GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- The SUNY Oneonta wrestling team had 12 Red Dragons receive All-State honors at the NYS Collegiate Championships at Nassau Community College, Saturday afternoon. Juniors Kennith Jackson (New Orleans, LA/) (HWT) and Joel Zea (Queens, NY/Thomas Edison) (174) finished second in the Freshman/Sophomore Division, and sophomore Carson LiCastri (Redding, CT/Joel Barlow High School) (197) placed second in the Open Division. Oneonta finished in second place with 146.5 points while Ithaca won the overall event with 188.0 points.  

The other wrestlers that earned All-State status were seniors Kenneth Sauer (Franklin/Franklin), Max Yahre (Plainview, N.Y./Plainview JFK), Nino Prisco (Mount Kisco/Fox Lane), James DeLucia (Bohemia, N.Y./Connetquot), Esdras Ramos (Philipsburg, NJ/Sachem North), junior Danny Poggi (West Islip/West Islip), and freshmen Billy Colloca (West Babylon, NY/West Babylon Senior High), Phillip Venne (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore), and Matt Coffey ().  

Jackson pinned all three of his opponents to get to the first-place match in the freshman/sophomore 285 division. He started the day with a 5:41 fall against Will Hotaling, pinned Brockport's Luke Coffin at 5:39, then advanced to the final with a 1:06 fall against Oswego's Kevin Arriaza. In the final, Jackson fell to Danny Church at 2:13.  

Zea started off with a couple takedowns and a four-point nearfall for a 13-5 major decision over Ithaca's Sebastian Panzenbeck. He then beat Brockport's Khol Kalfass in a 6-2 decision and advanced to the final in a 14-11 decision against the Golden Eagles Kiam Coleman. Zea fell in the final to Niagara County Community College at 3:42.  

LiCastri opened the tournament with a 0:28 fall against Elmira's Casey Cooper then beat Tyler Lynde in a 11-0 major decision. He advanced to the final on a medical forfeit and was up 12-9 in the championship before he was taken down by Army Prep's Reid Schroeder and pinned at 6:25.   

Yahre won his first two matches in the 157 Open Division via a 1:03 pin against Edwin Carlos then recorded a couple takedowns in the first two periods for a 9-6 decision over Elmira's Hollis Berry. He went to the third-place match, after dropping his match to the eventual winner NYU's Cooper Pontelandolfo, and defeated Merchant Marine's Jacob Brockey in an 8-2 decision.  

Sauer and Coffey each finished fourth, Sauer competed in the 174 Open Division while Venne was in the 165 Freshman/Sophomore Division. Sauer pinned Elmira's Bryan Stafford at 4:37 then recorded three takedowns and a three-point nearfall for a 13-1 major decision against Merchant Marine's Trevor Badiu. Coffey recorded two pins on his way to his fourth place finish. He opened with a 1:25 fall against Oswego's Jasiah Rios and had a 4:24 fall against Hunter's Therrol Lafayette.

Colloca earned fifth place in the 125 Freshman/Sophomore Division. Colloca dropped his first match before taking the next three. He had three takedowns in a 14-6 major decision over Alex Hyman, recorded a 16-0 tech fall Hunter's Michael Douglas at 2:23, then scored 10 points in the first period to win the fifth-place match in a 14-11 decision over Ithaca's Cosmo Damiani.  

Ramos took fifth in the 165 Freshman/Sophomore Division. He scored an escape and a takedown in the final period for a 7-3 decision of his opening match against Merchant Marine's Barrett Waller. He went to the consolation side after dropping a 21-4 tech fall to the eventual winner, Hofstra's Greyson Harris. Ramos then pinned Oswego's Jasiah Rios at 4:17, picked up two takedowns in a 6-1 decision win over Ithaca's Carlos Guzman, and received fifth place on a medical forfeit.  

Poggi, DeLucia, Venne, and Prisco all finished sixth in their respective divisions. Poggi won a 7-4 decision in the 133 Open Division then went to the consolation side of the bracket where he pinned junior Giovanni Russo (Cortlandt Manor/Walter Panas) at 2:43. He advanced to the fifth-place match on a medical forfeit but came up short in an 8-7 decision to Buffalo's Cole French where French scored an escape with 25 seconds left to get the win.   

DeLucia fell in his opening match before he won a 4-2 decision against Alfred State's Elijah Timbrouck. He was up 4-3 in the first period against Badiu when he won by forfeit.

Venne dropped his first match in the 141 Freshman/Sophomore Division. He took an 8-5 decision against Alfred State's Richard Morales, then scored two takedowns and three escapes in a 17-15 decision over SUNY Ulser's Brenon Theil.  

Prisco fell short in his opening match where Alfred State's Brent Perry won in sudden victory, 7-4, and finished sixth in the 184 Freshman/Sophomore Division.

The Red Dragons are back in action Sunday, January 28, for the John Reese Duals at Wilkes College.