WILKES-BARRE, PA – Colton Havens (Canisteo/Canisteo-Greenwood) won the 157-pound weight class, and the Red Dragons had five other top-5 finishes, as the Cortland wrestling team opened the 2025-26 season at the Ned McGinley Invitational, hosted by King's College on Saturday.
 
Cortland finished with 94 team points, seven points better than the US Merchant Marine Academy and 1.5 points behind Wilkes, to place sixth out of 12 teams. NYU won the team title with 160.5 points.
 
Havens finished 6-0 to claim his individual title in his first collegiate meet, including one pin, one technical fall, and two major decisions in his first four matches to advance to the semifinals. He earned a 4-1 decision over Marc Kleyman of Hunter in the semifinals, before defeating MJ Turi of King's with a takedown with 58 seconds remaining in the sudden-victory overtime period for a 4-1 scoreline in the finals.
 
Rocco Futia (Wallkill) finished second at 133 pounds with a 4-1 record for the day. He registered a pin and a major decision in his first two matches. After a victory by decision in the quarterfinals, he moved to the championship bout via a medical forfeit. The junior dropped a 14-10 decision to Jacob Venezia of NYU in the finals.
 
Christian Lievano (East Setauket/Ward Melville) and Dom Vinci (Spencerport) were both third place, at 125 pounds and 141 pounds, respectively. Lievano had a 3-1 record with one major decision, and Vinci was 3-1 with a pin and a technical fall.
 
Cade Sands (Addison/Addison Central) and David Ensminger (Clifton Park/Shenedehowa) rounded out Cortland's top finishers for the day with fourth-place finishes at 133 pounds and 141 pounds, respectively. Sands had two pins and a technical fall in his first three matches before a pair of medical forfeits ended his day. Ensminger also had his day end on a medical forfeit, but not before registering a pin and a technical fall.
 
Tristan Robinson-July (Ossining) was 3-2 with two pins at 165 pounds, and Shane Walczyk (Eden) also had two pins and a 3-2 record at 157 pounds.
 
Five other Red Dragons registered multiple wins for the day.
 
Noah Barke (Patchogue/Patchogue Medford) went 2-2 with a pin at 125 pounds, Culley Bellino (Canastota) had two pins at 141 pounds, and Joseph Visciano (Smithtown/Smithtown East) wrestled to a 2-2 record at 174 pounds. Robby Cunningham (Miller Place) registered two pins for his victories at 184 pounds, and Paul Harley (Colonie/Shaker) was 2-2 with a major decision at 197 pounds.
 
 
Ned McGinley Invitational – November 1, 2024
 
FINAL TEAM SCORES:
 
1) NYU - 160.5
2) RIT - 151.5
3) Stevens - 113
4) York (PA) - 103
5) Wilkes - 95.5
6) Cortland - 94
7) US Merchant Marine Academy - 87
8) King's - 80.5
9) Roger Williams - 77
10) Hunter - 43.5
10) Washington & Jefferson - 43.5
12) Keystone - 3
 
 
125 pounds
 
Christian Lievano (3-1) (3rd place)
major dec. Brendan Schuler (STVN), 11-2
dec. CJ Wood (RWU), 6-3
Semis: lost to Alexander Diaz (NYU), Pin 1:42
Third Place: dec. Charlie Piccione (STVN), 10-3
 
Noah Barke (2-2)
dec. Matthew Velez (RIT), 9-3
lost to Brandon Dami (WJ), tech. fall 17-0, 4:09
pinned Micah Kelly (HUNT), 0:42
lost to Spencer Buscema (RWU), Pin 0:39

 
133 pounds
 
Rocco Futia (4-1) (2nd place)
pinned Alexander Tucker (WJ), 1:50
major dec. Naci Robinson (STVN), 9-0
dec. Vincent Paolucci (YORK), 5-3
Semis: won by medical forfeit vs. Cade Sands (CORT)
Finals: lost to Jacob Venezia (NYU), 14-10
 
Cade Sands (3-0) (4th place)
dec. Kevon Griffin (KING), 8-3
tech. fall Gabriel Hargrove (STVN), 18-1 3:49
pinned Botensky Bauzile (HUNT), 2:07
(medically forfeited next two matches)
 

141 pounds
 
Dom Vinci (3-1) (3rd place)
pinned Braydon Wilding (RWU), 2:13
tech. fall Rafe Fonte (STVN), 24-5, 5:13
Semis: lost to Ryan Santiago (WLK), major dec., 14-3
Third Place: won by medical forfeit vs. David Ensminger (CORT)
 
David Ensminger (3-1) (4th place)
pinned Owen Smith (YORK), 1:22
won by injury forfeit vs. Isaiah Shafer (RIT), 3:17
tech. fall Sidney Dillon (STVN), 16-1, 6:35
Semis: lost to James Carlock (NYU), 9-6
Third Place: medical forfeit vs. Dom Vinci (CORT)
 
