Ithaca, N.Y. -- The seventh-ranked Bombers opened up the 2005-06 season by hosting the 27th annual Ithaca College Wrestling Invitational. Ithaca placed sixth in the team standings and three Bombers won individual titles: seniors
Matthias Keib (G. Ray Bodley/Fulton), ranked fifth nationally at 174 pounds; senior
Robert Stubbs (MacArthur/Levittown), ranked eighth nationally at 184; and junior
Nick Calandrino (Emerson/Emerson, N.J.) at 197 pounds.
The Bombers placed sixth in the team standings.
Senior
Jad Duca (Monmouth Junction/Brunswick, N.J.), ranked fifth nationally at 157 pounds, placed fourth.
Ithaca's three champions marked the most for the program since three Bombers won titles at the 1992 event. A school-record five Ithaca wrestlers won tournament crowns at the first two Ithaca Invitationals (1982 and 1983).