BRISTOL, R.I. – The Hunter College wrestling team registered a pair of victories Saturday afternoon at the NEWA-Metro Conference Challenge Duals, defeating the US Coast Guard Academy, 30-10 and Williams, 29-19.

Overall, the Hawks went 2-1 on the day, also losing 23-18 to host Roger Williams to improve to 9-5 on the season.

Ryan Gerondel finished the day 3-0, wrestling at 133 pounds. The sophomore defeated Mike Ehlinger (RW) 8-2 before topping Anthony Signoriello (CGA), 16-0 and closed the day with a 10-5 win over Kaison Tanabe (RW).

Sean Messina was 2-1 in matches in the 141 pound division, pinning James Carroll (RW) in just 29 seconds to earn his first win. The West Islip native bumped up to the 149 weight class against the US Coast Guard Academy and earned a 5-2 victory over Fred Green. The senior grappler fell in his final match of the day, losing to Roger Williams' Ces Antista, 8-2 at 141 pounds.

Musa DeReese earned a pair of wins for the Hawks, defeating Colin Egan, 8-1 and USCGA's Mark Howard (6-1) to help the Hawks to victory.

Hunter dropped the first match of the day, albeit narrowly as Roger Williams defeated Hunter, 23-18. Despite the loss, Hunter saw strong performances from Gerondel, Messina and DeReese who each earned victories.

The Hawks rebounded in round two, defeating the US Coast Guard Academy soundly, 30-10. In addition to Messina and Gerondel's victories, Luke Pragdat pinned Virgil Moreno in 2:34 to win at 174 while Jordan Donahue (9-2) and Leon Bodden (10-2) earned victories by decision at 184 and 285 pounds respectively.

Finally, The Hawks avengened an earlier loss to Roger Williams, topping the opposing Hawks, 29-12 to close out the event. Chris Gogatz won by a 4-1 decision at 149 and Pragdat notched his second win of the afternoon with a technical pin fall in 6:03 at 174 pounds.

Hunter looks to continue its winning ways this Saturday, February 4th when it heads to York College for a tri-match against York and Elizabethtown.

Roger Williams 23  Hunter College 18
125-Dante Porrazzo (RW) 8-2 over Kenneth Albert
133-Ryan Gerondel (H) 8-2 over Mike Ehlinger
141-Sean Messina (H) pinned James Carroll :29
149-Conor Hayes (RW) 4-1 over Chris Gogatz
157-Kyle D'Urso (RW) 9-1 over Brady Kwong
165-Collin Crowell (RW) pinned Jesse Capello-Colon
174-Jack DiBurro (RW) 13-2 over Thor McHugh
184-Shane Parcel (RW) 10-5 over Luke Pragdat
197-Musa DeReese (H) 8-1 over Colin Egan
285-Leon Bodden (H) by forfeit

Hunter 30 USCGA 10
125-Nate Giorgio (CGA) 1-9 over Oliver Lopez (H)
133-Ryan Gerondel (H)16-0 tech fall over Anthony Signoriello (CGA)
141-Matthew Suchow (H) by forfeit
149-Sean Messina (H) 5-2 over Fred Green
157-Colin Schuster (CGA) 6-1 over Chris Gogatz
165- Vaughn Gehman (CGA) 8-4 over Jesse Capello-colon (H)
174-Luke Pragdat (H) pinned Virgil Moreno 2:34
184-Jordan Donahue (H) 9-2 over Nolan Sayles
197-Musa DeReese(H)  6-1 over Mark Howardc (CGA)
285-Leon Bodden (H) 10-2 over Joel Wyman (CGA)

Hunter 29 Williams 12
125-Kenneth Albert (H) by forfeit
133-Ryan Gerondel (H) 10-5 over Kaison Tanabe (W)
141- Ces Antista (W) 8-2 over Sean Messina
149- Chris Gogatz (H) 4-1 over Carson Brooks (W)
157- Scott Sanderson (W) 4-1 over Brady Kwong (H)
165- Kyle Gaffney (W) 13-6 over Ryan Baxter (H)
174-Luke Pragdat (H) tech fall over (W) 6:03 17-2
184- Dan Kurnik (W) pinned Alan Djovic 5:50
197-Musa DeReese(H)  by forfeit
285-Tom Foote (W) 8-2 over Leon Bodden (H)