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ONEONTA, N.Y. – The 14^th-ranked Ithaca College wrestling team hit the road on Saturday with the singular focus of extending its reign of dominance over the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference (ECWC) for another season. When the final whistle blew on Saturday afternoon the Bombers left the mats at SUNY Oneonta's Alumni Field House with the job accomplished in emphatic fashion. Behind a fantastic all-around performance by Ithaca's 17-man contingent, IC racked up 201.0 team points to easily pull away for a sixth consecutive team title at the event dating back to the 2013-14 season.
 
Saturday certainly represented a bounce-back performance for the IC grapplers, who departed the NWCA National Duals last week with a bit of a sour taste after failing to emerge from the first day of competition. Ithaca channeled that energy into a dominant outing against its New York counterparts on Saturday. The Bombers posted weight-class champions in five of the 10 divisions, while the squad posted 14 total place-finishers on the day. Both totals were easily the most among the seven teams in attendance. The final standings behind Ithaca went as follows: SUNY Cortland (2^nd, 145.5 PTS), SUNY Oneonta (3^rd, 125.0 PTS), Oswego State (4^th, 124.0 PTS), RIT (5^th, 92.0 PTS), Brockport (6^th, 71.0 PTS), and Alfred State (7^th, 45.0 PTS).
 
The highlight of the day for the Bombers was the performance of their five champions. This triumphing group included: sophomore 125-pounder Logan Ninos, first-year 133-pounder Travis Jones, senior 149-pounder Ben Brisman, redshirt-sophomore 157-pounder Sam Schneider, and sophomore 184-pounder Eze Chukwuezi. Although not technically included in the champion group, first-year Matthew Beyer went undefeated on the day as well at 149-pounds, before conceding a forfeit in the all-Ithaca 149-pound final. This group combined to post a perfect 21-0 record on the day with 13 of those victories coming with bonus points.
 
Ninos got the nod as Ithaca's lone 125-pounder in the competition and had no issues in rolling to his first career ECWC title. He conceded just eight total points across his three wrestled bouts on the day, racking up two major decisions along the way. Ninos began the day with a 6-1 decision over Cortland's Benjarmin Lloyd. As the competition intensified, so did Ninos' form, as he defeated Cortland's Rick Chastine in an 18-7 major decision, before shutting out Oswego State's John DeConno in an 8-0 major decision to earn the title.
 
Jones has put together impressive performance after impressive performance throughout his burgeoning breakout rookie campaign. That continued on Saturday with four more wins to easily class the field at 133-pounds. He began the day with his team-leading ninth pin of the year at 3:44 against Oneonta's Larsen Larame. Jones narrowly missed out on a tech fall in his next bout, surging past Brockport's John Cantwell, but ultimately settling for a major decision at 21-8. The IC rookie's toughest challenge came in the semifinals, as Cortland's Matt Maquet made things interesting in a 9-5 decision that Jones prevailed. The final was a runaway, as Jones blew open an early 2-2 tie with a reversal and four-point near fall. IC's rookie never looked back in rolling to a 20-5 technical fall over RIT's Nate Osborne.
 
The 149-pound class featured an interesting wrinkle, as Brisman made his first career appearance at the weight in what looks to be a permanent change for the rest of the season. Coming off a challenging weekend in Louisville, Saturday's move up a weight certainly looked to do Brisman some good. He began the day with back-to-back major decisions over Oswego State's Logan McGloine (13-5) and Alfred State's Anthony Miraglia (10-2). He dispatched Cortland's Cahal Donavan in a narrow 5-2 decision in the semifinals to punch his ticket to the final. The 149-pound title ultimately did not take place, as IC first-year Matthew Beyer also delivered a strong performance on the day with two falls over Brockport's Kole Taylor (2:29) and Cortland's Ryan Burgbacher (2:02) and a 7-6 decision win over Oneonta's Tyler Brazinski. With Brisman and Beyer set to clash at 149-pounds, the Bombers decided not to risk a friendly-fire injury.
 
