Wrestling: Sprinkel Places 1st, Lotruglio 4th at RIT Invitational
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Norwich University Wrestling team had a strong showing at the RIT Invitational Saturday finishing 8th out of 16 teams while accumulating 77 points.
The highlight of the meet for the Cadets was junior Mason Sprinkel (Bel Aire, Md.) who came into the 285-pound bracket as the six seed. Sprinkel proceeded to win every match by fall on his way to winning first place in his class. Notable pins included the third seeded Nate DeGroff from RIT in the Quarterfinals at 3:36, the second seeded Evan Albrecht from Alfred State at 6:33 and top seed Jake Pine from SUNY Oneonta at 6:46.
Also significant for Norwich was sophomore Joseph Lotruglio (Andover, N.J.). Lotruglio entered the 141-pound draw as the fifth seed and advanced to the Semifinals after pinning RIT’s Josh Post at 2:48. However, Lotruglio was defeated by technical fall at the hands of top seeded Chris Horton, also from RIT, ending up with a fourth-place finish.
“We wrestled well and performed at a high level. I’m glad to end the semester on a high note after a challenging beginning to the year,” Head Coach Alex Whitney said. “Sprinkel and Lotruglio hit a new gear today. I’m excited for these guys to keep improving.”
The Cadets will look to start off 2023 strong when they attend the four team Williams Open on Saturday Jan. 7th at 10 AM.
RIT Invitational Results for Norwich
- Champ. Round 1 – Carver Moyer (Norwich) won by fall over Lucas Johnson (Williams College) (Fall 2:43)
- Champ. Round 2 – Aiden Prunoske (RIT) won by injury default over Carver Moyer (Norwich) (Inj. 5:39)
- Cons. Round 2 – Carver Moyer (Norwich) won by medical forfeit over Seth Russo (RIT) (MFF)
- Cons. Round 3 – Edward McCarthy (Thiel) won by medical forfeit over Carver Moyer (Norwich) (MFF)
- Champ. Round 1 – Jabari Pinkney, (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Jabari Pinkney (Norwich) won by decision over Ja`Shad Bumpers (Pitt-Bradford) (Dec 6-5)
- Quarterfinal – David Yeh (Williams College) won by major decision over Jabari Pinkney, (Norwich) (Maj 14-1)
- Cons. Round 4 – Jabari Pinkney (Norwich) won by decision over Lucas Johnson (Williams College) (Dec 9-5)
- Cons. Round 5 – Ryan Berstler (Pennsylvania College of Technology) won by decision over Jabari Pinkney (Norwich) (Dec 7-0)
- Champ. Round 1 -Greyson Merola (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Shailen Savur (Wesleyan (CT)) won by fall over Greyson Merola (Norwich) (Fall 1:29)
- Cons. Round 2 – Derek Bernardino (St. John Fisher) won by major decision over Greyson Merola (Norwich) (Maj 12-3)
- Champ. Round 1 – Dylan King (Norwich) won by decision over Derek Bernardino (St. John Fisher) (Dec 4-2)
- Champ. Round 2 – Michael Santore (Oswego State) won by decision over Dylan King (Norwich) (Dec 8-2)
- Cons. Round 2 – Dylan King (Norwich) won by fall over Justin Termine (Oswego State) (Fall 4:41)
- Cons. Round 3 – Dylan King (Norwich) won by forfeit over Brett Rosenberg (Oswego State) (FF)
- Cons. Round 4 – Gabe Scalise (RIT) won by fall over Dylan King (Norwich) (Fall 4:10)
- Champ. Round 1 – Anthony Santagata (John Carroll) won by fall over Jake Mackleer (Norwich) (Fall 3:00)
- Cons. Round 1 – Greg Brach (Oneonta State) won by fall over Jake Mackleer (Norwich) (Fall 1:29)
- Champ. Round 1 – Joseph Lotruglio (Norwich) won by tech fall over Karsen DePasquale (Oswego State) (TF 18-3)
- Champ. Round 2 – Joseph Lotruglio (Norwich) won by major decision over Shawn Hall Jr. (Alfred State) (Maj 17-3)
