Starting on Wednesday November 21, the West Point Wrestling Club we be offering “Satellite Clinics!” That’s right….they come to your facility!!! Clinics are available Monday and Wednesday nights from November 21 until December 19 (9 sessions total) from 6:00 pm until 7:15 pm. Book your session now! For more information, contact:
Enock Francois
Head Club Wrestling Coach and Volunteer Assistant
Army Wrestling
(845) 938-1029 – office
(561) 319-6717 – mobile
Leadership Wrestling Camps at West Point
Featuring:
Joe Heskett
Head Coach Army Wrestling
NCAA Champion
4X NCAA All American
4X Academic All American
US National Champion
US World Team Member
Also Featuring:
Dan Mitcheff – NCAA All American
Paul Young – 3X NCAA qualifier
Terrance Madden – NCAA DIII Champion
(Pine Bush graduate!!!)
Army Wrestling Camps Brochure
Camp Dates
July 8-12 Ranger Intensive Camp
July 22-26 Two great youth camps to coose from
Competition Camp or Youth Camp
“All camps will incorporate leadership and life skill training by America’s finest officers, soldiers and leaders. Come as a camper, leave as a leader!”
Warwick senior Shane Connolly has recently learned that he has received appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Connolly is one of only four wrestlers to win five Section 9 titles; he plans on joining the Army Black Knights wrestling squad as a walk-on. On behalf of the entire Section 9 wrestling community …. congratulations and good luck Shane!!!
PENN STATE DOMINATES!
With six All-Americans including three national champions, the Penn State Nittany Lions clinched the 2012 NCAA Wrestling Championships team title before the finals had even started. Under the leadership of 3rd year head coach Cael Sanderson, the Nittany Lions have won the last two team titles.
Cornell’s 157-pound wrestler Kyle Dake (Lansing, NY – Section 4) becomes the first wrestler in NCAA history to win national titles in 3 different weight classes!
Finals Results
125 Pounds Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec 4-1 over Nico Megaludis (Penn State)
133 Pounds Logan Stieber (Ohio State) dec 4-3 over Jordan Oliver (Ok. St.)
141 Pounds Kellen Russell (Michigan) dec 6-4 OT over Montell Marion (Iowa)
149 Pounds Frank Molinaro (Penn State) dec 4-1 over Dylan Ness (Minnesota)
157 Pounds Kyle Dake (Cornell) dec 4-1 over Derek St. John (Iowa)
165 Pounds David Taylor (Penn State) tech fall 22-7 Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh)
174 Pounds Ed Ruth (Penn State) mdec 13-2 over Nick Amuchastegui (Stanford)
184 Pounds Steve Bosak (Cornell) dec 4-2 over Quentin Wright (Penn State)
197 Pounds Cam Simaz (Cornell) dec 7-5 over Chris Honeycutt (Edinboro)
285 Pounds Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec 4-1 Zach Rey (Lehigh)
SectionIXWrestling.com has provided updates on our local wrestlers at this weekend’s NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships in St. Louis, MO. For complete tournament coverage including up-to-date brackets go to www.intermatwrestle.com.
All-American Joe Kennedy finishes in 8th …. CONGRATS
197 Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) Delaware Valley, PA
Rd. 1 – bye
Rd. 2 – Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) dec 3-1 over Richard Perry (Bloomsburg)
Rd. 3 – Cayle Byers (Oklahoma State) dec 5-2 over Joe Kennedy(Lehigh)
Cons. Rd. 2 – Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) dec 3-4 over Keldrick Hall (Oklahoma)
Cons. Rd. 3 – Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) dec 6-1 over Cody Reed (Binghamton)
Cons. Rd. 4 – Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) dec 10-3 over Brent Hayes (Missouri)
Cons. 1/4’s – Sonny Yohn (Minnesota) dec 2-0 over Joe Kennedy (Lehigh)
Medal Match – Micah Burak (Penn) dec 2-1 OT over Joe Kennedy (Lehigh)
NY Wrestlers who earned All-American status:
125 – Steve Bonanno (Hofstra) – Wantagh – finished 8th
133 – Steven Keith (Harvard) – SWR – finished 8th
141 – Mike Nevinger (Cornell) – Letchworth – finished 7th
149 – Donnie Vinson (Bing) – Whitney Point – finished 3rd
157 – Kyle Dake (Cornell) – Lansing – 2X Champ…will wrestle St. John (Iowa) in finals!!!
285 – Nick Gwiazdowski (Bing) – Duanesburg – finished 8th
133 Jamie Franco Hofstra
Rd. 1 – bye
Rd. 2 – Chris Dardanes (Minn) wbf 2:43 over Jamie Franco (Hofstra)
Cons. Rd. 1 – Matt Nelson (Virginia) dec 6-2 over Jamie Franco (Hofstra)
133 Jordan Thome Army
Rd. 1 – bye
Rd. 2 – Jordan Thome (Army) wbf 4:20 over Garrett Drucker (Ore. St.)
