The Oswego State wrestling team placed third at the 48th annual Rochester Institute of Technology Wrestling Invitational on Saturday.
Scott Bova finished in second place at the 184-weight class, recording to falls and a major decision for a chance to wrestle in the first place match. In that match, however, Bova came up just short, losing a close 2-1 decision.
James Ronca placed third in the 125-weight class for the Lakers, going 5-1 on the day. Ronca's only loss of the day came to Matt Moy of Case Western University. On the way to third place, he recorded a fall at 1:16 followed by an 8-3 decision in his next match. After moving on due to an injury in his third match, Ronca won the third place by major decision 9-1 over
Abubakarr Sow came in fourth place in the 149 –weight class, going 4-2. Sow recorded two falls before dropping a match. He then won a major decision 16-4 to advance towards a bout for third. Next in his quest, Sow forced a fall in under a minute, pushing his opponent into submission after 57 seconds. To get into the battle for third place, Sow registered another fall, this time after 6:31.
In the match for third place, Luke Marcelli of Case Western Reserve ended Sow's bid for a spot on the podium.
Quamaine Thomas went 3-2 on the day, finishing in sixth place in the 133-weight class.
The Lakers will return to action on Saturday when they travel to Ithaca to take on the Ithaca College Bombers.
Team Results:
1) John Carroll
2) Baldwin Wallace University
3) SUNY Oswego
4) Oneonta State
5) Wesleyan University
6) Rochester Institute of Technology
7) WPI
8) Case Western Reserve University
9) Washington and Jefferson College
10) University of Scranton
11) Alfred State
