CLEVELAND, OHIO – RIT sophomore Elon Martin finished second at 184 lb. in the Freshman/Sophomore Division to lead the Tigers to a second place finish at the 2023 Bob Del Rosa Ohio Open at Case Western Reserve, Sunday.
 
Martin beat Ashton Simison with a 17-5 major decision in his opening match, and pinned Adam Lynch at 2:09 in the quarterfinal. He took down Eamon Callahan 10-1 (MD) in the semifinals before losing 9-4 to Jake Jones in the finals.
 
First-year Jacob Deysher finished third at 125 lb. in the Freshman/Sophomore Division, beating Zach Lewis with a 20-4 technical fall in Round of 16, and Dorian Hoffman 8-6 in the quarterfinals. He lost to Max Shore in the semifinals and took third with a medical forfeit victory.
 
Junior Clay Rankin placed fourth at 149 lb in the Open Division, going 2-2, while sophomore Zach Swyers (184 lb.) and first years Bryson Vaughn (141 lb.) and Jared Lee (149 lb.) each earned fifth-place finishes in the Freshman/Sophomore Division.
 
RIT returns to action on Saturday (Nov. 18) at the SUNYAC Championships at Gordon Field House at 9:30 a.m.