LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Carter Baer became Binghamton wrestling's first tournament champion of the season Sunday by winning the 157 lb., bracket at Lock Haven University's Mat-Town Open I tournament.
 
Baer was one of eight wrestlers to place for the Bearcats at the event, as the team finished second out of 15 groups. Both Dimitri Gamkrelidze and Carson Wagner took second at 174 and 125 lbs., respectively. Charlie Tibbitts and Nate Lucier got third at 285 and 141 lbs. Will Ebert, Ivan Garcia, and Ryan Hartung got fourth at 174, 141, and 133 lbs. This came as Hartung made his collegiate debut on Sunday.
 
"I'm proud of the team effort today," said Binghamton Head Coach Kyle Borshoff. "We wrestled much better today than last weekend and have a lot to build off of."
 
This is the third tournament Baer has won in his collegiate career. During his freshman season in 2022-23, he won both the The Open Zingo Nationals and the New York State Intercollegiate Open at 165 lbs. He also finished third at the Mat-Town Open that season.
 
Baer shut out his first two opponents, earning a 15-0 technical fall over Buzz Bomberger of Spartan Combat RTC and an 8-0 major decision over JT Hogan of Lock Haven, who competed unattached. Baer then defeated Gage McClenahan of Cornell in a 9-4 decision to reach the finals. There, he pinned Cornell's Benny Rodgers after escaping him in the second period to secure first place.
 
Both Gamkrelidze and Wagner won three matches to reach the finals. Gamkrelidze got past three wrestlers from Cornell, as he defeated Luke Gorg in a 14-5 major decision, Liam Finn in a 17-5 major decision, and Colt Barley in a 7-6 decision. In the finals, he was defeated by Spartan Combat RTC's Simon Ruiz in an 8-3 decision. Wagner took down Cornell's Marcello Milani in an 8-5 decision in overtime, Spartan Combat RTC's Ernie Perry in an 18-1 technical fall, and Penn State's Kurt McHenry in a 4-1 decision in overtime to reach the final match. There, he was pinned by Gregory Diakomihalis of Cornell.
 
Both Garcia and Lucier would end the day by competing against each other for third place at 141 lbs. Lucier ultimately defeated Garcia in a 7-3 decision.
 
In his first collegiate appearance, Hartung recovered after being pinned in his first match against unrostered wrestler Hayden Cunningham. The freshman got past teammate and fellow freshman Jay McDonnell in a 5-3 decision, Penn State's Sean Wang via a medical forfeit, and unattached wrestler Joe Haynes as he got his first collegiate pin against him. Hartung would get a rematch against Cunningham in the third place match, where Cunningham won in a 19-3 technical fall.
 
Ebert made it all the way to the semifinals, nearly setting up an all-Binghamton final against Gamkrelidze at 174 lbs. After getting a 5-4 decision over Christian Hansen and a 7-6 decision over Evan Canoyer, both from Cornell, Ebert was defeated by Ruiz in a 12-1 major decision. Ebert then defeated Hansen in the consolation semifinals in an 8-3 decision before losing to Cornell's Benny Baker in the third place match in a 9-2 decision.
 
Binghamton Individual Results
Carson Wagner
125 (R16) | Carson Wagner (BU) def. Marcello Milani (Cornell) DEC 8-5 SV
125 (Quarterfinals | Carson Wagner (BU) def. Ernie Perry (Spartan Combat RTC) TF 18-1 3:51
125 (Semifinals) | Carson Wagner (BU) def. Kurt McHenry (Penn State) DEC 4-1 SV
125 (Finals) | Gregory Diakomihalis (Cornell) def. Carson Wagner (BU) FALL 13-2 1:16
 
Matt Griffin
125 (Quarterfinals) | Ethan Smith (Lehigh) def. Matt Griffin (BU) DEC 1-0
125 (Consi of 8 #2) | Marcello Milani (Cornell) def. Matt Griffin (BU) MD 13-0
 
Ryan Hartung
133 (Quarterfinals) | Hayden Cunningham (Unrostered) def. Ryan Hartung (BU) FALL 3-0 0:54
133 (Consi of 8 #2) | Ryan Hartung (BU) def. Jay McDonnell (BU) DEC 5-3
133 (Consi of 4) | Ryan Hartung (BU) def. Sean Wang (Penn State) M FOR
133 (Consi-Semis) | Ryan Hartung (BU) def. Joe Haynes (Unattached) FALL 3-0 2:43
133 (Third Place) | Hayden Cunningham (Unrostered) def. Ryan Hartung (BU) TF 19-3 6:25
 
Jay McDonnell
133 (R16) | Ethan Qureshi (Cornell) def. Jay McDonnell (BU) DEC 8-5
133 (Consi of 8 #2) | Ryan Hartung (BU) def. Jay McDonnell (BU) DEC 5-3
 
Nate Lucier
141 (Quarterfinals) | Nate Lucier (BU) def. Joey Sentipal (Lock Haven) DEC 8-4
141 (Semifinals) | Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven – Unattached) def. Nate Lucier (BU) DEC 9-8
141 (Consi-Semis) | Nate Lucier (BU) def. Wyatt Fox (Lock Haven – Unattached) DEC 10-6
141 (Third Place) | Nate Lucier (BU) def. Ivan Garcia (BU) DEC 7-3
 
