WILLIAMSPORT, PA. -- The Oneonta wrestling team started the 2026-27 season with the Lycoming Invitational and had three Red Dragons win their respective weight-classes on Sunday at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa. The event was a non-team scoring event that included a freshman/sophomore and a junior/senior division. Senior Trevor Cortright (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Valley), junior Ryley Monica (Adams, NY/South Jefferson Central) and freshman Brice Woodruff () were crowned champions, while another 13 Red Dragons placed in the top eight.

Monica, who is nationally ranked No. 15 at 165 by the NWCA, went 3-0 with a fall and a major decision to win the 165-pound junior/senior division. He started his first match with a takedown and three-point nearfall en route to a 13-0 major decision over Wilkes' Colton Thorpe. In his second match, the Red Dragon junior scored a second-round reversal on Misericordia's Chase Stephen that led to a fall at 3:45, advancing him to the championship. Monica faced Penn. State Behrend's Steffan Lynch in the first-place match and trailed Lynch 2-0 after two periods. He mounted a comeback in the third period with an escape followed by a takedown with 1:16 left, then he earned a three-point nearfall with six seconds left to secure a 7-4 decision.

Cortright went 3-0 with three decisions to be crowned the 149-pound junior/senior champion. He started the tournament with a 7-4 decision with two takedowns against Wilkes' Jacob Bettencourt. The Oneonta senior then scored an early takedown to beat Lycoming's Major Lewis in a 3-0 decision and advanced to the first-place match, where he faced Misericordia's Michael Williams, the No. 11 nationally ranked wrestler at 149. Cortright gained a 3-0 lead with a three-point nearfall in the second period, then he scored a couple of escapes in the final period while holding off Williams for the 6-4 decision.

Woodruff started his collegiate career off strong with a 2-0 performance as he was crowned the 133-pound freshman/sophomore division champion. The Oneonta freshman opened the tournament up with a 7-4 decision over Cortland's Richard King, recording a takedown in the second and third period while earning riding time. In the first-place match, he wrestled Penn. State Behrend's Jayce Walter. Woodruff got out to an early lead with a takedown in the first period, then with a 3-2 lead he scored another takedown with 53 seconds remaining in the match to go up 6-2. Walter recorded a reversal and received a couple of penalty points, but Woodruff held on for a 7-6 decision.

Sophomore Kingston Strouse (Northport, N.Y./Northport) went 2-1 with a fall to earn his second-place finish in the 157 pound freshman/sophomore division. He began the tournament with a first-round fall against Alfred State's Nate Racz at 2:20. The sophomore Red Dragon was trailing heading into the third period of the semifinals against Lycoming's Colby Seiler, until he recorded the match-winning takedown with 12 seconds left for the 5-3 decision. Strouse competed against Misericordia's Jacob Weaver in the first-place match, where Weaver came away with a 16-5 major decision.

Senior Kiam Coleman () went 2-1 in his Oneonta debut with a first-round fall and a major decision. He started the day with a 16-3 major decision against Cortland's Tristian Robinson-July, that included three takedowns and a four-point nearfall. After coming up short in the semifinals, Coleman defeated Cortland's Anthony Mayers with a pin in 51 seconds to secure third place. 

Junior Jason Gielarowski (Mastic, NY/William Floyd) placed third in the 197-pound junior/senior class. Gielarowski won third-place by medical forfeit again Penn College's Ethan French.

Freshman Abdo Baraeya () finished his collegiate debut 2-1 with a fall for fifth place in the 184-freshman/sophomore bracket. He pinned Cortland's Brady Healy in 20 seconds for his first career win. Baraeya then faced Lycoming's Isaiah Beltz in the fifth-place match, where he had the upper hand throughout the match and scored a last-second takedown for a 6-2 decision.

Senior Billy Colloca (West Babylon, NY/West Babylon Senior High) went 1-1 with a first-round fall to secure fifth place at 125 pounds. In the fifth-place match, Colloca pinned Lycoming's Evan Newman in 1:14.

Freshman Ayden Labella () finished the tournament 3-2 with two falls and a major decision to earn sixth place in the 125 freshman/sophomore division in his collegiate debut. Labella's first win was a 10-0 major decision that included a takedown in each period against Alfred State's Javonni Carraturo. On the consolation side, he pinned Alfred State's Matt Durnell in 1:19 then Cortland's Sean McDonald in 5:28. 

Sophomore Jacob Schweigard (Schoharie, N.Y./Schoharie) picked up a tech fall as he went 2-2 with a tech fall for sixth place in the 157B freshman/sophomore division. Schweigard recorded a takedown in each round for a 9-3 decision over Penn. State Behrend's Brody Myers. The Red Dragon sophomore then totaled two takedowns and 11 nearfall points for an 18-1 tech fall in 4:53 against Alfred State's Andres Rodriguez.

Sophomore Jason Kelly () recorded a pin as he went 2-2 for a sixth-place finish in the 149 freshman/sophomore division.

Junior Jackson Maby (Susquehanna, PA/Susquehanna Community) won a 6-2 decision in the 141-pound junior/senior division against Penn. State Behrend's Hudson Wolbert. Maby recorded a takedown in the first and third period for the victory.

Sophomore James Sinclair (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) pinned Penn. State Behrend's Jesse Fuentes in 1:50 in the 125 freshman/sophomore division.

Sophomore Joseph Marotta () defeated Penn. College's Justin Reiss at 149 pounds in a 6-2 decision that included a takedown in the first and second period.

Senior Ocean Rados (Eastchester, NY/Eastchester High School) picked up a 2:01 fall in the 165-pound junior/senior bracket against Wilkes' Colton Thorpe.

Sophomore Tony Monchinski (Peekskill, N.Y./Peekskill) pinned Cortland's John Granito in the first period at 1:18 in the 149-pound freshman/sophomore division.

Freshman Victor Esclusa () earned his first collegiate victory with a 1:30 first-period fall against Alfred State's Jamison Mancari in the 285 freshman/sophomore bracket.

Juniors Konnor Rosenzweig (Long Beach, NY/Long Beach) (133 lbs.), Alex Isopa (125 lbs.), Andrew Montagano (Wantagh, NY/Wantagh) (133 lbs.), and Nelith Siriwardhana (Chester, NJ/West Morris Mendham) (141 lbs.) all secured fourth place in their respective divisions. Junior Devin McNamara (Elwood, NY/John Glenn HS) earned seventh place in the 133-pound junior/senior division.

The Red Dragons are back on the mats on Saturday, November 7, when they travel to Rhode Island College for the Anchorman Invitational.