Wrestling | 12/2/2015 2:42:00 PM

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ROCHESTER, NY -- For the third straight year, John Carroll University won the 12-team field at the 50th annual RIT Wrestling Invitational, hosted by RIT at the Gordon Field House and Activities Center.  The Blue Streaks took first with a team score of 146.0. Worcester Polytechnic Institute placed second with 129.5 points, while Wesleyan University placed third with a team score of 108.5.

Sonnieboy Blanco (174 lbs.) of Washongton & Jefferson) was awarded the 2015 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.

2015 Final Team Standings:
1. John Carroll University - 146.5
2. Worcester Polytechnic Institute - 129.5
3. Wesleyan University - 108.5
4. Oneonta State - 106.0
5. RIT - 104.5
6. University of Scranton - 100.0
7. Norwich University - 89.0
8. SUNY Oswego - 83.5
9. Thiel College - 83.0
10. Washington & Jefferson University - 71.0
11. Alfred State College - 60.5
12. Case Western Reserve - 25.0

Weight-Class Top-3:
125
1st - Jacob Forsman (Norwich)
2nd - Brian Amato (WPI)
3rd - Mitch Tikkanen (JCU)

133
1st - Jake Sepor (Stafford, NY/Pavilion) (RIT)
2nd - Anthony Messina (Oneonta State)
3rd - Stephen Jendritz (WPI)

141
1st - Mike Suckiso (JCU)
2nd - Peter Nash (WPI)
3rd - Richard Dennison (Oneonta State)

149
1st - Dempsey King (New Hartford, NY/New Hartford) (RIT)
2nd - John Connick (JCU)
3rd - Carter Armendarez (Wesleyan)

157
1st - Ian Evans (Scranton)
2nd - Chris Siracusa (Wesleyan)
3rd - Won Kim (Millbrae, CA/Mills) (RIT)

165
1st - Tyler Hardtke (JCU)
2nd - Zach D'Apolito (Scranton)
3rd - Chris Nuss (Thiel)

174
1st - Sonnieboy Blanco (W&J)
2nd - Shaun Gillen (Oneonta State)
3rd - Troy Seymour (Oswego State)

184
1st - Daniel Wensley (WPI)
2nd - Marco Crivelli (Thiel)
3rd - Dan D'Agostini (Scranton)

197
1st - Isaiah Bellamy (Wesleyan)
2nd - Daniel Smith (Oswego State)
3rd - Ezekiel Stroupe (W&J)

285
1st - Eric Calimano (Scranton)
2nd - Will Porter (JCU)
3rd - Sam Weinger (Blooming Grove, NY/Washingtonville) (RIT)