Coaches poll, week 8
Roger Williams claims top spot in New England poll
New England Division III college wrestling poll for week 8, ending Feb. 1. Record and first place votes in parentheses.
Team Rec. Pts. LW
1. Roger Williams (14) 14-1 140 3
2. Springfield College 5-4 122 2
3. Rhode Island College 12-3 113 4
4. Johnson & Wales 12-3 101 1
5. Williams 8-6 83 5
6. WPI 10-8 71 8
7. Wesleyan 4-8 56 6
8. Coast Guard 4-8 32 10
9. Southern Maine 13-5 31 9
10. Norwich University 5-6 21 7
New England Wrestling Association individual rankings, No. 5
As of January 28, 2013
125 Pounds:
1. Tom Casper - Springfield College
2. Jon Murray - Rhode Island College
3. Brian Amato - WPI
4. James Hamilton - Wesleyan University
5. Anthony D'Anton - Roger Williams
6. Khalil Newbill - Soutern Maine
133 Pounds:
1. Silas Murray - Rhode Island College
2. Paul Sughrue - Bridgewater State
3. Pat Lacroix - Roger Williams University
4. Tyler Keane - Springfield College-
5. Dan Evangelakos - Williams College
6. Brian Jennings - WPI
141 Pounds:
1. Ricando Cole - Rhode Island College
2. Tyler Tilbe - WPI-
3. Mike Ferinde - Johnson & Wales
4. Jacob Strohman - Springfield College
5. Mike Giorgio - USCGA-
6. Matt Pelton - Wesleyan University
149 Pounds:--
1. Mike Perruccio - WPI-
2. Dan Downes - Roger Williams University
3. Joey Gaccione - Johnson & Wales
4. Eric Hamrick - Springfield College
5. Joe Slane - Rhode Island College-
6. Tim Garripoli - Williams College
157 Pounds:--
1. Devin Biscaha - Springfield College
2. Jorge Lopez - Williams College-
3. Francisco Colom - Roger Williams
4. Kyle Lake - Rhode Island College-
5. Matt Armano - Bridgewater State
6. Tanner Burke - WPI
165 Pounds:
1. Dylan Foley - Springfield College
2. Collin Crowell - Roger Williams University
3. Dave Pinto - Norwich University
4. Taran Carr - Wesleyan University
5. Steve Jarrell - Johnson & Wales
6. Torin Zonfrelli - WPI
174 Pounds:
1. Ryan Sblendorio - Wesleyan University
2. Dan Ressler - Roger Williams University
3. Kyle Lundberg - Trinity College
4. Justin Marsh - WPI
5. Will Burns - Norwich University
6. Martin Strenk - Williams College
184 Pounds:
1. David Welch - Roger Williams University
2. Colin Lenhardt - Johnson & Wales
3. Jon Deupree - Southern Maine
4. Chris Perreault - Plymouth State
5. Simon Levin - Wesleyan University
6. Alex Freilich - WPI
197 Pounds:
1. Shane Parcel - Roger Williams University
2. Hunter Ayen - Springfield College
3. Sean Fagan - Southern Maine
4. Petros Hologitas - Trinity College
5. Josh Roometua - Wesleyan University
6. Constanti Rissiotis - Johnson & Wales
285 Pounds:
1. Jamison Sacco - Western New England
2. Ricky Caruso - Bridgewater State
3. Brian Nicoll - Rhode Island College
4. Anthony Joyce - Norwich University
5. Dan Suarez - Southern Maine
6. Kyle McGuire - Trinity College
Roger Williams moves to top in Division 3 wrestling
New England Wrestling Association
CO-NEWA Wrestler of Week: Sophomore David Welch (Salem, N.H.), Roger Williams University, 184 pounds
Welch had another great weekend going 2-0 for the Hawks and helping RWU to 2-1 record at the NEWA/METRO Duals. Against the No. 25 The Collegeof New Jersey, Welch, beat No. 1 ranked and previously unbeaten Brian Broderick 3-2. Broderick was second in the country last year and has been ranked No. 1 all season. His win was a major swing in the dual and helped the Hawks prevail, 19-18. In his last match, he pinned Jeremy Hunt of Centenary in 1:42. Welch continues to have huge wins and beat some of the best wrestlers in the country every week. He has now earned conference wrestler of the week 3 times this season.
