No. 17 Wilkes Wrestling Match Notes at Muhlenberg Quad
No. 17 Wilkes at Muhlenberg Quad
Muhlenberg Quad Match
Saturday, November 19
Start Time: 11:00 a.m.
Allentown, Pa. • Deitrich Field House
Match Notes
Colonels Notebook
• The Colonels wrestle at the Muhlenberg quad Saturday in Allentown, Pa. with matches against Southern Virginia at 11:00 a.m., Temple Wrestling Club at 12:30 p.m. and host Muhlenberg at 2:00 p.m.
• Wilkes finished 3-1 at the NY/PA Duals with wins against Hunter College (42-6), Nassau CC (40-6) and College of Mount Saint Vincent (44-6). Wilkes moved into the latest team rankings coming in at No. 17 overall.
• Wilkes finished in third place at the Monarch Invitational last weekend as two Colonels earned individual championships.
Jessie Lopez (Everett, WA/Everett) won the 141-pound title going 5-0 while
Josh Evans (Palmerton, PA/Palmerton) finished 5-0 with a title at 149-pounds. In total, six Colonels claimed top-six finishes.
• Wilkes features three ranked wrestlers in the latest NWCA individual rankings.
Guesseppe Rea (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) is ranked fifth at 125-pounds,
Matthew Grossmann (Lancaster, PA/Manheim Township) second at 141-pounds, and Evans fifth at 149-pounds.
• The Colonels 2016-17 roster goes 37 deep with a class breakdown of: 1 graduate student; 6 seniors; 6 juniors; 7 sophomores; and 17 freshmen.
• The roster features athletes from nine states: Pennsylvania - 17; New Jersey - 9; New York - 4; Virginia - 2; California - 1; Connecticut - 1; Delaware - 1; Vermont - 1; Washington – 1
Weighing In
125 – G. Rea (2-0)
125 – S. Reed (2-2)
125 – D. Tovar (6-1)
133 – P. Chander (2-0)
133 – E. Fiscal (3-2)
133 – R. Gilson (1-4)
141 – K. Medrow (6-3)
141 – K. Awo (1-1)
149 – J. Dimarsico (0-2)
149 – M. Fuller (0-2)
157 – M. Brown (0-1)
157 – A. Gyenizs (3-2)
157 – N. Racanelli (8-3)
157 – C. Taylor (1-2)
157 – C. Walters (0-1)
165 – M. Judge (0-0)
165 – S. Kshir (1-2)
165 – B. McGill (2-3)
165 – J. Morel (3-3)
165 – M. Paskas (4-2)
174 – J. Contreras (0-1)
174 – R. Fornacairi (1-3)
174 – T. Green (1-2)
184 – N. McCummings (2-2)
197 – Z. Faust (5-2)
197 – J. Nochimson (2-0)
197 – A. Santana-Quintana (0-2)
285 – J. Huling (5-2)