Navy Wrestling Opens Dual Competition Versus 23rd-Ranked Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – After taking part in 4 tournaments by way of the 2022-23 season, the Navy wrestling staff (0-0) meets in its first doubles match towards ranked Twenty third Maryland (4:00) Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Wesley A. Brown Field. 0) at house. Admission to the Dual is free.

Notes for touring followers
• Vehicle entry to the Naval Academy is restricted to drivers with a Department of Defense badge.
• All different guests could park off Naval Academy grounds and proceed by way of gate 1 safety or take the complimentary shuttles.
• Shuttles will function from 1:00 p.m. to five:00 p.m. and can choose up spectators at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (550 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, Md., 21401).
• Enter the Blue/West parking zone by way of Gate 5 on Taylor Avenue.
• Parking charge is $10 per car.
• Visitors 18 and older should current a government-issued ID (driver’s license/passport) to entry Academy grounds, whereas guests beneath 18 should be accompanied by an grownup.

streaming info
• Fans with an ESPN+ subscription can stream the sport by way of hyperlinks on NavySports activities.com.
• Dave McHugh (PxP) and Jay Antonelli (Color) will present protection.

Probable formation of the Navy (2022-23 double file / profession double file)
• 125 – Dayton DelViscio (0-0, 1-0)
• 133 – Tyler Hunt (0-0, 2-8)
• 141 – Luke Lucerne (0-0, 0-0)
• 149 – Kamen Smith (0-0, 0-0)
• 157-#22 Andreas Cerniglia (0:0, 13:2)
• 165 – Val Park (0-0, 6-10)
• 174 – Sammy Starr (0-0, 1-1)
• 184 – Hunter Johns (0-0, 2-3)
• 197-#26 Jacob Koser (0-0, 22-8)
• 285 – No. 18 Grady Griess (0-0, 1-1)

In the center of the rating (Intermat // FloWrestling)
• 141 – Josh Koderhandt – 17 // 16
• 157 – Andreas Cerniglia – 22 // 18
• 197 – Jacob Koser – 26 // Hm
• 285 – Grady Griess – 18 // 20

marine notes
• Head Coach Cary Kolat goes into the doubles season with an 11-6 file with Navy and a 50-46 profession file.
• Navy received 6-5 in doubles final season and scored an ideal 3-0 in Annapolis.
• The Mids received their final three duels final 12 months, together with a 22-9 win over Army within the annual Star Match.
• Navy began the season by taking part in in 4 tournaments. The Mids competed within the Clarion Open, Bearcat Open, Navy Classic, and Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
• Grady Griess (285 kilos) was the height within the first month of the season. Griess received singles titles on the Clarion Open and Bearcat Open and completed second on the Navy Classic.
• Andreas Cerniglia (157 kilos) and Jacob Koser (197 kilos) additionally received singles titles on the Bearcat Open.
• Six of the Navy’s scheduled Sunday wrestlers have competed in 5 or fewer doubles occasions of their careers. Luke Lucerne (141 kilos) and Kamen Smith (149-lbs) are forecast to make her doubles debuts.
• Cerniglia and Josh Koderhandt (141-lbs) return as Navy’s prime duals performers from a 12 months in the past, each ending 9-2.
• Koser leads the Mids’ energetic roster in all-time doubles wins with 22.

Navy vs. Maryland sequence
• Sunday’s duel would be the 73rd all-time assembly between the Mids and the Terrapins.
• Navy’s streak with Maryland is the third largest in program historical past. Navy has solely performed in additional duels towards Lehigh (102) and Penn State (86).
• The first assembly passed off on January 20, 1951 in a 24-6 Navy victory.
• Navy has dominated its state rival with a file of 57-12-3. In Annapolis, the Mids personal a 34-5-1 file and haven’t misplaced at house since 2012.
• The Mids’ 57 wins towards Maryland is probably the most wins towards a program.
• Coach Kolat is 2-0 in a profession with Maryland and 1-0 at Navy.
• Maryland received final 12 months’s sport in College Parks, Md., 18-16, giving Navy an eight-game successful streak.
• Maryland has not received a back-to-back duel towards Navy since 2011-2012.

