WILKES-BARRE, PA. – Senior Demitreus Henry (Brooklyn/Grand Street Campus) won the 174-pound title and junior Chandler Merwin (Walton) finished second at 157 pounds as the Cortland wrestling team opened the season Saturday at the King's College Ned McGinley Invitational. In addition to Henry and Merwin, freshman Cody Merwin (Walton), Chandler's brother, also was a place winner with a tie for third place at 125 pounds. 
 
Henry posted a 4-0 record at 174 pounds, starting with a pin followed by 9-3 and 11-5 decisions. In the title match against NYU's Jason Geyer, Henry took a 2-1 lead on a takedown late in the second period, extended the lead early in the third with a stalling point and an escape, then gave up a stalling point with just under a minute remaining before holding on for the 4-2 victory. 
 
Amongst the Merwin brothers, Chandler went 4-1 at 157 pounds and Cody was 3-1 at 125 pounds. Chandler opened with a pin, a 16-2 major decision, and another pin. In the semifinals, he trailed, 7-5, versus Charles Everdale of Wilkes before picking up an escape point with 1:01 remaining and the go-ahead takedown with 29 seconds left for an 8-7 victory. He lost in the finals to RIT's Kaidon Winters. Cody won his first three matches, two by pin, before dropping a 9-2 decision to eventual champ Samuel Braswell of Averett. His next scheduled opponent, however, had already reached the six-match limit for the day, and they both shared the third and fourth-place team points. 
 
Eight other Red Dragons won at least two matches during the tournament. Ryan Newman (Brooklyn/Wingate) went 5-1 at 184 pounds, with all five of his victories coming via pin. He lost his second match before winning four straight in the consolation bracket before reaching his six-match limit. Also at 184 pounds, Michael Rivera (Mahopac) finished 4-2 with a pin and three decisions. Steven Gazzillo (New Windsor/Cornwall) registered a 4-2 record at 165 pounds. After an opening loss, he won four straight matches, three by pin and one by medical forfeit, before losing in his final match of the afternoon. 
 
At 125 pounds, Richard Munoz (Centereach/Ward Melville) finished 3-2 with a pin and Justin Amendola (Rocky Point) was 2-2, while at 149 pounds Markel Browne (Brooklyn/Grand Street Campus) went 3-2 with a pin and Kyle Klein (Miller Place) finished 2-2 with a major decision. Brian Torres (Brooklyn/Grand Street Campus) registered a 3-2 record with a technical fall at 197 pounds. 
 
Cortland finished seventh out of 15 schools in the final team standings with 79 points, a half point behind sixth-place York. RIT won the team title with 112 points, followed by Averett with 105 and Wilkes with 101. 
 
The Red Dragons return to action on Saturday, Nov. 13, at a tournament hosted by Rhode Island College. 
 
KING'S NED McGINLEY INVITATIONAL 
Nov. 6, 2021; Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 
 
FINAL TEAM SCORES: 
1) RIT – 112 
2) Averett – 105 
3) Wilkes – 101 
4) NYU – 90 
5) Roger Williams – 81 
6) York (PA) – 79.5 
7) Cortland – 79 
8) Delaware Valley – 65.5 
9) Southern Virginia – 44.5 
10) Greensboro – 43.5 
11) King's – 39.5 
12) Scranton – 35 
13) Penn College – 22 
14) Waynesburg – 6.5 
15) Pitt-Bradford – 2.5 
 
Cortland Match Results

125 pounds 
 
Cody Merwin (3-1) (Tied for Third Place) 
pinned Austin Long (Averett), 4:03 
dec. Ryan Berstler (Penn College), 6-3 
pinned Ryan Kelly (Delaware Valley), 2:01 
Semifinals: lost to Samuel Braswell (Averett), 9-2 
("no contest" in third-place match since opponent wrestled six times already) 
 
Richard Munoz (3-2) 
pinned Jaden Nelson (Southern Virginia), 2:59 
dec. Logan Patterson (RIT), 7-2 
lost to Samuel Braswell (Averett), tech. fall 6:46 (22-7) 
dec. Matthew Digennaro (Scranton), 12-6 
lost to Ryan Kelly (Delaware Valley), 11-8 
 
Justin Amendola (2-2) 
dec. Alex Logsdon (Averett), 8-4 
lost to Austin Fashouer (Wilkes), Pin 4:36 
dec. Connor Keegan (Roger Williams), 8-2 
lost to Ari Dinerman (Roger Williams), 10-2 
 
133 pounds 
 
Vinnie Santilli (1-2) 
dec. Roman De la cruz (Averett), 14-11 
lost to Jared Kuhns (York), 11-3 
lost to Nick Kruczynski (NYU), Pin 3:39 
 
Noah Orser (0-2) 
lost to Josh Post (RIT), Pin 2:27 
lost to Patrick Snoke (Penn College), Pin 1:26 
 
Tyler Bisono (0-2) 
lost to Patrick Snoke (Penn College), Pin 4:14 
lost to Josh Post (RIT), Pin 3:58 
 
141 pounds 
 
Amos Rivera (1-2) 
pinned Lucas Sabo (Delaware Valley), 4:26 
lost to Cody Williams (Greensboro), tech. fall 4:57 (20-3) 
lost to Mike Rubino (Delaware Valley), 7-2 
 
