Tomei, a redshirt junior from Irwin, Pa., went 3-0 at the Journeyman Northeast Duals this past Saturday, leading the Panthers to victories over Penn (16-15) and No. 23 Virginia (21-15). In both matches, Tomei was the deciding factor.
“Ryan had an outstanding performance this past weekend,” Pitt Head Coach Rande Stottlemyer said. “He came up big for us when we needed him to. He’s often times put in a tough situation with a match on the line, and Ryan has willed us to victory on numerous occasions.”
In its matchup against Penn, Pitt trailed 15-13 with the heavyweight division the only bout remaining. Tomei was able record an 8-2 decision over Kyle Cowan, giving the Panthers three points and clinching the match, 16-15.
Against Virginia, Tomei faced off against John Danilkowicz with the score tied at 15-15. Tomei showed his strength by pinning the Cavaliers heavyweight in just over two minutes into the bout. With the fall, the Panthers won by a final score of 21-15.
In his final bout of the day, Tomei squared off against Ryan Flores of American University. Flores entered the match ranked as the third best heavyweight in the country by InterMat Wrestling, while Tomei ranked ninth.
Tomei used a reversal, a takedown and a two-point near fall to defeat Flores with a 6-4 decision.
“Ryan fought extremely hard against Flores in a battle of two of the best heavyweights in college wrestling,” Stottlemyer added. “He’s faced some tough competition but we know that Ryan is capable of winning against any heavyweight in the country.”
With the three victories, Tomei improves to 10-1 on the season including a title at the Clarion Open. His lone loss came against No. 1 ranked Zach Rey of Lehigh in an extremely tight 3-2 OT decision.
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