Wrestling | 12/4/2014 3:23:00 PM

ROCHESTER, NY -- For the second straight year, John Carroll University emerged victorious at the 49th annual RIT Wrestling Invitational, held on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Gordon Field House. The Blue Streaks defeated nine other teams to claim the title. Attached are complete 2014 RIT Invitational Results.

Terner Gott (165 lbs.) of John Carroll was awarded the Tony Wallace Memorial Award given to the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the meet. The award honors Wallace, a member of the RIT Athletics Hall of Famer and three-time All-American wrestler. Wallace, a native of Loveland, Ohio, was an All-American wrestler at RIT from 1998-2002. He was just the third member in the history of RIT wrestling to earn three All-American honors, finishing his career with a 108-27 record.  He died on Aug. 28, 2010, while on duty with the Hoonah (Alaska) Police Department.  Wallace, a business administration major, was an assistant coach for the Tigers from 2003-05 and worked in the RIT Office of Public Safety from 2005-08.

2014 Final Team Results:
1. John Carroll University - 138.0
2. Oneonta State - 130.0
3. Wesleyan University - 122.5
4. RIT - 120.5
5. Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 108.0
6. SUNY Oswego - 95.0
7. Thiel College - 70.0
8. Case Western Reserve - 57.0
9. University of Scranton - 22.5
10. Alfred State College - 21.0

Weight-Class Top-3:
125
1st - Brian Amato - WPI
2nd - Mike Bucksico - John Carroll
3rd - James Ronca - SUNY Oswego

133
1st - Frank Crippen - Wesleyan
2nd - Sean Hanson - Oneonta State
3rd - Anthony Messina - Oneonta State

141
1st - Aran Gessic - Case Western Reserve
2nd - Jake Sepor (Stafford, NY/Pavilion) - RIT
3rd - Jack Nigro - WPI

149
1st - Dan Mirman - John Carroll
2nd - Brad Mayville (Marion, NY/Wayne) - RIT
3rd - Nick Sutton - Thiel

157
1st - Ian Evans - Scranton
2nd - Tom McNulty - John Carroll
3rd - Abubakarr Sow - SUNY Oswego

165
1st - Terner Gott - John Carroll
2nd - Brandon Collins - Thiel
3rd - Nicholas Greenquist (Spring Lake, NJ/St. Rose) - RIT

174
1st - Tory Cain (Ontario, NY/Wayne), RIT
2nd - Shaun Gillen - Oneonta State
3rd - Tyler Hardtke - John Carroll

184
1st - Scott Bova - SUNY Oswego
2nd - Steven Schmitz - John Carroll
3rd - Jerrold Roosa - Thiel

197
1st - Todd Gaydosh - John Carroll
2nd - Isaiah Bellamy - Wesleyan
3rd - Chad Obzud - Oneonta State

285
1st - James Bethel - Oneonta State
2nd - Sam Weinger (Blooming Grovve, NY/Washingtonville) - RIT
3rd - Nate Lewis - Case Western