Culley Bellino (2-2)
pinned Jacob Torres (KING), 1:28
pinned Ryan Brown (YORK), 0:44
lost to James Carlock (NYU), Pin, 1:41
lost to Ashton Romberger (WLK), Pin, 3:39
 
Neil Paulercio (0-2)
lost to Ryan Santiago (WLK), 9-3
lost to Shaun McLaughlin (RWU), 8-2

 
149 pounds
 
Jonathan Granito (0-2)
lost to Logan Levine (STVN), Pin, 1:15
lost to Gavin McKenna (RWU), 6-0
 

157 pounds
 
Colton Havens (6-0) (1st place)
tech. fall Anthony Coccarelli (HUNT), 17-2, 1:09
major dec. Robert Leeds (NYU), 13-4
pinned Matt Grant (RIT), 1:48
major dec. Matthew Trinidad (USMMA), 14-3
Semis: dec. Marc Kleyman (HUNT), 4-1
Finals: dec. MJ Turi (KING), 4-1 in Sudden Victory
 
Shane Walczyk (3-2)
pinned Jahaan Fields (WLK), 2:50
pinned Samuel Hegel (USMMA), 1:36
dec. Conrad Haugeto (RIT), 4-1
lost to Tommy Iasiello (RWU), Pin, 0:31
lost to Matt Grant (RIT), Pin, 1:03
 
Justin Klein (0-2)
lost to Jonathan Fabrizio (RWU), 11-8
lost to Raymond McNulty (WLK), 8-4
 
 
165 pounds
 
Tristan Robinson-July (3-2)
lost to Matthew Gish (RWU), 7-6
pinned Cody Bamboy (KEYS), 1:21
pinned Bodhi McCormack (STVN), 4:07
dec. Jacob Brockey (USMMA), 6-3
lost to Tyler Roe (STVN), tech. fall, 23-7, 6:43
 
Gavin Seiler (1-2)
pinned Hunter Troutman (WLK), 1:35
lost to Jacob Wilson (USMMA), Pin, 2:48
(injury forfeited vs. Mason Mordan (KING), 3:42)
 
Jack Pickersgill (0-2)
lost to Mason Grodzki (RIT), Pin, 4:30
lost to Steven Enamorado-Ortiz (YORK), Pin, 3:54
 
 
174 pounds
 
Joseph Visciano (2-2)
dec. Kenneth Honnig (STVN), 8-1
lost to Joshua Wilkin (WLK), Pin, 1:30
won by medical forfeit vs. Luke Chernaski (CORT)
lost to Tyrell Newmann (RWU), 10-3
 
Anthony Mayers (1-2)
pinned Samuel Keppel (WLK), 3:36
lost to Tyler Balent (RIT), Pin, 1:51
lost to Sawyer Pugh (STVN), Pin, 5:10
 
Luke Chernaski (0-1)
lost to Ian Flanagan (STVN), Pin, 4:51
(medical forfeited next match)
 

184 pounds
 
Robby Cunningham (2-2)
pinned Jared Bilinski (WLK), 2:18
lost to Porter Gresko (USMMA), 4-2
pinned Kristian Koroveshi (STVN), 3:51
lost to Dmitry Derbedyenyev (NYU), 5-2
 
Brady Curry (1-2)
lost to Dmitry Derbedyenyev (NYU), Pin, 3:21
dec. Cole Chase (RWU), 7-5
lost to Joshua Nieroda (RWU), Pin, 5:32
 
Jared Marine (0-2)
lost to James Amatore (NYU), tech. fall, 18-2, 6:09
(injury forfeited vs. Cole Chase (RWU), 4:45)
 

197 pounds
 
Paul Harley (2-2)
major dec. Cortez Henderson (RIT), 14-4
lost to Josh Stahl (YORK), tech. fall, 17-0, 1:17
dec. Reilley Kirkutis (KING), 11-8
lost to Anthony Derosa (NYU), Pin, 5:41
 
Carmine Gerbino (1-2)
dec. Ethan Cobbold (RWU), 6-1
lost to Connor Wrobleski (KING), Pin, 1:22
lost to Jonah Ginsberg (NYU), 7-4
 
Bryson Tibbs (0-2)
lost to Jack Viti (WJ), Pin, 1:43
lost to Jonah Ginsberg (NYU), Pin, 2:59
 
 
285 pounds
 
Chris Ayala (1-2)
lost to Ben Rosa (STVN), Pin, 5:55
pinned Fre'Jon Beasley (WJ), 3:21
lost to Luke Abilio (WLK), Pin, 3:00
 
Brady Callahan (0-2)
lost to Trey Parker (YORK), Pin, 1:24
lost to Hayden Roy (HUNT), 9-4