Michael Barker (0-2) 
lost to Russell Benson (Delaware Valley), 15-8 
lost to Kyle Sanders (Averett), Pin 2:16 
 
Ryan Holt (0-2) 
lost to Peter Tringali (Roger Williams), 15-3 
lost to Bryan Diaz (York), Pin 4:28 
 
149 pounds 
 
Markel Browne (3-2) 
lost to Ben Bariso (Roger Williams), tech. fall 3:56 (20-3) 
pinned Farhid Negahban (Pitt-Bradford), 0:49 
dec. Malachi Harvey (Delaware Valley), 6-0 
dec. Eli Blackwell (Southern Virginia), 4-1 
lost to Greg Croce (Delaware Valley), 4-1 
 
Kyle Klein (2-2) 
dec. Jared Bair (York), 7-0 
major dec. Eli Blackwell (Southern Virginia), 12-2 
lost to Gabe Lavey (Averett), Pin 1:40 
lost to Kyle Tino (Wilkes), Pin 2:20 
 
Mike Colon (0-2) 
lost to Robert Zelinski (King's), Pin 1:30 
lost to Sammy Mazzella (York), tech. fall 5:50 (16-1) 
 
157 pounds 
 
Chandler Merwin (4-1) (Second Place) 
pinned Kyle Hinerman (Waynesburg), 4:02 
major dec. Michael Forte (Roger Williams), 16-2 
pinned Weston Hirshci (Southern Virginia), 3:00 
Semifinals: dec. Charles Everdale (Wilkes), 8-7 
Finals: lost to Kaidon Winters (RIT), Pin 2:05 
 
James Udasco (0-2) 
lost to Kaidon Winters (RIT), Pin 2:14 
lost to Kylee Martin (Averett), Pin 5:17 
 
165 pounds 
 
Steven Gazzillo (4-2) 
lost to James Geiger (Wilkes), Pin 5:23 
pinned Colin Loughney (NYU), 0:38 
won by medical forfeit vs. Manny Anderson (RIT) 
pinned Alan Devries (York), 4:02 
pinned Ryan Grebe (Roger Williams), 2:17 
lost to Timothy Sparks (York), 8-5 
 
Bailey Butler (0-2) 
lost to Jack Kelly (Roger Williams), Pin 2:30 
lost to Elijah Hernandez (Pitt-Bradford), 10-4 
 
174 pounds 
 
Demitreus Henry (4-0) (First Place) 
pinned Jovante Hobbs (Averett), 5:33 
dec. Kade Loughney (NYU), 9-3 
Semifinals: dec. Youssef Ait Boulahri (Delaware Valley), 11-5 
Finals: dec. Jason Geyer (NYU), 4-2 
 
Chris Angelone (1-2) 
lost to Kade Kravits (King's), Pin 2:36 
pinned Tristan Reyes-Villa (Greensboro), 3:19 
lost to Jared Townsend (York), Pin 1:21 
 
184 pounds 
 
Ryan Newman (5-1) 
pinned Dylan Toback (Penn College), 4:25 
lost to Zion Carpenter (Averett), Pin 1:02 
pinned Jasiri Dingle (Averett), 2:55 
pinned Thomas Quelet (York), 5:50 
pinned Eli Wilson (Roger Williams), 2:21 
pinned Jamar Christian (Averett), 3:50 
("no contest" in next round since already wrestled six times) 
 
Michael Rivera (4-2) 
pinned Justin Weimer (Scranton), 3:20 
lost to Kowan Lee (Averett), 3-2 
dec. Ikia Garcia (Southern Virginia), 2-0 
dec. Quentin Day (Wilkes), 4-2 
dec. Gabe Rodrigus (NYU), 6-5 
lost to Nate Parker (RIT), 11-5 
 
Karam Saraireh (0-2) 
lost to William Grace (King's), Pin 4:20 
lost to Jonathan Bishop (Averett), Pin 1:27 
 
197 pounds 
 
Brian Torres (3-2) 
dec. Nate Degroff (RIT), 8-3 
tech. fall Kevin Falcon (Wilkes), 7:00 (17-2) 
lost to Camden Farrow (York), 3-1 (ot, sv-1) 
dec. Jason Sine (King's), 3-2 
lost to Josh Harkness (RIT), 3-1 
 
Roman Jellick (1-2) 
lost to Jason Sine (King's), Pin 1:59 
pinned Chris Bold (Cortland), 5:50 
lost to Noah Tandy (Roger Williams), 13-5 
 
Chris Bold (1-2) 
pinned Nasser McCummings (Averett), 4:56 
lost to Spencer Fetrow (Roger Williams), Pin 0:19 
lost to Roman Jellick (Cortland), Pin 5:50 

285 pounds 
 
Ben Klei (1-2) 
lost to Mason Thomas (Greensboro), Pin 2:13 
major dec. Dylan Chandler (Roger Williams), 10-0 
lost to Addison Boisvert (Roger Williams), 4-2 (ot, sv-1) 
 
Leo Burke (0-2) 
lost to John Murphy (Scranton), 4-2 
lost to Addison Boisvert (Roger Williams), Pin 4:55