WILKES-BARRE, PA. (November 7, 2026) -- The King's College wrestling team hosted its annual Ned McGinley Invitational on Saturday inside McGrane Gymnasium, welcoming 11 other teams for a 12-team tournament. Sophomore Jeffrey Spofford led the Monarchs with a second-place finish in the 125-pound bracket, advancing to the championship bout after a pair of technical fall victories and a semifinal win. Senior MJ Turi (157) also advanced to the semifinals before finishing fourth, while several other Monarchs reached the quarterfinals in their respective weight classes. As a team, the Monarchs finished eighth out of 12 competing teams.

125 Pounds

Sophomore Jeffrey Spofford turned in the top performance for the Monarchs, earning a runner-up finish at 125 pounds. After receiving a bye in the opening round, Spofford opened his tournament with a 16-1 technical fall victory over Wilkes' Arion Blackwell. He followed with a 19-4 technical fall win over York's Jacob Delvecchio to advance to the semifinals, where he defeated U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Kenneth Nichols to secure his place in the championship bout. Spofford ultimately finished second after dropping a 5-0 decision in the title match.
First-year Brayden Abrams opened his tournament in the round of 16, falling by a 16-3 major decision to W&J's Brandon Dami before dropping a pinfall decision to Hunter's Muhamadu Konteh at 1:53.

Sophomore Freddy Steigerwalt received a bye in the opening round before falling by pinfall to NYU's Xavier Diaz at 2:01. He then dropped a 20-5 technical fall decision to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Keith Fernandez.

133 Pounds

Sophomore Sid O'Donnell received a bye in the opening round before facing Wilkes' Jayvyn Johnson in the round of 16, where he fell by a 5-2 sudden victory decision. After receiving a bye in the consolation round of 16, O'Donnell returned to the mat with a strong 17-8 major decision victory over Lackawanna's Damian Melendez. He wrapped up his tournament with a 13-1 major decision loss to Scranton's Charles Arobone.

141 Pounds

First-year Daniel Maranan picked up two pinfall victories during his tournament run. Maranan opened with a pin over U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Cayden Farver before falling by pinfall to York's Logan Barkley at 3:22. He bounced back with another pinfall win over Scranton's Aidan Rehfield, followed by a 15-6 major decision victory over Stevens' Matteo Eagleson. Maranan's tournament came to a close with a pinfall loss to Roger Williams' Shane McLaughlin.

Junior Angel Avalos dropped his opening bout by pinfall to Roger Williams' Gino Manta at 1:23 before falling in a close 5-4 decision to Stevens' Matteo Eagleson.

First-year Pat Foreman opened his tournament with an impressive 15-0 technical fall victory over York's Travis Kirk at 1:48. He then fell by pinfall to Stevens' Dominic Marinilli at 1:06.
Senior Jacob Torres dropped his opening bout by decision to Roger Williams' Caden Bruseo before bouncing back with a pinfall victory over York's Travis Kirk at 1:46 in the consolation bracket. Torres' tournament ended by default at 5:43 against NYU's Pierce Kane.

149 Pounds
First-year Brock Rudy advanced to the quarterfinals after picking up a pair of victories. Rudy opened with a technical fall win over RIT's Peter Graham before pinning Hunter's Amirjon Zokirov in the round of 16. He then fell by a 17-2 technical fall to Stevens' Carmen Cortese. Rudy responded with a 5-3 decision victory over U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Aiden Krass in the consolation quarterfinals before dropping a 7-3 decision to Scranton's Christian Anzaldo in the consolation semifinals.

First-year Piero Papili also reached the quarterfinals at 149 pounds after opening with back-to-back pinfall victories. Papili pinned Scranton's Nathaniel DeCoite in the opening round before pinning RIT's Max Davidson in the round of 16. He then fell by pinfall to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Attila Vigilante in the quarterfinals. Papili bounced back with a 19-4 technical fall victory over York's Ryan Brown in the consolation quarterfinals before his tournament ended with a pinfall loss to W&J's Emmet Wolfe.

Senior Brian Hopkins fell in his opening bout by an 11-3 major decision to NYU's Sacha MacAdam. He then dropped a pinfall decision to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Aiden Krass at 2:22.

157 Pounds

Senior MJ Turi earned a fourth-place finish at 157 pounds after advancing to the semifinals. Turi opened with a decision victory over NYU's Jack Bowen before recording a 21-5 technical fall win over Scranton's Logan Donato. He continued his run with a 5-1 decision over U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Jacob Wilson to reach the semifinals. Turi then fell by an 8-2 decision to NYU's Cole Gibbons before dropping the third-place bout by pinfall to Stevens' Reed Loeffel.

Sophomore Sean Hazlett opened his tournament with a 16-3 major decision loss to Roger Williams' Jack Forte. He responded with a consolation round-of-16 victory over U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Connor Wysocki before falling in a close 18-14 sudden victory decision to Hunter's Felix Santana.

165 Pounds

First-year Scottie Ford reached the quarterfinals after opening the tournament with back-to-back pinfall victories. Ford pinned Stevens' Bodhi McCormack in the opening round before pinning Hunter's Reymond Cerda in the round of 16. He then fell by an 8-0 major decision to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Griffin Reid. Ford bounced back with another 8-0 major decision victory over Hunter's Jack Kent in the consolation quarterfinals before dropping his final bout by a 12-2 major decision to NYU's Alex Kaufmann.

Junior Jordan Bentley opened with an 8-4 decision loss to Hunter's Jack Kent before bouncing back with a pinfall victory over Yiannis Rosenthal at 0:32 in the consolation bracket. Bentley's tournament ended with a 7-0 decision loss to Lackawanna's Richard Leslie.

174 Pounds

First-year Gene Ardo opened his tournament with a pinfall loss to Roger Williams' Anton Puhach at 4:45. Ardo responded with a pinfall victory over York's Evangelos Paximadas at 0:45 in the consolation bracket before earning a 10-0 major decision win over Wilkes' Jimmy Weikel. He then fell by a 15-3 major decision to RIT's Konrad Haugeto.

First-year Mateo Sanchez dropped his opening bout by an 18-5 major decision to Wilkes' Jimmy Weikel before falling in an 11-6 decision to NYU's James Amatore.

197 Pounds

Junior Jacob Lance opened his tournament with an 8-5 decision victory over Scranton's Quinten Laughlin before falling by pinfall to NYU's Bennett Sonneborn at 2:58. Lance bounced back in the consolation quarterfinals with a pinfall victory over Roger Williams' Eric Power at 0:43 before his tournament ended with a pinfall loss to W&J's Jack Viti in the consolation semifinals.

The Monarchs return to the mat on Wednesday, November 18, when they travel to Doylestown, Pa., to take on Delaware Valley University at 7 p.m.