TROY, N.Y. – The 14^th-ranked Ithaca College wrestling team hit the road for the first time this season on Saturday when it traveled to the Capital Region to compete in the annually competitive Journeymen Northeast Duals. It was a bit of a rocky road for the Bombers in their first road trip of the season, as IC finished the day with a 1-2 record, besting Castleton, but falling to TCNJ and the top-ranked NCAA Division II program in Pitt-Johnstown.
 
Highlighting the day were several strong performances by IC grapplers. The headliner was IC's 174-pound transfer Jordan Wallace who went 3-0 on the day, which included two victories over nationally-ranked foes. He defeated the fourth-ranked grappler at the NCAA Division II level in Brock Biddle during the opening match of the day, while he bested TCNJ's unanimous third-ranked wrestler at the Division III level in Dan Kilroy in a 6-2 decision. Wallace figures to make his entrance into the rankings during the next release.
 
Nationally-ranked Ben Brisman (3^rd NWCA | 5^th d3wrestle.com) also completed a 2-0 day on Saturday, earning victories in both of his appearances against Pitt-Johnstown and Castleton. Sophomore Eze Chukwuezi posted a 2-1 record on the day with his lone defeat coming to Pitt-Johnstown's third-ranked 184-pounder Connor Craig. He rebounded for a win over Castleton's Jake Hoffman in a rematch from last weekend's Ithaca Invitational final, while he also secured a win over TCNJ's Corbitt. Ithaca's senior heavyweight Dalton Elias also went 2-1 on the day with victories against both of his Division III foes from Castleton and TCNJ.
 
First-year Matthew Beyer also posted an encouraging result on Saturday. Although he suffered a pair of defeats he sandwiched a win over the nation's 10^th-ranked 149-pounder in Castleton's Max Tempel in a razor-thin 3-2 decision. IC rookie Travis Jones also showed well on the day in posting a 1-1 record. He registered a dominant tech fall in his bout against Castleton, while he battled closely against TCNJ's nationally-ranked 133-pounder in Jake Giordano (2^nd NWCA | 3^rd d3wrestle.com) coming up just short in a 7-5 decision.
 
Also posting victories on the day were: Logan Ninos and Sam Schneider (8^th NWCA). Ninos finished the day with a 1-2 record in three close bouts against challenging competition. Schneider recorded his first pin of the year in the Castleton dual, before coming up just short in a high-scoring 157-pound bout against TCNJ's Sacco in a 10-7 decision.
 
The following are the full results from today's action.
 
No. 1 Pitt-Johnstown 25 – No. 14 Ithaca 12
125 LB: #7 Brendan Howard (PITT) def. Logan Ninos (IC) | DEC: 4-0
133 LB: #1 Tyler Warner (PITT) def. Tito Colom (IC) | DEC: 1-0
141 LB: #3/5 Ben Brisman (IC) def. Ealy (PITT) | DEC: 8-3
149 LB: #1 Chris Eddins (PITT) def. Matthew Beyer (IC) | TF: (5:31)
157 LB: Al Ciccitto (IC) def. Smith (PITT) | FALL: 2:27
165 LB: #2 Devin Austin (PITT) def. Adam Wagner (IC) | MD: 8-0
174 LB: Jordan Wallace (IC) def. #4 Brock Biddle (PITT) | DEC: 9-5
184 LB: #3 Connor Craig (PITT) def. Eze Chukwuezi (IC) | MD: 14-1
197 LB: Delp (PITT) def. Dymir Davis-Carruth (IC) | DEC: 7-0
HWT: Beattie (PITT) def. Dalton Elias (IC) | DEC: 7-3
 
No. 14 Ithaca 35 – Castleton 6
125 LB: Logan Ninos (IC) def. Valentino (CASTLETON) | DEC: 3-1
133 LB: Travis Jones (IC) def. Camacho (CASTLETON) | TF: (4:34)
141 LB: #3/5 Ben Brisman (IC) def. Brown (CASTLETON) | FALL: 2:51
149 LB: Matthew Beyer (IC) def. #10/10 Max Tempel (CASTLETON) | DEC: 3-2
157 LB: #8 Sam Schneider (IC) def. Fleming (CASTLETON) | FALL: 1:49
165 LB: Angers (CASTLETON) def. Adam Wagner (IC) | DEC: 8-3
174 LB: Jordan Wallace (IC) def. Lapier (CASTLETON) | FALL: 3:31
184 LB: Eze Chukwuezi (IC) def. Hoffman (CASTLETON) | DEC: 8-2
197 LB: Laflam (CASTLETON) def. Dymir Davis-Carruth (IC) | DEC: 3-1
HWT: Dalton Elias (IC) def. Galusha (CASTLETON) | DEC: 7-3
 
TCNJ 23 – No. 14 Ithaca 9
125 LB: Denora (TCNJ) def. Logan Ninos (IC) | DEC: 8-5
133 LB: #2/3 Jake Giordano (TCNJ) def. Travis Jones (IC) | DEC: 7-5
141 LB: Rua (TCNJ) def. Tito Colom (IC) | DEC: 9-6
149 LB: Dinger (TCNJ) def. Matthew Beyer (IC) | MD: 15-3
157 LB: Sacco (TCNJ) def. #8 Sam Schneider (IC) | DEC: 10-7
165 LB: Garda (TCNJ) def. Adam Wagner (IC) | DEC: 8-4
174 LB: Jordan Wallace (IC) def. #3/3 Dan Kilroy (TCNJ) | DEC: 6-2
184 LB: Eze Chukwuezi (IC) def. Corbitt (TCNJ) | DEC: 6-2
197 LB: Anderson (TCNJ) def. Dymir Davis-Carruth (IC) | MD: 12-1
HWT: Dalton Elias (IC) def. Dahdah (TCNJ) | DEC: 5-2