Providence, RI --- Charlie Pavis (Bethlehem, PA) delivered a third place finish at 125 pounds to highlight WPI wrestling's performance at the Wildcat Open hosted by Johnson & Wales on Saturday afternoon.
 
The event took the place on the schedule of Sunday's New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Dual Meet Championships, which was also scheduled to take place at JWU, but was cancelled due to the forecasted snowstorm on Sunday.
 
Pavis, ranked fifth in the most recent National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Region 1 rankings, captured his first three bouts - a pin at 1:01 in the opening round, a 18-0 tech fall at 6:01 in the round of 16 and a 3-0 shutout in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals.  After falling to the top-finishing collegiate grappler in the semis, Pavis earned bronze after a medical forfeit.

Mason Medina (Orlando, FL) tallied three bonus point victories at 141 pounds, including a 13-4 major decision, a 17-1 tech fall at 5:35 and a second period pin (4:26) while Reese Titus (Canton, CT) delivered a 19-3 tech fall (6:09) in the winner's bracket while Jerry Hill (Bethel, CT) chipped in with a fall 1:37 into a bout.
 
Mason Basara (Bethlehem, PA) racked up the wins at 149 pounds.  The junior went 5-1 on the day, beginning with a pin at 4:09 and highlighted by a pair of tech falls and two major decisions.  David Parrish (McDonough, GA) provided a pair of bonus point triumphs, registering at 20-1 tech fall (5:41) and a second period fall (3:50).
 
At 157 pounds, Jonah Weber (Avon, CT) bounced back from an early loss to string together three straight bonus points wins featuring a 11-0 and 21-12 major decisions and a pin 4:39 into a bout while Jackson Willi (Delmar, NY) also had his arm lifted in the air after a triumph. Sachin Rajpal (Denver, CO) and Joey Baisley (Charlotte, NC) both collected wins at 165 with Rajpal notching a 17-2 (4:56) tech fall in the winner's bracket, and Baisley, a first period pin (1:36) in his second bout.
                                                                                                  
Theo Sawyers (Boston, MA) and Alex Mckenzie (San Anselmo, CA) each claimed three wins at 174 pounds.  Sawyer tallied a 10-5 decision to start the event and a 21-6 tech fall (6:40) and a 12-2 major decision later in the tournament while Mckenzie produced a similar sequence but with three pins, beginning with a fall at 1:39 and concluding with pins at 42 seconds and 1:49.   Gavin Luciano (Norton, MA) also shined with a fall at 1:59.
 
Joseph Bernard (Stratham, NH) headlined the higher weight classes for the Crimson and Gray.  The senior, the sixth-ranked Region I grappler at 197, posted three wins on Saturday, beginning with a 9-4 decision and following right up with a pin at 3:59 before adding another fall at 3:32 late in day.  Heavyweight Logan Hauck (Amesbury, MA) recorded a pair of pins, the first just to beat the buzzer at the end of the second period and the second at 5:37 in the consolation round.

WPI returns home next Saturday, welcoming Brockport (NY), New England College and Southern Maine to the Sports & Recreation Center for an 11am quadrangle meet.

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