WILLIAMSPORT, PA. – The Cortland wrestling team opened its 2023-24 season Sunday at the Lycoming College Invitational. The non-team scoring event featured seven schools competing in round-robin brackets broken down by freshman/sophomore and junior/senior groups. 
 
Of Cortland's 29 wrestlers at the event, 11 were undefeated with 3-0 records - three in the junior/senior groups and eight in the freshman/sophomore section. 
 
Cortland's junior/senior 3-0 wrestlers were J.C. Cardenas (Brooklyn/Grand Street Campus) at 133 pounds, with two technical falls, Dan Cassera (East Setauket/Ward Melville) at 165 pounds, with one pin, and Leo Rabinovich (Staten Island/Tottenville) at 285 pounds, with a pin and two major decisions. 
 
Two Red Dragons in the freshman/sophomore section went 3-0 with three pins - Wyatt Gentzel (Bellport) at 125 pounds and Culley Bellino (Canastota) at 141 pounds. Christian Lievano (East Setauket/Ward Melville) pinned two opponents during his 3-0 day at 125 and Angelo Centrone (Mahopac) won all three of his matches by technical fall at 149 pounds. 
 
Tristan Robinson-July (Ossining) was 3-0 with two technical falls and a major decision at 165 pounds and Nick Noto (Lima/Honeoye Falls-Lima) went 3-0 with a tech fall and two majors at 149 pounds. Justin Klein (Miller Place) registered a pin and a technical fall among his three wins at 165 and Shane Walczyk (Eden) had a pin and a major decision during his 3-0 finish. 
 
In addition to Cortland's 11 undefeated wrestlers, Rocco Futia (Wallkill) also earned three wins as he finished 3-1 with two tech falls and a major decision at 133 pounds in the freshman/sophomore section. 
 
Cortland returns to action on Saturday at the Roger Williams Invitational in Rhode Island.

Cortland Match Results 
Lycoming Invitational – Nov. 5, 2023
 
Wyatt Gentzel (Freshman/Sophomore 125) (3-0) 
pinned Alexander Isopa (Oneonta), 0:38 
pinned Marco Milankovic (Utica), 1:46 
pinned James Post (Utica), 3:22 
 
Christian Lievano (Freshman/Sophomore 125) (3-0) 
dec. Cameron Hinchcliff (Oneonta), 13-9 
pinned Alexander Isopa (Oneonta), 2:52 
pinned Marco Milankovic (Utica), 0:54 
 
Rocco Futia (Freshman/Sophomore 133) (3-1) 
tech. fall Mason Welch (St. John Fisher), 19-4 
major dec. Derek Bernardino (St. John Fisher), 10-2 
lost to Matthew Eberly (Averett), 19-6 
tech. fall Anthony Coukart (Lycoming), 24-5 
 
Shane Walczyk (Freshman/Sophomore 141A) (3-0) 
pinned Shane Perry (Lycoming), 5:20 
major dec. Luke Yorke (St. John Fisher), 10-2 
dec. Phillip Venne (Oneonta), 14-7 
 
Jared Weinhaus (Freshman/Sophomore 141B) (0-1) 
lost to Clayton Royer (Lycoming), injury default 1:00 
(medically forfeited next match) 
 
Culley Bellino (Freshman/Sophomore 141B) (3-0) 
pinned Mikael Neris (Utica), 1:18 
pinned Clayton Royer (Lycoming), 4:05 
pinned Kyle Haverstick (Lycoming), 1:14 
 
Nick Noto (Freshman/Sophomore 149A) (3-0) 
major dec. Torin Bishop (St. John Fisher), 20-8 
major dec. Carter Schupert (Averett), 15-1 
tech. fall Carter Mottley (Otterbein), 22-6 
 
Angelo Centrone (Freshman/Sophomore 149B) (3-0) 
tech. fall Ocean Rados (Oneonta), 20-3 
tech. fall Nicholas Borges (Oneonta), 18-3 
tech. fall Colby D'Andria (Oneonta), 23-6 
 
Max Kochergin (Freshman/Sophomore 157) (0-3) 
lost to Jayden Drummond (Lycoming), Pin 2:15 
lost to Colden Hardy (St. John Fisher), Pin 3:17 
lost to Cooper Comer (Averett), Pin 6:39 
 
Tristan Robinson-July (Freshman/Sophomore 165A) (3-0) 
tech. fall Jason Patterson (Otterbein), 19-4 
major dec. Ethan Kolb (Lycoming), 16-2 
tech. fall Seth Richardson (Utica), 17-2 
 
Gabe Lynch (Freshman/Sophomore 165A) (1-2) 
lost to Ethan Kolb (Lycoming), Pin 2:16 
pinned Seth Richardson (Utica), 1:21 
lost to Jeremy Devine (St. John Fisher), Pin 4:59 
 
