Wrestling finishes second at Ned McGinley Invite #RIT #RoarTechhttps://t.co/yuZKlP4yoW
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - RIT junior Liam Strouse finished second at 165 lbs. to lead the Tigers to a second place finish at the Ned McGinley Invitational at Kings, Saturday.
Strouse, the No. 6 seed, defeated Mariano Monacelli with a fall (1:22) in his opening match. He defeated Aaron Munford), 17-6 in his second match before a 6-0 win over No. 3 Matt Lucas in the quarterfinals. Strouse took down No. 2 Chris Stathopoulos (Stevens), 12-11 in the semifinals and lost 4-0 to No. 1 Harrison Hinojosa in the finals.
Junior Lee Rubin went 5-1 including three wins by pinfall to finish fourth at 125 lbs., while junior Logan Patterson went 4-2 to earn a fourth place finish at 133 lbs. Seniors Ben Dougherty and Mike Glynn III earned a fourth place finishes at 174 lbs. and 149 lbs., respectively.
First year Marek Bush came back to finish fourth at 157 lbs., while first year Josh Lanka went 3-2 to earn a fourth place finish at 285 lbs. Junior Josh Post went 4-2 and finished fourth at 141 lbs.
First years Bryson Vaughn (141 lbs.), Josh Warland (157 lbs.) and Ryan Fischer (285 lbs.) each earned sixth place finishes.
RIT returns to action on Sunday (Nov. 12) at the Ohio Intercollegiate Open beginning at 9:00 a.m.