COLLEGEVILLE, PA. – Cortland's Rocco Futia (Wallkill) won the 133-pound weight class and Robby Cunningham (Miller Place) finished sixth at 184 pounds to highlight the Red Dragons' performances at the Racich Rumble, hosted by Ursinus College on Saturday.
 
Cortland placed eighth out of 14 schools in the final team standings with 66.5 points, a half point better than the host school. NYU won the team title with 158.5 points. Cortland returns to action this weekend with dual matches Friday at Western New England and Saturday at Williams.
 
Futia finished 5-0 at 133 pounds to claim the title. He pinned his first three opponents, but in the semifinals he trailed 7-0 in the first minute and 11-6 after one period to Trinity's Ty Trickle. Futia used two takedowns in the second to take a 13-12 lead and he broke a 13-13 tie with a takedown with 1:26 left. He added another takedown about 20 seconds later to secure a 19-15 win. In the finals against Jacob Venezia of NYU, Futia trailed 9-8 before taking an 11-9 lead on a takedown with 17 seconds left. He won 11-10 after Venezia earned a riding time point.
 
Cunningham lost his opening match at 184 by an 11-8 decision before posting four straight wins - two by pin, one by technical fall and one by major decision. He lost in the fifth-place match to York's Jack Wendel to finish sixth.
 
Four other Red Dragons finished the day with 3-2 records. Max DeSousa (Smithtown/Smithtown West) went 3-2 with a pin at 133, Shane Walczyk (Eden) went 3-2 with two pins and a major decision at 141, Justin Klein (Miller Place) finished 3-2 at 165 and Joseph Visciano (Smithtown/Smithtown East) was 3-2 with two pins and a major decision at 174.
 
In addition, Kenneth Leverich (Smithtown/Smithtown West) pinned his first two opponents at 141 before medically forfeiting the next two matches, Jack DiMaggio (Smithtown/Smithtown West) was 2-2 with a pin at 157, Max Kochergin (Sloatsburg/Suffern) went 2-2 with a pin and a technical fall at 165, Cole Wheet (Ilion/Central Valley Academy) finished 2-2 with a pin at 174, and Anthony Mayers (Somerville) was 2-2 with a technical fall and major decision at 184.

Racich Rumble - November 9, 2024
 
FINAL TEAM SCORES:
 
1) NYU - 158.5
2) Washington & Lee - 128.5
3) Messiah - 119
4) WPI - 95.5
5) Elizabethtown - 88
6) York (PA) - 83.5
7) Misericordia - 75.5
8) Cortland - 66.5
9) Ursinus - 66
10) Trinity (CT) - 65
11) Johns Hopkins - 53
12) Stevens Institute - 50.5
13) Camden CC - 33
14) West Chester - 16.5
 
125 pounds
 
Noah Barke (1-2)
lost to Alex Diax (unattached), tech. fall 16-1
pinned Mu'sab Hussein (West Chester), 1:10
lost to Matthew D'arcy (NYU), 14-5
 
133 pounds
 
Rocco Futia (5-0) (1st place)
pinned Vincent Paolucci (York), 5:24
pinned Dominic Barella (NYU), 1:51
pinned Corey Cope (Elizabethtown), 5:25
Semis: dec. Ty Trickle (Trinity), 19-15
Finals: dec. Jacob Venezia (NYU), 11-10
 
Max DeSousa (3-2)
lost to Nikosh Marston (Misericordia), tech. fall 18-3
pinned Joseph Carpenter (York), 0:28
dec. Sam Rodrigues (WPI), 8-5
dec. Owen Heffner (Elizabethtown), 7-4
lost to Vinny Ziccardi (W&L), tech. fall 16-0
 
Wyatt Gentzel (0-2)
lost to Logan Barkley (York), Pin 4:25
lost to Charlie Pavis (WPI), Pin 0:34
 
141 pounds
 
Kenneth Leverich (2-1)
pinned Pierce Frailey (Elizabethtown), 1:00
pinned Cord Vallis (Trinity), 4:16
(medically forfeited next two matches - first one counts toward his record)
 
