Tag: college wrestling

Knights on a roll heading into 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.

 

Section 9 Grads Zitone and Barber finish 1st and 2nd at Will Abele Invitational

 

Vinny Barber 2010 Highland

Congratulations to Port Jervis graduate Joe Zitone and Highland graduate Vinny Barberfor finshing 1st and 2nd, respectively, at the Will Abele Invitational hosted by Ursinus.  The two heaveyweight grapplers never actually wrestled as Barber had to medically forfeit out of tournament due to an injury sustained during his semifinal victory.  Click here for complete brackets.  Great job guys! 

Cortland Wins Messiah Petrofes Invitational; James, Signorelli Place

SUNY Cortland captain Justin Signorelli (Highland, 2009)

SUNY Cortland’s Wrestling squad, ranked 8th nationally in DIII, scored 165.5 points to win the Messiah Petrofes Invitational on 12/3.  Contributing to the Red Dragon’s success were two former Section 9 wrestlers.  Corey James (Kingston, 2009) placed 6th at 285 lbs while team captain Justin Signorelli (Highland, 2009) placed 7th at 165 lbs.  Click here for article fron SUNY Cortland’s website including full brackets.  Great job guys!

Franco, Hofstra Take Down Army

Hoftra's Jamie Franco (MW, 2009)

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.

Van Buren 5th, Barber 6th at RIT Invitational

Behind the strength of two Section 9 grads, SUNY Oneonta finished 5th in the overall team standings at Saturday’s RIT Invitational.  Freshman Donnie VanBuren (Onteora, 2011) finished 5th at 157, while Vinny Barber (Highland, 2010) took 6th at 285.  Barber just returned to practice on Wednesday after missing 4 weeks with a knee injury.  Great job both guys!  Click here to read full article including brackets on the SUNY Oneonta Wrestling team website.

McGrath 4th, Signorelli 5th @ Oneonta Tourney

Thanks in large part to  SUNY Cortland’s Mike McGrath and Justin Signorelli, Section 9 was very well represented at 2011 Oneonta State Red Dragon Invitational on Saturday.  McGrath, a junior and 2010 Kingston graduate, went 4-2 and took home 4th place honors at 184 lbs.  2009 Highland graduate Justin Signorelli, a team captain for SUNY Cortland, went 5-2 and placed 5th at 165 lbs.  Great job both guys!!!

Southern Maine Head Coach Joe Pistone (Middletown, 1995)

Also of local interest, Southern Maine finished 6th out of 11 in the team standings.  Why is this of “of local interest”????  Southern Maine is coached by 1995 Middletown graduate Joe Pistone!

Click below for complete brackets

2011 Oneonta State Red Dragon Invitational

Franco Notches Win In Hofstra Victory Over Wisconsin

The Hofstra Pride won seven of the ten bouts enroute to recording a 25-12 victory over Wisconsin.  The Hoftra (1-0) win was the first for new Head Wrestling Coach Rob Anspach.  Wisconson dropped to 5-1 on the season.

One of the Pride’s victories came from 2009 Monroe Woodbury graduate Jamie Franco.  Franco, a 133 lb. red-shirt sophomore, recored a 4-3 vicyory on an escape in the first tiebreaker.  For the complete story and all individual results click on the link below.

Hofstra 25 Wisconsin 12

 

MW Grad Franco Takes 6th at Binghamton Open

Hofstra University red-shirt sophomore Jamie Franco placed 6th at 133 pounds in 2011 Binghamton Open held on Sunday in the West Gymnasium on the campus of SUNY Binghamton.  Franco, a 2009 Monroe Woodbury graduate, went 4-3 on the day.  Hofstra returns to action on Sunday, 11/20, in a home match against Wisconsin.  To view the  completed bracket for the 2011 Binghamton Open, click on the link below. Congratulations Jamie and keep up the good work!

2011 Binghamton Open Final Bracket

 

Black Knights Finish 4th at Oklahoma Gold Classic

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