Williams Invitational
WILLIAMSTOWN, MA - Williams College hosted nine other teams today for the Williams Invitational wrestling tournament. The Ephs placed second overall, just three and a half points behind Roger Williams, with 141 points. Following the Ephs were Ithaca College and Johnson and Wales University (JWU) finishing with 135 and 102 points, respectively. See the final team results below.
Rob Klein of Muhlenberg, champion of the 149 pound weight class, was named the Most Oustanding Wrestler of the tournament. Klein defeated the first and fourth seeds on his way to an 11-5 victory over Jon Paxos of Ithaca in the finals.
Host Williams placed 11 wrestlers in the tournament, including four champions. Ethan Cohen '09, Corey Paulish '11, Carl Breitenstein '10, and Kyle Ayer '09 each won their weight class. Tri-Captain Cohen won his first two matches with a 17-2 tech fall and 43-second pin before becoming champion by forfeit. Paulish, a freshman, defeated the number one seed, Brian Zane of Norwich, 7-5 in the semifinals before winning a tough 3-2 decision over Chad Winowich of Ithaca. Breitenstein, the number one seed at 157 pounds, dealt out three major decisions before defeating the number two seed, Nick Sanko of Ithaca, 5-4 in the finals. Ayer, shutout the number four seed, Sam Collara of Simpson, 8-0 in the semifinals on his way to pinning the second seeded Pat McCrohan of JWU in the finals.
Freshmen Josh Mattana, finished in third place at 125 pounds after losing to the number one seeded John Gregory of Ithaca, in the semifinals. Tri-Captain Mike Penza '09, had a great day finishing in fourth place, his only two losses coming at the hands of the second seeded Aljamin Sterling of Morrisville. Dylan Rittenburg '10 also finished in fourth place, rattling off four straights win after losing his first round match. Tri-Captain Nic Miragliuolo '08 finished fifth after losing a close 3-2 semifinals match to Jon Paxos of Ithaca.
The Ephs faceoff next with SUNY Cortland at Springfield College on January 8th.
| Final Team Results | ||
| 1. | Roger Williams University (RWU) | 144.5 |
| 2. | Williams College (W) | 141.0 |
| 3. | Ithaca College (I) | 135.0 |
| 4. | Johnson and Wales University (JWU) | 102.0 |
| 5. | Muhlenberg College (M) | 88.5 |
| 6. | Simpson College | 82.0 |
| 7. | Springfield College | 47.0 |
| 8. | Norwich University | 37.0 |
| 9. | Springfield Technical Community College | 26.0 |
| 10. | Morrisville State College | 21.0 |
| Weight | Individual Champion | Runner-Up | Score | |
| 125 | Ethan Cohen (W) | Med. Forf. | John Gregory (I) | - |
| 133 | Corey Paulish (W) | def. | Chad Winowich (I) | 3-2 |
| 141 | Billy Hall (M) | def. | Andrew Hawley (RWU) | 7-4 |
| 149 | Rob Klein (M) | def. | Jon Paxos (I) | 11-5 |
| 157 | Carl Breitenstein (W) | def. | Nick Sanko (I) | 5-4 |
| 165 | Juan Vega (JWU) | def. | John Dale (I) | 10-8 |
| 174 | Jared Czarneski (RWU) | def. | David Priest (I) | 7-1 |
| 184 | Bryan Lenhardt (JWU) | def. | Matt Horn (M) | 7-2 |
| 197 | Kyle Ayer (W) | pin | Pat McCrohan (JWU) | 4:53 |
| 285 | Joe Tartar (M) | def. | Sean DeDeyn (JWU) | 5-1 |
