Wrestling | 12/7/2019 4:55:00 PM

ROCHESTER, NY -- The RIT wrestling team won first place at the 54th Annual RIT Invitational at Gordon Field House Saturday. The Tigers compiled a team score of 154.0 points while senior Dempsey King was named the Tony Wallace Award winner as the tournament's most outstanding wrestler.

King won his third title of the season Saturday, going 5-0. He beat Tyler Speraw (Penn State-Behrend) with a fall at 2:41 in his opening match. He defeated Jakai Townsend (NEC) with a fall at 3:44 in his next match, and took down Stephen Cerrone (Trinity) with an 18-3 technical fall in the quarterfinals. King beat Charlie Grygas (Oswego), 6-0 in the semifinals and beat Sam Gross (John Carroll), 3-0 in the championship bout.

Kaidon Winters was a winner at 157 lbs. He began his day by pinning Jake Longerman (Thiel) in :57 seconds. He pinned Thomas Galagher (Case Western) with a fall at 2:50 in his next match and advanced to the semifinals with a medical forfeit. In the semifinals, Winters pinned Chase Lind (WPI) at 1:43 in the semifinals and took the title on a forfeit. Austin Lamb was second at 157 lbs., posting a 3-1 record, including a pin in his opening round bout.

Ben Dougherty won the title at 174 lbs., pinning Blaise Bressler (Norwich) at 3:44 in his opening match. He went on to beat Dylan Proper (Thiel) in the quarterfinals. Dougherty took down Brendan Marion (WPI) 7-4 in the semifinals and defeated Seth Winkle (John Carroll) 6-3 in the title bout.

John Donohue went 4-1 on the day, placing second at 184 lbs., while Colby Giroux went 3-1, placing second at 197 lbs.

RIT returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 4 when the Tigers face SUNY Oswego.

RIT Invitational Team Results:
1. RIT - 154.0
2. John Carroll - 130.0
3. SUNY Oneonta - 109.5
4. WPI - 103.5
5. New England College - 103.0
6. Trinity - 76/5
7. Oswego State - 65.5
8. Norwich - 65.0
9. Williams - 62.5
10. Case Western - 49.0
11. Alfred State - 42.5
12. Thiel - 36.5
13. Pitt-Bradford - 28.5
14. Keystone College - 21.0
15. Penn State - Behrend - 17.5