Wrestling Thrashes Elmira 57-0 On Senior Day https://t.co/XVShD1Hot7
— SJF Cardinals (@FisherAthletics) January 10, 2026
PITTSFORD, N.Y. – With five wins by forfeit and four by fall, the St. John Fisher wrestling team made quick work of Elmira for a 57-0 Senior Day victory in the Empire 8 duals on Saturday morning inside the Manning & Napier Varsity Gym.
The Cardinals improved to 5-1 overall (1-0 SUNYAC) in dual action with the victory. Elmira, which lost to Brockport later in the morning, dropped to 2-9 in duals by the end of the event.
Senior Carl Santariello (125 pounds) and sophomore Xander Burke (141 pounds) claimed wins by forfeiture to begin the dual, giving Fisher a 12-0 lead. Senior Derek Bernardino (141 pounds) pinned Kolton Brown in two minutes, sophomore Trevor Bishop (149) pinned Victor Hyland in 1:06 and junior Paul Lichter pinned Kaiden Ellis in just 39 seconds to extend the Cardinals' lead to 30-0.
After junior Evan Salazar won by forfeit at 165 pounds, senior Trevor Sheehan pinned Cache Littrell in 45 seconds to push the Fisher advantage to 42-0.
Junior Dylan Devine and senior Braydon Vandenberg won by forfeit at 184 and 197 pounds, respectively, before Nathan Coon won the dual's most competitive match. The senior heavyweight prevailed 6-1 by decision over John Robyck, completing the 57-0 drubbing of the Soaring Eagles.
The Cardinals honored Bernardino, Coon, Santariello, Sheehan, Vandenberg, Torin Bishop and Michael Shelhart during a brief Senior Day ceremony prior to the dual.
Several Fisher wrestlers also competed in exhibition matches throughout the morning against wrestlers from Brockport and Elmira.
Match-By-Match Results: St. John Fisher 57, Elmira 0
125: Carl Santariello (SJF) won by forfeit…SJF 6, EC 0
133: Xander Burke (SJF) won by forfeit… SJF 12, EC 0
141: Derek Bernardino (SJF) won by fall over Kolton Brown in 2:00… SJF 18, EC 0
149: Trevor Bishop (SJF) won by fall over Victor Hyland in 1:06… SJF 24, EC 0
157: Paul Lichter (SJF) won by fall over Kaiden Ellis in 0:39… SJF 30, EC 0
165: Evan Salazar (SJF) won by forfeit… SJF 36, EC 0
174: Trevor Sheehan won by fall over Cache Littrell in 0:45… SJF 42, EC 0
184: Jeremy Devine won by forfeit… SJF 48, EC 0
197: Braydon Vandenberg won by forfeit SJF 54, EC 0
285: Nathan Coon won 6-1 by decision over John Robyck… SJF 57, EC 0