Tournament Results

Williamsport, Pa … Three decisive victories on the mats made it a banner afternoon for The College of New Jersey wrestling team on opening day of the Budd Whitehill National Dual hosted by Lycoming College.
 
The Lions stretched their dual meet streak to 10 matches against no losses this season as they toppled Rochester Institute of Technology, Thiel College, and Wesleyan College on Friday. TCNJ advances to the championship round, facing Williams College tomorrow in the semifinal match at 10:30 a.m. York College (Pa) and Messiah College will square off in the other semifinal dual.
 
On the day, TCNJ dominated its competition by winning 25 of 30 bouts. They registered six pins, a technical fall, and four major decisions. Back-to-back pins by senior Doug Hamann (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial) and sophomore Kyle Lynch (Hazlet, NJ/Raritan) punctuated a resounding 36-6 victory over RIT in the opening match. Hamann, who is ranked sixth in his weight class in the latest NWCA poll, won by fall in just 25 seconds at 174, while Lynch ended his bout at 1:42 of the first period. The Lions (8-0) won their first eight bouts and the ninth by forfeit to claim their eight straight dual meet.
 
Against Thiel, the Lions (9-0) raced to a 15-0 lead after three weight classes. Freshman Luis Rivera (Landsville, NJ/Buena) won by a major decision (10-0) at 125, and senior Jimmy Gill (Smithville, NJ/St. John the Baptist) followed with a 7-3 decision at 133. Sophomore Ryan Budzek (Point Pleasant Boro, NJ/Point Pleasant Boro) won by disqualification at 141. Budzek, who is also ranked sixth nationally at 141, did not permit a point on the day. He posted an 8-0 major against Jake Sepor of RIT, and muscled a 3-0 victory over Frank Crippen of Wesleyan. Sophomore Constantine Rissiotis (Monmouth Jct., NJ/South Brunswick) and Stephen Boncimino (Freehold, NJ/Howell) registered pins in 1:28 and 3:34 at 197 and heavyweight.
 
The 25-12 triumph over Wesleyan was a fiercer match than the score may indicate. Six bouts were decided by three points or less, but the Lions battled to win four of those and seven overall. Junior Dan Wojtaszek (Brick, NJ/Brick Township) pinned his opponent at 184 just 1:19 into the match. Herring came through with a key major decision (18-6) when TCNJ led by only three points. That propelled the Lions to win their next three bouts and seal their tenth straight.
 
The championship final is slated for 1:30 p.m.
 
 
TCNJ 36, RIT 6
 
125  Luis Rivera (TCNJ) Maj. 10-0 George Bardanis (RIT); TCNJ leads 4-0
133: Jimmy Gill (TCNJ) Dec. 7-3 Isaiah Ocasio (RIT); TCNJ leads 7-0
141: Ryan Budzek (TCNJ) Maj. 8-0 Jake Sepor (RIT); TCNJ leads 11-0
149: JT Beirne (TCNJ) Dec. 7-3 Austin Prince (RIT); TCNJ leads 14-0
157: Joe Paton (TCNJ) Dec. 7-1 Kirk Feeney (RIT); TCNJ leads 17-0
165: Nick Herring (TCNJ) Dec. Joe Cutugno (RIT); TCNJ leads 20-0
174: Doug Hamann (TCNJ) Fall :025 John Donahue (RIT); TCNJ leads 26-0
184: Kyle Lynch (TCNJ) Fall 1:42 McKenzie Callahan (RIT); TCNJ leads 32-0
197: Stephen Boncimino (TCNJ) FFT Unkown (RIT); TCNJ leads 30-0
285: Sam Weinger (RIT) Fall 6:48 Kyle Cocozza (TCNJ); TCNJ leads 36-6
 
TCNJ 45 Thiel 2
 
125  Luis Rivera (TCNJ) Dec. 7-2 Justin Walter (Thiel); TCNJ leads 3-0
133: James Goldschmidt (TCNJ) Fall 2:06 Guiliano Graziolo (Thiel); TCNJ leads 9-0
141: Ryan Budzek (TCNJ) DQ Nick Burkett (Thiel); TCNJ leads 15-0
149: Nick Sutton (Thiel) Dec. 16-10 JT Beirne (TCNJ) TCNJ leads 15-3
157: Antonio Mancella (TCNJ) Maj. 14-4 Jordan Smith (Thiel); TCNJ leads 19-3
165: Joe Paton (TCNJ) Dec. 7-3 Chriss Nuss (Thiel); TCNJ leads 22-3
174: Doug Hamann (TCNJ) Tech Fall 18-0 Dominic Farabaugh (Thiel); TCNJ leads 27-3
184: Dan Wojtaszek (TCNJ) FFT Unknown (Thiel); TCNJ leads 33-3
197: Constantine Rissiotis (TCNJ) Fall 1:28 Zeb Throne (Thiel); TCNJ leads 39-3
285: Stephen Boncimino (TCNJ) Fall 3:34 Alex Streich (Thiel); TCNJ leads 45-3
One-point deduction for flagrant foul at 141; TCNJ Final 45-2
 
TCNJ 25 Wesleyan 12
 
125  Dylan Jones (Wesleyan) Dec. 3-2 Luis Rivera (TCNJ); Wesleyan leads 3-0
133: James Goldschmidt (TCNJ) Dec. 5-0 Shane Ross (Wesleyan); Tied 3-3
141: Ryan Budzek (TCNJ) Dec. 3-0 Frank Crippen (Wesleyan); TCNJ leads 6-3
149: Steven Schneider (TCNJ) Dec. 5-3 Carmen Armendarez (Wesleyan) TCNJ leads 9-3
157: Chrisopher Siracusa (Wesleyan) Dec. 5-4 Antonio Mancella (TCNJ); TCNJ leads 9-6
165: Nick Herring (TCNJ) Maj. 18-6 Roy Forys (Wesleyan); TCNJ leads 13-6
174: Doug Hamann (TCNJ) Dec. 5-3 Taran Carr (Wesleyan); TCNJ leads 16-6
184: Dan Wojtaszek (TCNJ) Fall 1:19 Dominic Pirraglia (Wesleyan); TCNJ leads 22-6
197: Constantine Rissiotis (TCNJ) Dec. 5-3 Isaiah Bellamy (Wesleyan); TCNJ leads 25-6
285: Devon Carrillo (Wesleyan) Fall :48 Stephen Boncimino (TCNJ)); TCNJ leads 25-12