Williamsport, Pa. – The seventh-ranked Ithaca wrestling team (11-1) won eight bouts – picking up bonus points in four of them, beating #30 Lycoming (12-7) 30-9 Thursday. The Bombers improve to 9-6 all-time against the Warriors, winning the third straight in the series.
Sophomore David Priest (Wyomissing/Douglassville, Pa.), ranked sixth nationally, improved to 17-3 with a 6-2 win at174 pounds. He's 43-17 in his career.
Two other nationally ranked Bombers both remained unbeaten in dual meets: sophomore Blaine Woszczak (Wall/Manasquan, N.J.), ranked seventh at 149 pounds, was a 7-4 winner to raise his record to 12-0 in dual meets (25-6 overall). He's 57-20 in his career and undefeated (8-0) in dual meets this winter.
At 157 pounds, junior Willie Horwath (Liberty/Bethlehem, Pa.) won by technical fall to raise his season mark to 27-5, including a 12-0 dual-meet record. Horwath, who picked up his second technical fall of the season, is 82-27 as a Bomber. He's ranked ninth in Division III.
With three dual meets remaining, Horwath, Priest and Woszczak have a chance to join 20 other Bombers who've posted unbeaten seasons in dual-meet competition. Three-time all-American Ryan Ciotoli (17-0 in 2000-01), now an Ithaca assistant coach, is the only Bomber wrestler to do so since 1995.
Freshman Chad Condidorio (LeRoy/LeRoy) also won by technical fall, opening up a 21-6 lead with nine seconds to go at 133 pounds. Condidorio is 15-7 overall, with a 5-1 dual-meet mark.
Freshman Seth Ecker (Pottstown/Pottstown, Pa.) and junior John Paxos (Roxbury/Succasunna, N.J.) both won by major decision. Ecker was a 12-3 winner at 125 pounds to raise his record to 16-5. Paxos, who won 11-2 at 141 pounds, is 19-6 this winter and 65-37 in his career.
Juniors Scott Edwards (Liberty/Bethlehem, Pa.) and Joe Goetz (New Hyde Park Memorial/New Hyde Park) rounded out Ithaca's winners. Edwards won 9-4 at 165 pounds and Goetz blanked his heavyweight opponent 4-0. Edwards is now 11-10 on the season and Goetz (40-28 in his career) is 11-3.
The Bombers host Oneonta Wednesday at 7 p.m.
125: Seth Ecker (IC) major dec. Stephen Hinton (LC), 12-3
133: Chad Condidorio (IC) TF Cody Billotte (LC), 21-6; 6:51
141: John Paxos (IC) major dec. Thomas Barger (LC), 11-2
149: #7 Blaine Woszczak (IC) dec. Michael Maurer (LC), 7-4
157: #9 Willie Horwath (IC) TF Zachary Ewbank (LC), 18-4; 4:37
165: Scott Edwards (IC) dec. Justin Waycaster (LC), 9-4
174: #6 David Priest (IC) dec. Troy Hayre (LC), 6-2
184: Kyle Crouthamel (LC) dec. Tom Heckman (Cedar Cliff/Mechanicsburg, Pa.), 4-0
197: Bryan Kopesky (LC) medical forfeit Chris Carabello (Gov. Mifflin/Shillington, Pa.), 14-8
285: Joe Goetz (IC) dec. Richard Ausem (LC), 4-0
