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Men’s Wrestling faces #25 Indiana and Appalachian State at Journeymen Classic

11/6/2026 8:31:00 AM

Journeymen Wrestling Tickets

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. –
After opening the season last weekend at the Navy Classic, the Lock Haven men's wrestling team is back in action this weekend with a pair of duals and the Journeymen Classic Round Robin.

The Haven opens the weekend on Saturday at 2 p.m. when it tangles with 25th-ranked Indiana before meeting up with Appalachian State at 4 p.m. at Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pa. Following Saturday's Wranglemania duals, the Bald Eagles shift their focus to the Journeymen Collegiate Classic Round Robin on Sunday at 9 a.m. at Freedom High School.

For fans traveling to Southeastern Pa. this weekend, tickets are available via Journeymen Wrestling at the above tickets link. Live coverage of the weekend's events will be available on FloWrestling.

Projected Lock Haven Lineup
Wranglemania Duals vs #25 Indiana & Appalachian State
125: Curtis Nelson
133: Patrick O'Keefe OR Chris Noto
141: Hunter Gould OR Jake Zaltsman
149: #16 Lucas Kapusta
157: Chase Burke OR Jonny O'Brien
165: #28 Nick Stampoulos OR Caden Dobbins
174: Connor Wetzel OR Ousmane Duncanson
184: Cole Bartram
197: Tucker Hogan
285: Kade Sottolano

Journeymen Collegiate Classic Round Robin
125: Matt Gould
133: Chris Noto
141: Zane Leitzel
141: Jake Zaltsman
149: Kelly Kakos
149: Jacob McVige
157: Abraham Amoako
157: Jonny O'Brien
165: Matt Arndt
165: Caden Judice
174: Brett Barbush
174: Ousmane Duncanson
197: Tucker Hogan
285: Luke Sottolano
285: Brody Rebuck

Projected #25 Indiana Lineup
125:
Blaine Frazier OR Gavin Jendreas
133: #19 Jackson Blum
141: Joey Buttler OR Lucas Peters
149: #20 Tom Crook
157: #16 Kai Owen
165: #21 Tyler Lillard
174: Chris Crawford
184: Orlando Cruz
197: Gaetano Console
285: Nick Pavlechko OR Caleb Marzolino
Individual rankings are InterMat (as of Nov. 3).

Projected Appalachian State Lineup
125:
Cooper Foster
133: Joe Fongaro or Jarvis Little
141: #33 Aldo Hernandez
149: Jeremiah Price or Brayden Fahrbach
157: #31 Kaden Keiser
165: Dawson Bond
174: Colt Campbell
184: #22 Tomas Brooker
197: Logan Eller
285: #23 Stephan Monchery

Recapping the Navy Classic
Four wrestlers went unbeaten at the Navy Classic as nine Bald Eagles won their respective pools.

Nick Stampoulos led the way for the Bald Eagles at 165 pounds with a 3-0 day with all of his victories coming over ranked wrestlers. Stampoulos started the day with a 7-2 victory over 24th-ranked Nick Hamilton of Virginia before cruising past 28th-ranked Jared Keslar of Pittsburgh by an 8-2 score. The senior rounded out his stellar day with a 6-3 victory over 31st-ranked Dylan Elmore of Navy. Stampoulos' weekend was enough to earn a spot on the latest InterMat rankings at 165 pounds as he sits in 28th.

Patrick O'Keefe went 3-0, with two bonus-point wins at 133 pounds. The sophomore opened with a 17-4 major decision over American's Ellis Kirsch, followed with a 20-3 tech fall over Navy's Hunter Heflin in 5:36 and closed with a 5-3 decision over Cal Poly's Arno Vardanyan.

Two more Bald Eagles also finished unbeaten. Jonny O'Brien went 3-0 with a pair of bonus point victories at 157 pounds. O'Brien picked up a 16-0 tech fall over Navy's Tyler Russ in 3:44, a 12-3 major decision over Bellarmine's Isaac Johns and a 7-1 decision over Pittsburgh's Jack Tongel.

Sophomore 174-pounder Connor Wetzel went 3-0 with a 4-1 sudden victory win over Morgan State's Cortilius Vann and a 13-0 major decision over American's Max Herman. Wetzel opened his day with 5-2 victory over Cael Miller of Bellarmine.

Bald Eagles in the Rankings
Three Lock Haven wrestlers are ranked in the latest InterMat rankings, released Nov. 3:

149: Junior Lucas Kapusta is ranked No. 16 at 149 pounds. Kapusta went 2-1 to start the season at the Navy Classic with wins over Bellarmine's AJ Rallo and Pitt's Kal Miller. Kapusta's lone loss came to the No. 15 ranked wrestler in the nation, Eugene Harney of Pitt.

165: Senior Nick Stampoulos is ranked No. 28 at 165 pounds. Stampoulos picked up three wins over ranked wrestlers at the Navy Classic to enter the rankings at No. 28. The Kenilworth, N.J. native notched wins over Jared Keslar of Pitt, Nick Hamilton of Virginia and Dylan Elmore of Navy.

184: Sophomore Sam Gautreau is ranked No. 30 at 184 pounds. Gautreau has not been on the mat this season and returns to the Bald Eagles lineup after earning MAC Freshman of the Year honors following a fourth-place finish at the 2026 MAC Championships.

Stampoulos Earns MAC Wrestler of the Week Honors
Following a 3-0 opening weekend with all three victories coming over ranked opponents, Lock Haven redshirt senior men's wrestler Nick Stampoulos was named the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Wrestler of the Week.

Stampoulos started the day at the Navy Classic with a 7-2 victory over 24th-ranked Nick Hamilton of Virginia before cruising past 28th-ranked Jared Keslar of Pittsburgh by an 8-2 score. The Kenilworth, N.J. native rounded out his stellar day with a 6-3 victory over 31st-ranked Dylan Elmore of Navy.

Stampoulos returns after posting a team-high 27 wins a season ago and on the heels of a fifth-place finish at the 2026 MAC Championships.

Witness #TheRise
Fans looking to attend a wrestling event in Thomas Fieldhouse during the 2026-27 season have multiple options. General admission tickets are available for all home wrestling events while fans seeking a more premium experience have the option of purchasing reserved tickets in a prime viewing location.

General Admission
Reserved Tickets

As a reminder, Lock Haven tickets are a cashless transaction.

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