Five Cortland Wrestlers Place at Luther Open https://t.co/x5fqg5vA6U
— Cortland Athletics (@RedDragonPride) November 16, 2025
DECORAH, IOWA – Five Cortland wrestlers placed in the top eight of their weight class at the Luther College Open on Saturday.
The non-team scoring event featured a variety schools, ranging from Division I to junior college, from Iowa and other Midwest states. The tournament format included both "Elite" brackets for returning veterans and "Silver" brackets for first-year wrestlers.
Robby Cunningham (Miller Place) finished sixth in the 184-pound Elite division with a 5-1 record. After winning his first match and losing his second, Cunningham rattled off four straight wins - three by pin and one by major decision. He officially placed sixth after a no-contest in the fifth-place match as he had already reached his daily limit of six matches.
Colton Havens (Canisteo/Canisteo-Greenwood) finished sixth in the 157-pound Silver bracket and Brady Curry (Commack) placed sixth in the 184-pound Silver bracket, both with 3-2 records. Havens opened with a major decision, followed by a loss. He earned technical falls in his next two bouts and lost, 4-3, in the fifth-place match. Curry's three wins all came by pin - one to open the tournament and two more after his first loss. He dropped an 8-5 decision in the fifth-place match.
Jared Marine (Oceanside) went 3-2 to finish eighth in the 184-pound Silver bracket. He followed an opening loss with three consecutive wins, one by major decision and two by pin, before losing by injury default. He placed eighth after a no contest for both wrestlers in the seventh-place match.
Rocco Futia (Wallkill) earned an eighth-place finish in the 133-pound Elite bracket with a 4-2 record. After opening with a technical fall, he lost a 5-4 decision in the next round. He rattled off three straight wins, one by a major decision, before losing his next match. He finished eighth after a no contest for either wrestler in the seventh-place match.
Culley Bellino (Canastota) and Dom Vinci (Spencerport) each went 3-2 in the 141-pound Elite division. All three of Bellino's wins came via pin, while Vinci earned a pin and a technical fall among his three victories.
Luther Open - Nov. 15, 2025
(No team scoring)
Cortland Match Results:
125 pounds (Elite)
Christian Lievano (0-2)
lost to Quintin Wolbert (Wisconsin-La Crosse), Pin 4:46
lost to Jacob Fitzpatrick (Minnesota State), 2-0
133 pounds (Elite)
Rocco Futia (4-2) (8th place)
tech. fall Caden Groth (Hawkeye CC), 19-4
lost to Teague Holzer (Wisconsin-La Crosse), 5-4
dec. James Lovelady (Upper Iowa), 12-7
major dec. Devin Murphy (Wartburg), 12-3
dec. Dawson Schmit (Upper Iowa), 10-7
lost to Teague Holzer (Wisconsin-La Crosse), 11-2
(finished eighth after no-contest for either wrestler in seventh-place match)
Cade Sands (1-2)
lost to Wyatt Magolski (Wisconsin-La Crosse), 7-2
pinned Asher Wilson (Wartburg), 1:07
lost to Devin Murphy (Wartburg), Pin 2:56
141 pounds (Elite)
Culley Bellino (3-2)
pinned Macael Bear (Hawkeye CC), 3:46
pinned Mateo Ochoa (Luther), 0:41
lost to Talan Schutte (Wisconsin-La Crosse), 12-3
pinned Tanner Arjes (Upper Iowa), 1:24
lost to Kaiden Dietzenbach (Minnesota State), 1:24
Dom Vinci (3-2)
dec. Royce Butt (Wisconsin-Eau Claire), 8-4
lost to Kale Petersen (Iowa), 21-6
pinned Connor Crumer (Minnesota State), 4:04
tech. fall Cael Bridgewater (Upper Iowa), 17-0
lost to Cole Becker (Augsburg), 10-3
David Ensminger (0-2)
lost to Jayden Rael (Cornell College), 10-3
lost to Elliot Cooney (Cornell College), 11-0
157 pounds (Elite)
Shane Walczyk (0-2)
lost to Aden Byal (Wisconsin-Whitewater), tech. fall 15-0
lost to Zean AlObaidi (Wisconsin-La Crosse), 1-0
157 pounds (Silver)
Colton Havens (3-2) (6th place)
major dec. Clayton Solberg (Wisconsin-Eau Claire), 13-4
lost to Cole Dummer (Augsburg), Pin 6:50
tech. fall Isaiah Nichols (Quincy), 18-3
tech. fall Gunnar Johnson (Rochester Community & Tech. College), 18-3
5th place: lost to Briar Ivey (Wisconsin-Eau Claire), 4-3
165 pounds (Elite)
Jack Pickersgill (1-2)
lost to Jackson Jones (Quincy), 18-6
dec. Nolan Schuetz (Cornell College), 5-3
lost to Colton Bornholdt (St. Cloud State), tech. fall 19-2
174 pounds (Elite)
Joseph Visciano (0-2)
lost to Lawson Losee (Upper Iowa), tech. fall 19-1
lost to MacAllistair Chamber (Quincy), tech. fall 18-1
184 pounds (Elite)
Robby Cunningham (5-1) (6th place)
dec. Aiden Sanchez (Coe), 4-2
lost to Zak McPhee (Wisconsin-Eau Claire), Pin 6:39
pinned Austin Gomez (Coe), 3:21
major dec. Cal Ries (Wisconsin-Platteville), 11-2
pinned Gabriel Orosco (Quincy), 2:09
pinned Jax Lipnitz (Wisconsin-Whitewater), 1:31
(finished sixth after no-contest in fifth-place match)
184 pounds (Silver)
Brady Curry (3-2) (6th place)
pinned James Bratz (Wisconsin-Whitewater), 3:54
lost to Justin Wirtz (Coe), 9-4
pinned Gianni Sutherland (Hawkeye CC), 3:56
pinned Josh Darwin (Unattached), 1:19
5th place: lost to Danny Decristofaro (Cornell College), 8-5
Jared Marine (3-2) (8th place)
lost to Deangelo Sardina (Rochester Community & Tech. College), 8-6
major dec. Carter Ball (Southeastern CC), 17-5
pinned Paul Claussen (Joliet JC), 1:42
pinned Dane Melchior (Coe), 1:13
lost to Danny DeCristofaro (Cornell College), Injury Default 3:50
(finished eighth after neither he or next opponent wrestled in 7th-place match)
197 pounds (Elite)
Bryson Tibbs (0-2)
lost to Ethan Winkelman (Augsburg), Pin 2:33
lost to Griffin Schultz (Luther), 7-1
197 pounds (Silver)
Carmine Gerbino (1-2)
lost to Harvey Ludington (Iowa), Pin 0:21
pinned Anton Larsson (Augustana), 0:26
lost to Jace Wolf (Dubuque) by medical forfeit
Paul Harley (1-2)
pinned Anton Larsson (Augustana (IL)), 0:18
lost to Carter McDaniel (Unattached), 16-3
lost to Hunter Eastin (Loras), Pin 1:29