Cohen '09, Rittenburg '10 compete at NCAAs

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA-  The Williams College wrestling team sent two wrestlers to the Division 3 NCAA Championships, which held its first session Friday afternoon.  Junior Ethan Cohen and Sophomore Dylan Rittenburg both drew the number 3 seed at 125 and 141 respectively in the first round.

After being named wrestler of the match at the New England regionals, Cohen dropped a hard fought match to #3 Jake Oster (Elmhurst) by technical fault.  Later in the first session, Cohen was unable to remain in the tournament's consolation bracket as he fell to Jerrad Hoxie (Heidelburg).

"Ethan [Cohen] had a great year and provided great leadership for this team," said co-head coach Dan DiCenzo.  "He should be really proud of what he accomplished this year."

Rittenburg earned a spot at nationals with his second place finish at 141 in the New England regionals.  He proved deserving of that at-large bid with a highly contested battle against #3 Matt Kelly (Wartburg).  Unfortunately, Rittenburg fell to Kelly 10-2 and now awaits #6 Nicholas Sanchez (Heidelberg) in the consolation bracket.

The second session of Day 1 begins at 6:00 PM central time.