- Quarterfinal – Joseph Lotruglio (Norwich) won by fall over Josh Post (RIT) (Fall 2:48)
- Semifinal – Chris Horton (RIT) won by tech fall over Joseph Lotruglio (Norwich) (TF 16-1)
- Cons. Semi – Joseph Lotruglio (Norwich) won by forfeit over Aiden Hebert (Trinity (CT)) (FF)
- 3rd Place Match – Noah Hunt (Pennsylvania College of Technology) won by major decision over Joseph Lotruglio (Norwich) (Maj 13-5)
- Champ. Round 1 – Dario Molina (Wesleyan (CT)) won by tech fall over Joshua Taye (Norwich) (TF 17-0)
- Cons. Round 1 – Joshua Taye (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Anderson Klosner (Oneonta State) won by major decision over Joshua Taye (Norwich) (Maj 10-1)
- Champ. Round 1 – Ethan Tanner (Norwich) won by fall over Andrew Maser (Penn State Behrend) (Fall 1:02)
- Champ. Round 2 – Aaron Goldman (Wesleyan (CT)) won by fall over Ethan Tanner (Norwich) (Fall 3:16)
- Cons. Round 2 – Felix Clayton (Wesleyan (CT)) won by fall over Ethan Tanner (Norwich) (Fall 1:42)
- Champ. Round 1 – Mason Grodzki (RIT) won by major decision over Sean Messe (Norwich) (Maj 11-2)
- Cons. Round 1 – Thomas Bentivoglio (Case Western Reserve) won by decision over Sean Messe (Norwich) (Dec 9-8)
- Champ. Round 1 – Liam Helon (John Carroll) won by fall over Mike Milanoski (Norwich) (Fall 1:16)
- Cons. Round 1 – Justin Peña (Oneonta State) won by tech fall over Mike Milanoski (Norwich) (TF 16-0)
- Champ. Round 1 – Sam Wilson (Norwich) won by fall over Elijah Timbrouck (Alfred State) (Fall 5:24)
- Champ. Round 2 – Ayden DeForest (Oneonta State) won by decision over Sam Wilson (Norwich) (Dec 15-8)
- Cons. Round 2 – Sam Wilson (Norwich) won by fall over Nicholas Sergi (Oneonta State) (Fall 5:30)
- Cons. Round 3 – John Conover (Case Western Reserve) won by decision over Sam Wilson (Norwich) (Dec 4-0)
- Champ. Round 1 – Joshua Ducharme (Norwich) won by fall over Greg Roae (Thiel) (Fall 5:24)
- Champ. Round 2 – Joshua Ducharme (Norwich) won by decision over Jack Murphy (Williams College) (Dec 5-0)
- Quarterfinal – Mason Leshock (Pennsylvania College of Technology) won by fall over Joshua Ducharme (Norwich) (Fall 1:23)
- Cons. Round 4 – John Conover (Case Western Reserve) won by decision over Joshua Ducharme (Norwich) (Dec 2-0)
- Champ. Round 1 – Cameron Wooldridge (Norwich) won by major decision over Kyle Keefe (Pitt-Bradford) (Maj 17-7)
- Champ. Round 2 – Dara Heydarpour (RIT) won by decision over Cameron Wooldridge (Norwich) (Dec 6-5)
- Cons. Round 2 – Cameron Wooldridge (Norwich) won by fall over Elijah Timbrouck (Alfred State) (Fall 1:31)
- Cons. Round 3 – Cameron Wooldridge (Norwich) won by major decision over Aiden Ashburn (John Carroll) (Maj 15-7)
- Cons. Round 4 – Liam Strouse (RIT) won by major decision over Cameron Wooldridge (Norwich) (Maj 12-3)
- Champ. Round 1 – Tyler Balent (RIT) won by tech fall over John Shaffer (Norwich) (TF 18-2)
- Cons. Round 1 – John Shaffer (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – John Shaffer (Norwich) won by fall over Josiah Prosser (St. John Fisher) (Fall 0:32)
- Cons. Round 3 – Colton Gietler (Pitt-Bradford) won by tech fall over John Shaffer (Norwich) (TF 18-2)
- Champ. Round 1 – Alex Torres (Case Western Reserve) won by fall over Simon Taraska (Norwich) (Fall 1:21)
- Cons. Round 1 – Simon Taraska (Norwich) won by major decision over Kevin Jorgensen (Oneonta State) (Maj 19-6)
- Cons. Round 2 – Simon Taraska (Norwich) won by major decision over Elon Martin (RIT) (Maj 15-7)
- Cons. Round 3 – Aris Dashiell (Wesleyan (CT)) won by decision over Simon Taraska (Norwich) (Dec 5-4)
