The Case Western Reserve University wrestling team won the John Summa Invitational for the first time in 39 years, placing first out of 13 teams with 276.0 points on Saturday at the Lou Higgins Center Fieldhouse in Berea, Ohio.

Sixteen of the team's wrestlers placed in the top eight of their weight classes, seven placed in the top three, and two Spartans won their brackets. Host Baldwin Wallace was the team runner-up with 247.5 points.

Bracket Winners

• Senior Thomas Wagner, 157 pounds
  • 4-0
  • Four pins
  • Defeated Luke Dolan of Otterbein by fall in 1:02 to claim the title
• First-year Alexander Goldman, 197 pounds
  • 3-0
  • Two major decisions
  • Won by decision, 4-2, over Karson Nail of Otterbein to win the bracket

Top Eight Placers

• Senior Marty Landes, second, 165 pounds
  • 4-1
  • Three technical falls
  • Lost to Nicolas DeLorenzo of Eastern by decision, 9-3, in final match
• First-year Hunter Keane, second, 141 pounds
  • 3-1
  • Pin, technical fall
  • Lost by decision, 5-2, to Keegan McMahon of BW in bracket final
• Senior Mathew Gummere, second, 184 pounds
  • 3-1
  • Pin, technical fall
  • Fell to Sean Malenfant of Alfred State in 2:04 in final
• Sophomore Chase Crutchley, second, 174 pounds
  • 3-1
  • Technical fall
  • Lost to Jessie Orbin of Waynesburg by sudden victory, 4-1, in championship bout
• Sophomore Alexander Greene Barrios, third, 133 pounds
  • 5-1
  • Three pins, technical fall
  • Pinned Deshonn Valentine from Thiel in 1:23 to place third
• Senior E.J. Alizio, fourth, 125 pounds
  • 5-2
  • Three pins, technical fall
  • Fell to Chazz Tallarigo of BW in 6:09 in third-place match
• First-year Cole Rose, fourth, 141 pounds
  • 4-2
  • Two pins
  • Lost to Ryan Mansueto of Eastern by decision, 5-0, in third-place match
• Senior John Conover, fifth, 157 pounds
  • 4-2
  • Two major decisions
  • Won by sudden victory, 10-7, in the fifth-place match over Cody Miller of Mount Union
• First-year Nate Boyd, fifth, 197 pounds
  • 2-2
  • Pin
  • Won by medical forfeit in fifth-place match
• Junior Mike Valerino, sixth, 141 pounds
  • 4-2
  • Two pins, two technical falls
• Junior Louka Babic, seventh, 174 pounds
  • 3-2
  • Three pins
  • Pinned Cole Porter of Baldwin Wallace in 23 seconds to take seventh place
• Senior Justin Sweeney, seventh, 165 pounds
  • 3-2
  • Two technical falls
  • Defeated John Starusko of Washington & Jefferson by technical fall, 15-0, in 6:32 in seventh-place match
• First-year Kodi Pfeiffer, seventh, 184 pounds
  • 3-2
  • Pin, technical fall
  • Defeated Jack Viti from W&J by pin in 4:11 to claim seventh place
• Junior Dillon O'Keefe, eighth, 149 pounds
  • 3-3
  • Two pins
  • Lost by medical forfeit in seventh-place match

Notable Performances

• First-year Tatsu Homma split four matches at 125 pounds
• Sophomore Robert Minden picked up his second technical fall of the season at 149 pounds

Spartan Notes

• Wagner won his second bracket of the season, and Goldman claimed the first bracket of his career
• Alizio won his 90th career match, improving to 90-68 with 32 pins and 11 technical falls. He also claimed the pin lead for the Spartans this season with his 14th win by fall of the campaign
• Wagner also picked up his 90th career win, improving to 90-49 with 33 pins and 18 technical falls
• Sweeney, who earned his 10th win of the campaign, secured his third and fourth technical falls this year
• Conover won his 50th career match, improving to 53-69 across four seasons
• Greene Barrios collected his fifth pin of the campaign and placed at a meet for the first time this season
• Landes won his 20th match of the season in the semifinal round, becoming the seventh Spartan to reach the milestone during the campaign
• Crutchley secured his 50th career win in the semifinal, improving his record to 50-23
• Gummere won the 70th match of his career, moving to 70-52 across four seasons
• Boyd placed at a meet for the first time in his collegiate career

Up Next

The Spartans will head to the Big Apple for the 2026 University Athletic Association Championship hosted by New York University on Saturday, February 14. CWRU will take on 11th-ranked Chicago at 5 p.m. before a matchup against the 15th-ranked host Violets at either 6:45 or 8:30 p.m.