ITHACA, N.Y. – Five Lycoming College wrestlers – first-year 125-pounder
Teli Bobotas (South Williamsport, Pa./Montoursville Area), sophomore 141-pounder
Luke Magnani (), senior 174-pounder
Nolen Zeigler (Loysville, Pa./West Perry), senior 197-pounder
Ivan Neal (Georgetown, Del./Sussex Central) and junior heavyweight
Cole Yonkin (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) – reached the quarterfinals to highlight the team's first day at the Ithaca Invitational on Friday evening, Nov. 6.
First-year 125-pounders
Adam Froehlich (Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown) and
Michael Copello (Ridgway, Pa./Ridgway), senior 149-pounder
Major Lewis (Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity), junior 184-pounder
Isaiah Betz (Turbotville, Pa./Warrior Run), senior 184-pounder
Devon Green (Pottstown, Pa./Pottstown), first-year heavyweight
Noah Johnson (Watsontown, Pa./Warrior Run) and sophomore heavyweight
Tyler Lobb (Brisbin, Pa./Moshannon Valley) are also still alive in their respective brackets when wrestling begins again on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 9:30 a.m.
Bobotas, seeded seventh at 125 pounds, posted tech falls of Matthew Frueh of Johnson & Wales (21-6) and Ithaca's Andrew Aparo (19-4) before pinning Penn College's Harris Keares in 2:45 to reach the quarterfinals, where he will face Castleton's Gavin Bradley.
Seeded eighth at 141 pounds, Magnani posted tech falls over Johnson & Wales' Nicholas Torres (18-1) and North Central's Jonathan Campbell (15-0) and will face the top-seed Kaden Ware of Penn College in the quarterfinals.
Zeigler, the top seed at 174, posted two major decisions to reach the quarterfinal, beating Johnson & Wales' Anthony Marino, 13-0, and Castleton's Braeden Gray, 12-0. He will face Norwich's Jordan Sonon-Hale in the quarterfinal.
The No. 2 seed at 197 pounds, Neal pinned Springfield's Logan O'Connell in 27 seconds and will face Cortland's Chris Ayala in the quarterfinal.
Yonkin, seeded seventh at heavyweight, posted a 17-1 tech fall of Cortland's Brady Callahan before posting a 4-1 decision against Penn College's Nicholai Brotzman. He will face Johnson & Wales' Michael Mauro in the quarterfinal.
