ROCHESTER, NY - Sixteen teams will converge on the Gordon Field House and Activities Center on the campus of RIT for the 55th annual RIT Wrestling Invitational on Saturday, Dec, 4. Action will begin at 9 a.m. and will be available to view and follow online at Track Wrestling.

RIT will look to defend its team title from 2019. Alfred State, Case Western Reserve, Delaware Valley, John Carroll, Norwich, Oneonta State, Oswego State, Penn State Behrend, Pennsylvania College of Technology, University of Pittsburgh-Bradford, RIT, Thiel College, Trinity College, Wesleyan University, Williams College and WPI are slated to compete.

The Tony Wallace Memorial Award will be given 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.

Directions to campus are available. Fans and spectators are welcome to park in D, N or U lot. From D lot, the Gordon Field House and Activities Center is behind the track/game field. From U lot, the Field House is a short walk past the tennis courts. For more details on parking and a virtual tour and map of the RIT Campus, click here. For more details on the RIT Spectator Policy, click here.

Nationally-Ranked Wrestlers (as of Nov. 19, 2021)
Kaidon Winters - RIT (1st - 157 lbs.)
Jarrod Brezovec - John Carroll (2nd - 141 lbs.)
Luke Reicosky - John Carroll (2nd - 157 lbs.)
Marco Gaita - Wesleyan (5th - 174 lbs.)
Joe Rossetti - Williams (6th - 141 lbs.)
Aaron Goldman - Wesleyan (7th - 157 lbs.)
Andrew Perelka - John Carroll (7th - 133 lbs.)
Michael Glynn III - RIT (9th - 149 lbs.)
Charlie Grygas - Oswego (10th - 174 lbs.)
Dan Devera - John Carroll (12th - 174 lbs.)
Christopher Horton - RIT (14th - 141 lbs.)
Russell Benson - Delaware Valley (15th - 141 lbs.)
Patrick McGraw - John Carroll (15th - 165 lbs.)
Youssef Ait Boulahri - Delaware Valley (15th - 174 lbs.)