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Steve Finkernagel

Men's Wrestling 11/12/2015 11:18:00 AM

No. 5 Wilkes Wrestling Set to Host 2015 John Reese Duals

No. 5 Wilkes Wrestling Set to Host 2015 John Reese Duals

Wilkes at John Reese Duals
Saturday, November 14
Start Time: 12:00 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre, PA • Marts Center

Match Notes

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Colonels Notebook
• The John Reese Duals will feature six teams including Wilkes as Ithaca College, SUNY Oneonta, Rowan College, York College (Pa.) and Stevens will compete in three rounds of dual bouts.

• Wilkes will face York (Pa.) at 12:00 p.m. followed by matches with Stevens (1:30 p.m.) and Rowan College (3:00 p.m.).

• Wilkes returns seven of ten starters from last year's roster including NCAA Champion Matthew Grossmann (Lancaster, PA/Manheim Township) (133) and NCAA qualifiers Kyle Diesel (Westtown, NY/Minisink Valley) (184), Michael Fleck (Easton, PA/Wilson Area) (125/2012) and Josh Evans (Palmerton, PA/Palmerton) (149).

• The Colonels finished in second place at its season-opening tournament the Monarch Invitational hosted by King's College last Saturday. Wilkes claimed three titles including Fleck at 125, Grossmann at 133 and Diesel at 184.

• Four other Colonels earned top-six finishes joining Fleck, Grossmann and Diesel including Evans (2nd place-149), Nicholas Dawson (Montoursville, PA/Montoursville) (2nd place-197), Pankil Chander (Cedarhurst, NY/Lawrence) (3rd place-141) and Corey Fleming (6th place-149).

• The Colonels 2015-16 roster goes 33 deep with a class breakdown of: 5 seniors; 5 juniors; 10 sophomores; and 12 freshmen.

• The roster also features athletes from five states: Pennsylvania - 18; New Jersey - 10; New York 3; Maryland - 1; Connecticut - 1.

Weighing In
125 – M. Fleck
125 – D. Zuzulock
133 – M. Grossmann
133 – S. Mass
141 – P. Chander
141 – J. Ritter
141 – T. Stokes
141 – B. Bici
149 – J. Evans
149 – C. Fleming
149 – C. Walters
157 – J. Palys
157 – N. Racanelli
165 – J. Ilvento
165 – M. Judge
184 – K. Diesel
197 – N. Dawson
197 – Z. Faust
197 – L. Veppert
285 – K. Gildner
285 – J. Huling
285 – K. Pullen

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