Cole Wheet (Freshman/Sophomore 165B) (1-2) 
lost to Wyatt Frawley (Lycoming), 4-3 
pinned Anthony Kelly (Utica), 2:48 
lost to Ayden DeForest (Oneonta), 14-3 
 
Justin Klein (Freshman/Sophomore 165B) (3-0) 
dec. Ayden DeForest (Oneonta), 9-6 
pinned Wyatt Frawley (Lycoming), 1:49 
tech. fall Anthony Kelly (Utica), 17-1 
 
Gabe Willins (Freshman/Sophomore 174A) (1-2) 
lost to Logan Cormell (Otterbein), 14-4 
lost to Eli Crum (Lycoming), Pin 3:14 
pinned Sam Wegesin (Otterbein), 1:18 
 
Robby Cunningham (Freshman/Sophomore 184A) (2-1) 
pinned Nathan Coon (St. John Fisher), 1:34 
tech. fall Conner Shaw (Utica), 23-7 
lost to Jacob Jiminez (Averett), 12-7 
 
Ryan Monahan (Freshman/Sophomore 184B) (1-2) 
lost to Nolan Gerwitz (Averett), 11-6 
tech. fall Nicholas Aliani (Oneonta), 17-2 
lost to James Ellis (Lycoming), 15-9 
 
Justin Amendola (Junior/Senior 133) (1-2) 
lost to Daniel Porter (Averett), 13-1 
lost to Olli Karjalainen (Averett), Pin 3:51 
dec. Peter Sacco (Oneonta), 13-8 
 
J.C. Cardenas (Junior/Senior 133) (3-0) 
dec. Danny Poggi (Oneonta), 4-1 
tech. fall Eric Saddler (Otterbein), 20-4 
tech. fall Peter Sacco (Oneonta), 17-1 
 
Noah Orser (Junior/Senior 141) (1-2) 
lost to Cooper Gilham (Lycoming), 17-0 
lost to Mauricio Reyes (Averett), 13-1 
won by medical forfeit vs. Santos Ocasio (Oneonta) 
 
Ryan Holt (Junior/Senior 149) (2-1) 
dec. Jack Kohrs (Oneonta), 7-0 
dec. Nathan Leko (Otterbein), 5-4 
lost to Anderson Klosner (Oneonta), 11-1 
 
Michael Barker (Junior/Senior 157) (2-1) 
lost to Austin Amens (Otterbein), 7-0 
dec. Max Yahre (Oneonta), 4-2 
dec. Wiley Kahler (Lycoming), 8-3 
 
Kyle Klein (Junior/Senior 157) (2-1) 
dec. Max Yahre (Oneonta), 6-3 (ot, sv-1) 
dec. Logan Bartlett (Lycoming), 5-1 
lost to Austin Amens (Otterbein), 8-1 
 
Hunter Hughes (Junior/Senior 157) (2-1) 
pinned Wiley Kahler (Lycoming), 3:35 
lost to Austin Amens (Otterbein), 7-0 
major dec. Logan Bartlett (Lycoming), 20-6 
 
Dan Cassera (Junior/Senior 165) (3-0) 
dec. Chase Chapman (Lycoming), 8-5 (ot, sv-1) 
dec. Tommy Baldwin (Averett), 8-2 
pinned Hunter Charles (Lycoming), 2:58 
 
Naseem Smith (Junior/Senior 165) (0-3) 
lost to Jacob Williams (Otterbein), tech. fall 19-3 
lost to Otto Davidson (St. John Fisher), tech. fall 17-2 
lost to Tommy Baldwin (Averett), tech. fall 18-1 
 
Tyler Goodemote (Junior/Senior 184) (1-2) 
lost to Jack Ryan (Oneonta), tech. fall 15-0 
dec. Nick Parrella (Lycoming), 12-8 
lost to James DeLucia (Oneonta), 5-4 
 
Chris Bold (Junior/Senior 197) (0-3) 
lost to Noah Kennedy (Oneonta), 8-2 
lost to Gable Crebs (Lycoming), Pin 1:16 
lost to Jamar Christian (Averett), tech. fall 16-1 
 
Leo Rabinovich (Junior/Senior 285) (3-0) 
pinned Jhordyn Innocent (Oneonta), 1:50 
major dec. Zac Stray (Otterbein), 20-6 
major dec. Sheldon Davis (Averett), 13-1 
 
Josiah Carnegie (Junior/Senior 285) (0-3) 
lost to Sheldon Davis (Averett), Pin 3:53 
lost to Robbie West (Lycoming), Pin 1:57 
lost to Zac Stray (Otterbein), Pin 4:55