Wrestling | 2/12/2011 6:00:00 PM

CLEVELAND, OH - The RIT wrestling team (5-12) went 1-1 at the Si Ostrach Tri Meet hosted by Case Western Reserve on Saturday.  The Tigers opened the afternoon by falling to Muskingum, 28-18, but rebounded to down the hosts, 24-9.

Senior #Mike McInally (Bergen, NY/Byron-Bergen)# improved to 31-2 this season, recording a pair of wins.  He defeated Michael Halko of Muskingum 10-0 at 133 lbs., then beat Brian Snyder of Case, 8-2 at 141 lbs. 

#Tyler Brent (Gasport, NY/Royalton-Hartland)# was also 2-0 on the afternoon, with a pair of major decision wins.  He upended Michael Frasure of Muskingum, 14-0, then defeated Kurtis Jensen of Case, 11-2.

#Mike Nguyen (Syracuse, NY/Jordan-Elbridge) and Nick Stewart (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin)# recorded wins over Muskingum, while #Shin Wakabayashi (Rochester, NY/Brighton)#, #Greg Jones (Weare, NH/John Stark)#, #Kyle Hoffer (Anchorage, AK/East Anchorage)#, #Sean Sercu (Rochester, NY/Bishop Kearney)#, and #Alec Humski (North Wales, PA/Hatboro-Horsham)# also picked up victories over Case Western.

The Tigers are back in action on Feb. 26, as they travel to Ithaca to compete at the 2011 Empire Wrestling Conference Championships.

FINAL SCORE: Muskingum University 28, Rochester Institute of Technology 18
125 lbs: Mike Nguyen (Syracuse, NY/Jordan-Elbridge) (RIT) maj. dec. Shawn Feistamel (MU), 16-6
133 lbs: Mike McInally (Bergen, NY/Byron-Bergen) (RIT) maj. dec. Michael Halko (MU), 10-0
141 lbs: Luke Caracofe (MU) tech. fall Kyle Travers (Honeoye Falls, NY/Honeoye Falls-Lima) (RIT), 16-0 5:00
149 lbs: Kenneth Poland (MU) maj. dec. Kyle Hoffer (Anchorage, AK/East Anchorage) (RIT) 11-0
157 lbs: Adam Freidt (MU) dec. Adam Hugunine (Rochester, NY/Penfield) (RIT), 7-2
165 lbs: Adam Harris (MU) maj. dec. Sean Sercu (Rochester, NY/Bishop Kearney) (RIT) 18-3
174 lbs: Tyler Brent (Gasport, NY/Royalton-Hartland) (RIT) maj. dec. Michael Frasure (MU), 14-0
184 lbs: Daniel Dunn (MU) tech. fall Alec Humski (North Wales, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) (RIT), 15-0 5:32
197 lbs: Lucas Weber (MU) win by forfeit
285 lbs: Nick Stewart (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) (RIT) pin Torrey McCray Jr. (MU), 2:12

FINAL SCORE: Rochester Institute of Technology 24, Case Western Reserve 9
125 lbs: Shin Wakabayashi (Rochester, NY/Brighton) (RIT) maj. dec. Frank Hu (Case), 10-1
133 lbs: Greg Jones (Weare, NH/John Stark) (RIT) tech. fall Victor Pan (Case), 22-6 7:00
141 lbs: Mike McInally (Bergen, NY/Byron-Bergen) (RIT) dec. Brian Snyder (Case), 8-2
149 lbs: Isaac Dukes (Case) win by forfeit
157 lbs: Kyle Hoffer (Anchorage, AK/East Anchorage) (RIT) dec. Evan McDowell (Case), 9-3
165 lbs: Sean Sercu (Rochester, NY/Bishop Kearney) (RIT) dec. Clay Criss (Case), 2-1
174 lbs: Tyler Brent (Gasport, NY/Royalton-Hartland) (RIT) maj. dec. Kurtis Jensen (Case), 11-2
184 lbs: Alec Humski (North Wales, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) (RIT) dec. Peter Heggs (Case), 4-3
197 lbs: both forfeit
285 lbs: Cale Harter (Case) dec. Nick Stewart (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) (RIT), 8-1