Maryland on the Podium at Tyrant Nationals

Over the Labor Day Weekend a number of Marylanders got a leg up on the 2025-2026 wrestling season by competing at the Tyrant Nationals Duals and Open in Oaks, Pennsylvania at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and Fairgrounds.

Maryland Mallets place fourth in the Dual Portion

There were only eight teams in the dual competition with Maryland Mallets coming in fourth overall, dropping their placement match to Bearcats of Pennsylvania, 51-28. Mallets fell in the semifinals to another Pennsylvania squad, Parabellum WA White, 51-21. Team Darkhorse of New Jersey won the crown with a 45-28 win over Parabellum WA White.

The Mallets went 2-1 in Pool B to qualify for the Championship Bracket. They won their first two matches before being upended by Team Darkhorse, 66-12. In the opener, Mallets discarded Parabellum WA Black, 52-19, and Florida’s Fighting Irish, 45-25.

Posting 5-0 records for the Mallets were Pennsylvanians, Justin Swope (150 pounds) and Connor Gillahan (190). Lansdowne’s Chase Swiger was 4-1 at 175 pounds. Finishing 3-2 were Guilford Park’s Leo Saravia (132 pounds) and Bobby Savino, another PA grappler, at 165.

The following were 2-3 – Jaisen Sharma (98 pounds), Glen Burnie’s Daniel Canas (113), Good Counsel’s James Pettiford (144 pounds), and Colton Vitale (PA, 157). Throughout the duals, Gabriel Garner (106 pounds), Long Reach’s Dominic Esposito (120), La Plata’s Deegan Womer (138 pounds), and Sam Parkhurst (Good Counsel, 215) added one win each.

Rhys Feguson wins gold; Scottie Ford finishes second in the Open Tournament

The Open was run in a bracketed fashion if there were enough combatants, if not a Round Robin format was utilized.

Walkersville’s Rhys Ferguson captured top honors at 144 pounds by decking Riffat Pathan Pathan (Palm Academy) in 3:48 of their finals match. Ferguson pinned all three of his foes with a semifinal flattening of Boyertown’s Liam Diamond coming in 1:56. Ferguson dropped fellow Marylander, James Pettiford, 43 seconds into their quarterfinal bout. Pettiford did not place.

Kent County’s Scottie Ford came up short in his 165-pound final with Virginia’s Rocco Zagorites (Scanlan Wrestling Academy), 8-1. To reach the final, Ford came out ahead of Sebastian Laterra (DC Trained), 8-4. Henlopen Hammers’ Turhan Potter was stuck at the 1:19 mark of the quarters.

Bronze Medals were awarded to two Maryland Grapplers, Max Birth (Walkersville) and Adam Keever (Hereford). Birth, who repped Frederick County Mat Club avenged a quarterfinal loss to Curtis Cooper (Grit Mat Club) to gain his 190-pound bronze. Birth stuck Cooper in 3:28 during their placement match after meeting the same fate in 2:52 in their initial encounter.

Keever (The Zone WC) won the 215-pound consolation final over Salem Awad (Scanlan Wrestling Academy) by tiebreaker, 2-1. In the consolation semifinals, Keever surprised Private School State Champ, Evan Gavin (St. Mary’s Ryken), 11-9. Keever’s loss came to the champ, Rudy Wagner of Virginia, 5-3, in the semis.

Gavin won his next match by technical fall, 16-1, over Chase Lewis (Lake Forest Spartans) to land in fifth place. Two others placed fifth, Georgetown Prep’s Kenson Noel (144 pounds) and Stephen Decatur’s Alex Riehl (165 pounds). Daniel Casey III, wrestling for Hereford, placed sixth at 126 pounds.

London Smith Claims Gold in the Girls’ Division

Eastern Tech’s London Smith, donning the Outsiders singlet, was in a Round Robin affair at 145 pounds where she handled fellow Marylander, second-place finisher, Addie Grubb (Manchester Valley), 7-0, and pinned Jasmine Capodanno (Strive), 1:35. Grubb won by technical superiority, 10-0, versus Capodanno. The Girls’ wrestled Freestyle, while the Boys did Folkstyle.

