Men’s Wrestling Launches New Era with Strong Showing at East Stroudsburg Open
Purple Knights total 17 wins to place 11th out of 49 programs.
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – The University of Bridgeport men's wrestling team opened its 2025-26 season at the East Stroudsburg Open on Sunday, highlighted by 17 total wins and a runner-up individual finish. The Purple Knights placed 11th as a team out of 49 programs.
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
UB's busy Sunday was highlighted by 17 total individual wins across six different weight classes.
Freshman Jaiden Hernandez led the way with a runner-up finish at 141 lbs, winning four consecutive matches before falling to top-seeded Chad Ozias (Pitt-Johnstown) in the championship.
Hernandez nabbed UB's top triumph in terms of seeding when he took down third-seeded Andrew Roman in the first round by technical fall.
Another freshman, Daniel Mahoney, made history by recording the program's first win of the new era of UB men's wrestling by fall at 141 lbs.
Christopher Jeudy, Achilles Clarke, Gatlin Krepela, and Matthew Ryan all joined Hernandez with multiple victories, with Jeudy standing out with an impressive four pins at 285 lbs.
FULL RESULTS
125 lbs
Cristian Mendoza (0-2)
Lost to Army Prep's Jaxson Ramos (0-8, F 5:45)
Lost to American's Kaleb Ambrose (DEC 17-11)
133 lbs
Andres Mendoza (1-2)
Defeated Bluefield State's Jeremiah Young (F 7-4 4:18)
Lost to No. 3 Seed VHW's Joseph Ramirez (TF 3-18 4:11)
Lost to Mount Olive's Cole Hunt (DEC 11-7)
141 lbs
Daniel Mahoney (1-2)
Defeated Kean's Abdelrahman Marghany (F 2-5 1:36)
Lost to No. 4 Seed American's Elijah White (F 0-3 0:57)
Lost to Mount Olive's Logan Tortual (TF 0-18 3:18)
Jaiden Hernandez (2nd Place, 4-1)
Defeated No. 3 Seed Nassau's Andrew Roman (TF 15-0 2:10)
Defeated Pitt-Johnstown's Braxton Rice (MD 21-7)
Defeated NJCU's Dean Constantino (DEC 4-0)
Defeated Pitt-Johnstown's Kobi Burkett (F 7-1 4:41)
Lost to No. 1 Seed Pitt-Johnstown's Chad Ozias (TF 8-24 7:00)
149 lbs
Gatlin Krepela (2-2)
Lost to Sacred Heart's Jake Samuels (F 1-6 1:27)
Defeated Lincoln's James Thaxton (F 11-0 1:25)
Defeated New York Military's Matthew Mercado (DEC 6-5)
Lost to RPI's Andrew Brevot (F 3-1 2:13)
157 lbs
Joshua Alert (1-2)
Lost to Monmouth's Jasid DeCastro (F 3-2 0:33)
Defeated Centenary's Gavin Denise (F 3-0 1:36)
Lost to Garrett's Cameron Cannaday (F 14-1 2:46)
165 lbs
Matthew Ryan (2-2)
Defeated Mount Olive's Braden Reynolds (TF 15-0 2:14)
Defeated No. 8 Seed Pitt-Johnstown's Elias Long (DEC 8-4)
Lost to No. 1 Seed Blair Academy's Cole Pangborn (DEC 5-4)
Lost to No. 4 Seed Pitt-Johnstown's Chad Jesko (forfeit)
285 lbs
Achilles Clarke (2-2)
Defeated Monmouth's Ardit Gola (TF 21-6 5:00)
Lost to No. 8 Seed Bloomsburg's Gavin Hannah (F 4-5 6:21)
Defeated Lincoln's Brady Comerford (MD 11-3)
Lost to Tri-Valley's Logan McClellan (F 0-3 0:50)
Christopher Jeudy (4-2)
Defeated Bluefield State's Jordan Ruedi (F 3-0 0:18)
Lost to No. 3 Seed Mount Olive's John Domencic (F 5-0 2:31)
Defeated VHW's Ernesto Cordova Mejia (F 5-4 2:19)
Defeated Felician's Timothy Smith (F 3-0 0:27)
Defeated No. 5 Seed Pitt-Johnstown's Michael Mazurek (F 3-0 1:58)
Lost to Blue Field State's Simeon Bryant (MD 3-13)
UP NEXT
The Purple Knights will compete at the Roger Williams Invitational on Saturday (Nov. 8).