WILLIAMSPORT, Penn. – The Vermont State University Castleton wrestling team took home first place at the Penn College Invitational Saturday evening, with 16 Spartans placing in the top six of their weight classes.
 
The Spartans' first-place finish was highlighted by three first-place finishers in their weight classes. At 141 pounds, Tylik Epps finished the day with a 4-0 record, pinning his first opponent in 1:33, before winning via tech fall, decision, and major decision to clinch first place. Caleb Rojas finished the day 3-0 at 165 pounds winning via fall in 54 seconds in his first match of the day, before winning his last two matches via decision. At 285 pounds, Alaq Dowd-Grant finished the day 4-0, pinning all three opponents faced and winning one match via forfeit.
 
Four Spartans earned second-place finishes in their weight classes, with Stone Farnsworth finishing the day 3-0 at 133 pounds, and Elijah Farias ending the day 3-1 at 141 pounds. Jacob Caricato and Blake Chapman found themselves 3-1 on the day at 157 and 174 pounds respectively, with Josh Negron adding to Castleton's second-place finishers at 197 pounds, going 3-1.
 
Dom Lapier and Corbin Maraia finished second at 157 and 184 pounds respectively, going 3-1 and 2-1. Rookie Trey Lee took home a fourth-place finish at 141 pounds going 2-2, with fellow classmate Dylan Vanegas finishing fourth at 149 pounds at 2-2. Darius Mangiafico and Stephen Jennings finished 2-2 at 174 pounds and 197 pounds respectively for fourth place. At 125 pounds, Ryan VanGuilder went 2-2 on the day for a sixth-place finish with Justyce Mercado rounding out the Spartans place-winners going 3-2 at 149 pounds finishing sixth.
 
The Spartans are back in action on Saturday, December 7 at the Ted Reece Invitational at Southern Maine at 10 a.m.