Ithaca, N.Y. -- The 18th-ranked Bombers competed at Cornell's Body Bar Invitational Saturday, where they were the only Division III team competing.
Senior Matthias Keib (G. Ray Bodley/Fulton), the tournament's fifth seed, won his first two matches before losing to the top seed. Keib, who is ranked third nationally at 174 pounds, lost twice in the consolation round to place sixth.
One other nationally ranked Bomber competed Saturday: junior Nick Calandrino (Emerson/Emerson, N.J.), ranked sixth nationally at 197 pounds, went 2-2.
Complete brackets
141 pounds
David Pienaar (Slippery Rock) major dec. Scott Aronowitz (Clarkstown North/New City), 13-0
Aronowitz dec. Billy Martin (Drexel), 3-1
#3 Tony Severo (Army) dec. Aronowitz, 6-0
157 pounds
Garry Price (Slippery Rock) dec. Justin Dwork (Newton North/Newtonville), 6-1
Justin Franklin (Purdue) dec. Dwork, 7-1
165 pounds
Jerald Christian (Slippery Rock) dec. Brian Lockard (Upper Dublin/Dresher, Pa.), 10-5
Lockard dec. Scott Hunter (Drexel), 6-3
Lockard dec. Tyler Daffinee (), 10-4
#3 John Deceault (Purdue) WBF Lockard, 0:49
#1 Justin Nestor (Pitt) TF Tyler Daffinee (Binghamton/Binghamton), 15-1; 5:41
Brian Lockard dec. Tyler Daffinee, 10-4
174 pounds
#5 Matthias Keib (G. Ray Bodley/Fulton) dec. Neal Beaudry (Oregon State), 15-8
#5 Keib dec. Mike Mackey (Cornell), 5-3
#1 Nick Kozar (Drexel) dec. #5 Keib, 5-2
#2 Aaron Miller (Kent State) WBF #5 Keib, 2:59
Nick Corpe (Purdue) dec. #5 Keib, 5-2
Matthias Keib (G. Ray Bodley/Fulton) places sixth
184 pounds
#8 Robert Stubbs (MacArthur/Levittown) TF Mike Blackwell (Kent State), 18-3; 7:00
# 1 Joe Mazzurco (Cornell) TF #8 Stubbs, 20-5; 7:00
# 6 Josh Arnone (Cornell) dec. #8 Stubbs, 8-3
197 pounds
Jerry Afari (Maryland) major dec. #8 Nick Calandrino (Emerson/Emerson, N.J.), 18-4
#8 Calandrino dec. Matt Darnell (Pitt), 4-1
#8 Calandrino WBF Lou Thomas (Pitt), 1:16
Aradian Ramadani (Kent State) dec. #8 Calandrino, 6-3