Soaring Eagles Collect Two Dual Wins in Opening Day Action https://t.co/I1ecjM8j2O
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Bradford, Pa. – The Elmira College men's wrestling team opened their 2026-27 campaign at the Pitt-Bradford Duals. The duals featured Pitt-Bradford, Elmira, Emmanuel, Jamestown and Kean. At the conclusion of the day, the Soaring Eagles finished 2-2 overall.
ELMIRA FALLS SHORT TO PANTHERS, 29-18
The Soaring Eagles opened their first dual of the day against Pitt-Bradford, where four bouts gave Elmira the opportunity to put points on the board.
Lavontae Gibbons (141-bout) earned a forfeit to give EC their first points cutting the Panthers lead. Scottie Fairbanks (157-bout) put points up for the Soaring Eagles as he earned a 10-8 decision over his opponent. Rhojan Monfort (174-bout) also secured a decision win against his opponent 11-5, as EC trailed by eight (20-12). Braxton Evans (184-bout) took a forfeit to close out Elmira's scoring, the Panthers securing the win 29-18.
SOARING EAGLES SHUT DOWN BY SAINTS, 47-9
Their second dual of the day saw Elmira take on the Emmanuel College Saints. The Purple & Gold were held to a single digit score, Gibbons (141-bout) notched a fall over his opponent at 4:25. John Robyck (285-bout) grabbed the final points of the dual as he earned a 5-3 decision, finalizing the score at 47-9.
ELMIRA SNEAKS BY KEAN FOR THE VICTORY, 25-23
The third dual for the Soaring Eagles was a battle against the Kean Cougars, with Elmira coming away with the win. EC opened with a 125-weight class forfeit to put them ahead early followed by Kole Zufall (133-weight class) earning a decision 8-3 over his opponent.
Elmira continued to keep Kean away from the scoreboard as Gibbons (141-weight class) recorded his second fall of his freshman career at 1:34. Fairbanks (149-weight class) secured a tech-fall 21-5 against his opponent while Kaiden Ellis also grabbed a tech-fall in the 157-weight class (18-1). After the Soaring Eagles put up 25 points, the Cougar went on a stretch for the remainder of weight classes but EC slipped by as the final score was 25-23.
PURPLE & GOLD TAKE DOWN JAYHAWKS, 54-5
In their fourth and final dual of the day, the Soaring Eagles faced the Jamestown Jayhawks in a short dual. With Elmira earning seven forfeits in different weight classes, the Jayhawks only received points from the 125-weight class win.
Gibbons (141-weight class) closed out his debut going 4-0 on the day as he secured his third fall at 2:04 over his opponent. Robyck (285-weight class) shut down the dual as he also recorded a fall over his opponent at 1:26 to put the final score at 54-5.
UP NEXT
The Soaring Eagles will travel to the Ithaca Invite this coming weekend for a two-day feature starting on Friday, November 6th.
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