WISCONSIN-LACROSSE WINS 2004 BUDD WHITEHILL DUALS
Lycoming Places Sixth

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa,. – Wisconsin-LaCrosse picked up right where they left off for the second day of competition in the 2004 Budd Whitehill Division III Duals hosted by Lycoming College. The Eagles won two more matches to go a perfect 5-0 for the tournament and claim their fourth Whitehill Duals championship. Ithaca College finished second and the College of New Jersey came in third. The host Warriors placed sixth.

Wisc.-LaCrosse defeated Ithaca College in the finals 25-16. Adam Kuchnia and Troy Fabry recorded back-to-back major decisions at 141 and 149 pounds to give the Eagles a 14-0 lead after the first four bouts of the match. Jason Lulloff added a major decision at 184 pounds and Ryan Allen secured the victory with another major decision at heavyweight. Wisc.-LaCrosse advanced to the finals by defeating Norwich University, 25-16, in the semifinals.

Ithaca made it to the championship match by upsetting number-one seed College of New Jersey, 18-13, in the semis. Six different wrestlers won by decision for the Bombers, including three by a single point. In the finals, Nick Caladrino tallied a pin at 197 pounds and Marc Israel won by major decision at 165 pounds.

After the College of New Jersey fell to Ithaca in the semifinals, they rebounded to top Norwich, 32-10, in the consolation match. The victory was sparked by back-to-back technical falls by Sean Flynn and Paul Vaccaro at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively. Carlos Panfilli capped the win with a pin at heavyweight.

Lycoming went 2-1 in Saturday’s action defeating Thiel College, 39-4, and Messiah College, 33-6, before falling to Springfield College, 21-20, in the fifth-place match. Three Warriors were perfect on the day. Jason Smith (Fr./Hughesville, Pa.; Hughesville) went 3-0 with a win-by-technical-fall, a decision, and a win-by-forfeit at 157 pounds. John Battaglia (Sr./Beaver Falls, Pa.; Blackhawk) was 3-0 with two decisions and a win-by-forfeit at 197 pounds. And at heavyweight, Tommy Snyder (So./New Columbia, Pa.; Milton) recorded two pins and accepted a forfeit to go 3-0 on the day. Lycoming was 3-2 in five matches over the weekend and is now 9-4 overall this season.