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Palma takes fourth, Jorge sixth at Keystone Classic

PHILADELPHIA, PA. – Redshirt senior Eloheim Palma placed in his third straight open, taking fourth at 285 pounds, while classmate Brent Jorge took sixth at 149, as Campbell totaled 36.5 points at the Keystone Classic Sunday. 

Palma went 3-2 on the day, moving to 13-7 on the season. He recorded his team-leading fifth pin of the season to open the tournament over Penn's Anthony DiLonardo in 1:35, tying his fastest of the year. He defeated No. 19 Justin Grant (Bloomsburg) in the quarterfinal 3-2, the third nationally-ranked wrestler he has defeated this season. Palma fell to No. 8 Adam Chalfant (Indiana) 8-3 in the semifinal round. He bounced back with a decisive 12-6 decision over SoCon foe Appalachian State's Denzel Dejournette in the consolation bracket semifinal. Palma met Grant again in the third place match, this time getting pinned in 1:33.

Jorge was Campbell's other placer, finishing 5-3 at 149 pounds and improving to 9-7 overall. He notched his firs pin of the season in 46 seconds over Bloomsburg's Kurtis Becker in the opening round before Pittsburgh's Mike Racciato won by fall over Jorge in 2:38. Jorge won four in a row to reach the consolation bracket semifinal. He posted two technical falls over Bloomsburg's Matthew Hicks (16-0) and Penn's Alfred Murabito (16-1). He followed with decisions over Curt Delia of Rider (4-3) and Andrew Lenzi of Penn (8-6). Jorge took on Racciato again in the consolation semifinal, falling 13-4 and took sixth place after medically forfeiting to Northwestern's Colin Shober.

Sophomore Grant Blumenthal finished 3-2 at 157, moving to 11-7 overall. Three Camels finished the Keystone Classic at 1-2: Michael Dahlstrom (141 pounds), Cody Ryba (165), Ville Heino (184), and Taylor McGiffen (197). Collin Munson (149) and Daniel Luty (157) fell in each of their individual matches.

Full results are listed below.

Campbell will have a three week break before returning to the mats Dec. 14 at the Northern Iowa Open, its fifth tournament of the year.

Keystone Classic Results for Campbell
College 141 - Michael Dahlstrom's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Dahlstrom (Campbell ) won by fall over Ryan Osleeb (Harvard) (Fall 3:33)
Champ. Round 2 - Derek Goodwin (Bloomsburg) won by fall over Michael Dahlstrom (Campbell ) (Fall 0:00)
Cons. Round 3 - Matthew Rappo (Bloomsburg) won by decision over Michael Dahlstrom (Campbell ) (Dec 6-3)

College 149 - Brent Jorge's place is 6th and has scored 12.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brent Jorge (Campbell ) won by fall over Kurtis Becker (Bloomsburg) (Fall 0:46)
Champ. Round 2 - Mike Racciato (Pittsburgh) won by fall over Brent Jorge (Campbell ) (Fall 2:38)
Cons. Round 2 - Brent Jorge (Campbell ) won by tech fall over Matthew Hicks (Bloomsburg) (TF 16-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Brent Jorge (Campbell ) won by tech fall over Alfred Murabito (University of Pennsylvania) (TF 16-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Brent Jorge (Campbell ) won by decision over Curt Delia (Rider University) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Brent Jorge (Campbell ) won by decision over Andrew Lenzi (University of Pennsylvania) (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Semi - Mike Racciato (Pittsburgh) won by major decision over Brent Jorge (Campbell ) (Maj 13-4)
5th Place Match - Colin Shober (Northwestern) won by medical forfeit over Brent Jorge (Campbell ) (MFF)

College 149 - Collin Munson's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Lenzi (University of Pennsylvania) won by tech fall over Collin Munson (Campbell ) (TF 17-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Alfred Murabito (University of Pennsylvania) won by major decision over Collin Munson (Campbell ) (Maj 16-2)

