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The great Gadsby

It isn't often a wrestler goes from high school standout to being one of the best at the national collegiate level. At least not as quickly as Ryan Gadsby has.

Just two years removed from his record-setting season at Auburn High School, Gadsby will be one of three SUNY Cortland wrestlers competing in the NCAA Division III Championships at the College of New Jersey in Ewing, this weekend. More than 150 wrestlers and nearly 100 teams will be competing in the tournament that will begin on Friday and wrap up Saturday evening.

Gadsby, a 125-pounder, was ranked eighth in the nation in Division III going into the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference National Qualifiers on Feb. 18, where he was seeded No. 1. He started strong in the tournament, pinning Ithaca's Macario Alvarez in 1:42 in the quarterfinals and then defeating fourth-seeded Scott Gorman from Oneonta by a 4-0 decision in the semifinals.

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