Wrestling Team Places Fourth at Ithaca                                                                             
ITHACA, N.Y. – The Lycoming wrestlers finished fourth in a field of 17 teams at the Ithaca College Invitational this weekend. Five Warriors placed top five in their weight class, bolstering Lycoming’s point total to 113.0 points.

“I thought we wrestled very well in our first competition,” said Head Coach Roger Crebs. “Our freshmen did well and so did our returning upperclassmen.” Anticipating a top eight placement, the Warriors’ fourth place finish pleased the coach.

Senior 133-pounder Sean Cullen (Cinnaminson, NJ) took second place, dropping the championship match 5-3 to second seed Ray Sarinelli of The College of New Jersey. Lycoming’s Kyle Hopkins (Milton, DE) lost in the championship semi-finals to eventual champion, Andy Lacroix. But Hopkins rallied and swept the consolation bracket to secure third-place.

Junior Drew Barder (Millersburg, PA) began the tournament as a seventh seed, but rose to grab fifth place by beating fellow 149-pounder Lenny Goduto in the consolation rounds.

Brother Warriors Eric and Matt Miller (Muncy, PA) placed fourth and third respectively in the 165 and 197 weight classes. Matt pinned Hunter’s Brian Scher in 6:48 to win the consolation bracket.

Lycoming last wrestled at the Ithaca Invitational in 2004-05. They took fourth then and went on to a 17-5 season. Coach Crebs and his team hope to echo that success and add a sixth MAC championship to their list of accomplishments.

The Warriors travel to the Syracuse Open on November 11. Lycoming then returns for their first home match on Wednesday, November 15 against Scranton at 7:00 p.m.

Final Standings at Ithaca

1. College of New Jersey                        145.50 points

2. Johnson & Wales                               136.50

3. Cortland                                            135.00

4. Lycoming                                         113.00

5. Roger Williams                                  100.00

6. Springfield                                         98.00

7. Ithaca                                                92.00

8. New York University                           87.50

9. Hunter                                               78.00

10. Norwich                                           67.00

11. Centenary                                        65.00

12. Oswego                                           65.00

13. R.I.T.                                               62.50

14. Gettysburg                                       34.50

15. Coast Guard                                    21.50

16. Western New England                      13.50

17. New Hampshire (Club)                      7.00