ROCHESTER, N.Y.- In their final competition of 2024, the Norwich Wrestling team competed in the RIT Invitational hosted by the Rochester Institute of Technology where several competitors placed.
The best finish was for
Mason Sprinkel (Bel Air, Md.) who scored pins in three of his four bouts in the 285-pound bracket, earning a spot in the championship matchup before earning a second-place finish. Two Cadets earned fifth place finishes, first was
Jabari Pinkney (Jessup, Md.) by scoring four wins by decision at 125-pounds. The second wrestler,
Gannon White (Rincon, Ga.), also took victories by decision as well as major decision at 149-pounds.
The fourth Norwich competitor to place was
Simon Taraska (Willowick, Ohio) by scoring three victories including a major decision en route to sixth place at 184-pounds. Several Cadets earned wins but did not place, including
Jonathan Neypes (Columbia, Md.) at 165-pounds earning a pins and a tech fall. Notching two decisions and two tech fall at 157-pounds was
Tyler Russ (Freehold, N.J.) and
Robby Lyons (Milford, Mass.) scored two victories by fall.
The Cadets will return to action Jan. 4 when they compete in the Williams Open.
RIT Invitational Results for Norwich
NCAA 125
Robert Lyons's place is unknown and has scored 7.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Daniel Parkulo (St. John Fisher) won by tech fall over Robert Lyons (Norwich) (TF 17-1)
- Cons. Round 1 - Robert Lyons (Norwich) won by fall over Hunter Williams (Penn State Behrend) (Fall 3:55)
- Cons. Round 2 - Robert Lyons (Norwich) won by fall over Cade Stern (Pitt-Bradford) (Fall 2:03)
- Cons. Round 3 - Robert Lyons (Norwich) won by medical forfeit over Dylan Levine (Brockport) (MFF)
- Cons. Round 4 - Lee Rubin (RIT) won by fall over Robert Lyons (Norwich) (Fall 2:31)
NCAA 125
Ben Fournier's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Chris Hong (Wesleyan (CT)) won by tech fall over Ben Fournier (Norwich) (TF 15-0)
- Cons. Round 1 - Tristan Hinchcliff (Oneonta State) won by medical forfeit over Ben Fournier (Norwich) (MFFL)
NCAA 125
Jabari Pinkney's place is 5th and has scored 11.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Jabari Pinkney (Norwich) won by decision over Lucas Johnson (Williams College) (Dec 8-2)
- Champ. Round 2 - Jabari Pinkney (Norwich) won by decision over Cade Stern (Pitt-Bradford) (Dec 13-8)
- Quarterfinal - Brett Stanley (John Carroll) won by tech fall over Jabari Pinkney (Norwich) (TF 15-0)
- Cons. Round 4 - Jabari Pinkney (Norwich) won by decision over Zach Dellinger (Penn State Behrend) (Dec 9-6)
- Cons. Round 5 - Jabari Pinkney (Norwich) won by decision over Lee Rubin (RIT) (Dec 13-6)
- Cons. Semi - Alexander Schaeublin (Trinity (CT)) won by major decision over Jabari Pinkney (Norwich) (Maj 14-4)
- 5th Place Match - Jabari Pinkney (Norwich) and Daniel Parkulo (St. John Fisher) (DFF)
NCAA 133
Carver Moyer's place is unknown and has scored 5.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Carver Moyer (Norwich) won by fall over Jonathan Guyette (Brockport) (Fall 2:23)
- Champ. Round 2 - Michael Santore (Oswego State) won by decision over Carver Moyer (Norwich) (Dec 11-4)
- Cons. Round 2 - Carver Moyer (Norwich) won by tech fall over Xander Burke (St. John Fisher) (TF 15-0)
- Cons. Round 3 - Matthew Carrozza (Trinity (CT)) won by decision over Carver Moyer (Norwich) (Dec 10-6)
NCAA 141
Billy Burke's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Gabe Goss (Oswego State) won by fall over Billy Burke (Norwich) (Fall 0:19)
- Cons. Round 1 - Jude Bellantoni (RIT) won by decision over Billy Burke (Norwich) (Dec 12-6)
NCAA 149
Joshua Lister's place is unknown and has scored 2.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Mike Glynn (RIT) won by fall over Joshua Lister (Norwich) (Fall 2:00)
