COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BAILEY (BINGHAMTON) POSTS 2-2 MARK AT FRANKLIN & MARSHALL OPEN (January 14, 2026)

Valley Sports Report
LANCASTER, Pa. — Tioga grad Deakon Bailey, a redshirt freshman at Division I Binghamton University, was 2-2 in the 174-pound weight class here Friday at the Franklin & Marshall Open.

Bailey dropped a 12-2 major decision to Buffalo's Rafael Knapp in the opening round, but bounced back with a pair of wins in the consolation bracket.

Bailey pinned Sacred Heart's Manny Psikarkis in 39 seconds in the first round of wrestlebacks.

He scored a takedown just eight seconds into the bout, then turned Psikarkis for three near-fall points, before finishing off the fall.

Bailey scored an 11-5 win over Navy's Liam Kilrain in the second round of wrestlebacks.

Bailey recorded the initial takedown and added a tilt to take a 5-0 lead after the first period.

He added a takedown late in the second period to up his lead to 8-0.

Kilrain closed the gap to 9-5 with a reversal and a takedown in the third period, but Bailey added an escape in the closing seconds, and a riding-time point to provide the final margin.

He saw his tournament end with a 7-1 loss to Rutgers' Nathan Blanchette.

Binghamton returns to action Jan. 25 with home duals against Brown and Harvard.

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IN PHOTO: Deakon Bailey.

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