Much like Brisman, Schneider's performance on Saturday was also a well-earned bounce-back after he found himself on the short end of a couple tightly-contested bouts against nationally-ranked foes out in Louisville. The redshirt-sophomore began the day with a 20-4 technical fall over Cortland's Andrew Sion. He followed that up with a first-period pin of RIT's Ian Houck (1:54). A third bout brought a third bonus-point win for Schneider, as he dispatched Cortland's Ben Bivar in a 13-5 major decision. His closest bout came against Oswego State's Christian Gramuglia in the final with a late takedown in the third period providing the difference in a 6-5 decision win. The triumph represented Schneider's second career ECWC title, as he earned a 149-pound title during his rookie season in 2016-17.
 
Ithaca's final championship came at 184-pounds where Chukwuezi (10^th NWCA | 9^th d3wrestle.com) continued his upward ascension three more victories to push his win total to 18-2 on the year. Chukwuezi began the day with a 23-9 major decision over Brockport's Kyler Martin. He followed that bout with a 13-6 decision over RIT's Andrew DiBernardo. He went on to dispatch Cortland's Morgans Kevin with two third-period takedowns in a 6-3 decision.
 
In addition to Beyer, three other IC grapplers posted runner-up finishes on the day. Senior Tito Colom went 2-1 with a fall in his first action since bumping up to 141-pounds. Junior Jordan Wallace (5^th NWCA, 6^th d3wrestle.com) also settled for a runner-up finish with a 2-1 record at 174-pounds. He led Cortland's Demitereus Henry 3-0, but ultimately could not see things out in a 5-3 sudden-victory defeat. Senior Dalton Elias added the other performance with a 3-1 record at heavyweight. He posted two falls in his run to the championship bout, but RIT's Sam Weinger snapped the run in an 11-5 decision in the final.
 
Ithaca's other place-finishes came from the following group: first-year 141-pounder Luis Hernandez (6^th), sophomore 157-pounder Colin Murphy (4^th), redshirt-senior 157-pounder Demetri D'Orsaneo (5^th), junior 165-pounder Adam Wagner (4^th), and senior 184-pounder Steven Rice (3^rd). This group accounted for 68.5 additional team points, which ultimately accounted for the Ithaca's impressive margin of victory. In total, the group amassed a record of 16-9 with seven of those wins coming with bonus points.
 
The following are the full results from today's action:
 
125 LB
Logan Ninos place is 1st and has scored 24.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Logan Ninos (Ithaca) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Logan Ninos (Ithaca) won by decision over Benjarmin Llyod (Cortland) (Dec 6-1)
Semifinal - Logan Ninos (Ithaca) won by major decision over Rick Chastine (Cortland) (Maj 18-7)
1st Place Match - Logan Ninos (Ithaca) won by major decision over John DeConno (Oswego) (Maj 8-0)
 
133 LB
Travis Jones place is 1st and has scored 26.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Travis Jones (Ithaca) won by fall over Larsen Larame (Oneonta) (Fall 3:44)
Quarterfinal - Travis Jones (Ithaca) won by major decision over John Cantwell (Brockport) (Maj 21-8)
Semifinal - Travis Jones (Ithaca) won by decision over Matt Maquet (Cortland) (Dec 9-5)
1st Place Match - Travis Jones (Ithaca) won by tech fall over Nate Osborne (RIT) (TF 20-5)
 
141 LB
Brecan Saul's place is unknown and has scored 3.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brecan Saul (Ithaca) won by major decision over Benjamin Starr (Alfred State) (Maj 10-2)
Quarterfinal - Ahken Chu (Oneonta) won by major decision over Brecan Saul (Ithaca) (Maj 18-4)
Cons. Round 2 - Shane Murphy (RIT) won by decision over Brecan Saul (Ithaca) (Dec 6-4)
 
