PROVIDENCE, RI – The Wesleyan Cardinals traveled to Providence, Rhode Island to compete in the NEWA Dual Championships Sunday. The tournament was a 15-team double elimination team tournament that included multiple Division III schools in New England. Wesleyan went 1-2 in the tournament, defeating WPI and dropping matches to Williams and Roger Williams.

Wesleyan first competed against Williams, where they fell 30-14. The wins came from Dario Molina '24 at 149 (decision 5-3), Aaron Goldman '23 at 157 (TF 16-1), and Josh Khoshayev '25 at 197 (pinfall 5:47).
 
WILLIAMS 30, WESLEYAN 14
125 David Yeh (WIL) defeats Greg Fischer (WES) by decision, 9-2
133 Scotty Richter (WIL) defeats Max Martinez (WES) by pinfall, 1:05  
141 Joseph Rossetti (WIL) defeats CJ Shea (WES) by pinfall, 2:57
149 Dario Molina (WES) defeats Jack Napeloni (WIL) by decision, 5-3
157 Aaron Goldman (WES) defeats Jack Murphy (WIL) by TF, 16-1
165 Brendan Kieran (WIL) defeats Jack Reusing (WES) by decision, 6-3  
174 Dante Gutbrod (WIL) defeats Marco Gaita (WES) by decision, 10-6
184 Will Smith (WIL) defeats Duncan Kreutter (WES) by SV-1, 8-6
197 Joshua Koshayev (WES) defeats Elias Chen (WIL) by pinfall, 5:47
285 Thomas Goodwin (WIL) defeats Kolton Gagnon (WES) by pinfall, 1:23
 
Wesleyan's 2^nd match was against Roger Williams, where they are defeated by a score of 32-11. The Cardinals had three winners: Shailen Savur '25 at 125 (decision 4-2), Aaron Goldman at 157 (major decision 11-3), and Marco Gaita '23 at 174 (major decision 10-2).

ROGER WILLIAMS 32, WESLEYAN 11
125 Shailen Savur (WES) defeats Connor Keegan (RWU) by decision, 4-2
133 Kyle Kaiser (RWU) defeats Max Martinez (WES) by major decision, 13-3  
141 Chris Tringali (RWU) defeats CJ Shea (WES) by SV-1, 5-3  
149 Ben Bariso (RWU) defeats Dario Molina (WES) by major decision, 16-8
157 Aaron Goldman (WES) defeats Michael Forte (RWU) by major decision, 11-3  
165 Jacob Cardozo (RWU) defeats Jack Reusing (WES) by major decision, 10-2
174 Marco Gaita (WES) defeats Leonard Breit (RWU) by major decision, 10-2  
184 Cole Shaughnessy (RWU) defeats Duncan Kreutter (WES) by pinfall, 4:43
197 Travis Arata (RWU) defeats Joshua Koshayev (WES) by pinfall, 7:34
285 Spencer Fetrow (RWU) defeats Kolton Gagnon (WES) by technical fall, 19-4
 
Wesleyan's 3^rd and final match of the day was against RPI, where they won 37-9. They won eight of 10 matches, with Aaron Goldman winning his 3^rd match of the day (tech fall, major decision, pin) totaling 15 points to lead the Cardinals. Max Martinez '25, Jack Reusing '25, Aris Dashiell '25, and Duncan Kreutter '22 picked up their first wins of the day.
 
WESLEYAN 37, WPI 9
125 Tanner Thatcher (WPI) defeats Greg Fischer (WES) by decision, 5-2
133 Max Martinez (WES) defeats Tom Gradwell (WPI) by pinfall, 1:56  
141 Chris Cook (WPI) defeats CJ Shea (WES) by pinfall, 2:04  
149 Dario Molina (WES) defeats Jeffrey Marsh (WPI) by technical fall, 15-0
157 Aaron Goldman (WES) defeats Jared Bushnell (WPI) by pinfall, 3:09
165 Jack Reusing (WES) defeats Matt Rothman (WPI) by major decision, 13-4  
174 Marco Gaita (WES) defeats Ethan Edmondson (WPI) by pinfall, 1:57  
184 Aris Dashiell (WES) defeats Ryan Hsu (WPI) by decision, 9-6
197 Duncan Kreutter (WES) defeats Alexi Echevarria (WPI) by major decision, 16-7  
285 Joshua Koshayev (WES) defeats Will Gunn (WPI) by decision, 2-0
 
Coach Black: "We were right there in the heat of the battle, but did not close it out. We know we are close, but need continued work on technical details and simply being tougher, more gritty in the spotlight. I am confident in our young men to continue to prepare and get these type of matches back as we move into and through February. February is peak time and we are inclining towards Regionals."
 
"Aaron Goldman led the way with 3 wins, a tech fall, major decision, and a pin for 15 team points. At 149, Dario Molina and 174 Marco Gaita wrestled their first matches since December 4^th both going 2-1 on the day. I see nothing but forward and upward momentum from these two leaders."
 
"It was also great to have freshman Shailen Savur get a big win at 125 vs. Roger Williams for his first dual win of his career, as well as Aris Dashiell stepping in at 184 vs. WPI for his first dual win of his young career."
 
UP NEXT:
Vs. Rhode Island College in Providence, Rhode Island on January 28^th.