- Cons. Round 1 - Joshua Lister (Norwich) won by fall over Mamady Treore (Pitt-Bradford) (Fall 2:31)
- Cons. Round 2 - Nikolas Fegert (Pitt-Bradford) won by fall over Joshua Lister (Norwich) (Fall 2:58)
NCAA 149
Gannon White's place is 5th and has scored 12.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Gannon White (Norwich) won by decision over Calvin Cai (Case Western Reserve) (Dec 11-5)
- Champ. Round 2 - Gannon White (Norwich) won by major decision over Luke Leshaj (Oneonta State) (Maj 10-0)
- Quarterfinal - Gannon White (Norwich) won by decision over Leonardo Maiuolo (Williams College) (Dec 10-7)
- Semifinal - Avery Leonard (Oneonta State) won by tech fall over Gannon White (Norwich) (TF 16-1)
- Cons. Semi - Ike Guttentag (Wesleyan (CT)) won by tech fall over Gannon White (Norwich) (TF 17-1)
- 5th Place Match - Gannon White (Norwich) won by forfeit over Dara Heydarpour (RIT) (FF)
NCAA 157
Tyler Russ's place is unknown and has scored 6.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Russ (Norwich) won by tech fall over Jack Kohrs (Oneonta State) (TF 16-0)
- Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Russ (Norwich) won by decision over Story Buchanan (Penn State Behrend) (Dec 15-13)
- Champ. Round 3 - Max Watson (RIT) won by major decision over Tyler Russ (Norwich) (Maj 15-7)
- Cons. Round 4 - Tyler Russ (Norwich) won by tech fall over Carter Tadusz (RIT) (TF 16-0)
- Cons. Round 5 - Tyler Russ (Norwich) won by decision over Josh Sam (RIT) (Dec 8-1)
- Cons. Round 6 - Ronnie Christolin (Wesleyan (CT)) won by major decision over Tyler Russ (Norwich) (Maj 14-3)
NCAA 165
Teddy Tonna's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Teddy Tonna (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Jack Lamson (RIT) won by fall over Teddy Tonna (Norwich) (Fall 0:55)
- Cons. Round 2 - William Lotocky (Brockport) won by tech fall over Teddy Tonna (Norwich) (TF 15-0)
NCAA 165
Sean Cavanaugh's place is unknown and has scored 2.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Sean Cavanaugh (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Sean Cavanaugh (Norwich) won by decision over Dante Coppola (St. John Fisher) (Dec 13-10)
- Champ. Round 3 - Matthew Melchior (Penn State Behrend) won by tech fall over Sean Cavanaugh (Norwich) (TF 19-2)
- Cons. Round 4 - Akiva Lind (Wesleyan (CT)) won by tech fall over Sean Cavanaugh (Norwich) (TF 18-3)
NCAA 165
Ethan Tanner's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Tanner (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Marquis Larmond (Brockport) won by tech fall over Ethan Tanner (Norwich) (TF 19-2)
- Cons. Round 2 - Ethan Tanner (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Joel Zea Marino (Oneonta State) won by major decision over Ethan Tanner (Norwich) (Maj 16-3)
NCAA 165
Gabriel Moltumyr's place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Gabriel Moltumyr (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Gabriel Moltumyr (Norwich) won by fall over Dean Visconti (Oneonta State) (Fall 0:44)
- Champ. Round 3 - Fisher Stites (Williams College) won by fall over Gabriel Moltumyr (Norwich) (Fall 0:55)
- Cons. Round 4 - Jonathan Neypes (Norwich) won by tech fall over Gabriel Moltumyr (Norwich) (TF 17-1)
NCAA 165
Jonathan Neypes's place is unknown and has scored 5.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Jonathan Neypes (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Marty Landes (Case Western Reserve) won by tech fall over Jonathan Neypes (Norwich) (TF 18-1)
- Cons. Round 2 - Jonathan Neypes (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - Jonathan Neypes (Norwich) won by fall over James Jt Thomas (Wesleyan (CT)) (Fall 5:51)
- Cons. Round 4 - Jonathan Neypes (Norwich) won by tech fall over Gabriel Moltumyr (Norwich) (TF 17-1)
- Cons. Round 5 - Jonathan Neypes (Norwich) won by decision over Justin Sweeney (Case Western Reserve) (Dec 3-0)
