ERIE, Pa. – The Edinboro men's wrestling team opened the season at the Hurst Invitational Sunday led by first-place finishes from Brody Evans and Jacob Brenneman.
 
Brenneman opened the day with a 17-1 tech fall over Mercyhurst's Gus Stedeford at the 5:29 mark. He continued to put up points in the second round finishing a major decision 17-4 over Drexel's Pat Woloshyn. In his third match, Brenneman scored another major this time 11-3 over Branden Rozanski of LIU. In the first-place match, Brenneman defeated Drexel's Anthony Paul 5-1.
 
Evans got to his offense in his first match scoring a 26-8 tech fall over Mercyhurst's Zachary Caldwell. In a stark contrast, Evans earned a 2-1 decision over Dom Petracci of Drexel. In the third match, Evans needed just 50 seconds to score the fall over Christian Horeis from LIU. In the first-place match, Evans was a 4-1 winner over Drexel's Justin Griffith.
 
The Fighting Scots also had five wrestlers finish in second on the day.
 
Tate Geiser was the runner-up at 174. Against William Capizzi of Mercyhurst, Geiser posted a 21-6 tech fall in the first period. He added a bonus point win in his second match scoring a 19-8 major decision over Sean Love of Drexel. Geiser advanced to the title match with a 19-5 major over Jack Valentin of LIU. Jasiah Queen of Drexel stopped Geiser's run 16-5.
 
Jordan Thompson started his day at 165 with an 18-2 tech fall over Jake Hill of Mercyhurst. After defeating Tyson Seeholtz of Drexel 3-1, Thompson advanced to the final with an 8-6 decision over Luke Nieto of LIU. In the final, Dom Findora scored a 7-1 over Thompson.
 
 Joey Arnold made his return to the lineup at 184 and got his season started with a fall in 1:32 over Mercyhurst's Tre Driggett. In a defensive battle, Arnold scored a 1-0 win over Daniel Gurovich of Drexel in the second match. Arnold found the offense again in the third match topping Tyler Hicks of LIU 10-2. In the finals, Arnold fell to Ethan Wilson 5-2.
 
At 149, Anthony Ferraro came out and pinned Lane Snyder of Mercyhurst in 3:58. He followed that up with a 3-0 decision over Patrick Kelly of Drexel. In the semifinal, Ferraro was a 6-3 victor over Brayden Roberts of LIU. In the final, Ferraro dropped a 10-0 major to Anthony Santaniello.
 
Aden Roe also picked up a second-place finish opening with a 32-second fall of Gino Guerrisi of Merychurst. He continued to pin opponents defeating Sal Marchese with a fall in 2:45. Roe added a third straight pin at 2:28 against Melvin Whitehead of LIU. Roe dropped a 21-5 tech fall to Nat Schon of Drexel.
 
Full results for the Fighting Scots at the Hurst Invitational can be found here.
 
The Scots return to action on Saturday with a trip to the Michigan State Open.