VESTAL, N.Y. – The Binghamton wrestling team is preparing for its latest tournament as the Bearcats will be competing in Army West Point's inaugural Black Knight Open Sunday at Christl Arena. The event begins at 10 a.m.
 
Binghamton most recently competed at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic on Nov. 9. For the round robin tournament, four Bearcat wrestlers won a group championship. Most notably, Carter Baer picked up wins against two nationally-ranked opponents, with the Gouverneur, N.Y., native defeating No. 28 Derek Gilcher of Indiana 2-0 in the semifinals and No. 26 Nick Fine of Columbia in sudden victory 9-6 to win the 174 lb., title. For his performance, Baer became the first Bearcat this season to be named Wrestler of the Week by the EIWA on Nov. 12. Additionally, Baer moved up five spots in the InterMat rankings to No. 28, his highest ranking in either that or the FloWrestling poll. He remains at No. 29 in the FloWrestling rankings.
 
Meanwhile, Dillon Arrick, Ryan Hartung and Luke Geleta each also finished in first place in their respective groups at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic. Arrick and Hartung went 3-0 at 133 and 141 lbs., respectively, while Geleta bounced back from losing his first match to finish 2-1 and win his group at 149 lbs.
 
The Black Knight Open
Date | Time: Sunday, Nov. 16 | 10 a.m.
Location: Christl Arena, West Point, N.Y.
Watch: FloWrestling
Live Results: FloWrestling
 
Binghamton Wrestlers Projected to Compete (Overall Record)
133 | Trey Smith (0-0), Jacob Hanlon (0-0)
141 | Ryan Hartung (4-2)
149 | Luke Geleta (2-1), Caleb Sweet (1-2)
157 | Jordan Brown (2-4), Gavin Nolan (1-2)
165 | Marco Albanese (3-4), Deakon Bailey (0-0), Timur Beksultan (0-0)
174 | Kayleb Martin (0-0)
184 | John Baker (0-0)
197 | Quinn Funk (4-3)
285 | Trent Sibble (4-3), Charlie Tibbitts (0-0)
 
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