GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College wrestling team finished with 105.5 team points to tie Thiel College for the 2022-23 Presidents' Athletic Conference Wrestling Championship Saturday afternoon in Mercer County. The crown is the seventh for W&J in program history and first since the 2019-20 season. 

For his work guiding the Presidents to the title, first-year head coach Sonnie Blanco was voted 2022-23 PAC Coach of the Year. 

The Presidents captured four individual titles Saturday. Leading the way was freshman Bryce Rodriguez-Uram (Carnegie, Pa./Carlynton), who captured the 141-pound title with a sudden victory (6-4) over Jake Alberts en route to also being selected 2022-23 PAC Newcomer of the Year. 
 
Sophomore Hunter Swedish (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) posted three victories to earn his first PAC individual title at 133 pounds. Swedish won by fall over Thiel's Hunter Crouse in the quarterfinals. Swedish then matched up with Waynesburg's Harley Constable. Swedish avenged an early-season loss to Constable in a big way with a major decision victory by a 10-2 score to advance to the finals. Swedish picked up another win by major decision, as he topped Christian Michaels of Waynesburg by a 15-2 margin. 
 
Senior Logan Marko (Roaring Spring, Pa./Central) earned his first conference title by posting a pair of wins by fall at 165 pounds. The first fall came in 3:58 in the semifinals before he secured the title by fall in 10 seconds. Marko also represented W&J on the PAC Sportsmanship Team. 

Jacob Duncan (South Park, Pa./Ringgold) put together a perfect 2-0 record at 197 pounds to claim the title. Duncan won both matches by fall to earn his first individual title. 
 
W&J heads to the Division III NCAA Southeast Regional at York College on Feb. 24-25. 
 
PAC Championships Results for Washington & Jefferson
 
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Tyler Ratledge (0-1) placed 3rd and scored 4.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Tyler Ratledge (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Edward McCarthy (Thiel College ) 1-1 won by decision over Tyler Ratledge (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-1 (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Semi - Tyler Ratledge (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-1 received a bye () (Bye)
3rd Place Match - Tyler Ratledge (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-1 received a bye () (Bye)
 
133
Hunter Swedish (3-0) placed 1st and scored 16.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Hunter Swedish (Washington & Jefferson ) 3-0 won by fall over Hunter Crouse (Thiel College ) 0-2 (Fall 1:38)
Semifinal - Hunter Swedish (Washington & Jefferson ) 3-0 won by major decision over Harley Constable (Waynesburg ) 21-16 (MD 10-2)
1st Place Match - Hunter Swedish (Washington & Jefferson ) 3-0 won by major decision over Christian Michaels (Waynesburg ) 2-15 (MD 15-2)
 
141
Bryce Rodriguez-Uram (1-0) placed 1st and scored 12.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - bryce rodriguez-uram (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - bryce rodriguez-uram (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-0 received a bye () (Bye)
1st Place Match - bryce rodriguez-uram (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-0 won in sudden victory - 1 over Jake Alberts (Thiel College ) 1-1 (SV-1 6-4)
 
141
Jaizik Sanabria (0-1) placed 3rd.
Quarterfinal - Jaizik Sanabria (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Jake Alberts (Thiel College ) 1-1 won by decision over Jaizik Sanabria (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-1 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Semi - Jaizik Sanabria (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-1 received a bye () (Bye)
3rd Place Match - Jaizik Sanabria (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-1 received a bye () (Bye)
 
149
Nicholas Reeping (1-1) placed 2nd and scored 11.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Nicholas Reeping (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Nicholas Reeping (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 won by fall over Austin Parker (Thiel College ) 1-1 (Fall 4:21)
1st Place Match - Hunter Martz (Thiel College ) 2-0 won by decision over Nicholas Reeping (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 (Dec 6-2)
 
149
Colton Minerva (0-2) placed 4th.
Quarterfinal - Colton Minerva (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Hunter Martz (Thiel College ) 2-0 won by decision over Colton Minerva (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Semi - Colton Minerva (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
3rd Place Match - Austin Parker (Thiel College ) 1-1 won by forfeit over Colton Minerva (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 (For.)
 
