WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Four wrestlers claimed weight-class titles as the Cortland wrestling team opened the 2026-27 season at the Lycoming Invitational on Sunday. The Red Dragons competed along with seven other teams, but the invitational featured only individual scoring.
 
Each weight class was separated into two divisions based on class year. In the junior/senior division, Rocco Futia (Wallkill) won the 141-pound title and Chris Ayala (Brentwood) claimed the 197-pound title. In the freshman/sophomore division, Colton Havens (Canisteo/Canisteo-Greenwood) was the winner at 165 pounds and Jon Schroff (Holtsville/Sachem East) won at 174 pounds.
 
Futia went 3-0 for the day with one pin, one technical fall, and one major decision. He posted a win by pin in his opening match in just 1:54, and then needed only 2:32 to secure a victory by technical fall in the semifinals. His only match to go the distance for the day came in the 1st-place match, where he posted a 16-6 major decision.  
 
Ayala went 2-0 on the day. He was dominant in a 17-2 technical fall with five takedowns in the semifinals, and had four takedowns and a nearfall on the way to a 15-4 major decision in the 1st-place match. 
 
Havens finished 4-0 with a pin, two technical falls, and one major decision on the way to his victory. The sophomore had a third period technical fall in the semifinals, and claimed another technical fall in the final seconds to secure the title in the 1st-place match. 
 
Schroff had two pins and a technical fall on the way to a 3-0 record in his first collegiate tournament, including a first-period pin in the 1st-place match in 2:53.
 
Seven other Red Dragons finished with at least two victories on the day. Sophomore Neil Paulercio (Valhalla) was the runner-up at 149 pounds with a 3-1 record, one pin, and one major decision, while freshman Richard King (Westbury/W.T. Clarke) finished third at 133 pounds and went 2-1 with a pin and a technical fall. 
 
Freshman Alex Southworth (Miller Place), freshman Joe Brooks (Massapequa Park/Massapequa), and sophomore Nick Rose (Lindenhurst) were all 3-1 to finish fifth in their respective weight classes. Rose recorded two pins, Brooks had a pin and a technical fall, and Southworth added one major decision. 
 
Tristan Robinson-July (Ossining) finished 2-1 with a pin and a major decision to place fourth at 174 pounds in the junior/senior division, and Jack Pickersgill registered two wins, including one pin, to finish fourth at 165 pounds in the junior/senior division. 
 
Lycoming Invitational – November 1, 2026
 
NO TEAM SCORING
 
Jr./Sr. Division
 
141 pounds 
 
Rocco Futia (3-0) (1st place)
pinned Cornelius Griffin (Alfred State), 1:54
Semifinals: tech. fall Nelith Siriwardhana (Oneonta), 22-6 (2:32)
Finals: major dec. Kruz McCusker (Misericordia), 16-6
 
165 pounds 
 
Jack Pickersgill (2-2) (4th place)
pinned Luke Leshaj (Oneonta), 2:03
dec. Hunter Troutman (Wilkes), 10-4
Semifinals: lost to Steffan Lynch (Penn State Behrend), major dec., 12-4
3rd place: lost to Chase Stephen (Misericordia), tech. fall, 16-1 (4:43)
 
Thomas Mancini (1-2)
lost to Colton Thorpe (Wilkes), Pin 4:21
pinned Max Murray (Penn College), 2:19
lost to Hunter Troutman (Wilkes), 10-6
 
Max Kochergin (0-2)
lost to Chase Stephen (Misericordia), tech. fall, 16-0 (4:47)
lost to Hunter Troutman (Wilkes), major dec., 14-4
 
174 pounds 
 
Anthony Mayers (1-2) (4th place)
pinned Matthew Melchior (Penn State Behrend), 4:09
Semifinals: lost to Nolen Zeigler (Lycoming), Pin 1:35
3rd place: lost to Kiam Coleman (Oneonta), Pin 0:51
 
Tristan Robinson-July (2-1) (5th place)
Lost to Kiam Coleman (Oneonta), major dec., 16-3
Pinned Patrick Gordon (Wilkes), 5:52
5th place: major dec. Matthew Melchior (Penn State Behrend), 14-5
 
184 pounds 
 
Kyle Peske (1-1) (3rd place)
Semifinals: lost to Lucas Miller (Wilkes), tech. fall, 17-0 (3:59)
3rd place: pinned Ansar Omarov (Cortland), 3:50
 
