EWING TOWNSHIP, N.J. – The Cortland wrestling team posted six top-six finishes, including two third-place showings, at the Mideast Futures Tournament, hosted on Sunday by The College of New Jersey. There was no team scoring at the event.
 
Christian Lievano (East Setauket/Ward Melville) finished third at 125 pounds with a 3-1 record. He won twice before losing in the semifinals, but he bounced back for an 11-7 decision over RIT's Jacob Deysher in the third-place match. Chris Bold (Miller Place) followed a similar path for a third-place finish at 197 pounds. He won his first two matches, one by pin, before falling in the semifinals. He claimed third place with a pin over Mark Ritschel of York.
 
Rocco Futia (Wallkill) and Ryan Monahan (Bohemia/Connetquot) earned fourth-place finishes at 141 and 184 pounds, respectively. Futia went 3-2 with a pin and technical fall and Monahan was 2-2 with a technical fall and major decision. Gabe Lynch (Theresa/Indian River) placed sixth at 157 pounds with a 4-2 record that included three pins and Justin Klein (Miller Place) finished 3-2 with a pin and a major decision to place sixth at 165 pounds.


MIDEAST FUTURES TOURNAMENT
Feb. 25, 2024; Ewing Township, N.J.

No team scoring

Cortland Match Results

125 pounds
 
Christian Lievano (3-1) (Third Place)
dec. Michael Adams (Ursinus), 11-6
dec. Brian McCaw (Muhlenberg), 8-3 (sv)
Semis: lost to Cadden Kucek (Wilkes), 11-6
Third Place: dec. Jacob Deysher (RIT), 11-7
 
Wyatt Gentzel (2-2)
lost to Christian Horvath (Muhlenberg), Pin 2:30
tech. fall Joseph Carpenter (York), 5:50 (17-2)
dec. Nicolo Ricciouto (York), 3-1
lost to Vincent Principe (Stevens), tech. fall 3:16 (15-0)
 
133 pounds
 
No Cortland entries
 
141 pounds
 
Rocco Futia (3-2) (Fourth Place)
dec. Devin Horton (Delaware Valley), 11-7
pinned Aiden Tak (NYU), 3:00
tech. fall Conner Sklavounos (Wilkes), 6:15 (19-3)
Semis: lost to Isaiah Shafer (RIT), tech. fall 5:33 (18-3)
Third Place: lost to Josh Post (RIT), 9-1
 
Shane Walczyk (1-2)
pinned Jacob Sheiner (Ursinus), 4:29
lost to Bryson Vaughn (RIT), Pin 6:25
lost to Mason Iivio (Wilkes), 17-10
 
149 pounds
 
Noah Orser (0-2)
lost to Michael Rosenblum (St. John Fisher), 16-13 (sv)
lost to Blake Bender (York), Pin 0:50
 
157 pounds
 
Gabe Lynch (4-2) (Sixth Place)
lost to Carter Tadusz (RIT), Pin 1:03
pinned Colden Hardy (St. John Fisher), 0:35
won by medical forfeit vs. Gabe Heaney (Ursinus)
pinned Connor Timmons (RIT), 2:06
pinned Derek Giordano (Ursinus), 2:45
Fifth Place: lost to Fran Rossiter (TCNJ), 10-4
 
165 pounds
 
Justin Klein (3-2) (Sixth Place)
dec. Nick Acque (TCNJ), 11-9
lost to Michael Drazek (RIT), tech. fall 7:00 (20-5)
major dec. Luke Theis (TCNJ), 18-6
pinned Trevor Sheehan (St. John Fisher), 1:01
Fifth Place: lost to Rex Jacobs (NYU), 8-1
 
Naseem Smith (0-2)
lost to Branden Bulatao (Stevens), tech. fall 4:39 (17-2)
lost to Trevor Sheehan (St. John Fisher), Pin 4:25
 
Max Kochergin (0-2)
lost to Codi Bomboy (Keystone), Pin 3:42
lost to Matteo Pinnero (Elizabethtown), tech. fall 3:50 (17-1)
 
174 pounds
 
Jackson Campbell (1-2)
lost to Isaiah Ruiz (TCNJ), Pin 5:27
dec. Caleb Bowlin (Elizabethtown), 11-4
lost to Avery Cummings (McDaniel), Pin 2:34
 
Gabe Willins (0-2)
lost to Ian Flanagan (TCNJ), Pin 1:56
lost to Jared Bilinski (Wilkes), Pin 5:00
 
184 pounds
 
Ryan Monahan (2-2) (Fourth Place)
tech. fall Giorgio Corica (Stevens), 2:04 (15-0)
major dec. Elon Martin (RIT), 20-10
Semis: lost to Nicky Bell (NYU), Pin 3:52
Third Place: medically forfeited vs. James Doliscar (Gettysburg)
 
197 pounds
 
Chris Bold (3-1) (Third Place)
pinned Alejandro Camarena (TCNJ), 5:22
dec. Joseph Russell (Stevens), 5-4
Semis: lost to Deon Savage (Muhlenberg), Pin 1:55
Third Place: pinned Mark Ritschel (York), 5:41
 
285 pounds
 
Josiah Carnegie (1-2)
lost to Tyler Carter (Alvernia), 8-6
tech. fall John Farrell (York), 6:17 (22-7)
lost to Ben Rosa (Stevens), Pin 1:41