Wilkes Wrestling Hosts TCNJ Friday on Senior Night
Wilkes (13-4) vs. TCNJ (11-11)
Friday, February 3
Start Time: 7:00 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. • Marts Center
Match Notes
Live Video
Colonels Notebook
• Wilkes hosts The College of New Jersey on Senior Night at the Marts Center where seven Colonel seniors will be honored prior to the match.
• The Colonels went a perfect 3-0 in a home quad last Saturday posting wins over Oneonta (22-18), Keystone (55-0) and W&J (42-8).
• Wilkes finished second overall at the MAC Championships with eight Colonels earning medals including one champion.
• Wilkes went 3-1 at the North South Duals including wins over Shippensburg (24-21), Camden County (24-21) and MAC rival Delaware Valley (25-13).
• The Colonels took home third place at the Messiah Petrofes behind
Matthew Grossmann (Lancaster, PA/Manheim Township)'s title at 141-pounds. Nine different Wilkes wrestlers finished in the top-seven at the event.
• Wilkes made its second consecutive appearance in the Grapple at the Garden event going 1-1 with a 32-15 win over Merchant Marine.
• The Colonels pushed their win streak earlier in the year 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 two ranked wrestlers in the latest NWCA individual rankings.
Guesseppe Rea (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) is ranked third at 125-pounds while Grossmann is tabbed second at 141-pounds.
• Fifteen Colonels have totaled 10 or more wins this season including eleven wrestlers with 12 or more victories.
Weighing In
125 – #3 G. Rea (19-3)
133 – P. Chander (19-7)
141 – #2 M. Grossmann (21-1)
149 – K. Medrow (30-9)
157 – N. Racanelli (25-6)
165 – M. Paskas (15-11)
174 – J. Morel (11-16)
184 – N. McCummings (7-13)
197 – J. Nochimson (8-11)
285 – A. Santana-Quintana (2-8)