The Muhlenberg men's wrestling team won the middle of three matches in a day of strong competition at the Centennial Conference Duals.

The Mules (8-10, 1-3) defeated Johns Hopkins, 29-16, in between falling to Gettysburg, 23-18, and Merchant Marine, 26-15, in matches that they were in a position to win in the final bouts. 

Senior Anson Dewar pinned all three of his opponents at 174, moving into a tie for seventh on the Mules' all-time list with 32 career falls. Senior Joey Lamparelli also went 3-0, picking up a pair of forfeit wins at 125 to go along with a major decision.

One of the forfeits, combined with a decision by sophomore CJ Horvath and a technical fall by sophomore Andrew Loniewski, gave Muhlenberg a 14-0 lead three bouts into the Hopkins match. But the Blue Jays took the next three contests, all with bonus points, to take a 16-14 advantage.

Dewar's second pin put Muhlenberg back on top, 20-16, before senior Mike LaRosa (pictured above) held on for a 13-10 decision at 184. Senior Paul Parise clinched the match with a 2-1 decision on a riding time advantage - his 60th career win - and senior Andrew Franklin put the icing on the cake by taking his opponent down early in overtime for a 4-1 sudden victory.

Senior Frank DiEsso recorded a major decision against Gettysburg for his 50th career win. Loniewski went 2-1 on the day.

Box Scores
Gettysburg 23, Muhlenberg 18
125 Joey Lamparelli (M) maj. dec. Noah Hinkel, 13-1
133 Frank DiEsso (M) maj. dec. Kyle Collins, 12-2
141 Brendan Callahan (G) dec. Andrew Loniewski, 10-7
149 Ethan Composto (G) tech fall Alex Greco, 5:26 (19-3)
157 Gavin Pascoe (G) maj. dec. Trey Miletics, 18-7
165 Ean Wilson (G) maj. dec. Logan Hurwitt, 11-3
174 Anson Dewar (M) pinned Ryan Gallagher, 4:18
184 Ryan Fairchild (M) maj. dec. Carson Pascoe, 11-3
197 Phil Nave (G) dec. Noah Schlofer, 5-2 (sv)
285 Simon Taylor (G) maj. dec. Ben Krauss, 10-2

Muhlenberg 29, Johns Hopkins 16
125 Joey Lamparelli (M) won by forfeit
133 CJ Horvath (M) dec. Duncan Stadler, 19-16
141 Andrew Loniewski (M) tech fall Giorgio Difalco, 4:40 (17-1)
149 Brennan McGrann (JH) pinned David Rosenfarb, 1:29
157 Freddy Pimental (JH) tech fall Trey Miletics, 7:00 (19-0)
165 Chris Roybal (JH) tech fall Logan Hurwitt, 5:59 (20-3)
174 Anson Dewar (M) pinned Connor Powell, 2:14
184 Mike LaRosa (M) dec. Noah Graber, 13-10
197 Paul Parise (M) dec. John Libby, 2-1
285 Andrew Franklin (M) dec. Jake Pomykata, 4-1 (sv)

Merchant Marine 26, Muhlenberg 15
125 Joey Lamparelli (Mu) won by forfeit
133 Wesley Wydick (MM) dec. Frank DiEsso, 13-10 (sv)
141 Andrew Loniewski (Mu) dec. Charles Lausten, 5-1
149 Matthew Trinidad (MM) maj. dec. Alex Greco, 9-1
157 Logan Weaver (MM) dec. Trey Miletics, 12-10
165 Maxwell Corral (MM) pinned Logan Hurwitt, 6:09
174 Anson Dewar (Mu) pinned Ivan Corral, 1:02
184 Tyler Withers (MM) maj. dec. Ryan Fairchild, 15-4
197 Eric DeWald (MM) dec. Paul Parise, 9-3
285 Zachary Fultz (MM) dec. Andrew Franklin, 8-5