March 3, 1990
ITHACA, N.Y.—The year of preparation that went into hosting the 1990 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at Ithaca paid off in a smooth-running event. No amount of planning, however, could have guaranteed a more exciting outcome for Ithaca fans.
The Bombers successfully defended their 1989 title and the crowning touch was Mike Fusilli winning an individual championship at heavyweight in the final match of the tournament. A jam-packed Ben Light Gymnasium watched Fusilli post a 13-5 win over Luther’s Tom Fye.
Two other Ithaca wrestlers reached the finals. At 126 pounds, Joel Lamson was edged out 2-0 by pretourney favorite Fritz Zagorski of Brockport, while 150-pounder Marty Nichols lost 7-3 to top-seeded Shawn Voight of Cornell College (Iowa). The runner-up results were a three-spot improvement for each Ithaca wrestler.
Mike Cronmiller and Ron Gross rounded out Ithaca’s all-Americans. Cronmiller placed third in the 158-pound class and Gross was fifth at 142 pounds. Tim Habecker and Dan Bieller completed the list of Ithaca qualifiers at nationals.
The Bombers joined Brockport and the College of New Jersey as the only schools to successfully defend Division III championships.
1990 Team Standings
| Place |
School |
Points |
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| 1. |
Ithaca |
81.00 |
| 2. |
Augsburg |
64.00 |
| 3. |
Cortland |
51.50 |
| 4. |
Buena Vista |
49.75 |
| 5. |
Brockport |
47.50 |
| 6. |
John Carroll |
39.50 |
| 7. |
Central |
38.00 |
| 8. |
Luther |
33.00 |
| 9. |
Lycoming |
32.50 |
| 10. |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
31.00 |
