Rochester, N.Y. – The fourth-ranked wrestling team (5-0) earned bonus points in four of its seven wins en route to a 31-10 win at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Freshmen
Alex Gomez (Brentwood/Brentwood) and
Kevin Collins (Randolph/East Amherst) recorded consecutive falls, pinning their opponents at 141 and 149 pounds, respectively.
Gomez, now 8-5 on the season recorded his third pin of the year (in 2:32).
Collins raised his record to 7-9 with his second fall (in 3:33).
Senior
Max Cohen (Williamsville East/Amherst) picked up his third major decision of the season, winning 14-4 at 125 pounds. He's now 6-7 this winter and 30-32 in his career.
Junior
Jules Doliscar (Dix Hills/Trinity), ranked third nationally at 174 pounds, improved to 17-2 on the season by posting a 6-4 decision.
Senior
Tom Heckman (Cedar Cliff/Mechanicsburg, Pa.) edged his opponent 6-5 at 197 pounds. Heckman's season record is 4-2 and his career mark is 33-32.
Senior
Matt Mahon (Brighton/Rochester), Division III's eighth-ranked heavyweight, was a 7-1 winner to raise his season record to 11-3.
Mahon is 76-29 overall as a Bomber.
Freshman
Grant Dickey (Cedar Cliff/New Cumberland, Pa.) won by medical forfeit at 165 pounds. His record stands at 7-9.
The win raised Ithaca's all-time record over the Tigers to 43-16; the Bombers have won 25 of the last 27 meetings.
The Bombers are back in action Saturday, hosting Oswego at 4:30 p.m.
#4 ITHACA 31, Rochester Institute of Technology 10
125:
Max Cohen (IC) major dec. Shin Wakabayashi, 14-4
133: Rory Bruce (RIT) major dec.
Marvin Amazan, 12-4
141:
Alex Gomez (IC) WBF Jake Harvey, 2:32
149:
Kevin Collins (IC) WBF Adam Hugunine, 3:33
157: Sean Sercu (RIT) dec.
Jason Fraser (Ithaca) 3-1
165:
Grant Dickey (IC) medical forfeit Tory Cain
174:
Jules Doliscar (IC) dec. Nick Fuschino, 6-4
184: Tyler Brent (RIT) dec.
Kyle McKeighan, 4-3
197: Thomas Heckman (IC) dec. Dave Sickler, 6-5
285: Matthew Mahon (IC) dec. Nick Stewart, 7-1