COLLEGEVILLE, PA. – The Ursinus College Wrestling Team hosted their annual Will Abele Invitational on Saturday afternoon and finished second out of 13 teams.

The Bears were led by stellar performances from Romeo Rodriguez (133lbs) and Gary Nagle (184lbs) who both recorded a first-place finish. Rodriguez the #2 seed earned his way to the finals via technical fall in his first match, and outlasted the #3 overall seed by a 6-1 decision in the semis. In the finals, Rodriguez took out the #4 seed from Washington & Jefferson via decision 6-3.

Nagle reached the finals after pinning his first opponent and picking up an 8-2 decision in the semi-finals. In the finals, Nagle pinned his opponent in just 55 seconds to collect his first Invitational gold this season.

Terry Adams (125lbs), Dante Monaco (149lbs), and Jason Carter (197lbs) all finished second in their respective weight classes. Noah Supsic (165lbs) and Jagger Clapsadle (133lbs) also had impressive outings placing third for the Bears.

Senior Jason Carter returned to the mat with avengeance, in his first match this season he won via decision with a 15-12 victory. In the semi-finals, Carter won with a technical fall before falling in the finals by fall in the second period.

Monaco, seeded first in the 149 lb weight class, opened up the tournament pinning his first two opponents. The sophomore recorded a 9-5 decision in his semi-final match before falling in the finals.

After falling in his second match, Supsic avenged his loss by winning via technical fall in the consolation semis. In the 3rd place match, Supsic recorded a 17-4 victory to capture bronze for the Bears.

"I'm really proud of these guys," head coach Joe Jamison said. "We've faced a lot of adversity the last 8 weeks with illnesses, injuries, and a 5 day COVID pause this past week. The team dug deep and wrestled with a lot of grit today; there will always be things to improve on but we're getting better with every competition. We're really looking forward to our upcoming conference schedule to see where we stand."

The Bears will return to action next Saturday as they travel to Gettysburg for a tri-meet with Centennial Conference opponents McDaniel, Washington and Lee, and Gettysburg.