Berginc Wins Title, Wrestling Finishes Second at Black Knight Invitational

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Berginc Wins Title, Wrestling Finishes Second at Black Knight Invitational

November 24, 2024 | Wrestling

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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point Wrestling's Ethan Berginc capped off a team second place finish at Sunday's Black Knight Invitational with a title in the 133 lb weight class.

Berginc—who entered the day as the No. 1 seed in his weight class—defeated Gardner-Webb's TK Davis in the final. A rematch from Army's dual win in the Throwdown on the Yorktown November 8, the junior won 9-6 by decision in a match decided by the final period.

The Jeannette, Pa. native was 4-0 overall on the day. An opening-round win over Kyison Garcia of Penn State set the tone for an 11-5 decision over Andrew Hampton of Michigan State and a 10-1 injury default victory over Columbia's Boris Witmer.

The Black Knights finished with a team score of 130.5, second overall behind only Penn State, and nearly 50 points ahead of third place Michigan State. Army placed ahead of Big Ten participants MSU and Rutgers at Christl Arena. Columbia, Gardner-Webb, LIU, Binghamton and Bloomsburg rounded out the event, held across six mats.

Charles Farmer (125 lbs) and Gunner Filipowicz (165 lbs)—both No. 2 seeds in their respective weight classes—fell in their respective finals to top-seeded wrestlers from Penn State.

Richard Treanor (141 lbs), Dakota Morris (157 lbs), Dalton Harkins (174 lbs) and Brady Colbert (285 lbs) each finished in third place. Braden Basile (141 lbs) and Cooper Haase (174 lbs) followed in fourth, Trae McDaniel (149 lbs) and Wolfgang Frable (197 lbs) placed fifth and Caleb Uhorchuk (125 lbs) slotted in sixth.

Mason Barvitskie (149 lbs) and Colbert both recorded two wins by fall, Filipowicz, Haase and Andrew Christie (184 lbs) each recorded a pair of bonus point wins, and Frable won three times by major decision.

Next Up

Army will wrestle Iowa at Francis Howell HS in St. Charles, Mo. Friday, December 6. UFC Fight Pass will carry the dual.

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