Freshman Robert Oliver (North Massapequa, NY/Plainedge) and junior Cole Tristram (Newton Falls, NY/Clifton-Fine) each won championship matches with pins as The College at Brockport Wrestling team opened the 2014-15 season with a dominating performance at the Golden Eagle Invitational Saturday afternoon in the Special Events Recreation Center in Brockport.
Tristram pinned his opponent in 1:46 and recorded four pins in the 285-pound weight class on the day for the Golden Eagles. Oliver won all of his matches in the 197-pound bracket including a pin in 1:03 of the title bout and another in just 30 seconds to open the day.
Brockport took top honors in eight of the 10 weight classes. Senior Asher Kramer (Sloatsburg, NY/Suffern) won the 125-pound title, junior Eric Velez (Medina, NY/Medina) was the champion at 133-pounds, freshman Daniel Reagan (Ransomville, NY/Lewiston-Porter) won at 149, fellow freshman James Devine III (East Greenbush, NY/Columbia) won at 157, sophomore Tyler Lusht (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Forks) took the 174-pound title and junior Jeff Palmieri (Rochester, NY/Rush-Henrietta) was the top finisher at 184 pounds.
Brockport also captured second place in six of the brackets as Kevin O'Hagan (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North) at 125, Rocco Rosso (Greece, NY/Greece Olympia) at 133, Sean O'Hagan (Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North) at 141, Bryan Mongiello (Washingtonville, NY/Washingtonville) at 149, Hekmat Naeemi (Huntington, NY/Walt Whitman) at 157 and Michael Falcon (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North) all finished second for the Golden Eagles.
Brockport returns to action Nov. 8 for the annual Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational featuring NCAA Division I opponents Oklahoma University, Â University of Buffalo, Bloomsburg University, Army, Lock Haven University and Kent State.