Bronze Medals were claimed by two Maryland Girls, Manchester Valley’s Brynn Ryan (120-126 pounds) and Atholton’s Naima Harvey Brown (152-165 pounds).

Ryan was in a traditional bracket where she won by tech, 14-4, in her placement bout against Sophia Holmes (All I See Is Gold). Ryan dropped her semifinal match to the champion, also from All I See Is Gold, Cami Bird, 12-1.

Harvey Brown was involved in a Round Robin situation with three others and went 1-2 to land in third. Harvey Brown beat Zahily Avery (Orchard South WC), 12-4. Her losses came to Kimberly Munoz (Unattached), 11-0, and Maddison Miller (Lady Assains)(possibly supposed to be Assassins?), 10-0.

Pool B - Maryland Mallets

Guaranteed 2nd place

Match #1 Round 1

Maryland Mallets defeated Parabellum WA Black 52-19

98 - Jaisen Sharma (Maryland Mallets) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

106 - Gabriel Garner (Maryland Mallets) over Carlo Panis (Parabellum WA Black) Dec 5-3

113 - Daniel Canas (Maryland Mallets) over Miza Mateo (Parabellum WA Black) Maj 12-2

120 - Gabe Campanelli (Parabellum WA Black) over Dominic Esposito (Maryland Mallets) Maj 11-1

126 - Caleb Hatten (Parabellum WA Black) over Ju-Hwan Sim (Maryland Mallets) Dec 8-2

132 - Leo Saravia (Maryland Mallets) over Rich Camarato (Parabellum WA Black) Maj 17-3

138 - Seth Milligan (Parabellum WA Black) over Deegan Woomer (Maryland Mallets) Fall 1:05

144 - James Pettiford (Maryland Mallets) over Ben Bansner (Parabellum WA Black) Fall 1:16

150 - Justin Swope (Maryland Mallets) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

157 - Colton Vitale (Maryland Mallets) over Diego Ribeiro (Parabellum WA Black) Fall 0:33

165 - Bobby Savino (Maryland Mallets) over David Hernandez (Parabellum WA Black) TF 16-0

175 - Chase Swiger (Maryland Mallets) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

190 - Connor Gillahan (Maryland Mallets) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

215 - Brody Inman (Parabellum WA Black) over Sam Parkhurst (Maryland Mallets) Fall 2:21

285 - Double Forfeit

Match #2 Round 2

Maryland Mallets defeated Fighting Irish 45-25

98 - Jaxon Sanders (Fighting Irish) over Jaisen Sharma (Maryland Mallets) Dec 6-5

106 - Greyson McDonald (Fighting Irish) over Gabriel Garner (Maryland Mallets) TF 15-0

113 - Benito Barnhart (Fighting Irish) over Daniel Canas (Maryland Mallets) Fall 4:15

120 - Jalal Naghib (Fighting Irish) over Dominic Esposito (Maryland Mallets) TF 19-3

126 - Erik Perez (Fighting Irish) over Ju-Hwan Sim (Maryland Mallets) Fall 0:39

132 - Leo Saravia (Maryland Mallets) over Russ Haas (Fighting Irish) Maj 11-0

138 - Deegan Woomer (Maryland Mallets) over Alberto Lopez (Fighting Irish) Fall 3:33

144 - James Pettiford (Maryland Mallets) over Easton Fennel (Fighting Irish) Fall 3:55

150 - Justin Swope (Maryland Mallets) over Landon Lewis (Fighting Irish) TF 17-1

157 - Colton Vitale (Maryland Mallets) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

165 - Bobby Savino (Maryland Mallets) over Richmerlens Celiferme (Fighting Irish) Dec 7-1

