Sunday, November 8
Bethlehem, Pa.
All Day
Davidson College Athletics
vs
Journeymen Classic
Photo by: Sammi Gutknecht, Davidson Athletic Communications
11/8/2026 9:44:00 PM | Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – In addition to picking up multiple wins over nationally-ranked opponents, 12 different Davidson wrestlers placed in their respective brackets Sunday at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic inside Freedom High School.
Coming off a runner-up showing in last weekend's Southeast Open, Anderson Heap, who entered as high as 26th in the rankings, carried his momentum into the top 149-pound bracket, where his place third. Highlighting the 2026 SoCon Champion's day was an 18-10 win over No. 13 Michael Gioffre of Illinois.
Ranked 24th in this week's poll, Davidson's Bryce Griffin added to his nationally-ranked wins total defeating No. 31 Dylan Elmore of Navy en route to finishing fourth in the 165-pound Black Bracket.
Freshmen Marco Loss and Spear Gorelick won the Orange and Blue brackets at 133 and 149 pounds, respectively, while Anwar Alli took home the Teal Bracket title at 174 pounds.
The following Wildcats also placed this afternoon: Koa Deloach (125 lbs | 3rd Gold), Mason Shirk (133 lbs | 2nd Green), Kiyan Simon (141 lbs | 4th Silver), Cody Trevino (141 lbs | 3rd Blue), Tyler-Xavier McKnight (157 lbs | 5th Black), Cody Kirk (174 lbs | 5th Teal) and Jack Peters (HWT | 3rd Pink).
Up Next
Davidson will open its 2026-27 dual slate Saturday morning with an 11 a.m. bout against Sacred Heart inside the Knobloch Tennis Center.
Coming off a runner-up showing in last weekend's Southeast Open, Anderson Heap, who entered as high as 26th in the rankings, carried his momentum into the top 149-pound bracket, where his place third. Highlighting the 2026 SoCon Champion's day was an 18-10 win over No. 13 Michael Gioffre of Illinois.
Ranked 24th in this week's poll, Davidson's Bryce Griffin added to his nationally-ranked wins total defeating No. 31 Dylan Elmore of Navy en route to finishing fourth in the 165-pound Black Bracket.
Freshmen Marco Loss and Spear Gorelick won the Orange and Blue brackets at 133 and 149 pounds, respectively, while Anwar Alli took home the Teal Bracket title at 174 pounds.
The following Wildcats also placed this afternoon: Koa Deloach (125 lbs | 3rd Gold), Mason Shirk (133 lbs | 2nd Green), Kiyan Simon (141 lbs | 4th Silver), Cody Trevino (141 lbs | 3rd Blue), Tyler-Xavier McKnight (157 lbs | 5th Black), Cody Kirk (174 lbs | 5th Teal) and Jack Peters (HWT | 3rd Pink).
Up Next
Davidson will open its 2026-27 dual slate Saturday morning with an 11 a.m. bout against Sacred Heart inside the Knobloch Tennis Center.
Players Mentioned
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149
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165
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149
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184
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133
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157
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285
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133
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133
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141/149
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