Collegeville, Pa. – The fourth-ranked wrestling team (11-0) maintained its unbeaten record with four lopsided wins at Saturday's North-South Duals, hosted by Ursinus. Ithaca wrestlers lost just five times in 38 bouts, while shutting out McDaniel (2-3) 44-0 and beating Messiah (5-4) 32-6, #17 Wesleyan (1-3) 37-4 and Central (4-6) 33-12.
Junior Blaine Woszczak (Wall/Manasquan, N.J.), the nation's top-ranked wrestler at 174 pounds, went 4-0 with a fall and three major decisions. Woszczak is now 20-2 on the season (with an 8-0 mark in dual meets) with three falls and a team-leading eight major decisions. His career record stands at 84-27.
Senior Jon Gregory (Phillipsburg/Phillipsburg, N.J.), ranked fifth nationally at 125 pounds, remained unbeaten on the season. He pinned two opponents and recorded a7-5 win over a Wesleyan opponent ranked eighth nationally. Gregory, who now has four pins among his 15 wins, is 10-0 in dual meets and 70-29 in his career.
Wrestling at 141 pounds, sophomore Jeremy Stierly (Owen J. Roberts/Pottstown, Pa.) also won all three of his bouts (including his sixth major decision). Stierly, who's ranked sixth nationally, is 16-2 on the season (7-1 in dual-meet competition) and 39-12 as a Bomber.
Senior Dave Sbriscia (Warren Hills/Stewartsville, N.J.) went 3-0 at 197 pounds, picking up a major decision and two decisions. He's 5-0 this season and 58-31 in his career.
Eight Bombers went 2-0 during the tournament. Senior Chad Winowich (Abington Heights/Clarks Summit, Pa.), ranked fourth at 133 pounds, improved to 16-3 overall and 4-0 in dual matches. He recorded his fourth pin of the season and raised his career mark to 83-35.
Wrestling at 157 pounds, senior Willie Horwath (Liberty/Bethlehem, Pa.) stretched his dual-match winning streak to 21 and raised his career record to 107-38. He's now tied with Matt Sorochinsky (1990-94) and Joel Lamson (1986-90) for seventh on Ithaca's all-time victory list and is 16-4 this winter.
Sophomore heavyweight Matt Mahon (Brighton/Rochester) pinned both his opponents to improve to 16-4 (8-0 in dual meets). Mahon's nine pins this season lead the team and he's now 35-12 with 18 career pins.
Sophomore Derek Brenon (Immaculate Heart Central/Watertown) pinned two opponents at 157 pounds, giving him four falls on the season. Brenon is 14-4 with a 5-1 record in dual-match competition.
Sophomore Seth Ecker (Pottstown/Pottstown, Pa.) raised his season record to 13-5 (7-0 in dual matches) and his career slate to 37-13 by winning twice at 133 pounds.
Freshman Evan Connors (Phillips Exeter Academy [N.H.]/Lowell/North Weymouth, Mass.) pinned one opponent at 149 pounds and won by major decision in his other bout. He's 13-6 overall, with a perfect 5-0 mark in dual matches. Connors has won four times by major decision and three times by fall.
Senior heavyweight Joe Goetz (New Hyde Park Memorial/New Hyde Park), who's seen limited time since joining the team after the Bombers' football season, picked up his first two wins of the season. He's now 48-31 in his career.
Wrestling at 165 pounds, senior John Dale (North Penn/Lansdale, Pa.) won twice by major decision. He's 11-7 this year and 45-34 in his career.
Picking up one win apiece during Saturday's competition were junior David Priest (Wyomissing/Douglassville, Pa.), who's ranked fourth at 174 pounds; junior Junior Amazan (Uniondale/Hempstead) at 141 pounds; sophomore Tom Heckman (Cedar Cliff/Mechanicsburg, Pa.) at 184 pounds; and freshman Josue Mendez (Brentwood/Brentwood) at 174 pounds.
Priest is now 12-3 this season and 65-21 overall. Amazan raised his season record to 8-5 with his 31st career victory. Heckman is 13-9 this winter and has 22 wins as a Bomber and Mendez is off to an 8-6 start.
Ithaca returns to action this weekend at Lycoming's Budd Whitehill National Duals. The 20-team, two-day competition, is one of Division III's top in-season team tournaments. The Bombers placed second last year.
#4 ITHACA 44, McDaniel 0
125: #5 Jon Gregory (IC) WBF Mark Lobeck, 1:25
133: Seth Ecker (IC) dec. Tommy Goretsas, 19-15
141: Junior Amazan (IC) major dec. Michael Tancredi, 12-4
149: #1 Blaine Woszczak (IC) major dec. Brent Lowe, 19-6
157: Evan Connors (IC) WBF Tobin Lehmann, 1:41
165: Derek Brenon (IC) WBF Tony Vordran, 6:30
174: Josue Mendez (IC) dec. Scott Forrester, 8-3
184: Dickie (IC) won by forfeit
197: Tom Heckman (IC) dec. Joe Camlin, 5-3
285: Joe Goetz (IC) dec. Brock Glotfelty, 3-2
#4 ITHACA 32, Messiah 6
125: #5 Jon Gregory (IC) WBF Spencer Alexander, 3:55
133: #4 Chad Winowich (IC) WBF Ryan Snead, 4:38
141: #6 Jeremy Stierly (IC) dec. Alex DeHart, 3-0
149: #1 Blaine Woszczak (IC) major dec. Logan Putnam, 16-4
157: Willie Horwath (IC) dec. Josh Bressler, 5-1
165: John Dale (IC) major dec. Steve Willingham, 10-0
174: David Jones (MC) dec. Josue Mendez, 7-2
184: Tim Stewart (MC) dec. Keith Dickie, 7-1
197: Dave Sbriscia (IC) major dec. Dando Speers, 12-3
285: Joe Goetz (IC) dec. Zane Bachert, 6-2
#4 ITHACA 37, #19 Wesleyan 4
125: #5 Jon Gregory (IC) dec. #8 Dan Bloom, 7-5
133: #4 Chad Winowich (IC) dec. Chris Alvanos, 8-2
141: #6 Jeremy Stierly (IC) major dec. Howard Tobochnik, 18-5
149: #1 Blaine Woszczak (IC) WBF Tom Oddo, 3:20
157: Willie Horwath (IC) dec. Dave Bachy, 9-4
165: Derek Brenon (IC) WBF Josh Berkovic, 1:33
174: #4 David Priest (IC) dec. #6 Greg Hurd, 10-4
184: Zach Rolfe (Wes) major dec. Dickey, 10-2
197: Dave Sbriscia (IC) dec. Dave Amrhein, 9-2
285: Matt Mahon (IC) WBF Dan Conry, 1:31
#4 ITHACA 33, Central 12
125: Justin Marx (CC) won by forfeit
133: Seth Ecker (IC) won by forfeit
141: #6 Jeremy Stierly (IC) dec. Josh Atwell, 6-0
149: #1 Blaine Woszczak (IC) major dec. Joseph Atwell, 15-5
157: Evan Connors (IC) major dec. Curtis Hobbs, 9-0
165: John Dale (IC) major dec. Reid Imerman, 13-5
174: Ivan Gaeta (CC) dec. #4 David Priest (IC), 6-5
184:Keith Rush (CC) dec. Scott Mack, 12-9
197: Dave Sbriscia (IC) WBF Holden Blythe, 1:25
285: Matt Mahon (IC) WBF Nathan Rouse, 1:25