A Quick Look
In an early season wrestling tournament that included a mixture of nationally ranked squads, the SUNY Oneonta wrestlers finished 7^th overall in a field of 16 teams from around the east and Midwest.
 
The Inside Story
The top placewinner for the Red Dragons in the event was junior Jhordyn Innocent (Spring Valley/Ramapo), who was the runner-up at 197 pounds.  Innocent, who was seeded second, completed his day with a record of 4-1 being pinned once, which happened in the championship match against the No. 1 seed in his weight class.
 
Oneonta had three other wrestlers place in the top six of their respective weight classes.  The trio included graduate student Tyler Brazinski (Johnson City/Johnson City), senior Anthony Romero (Spring Valley/Ramapo) and junior Michael Blando (Massapequa/Massapequa).  Brazinski placed third at 165 pounds, Romero was fifth at 133 pounds and Blando was fifth at 141 pounds.
 
Brazinski recorded a record of 4-1 with a pair of pins.  Romero and Blando both were 3-2 on the day.  All three of Blando's victories came via pinfall.
 
Fifth-year senior Jacob Pine (Hoosick Falls/Hoosick Falls) won a pair of matches at 285 pounds.  Pine fell out of the championship bracket and was one match short of advancing into the top-6.
 
Other wrestlers that recorded at least one win during the event were freshmen Giovanni Russo (Cortlandt Manor/Walter Panas) (125 lbs.), Danny Poggi (West Islip/West Islip) (133 lbs.) and Anderson Klosner (Ilion/Central Valley Academy) (149 lbs.) and sophomore Noah Kennedy (Greene/Greene) (197 lbs.).
 
What's Next
The Red Dragons will now enter the winter break part of its schedule resuming on Thursday, Jan. 6^th at Gettysburg.