Beat the Streets alumnus Isaias Torres takes 7th place at NCAA Division III Championships

The Ithaca College sophomore earned NCAA All-American honors for the first time.

Beat the Streets Academy alumnus Isaias Torres took seventh place at 133 pounds to earn All-American honors at the NCAA Division III Championships on Saturday at La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Torres, the No. 8 seed, won his first-round match by a 10-5 decision then dropped his second-round bout 10-5. The Ithaca College sophomore rebounded in the consolation round with a fall and a 7-3 decision to claim All-American honors for the first time in his career. He fell 12-5 in the next round then cemented his seventh-place finish with a fall.

"I've set this goal (of becoming an All-American) a while ago, so it's satisfying to accomplish it," Torres said. "I knew I had it in me with all the training from high school with BTS and my high school and all the hours put in at Ithaca. It came down to actually believing that I'm on that level and it came down to that in the later rounds. Now, I'm just looking forward to my next one and eventually my national title!"

Torres began his wrestling career in the BTS Junior League, New York City's only middle school wrestling league. He was a two-time New York state medalist for Grand Street Campus in Brooklyn.

Fellow BTS Academy and Grand Street Campus alumnus J.C. Cardenas (125) went 1-2 during the tournament. The three-time national qualifier finished his career at SUNY Cortland with a 75-16 overall record.

(Photo by Geoff Riccio)

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