SOURCE: web.archive.org

December 03, 2005

ROCHESTER , NY - The Johnson & Wales University wrestling squad captured the 40th annual RIT Invitational in Rochester , N.Y., this past weekend. The Wildcats took home the team title with a total score of 118.0. Wilkes University placed second with 101.50 and Cortland State was third with a score of 98.50.

Three JWU standouts took home first-place finishes in the win for JWU. Sophomore Brandon McDonough ( Des Moines , Iowa ) went a perfect 5-0 at 125 pounds, sophomore Matt Smith ( Danville , N.H. ) went 5-0 at 133 pounds for a first-place finish while sophomore Steve Martell ( Caldwell , N.J. ) was 5-0 en route to a first-place finish at 165 pounds.

Team Scores:

1) Johnson and Wales - 118.0
2) Wilkes - 101.5
3) Cortland - 98.50
4) Baldwin Wallace - 94.50
5) Norwich - 92.50
6) Case Western - 92.00
7) RIT - 87.00
8) Oswego - 84.50
9) John Carroll - 78.50
10) Thiel - 63.50
11) Rhode Island - 45.50
12) USCGA - 37.50
13) Plymouth - 31.50
14) Waynesburg - 29.50
15) UNH - 28.00
16) Morrisville - 11.50
17) Wesleyan - 9.00
18) MIT - 4.00

Individual Champions:

125 - Brandon McDonough ( Des Moines, IA ) -Johnson & Wales
133 - Matt Smith ( Danville, NH ) - Johnson & Wales
141 - Paul LaBlanc ( Morrisville, NY ) - Cortland State
149 - Nolan Ciper ( Lenexa, KS ) - Norwich
157 - Justin Barowski ( Point Pleasant Beach , NJ ) - Wilkes
165 - Steve Martell ( Caldwell, NJ ) - Johnson & Wales
174 - Sterling Sebek ( Clumbus, GA ) - Baldwin Wallace
184 - Ryan Summers ( Plainwell, MI ) - John Carroll
197 - Zach Greenburg ( Saddle River, NJ ) - RIT
285 - Bryan Kmetz ( Brunswick, OH ) - Baldwin Wallace)