ITHACA, N.Y. – Ithaca College has announced its 2009-10 wrestling schedule. The Bombers, who are coming off one of the program’s most successful seasons, open the season by hosting the 27th annual Ithaca Invitational.
Ithaca went 14-1 last winter – one win short of the school record, won the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference (ECWC) title and placed sixth at the NCAA Championships behind seven national qualifiers and five all-Americans (both were the program’s highest totals since 1994).
The Bombers face Cortland, Oneonta, Oswego, Rochester Institute of Technology and Wilkes in dual-match competition as well as a pair of Division I opponents. Ithaca takes on Binghamton and Buffalo in a triangular meet to be held at Shenendehowa High School.
As always Ithaca will participate in a number of top-flight tournaments. Besides the Ithaca Invitational (where the Bombers are the defending team champions), the team will compete at Division I Cornell’s invitational, Wilkes’ John Reese Duals (where the team went 4-0 a year ago), York’s Spartan Classic and Lycoming’s Budd Whitheill National Duals. Last winter the Bombers placed second in that 20-team event.
Cornell will host the all-division New York State Championships, the ECWC Championships will be held at RIT and the NCAA Championships are at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Ithaca has recorded 13 top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships (winning national titles in 1989, 1990 and 1994). At least one Bomber has earned all-America honors since 1983.
| Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Time |
2008-09
Result |
Series
Record |
| Nov. 7-8 |
Ithaca Invitational |
Ben Light Gymnasium |
10 a.m. |
First of 15 |
|
| Nov. 14 |
John Reese Duals |
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. |
11 a.m. |
4-0 |
|
| Nov. 19 |
Lycoming |
Ben Light Gymnasium |
7 p.m. |
Ithaca, 30-9 |
Ithaca, 9-6 |
| Nov. 21 |
Cornell Invitational |
Ithaca, N.Y. |
9 a.m. |
No team scores |
|
| Dec. 5 |
Spartan Classic |
York, Pa. |
10 a.m. |
Did not compete |
|
| Dec. 9 |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
Rochester, N.Y. |
7 p.m. |
Ithaca, 32-9 |
Ithaca, 39-16-1 |
| Dec. 12 |
Oswego |
Ben Light Gymnasium |
1 p.m. |
Ithaca, 22-12 |
Ithaca, 30-17-3 |
| Jan. 9 |
North-South Duals |
Collegeville, Pa. |
9 a.m. |
Did not compete |
|
| Jan. 15-16 |
Budd Whitehill National Duals |
Williamsport, Pa. |
|
Second of 20 |
|
| Jan. 23-24 |
New York State Championships |
Ithaca, N.Y. |
|
Fourth of 17 |
|
| Jan. 30 |
Jamestown Community College Open ^ |
Jamestown, N.Y. |
|
|
|
| Jan. 31 |
Binghamton |
Clifton Park, N.Y. |
1 p.m. |
Did not compete |
Tied, 12-12-1 |
| |
Buffalo |
Clifton Park, N.Y. |
|
Did not compete |
Ithaca, 18-11 |
| Feb. 3 |
Oneonta |
Oneonta, N.Y. |
|
Ithaca, 32-6 |
Ithaca, 30-7-1 |
| Feb. 5 |
Wilkes |
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. |
7 p.m. |
Ithaca, 29-10 |
Wilkes, 20-16 |
| Feb. 10 |
Cortland |
Ben Light Gymnasium |
7 p.m. |
Ithaca, 25-9 |
Cortland, 35-13 |
| Feb. 20 |
ECWC Championships |
Rochester, N.Y. |
10 a.m. |
First of eight |
|
| Mar. 5-6 |
NCAA Championships |
Cesdar Rapids, Iowa |
9 a.m. |
Sixth of 62 |
|
^ B Team competition