2021 double outcomes
Maryland 18, Navy 16
125 | Jacob Allen (NAVY) Tech crash Zach Spence, 19-2 (6:18) // Navy 5, Maryland 0
133 | #27 Josh Koderhandt (NAVY) dec. King Sandoval, 7-1 // Navy 8, Maryland 0
141 | Danny Bertoni Dec Jonathan Miranda (Navy), 7-3 // Navy 8, Maryland 3
149 | Dec. Michael North PJ Crane (NAVY), 3-2 // Navy 8, Maryland 6
157 | #18 Andreas Cerniglia (NAVY) Major Lucas Cordio, 13-4 // Navy 12, Maryland sixth
165 | Val Park (NAVY) Major Gaven Bell, 10-2 // Navy 16, Maryland sixth
174 | Dominic Solis Dec Shane Finney (NAVY), 8-6 SV // Navy 16, Maryland ninth
184 | Kyle Cochran December #25 David Key (MARNE), 8-3 // Navy 16, Maryland 12
197 | Jaron Smith December #24 Jacob Koser (Navy), 7-5 // Navy 16, Maryland 15
285 | #32 Jake Schrader December #33 RileySmith (NAVY), 3-1 SV // Maryland 18, Navy 16

Navy Individual Records Vs. Maryland
• Andreas Cerniglia (2-0)
11/7/21: Defeated Lucas Cordio (Clarion Open), Fall / 1:28
12/11/21: Defeated Lucas Cordio (Duals), Major / 13-4

• Dayton DelViscio (0-1)
11/7/21: Loss to Braxton Brown (Clarion Open), Major / 10-1

• Grady Griess (1-0)
1/29/22: Def. Jordan Gabriel (Mat Town College Open II), Fall / 3:56

• Hunter Johns (0-1)
12/6/19: Lost to Kyle Jasenski (duals), 7-4 December

• Jacob Koser (1-2)
6/12/19: Lost to Jaron Smith (duals), 12-10 December
11/7/21: Def. Jaron Smith (Clarion Open), 4-3 December
12/11/21: Lost to Jaron Smith (duals), 7-5 December

• Val Park (1-0)
12/11/21: Defeated Gaven Bell (Duals), Major / 10-2

Cliff Keen abstract
• Navy positioned 14th out of 33 groups on the 2022 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
• The 33-team subject comprised 10 applications organized beneath the NWCA Div. I Wrestling Coaches Top 25 Poll in addition to 100+ nationally ranked wrestlers.
• Koderhandt entered the match as a 15-man participant however completed fourth within the 141-pound weight class, securing Navy’s prime end in Las Vegas. The runner-up defeated three InterMat ranked opponents, (#31) Cal Poly’s Lawrence Saenz by a 7-6 resolution, (#20) Bucknell’s Darren Miller by a 6-4 resolution and (#11) State’s Clay Carlson South Dakota Medical Loss. Koderhandt has now positioned twice within the Cliff Kenn LV Invitational after ending fifth in final 12 months’s occasion.
• Koser positioned on the Invitational for the primary time in his profession and completed seventh in his respective weight class. The Navy staff captain defeated Hofstra’s (#25) Trey Rogers by a 6-0 resolution and Arizona State’s (#18) Kordell Norfleet by medical forfait for his two league wins over the weekend.
• Navy was one among 16 applications to position a minimum of two wrestlers in probably the most prestigious collegiate common season match.

Estimated formation of Maryland
• 125 – #23 Braxton Brown or Zach Spence
• 133 – Jackson Cockrell or Conner Quinn
• 141 – #29 Kal Miller or Nick Cambria
• 149 – #19 Ethen Miler or Kevin Schork
• 157 – #20 Michael North
• 165 – John Martin Best or Lucas Cordio
• 174 – #27 Dominic Solis
• 184 – Chase Mielnik
• 197 – #12 Jaxon Smith
• 285 – #20 Jaron Smith or Sam O’Brian

Exploring Maryland
The Terrapins come to Annapolis with a 4-0 file with wins over Bloomsburg (37-6), Duke (37-0), American (29-10) and #16 Pittsburgh (18-16), which was Maryland’s first win an opponent within the rankings since 2013. Coach Alex Clemsen’s staff at present ranks Twenty third within the nation within the current NWCA Div. I Wrestling Coaches Top 25 Poll. Maryland was ranked within the NWCA’s top-25 on November 22 for the primary time since February 2013. Maryland competes with seven ranked wrestlers within the proposed lineup, highlighted by Twelfth-ranked 197-pounder Jaxon Smith. The redshirt freshman owns a 5-2 combination file and a 3-1 doubles file. Maryland’s heavyweight, (#20) Jaron Smith, is among the nation’s most skilled wrestlers, at present in his eighth 12 months in Maryland. The veteran selected to return to Maryland for his eighth 12 months, regardless of being signed by WWE over the summer time.

Next
The Mids will retire from competitors throughout finals and the vacation season. Navy will probably be again in motion on the Franklin & Marshall Open, scheduled for Friday, January 6 at 9pm