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PHILADELPHIA \u2013 The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team closes out dual action on Thursday, Feb. 19, hosting Rider for a Senior Day showdown in the Palestra at 7 p.m. *At Lock Haven, Nathan Taylor<\/a> (141) and Xander Kuokkanen<\/a> (184) led the charge for Penn, earning runner-up finishes at their weights. John Vinciguerra<\/a> placed third at heavyweight, and Deven Casey<\/a> landed fourth at 133 to round out the Red and Blue on the podium. #TheBuild
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\nRider (12-5, 6-0 MAC) vs. Penn (6-4, 2-3 Ivy League)
\nThursday, Feb. 19 | 7 p.m.
\nPhiladelphia, Pa. | The Palestra
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\nThe Penn vs. Rider Series
\n*Rider holds the all-time advantage in the series leading 5-3.
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\n*The Broncs are on a five-meet streak in the series, taking the most recent matchup 20-18 during the 2018 season.
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\n*Penn has not won a battle in the series since the 2011-12 campaign, when the Quakers came out on top 22-9 in University City.
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\nQuaker Notemeal
\n*Penn had a busy weekend on the road, battling #15 Lehigh (L, 14-24) on Friday and Princeton (L, 14-23) on Saturday before closing the weekend at the Lock Haven Open II where four Quakers earned podium spots on Sunday.
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\n*Jude Swisher<\/a> and Cross Wasilewski<\/a> went undefeated in duals on the weekend, with Swisher taking down #11 Logan Rozynski (3-1) and Rocco Camillaci (15-3), and Wasilewski topping Matt Repos (12-2) and #10 Eligh Rivera (11-2).<\/p>\n
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*The Quakers will celebrate the Class of 2026 before Thursday’s meet, honoring Evan Bennett<\/a>, CJ Composto<\/a>, Matthew Cruise<\/a>, Kelly Dunnigan<\/a>, Hunter Gandy<\/a>, Kyle Hauserman<\/a>, Brady Pruett<\/a>, Adam Thomson<\/a>, Andy Troczynski<\/a>, and Lance Urbas<\/a>.
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*Six Quakers sit in the Intermat and FloWrestling rankings, with sophomore Wasilewski leading the charge at #5 in the 149 field. #9 Composto (141), #11 Swisher (157), #12 Evan Mougalian<\/a> , #19 Sean Seefeldt<\/a>, and #25 Davis Motyka<\/a> round out the Red and Blue in the individual rankings.
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*Wasilewski carries an astounding 23-2 overall record and 9-1 dual record into this week’s competition.
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Scouting the Broncs
*Rider is on a three-meet win streak heading into Thursday’s dual closer, bringing wins over Drexel (30-10), Bloomsburg (42-0), and Lock Haven (29-12) into University City.
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*Four Broncs are ranked in the Intermat rankings, with #14 Eli Griffin (141) and #14 Brock Zurawski leading the charge. #15 Tyler Klinsky (125) and #33 Dylan Layton (149) even out Rider’s presence in the rankings.
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Penn Lineup vs. Rider
125: Brady Pruett<\/a>
133: #12\u00a0Evan Mougalian<\/a>
141: #9\u00a0CJ Composto<\/a>
149: #5\u00a0Cross Wasilewski<\/a>
157: #12\u00a0Jude Swisher<\/a>\u00a0
165: #19\u00a0Sean Seefeldt<\/a>
174:\u00a0Caden Bellis<\/a>\u00a0
184:\u00a0Liam Carlin<\/a> or Greyson Meak<\/a>
197:\u00a0Martin Cosgrove<\/a>
285:\u00a0John Pardo<\/a>\u00a0
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