College 157 - Daniel Luty's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Raamiah Bethea (University of Pennsylvania) won by decision over Daniel Luty (Campbell ) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Joel Smith (Arizona State) won by fall over Daniel Luty (Campbell ) (Fall 4:03)

College 157 - Grant Blumenthal's place is unknown and has scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Grant Blumenthal (Campbell ) won by decision over Alexander Kail (Pittsburgh) (Dec 7-3)
Champ. Round 2 – 9 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) won by fall over Grant Blumenthal (Campbell ) (Fall 0:59)
Cons. Round 2 - Grant Blumenthal (Campbell ) won by fall over Anthony Zonfrelli (Harvard) (Fall 4:10)
Cons. Round 3 - Grant Blumenthal (Campbell ) won by decision over David Helmer (Northwestern) (Dec 8-4)
Cons. Round 4 - Benjamin Sullivan (Northwestern) won by major decision over Grant Blumenthal (Campbell ) (Maj 9-0)

College 165 - Cody Ryba's place is unknown and has scored 2.50 team points.
Champ. Round 2 - Ramon Santiago (Rider University) won by tech fall over Cody Ryba (Campbell ) (TF 21-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Cody Ryba (Campbell ) won by tech fall over Jun Yoo (University of Pennsylvania) (TF 17-2)
Cons. Round 4 – 19 Ryan Leblanc (Indiana) won by fall over Cody Ryba (Campbell ) (Fall 2:47)

College 184 - Ville Heino's place is unknown and has scored 3.00 team points.
Champ. Round 2 – 18 Lawrence Thomas (University of Pennsylvania) won by fall over Ville Heino (Campbell ) (Fall 6:57)
Cons. Round 3 - Ville Heino (Campbell ) won by fall over Dominick Vetell (Appalachian State) (Fall 4:42)
Cons. Round 4 - Wesley Moore (Arizona State) won by decision over Ville Heino (Campbell ) (Dec 5-4)

College 197 - Taylor McGiffen's place is unknown and has scored 0.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nick Bonaccorsi (Pittsburgh) won by fall over Taylor McGiffen (Campbell ) (Fall 2:28)
Cons. Round 1 - Taylor McGiffen (Campbell ) won by decision over Michael Mirra (Bloomsburg) (Dec 11-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Donald Mcneil (Rider University) won by decision over Taylor McGiffen (Campbell ) (Dec 10-8)

College 285 - Eloheim Palma's place is 4th and has scored 11.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Eloheim Palma (Campbell ) won by fall over Anthony DiLonardo (University of Pennsylvania) (Fall 1:35)
Quarterfinal - Eloheim Palma (Campbell ) won by decision over 19 Justin Grant (Bloomsburg) (Dec 3-2)
Semifinal – 8 Adam Chalfant (Indiana) won by decision over Eloheim Palma (Campbell ) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Semi - Eloheim Palma (Campbell ) won by decision over Denzel Dejournette (Appalachian State) (Dec 12-6)
3rd Place Match – 19 Justin Grant (Bloomsburg) won by fall over Eloheim Palma (Campbell ) (Fall 1:33)

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Players Mentioned

Grant Blumenthal

Grant Blumenthal

5' 10"
Sophomore
Michael Dahlstrom

Michael Dahlstrom

5' 7"
Sophomore
Ville Heino

Ville Heino

5' 11"
Freshman
Brent Jorge

Brent Jorge

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Daniel Luty

Daniel Luty

5' 8"
Junior
Taylor McGiffen

Taylor McGiffen

5' 7"
Sophomore
Eloheim Palma

Eloheim Palma

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Cody Ryba

Cody Ryba

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Grant Blumenthal

Grant Blumenthal

5' 10"
Sophomore
Michael Dahlstrom

Michael Dahlstrom

5' 7"
Sophomore
Ville Heino

Ville Heino

5' 11"
Freshman
Brent Jorge

Brent Jorge

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Daniel Luty

Daniel Luty

5' 8"
Junior
Taylor McGiffen

Taylor McGiffen

5' 7"
Sophomore
Eloheim Palma

Eloheim Palma

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
Cody Ryba

Cody Ryba

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore