Wesleyan University wins the 47th Annual RIT Wrestling Invitational on Saturday at the Gordon Field House SOURCE: ritathletics.com December 01, 2012
ROCHESTER, NY -- Wesleyan University took home the title at the 47th Annual RIT Wrestling Invitational on Saturday at the Gordon Field House on the campus of RIT. Wesleyan won with a team score of 152 points.
Nick Scotto of Wesleyan and Jesse Gunter of Baldwin Wallace were each awarded the Tony Wallace Memorial Award awarded to the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the meet. The award honors Wallace a member of the RIT Athletics Hall of Famer and three-time All-American wrestler. Wallace, a native of Loveland, Ohio, was an All-American wrestler at RIT from 1998-2002. He was just the third member in the history of RIT wrestling to earn three All-American honors, finishing his career with a 108-27 record. He died on Aug. 28, 2010, while on duty with the Hoonah (Alaska) Police Department. Wallace, a business administration major, was an assistant coach for the Tigers from 2003-05 and worked in the RIT Office of Public Safety from 2005-08. Final Results - Teams: 1. Wesleyan - 152.0 2. John Carroll - 138.0 3. SUNY Oswego - 122.0 4. Baldwin Wallace - 108.0 5. WPI - 102.0 6. Oneonta State - 98.5 7. RIT - 91.5 8. King's (PA) - 77.5 9. Norwich - 69.0 10. Washington & Jefferson - 39.0 11. Case Western Reserve - 20.0 Weight-Class Top-3: 125 1st - Jesse Gunter - Baldwin Wallace 2nd - Michael Buckiso - John Carroll 3rd - James Hamilton - Wesleyan 133 1st - Ben Mikac - Oneonta State 2nd - Omar Santiago - SUNY Oswego 3rd - Chris Siracusa - Wesleyan 141 1st - Nick Scotto - Wesleyan 2nd - Mike Genticore - SUNY Oswego 3rd - Tyler Tilbe - WPI 149 1st - Daniel Mirman - John Carroll 2nd - Brad Mayville (Marion, NY/Wayne) - RIT 3rd - Mike Perruccio - WPI 157 1st - Terner Gott - John Carroll 2nd - Howard Tobochnik - Wesleyan 3rd - Josh Etzel - Washington & Jefferson 165 1st - Tommy Desir - King's (PA) 2nd - Tony Cain - RIT 3rd - David Pinto - Norwich 174 1st - Kyle Roosa - Wesleyan 2nd - Alex Freilich - WPI 3rd - Vincent Jiovenetta - John Carroll 184 1st - Jefferson Ajayi - Wesleyan 2nd - Lane Louive - Baldwin Wallace 3rd - Chad Obzud - Oneonta State 197 1st - Josh Roometua - Wesleyan 2nd - Andrew Cole - SUNY Oswego 3rd - Ryan Longenberger - King's (PA) 285 1st - Joe Bedford - Baldwin Wallace 2nd - Kyle Sheridan - SUNY Oswego 3rd - Will Porter - John Carroll Comments |