No. 17 Wilkes at Grapple at the Garden
Grapple at the Garden
Sunday, November 27
Start Time: 10:30 a.m. / 12:30 p.m.
New York, N.Y. • Madison Square Garden
 
Match Notes
 
Colonels Notebook
• Wilkes makes its second consecutive appearance in the Grapple at the Garden event after posting a 30-6 win over LIU Post last season.
 
• The Colonels pushed their win streak to six matches going 3-0 at the Muhlenberg Quad. Wilkes recorded wins over Southern Virginia (52-6), Temple Wrestling Club (41-12) and Muhlenberg (32-12)
 
• 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 finished in third place at the Monarch Invitational 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. Rea needs just three more win to reach the 100-victory plateau in his career at Wilkes (97-23).
 
• Seven Colonels have already totaled five or more wins this season including three wrestlers with eight or more victories.
 
Weighing In
125 – G. Rea (4-0)
125 – D. Tovar (7-1)
133 – P. Chander (4-0)
141 – M. Grossmann (2-0)
141 – J. Lopez (5-0)
141 – K. Medrow (8-3)
149 – J. Evans (6-0)
149 – J. Dimarsico (3-2)
157 – N. Racanelli (9-3)
157 – A. Gyenizs (4-2)
165 – J. Morel (3-5)
165 – M. Paskas (4-3)
174 – J. Contreras (0-1)
174 – R. Fornaciari (2-4)
184 – N. McCummings (3-3)
184 – J. Brook (0-0)
197 – Z. Faust (7-2)
197 – J. Nochimson (3-0)
285 – J. Huling (8-2)
285 – D. Tarantelli (0-0)