PROVIDENCE, R.I. – ­Junior Angelo Folino (New Hartford, Conn.), sophomore Jaylin Houston (New Haven, Conn.) and freshman Chase Anestis (Belmont, N.H.) each won twice as Plymouth State University kicked off the wrestling season with a tenth-place finish at the Roger Williams Invitational on Saturday.
 
Johnson & Wales took home the team title, holding off Castleton University and the host Hawks.
 
The Panthers were competing for the first time since February 29, 2020 – a span of 623 days. PSU is back in tournament action next weekend at the Doug Parker Invitational hosted by Springfield College.
 
The Basics:

• Roger Williams Invitational – 10th of 10 Teams

Notable Team Scores:

• Johnson & Wales (1st, 182.5 pts), Castleton (2nd, 159.5), Roger Williams (3rd, 140.5), Southern Maine (7th, 84.5), Norwich (9th, 59.5), Plymouth State (10th, 18)

How it Happened:

• Wrestling at 133 pounds, Folino dropped a narrow 8-6 decision, but rebounded with back-to-back major decision victories before losing by fall to end his day.
• Anestis fell by an 8-7 decision in his collegiate debut at 165 but came back with an 11-6 win by decision and a technical fall (15-0) win before succumbing in his final bout.
• Houston started off his day with an 8-0 major decision win at heavyweight. He came up on the short end of a 3-2 decision but came back to post a 10-1 major decision victory before losing by fall in his final bout of the day.
• Sophomores Yuri Case (Fairfield, Conn.) and Gary Conant (Bristol, Vt.) and juniors Tyler O'Mara (Litchfield, N.H.) and Trevor O'Mara (Litchfield, N.H.) also picked up wins for the Panthers.

 
Up Next:

• Plymouth State heads to Springfield College for the Doug Parker Invitational next Saturday (Nov. 20).