Haven University's Mat-Town Open I at Thomas Fieldhouse in Lock Haven, Pa. The competition will begin at 9:30 a.m.