Jon Conroy won four matches to claim the title at 165 pounds
1/30/2010
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – Three Cortland wrestlers won weight-class titles as the Red Dragons competed at the Jamestown Open at Jamestown Community College. Junior Cory Mahoney (Canandaigua/Canandaigua Academy) won at 157 pounds, freshman Jon Conroy (South Plainfield, NJ) was the 165-pound champion and senior Martino Sottile (Brentwood) finished first at 197 pounds.
Mahoney posted a 4-0 record to win the 157-pound title. After an opening 2-1 decision, he won 10-0 in the next round and 5-2 in the semifinals. He defeated Max Murray of the host school, 10-4, in the title match.
Conroy and sophomore Eric Ekstrom (Palmyra/Palmyra-Macedon) claimed the top two spots at 165 pounds. Conroy won two of his first three matches by pin, while Ekstrom’s 3-0 start included a 10-2 major decision. In the championship match, Conroy edged Ekstrom by a 2-1 count in overtime.
Sottile finished 3-0 to claim the 197-pound title. He started with convincing victories in his first two bouts, 12-5 and 15-3, and beat Ithaca’s Tom Heckman, 3-1, in the finals.
Freshman Will Parks (Longwood) was the other Red Dragon to earn a top-four finish with his third-place showing at 184 pounds. He won his first match, but lost in the semifinals. He rebounded to win his next two matches, including a 3-1 decision over Ithaca’s Keith Dickey in the third-place contest.
Cortland Match Results:
125 pounds
No Cortland entries
133 pounds
No Cortland entries
141 pounds
No Cortland entries
149 pounds
JOHN CATALDO (2-2)
tech. fall Ty Albright (Penn St. Dubois), 20-5 (time n/a)
dec. Andrew Hutchins (Ithaca), 2-0
Semis: lost to Jayk Cobbs (unattached), 6-4
lost to Shay Shive (Niagara CCC), 9-1
JOEY WIDRICK (2-2)
pinned Garret Singer (Penn St. Dubois – Unatt.), 6:42
lost to Ethan Swope (Unattached), 5-3 (ot)
major dec. Ty Albright (Penn St. Dubois), 15-5
lost to Shay Shive (Niagara CCC), 9-1
157 pounds
CORY MAHONEY (4-0, 1st place)
dec. Tyler Mutton (Penn St. Dubois), 2-1
major dec. Doug Kramer (Ithaca), 10-0
Semis: dec. James Anthony (Lindsey Wilson), 5-2
Finals: dec. Max Murray (Jamestown CC), 10-4
JOE CALDERONE (2-2)
dec. Shane Manley (Niagara CCC), 5-2
dec. Craig West (Lindsey Wilson), 6-1
Semis: lost to Max Murray (Jamestown CC), 8-5
lost to Shane Manley (Niagara CCC), 6-3
165 pounds
JON CONROY (4-0, 1st place)
dec. Johnny Meryman (Tiffin), 4-2
pinned Justin Galusha (Niagara CCC), 4:31
Semis: pinned Steve Andolena (Ithaca), 3:04
Finals: dec. Eric Ekstrom (Cortland), 2-1 (ot)
ERIC EKSTROM (3-1, 2nd place)
major dec. Eric Smith (Niagara CCC, unatt.), 10-2
dec. Matthew Frank (Springfield Tech. CC, unatt.), 4-0
Semis: won by injury default vs. Ryan Shank (Lindsey Wilson)
Finals: lost to Jon Conroy (Cortland), 2-1 (ot)
174 pounds
No Cortland entries
184 pounds
WILL PARKS (3-1, 3rd place)
dec. Keith Dickey (Ithaca), 6-2
Semis: lost to Shawn Hall (Penn St. Dubois), Pin 3:36
dec. Joe Miller (Tiffin), 7-2
3rd place: dec. Keith Dickey (Ithaca), 3-1
ALEX MEYERS (1-2)
dec. Gill Bauer-Moshi (Ithaca), 9-3
lost to Eric Mazgal (Jamestown CC), 14-4
lost to Keith Dickey (Ithaca), 11-1
197 pounds
MARTINO SOTTILE (3-0, 1st place)
dec. Connor Holmes (Ithaca), 12-5
Semis: major dec. T.J. Nelson (Alfred St.), 15-3
Finals: dec. Tom Heckman (Ithaca), 3-1
Heavyweight
No Cortland entries