175 - Chase Swiger (Maryland Mallets) over Reyvis Soto (Fighting Irish) Dec 8-3

190 - Connor Gillahan (Maryland Mallets) over Jeremiah Anzualda (Fighting Irish) Fall 1:04

215 - Sam Parkhurst (Maryland Mallets) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

285 - Double Forfeit

Match #3 Round 3

Team Darkhorse defeated Maryland Mallets 66-12

98 - kaiden noia (Team Darkhorse) over Jaisen Sharma (Maryland Mallets) TF 17-0

106 - Brayden Borst (Team Darkhorse) over Gabriel Garner (Maryland Mallets) Fall 2:58

113 - Will Cruz (Team Darkhorse) over Daniel Canas (Maryland Mallets) Fall 1:23

120 - Frank Figel (Team Darkhorse) over Dominic Esposito (Maryland Mallets) Fall 4:07

126 - Chase Martini (Team Darkhorse) over Ju-Hwan Sim (Maryland Mallets) TF 16-0

132 - Owen Boyle (Team Darkhorse) over Leo Saravia (Maryland Mallets) Fall 0:57

138 - Giovanni Gutierrez (Team Darkhorse) over Deegan Woomer (Maryland Mallets) Dec 3-2

144 - Mason Tettambel (Team Darkhorse) over James Pettiford (Maryland Mallets) Fall 4:11

150 - Justin Swope (Maryland Mallets) over Mike Duvernay (Team Darkhorse) Fall 1:24

157 - Joldin Miranda (Team Darkhorse) over Colton Vitale (Maryland Mallets) TF 17-1

165 - Finn Mckeon (Team Darkhorse) over Bobby Savino (Maryland Mallets) Dec 6-4

175 - Chad McConnell (Team Darkhorse) over Chase Swiger (Maryland Mallets) Dec 5-2

190 - Connor Gillahan (Maryland Mallets) over Lemule Lewis (Team Darkhorse) Fall 2:16

215 - Nicolas Gonzalez (Team Darkhorse) over Sam Parkhurst (Maryland Mallets) Fall 1:22

285 - Kacper Trzeciak (Team Darkhorse) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Championship Bracket - Maryland Mallets

Guaranteed 4th place

Match #1 Semifinal

Parabellum WA White defeated Maryland Mallets 51-21

98 - Jaisen Sharma (Maryland Mallets) over Parker Rothermel (Parabellum WA White) SV-1 9-2

106 - Johandiell Gonzalez (Parabellum WA White) over Gabriel Garner (Maryland Mallets) Fall 1:19

113 - Daniel Canas (Maryland Mallets) over Ivan Ortiz (Parabellum WA White) Maj 8-0

120 - Aiden Sierra (Parabellum WA White) over Dominic Esposito (Maryland Mallets) Dec 10-9

126 - AJ Gomez (Parabellum WA White) over Ju-Hwan Sim (Maryland Mallets) Fall 1:14

132 - Cole Schisler (Parabellum WA White) over Leo Saravia (Maryland Mallets) Fall 0:55

138 - Ashton Kriss (Parabellum WA White) over Deegan Woomer (Maryland Mallets) Fall 3:33

144 - Talen Kahler (Parabellum WA White) over James Pettiford (Maryland Mallets) Fall 2:10

150 - Justin Swope (Maryland Mallets) over Jackson Drumheller (Parabellum WA White) TF 15-0

157 - Mason Fredrick (Parabellum WA White) over Colton Vitale (Maryland Mallets) Fall 2:20

165 - Layden Acevedo (Parabellum WA White) over Bobby Savino (Maryland Mallets) Fall 2:39

175 - Chase Swiger (Maryland Mallets) over Gabe Martin (Parabellum WA White) Fall 0:31

190 - Connor Gillahan (Maryland Mallets) over Troy Ruffner (Parabellum WA White) Dec 7-2

215 - Kaj Miller (Parabellum WA White) over Sam Parkhurst (Maryland Mallets) Fall 1:08

