Men's Wrestling | 1/23/2016 6:05:00 PM

RESULTS
GREENVILLE, Pa. — The nationally-ranked Ithaca College wrestling team captured the team championship during Saturday's annual Mel Berry Duals at Thiel College as the Bombers won their fourth team title during the 2015-16 school year.

The Bombers (9-4), ranked ninth in the country by the National Wrestling Coaches' Association poll, defeated No. 18 Baldwin Wallace by a score of 22-9 before blanking Mercyhurst North East, 50-0, and dominating host Thiel 41-7 to claim the team championship.

Taking on Baldwin Wallace, junior co-captain Jimmy Kaishian (125) held off Chris Doyle 3-2, junior Nick Wahba (141) decisioned Zach Taylor 10-5, sophomore Nick Velez (165) earned a major decision, 17-5 over Jimmy Sandlin, and junior Carlos Toribio (184) defeated Ben Lebrun 7-4 as Ithaca knocked off a nationally-ranked team for the fifth time.

Senior co-captain Eamonn Gaffney won a 13-9 decision over Grant Gaffney at 157, freshman Jake Ashcraft prevailed 5-1 in sudden victory overtime at 197, and junior Matt Booth earned a 3-2 decision over Joe Belford at 285 to complete the scoring for Ithaca.

Against Mercyhurst North East, Ithaca earned three wins by forfeit in recording its first shutout of the year.

Wahba earned a 7-3 decision vs. Mason Bryne at 141, Velez won a 5-3 decision over Sam Colebert at 165, and Toribio pinned Garrett Smead in 2:06 to win at 184.

Ashcraft earned a pin in 1:04 against Tyler Mattison at 197, sophomore Nik Hansen pinned Bryant Vannoy in 1:54 at 174, freshman Jake O'Brien earned a 17-1 technical fall win at 285, and classmate Anthony Fano defeated Brandon Ingram 5-2 to win at 157 to spark the Bombers.

Facing host Thiel, Ithaca recorded three wins on a pin, two major decision victories, and a pair of technical fall wins.

Kaishian won a 19-4 technical fall victory against Justin Walter at 125, while Velez earned a 16-0 technical fall win over Nick Guzma at 165. Wahba pinned Nick Burkett in 2:26 at 141, senior Zack Conner pinned Tyler Wright in 0:50 at 197, and Booth pinned Alex Streich in 0:57 to win at 285.

Sophomore Bryan Israel posted a 17-3 major decision win over Lance Waters at 133, and classmate Jaison White earned a 3-2 decision over Dominic Farabaugh at 174 to close out the scoring for the Bombers.

Ithaca hosts a quad meet this Friday and Saturday. The Bombers host Nassau Community College at 7 p.m. Friday, and Delaware Valley at 12 p.m. and Division I Binghamton University at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Mel Berry Duals - Ithaca is guaranteed 1st place
Match #1 Round 1: Ithaca defeated Baldwin Wallace 22-9
125 - Jimmy Kaishian (Ithaca) over Chris Doyle (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 3-2
133 - Jesse Gunter (Baldwin Wallace) over Bryan Israel (Ithaca) Dec 4-3
141 - Nick Wahba (Ithaca) over Zach Taylor (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 10-5
149 - Joey Schmidt (Baldwin Wallace) over Dan Pak (Ithaca) Dec 9-3
157 - Eamonn Gaffney (Ithaca) over Grant Rathburn (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 13-9
165 - Nick Velez (Ithaca) over Jimmy Sandlin (Baldwin Wallace) Maj 17-5
174 - Garrett Chase (Baldwin Wallace) over Jaison White (Ithaca) Dec 6-5
184 - Carlos Toribio (Ithaca) over Ben Lebrun (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 7-4
197 - Jake Ashcraft (Ithaca) over Tyler Maclellan (Baldwin Wallace) SV-1 5-1
285 - Matt Booth (Ithaca) over Joe Belford (Baldwin Wallace) Dec 3-2

Match #2 Round 2: Ithaca defeated Mercyhurst Northeast 50-0
125 - Jimmy Kaishian (Ithaca) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
133 - Bryan Israel (Ithaca) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
141 - Nick Wahba (Ithaca) over Mason Bryne (Mercyhurst Northeast) Dec 7-3
149 - Dan Pak (Ithaca) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
157 - Anthony Fano (Ithaca) over Brandon Ingram (Mercyhurst Northeast) Dec 5-2
165 - Nick Velez (Ithaca) over Sam Colebert (Mercyhurst Northeast) Dec 5-3
174 - Nik Hansen (Ithaca) over Bryant Vannoy (Mercyhurst Northeast) Fall 1:54
184 - Carlos Toribio (Ithaca) over Garrett Smead (Mercyhurst Northeast) Fall 2:06
197 - Jake Ashcraft (Ithaca) over Tyler Mattison (Mercyhurst Northeast) Fall 1:04
285 - Jake O`Brien (Ithaca) over Terrance Reed (Mercyhurst Northeast) TF 17-1

Match #3 Round 3: Ithaca defeated Thiel 41-7
125 - Jimmy Kaishian (Ithaca) over Justin Walter (Thiel) TF 19-4
133 - Bryan Israel (Ithaca) over Lance Waters (Thiel) Maj 17-3
141 - Nick Wahba (Ithaca) over Nick Burkett (Thiel) Fall 2:26
149 - Nick Sutton (Thiel) over Adam Moser (Ithaca) Dec 6-3
157 - Brett Beltz (Thiel) over Anthony Fano (Ithaca) Maj 16-2
165 - Nick Velez (Ithaca) over Nick Guzma (Thiel) TF 16-0
174 - Jaison White (Ithaca) over Dominic Farabaugh (Thiel) Dec 3-2
184 - Carlos Toribio (Ithaca) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
197 - Zack Conner (Ithaca) over Tyler Wright (Thiel) Fall 0:50
285 - Matt Booth (Ithaca) over Alex Streich (Thiel) Fall 0:57

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