WILLIAMSPORT, PA. – Three Cortland wrestlers are still alive, including two in the semifinals, after the first day of competition at the NCAA Division III Region 2 Wrestling Championships, hosted by Lycoming College. The regional concludes on Sunday and the top-three placewinners in each weight class will advance to the NCAA Division III Championships.
 
Sophomore Rocco Futia (Wallkill) advanced to the semifinals at 133 pounds with a pin in 3:41 versus Joe Magnano of Pitt Bradford and a 17-2 technical fall in 5:34 against Alfred State's Elijah Moshenek. He will face Centenary's Daniel Haws in the semifinals on Sunday.
 
Junior Angelo Centrone (Mahopac), ranked third nationally at 149 pounds, opened with a 13-3 major decision over TJ Martin of Penn College and won by a 21-5 technical fall in 5:43 against New Jersey City's Zack Vera. He will face Carmen Cortese of Stevens Institute in the semifinals on Sunday.
 
Sophomore Robby Cunningham (Miller Place) is alive in the consolation bracket at 184 pounds after going 2-1 on Saturday. He won by a 17-1 technical fall in 3:36 versus Tim Pawlicki of Centenary, lost 8-0 to Eli Crum of Lycoming, and pinned Kiam Coleman of Brockport in 1:29. Cunningham begins action Sunday versus Christopher Nuss of Wilkes and needs to win three matches to finish in third place.
 
Seven Red Dragons were eliminated during Saturday's competition.
 
Junior Dom Vinci (Spencerport) finished 1-2 at 141 pounds. After an opening loss, he pinned an opponent from Lycoming before losing his next match. Sophomore Jack Pickersgill (Holtsville/Sachem East) posted a 1-2 record at 165 pounds. He opened with a pin against Wilkes before losing his next two matches. Freshman Bryson Tibbs (Middletown) went 1-2 at 197 pounds, winning his opening match versus RIT by pin before dropping his next two bouts.
 
Junior Christian Lievano (East Setauket/Ward Melville) finished 0-2 at 125 pounds, junior Justin Klein (Miller Place) went 0-2 at 157 pounds, freshman Gavin Seiler (Westwood, NJ/Westwood Regional) was 0-2 at 174 pounds and freshman Seth Parker (Moravia) finished 0-2 at 285 pounds.
 
Cortland is 12th out of 19 schools in the team standings after Day 1 with 38 points. Stevens Institute leads with 91 points.
 
  
CORTLAND RESULTS

125 pounds

Christian Lievano
lost to Tomah Gummow (Ithaca), 14-0
lost to Dominic Terracciano (New Jersey City), Pin 1:07

133 pounds

Rocco Futia
pinned Joe Magnano (Pitt Bradford), 3:41
tech. fall vs. Elijah Moshenek (Alfred State), 5:34 (17-2)

141 pounds

Dom Vinci
lost to Luke Hoerle (Stevens Inst.), tech. fall 3:57 (19-4)
pinned Shane Perry (Lycoming), 3:51
lost to Gabe Goss (Oswego), Pin 3:21

149 pounds

Angelo Centrone
major dec. TJ Martin (Penn College), 13-3
tech. fall Zack Vera (New Jersey City), 5:43 (21-5)

157 pounds

Justin Klein
lost to Ryan Smith (Stevens Inst.), Pin 2:38
lost to Logan Bartlett (Lycoming), 8-3

165 pounds
Jack Pickersgill
pinned Caleb Lawrence (Wilkes), 1:07
lost to Carter Davis (Penn College), 13-2
lost to Kaiden Wagner (Lycoming), 17-5

174 pounds
 
Gavin Seiler
lost to Trevor Sheehan (St. John Fisher), 12-6
lost to Konnor Tubin (Penn. St. Behrend), Pin 1:43
184 pounds

Robby Cunningham
tech. fall Tim Pawlicki (Centenary), 3:36 (17-1)
lost to Eli Crum (Lycoming), 8-0
pinned Kiam Coleman (Brockport), 1:29

197 pounds

Bryson Tibbs
pinned Ronald Dietz (RIT), 2:23
lost to Braydon Vandenberg (St. John Fisher), tech. fall 5:49 (15-0)
lost to Aaron Johnson (Alfred State), Pin 2:57
 
285 pounds
 
Seth Parker
lost to Dustin Koskinen-Falls (Oswego), 12-6
lost to Nick Franco (Brockport), Pin 0:47