ITHACA, N.Y. -- Penn College wrestling finished sixth of 12 teams with 63 points at the Ithaca Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The 22nd-ranked Wildcats put 12 wrestlers on the mat and came away with one champion and two sixth-place finishes.
 
Seventh-ranked Kaden Ware got his senior season started with a gold-medal performance at 141 pounds. Fourth-ranked Carter Davis (165) and TJ Martin (157) both placed sixth in their respective brackets.
 
Ware got his season started with a 20-2 tech fall in just 1:08 against Ithaca and earned a 7-2 decision against Johnson & Wales on Friday afternoon. In the quarterfinal round on Saturday, Ware rolled to a 10-2 major decision against his Lycoming opponent. He followed with an 11-4 decision in the semifinals against Johnson & Wales, and defeated Jared Spahn, ranked No. 1 at 149 pounds in the NWCA Region 1 rankings, by a 9-3 decision to claim gold.
 
Davis started his season with two tech falls to reach the quarterfinals. He scored a 17-1 tech in 4:25 against his Springfield opponent and a 20-2 tech in 4:39 against Castleton in the second match to reach the 165-pound quarters. On Saturday, Davis dropped a 4-1 decision in the quarterfinals before securing a 17-2 tech fall against Castleton and a 13-2 major decision against Johnson & Wales. Davis dropped his next two bouts to finish sixth.
 
Martin collected four victories through the consolation bracket to reach the medal round in his season-opening tournament. He started his run with a pin in 4:08 over Lycoming before dropping an 11-8 decision to Johnson & Wales. In the consolation bracket, Martin picked up two pins, a 13-0 major decision and a 6-2 win, before settling for sixth.
 
Other Wildcats in action: Rowen Humphrey (125) and Gavin Gomes (174) both went 3-2 on the weekend. Keenan Ray (141) posted a pair of victories to finish 2-2, while Justin Adams (125), Harris Keares (125), Blake Dergham (149), Charley Paige (157) and Nicholai Brotzman (285) all went 1-2.

The field: No. 11 Johnson & Wales won the team race with 184.5 points, followed by Caslteton (156), Ithaca (154.5), Niagara C.C. (108), Lycoming (87), Penn College (63), Emmanuel (58.5), Springfield (58), SUNY Oswego (54), SUNY Cortland (52.5), Norwich (49.5) and Elmira (15.5).

Ithaca Invitational Individual Results for Penn College 

125
Rowen Humphrey (3-2) scored 6.5 points
Champ. Round 2: Rowen Humphrey (Penn College) won by fall over Lawson Giove (Emmanuel), 1:23
Champ. Round 3: Avi Berg (Castleton) won by dec. over Rowen Humphrey (Penn College), 9-3
Cons. Round 4: Rowen Humphrey (Penn College) won by tech fall over Eric Korzhof (SUNY Oswego), 19-2 (4:36)
Cons. Round 5: Rowen Humphrey (Penn College) won by dec. over Michael Copello (Lycoming), 7-0
Cons. Round 6: Aristotclis Bobotas (Lycoming) won by tech fall over Rowen Humphrey (Penn College), 19-3 (3:38)

Harris Keares (1-2) scored 4.0 points
Champ. Round 2: Harris Keares (Penn College) won by fall over Michael Hade (SUNY Oswego), 2:55
Champ. Round 3: Aristotclis Bobotas (Lycoming) won by fall over Harris Keares (Penn College), 2:45
Cons. Round 4: Brentan Ritchie (Emmanuel) won by fall over Harris Keares (Penn College), 2:15

Justin Adams (1-2) scored 2.5 points
Champ. Round 2: Kadin Cole (Niagara C.C.) won by dec. over Justin Adams (Penn College), 14-7
Cons. Round 3: Justin Adams (Penn College) won by tech fall over William Olson (Lycoming), 16-0 (3:30)
Cons. Round 4: Michael Copello (Lycoming) won by dec. over Justin Adams (Penn College), 3-1

141
Kaden Ware (5-0) scored 19.5 points and placed first
Champ. Round 2: Kaden Ware (Penn College) won by tech fall over Cooper Feltmann (Ithaca), 20-3 (1:08)
Champ. Round 3: Kaden Ware (Penn College) won by dec. over Wyatt Brock (Johnson & Wales), 7-2
Quarterfinal: Kaden Ware (Penn College) won by maj. dec. over Luke Magnani (Lycoming), 10-2
Semifinal: Kaden Ware (Penn College) won by dec. over Eliezer Sanchez (Johnson & Wales), 11-4
1st Place Match: Kaden Ware (Penn College) won by dec. over Jared Spahn (Johnson & Wales), 9-3