Rd. 3 – Logan Steiber (Ohio State) wbf 1:17 over Jordan Thome (Army)
Cons. Rd. 2 – Jordan Thome (Army) dec 2-1 OT over Bryan Ortenzio (Penn)
Cons. Rd. 3 – AJ Schopp (Edinboro) dec 7-5 over Jordan Thome (Army)
165 Coleman Gracey Army
Rd. 1 – bye
Rd. 2 – Coleman Gracey (Army) dec 3-2 over Mike Ottinger (Central Mich.)
Rd. 3 – Bekzod Abdurakhmono (Clarion) m dec 11-3 over Coleman Gracey (Army)
Cons. Rd. 2 – Nick Sulzer (Virginia) dec 10-8 over Coleman Gracey (Army)
197 Derek Stanley Army
Rd. 1 – bye
Rd. 2 – Mario Gonzalez (Illinois) dec 6-1 over Derek Stanley (Army)
Cons. Rd. 1 – Derek Stanley dec 5-2 over Ryan Smith (Cal. Poly)
Cons. Rd. 2 – Cody Reed (Binghamton) dec 4-2 OT over Derek Stanley (Army)
Congratulations to Saugerties graduate Derek Stanley for winning the 197 pound title at the All-Academy Championships held in Colorado Springs on Sunday. Derek finished 3-0 including a victory by pin over Tyler Russell from Merchant Marine Academy. Teammate Cole Gracey also won an individual title at 165. As a team, Army came in forth of eight teams finishing behind Navy, Air Force, and the Citadel. Click below for complete article including full results from the Army Wrestling website.
Army Fourth at All Academy Championships
Second year Head Coach Joe Heskett had made “Build and Believe” the slogan for Army Wrestling. Well the staff has been doing a great job “building”, the wrestlers are now “believing”, and the NCAA wrestling community is starting to take notice.
Over the past three weeks, Army wrestling has won 4 consecutive dual meets and also finished 1st out of 15 teams at the New York State Collegiate Championships. Their recent dual meet victories were over Columbia 19-15, Drexel 26-12, Brown 24-15, and #25 Harvard 24-17.
The Black Knights return to action this weekend at the All-Academy Championships in Colorado Springs, CO. The event will take place on the campus of the United States Air Force Academy where Army will get a chance to wrestle against fellow service academies Air Force, The Citadel, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, Navy, Norwich and VMI.
Hofstra won eight of ten matches en route to a 27-6 victory over the Army Black Knights on Thursday at a match held in Christl Arena, West Point. 2009 Monroe Woodbury graduate Jamie Franco, a red-shirt sophomore for Hofstra, recorded a 2-1 victory over Army’s Jordan Thome at 133lbs. Thome was a national qualifier last year and has been ranked in the top 20 in the nation at 133 in some polls. Click here for complete story including box score.
Make sure you tune in tonight for the 2011-2012 debut of the 
Section 9 Wrestling Talk Show. The show can be enjoyed live at kjbroadcasting.com tonight at 7:00. Tonight’s guests include Section 9 Wrestling Chairman Jeff Cuilty as well as Pine Bush graduate and current Assistant Coach for Army Wrestling Terry Madden. Tim and Mike will also review the weekend tournaments, preview the Section 9 Duals, and release the new Section 9 Wrestling Rankings!
The Army Black Knights wrestling team placed 13 wrestlers and finished 4th in the team standings at Saturday’s Oklahoma Gold Classic held at SUNY Brockport. Junior Jordan Thome placed second at 133 pounds. Daniel Young (149), Jim Raffert (157), and Collin Wittmeyer (174) all placed third for Army. Click on the link below to read the full story from the Army Wrestling website.
Army Places 4th at Oklahoma Gold Classic
The Army Wrestling team lost their first match of the season on Tuesday to Rider by a
score of 16-15 in a match held at Christl Arena. Army, who dropped to 2-1 for the young season, received victories from Connor Hanafee(141), Daniel Young(149), Alex Smith(165), Collin Wittmeyer(174), and Will Brown(184). Hanafee, Young, and Wittmeyer all ran their records to 3-0 for the season. Brown is now 2-0. Wittmeyer now has victories over two wrestlers currently ranked in the top 15 by InterMat Wrestling (Meys, Boston, #15 and Resnick, Rider, #13). Full story and all individual results can be view by clicking on Army Wrestling – Army Results. The Black Nights return to action on Saturday, November 12 at the Oklahoma-Gold Classic held in Rochester, NY.