CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. – The Ithaca College men's wrestling team participated in the Armbar, hosted by Journeymen Wrestling on Sunday afternoon and narrowly fell 17-15 to No. 14 Vermont State University Castleton. The Spartans rallied by winning each of the three final bouts to take the dual by just two team points.
 
No. 14 VTSU Castleton 17, Ithaca 15
125 LBS: Andrew Marchese (Castleton) over Cosmo Damiani (Ithaca) Maj 14-2
133 LBS: Jay McDonnell (Ithaca) over Stone Farnsworth (Castleton) Dec 4-2
141 LBS: Isaias Torres (Ithaca) over Nicolas Balella (Castleton) Dec 7-4
149 LBS: Will Bentrim (Ithaca) over Joseph Kennedy (Castleton) Dec 5-0
157 LBS: Akio Sanders (Ithaca) over Nate Camiscioli (Castleton) Dec 3-1
165 LBS: Jashon Holmes (Castleton) over Brian Bienus (Ithaca) Maj 14-3          
174 LBS: Konrad Parker (Ithaca) over Joseph Baker (Castleton) Maj 11-6
184 LBS: Desmond McLaughlin (Castleton) over Xavier Pommells (Ithaca) Dec 6-5
197 LBS: Josh Negron (Castleton) over Ryan Galka (Ithaca) Dec 7-2
285 LBS: Keonta Crawford (Castleton) over Kamdyn Dorchester (Ithaca) Dec 5-3
 
After dropping the opening bout at 125 lbs., the Bombers answered with No. 14 Jay McDonnell claiming a 4-2 decision over Stone Farnsworth that was then followed by No. 11 Isaias Torres picking up a tough 7-4 decision with a late takedown over Nicolas Balella. The Bombers would then go up 12-4 with a 5-0 decision from Will Bentrim and a technical 3-1 victory that was recorded at 157 by Akio Sanders.
 
Jashon Holmes halted the momentum, giving the Spartans four more points with a 14-3 major decision win at 165 pounds over Brian Bienus. Konrad Parker would claim the final win of the day as he put together an 11-6 major victory over Joseph Baker. In a winner-take-all-matchup, Keonta Crawford sealed the dual win for Castleton as he scored a takedown with 18 seconds remaining and added an escape point to secure a 5-3 decision, clinching the 17-15 victory for the Spartans.

Next up, Ithaca College will participate in the Budd Whitehill National Duals at Lycoming College from Friday, January 9-10 in the Keiper Recreation Center.