- Champ. Round 1 – James Spellman (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – William Smith (Williams College) won by fall over James Spellman (Norwich) (Fall 4:15)
- Cons. Round 2 – James Spellman (Norwich) won by fall over Michael Nellany (Norwich) (Fall 2:22)
- Cons. Round 3 – James Spellman (Norwich) won by injury default over Brody Arrundale (John Carroll) (Inj. 4:55)
- Cons. Round 4 – Stefan Farian (John Carroll) won by fall over James Spellman (Norwich) (Fall 1:36)
- Champ. Round 1 – Colby Giroux (RIT) won by tech fall over Michael Nellany (Norwich) (TF 16-0)
- Cons. Round 1 – Michael Nellany (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – James Spellman (Norwich) won by fall over Michael Nellany (Norwich) (Fall 2:22)
- Champ. Round 1 – Thoren Berg (Norwich) won by tech fall over Nathan Powley (Pitt-Bradford) (TF 24-7)
- Champ. Round 2 – Josh Harkless (RIT) won by fall over Thoren Berg (Norwich) (Fall 5:48)
- Cons. Round 2 – Thoren Berg (Norwich) won by fall over Howard Congdon (Thiel) (Fall 1:52)
- Cons. Round 3 – Thoren Berg (Norwich) won by decision over Dean Omirly (Wesleyan (CT)) (Dec 10-8)
- Cons. Round 4 – Brady Leczo (John Carroll) won by medical forfeit over Thoren Berg (Norwich) (MFF)
- Champ. Round 1 – Zach Vasquez (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Jesse Kanatzar (John Carroll) won by tech fall over Zach Vasquez (Norwich) (TF 17-1)
- Cons. Round 2 – Nathan Powley (Pitt-Bradford) won by decision over Zach Vasquez (Norwich) (Dec 7-6)
- Champ. Round 1 – Michel St Juste (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Blake Ilges (Alfred State) won by fall over Michel St Juste (Norwich) (Fall 4:47)
- Cons. Round 2 – Michel St Juste (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 – Michel St Juste (Norwich) won by fall over Gabriel Kennedy-Citeroni (Pennsylvania College of Technology) (Fall 1:14)
- Cons. Round 4 – John Fiore (Trinity (CT)) won by major decision over Michel St Juste (Norwich) (Maj 15-2)
- Champ. Round 1 – Imari Milton (Norwich) won by fall over Billy Bumbarger (Pennsylvania College of Technology) (Fall 3:28)
- Champ. Round 2 – Jake Pine (Oneonta State) won by decision over Imari Milton (Norwich) (Dec 5-0)
- Cons. Round 2 – Imari Milton (Norwich) won by fall over Lucas Reasons (Norwich) (Fall 3:39)
- Cons. Round 3 – Thomas Lunt (John Carroll) won by fall over Imari Milton (Norwich) (Fall 4:08)
- Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Traupman (Thiel) won by fall over Lucas Reasons (Norwich) (Fall 1:21)
- Cons. Round 1 – Lucas Reasons (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Imari Milton (Norwich) won by fall over Lucas Reasons (Norwich) (Fall 3:39)
- Champ. Round 1 – Keishon Martin (Norwich) received a bye () (Bye)
- Champ. Round 2 – Nate DeGroff (RIT) won by fall over Keishon Martin (Norwich) (Fall 0:44)
- Cons. Round 2 – Kenny Jackson (Oneonta State) won by fall over Keishon Martin (Norwich) (Fall 2:22)
- Champ. Round 1 – Kevin Arriaza (Oswego State) won by fall over Zachary Brown (Norwich) (Fall 1:12)
- Cons. Round 1 – Kenny Jackson (Oneonta State) won by fall over (Norwich) (Fall 0:35)
- Champ. Round 1 – Mason Sprinkel’s (Norwich) won by fall over Keaton Renfrew (Alfred State) (Fall 1:21)
- Champ. Round 2 -Mason Sprinkel (Norwich) won by fall over Luke Cawley (St. John Fisher) (Fall 1:13)
- Quarterfinal – Mason Sprinkel (Norwich) won by fall over Nate DeGroff (RIT) (Fall 3:36)
- Semifinal – Mason Sprinkel (Norwich) won by fall over Evan Albrecht (Alfred State) (Fall 6:33)
- 1st Place Match -Mason Sprinkel (Norwich) won by fall over Jake Pine (Oneonta State) (Fall 6:46)
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