285 - Double Forfeit

Match #2 3rd Place Match

Bearcats defeated Maryland Mallets 51-28

98 - Sam Moon (Bearcats) over Jaisen Sharma (Maryland Mallets) TF 17-2

106 - Jake Stanchak (Bearcats) over Gabriel Garner (Maryland Mallets) Fall 1:05

113 - Liam Vance (Bearcats) over Daniel Canas (Maryland Mallets) TF 18-0

120 - Dominic Esposito (Maryland Mallets) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

126 - Boden Waite (Bearcats) over Ju-Hwan Sim (Maryland Mallets) TF 17-2

132 - Leo Saravia (Maryland Mallets) over Brodey Tobias (Bearcats) Maj 12-2

138 - Cole Fogle (Bearcats) over Deegan Woomer (Maryland Mallets) Fall 0:37

144 - Liam Diamond (Bearcats) over James Pettiford (Maryland Mallets) Fall 2:09

150 - Justin Swope (Maryland Mallets) over Parker Ferri (Bearcats) Maj 9-0

157 - Carter Stouch (Bearcats) over Colton Vitale (Maryland Mallets) Fall 3:31

165 - Bobby Savino (Maryland Mallets) over Logan Yoh (Bearcats) TF 15-0

175 - Chase Swiger (Maryland Mallets) over JD Heiser (Bearcats) Dec 6-3

190 - Connor Gillahan (Maryland Mallets) over Carter Endy (Bearcats) Fall 2:42

215 - Josh Larrimore (Bearcats) over Sam Parkhurst (Maryland Mallets) Fall 1:02

285 - Kaleb Dumin (Bearcats) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

BOYS OPEN

Boys 18U - 106

1st Place Match

Gavin Rush (Team Nauman) won by decision over Geno DiJoseph (CUMBERLAND) (Dec 6-0)

3rd Place Match

Carter Slife (Upgraded Industries) won by fall over Greyson McDonald (St. John Nueman) (Fall 2:44)

5th Place Match

Carlo Panis (Parabellum) received a bye () (Bye)

Boys 18U - 113

1st Place Match

Benito Barnhart (Celtics Wrestling) won by major decision over Logan Worth (Broad Axe) (Maj 10-2)

3rd Place Match

Carmello Massey (Clever Combat) won by decision over Aiden Swink (Strasburg) (Dec 7-4)

5th Place Match

Brandon Geiger (Exeter Eagles) won by decision over Adrian Austin (Colonial Pride) (Dec 9-7)

Boys 18U - 120

1st Place Match

Max Berman (germantown academy) won by decision over Asilbek Anvarov (Upgraded Industries) (Dec 6-5)

3rd Place Match

Gabe Campanelli (Kraken) won by decision over Jalal Naghib (Unattached) (Dec 7-1)

5th Place Match

Cole Perrin (Seawolf Wrestling) won by major decision over Jekai Sedgwick (Forge) (Maj 14-2)

Boys 18U - 126

1st Place Match

Ryan McConaghy (West Deptford Eagles) won by decision over Bryson Galofaro (Scanlan Wrestling Academy) (Dec 6-0)

3rd Place Match

Erik Perez (Fighting Irish) won by decision over Mason Milligan (First State Military Academy) (Dec 5-1)

5th Place Match

Gabriel Cabezudo (Forge) won by major decision over Daniel Casey Iii (Hereford) (Maj 17-3)

Boys 18U - 132

1st Place Match

Edward Stavros (KD Training Center) won by decision over Sean Edwards (Phoenixville) (Dec 11-6)

3rd Place Match

Russ Hass (Unattached) won by decision over Joseph Isoldi (DC) (Dec 2-1)

5th Place Match

Darius Hormozdyaran (Scanlan Wrestling Academy) won by forfeit over Chase Bordley (American MMA and Wrestling) (FF)

Boys 18U - 138

1st Place Match

Elijah Brown (KD Trained) won by decision over Matthew Mercado (New York Military Academy) (Dec 3-1)

