PHILADELPHIA, PA - George Walton (Franklin, NJ/Bound Brook) won his second-straight title at 184 and the Rider University Wrestling Team took 4^th place at the Keystone Classic in the Palestra on Sunday. Nine Broncs reached the podium on the day, including third place finishes from Richie Koehler (Middletown, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) and David Szuba (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial).
 
Walton opened his title run with a major decision over Penn's Ethan Hernandez, 20-9. Then, Walton earned decisions over Appalachian State's Barrett Blakely in the quarterfinals and Drexel's Bryan McLaughlin in the semifinals. Walton would secure the title at 184 in a four-minute tech fall over Neil Antrassian of Penn, 17-2.
 
Koehler and Szuba finished in third place while Silverstein placed sixth after falling in the semifinals. Tyler Klinsky (Middletown, NJ/Middletown North) earned a fourth-place finish at 125. Michael Wilson (Annandale, NJ/North Hunterdon) finished sixth at 165. Bryan Miraglia (Delran, NJ/Delran), Shane Reitsma (Howell, NJ/Howell) and Matt Correnti (Delran, NJ/Holy Cross Academy [Rutgers]) took eighth place at 141, 174 and 197 respectively.
 
Quotes & Notes
"Our team needs matches today. We had some good performances especially from George Walton. [Tyler] Klinsky, [David] Szuba and Richie [Koehler] also wrestled well but we all have things to improve on." - Rider Head Coach John Hangey 
 
- Koehler, Jake Silverstein (Hauppauge, NY/Smithtown [Nebraska]) and Szuba each made the semifinals at 133, 157 and 285 respectively.
-As a team, Rider tied for fourth with Drexel at 99 points.
-The Broncs return to action when they travel to MAC opponent Central Michigan on Friday, Dec. 3. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.