ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Junior Bobby Dierna (Webster/Wayne) and senior Joe Giaramita (Elwood/John H. Glenn) each won weight-class titles as Cortland finished second in the team standings at the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference (ECWC) Championships, hosted by RIT.

Ithaca won the team title with 203 points, followed by Cortland (152), Brockport (119.5), Oswego (92.5), Oneonta (86.5), RIT (80), Lycoming (69.5) and Alfred State (31).

Dierna was named the championship's Most Outstanding Wrestler after winning at 157 pounds with a 4-0 record. He opened with a pin and a technical fall, pinned his opponent in the semifinals, and won by a 13-4 major decision in the finals.

Giaramita claimed his third straight ECWC title at 197 pounds. He finished 3-0 with a pin and two decisions, including a 5-3 win over Oswego's Daniel Smith in the finals.

Junior Mat Bradice (Mastic/William Floyd) and junior Colin Barber (Westfield, NJ) each recorded runner-up finishes - Bradice at 133 pounds and Barber at 165 pounds. Each won his first two matches before losing in the finals.

Junior Andrew Roden (Kings Park) and freshman Austin Whitney (Mexico/Mexico Academy) finished in third place at 133 and 149 pounds, respectively. Roden lost his first match before winning the next three, while Whitney won twice, lost in the semifinals, and won his last two bouts.

Six other Red Dragons earned top-six finishes. Sophomore Adrian Berry (Uniondale) was fourth at 157 pounds with a 3-2 mark. Freshman Brett Lewis (Madison) placed fifth at 184 pounds (3-2 record), sophomore Matt Norris (Homer) was fifth at 141 pounds (3-2 record) and Ryan Gerena (Shirley/William Floyd) finished fifth at 174 pounds (2-2 record). Freshman Tristan Broddus (Manlius/Fayetteville-Manlius) placed sixth at 157 pounds (2-3 record) and junior Tyler Lilly (New Rochelle) was sixth at 285 pounds (3-3 record).

Cortland will host Oneonta in a dual match on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m.

Complete Brackets (PDF)
Tournament Results Page (TrackWrestling)

FINAL TEAM SCORES:

1) Ithaca - 203
2) Cortland - 152
3) Brockport - 119.5
4) Oswego - 92.5
5) Oneonta - 86.5
6) RIT - 80
7) Lycoming - 69.5
8) Alfred St. - 31

WEIGHT-CLASS CHAMPIONS

125 – James Kaishian (Ithaca)
133 – Eric Velez (Brockport)
141 – Nick Wahba (Ithaca)
149 – Seth Lansberry (Lycoming)
157 – Bobby Dierna (Cortland)
165 – Nick Velez (Ithaca)
174 – Troy Seymour (Oswego)
184 – Jeff Palmeri (Brockport)
197 – Joe Giaramita (Cortland)
285 – Cole Tristram (Brockport)

Most Outstanding Wrestler: Bobby Dierna (Cortland) - 157 pounds


Cortland Match Results


125 pounds

No Cortland entries


133 pounds

Mat Bradice (2-1) (2nd place)
tech. fall Cortez Harris (RIT), 4:08 (15-0)
Semis: dec. Anthony Messina (Oneonta), 4-0
Finals: lost to Eric Velez (Brockport), 11-5

Andrew Roden (3-1) (3rd place)
lost to Eric Velez (Brockport), 10-5
pinned Daniel Hosking (Alfred St.), 3:50
dec. Anthony Messina (Oneonta), 7-3
3rd place: dec. Henry Beaman (Ithaca), 12-5


141 pounds

Matt Norris (3-2) (5th place)
lost to Nick Wahba (Ithaca), Pin 2:41
tech. fall Austin Parker (Alfred St.), 6:52 (18-2)
dec. Jon Ptacek (Oswego), 3-2
lost to Adam Moser (Ithaca), 6-1
5th place: dec. Donny McCoy (Brockport), 7-6


149 pounds

Austin Whitney (4-1) (3rd place)
dec. Pete Ottaviano (Brockport), 12-5
dec. Dempsey King (RIT), 2-0 (ot, sv-1)
Semis: lost to Daniel Pak (Ithaca), 8-5
major dec. Daniel Murphy (Oneonta), 14-2
3rd place: dec. Dempsey King (RIT), 5-0

Greg Chery (1-2)
lost to Seth Lansberry (Lycoming), 10-0
dec. Pete Ottaviano (Brockport), 9-2
lost to Daniel Murphy (Oneonta), 10-8 (ot, sv-1)

Emanuel Romeo (0-2)
lost to Daniel Pak (Ithaca), Pin 4:01
lost to Daniel Murphy (Oneonta), 7-2


157 pounds

Bobby Dierna (4-0) (1st place)
pinned Cody Lutz (RIT), 1:30
tech. fall Anthony Fano (Ithaca), 6:31 (20-5)
Semis: pinned Tristan Broddus (Cortland), 1:08
Finals: major dec. Kirk Feeney (RIT), 13-4

Adrian Berry (3-2) (4th place)
pinned Todd Woodcock (Oswego), 1:06
pinned Ezekiel Thomas (RIT), 3:29
Semis: lost to Kirk Feeney (RIT), 10-4
dec. Josh Brabon (Brockport), 7-5
3rd place: lost to Tyler Silverthorn (Oswego), tech. fall 4:43 (16-0)

Tristan Broddus (2-3) (6th place)
tech. fall Austin Scheer (Oneonta), 4:56 (16-0)
won by injury default vs. Bryan Mongiello (Brockport), 4:39
Semis: lost to Bobby Dierna (Cortland), Pin 1:08
lost to Tyler Silverthorn (Oswego), 8-5
5th place: lost to Josh Brabon (Brockport), 13-10


165 pounds

Colin Barber (2-1) (2nd place)
tech. fall Timothy Rathburn (Alfred St.), 5:00 (18-1)
Semis: dec. Mark Millisci (Oswego), 3-2
Finals: lost to Nick Velez (Ithaca), 5-0


174 pounds

Ryan Gerena (2-2) (5th place)
lost to Brandon Conrad (Lycoming), 4-2
dec. Lantze Lange (Oneonta), 1-0
lost to Jaison White (Ithaca), 3-2
5th place: won by injury default vs. Shaun Gillen (Oneonta)


184 pounds

Brett Lewis (3-2) (5th place)
lost to Carlos Toribio (Ithaca), Pin 1:40
dec. Willie Alford (Lycoming), 8-4
pinned Marquawn Holmes (RIT), 4:07
lost to Ryan Marszal (Oneonta), 6-3
5th place: won by forfeit vs. Vincent Provenzano (Oneonta)


197 pounds

Joe Giaramita (3-0) (1st place)
pinned Timothy Flower (Oneonta), 3:36
Semis: dec. Jake Ashcraft (Ithaca), 5-2
Finals: dec. Daniel Smith (Oswego), 5-3


285 pounds

Tyler Lilly (3-3) (6th place)
dec. Riley Andrews (Alfred St.), 6-2
lost to Cole Tristram (Brockpor), Pin 0:36
dec. Kade Andrews (Oswego), 6-3
dec. Adam Groesbeck (Oneonta), 9-2
lost to Sam Weinger (RIT), 5-0
5th place: lost to Max Lamport (Lycoming), 5-2

Nicholas Lupi (1-2)
dec. Kade Andrews (Oswego), 5-3
lost to Matthew Booth (Ithaca), 12-0
lost to Riley Andrews (Alfred St.), 4-1