3rd Place Match

Sean Murray (Upper Perk) won by major decision over Nikita Li (Palm Wrestling Academy) (Maj 8-0)

5th Place Match

Angelo Ciriaco (Honey badgers) won by decision over Matt Tomaino (Beaver Local) (Dec 9-4)

Boys 18U - 144

1st Place Match

Rhys Ferguson (WALKERSVILLE) won by fall over Riffat Pathan Pathan (Plam academy) (Fall 3:48)

3rd Place Match

Owen Burns (Black Sheep) won by decision over Liam Diamond (Boyertown) (Dec 4-2)

5th Place Match

Kenson Noel (The Compound) won by forfeit over Adrian Canales (Garage Trained) (FF)

Boys 18U - 150

1st Place Match

Michael Horn 3rd (American MMA/Wrestling) won by decision over Kai Tiringer (VHW) (Dec 1-0)

3rd Place Match

Chayce Roberts (Upgraded Industries) won by decision over Abai Beishembiev (Palm Wrestling Academy) (Dec 7-5)

5th Place Match

Landon Lewis (St john neuman Celtics) won by fall over Anakin Willetts (Mountaintop Brawlers) (Fall 3:39)

Boys 18U - 157

1st Place Match

William Brooks (Scanlan Wrestling Academy) won by tech fall over Isaiah Hurst (Forge) (TF 16-0)

3rd Place Match

Ivan Fiel (Impact Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Jackson Grandel (Seawolf) (Dec 7-3)

5th Place Match

Colton Vitale (Parkland) won by fall over Cameron Laterra (DC Trained) (Fall 2:49)

Boys 18U - 165

1st Place Match

Rocco Zagorites (Scanlan Wrestling Academy) won by decision over Scottie Ford (Shore elite) (Dec 8-1)

3rd Place Match

Cody Roberts (Upgraded Industries) won by decision over Roman Cimorosi (Kraken) (Dec 8-2)

5th Place Match

Alex Riehl (Seahawks Wrestling Club) won by medical forfeit over Sebastian Laterra (DC Trained) (MFF)

Boys 18U - 175

1st Place Match

Jake Stein (Unattached) won by fall over Reyvis Soto (St. John Newman) (Fall 0:33)

3rd Place Match

Tristian Braxton (Mat assassins) won by decision over Michael Godri (Steller Trained) (Dec 9-4)

5th Place Match

Jahki Baxter (Colonial) won by forfeit over Morgan Nuttall (Pocono Region Wrestling Club) (FF)

Boys 18U - 190

1st Place Match

Roman Calvani (CHS) won by fall over Nicholas Stotler (Phoenixville) (Fall 1:30)

3rd Place Match

Max Birth (FCMC) won by fall over Curtis Cooper (Grit Mat Club) (Fall 3:28)

5th Place Match

Jeremiah Anzualda (St. John Neumann) won by fall over Micah Duclos (The Zone Wrestling Club) (Fall 0:28)

Boys 18U - 215

1st Place Match

Rudy Wagner (Great neck wrestling club) won by decision over Nicolas Gonzalez (Estebuilt Wrestling Club) (Dec 5-3)

3rd Place Match

Adam Keever (The Zone Wrestling Club) won in tie breaker - 1 over Salem Awad (Scanlan) (TB-1 2-1)

5th Place Match

Evan Gavin (Southern Marlys d Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Chase Lewis (Lake Forest Spartans) (TF 16-1)

Boys 18U - 285

Guaranteed Places

1st Place - Josiah Rodriguez of Pocono Regional Wredtling Club

2nd Place - Malakai Mason of Seahawks Wrestling Club

3rd Place - Nizar Awad of Scanlan

Round 1

Josiah Rodriguez (Pocono Regional Wredtling Club) won by decision over Malakai Mason (Seahawks Wrestling Club) (Dec 9-2)

