Ithaca College Athletics

John Gemmell ’98 won Ithaca’s Ben Light Award as the top male athlete in his class after becoming the only Bomber wrestler to reach the national championship bout three times. The runner-up at 118 pounds as a sophomore and junior, he capped his career by winning the 1998 title at 126 pounds, becoming the program’s sixth NCAA champion. Gemmell won state titles as a sophomore and junior (he missed the state meet with an injury as a senior) and compiled a career record of 75-14.