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No. 19 wrestling goes 2-1 at 2020 John Reese Duals hosted by Wilkes

RIT Mens Wrestling faced the College at Brockport on December 6th, 2018. RIT defeated Brockport 28-6. (Dillon Berrus/ RIT SportsZone)
Eakin Howard

Wrestling | 1/26/2020 2:54:00 PM

WILKES-BARRE, PA -- The No. 19 RIT wrestling team posted a 2-1 record at the 2020 John Reese Duals hosted by Wilkes University Sunday. The Tigers defeated host Wilkes, 47-0, Lackawanna College, 54-0 and lost 24-18 to No. 7 The College of New Jersey.

Kaidon Winters (Athens, PA/Athens Area) (Athens, PA/Athens Area), Dempsey King (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford), Colby Giroux (Richmond, VT/Mount Mansfield) (Richmond, VT/Mount Mansfield) and Sam Weinger (Blooming Grove, NY/Washingtonville) (Blooming Grove, NY/Washingtonville) each went 3-0 for RIT. Winters and King  each had two wins by pinfall. RIT returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at The College at Brockport at 7 p.m. 

No. 19 RIT 47, Wilkes University 0
125 lbs. – Chris Dean (Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch) (Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch) wins by forfeit
133 lbs. – Chris Horton (Athens, PA/Athens Area) (Athens, PA/Athens Area) fall Jack Bauer (Wilkes), 6:27
141 lbs. – Shane Murphy (Mt. Olive, NJ/Mt. Olive) dec. Kyle Medrow (Wilkes), 8-7
149 lbs. – James Ost (Sunnyvale, CA/Fremont) (Sunnyvale, CA/Fremont) dec. Cody Dix (Wilkes), 8-3
157 lbs. – Kaidon Winters (Athens, PA/Athens Area) (Athens, PA/Athens Area) fall Liam Flaherty (Wilkes), 1:38
165 lbs. – Dempsey King (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) tech. fall Xavier Barber (Wilkes), 19-4 (7:00)
174 lbs. – Benjamin Dougherty (Charlestown, RI/Chariho) dec. John Devito (Wilkes), 4-2 (OT)
184 lbs. – Colby Giroux (Richmond, VT/Mount Mansfield) (Richmond, VT/Mount Mansfield) fall Brady Mitchell (Wilkes), 4:24
197 lbs. – John Donohue (Smithtown, NY/Hauppauge) dec. Moustafa Almeky (Wilkes), 3-0
285 lbs. – Sam Weinger (Blooming Grove, NY/Washingtonville) (Blooming Grove, NY/Washingtonville) fall Joseph Leszcynski (Wilkes), 1:01

No. 19 RIT 54, Lackawanna 0
125 lbs. - Chris Dean (Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch) (Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch) won by medical forfeit
133 lbs. - Chris Horton (Athens, PA/Athens Area) (Athens, PA/Athens Area) won by forfeit
141 lbs. - Isaiah Ocasio (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) fall B. Judge (Lackawanna) (1:31)
149 lbs. - James Ost (Sunnyvale, CA/Fremont) (Sunnyvale, CA/Fremont) dec. RJ Driscoll (Lackawanna), 6-2
157 lbs. - Kaidon Winters (Athens, PA/Athens Area) (Athens, PA/Athens Area) won by medical forfeit
165 lbs. - Dempsey King (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) fall AJ (Lackawanna) 2:29
174 lbs. - Benjamin Dougherty (Charlestown, RI/Chariho) dec. J. Turner (Lackawanna) 6-2
184 lbs. - Colby Giroux (Richmond, VT/Mount Mansfield) (Richmond, VT/Mount Mansfield) won by forfeit
197 lbs. - Andrew DiBernardo (West Chester, PA/West Chester East) fall J. Bortz (L) 1:59
285 lbs. - Sam Weinger (Blooming Grove, NY/Washingtonville) (Blooming Grove, NY/Washingtonville) won by forfeit
174 lbs.- R. Colella (N) dec. Joe Lupiella (R) 4-3
133 lbs. - J. St. Jean (Sp) dec D. Difrancesantonio (N) 11-6

No. 7 TCNJ 24, No. 19 RIT 18
125 lbs. - Dan Ortega (TCNJ) tech. fall Chris Dean (Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch) (Long Branch, NJ/Long Branch), 18-3 (7:00)
133 lbs. - Jake Giordano (TCNJ) dec. Chris Horton (Athens, PA/Athens Area) (Athens, PA/Athens Area), 7-3
141 lbs.- Robert Dinger (TCNJ) dec. Shane Murphy (Mt. Olive, NJ/Mt. Olive), 10-5
149 lbs.  - Anthony Gagliano (TCNJ) tech. fall James Ost (Sunnyvale, CA/Fremont) (Sunnyvale, CA/Fremont), 20-2 (4:52)
157 lbs. - Kaidon Winters (Athens, PA/Athens Area) (Athens, PA/Athens Area) fall David Santiago (TCNJ), 3:25
165 lbs. - Dempsey King (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) fall Alfonso Pinto (TCNJ), 2:15
174 lbs. - Dan Kilroy (TCNJ) major dec. Benjamin Dougherty (Charlestown, RI/Chariho), 12-2
184 lbs. - Colby Giroux (Richmond, VT/Mount Mansfield) (Richmond, VT/Mount Mansfield) dec. Reid Colella (TCNJ), 6-4
197 lbs. - Quinn Haddad (TCNJ) major dec. John Donohue (Smithtown, NY/Hauppauge), 11-1
285 lbs. - Sam Weinger (Blooming Grove, NY/Washingtonville) (Blooming Grove, NY/Washingtonville) dec. Thomas Marretta (TCNJ), 6-0

Players Mentioned

John Donohue

John Donohue

6' 1"
Senior
Christopher Horton

Christopher Horton

5' 6"
Sophomore
Dempsey King

Dempsey King

5' 9"
Senior
Shane Murphy

Shane Murphy

5' 10"
Junior
Isaiah  Ocasio

Isaiah Ocasio

5' 7"
Senior
Kaidon Winters

Kaidon Winters

5' 10"
Junior
Christopher Dean

Christopher Dean

5' 7"
Sophomore
Andrew DiBernardo

Andrew DiBernardo

5' 11"
First Year
Ben Dougherty

Ben Dougherty

6' 1"
First Year
Colby Giroux

Colby Giroux

6' 0"
First Year

Players Mentioned

John Donohue

John Donohue

6' 1"
Senior
Christopher Horton

Christopher Horton

5' 6"
Sophomore
Dempsey King

Dempsey King

5' 9"
Senior
Shane Murphy

Shane Murphy

5' 10"
Junior
Isaiah  Ocasio

Isaiah Ocasio

5' 7"
Senior
Kaidon Winters

Kaidon Winters

5' 10"
Junior
Christopher Dean

Christopher Dean

5' 7"
Sophomore
Andrew DiBernardo

Andrew DiBernardo

5' 11"
First Year
Ben Dougherty

Ben Dougherty

6' 1"
First Year
Colby Giroux

Colby Giroux

6' 0"
First Year