Round 2

Josiah Rodriguez (Pocono Regional Wredtling Club) won by major decision over Nizar Awad (Scanlan) (Maj 13-2)

Round 3

Malakai Mason (Seahawks Wrestling Club) won by injury default over Nizar Awad (Scanlan) (Inj. 4:07)

GIRLS OPEN

Girls Freestlye 18U - 100-107

1st Place Match

Gabriela Giacone (N/A) won by decision over Natalie Andrade (Estebuilt Wrestling Club) (Dec 5-2)

3rd Place Match

Koralyz Luyando (Alpha girlz) won by tech fall over Lynvtte Sandoval (Unattached) (TF 10-0)

5th Place Match

Bella Kim (Slick Chicks) received a bye () (Bye)

Girls Freestlye 18U - 114

1st Place Match

Nabhanya Dhiman (Unattached) won by decision over Gabriella Giacone (Unattached) (Dec 9-2)

3rd Place Match

Joey Cappa (Alpha Girlz Grit) won by tech fall over Emma Cain (Orchard South) (TF 10-0)

5th Place Match

Veronika Wilson (Tech Fall Wrestling Club) won by injury default over Jianna Gomez (Forge) (Inj. 0:55)

Girls Freestlye 18U - 120-126

1st Place Match

Cami Bird (All I See Is Gold) won by tech fall over Saige Olver (Mat assassins) (TF 13-3)

3rd Place Match

Brynn Ryan (Manchester Wrestling) won by tech fall over Sophia Holmes (All I See Is Gold) (TF 14-4)

5th Place Match

Elaina Mercadante (Pocono Region Wrestling Club) received a bye () (Bye)

Girls Freestlye 18U - 132-138

Guaranteed Places

1st Place - Kierra Rush of Forge

2nd Place - Lamiah Berry of Orchard South Wrestling Club

3rd Place - Kamora Gilbreath of Alpha girls wrestling club

Round 1

Lamiah Berry (Orchard South Wrestling Club) won by fall over Kamora Gilbreath (Alpha girls wrestling club) (Fall 1:59)

Round 2

Kierra Rush (Forge) won by tech fall over Kamora Gilbreath (Alpha girls wrestling club) (TF 11-0)

Round 3

Kierra Rush (Forge) won by fall over Lamiah Berry (Orchard South Wrestling Club) (Fall 3:22)

Girls Freestlye 18U - 145

Guaranteed Places

1st Place - London Smith of Outsiders

2nd Place - Addison Grubb of Na

3rd Place - Jasmine Capodanno of Strive

Round 1

London Smith (Outsiders) won by fall over Jasmine Capodanno (Strive) (Fall 1:35)

Round 2

Addison Grubb (Na) won by tech fall over Jasmine Capodanno (Strive) (TF 10-0)

Round 3

London Smith (Outsiders) won by decision over Addison Grubb (Na) (Dec 7-0)

Girls Freestlye 18U - 152-165

Guaranteed Places

1st Place - Kimberly Munoz of Unattached

2nd Place - Maddison Miller of Lady Assains

3rd Place - Naima Harvey Bowen of Maryland mana

4th Place - Zahily Avery of Orchard South Wrestling Club

Round 1

Kimberly Munoz (Unattached) won by decision over Zahily Avery (Orchard South Wrestling Club) (Dec 11-5)

Maddison Miller (Lady Assains) won by tech fall over Naima Harvey Bowen (Maryland mana) (TF 10-0)

Round 2

Naima Harvey Bowen (Maryland mana) won by decision over Zahily Avery (Orchard South Wrestling Club) (Dec 12-4)

Kimberly Munoz (Unattached) won by decision over Maddison Miller (Lady Assains) (Dec 6-4)

Round 3

Maddison Miller (Lady Assains) won by fall over Zahily Avery (Orchard South Wrestling Club) (Fall 1:12)

Kimberly Munoz (Unattached) won by tech fall over Naima Harvey Bowen (Maryland mana) (TF 11-0)