The Match Facts:
Team Place: Roanoke 7th
Location: Wheaton, Ill. – King Arena

The Short story: Junior Mark Samuel won the 141 pound weight class and the Roanoke College wrestling team placed seventh at the two-day Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational this weekend, facing some of the top teams in the nation.

How it happened:
*Samuel won four matches to advance to the finals, one by technical fall and one by major decision.
*Samuel had a 19-4 technical fall victory in the finals over his foe from North Central. 

Invitational Highlights: 
*Isiac Paulino took fourth place at 125 pounds, winning four matches, two by technical fall.
*David Reid also placed fourth at 165 pounds. He was 4-1 for the weekend with one pin and three major decisions.
*Vincenzo Corvetto was sixth at 184 pounds with a 4-2 record. He earned two major decisions and one technical fall.
*Andrew McDougal had a pin and a technical fall at 157 pounds.

Up Next:
Roanoke travels to Southern Virginia University Thursday for an Old Dominion Athletic Conference match at 7 p.m

Complete Results
125 Isiac Paulino placed 3rd and scored 16.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Isiac Paulino won by tech fall over Samson St. Germain (Ferrum College) (TF-1.5 2:59 (16-0))
Champ. Round 2 - Isiac Paulino won by tech fall over Jushawn Ferrell (Alma College) (TF-1.5 6:47 (22-2))
Quarterfinal - Isiac Paulino won by decision over Shelton Chastain (Ozarks) (Dec 7-1)
Semifinal - Izzy Balsiger (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) won by decision over Isiac Paulino (Dec 7-5)Cons. Semi - Isiac Paulino won by decision over Fred Luchs (Rhode Island) (Dec 4-1)
3rd Place Match - Isiac Paulino won by decision over Quintin Wolbert (Wisconsin – Lacrosse (Dec 7-1)
141
Mark Samuel (21-2) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Mark Samuel 21-2 won by major decision over Ben Grater (Wilkes University) 12-11 (MD 9-1)
Champ. Round 2 - Mark Samuel 21-2 won by tech fall over Sebastian Armstrong (Rhode Island) 2-2 (TF-1.5 5:40 (16-1))
Quarterfinal - Mark Samuel 21-2 won by decision over Jared Gallub (Nebraska Wesleyan University) 16-5 (Dec 7-1)
Semifinal - Mark Samuel 21-2 won by decision over Talan Schutte (Wisconsin - Lacrosse) 21-7 (Dec 7-2)
1st Place Match - Mark Samuel 21-2 won by tech fall over Joshua Robison (North Central (IL)) 17-6 (TF-1.5 6:04 (19-4))
149
Dustin Smith (13-14) place is unknown and scored 0.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brendan Connolly (University of Chicago) 15-13 won by decision over Dustin Smith 13-14 (Dec 17-13)
Cons. Round 1 - Dustin Smith 13-14 won in sudden victory - 1 over Calvin Cai (Case Western Reserve) 3-9 (SV-1 4-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Tyler Starr (North Central (IL)) 21-11 won by decision over Dustin Smith 13-14 (Dec 4-1)
157
Andrew McDougal (18-5) place is unknown and scored 5.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jayden Jones (Ohio Northern) 4-2 won by decision over Andrew McDougal 18-5 (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Andrew McDougal 18-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Andrew McDougal 18-5 won by fall over Luke Dolan (Otterbein) 15-8 (Fall 2:07)
Cons. Round 3 - Andrew McDougal 18-5 won by tech fall over Michael Smith (Milwaukee School of Engineering) 11-12 (TF-1.5 6:57 (18-2))
Cons. Round 4 - Landon Church (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) 26-10 won by major decision over Andrew McDougal 18-5 (MD 16-8)
165
David Reid (20-4) placed 4th and scored 16.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - David Reid 20-4 won by major decision over Scott Lallas (Rhode Island) 0-2 (MD 11-1)
Champ. Round 2 - David Reid 20-4 won by decision over Travis Richardson (Heidelberg University) 15-13 (Dec 5-3)
Quarterfinal - David Reid 20-4 won by fall over Elijah Hunt (Concordia College (Moorhead)) 14-7 (Fall 2:39)
Semifinal - Brian Petry (Cornell College) 26-6 won by major decision over David Reid 20-4 (MD 9-1)
Cons. Semi - David Reid 20-4 won by major decision over Keegan Demarest (Messiah College) 37-5 (MD 14-3)
174
Xavier Preston (14-7) place is unknown and scored 4.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Xavier Preston 14-7 won by tech fall over Lucas Miller (Wilkes University) 14-10 (TF-1.5 6:44 (19-2))
Champ. Round 2 - Aiden Ashburn (John Carroll University) 24-9 won by major decision over Xavier Preston 14-7 (MD 15-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Xavier Preston 14-7 won by tech fall over Jack Miller (Augustana College) 17-12 (TF-1.5 5:17 (16-1))
Cons. Round 3 - Jackson Hughes (Milwaukee School of Engineering) 25-11 won by fall over Xavier Preston 14-7 (Fall 2:22)
184
Vincenzo Corvetto (22-8) placed 6th and scored 14.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Vincenzo Corvetto 22-8 won by major decision over Benicio Martinez (Millikin University) 2-2 (MD 16-8)
Champ. Round 2 - Vincenzo Corvetto 22-8 won by tech fall over Sean King (Wheaton) 1-2 (TF-1.5 5:30 (17-1))
Quarterfinal - Cade Creighton (University of Chicago) 11-4 won by decision over Vincenzo Corvetto 22-8 (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 4 - Vincenzo Corvetto 22-8 won by major decision over Owen Frizzell (Heidelberg University) 15-8 (MD 13-4)
Cons. Round 5 - Vincenzo Corvetto 22-8 won by medical forfeit over Cael Mclaren (Cornell College) 24-2 (M. For.)
Cons. Semi - NIall Schoenfelder (Wisconsin-Eau Claire) 16-7 won by decision over Vincenzo Corvetto 22-8 (Dec 9-5)
197
Cam Cavins (17-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Casey Aikman (North Central (IL)) 10-3 won by tech fall over Cam Cavins 17-12 (TF-1.5 2:49 (18-2))
Cons. Round 1 - Cam Cavins 17-12 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Logan Neitzel (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) 26-8 won by tech fall over Cam Cavins 17-12 (TF-1.5 6:06 (19-3))
285
Nicholas Cook (21-12) place is unknown and scored 1.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Nicholas Cook 21-12 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jackson Brinker (Cornell College) 13-9 won by fall over Nicholas Cook 21-12 (Fall 5:58)
Cons. Round 2 - Nicholas Cook 21-12 won by major decision over Cooper McKean (Otterbein) 2-4 (MD 18-8)