ALLENTOWN, PA. – The Cortland wrestling team posted seven top-four finishes, including three runner-up showings, to grab the team title at the Muhlenberg Mideast Futures Tournament in Allentown, Pa. on Sunday.

Juniors Vinnie Santilli (South Glens Falls) and Chris Angelone (Smithtown/Smithtown West) and sophomore Kyle Klein (Miller Place) each registered a 3-1 record in placing second at the tournament.

Santilli opened with a pair of pins to advance to the semifinals at 141 pounds, earning falls over Joseph Lundin of Wilkes in 3:52 and Rene Trevino of Wilkes in 6:00. He moved onto the championship bout with a 7-5 decision against Gettysburg's Julian Amadio before dropping a 6-2 decision versus Josh Post of RIT in the final.

Angelone took the runner-up spot at 174 pounds. He advanced on a forfeit and pinned Matt Watson of Elizabethtown in 2:17 in the quarterfinals. Angelone moved on to the final with a 10-4 decision over Alvernia's Anthony Bauer, but lost by fall in the championship bout to Joel Martsinovsky of Stevens.

Klein's run to the championship match at 149 pounds started with a pin of Alan Kokilananda of Wilkes just nine seconds before the end of regulation. He followed up with a pin of York's Alex Sladek in 2:32 and a 12-1 major decision over Cooper Johnson of Washington & Lee in the semifinals. Klein dropped a close 5-2 decision to Pasquale Vizzoni of Stevens in the final.

The Red Dragons had two top-four placers at 125 pounds. Senior Richard Munoz (Centereach/Ward Melville) finished third with a 6-1 record, including six straight wins topped off with an 18-2 technical fall in the third-place match over junior teammate Justin Amendola who posted a 4-2 mark for his fourth-place showing.

Sophomore Michael Barker (Holbrook/Sachem North) earned a third-place finish at 149 pounds, posting a 4-1 record, which included a pin and a major decision. Freshman Pat Ross (Woodstock/Onteora) recorded two pins and a 3-2 record to take fourth place at 174 pounds.

MUHLENBERG MIDEAST FUTURES TOURNAMENT
Feb. 20, 2022; Allentown, Pa.
 
Team Scores
1. Cortland -- 152.5
2. Stevens -- 127.5
3. RIT -- 125
4. Washington & Lee -- 102
5. The College of New Jersey -- 101.5
6. Ursinus -- 87
7. Muhlenberg -- 71
8. York (Pa.) -- 58
9. Wilkes -- 51.5
10. Gettysburg -- 45
11. Elizabethtown -- 35
12. New York University -- 33
13. Alvernia -- 26.5
14. Unattached -- 26
15. Penn College of Technology -- 4.5

Cortland Match Results

125 pounds
 
Richard Munoz (6-1) (3rd place)
lost to Braden Schuyler (Elizabethtown), major dec. 17-9
def. Robert Crofford (Gettysburg), medical forfeit
def. Aidan Prunoske (RIT), medical forfeit
dec. Brian McCaw (Muhlenberg), 12-6
major dec. Robert Philpot (Alvernia), 17-4
pinned Nick Bauer (Wilkes), 1:15
3rd Place: tech. fall Justin Amendola (Cortland), 18-2

Justin Amendola (4-2) (4th place)
def. Robert Crofford (Gettysburg), medical forfeit
lost to Nick Bauer (Wilkes), 9-5
dec. Antonio Abae (Gettysburg), 5-2
dec. Lee Rubin (RIT), 6-3
def. Braden Schuyler (Elizabethtown), forfeit
3rd Place: lost to Richard Munoz (Cortland), tech. fall, 18-2
 
133 pounds

Tyler Bisono (0-2)
lost to Jeff Robinson (RIT), Pin 1:32
lost to Arjun Khatri (Stevens), Pin 1:51
 
141 pounds
 
Vinnie Santilli (3-1) (2nd place)
pinned Joseph Lundin (Wilkes), 3:52
pinned Rene Trevino (Wilkes), 6:00
Semifinals: dec. Julian Amadio (Gettysburg), 7-5
Final: lost to Josh Post (RIT), 6-2

Noah Orser (3-2)
lost to Bryan Diaz (York), 6-2
def. Costa Moore (NYU), forfeit
pinned Rene Trevino (Wilkes), 6:05
def. Ian Shaubach (York), medical forfeit
lost to Paul Kakos (Alvernia), 7-3

Ryan Holt (0-2)
lost to Josh Post (RIT), Pin 6:35
lost to Ian Shaubach (York), major dec. 16-4
 
149 pounds
 
Kyle Klein (3-1) (2nd place)
pinned Alan Kokilananda (Wilkes), 6:51
pinned Alex Sladek (York), 2:32
Semifinals: major dec. Cooper Johnson (Washington & Lee), 12-1
Final: lost to Pasquale Vizzoni (Stevens), 5-2

Michael Barker (4-1) (3rd place)
pinned Harper Meacham (Washington & Lee), 1:56
major dec. Sammy Mazzella (York), 14-6
Semifinals: lost to Pasquale Vizzoni (Stevens), 5-2
dec. Harper Meacham (Washington & Lee), 6-2
3rd Place: def. Cooper Johnson (Washington & Lee), medical forfeit
 
157 pounds
 
Adam Barker
No official record
 
165 pounds
 
James Udasco (2-2)
lost to Nick Sacco (TCNJ), 7-2
def. Jonny Gherman (Ursinus),  medical forfeit
dec. Graham Chandler (Gettysburg), 12-5
lost to James Romaine (TCNJ), Pin 4:05
 
174 pounds
 
Chris Angelone (3-1) (2nd place)
def. Jake Dallarda (Urinus), forfeit
pinned Matt Watson (Elizabethtown), 2:17
Semifinals: dec. Anthony Bauer (Alvernia), 10-4
Final: lost to Joel Martsinovsky (Stevens), Pin 2:32

Pat Ross (3-2) (4th place)
pinned Declan Treacy (Washington & Lee), 1:19
dec. Colin Loughney (NYU), 8-4
Semifinals: lost to Joel Martsinovsky (Stevens), major dec. 14-4
pinned Blaise Wagner (Stevens), :40
3rd Place: lost to Jackson Brandt (Ursinus), Pin 2:14
 
184 pounds

Ryan Newman (1-2)
pinned Alexis Newman (Wilkes), 6:19
lost to Nico Berlingeri (Unattached), major dec. 17-6
lost to Fletcher Goodman (Muhlenberg), 5-4

Karam Saraireh (0-2)
lost to Declan Skelly (NYU), 9-2
lost to Nathan Parker (RIT), Pin 1:32
 
197 pounds
 
Chris Bold (2-2)
pinned Kevin Falcon (Wilkes), 5:28
dec. Paul Parise (Muhlenberg), 7-4
Semifinals: lost to Hunter Lowe (Wilkes), Pin :54
lost to Dawson Tallant (Wilkes), tech. fall 15-0
 
285 pounds
 
Dylan Houseknecht (1-2)
lost to Jake Ahmad (Ursinus), 3-1
pinned Kevin Croley (Wilkes), 6:19
lost to Andrew Franklin (Muhlenberg), 3-2