NORTHFIELD, Vt. -The Vermont State University Castleton and Norwich wrestling teams faced off in another edition of the Green Mountain Championship on Thursday evening. The Spartans claimed the title once again as they took down the Cadets 41-3.
Gavin Bradley (Sayre, Pa./Athens) took the mat first at the 125-weight class and had a 12-8 decision to give the Spartans three points. Stone Farnsworth (Hope, RI./Coventry) took down Robby Lyons at 133 pounds by fall to make it 9-0 Castleton. At 141 pounds, Aidan Shufelt (Groton, N.Y./Groton) notched five points for the Spartans with a 20-3 tech fall win against Aidan Morgan.
At 149 pounds, Dylan Vanegas (Lisbon, Conn./Norwich Free Academy) had a 15-1 major decision over William Burke. Dom LaPier (Keeseville, N.Y./Ausable Valley Central) edged out James Lally 6-3 in the 157-weight class. At 165, Colby Celuck (Scranton, Pa./West Scranton) scored a fall over Jeremiah Johnson. Connor Gregory (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) had a tech fall victory over Jordan Sonon-Hall at 174 pounds. Joseph Baker (Danvers, Mass./Beverly) had a tech fall in a time of 1:15 against Joseph Menkello at 184 pounds. Logan Frank (Taunton, Mass./Taunton) had an 11-2 major decision over Ethan Patch at 197 pounds. In the final match of the night at 285 pounds, the Cadets picked up their lone points as Rory Nolan defeated Keonta Crawford (Hartford, Conn./Enfield) by an 8-2 decision.
Castleton is back on the mat on Saturday as the Spartans will compete at the Roger Williams Invitational. Competition begins at 9:00 a.m.