157
Joshua Searle (0-1) placed 3rd and scored 4.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Joshua Searle (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Landon Mead (Thiel College ) 1-1 won by fall over Joshua Searle (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-1 (Fall 4:20)
Cons. Semi - Joshua Searle (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-1 received a bye () (Bye)
3rd Place Match - Joshua Searle (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-1 received a bye () (Bye)
 
165
Adam Zerbee (1-1) placed 2nd.
Quarterfinal - Adam Zerbee (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Adam Zerbee (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 won by decision over Alex Anderson (Thiel College ) 1-1 (Dec 9-3)
1st Place Match - Logan Marko (Washington & Jefferson ) 2-0 won by fall over Adam Zerbee (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 (Fall 0:10)
 
165
Logan Marko (2-0) placed 1st and scored 16.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Logan Marko (Washington & Jefferson ) 2-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Logan Marko (Washington & Jefferson ) 2-0 won by fall over Greg Roae (Thiel College ) 0-2 (Fall 3:58)
1st Place Match - Logan Marko (Washington & Jefferson ) 2-0 won by fall over Adam Zerbee (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 (Fall 0:10)
 
174
Nicholas Montalbano (1-1) placed 3rd and scored 6.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Nicholas Montalbano (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Colby Morris (Waynesburg ) 22-1 won by fall over Nicholas Montalbano (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 (Fall 6:06)
Cons. Semi - Nicholas Montalbano (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 received a bye () (Bye)
3rd Place Match - Nicholas Montalbano (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 won by forfeit over Jamal Lewis (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 (For.)
 
174
Jamal Lewis (0-2) placed 4th.
Quarterfinal - Jamal Lewis (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Frank Gill (Thiel College ) 1-1 won by fall over Jamal Lewis (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 (Fall 4:51)
Cons. Semi - Jamal Lewis (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
3rd Place Match - Nicholas Montalbano (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 won by forfeit over Jamal Lewis (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 (For.)
 
184
Nick Funovits (1-1) placed 2nd and scored 11.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Nick Funovits (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Nick Funovits (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 won by fall over Raheem Clemons (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 (Fall 0:09)
1st Place Match - Jared Curcio (Thiel College ) 2-0 won by decision over Nick Funovits (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 (Dec 20-13)
 
184
Raheem Clemons (0-2) placed 4th.
Quarterfinal - Raheem Clemons (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Nick Funovits (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 won by fall over Raheem Clemons (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 (Fall 0:09)
Cons. Semi - Raheem Clemons (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 received a bye () (Bye)
3rd Place Match - Ayden Bishoff (Waynesburg ) 6-17 won by decision over Raheem Clemons (Washington & Jefferson ) 0-2 (Dec 3-2)
 
197
Jacob Duncan (2-0) placed 1st and scored 16.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Jacob Duncan (Washington & Jefferson ) 2-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Jacob Duncan (Washington & Jefferson ) 2-0 won by fall over Braydon Herbster (Thiel College ) 1-1 (Fall 6:23)
1st Place Match - Jacob Duncan (Washington & Jefferson ) 2-0 won by fall over Nico Williams (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 (Fall 0:07)
 
197
Nico Williams (1-1) placed 2nd.
Quarterfinal - Nico Williams (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Nico Williams (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 won by tech fall over Howard Congdon (Thiel College ) 0-2 (TF-1.5 7:00 (20-4))
1st Place Match - Jacob Duncan (Washington & Jefferson ) 2-0 won by fall over Nico Williams (Washington & Jefferson ) 1-1 (Fall 0:07)
 
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Trevor Manley (2-1) placed 2nd and scored 9.0 team points.
Quarterfinal - Trevor Manley (Washington & Jefferson ) 2-1 won in tie breaker - 1 over Jacob Traupman (Thiel College ) 0-2 (TB-1 4-2)
Semifinal - Trevor Manley (Washington & Jefferson ) 2-1 won by decision over Trent Patrick (Waynesburg ) 5-16 (Dec 6-4)
1st Place Match - Seth Phillips (Thiel College ) 2-0 won by decision over Trevor Manley (Washington & Jefferson ) 2-1 (Dec 3-2)