Tito Colom's place is 2nd and has scored 20.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Tito Colom (Ithaca) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Tito Colom (Ithaca) won by fall over Austin Bourgeois (RIT) (Fall 2:39)
Semifinal - Tito Colom (Ithaca) won by decision over Luis Hernandez (Ithaca) (Dec 3-1)
1st Place Match - Ahken Chu (Oneonta) won by decision over Tito Colom (Ithaca) (Dec 3-0)
 
Luis Hernandez's place is 6th and has scored 11.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Luis Hernandez (Ithaca) won by fall over Shane Murphy (RIT) (Fall 2:49)
Quarterfinal - Luis Hernandez (Ithaca) won by fall over Eli Sims (Brockport) (Fall 1:10)
Semifinal - Tito Colom (Ithaca) won by decision over Luis Hernandez (Ithaca) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Semi - Shane Murphy (RIT) won by decision over Luis Hernandez (Ithaca) (Dec 4-3)
5th Place Match - Joey Brillo (RIT) won by medical forfeit over Luis Hernandez (Ithaca) (MFF)
 
149 LB
Ben Brisman's place is 1st and has scored 26.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ben Brisman (Ithaca) won by major decision over Logan McGloine (Oswego) (Maj 13-5)
Quarterfinal - Ben Brisman (Ithaca) won by major decision over Anthony Miraglia (Alfred State) (Maj 10-2)
Semifinal - Ben Brisman (Ithaca) won by decision over Cahal Donavan (Cortland) (Dec 5-2)
1st Place Match - Ben Brisman (Ithaca) won by medical forfeit over Matthew Beyer (Ithaca) (MFF)
 
Matthew Beyer's place is 2nd and has scored 22.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matthew Beyer (Ithaca) won by fall over Kole Taylor (Brockport) (Fall 2:29)
Quarterfinal - Matthew Beyer (Ithaca) won by fall over Ryan Burgbacher (Cortland) (Fall 2:02)
Semifinal - Matthew Beyer (Ithaca) won by decision over Tyler Brazinski (Oneonta) (Dec 7-6)
1st Place Match - Ben Brisman (Ithaca) won by medical forfeit over Matthew Beyer (Ithaca) (MFF)
 
157 LB
Colin Murphy's place is 4th and has scored 13.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Colin Murphy (Ithaca) won by decision over Nick Robbins (Brockport) (Dec 7-0)
Quarterfinal - Ben Bivar (Cortland) won in sudden victory - 1 over Colin Murphy (Ithaca) (SV-1 3-1)
Cons. Round 2 - Colin Murphy (Ithaca) won by decision over Pedro Cruz (Brockport) (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Round 3 - Colin Murphy (Ithaca) won by decision over Ian Houck (RIT) (Dec 7-5)
Cons. Semi - Colin Murphy (Ithaca) won by major decision over Gianno Silba (Cortland) (Maj 8-0)
3rd Place Match - Ben Bivar (Cortland) won by decision over Colin Murphy (Ithaca) (Dec 4-2)
 
Sam Schneider's place is 1st and has scored 26.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Sam Schneider (Ithaca) won by tech fall over Andrew Sion (Cortland) (TF 20-4)
Quarterfinal - Sam Schneider (Ithaca) won by fall over Ian Houck (RIT) (Fall 1:54)
Semifinal - Sam Schneider (Ithaca) won by major decision over Ben Bivar (Cortland) (Maj 13-5)
1st Place Match - Sam Schneider (Ithaca) won by decision over Christian Gramuglia (Oswego) (Dec 6-5)
 
Tristen Schiafo's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael McGowan (RIT) won by decision over Tristen Schiafo (Ithaca) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Round 1 - Reese Lockwood (Brockport) won by decision over Tristen Schiafo (Ithaca) (Dec 8-1)
 
