ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College wrestling team got back to its winning ways on Saturday afternoon after going 3-0 at the Oneonta Quad-Meet. The Bombers cruised through the day, sweeping Williams College, Wesleyan, and SUNY Oneonta in emphatic fashion. The strong outing builds some anticipation for the squad heading into the final stretch of the regular season.
 
Ithaca 36 – Williams 15
125 LB: David Yeh (WILL) def. #10 Matt Griffin (IC) | Dec 4-1 (0-3)
133 LB: Luis Hernandez (IC) def. Noe Romero (WILL) | TF 16-1 (5-3)
141 LB: Jack Napeloni (WILL) def. Travis Jones (IC) | Fall 2:14 (5-9)
149 LB: #12 Matthew Beyer (IC) def. Jack Murphy (WILL) | Fall 2:03 (11-9)
157 LB: Adam Wagner (IC) def. Albert Xing (WILL) | MD 11-3 (15-9)
165 LB: Jackson Gray (IC) def. Brendan Kiernan (WILL) | Dec 11-7 (18-9)
174 LB: Eamon Garrity-Rokous (WILL) def. Adrian Rosario-Beato (IC) | Fall 4:00 (18-15)
184 LB: #6 Eze Chukwuezi (IC) def. Will Smith (WILL) | Fall 4:48 (24-15)
197 LB: #9 Jordan Wallace (IC) def. Elias Chen (WILL) | Fall 1:22 (30-15)
285 LB: Edwin Rubio (IC) def. Tim Brown (WILL) | Fall 1:08 (36-15)
 
Ithaca opened the day with a comfortable 36-15 victory over Williams College. IC snagged seven of the 10 bouts in the dual meet with six of those wins coming by bonus points. The Bomber upper weights proved to be the difference-makers as #6 Eze Chukwuezi, #9 Jordan Wallace (d3wrestle), and Edwin Rubio all had quick pins to cap off the match.
 
After #10 Matt Griffin (d3wrestle) suffered a 4-1 upset loss to Williams' David Yet at 125, Luis Hernandez got the momentum going with a swift first period technical fall over Noe Romero. Trailing 9-5 early on, IC's middleweights stepped up as #12 Matt Beyer, Adam Wagner, and Jackson Gray all secured decisive wins to bust things open.
 
Ithaca 32, Wesleyan 10
125 LB: #10 Matt Griffin (IC) def. Shailen Savur (WES) | Dec 5-3 (3-0)
133 LB: Luis Hernandez (IC) def. Max Martinez (WES) | TF 21-5 (8-0)
141 LB: Travis Jones (IC) def. C.J. Shea (WES) | Dec 12-9 (11-0)
149 LB: #12 Matthew Beyer (IC) def. Andrew Maiorini (WES) | TF 21-6 (16-0)
157 LB: Aaron Goldman (WES) def. Adam Wagner (IC) | Dec 5-2 (16-3)
165 LB: Jack Reusing (WES) def. Jackson Gray (IC) | Dec 9-7 (16-6)
174 LB: Marco Gaita (WES) def. Adrian Rosario-Beato (IC) | MD 12-0 (16-10)
184 LB: #6 Eze Chukwuezi (IC) def. Duncan Kreutter (WES) | TF 18-3 (21-10)
197 LB: #9 Jordan Wallace (IC) def. Josh Koshayev (WES) | Fall 0:28 (27-10)
285 LB: Edwin Rubio (IC) def. Kolton Gagnon (WES) | TF 15-0 (32-10)
 
The Bombers continued the day with a terrific performance against Wesleyan in the second dual of the competition. IC secured seven of the ten bouts and poured on bonus victories in the second half of the meet.
 
Griffin battled tough on his way to gutting out a tight 5-3 win over Shailen Savur to kick off the dual. Hernandez continued his reign of dominance on the afternoon by adding yet another technical fall to his resume.
 
Up at 141 pounds, Travis Jones had one of the more entertaining bouts of the day as the Bomber junior won 12-9 over C.J. Shea off of some exciting flurries in a back-and-forth match. Beyer followed up at 149 by dishing out a commanding 21-6 technical fall over Andrew Maiorini to put the team ahead 16-0 early on.
 
After three-straight losses in the middle weights, the Bomber big boys hammered away as Chukwuezi, Wallace, and Rubio all tallied bonus point victories to close out the dual on a high note.
 
Ithaca 47, Oneonta 0
125 LB: #12 Matt Griffin (IC) def. Tyler Skala (ONE) | Fall 2:23 (6-0)
133 LB: Luis Hernandez (IC) def. Anthony Romero (ONE) | Dec 2-0 (9-0)
141 LB: Travis Jones (IC) def. Michael Blando (ONE) | Fall 3:41 (15-0)
149 LB: Colin Murphy (IC) def. Nic Vandenburg (ONE) | MD 10-0 (19-0)
157 LB: Anthony Giovagnoli (IC) def. Anderson Klosner (ONE) | MD 12-2 (23-0)
165 LB: Jackson Gray (IC) def. #19 Tyler Brazinski (ONE) | Dec 9-5 (26-0)
174 LB: Adrian Rosario-Beato (IC) def. Kevin Jorgensen (ONE) | Fall 5:45 (32-0)
184 LB: #6 Eze Chukwuezi (IC) def. Steven Bilali (ONE) | Fall 4:09 (38-0)
197 LB: Jeremy Mazzella (IC) def. Noah Kennedy (ONE) | Dec 4-0 (41-0)
285 LB: Edwin Rubio (IC) def. Diego Orellana (ONE) | Fall 1:49 (47-0)
 
Ithaca continued to work its magic in the final dual of the quad-meet Saturday by recording its second shutout of the season, this time against Oneonta. It's been decades since the Bombers blanked more than one opponent in a year, as the grapplers looked crisp in every single weight class.
 
The first match set the tone for the entire dual meet with Griffin sticking Tyler Skala midway through the first period. As previously mentioned, Hernandez had an impressive outing on the day and solidified himself even more with a gritty 2-0 win over Anthony Romero.
 
Jones was the victor at 141 pounds as he dominated Oneonta's Michael Blando on top and went to work for the second period pin. Bomber senior Colin Murphy had one of the better performances of his 2021-22 campaign as he coasted to a 10-0 major decision over Nic Vandenburg by owning the match on his feet.
 
It was quite the homecoming for Tony Giovagnoli as the Oneonta, NY native dazzled in his 157-pound match against Anderson Klosner. The junior racked up a handful of takedowns and got a big turn early on to take a 12-2 major decision.
 
Gray had perhaps the match of the day for IC as he squared off against nationally ranked Tyler Brazinski at 165. It was an all-out chess match between the two, but Gray's three takedowns and late ride out appeared to be the difference as he pulled off a thrilling 9-5 decision.
 
IC ran the table the rest of the way as Adrian Rosario-Beato, Chukwuezi, Jeremy Mazzella, and Rubio all tallied hard-fought wins to clinch the shutout.
 
Ithaca College will look to stay on track next Friday, February 11 when the team hosts Wilkes University in Ben Light Gymnasium. First whistle is slated to begin at 7 p.m.