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Spartan Combat RTC Welcomes Ben Honis!

Ben Honis is returning to Ithaca! The 2019 Cornell University graduate has joined the Spartan Combat RTC, further boosting the upperweight group in Ithaca. Honis was an All-American for the Big Red at 197 pounds and has been active for Team Italy on the freestyle circuit internationally. Honis took fifth at the 2024 World Championships and the 2023 European Championships, while nabbing bronze at the Budapest Ranking Series event in July 2025. He will compete at 97 kilograms.

Welcome, Greg Kerkvliet!

The Spartan Combat RTC is excited to welcome Greg Kerkvliet. Kerkvliet, who competes internationally for the United States at 125 kg, will bolster the RTC's upperweights. He was the 2024 NCAA Champion at heavyweight for Penn State and a two-time NCAA finalist while in college. Kerkvliet has had success in freestyle as well, winning a Cadet World Championship in 2017 and making the finals again at that event in 2018. He was fourth at the US Olympic Team Trials in 2024. Recentl

Vito Arujau Earns Bronze in 65 kg Debut

In his first ever competition at 65 kg, Vito Arujau took bronze at the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series Tournament in Albania. Arujau, a 61 kg World Champion and bronze medalist, went 4-1 during the event with victories over Bienkowski (Poland), Yessengeldi (Kazakhstan) and Hanna (Bahamas) to make the semifinals. He then lost 18-15 at the buzzer to Babazade (AZE) to move to the bronze bout. Arujau defeated Ecuador's Joshua Kramer, 11-7, after falling behind 6-1 early, to take th

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The Spartan Combat RTC is a non-profit, world class regional training center for athletes looking to compete in the international styles of wrestling. Your support allows our athletes to train and compete on a world platform under the guidance of elite wrestling coaches. Athletes have made the Olympic team, won world championships, captured NCAA titles and earned All-American honors. Success brings growth, building more success.