Ansar Omarov (0-2) (4th place)
Semifinals: lost to Robbie Anderson (Misericordia), Pin 4:27
3rd place: lost to Kyle Peske (Cortland), Pin 3:50
 
197 pounds 
 
Chris Ayala (2-0) (1st place)
Semifinals: tech. fall Jason Gielarowski (Oneonta), 17-2 (6:23)
Finals: major dec. Jared Bilinski (Wilkes), 15-4
 
Fr./So. Division
 
125 pounds 
 
Sean McDonald (0-2)
lost to Adam Froehlich (Lycoming), major dec., 10-0
lost to Ayden Labella (Oneonta), Pin 5:28
 
133 pounds 
 
Richard King (2-1) (3rd place)
tech. fall Christian Caputo (Alfred State), 17-2 (2:14)
Semifinals: lost to Brice Woodruff (Oneonta), 7-4
3rd place: pinned Konnor Rosenzweig (Oneonta), 0:48
 
149 pounds 
 
Neil Paulercio (3-1) (2nd place)
pinned Justin Reiss (Penn College), 5:56
major dec. Marcus Meredith (Penn State Behrend), 17-4
Semifinals: dec. Jared Gonzalez (Misericordia), 10-6
Finals: lost to Ashton Romberger (Wilkes), 13-6 
 
Alex Southworth (3-1) (5th place)
lost to Jared Gonzalez (Misericordia), Pin 4:15
dec. Tony Monchinski (Oneonta), 15-8
major dec. Joseph Marotta (Oneonta), 14-1
5th place: dec. Jason Kelly (Oneonta), 9-4
 
Jonathan Granito (0-2)
lost to Tony Monchinski (Oneonta), Pin 1:18
lost to Jason Kelly (Oneonta), Pin 2:38
 
157 pounds 
 
Joe Brooks (3-1) (5th place)
lost to Brandon DellaPia (Alfred State), 2-1
tech. fall Eric Rodriques (Cortland), 17-2 (5:27)
won by medical forfeit over Colton Wheet (Oneonta)
5th place: pinned Jacob Schweigard (Oneotna), 3:56
 
Trevel Griffin (0-2)
lost to Colby Seiler (Lycoming), tech. fall, 19-4 (6:27)
lost to Nate Racz (Alfred State), major dec., 13-4
 
Eric Rodriques (0-2)
lost to Daniel Washburn (Wilkes), tech. fall, 17-0 (6:05)
lost to Joseph Brooks (Cortland), tech. fall, 17-2 (5:27) 
 
165 pounds 
 
Colton Havens (4-0) (1st place)
major dec. Jake Rivera (Misericordia), 13-4
pinned Myles Jarzyna (Alfred State), 1:28
Semifinals: tech. fall Nando Ott (Lycoming), 24-8 (5:38)
Finals: tech. fall Connor Quinn (Misericordia), 23-6 (6:52)
 
174 pounds 
 
Jon Schroff (3-0) (1st place)
pinned Lincoln Archibald (Penn College), 3:32
Semifinals: tech. fall Carson Turner (Alfred State), 18-3 (6:25)
Finals: pinned Ronan Klug (Alfred State), 2:53
 
184 pounds 
 
Brady Curry (1-2) (4th place)
major dec. Santino Palmisano (Oneonta), 15-4
Semifinals: lost to Jordan Smith (Alfred State), 3-2
3rd place: lost to Louie DeJulia (Penn State Behrend), tech. fall, 19-4 (5:59)
 
Brady Healy (0-2)
lost to Louie DeJulia (Penn State Behrend), Pin 0:46
lost to Abdo Baraeya (Oneonta), Pin 0:20
 
197 pounds 
 
Nick Rose (3-1) (5th place)
lost to Landon Erdman (Lycoming), 4-2
won by medical forfeit over Jayce Fellin (Wilkes)
pinned Noah Leavell (Alfred State), 1:00
5th place: pinned Cadyn McGraw (Lycoming), 1:40
 
285 pounds 
 
Brady Callahan (0-2)
lost to Timothy Duke (Alfred State), Pin 2:23
lost to Elishua Daugherty (Penn State Behrend), Pin 2:42