Ithaca Announces 56th Hall of Fame Class https://t.co/7gLfwk15kK
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ITHACA, N.Y. - The Ithaca College Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has finalized its 56th Hall of Fame class, which will be inducted on Friday, October 9, 2026. The newest class features eight highly successful individuals and one national championship team.
The induction ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. on campus, the night prior to IC's home football game against the University of Rochester. Tickets will go on sale for the event shortly.
MARC ISRAEL '05 – MEN'S WRESTLING
One of the winningest competitors in the storied history of Ithaca College wrestling, Marc Israel ranks ninth all-time with 118 wins. Israel won more than 22 bouts in each of his four seasons on the mat for the Bombers, with a career-best 37 victories during his junior season.
Israel was a two-time All-American for the Bombers, earning and eighth place finish at 141 pounds as a freshman and then took third at 165 pounds his senior season. He was also named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the ECWC Championships in 2005.
Israel also exceled off the mat as he was a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American and three-time NWCA Scholar All-American.
He remains involved with the program as a volunteer assistant coach and is the Associate Vice President for Business and Finance at the College.
JOEL LAMSON '90 – MEN'S WRESTLING
A three-time captain and two-time All-American for the wrestling program, Joel Lamson won 107 matches during his career at Ithaca and was an integral piece to the back-to-back national championships in 1989 and 1990.
During the 1989 season, Lamson went 31-5 and finished fifth nationally as the Bombers won their first national title with 72.5 points. The following year, he won 17 matches and was the national runner-up at 126 pounds as the Bombers repeated with 81 points.
As a sophomore, Lamson won the first of his three NCAA regional titles and went 33-7. He began his career on South Hill with a 26-win season in 1986.