JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – Sophomore Kyle Klein (Miller Place) captured the 157-pound title and three other Cortland wrestlers earned top-four finishes at the Jamestown Open. There was no team scoring at the event, which was hosted by Jamestown Community College.

Klein finished with a 4-0 record at the event and raised his season record to 22-9. Freshman Gabe Lynch (Theresa/Indian River) earned a runner-up finish at 157 pounds, while freshman Devin Walker (Brentwood) and junior Steven Gazzillo (New Windsor/Cornwall) each secured third-place finishes.

Klein opened with a narrow 1-0 decision versus Kaelon Lawson-West of Hiram to advance to the quarterfinals where he earned a 7-5 sudden-victory decision over unattached Sam Partain. In the semifinals, Klein pinned St. John Fisher's Trevor Sheehan in 1:28 before securing the title with a pin of Lynch in 1:45 in the finals.

Lynch reached the championship bout with a pin of George Racz of Alfred State in 2:08 in the quarterfinals and a 19-9 major decision over Ithaca's Joseph Averill in the semifinals.

After dropping his first bout, Walker responded with four straight wins to earn his third-place finish at 133 pounds. He registered a 16-4 major decision over Constantine Gehring of Gannon, followed by pins against Ohio Wesleyan's Jimmy Baumann and Cortland's Joey Powers (Port Byron/Dana L. West). Walker was awarded his third-place finish with a medical forfeit victory.

Gazzillo also ran off four straight wins to secure his third-place showing at 184 pounds. After an opening setback, he decisioned Alex Christy of Jamestown, 7-4, and followed with a 10-3 decision against Desmon Perry of Ohio Wesleyan. Gazzillo then pinned Joel Nivar of Niagara Community College in 2:58 and earned his third-place finish with a medical forfeit win.

Sophomore Dan Cassera (Setauket/Ward Melville) posted a 2-0 record at 165 pounds before medical forfeiting his final two bouts. He earned a 4-2 decision over Ithaca's John Hecht and pinned Cortez Henderson of Niagara Community College in 5:01 to reach the semifinals. At 141 pounds, freshman Shane Walczyk (Eden) posted a 3-2 record that included a pin of Hiram's Alex Savering in in 4:06.
 
JAMESTOWN OPEN
Jan. 29, 2023; Jamestown, N.Y.

No team scoring
 
Cortland Results:
 
125 pounds
 
Wyatt Gentzel (1-2)
dec. Chase Wolfingbarger (Ohio Wesleyan), 9-3
lost to DeAonte Hutchinson (Jamestown CC), 12-10
lost to Francisco Muriel (Ithaca), 16-6
 
133 pounds
 
Devin Walker (4-1) (Third Place) 
lost to Freddy Eckles (Mountain Dew), 16-0
major dec. Constantine Gehring (Gannon), 16-4
pinned Jimmy Baumann (Ohio Wesleyan), 1:05
pinned Joey Powers (Cortland), 5:17
Third Place: won by medical forfeit vs. Jacob Wright (Gannon)

Joey Powers (1-2)
major dec. Zenmatsu Miles (St. John Fisher), 11-0
Semis: lost to Brendon Ramsey (Jamestown CC), 6-1
lost to Devin Walker (Cortland), Pin 5:17
 
141 pounds
 
Shane Walczyk (3-2)
pinned Alex Savering (Hiram), 4:06
lost to Scott McGregor (Mountain Dew), Pin 4:10
dec. Zachary Ash (St. John Fisher), 3-1
dec. Antoine Walker (unattached), 7-1
lost to Dominick Vinci (Alfred State), Pin 2:15

Ryan Holt (1-2)
pinned Lenox Walker (Niagara CC), 4:16
lost to Parker Loera (Gannon), 1-0
lost to Antoine Walker (unattached),16-2

Noah Orser (0-2)
lost to Christopher Rocha-Perez (Gannon), 6-4
lost to Matt Siszka (unattached), 14-6

149 pounds

Joey Pillitieri (2-2)
lost to Matt Ferraro (Mercyhurst), 11-10
tech. fall Donovan Fiscus (Jamestown CC), 20-2
won by medical forfeit vs. Carson Filer (Gannon)
lost to Evan Reid (Gannon), Pin 6:33

Christian Paredes (1-2)
dec. Donovan Fiscus (Jamestown CC), 9-2
lost to Evan Reid (Gannon), 6-2
lost to Pedro Cruz (Ithaca), 4-1

Chris Mableton (0-1)
lost to Luke Lupisella (St. John Fisher), injury default
medically forfeited next match

157 pounds

Kyle Klein (4-0) (First Place)
dec. Kaelon Lawson-West (Gannon), 1-0
dec. Sam Partain (unattached), 7-5 (SV1)
Semis: pinned Trevor Sheehan (St. John Fisher), 1:28
Finals: pinned Gabe Lynch (Cortland), 1:45 

Gabe Lynch (2-1) (Second Place)
pinned George Racz (Alfred State), 2:08
Semis: major dec. Joseph Averill (Ithaca), 19-9
Finals: lost to Kyle Klein (Cortland) Pin 1:45

Michael Barker (1-0)
dec. Blaise Coppola (St. John Fisher), 7-0
medically forfeited next two matches

Justin Klein (1-2)
lost to Trevor Sheehan (St. John Fisher), Pin 4:18
won by medical forfeit vs. Michael Barker (Cortland)
lost to Elijah Hernandez (Pitt-Bradford), 3-2

Joey Visciano (0-2)
lost to Sam Partain (unattached), 10-1
lost to Collin Clough (Gannon), 9-2
 
165 pounds
 
Dan Cassera (2-0)
dec. John Hecht (Ithaca), 4-2
pinned Cortez Henderson (Niagara CC), 5:01
Semis: medically forfeited
medically forfeited next match
  
184 pounds
 
Steven Gazzillo (4-1) (Third Place)
lost to Cody McGregor (Mountain Dew), 6-2
dec. Alex Christy (Jamestown CC), 7-4
dec. Desmon Perry (Ohio Wesleyan), 10-3
pinned Joel Nivar (Niagara CC), 2:58
Third Place: won by medical forfeit vs. Jake Kallenborn (unattached)

Tyler Goodemote (1-2)
lost to Justin Signorelli (Ox Gang), 15-0
pinned Dylan Barber (Penn State Behrend), 4:20
lost to Jake Kallenborn (unattached), 20-4
 
197 pounds
 
Chris Bold (0-2)
lost to Louis Crawford (unattached), 7-6
lost to Alhaji Sidibe (Ohio Wesleyan), Pin 5:32