Demetri D`Orsaneo's place is 5th and has scored 16.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Demetri D`Orsaneo (Ithaca) won by tech fall over Pedro Cruz (Brockport) (TF 18-0)
Quarterfinal - Gianno Silba (Cortland) won by decision over Demetri D`Orsaneo (Ithaca) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Demetri D`Orsaneo (Ithaca) won by fall over Cale Bartosch (Alfred State) (Fall 5:20)
Cons. Round 3 - Demetri D`Orsaneo (Ithaca) won by fall over Caleb Beach (Oswego) (Fall 4:02)
Cons. Semi - Ben Bivar (Cortland) won by fall over Demetri D`Orsaneo (Ithaca) (Fall 4:49)
5th Place Match - Demetri D`Orsaneo (Ithaca) won by forfeit over Gianno Silba (Cortland) (FF)
 
165 LB
Adam Wagner's place is 4th and has scored 13.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Adam Wagner (Ithaca) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Adam Wagner (Ithaca) won by major decision over Charlie Buckley (Cortland) (Maj 14-5)
Semifinal - Charlie Grygas (Oswego) won by decision over Adam Wagner (Ithaca) (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Semi - Adam Wagner (Ithaca) won by decision over Alex Leone (Cortland) (Dec 2-1)
3rd Place Match - Matthew Kline (Brockport) won by decision over Adam Wagner (Ithaca) (Dec 5-2)
 
174 LB
Jordan Wallace's place is 2nd and has scored 20.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jordan Wallace (Ithaca) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Jordan Wallace (Ithaca) won by fall over Corey Snyder (Brockport) (Fall 2:07)
Semifinal - Jordan Wallace (Ithaca) won by decision over Ben Dougherty (RIT) (Dec 10-3)
1st Place Match - Demitereus Henry (Cortland) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jordan Wallace (Ithaca) (SV-1 5-3)
 
184 LB
Steven Rice's place is 3rd and has scored 15.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - John Donohue (RIT) won by fall over Steven Rice (Ithaca) (Fall 4:35)
Cons. Round 1 - Steven Rice (Ithaca) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Steven Rice (Ithaca) won by decision over Steven Bilali (Oneonta) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 3 - Steven Rice (Ithaca) won by decision over Kyler Martin (Brockport) (Dec 16-10)
Cons. Semi - Steven Rice (Ithaca) won by injury default over Trevor Snow (RIT) (Inj. 3:35)
3rd Place Match - Steven Rice (Ithaca) won in sudden victory - 1 over Colby Giroux (RIT) (SV-1 3-1)
 
Eze Chukwuezi's place is 1st and has scored 23.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Eze Chukwuezi (Ithaca) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Eze Chukwuezi (Ithaca) won by major decision over Kyler Martin (Brockport) (Maj 23-9)
Semifinal - Eze Chukwuezi (Ithaca) won by decision over Andrew DiBernardo (RIT) (Dec 13-6)
1st Place Match - Eze Chukwuezi (Ithaca) won by decision over Morgans Kevin (Cortland) (Dec 6-3)
 
197 LB
Dymir Davis-Carruth's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dymir Davis-Carruth (Ithaca) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Justin Jones (Brockport) won by decision over Dymir Davis-Carruth (Ithaca) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Dymir Davis-Carruth (Ithaca) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Jake Pine (Oneonta) won by decision over Dymir Davis-Carruth (Ithaca) (Dec 4-1)
 
285 LB
Dalton Elias place is 2nd and has scored 22.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dalton Elias (Ithaca) won by decision over Owen Albanese (RIT) (Dec 3-1)
Quarterfinal - Dalton Elias (Ithaca) won by fall over Nick Barrett (Alfred State) (Fall 4:29)
Semifinal - Dalton Elias (Ithaca) won by fall over Kyle Fitzgerald (Alfred State) (Fall 1:52)
1st Place Match - Sam Weinger (RIT) won by decision over Dalton Elias (Ithaca) (Dec 11-5)
 
Ithaca returns to action on Saturday, January 25, when it faces Averett and Nassau Community College in pair of duals hosted at SUNY Cortland. The Bombers will face Averett at 10:00 a.m. and Nassau CC at 11:30 a.m.