Keenan Ray (2-2) scored 5.0 points
Champ. Round 1: Keenan Ray (Penn College) won by tech fall over Sidney Yablon (Springfield), 15-0 (2:05)
Champ. Round 2: Keenan Ray (Penn College) won by tech fall over Trey Lee (Castleton), 16-1 (3:44)
Champ. Round 3: Jared Spahn (Johnson & Wales) won by fall over Keenan Ray (Penn College), 2:21
Cons. Round 4: Nicholas Torres (Johnson & Wales) won by fall over Keenan Ray (Penn College), 1:52

149
Blake Dergham (1-2) scored 2.0 points
Champ. Round 2: Blake Dergham (Penn College) won by dec. over Luken Ramos (Emmanuel), 14-7
Champ. Round 3: Aidan Gillings (Niagara C.C.) won by tech fall over Blake Dergham (Penn College), 19-1 (5:51)
Cons. Round 4: Joseph Kennedy (Castleton) won by decision over Blake Dergham (Penn College), 4-0

157
TJ Martin (5-2) scored 15 points and placed sixth
Champ. Round 2: TJ Martin (Penn College) won by fall over Jayden Drummond (Lycoming), 4:08
Champ. Round 3: August Katz (Johnson & Wales) won by dec. over TJ Martin (Penn College), 11-8
Cons. Round 4: TJ Martin (Penn College) won by fall over Justyce Mercado (Castleton), 1:03
Cons. Round 5: TJ Martin (Penn College) won by maj. dec. over Jayden Ruplall (Springfield), 13-0
Cons. Round 6: TJ Martin (Penn College) won by dec. over Vincent Faldetta (Johnson & Wales), 6-2
Cons. Round 7: TJ Martin (Penn College) won by fall over Braylon Gonzalez (Castleton), 2:59
Cons. Semi.: August Katz (Johnson & Wales) won by default over TJ Martin (Penn College), No contest
5th Place Match: Waylan Winseman (Niagara C.C.) won by maj. dec. over TJ Martin (Penn College), 12-4

Charley Paige (1-2) scored 2.5 points
Champ. Round 2: Vincent Faldetta (Johnson & Wales) won by maj. dec. over Charley Paige (Penn College), 13-1
Cons. Round 2: Charley Paige (Penn College) won by default over Phillip Katz (Emmanuel), 5:59
Cons. Round 3: Jimmy Lally (Norwich) won by dec. over Charley Paige (Penn College), 11-9

165
Carter Davis (3-2) scored 12.5 points and placed sixth
Champ. Round 1: Carter Davis (Penn College) won by tech fall over Ashton-Kendall Mazvimavi (Springfield), 17-1 (4:25)
Champ. Round 2: Carter Davis (Penn College) won by tech fall over Zyon Loew (Castleton), 20-2 (4:39)
Quarterfinal: Joseph Sanderfer Jr. (Niagara C.C.) won by dec. over Carter Davis (Penn College), 4-1
Cons. Round 4: Carter Davis (Penn College) won by tech fall over Isaiah Grant (Castleton), 17-2 (7:00)
Cons. Semi.: Christopher Reddy (Ithaca) won by default over Carter Davis (Penn College), no contest
5th Place Match: Colby Celuck (Castleton) won by dec. over Carter Davis (Penn College), 4-2

174
Gavin Gomes (3-2) scored 5.0 points
Champ. Round 1: Jayden Kiell (SUNY Oswego) won by dec. over Gavin Gomes (Penn College), 8-6
Cons. Round 1: Gavin Gomes (Penn College) won by tech fall over Sean Cavanaugh (Norwich), 15-0 (4:46)
Cons. Round 2: Gavin Gomes (Penn College) won by maj. dec. over Ethan Martel (Emmanuel), 11-1
Cons. Round 3: Gavin Gomes (Penn College) won by maj. dec. over Blake Sastre (Castleton), 11-1
Cons. Round 4: Jordan Sonon-Hale (Norwich) won by fall over Gavin Gomes (Penn College), 5:30

285
Nicholai Brotzman (1-2) scored 2.5 points
Champ. Round 2: Cole Yonkin (Lycoming) won by dec. over Nicholai Brotzman (Penn College), 4-1
Cons. Round 2: Nicholai Brotzman (Penn College) won by fall over Dillon Laffond (Springfield), 1:03
Cons. Round 3: Tyler Colclough (Johnson & Wales) won by fall over Nicholai Brotzman (Penn College), 3:45

Brock Beach (0-2) scored 0.0 points
Champ. Round 1: Keonta Crawford (Castleton) won by fall over Brock Beach (Penn College), 4:33
Cons. Round 2: Evan Gillespie (Castleton) won by fall over Brock Beach (Penn College), 1:14