Ivan Garcia
141 (R16) | Ivan Garcia (BU) def. Jacob Torres (Lock Haven – Unattached) TF 15-0 2:17
141 (Quarterfinals) | Ivan Garcia (BU) def. George Oroudjov (Spartan Combat RTC) MD 10-2
141 (Semifinals) | Carter Bailey (Lehigh) def. Ivan Garcia (BU) DEC 6-1
141 (Consi-Semis) | Ivan Garcia (BU) def. Joey Sentipal (Lock Haven) TF 17-2 5:52
141 (Third Place) | Nate Lucier (BU) def. Ivan Garcia (BU) DEC 7-3
 
Jordan Brown
149 (R16) | Jordan Brown (BU) def. Billy Talmadge (Lock Haven – Unattached) DEC 13-10
149 (Quarterfinals) | Josh Saunders (Cornell) def. Jordan Brown (BU) FALL 10-0 1:26
149 (Consi of 8 #2) | Jordan Brown (BU) def. Elijah White (Unrostered) M FOR 3-0 0:47
149 (Consi of 4) | Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) def. Jordan Brown (BU) MD 13-4
 
Caleb Sweet
149 (R16) | Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) def. Caleb Sweet (BU) MD 17-7
149 (Consi of 8 #1) | Owen Reinsel (Lehigh) def. Caleb Sweet (BU) DEC 8-3
 
Carter Baer
157 (R16) | Carter Baer (BU) def. Buzz Bomberger (Spartan Combat RTC) TF 15-0 3:18
157 (Quarterfinals) | Carter Baer (BU) def. JT Hogan (Lock Haven – Unattached) MD 8-0
157 (Semifinals) | Carter Baer (BU) def. Gage McClenahan (Cornell) DEC 9-4
157 (Finals) | Carter Baer (BU) def. Benny Rodgers (Cornell) FALL 1-0 3:03
 
Marco Albanese
157 (R16) | Jackson Butler (Unattached) def. Marco Albanese (BU) DEC 11-8
157 (Consi of 8 #1) | Declan Casey (Navy – Unattached) def. Marco Albanese (BU) DEC 9-7
 
Tyler Martin
157 (R16) | Chris Crawford (Unrostered) def. Tyler Martin (BU) DEC 2-1
157 (Consi of 8 #1) | Kaleb Williams (Unattached) def. Tyler Martin (BU) DEC 8-2
 
Dimitri Gamkrelidze
174 (R16) | Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) def. Luke Gorg (Cornell) MD 14-5
174 (Quarterfinals) | Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) def. Liam Finn (Cornell) MD 17-5
174 (Semifinals) | Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) def. Colt Barley (Cornell) DEC 7-6
174 (Finals) | Simon Ruiz (Spartan Combat RTC) def. Dimitri Gamkrelidze (BU) DEC 8-3
 
Will Ebert
174 (R16) | Will Ebert (BU) def. Christian Hansen (Cornell) DEC 5-4
174 (Quarterfinals) | Will Ebert (BU) def. Evan Canoyer (Cornell) DEC 7-6
174 (Semifinals) | Simon Ruiz (Spartan Combat RTC) def. Will Ebert (BU) MD 12-1
174 (Consi-Semis) | Will Ebert (BU) def. Christian Hansen (Cornell) DEC 8-3
174 (Third Place) | Benny Baker (Cornell) def. Will Ebert (BU) DEC 9-2
 
Logan Gumble
174 (R16) | Logan Gumble (BU) def. Ethan Hatcher (Cornell) DEC 10-4
174 (Quarterfinals) | Colt Barley (Cornell) def. Logan Gumble (BU) FALL 7-2 4:06
174 (Consi of 8 #2) | Christian Hansen (Cornell) def. Logan Gumble (BU) FALL 15-7 6:22
 
John Baker
184 (R16) | Carson Crace (Spartan Combat RTC) def. John Baker (BU) FALL 3-0 1:30
184 (Consi of 4) | Cael Black (Lock Haven – Unattached) def. John Baker (BU) TF 17-1 5:20
 
Cayden Bevis
197 (Quarterfinals) | Eric Carlson (Cornell) def. Cayden Bevis (BU) MD 15-3
197 (Consi-Semis) | Lucas Cochran (Penn State) def. Cayden Bevis (BU) FALL 7-0 2:57
 
Charlie Tibbitts
285 (Quarterfinals) | Charlie Tibbitts (BU) def. Ashton Davis (Cornell) DEC 3-1
285 (Semifinals) | Isaac Reid (Lock Haven) def. Charlie Tibbitts (BU) DEC 9-4
285 (Consi-Semis) | Charlie Tibbitts (BU) def. Tyson Carroll (Spartan Combat RTC) TF 18-2 6:02
285 (Third Place) | Charlie Tibbitts (BU) def. Cooper Rudolph (Unattached) FALL 9-1 4:34
 
Up Next
The Bearcats will travel to Las Vegas to compete in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational from Dec. 1-2.