WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Ithaca College men's wrestling team had a quick turnaround after a nationally ranked showdown on Friday evening, the Bombers took on both Wilkes University and Muhlenberg College on Saturday as part of the John Reece Duals that was hosted in the Marts Center. The Bombers were able improve to 11-2 overall as they scored a 32-18 victory over the hosts Wilkes Colonels and also defeated Muhlenberg via a team score of 39-15.
#16 Ithaca College 32, Wilkes University 18
125 LBS: Connor Kerwin (Wilkes) over
Tomah Gummow (Ithaca) (MD 10-2)
133 LBS:
Isaias Torres (Ithaca) over Michael Richardson (Wilkes) (Inj. 1:06)
141 LBS:
Matt Haycook (Ithaca) over Ben Grater (Wilkes) (Dec 4-1)
149 LBS:
Wenchard Pierre-Louis (Ithaca) over Colton Thorpe (Wilkes) (TF 20-3 4:30)
157 LBS: Jaryn Hartranft (Wilkes) over
Brian Bienus (Ithaca) (Dec 6-3)
165 LBS:
Konrad Parker (Ithaca) over Brayden Shannon (Wilkes) (Fall 2:15)
174 LBS:
Jackson Gray (Ithaca) over Melquan Warren (Wilkes) (Fall 1:12)
184 LBS:
Xavier Pommells (Ithaca) over Souleymane Diarra (Wilkes) (Fall 2:30)
197 LBS: Cameron Butka (Wilkes) over
Eamon Callaghan (Ithaca) (TF 20-5 3:32)
285 LBS: Caleb Burkhart (Wilkes) over Unknown (For.)
After dropping the bout at 125 lbs., Ithaca got on the board with
Isaias Torres returning to form as he took a couple strong shots, and his opponent Michael Richardson was injured at 1:06 with Torres picking up the win. Next up,
Matt Haycook was able to score a 4-1 decision over Ben Grater that boosted the Bombers team lead to 9-4. After suffering a tough loss on Friday,
Wenchard Pierre-Louis avenged that by scoring a dominant 20-3 tech fall over his opponent.
The Bombers really showed their strength at 165 lbs., 174 lbs., and 197 lbs. as
Konrad Parker,
Jackson Gray and
Xavier Pommells each earned pins over their opponents. The fall at 1:12 over Melquan Warren for Gray marked career win 100, which ties him for the 26
th most wins in program history. The Colonels fell to 9-7 overall on the season in duals but were able to pick up wins in the final two weight classes, which included IC forfeiting at 285 for the 32-18 win.
#16 Ithaca College 39, Muhlenberg College 15
125 LBS: Joey Lamparelli (Muhlenberg) over
Tomah Gummow (Ithaca) (Dec 5-0)
133 LBS:
Isaias Torres (Ithaca) over Frank DiEsso (Muhlenberg) (Fall 4:55)
141 LBS: Andrew Loniewski (Muhlenberg) over
Will Bentrim (Ithaca) (Fall 6:50)
149 LBS:
Wenchard Pierre-Louis (Ithaca) over Alexander Greco (Muhlenberg) (Fall 4:00)
157 LBS:
Brian Bienus (Ithaca) over Charles Levine (Muhlenberg) (Fall 4:17)
165 LBS:
Konrad Parker (Ithaca) over Logan Hurwitt (Muhlenberg) (Fall 2:19)
174 LBS:
Jackson Gray (Ithaca) over Payce Lamb (Muhlenberg) (TF 15-0 2:42)
184 LBS:
Xavier Pommells (Ithaca) over Ryan Fairchild (Muhlenberg) (MD 10-2)
197 LBS:
Eamon Callaghan (Ithaca) over Noah Schlofer (Muhlenberg) (Fall 1:09)
285 LBS: Caleb Burkhart (Wilkes) over Unknown (For.)
The Bombers were down early (9-6) as
Tomah Gummow fell in a 5-0 decision and
Will Bentrim was pinned (6:50) by the Mules grappler Andrew Loniewski. However,
Isaias Torres was able to dispatch his opponent Frank DiEsso by pinning him in 4:55, which helped right the ship for IC.
Wenchard Pierre-Louis and
Brian Bienus followed suit as they also earned six team points apiece earning pin fall wins over Alexander Greco (4:00) and Charles Levine (4:17), respectively.
Konrad Parker improved to an impressive 22-2 on the season as he wrestled in just his third bout in just about a month and he produced a pin over the Mules Logan Hurwitt in 2:19.
Jackson Gray was clinical in his bout against Payce Lamb as he scored on a pair of takedowns, as well as a close near fall and shutout his opponent in the 15-0 tech fall.
Eamon Callaghan again got the starting nod at 197 lbs., but he would succumb to Noah Schlofer via a fall at 1:09 as the Bombers once again forfeited the 285 lbs. division.
Next up, Ithaca College will compete in the Williams College Quad against Oneonta, Wesleyan University and Williams College on February 8 with wrestling slated to begin at 12 p.m.
