Wrestling places seventh at NYS Collegiate Open

ONEONTA, N.Y. –RIT sophomore Josh Lanka (285 lb.) won the Freshman/Sophomore Division and first year Quincy Bonville (197 lb.) placed second in the Freshman/Sophomore Division to lead the Tigers to a seventh-place finish at the NYS Collegiate Championship, Saturday.
 
After an opening round bye, Lanka defeated Dane Henry, 4-1 in the quarterfinals. He was a 4-1 winner over Dylan Cogswell in the semifinals and beat Charlie Turner with a fall 34 seconds into the championship bout.
 
After a bye, Bonville pinned Noah Foster at 3:35 in the quarterfinals. He pinned Jonathan Bedoya at 1:05 in the semifinals before a 6-3 loss to Dustin Koskinen-Falls in the finals.
 
Sophomore Jacob Deysher placed third in the 125 lb. Freshman/Sophomore Division. After a bye, Deysher defeated Tristan Monahan with a 17-1 technical fall in his opening match. He beat Tristan Hinchcliff with an 18-8 major decision in the quarterfinals before a 19-4 loss to Cameron Hinchcliff in the semifinals. Deysher defeated Cristian Medina 7-1 in the consolation semifinals and beat Dylan Levine 6-3 in the third-place match.
 
First year Lawrence Liss placed third in the 133 lb. Freshman/Sophomore Division. Liss defeated Shane Dobbins with a fall at 6:36 in his opening bout and pinned Kendricks Pellicci in the quarterfinals. Liss lost 8-7 to Trevor Cortright in the semifinals but beat Jonathan Guyette with a fall at 2:09 in the consolation semifinals before a no-contest victory over Shane Dobbins to take third place.
 
First year Luke Pires placed third in the 141 lb. Freshman/Sophomore Division. After a bye, Pires lost 13-4 to Christophe Statzer in his opening match. He took down Charles Caputo with a fall in the consolation round and advanced after a forfeit by Brandon Ribeiro. Pires pinned Dylan Nolan in the consolation semifinals and pinned Santiago Palaez in the third-place match.
 
First year Kyle Jacobs placed third in the 174 lb. Freshman/Sophomore Division. Jacobs defeated Caleb Hutchins with a fall at 2:40 in his opening bout. He was a 13-3 winner over Sean Haas in the quarterfinals before a loss to Christopher Reddy in the semifinals. Jacobs beat Matthew Klein 6-1 and pinned Aali Khawaja in the third-place match.
 
First year Ronald Dietz placed fourth in the 184 lb. Freshman/Sophomore Division, junior Dara Heydarpour finished fifth in the 149 lb. Open Division and senior Matthew Grant placed sixth in the 149 lb. Open Division.
 
 
RIT returns to action on Saturday (Dec. 7) at RIT Invitational at 9:00 a.m.