ALLIANCE, Ohio (Nov. 7) – The Saint Vincent College men's wrestling team opened its 2026-27 season with a strong showing at the Mount Union Invitational on Saturday, November 7, finishing seventh in the 17-team field, with three Bearcats earning individual podium finishes.
Saint Vincent totaled 73 team points to secure its seventh-place finish, led by Anthony Orlandini, who earned a runner-up finish at 149 pounds, while Jonah McCoy placed seventh at 285 pounds and Nathan Barkley finished eighth in the 184 lbs. weight class.
Orlandini led the way for the Bearcats, posting a 3-1 record on his way to a second-place finish in the 149A bracket. After receiving a first-round bye, Orlandini opened his tournament with an 11-9 decision victory over Adrian Pigg of Ohio Northern. He followed that up with a 4-2 decision win against Connor Saylor of Gannon in the quarterfinals.
In the semifinals, Orlandini advanced to the championship bout after earning a victory by medical forfeit over Gannon's TJ Allison. His tournament run came to an end in the championship match, falling by a 14-7 decision to Jack DeBoe of host Mount Union to secure his runner-up finish.
McCoy put together a strong performance of his own in the heavyweight bracket, earning a seventh-place finish after recording four victories, including two by fall.
After receiving a first-round bye, McCoy dropped his opening bout to Gannon's Bradyn McConneha by fall at the 2:32 mark. He responded with four consecutive victories in the consolation bracket, beginning with a pin of Ohio Northern's Sam Cruser in 5:36.
McCoy followed with a 7-0 decision victory over Juuso Young of John Carroll before recording his second pin of the afternoon, defeating Marc Richardson of Shenandoah at the 4:41 mark. Following a narrow 4-3 decision loss to John Duran of Gannon in the consolation semifinals, McCoy secured seventh place with a victory by medical forfeit over Richie McCormack of Seton Hill.
Barkley rounded out the Bearcats' podium finishers, placing eighth after earning three victories, including two by fall and one by technical fall.
Barkley opened his tournament with a pair of first-period pins, defeating Kamren Watkins of Randolph in just 40 seconds before pinning John Carroll's Maksym Petrechko in 1:38.
In the quarterfinals, Barkley suffered a narrow 9-8 decision loss to Tanner Giatras of Shenandoah, sending him into the consolation bracket. He bounced back in impressive fashion with an 18-1 technical fall victory over Henry McLear of Hiram in 4:43.
Barkley then fell to Bear Horgan of John Carroll by fall in 1:29 before dropping the seventh-place match to Giuseppe Di Monte of Mount Union by a 15-4 major decision, finishing eighth overall.
Saint Vincent returns to action on Wednesday, November 11 with a road dual at Shippensburg University. The dual is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night.
