Ithaca, N.Y. – The Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling team's regional dynasty continued with an unprecedented sixth straight title at the Region II Championships on Saturday, with four Ducks earning automatic berths into the NCAA Championships.

Trailing host Ithaca by 7.5 points after Friday, the Ducks had seven Top-5 finishers and nine Top-7 finishers – no other school had more than six in the Top 5 or seven in the Top 7 – finishing with 147.5 points, 3.5 clear of Ithaca. Lycoming was a distant third with 108, RIT was fourth with 98, and Oneonta was fifth with 96.

Ryan Smith won his fourth regional title and Nico Diaz continued his remarkable return to the mats, winning his second regional title in three years after missing last season to injury.

THE RUNDOWN
After a 7-3 decision win the 141-lb semifinal, Diaz, the draw's No. 1 seed, collected two third period takedowns in the final, turning a 3-2 deficit into an 8-7 win.

Smith was as dominant Saturday as he was Friday at 165, winning both his semifinal and final bouts by major decision, outpointing his opponents 22-2.

One of the few wrestlers seeded outside the Top 4 to make a semifinal, Roe lost his first match of the day, knocking him to the consolation draw at 165, but picked up an NCAA berth-clinching victory in the 3^rd Place Match via an 11-1 major decision.

Cole Handlovic clinched an NCAA berth with an 11-4 decision win in the 149-lb. semifinal but fell in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 final via decision.

Having clinched a Top 4 spot on Friday, Ian Flanagan suffered a pair of decision losses at 174, claiming the Ducks' lone fourth place finish of the weekend.

Noah MacIlroy and Terrence Thomas each finished fifth at 184 and 197, respectively, and Charles Piccione & Noah Berlin-Langston each claimed seventh place at 125 and heavyweight.

UP NEXT
The NCAA qualifiers will head to Cedar Rapids, Iowa in two weeks for National Championships.

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