Shane Walczyk (3-2)
pinned Connell Paxton (WPI), 1:26
major dec. Kruz McCusker (Misericordia), 12-2
lost to Shaun Quirk (Messiah), Pin 6:00
pinned Dan Barra (York), 4:08
lost to Daniel Echeverria (Trinity), 19-11
 
149 pounds
 
Kyle Barber (1-2)
tech. fall Derek Berry (Camden CC), 21-5
lost to Tyler Roe (Stevens), tech. fall 20-5
lost to Brennan McGrann (JHU), 20-11
 
157 pounds
 
Jack DiMaggio (2-2)
pinned Mohammed Gueddi (York), 2:11
dec. Eric Gendlin (JHU), 7-2
lost to Colin Bridges (W&L), tech. fall 19-3
lost to Andrew Pratt (Trinity), 7-3
 
165 pounds
 
Justin Klein (3-2)
lost to Jason Smith (Stevens), 17-6
won by medical forfeit vs. John Lagana (Trinity)
dec. Ryan Hsu (WPI), 5-4
dec. Jariel Severino (Misericordia), 8-3
lost to Theo Sawyers (WPI), Pin 2:23
 
Max Kochergin (2-2)
tech. fall Connor Tuttle (Trinity), 18-3
lost to Justice Hockenberry-Folk (Elizabethtown), tech. fall 15-0
pinned Michael Filoon (Ursinus), 4:15
lost to Noah O'Connor (JHU), Pin 3:41
 
Jack Pickersgill (1-2)
lost to Rex Jacops (NYU), 14-8
tech. fall Jimmy Do (Camden CC), 18-1
lost to Jariel Severino (Misericordia), 13-7
 
Ryan Closterman (1-2)
lost to Killian Foy (NYU), Pin 2:46
major dec. Anthony Lucian (NYU), 13-2
lost to Jack Bailey (Stevens), Pin 2:21
 
Christian St. John (0-2)
lost to Ryan Hsu (WPI), Pin 7:00
lost to Drew Kozubal (Messiah), 8-3
 
Thomas Mancini (0-2)
lost to Anthony Lucian (NYU), 20-14
lost to Greg Milone (W&L), 5-3
 
174 pounds
 
Joseph Visciano (3-2)
pinned Dillon Heffernan (JHU), 6:07
lost to Nick Bell (NYU), Pin 4:56
major dec. John Gleason (NYU), 13-2
pinned Jared Butler (Messiah), 0:44
lost to Jacob Wright (W&L), 14-3
 
Cole Wheet (2-2)
lost to Finn Eskeland (NYU), 1:34
pinned Devon O'Dell (York), 6:01
dec. Liam Meeker (Trinity), 9-5
lost to Chris Piazza (Stevens), tech. fall 19-1
 
Jackson Campbell (0-2)
lost to Liam Meeker (Trinity), Pin 4:23
lost to Finn Eskeland (NYU), Pin 2:17
 
Owen Windram (0-2)
lost to Sam Tignor (W&L), 10-4
lost to John Gleason (NYU), tech. fall 15-0
 
184 pounds
 
Robby Cunningham (4-2) (6th place)
lost to Luca Romasco (York), 11-8
pinned Edward Davis (West Chester), 1:33
tech. fall Tymothey Murrell (Cortland), 18-2
pinned Tim Eddinger (Messiah), 1:35
major dec. Robbie Anderson (Misericordia), 15-4
Fifth Place: lost to Jack Wendel (York), Pin 2:48
 
Anthony Mayers (2-2)
tech. fall E Abram (Ursinus), 17-2
major dec. William Chrysler (Camden CC), 18-4
lost to Ganon Smith (Elizabethtown), Pin 2:39
lost to Tucker Bellanca (W&L), Pin 2:53
 
Tymothey Murrell (1-2)
lost to Ryder Slayton (Messiah), 9-3
dec. Xavier Aitelmajouh (West Chester), 13-7
lost to Robby Cunningham (Cortland), tech. fall 18-2
 
Evan Heyn (0-2)
lost to Tim Eddinger (Messiah), Pin 1:53
(medically forfeited next match)
 
197 pounds
 
Ansar Omarov (0-2)
lost to Owen Dixon (York), Pin 3:34
lost to John Libby (JHU), Pin 0:53