- Cons. Round 6 - Marquis Larmond (Brockport) won in sudden victory - 1 over Jonathan Neypes (Norwich) (SV-1 9-1)
NCAA 184
Simon Taraska's place is 6th and has scored 8.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Simon Taraska (Norwich) won by decision over Bear Horgan (John Carroll) (Dec 11-4)
- Champ. Round 2 - Simon Taraska (Norwich) won by major decision over Roman Martinez (Wesleyan (CT)) (Maj 17-9)
- Quarterfinal - Simon Taraska (Norwich) won by decision over Nicholas Crotty (Trinity (CT)) (Dec 6-5)
- Semifinal - Jamie Evarts (Williams College) won by major decision over Simon Taraska (Norwich) (Maj 16-2)
- Cons. Semi - Joe Colon (Wesleyan (CT)) won by decision over Simon Taraska (Norwich) (Dec 18-16)
- 5th Place Match - Nicholas Crotty (Trinity (CT)) won by decision over Simon Taraska (Norwich) (Dec 11-7)
NCAA 184
Ty Saeturn's place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Ty Saeturn (Norwich) won by decision over Samuel DosSantos (Wesleyan (CT)) (Dec 5-4)
- Champ. Round 2 - Ty Saeturn (Norwich) won by fall over Avery Canzano (Oswego State) (Fall 0:46)
- Quarterfinal - Mathew Gummere (Case Western Reserve) won by tech fall over Ty Saeturn (Norwich) (TF 16-0)
- Cons. Round 4 - Joe Colon (Wesleyan (CT)) won by fall over Ty Saeturn (Norwich) (Fall 3:39)
NCAA 197
Rory Nolan's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Nicholas Smith (RIT) won by tech fall over Rory Nolan (Norwich) (TF 19-2)
- Cons. Round 1 - Rory Nolan (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 - David LaPrade (Williams College) won by fall over Rory Nolan (Norwich) (Fall 2:28)
NCAA 197
Connor Byers's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Connor Byers (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Aris Dashiell (Wesleyan (CT)) won by tech fall over Connor Byers (Norwich) (TF 16-0)
- Cons. Round 2 - Connor Byers (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 - David LaPrade (Williams College) won by fall over Connor Byers (Norwich) (Fall 1:37)
NCAA 285
Mason Sprinkel's place is 2nd and has scored 20.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Mason Sprinkel (Norwich) won by fall over Nathan Rourke (St. John Fisher) (Fall 1:18)
- Champ. Round 2 - Mason Sprinkel (Norwich) won by fall over Emre Sensoy (Trinity (CT)) (Fall 2:34)
- Quarterfinal - Mason Sprinkel (Norwich) won by decision over Thomas Goodwin (Williams College) (Dec 11-5)
- Semifinal - Mason Sprinkel (Norwich) won by fall over Thomas Lunt (John Carroll) (Fall 5:47)
- 1st Place Match - Josh Harkless (RIT) won by fall over Mason Sprinkel (Norwich) (Fall 3:40)
NCAA 285
Kade Crawford's place is unknown and has scored 4.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Kade Crawford (Norwich) won by decision over Dylan Cogswell (Oswego State) (Dec 5-2)
- Champ. Round 2 - Kenny Jackson (Oneonta State) won by fall over Kade Crawford (Norwich) (Fall 5:37)
- Cons. Round 2 - Kade Crawford (Norwich) won by decision over Luke Coffin (Brockport) (Dec 4-3)
- Cons. Round 3 - Kade Crawford (Norwich) won by decision over Lukas Cylwik (Trinity (CT)) (Dec 6-3)
- Cons. Round 4 - Kade Crawford (Norwich) won by forfeit over Abraham Keep (Penn State Behrend) (FF)
- Cons. Round 5 - Kenny Jackson (Oneonta State) won by fall over Kade Crawford (Norwich) (Fall 1:41)
NCAA 285
Zach Sulkis's place is unknown and has scored 2.5 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 - Zach Sulkis (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 - Josh Harkless (RIT) won by fall over Zach Sulkis (Norwich) (Fall 0:29)
- Cons. Round 2 - Zach Sulkis (Norwich) won by fall over Jack Coughlin (John Carroll) (Fall 0:27)
- Cons. Round 3 - Jacob Holtz (John Carroll) won by fall over Zach Sulkis (Norwich) (Fall 1:42)
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