CO-NEWA Wrestler of Week: Senior Jamison Sacco (Syracuse, NY) Western New England University, 285 pounds
Sacco had another great weekend taking 2nd place at the Prestigious Pete Wilson Invitational at Wheaton College in Illinois. Sacco beat two top 8 wrestlers in the country before defaulting in the finals. He beat No. 7 Cody Lovejoy of Northern Ohio 7-1 in the Quarters. He followed that up with an 18 second pin over No. 3 ranked Anthony Edgren of Wisconsin Whitewater. Sacco went 4-0 with 3 first period pins. Two other top 8 wrestlers were also in the bracket were Sacco finished second.
NEWA Rookie Wrestler of Week: Freshman Justin Caparco (Johnston, RI) Rhode Island College, 174 pounds
Justin Caparco helped lead Rhode Island College to a 19-18 win over rival Johnson & Wales. Caparco won by major decision over Dae’Sean Brown 13-0 proving to be the difference in RIC's upset of Johnson and Wales. Caparco is now 15-2 and has not lost since the Doug Parker tournament back in November.
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Two of the conference’s top teams went head to head on the mat last Friday night as Johnson & Wales hosted Rhode Island College. JWU had a capacity crowd of standing room only and brought a light in for the dual to put a spotlight on the mat during the action. It created a great atmosphere and the dual lived up to the hype as the two teams battled to a 1-point match.
The match started at 197 and would come down to the second to last match before RIC sealed the dual with a win at 174 and a 19-18 win. JWU won at 197 with Dylen Seybolt getting a 9-7 win over John Georges of RIC. Brian Nicoll then got the Anchormen on the board and tied the dual with a 2-0 win over Jonah Aurelio. RIC then took the next four matches. Jon and Silas Murray won by decision and that set up two of the top 141 pounders in the conference. Ricondo Cole got the best of the match up with a 10-3 win by decision over Mike Ferinde. Cole looks very dominant as the best 141 in the conference going into the final push before the regionals. At 149 another top match took place as newcomer Joe Slane of RIC beat Joey Gaccione 5-3 in OT. Slane’s win brought the dual to 15-3 in favor of RIC. JWU welcomed back their top wrestler in Everet Desilets at 157. Desilets made a great splash back to the mat with a pin of the No. 4 ranked wrestler in the region Kyle Lake in 1:46. Stephen Jarrell followed it with a 10-3 win over Brandon Conrad at 165 and brought the dual to 15-12 in favor of RIC. This brought a matchup of two talented freshmen in Justin Caparco of RIC vs Dae’Sean Brown of JWU. Caparco controlled the entire match and his win by major decision put the Anchormen up 19-12 and allowed them to hold on for an19-18 win over the city rivals.
The NEWA/METRO Duals took place at Williams College over the weekend. Three New England teams -- Roger Williams University, Williams College, and Bridgewater State University -- wrestled 3 metro teams – No. 25 College of New Jersey, Centenary College, and Hunter College.
Roger Williams University went 2-1 beating TCNJ and Hunter but lost to Centenary College in a highly contested dual, 22-21. RWU was without starters at 125 and 149 in the dual. Along with Welch, Shane Parcel went 3-0 with 1 pin and freshman Kyle Foster continues to come on at the right time of the season going 2-0 with wins over TCNJ and Centenary. Bridgewater State University went 1-2 and had a nice 27-22 win over Hunter College. Ricky Caruso continues to impress going 3-0 with a fall and a win by major decision…Williams College also went 1-2 with a win over Hunter College and a close loss to Centenary College 17-15. Jorge Lopez continues to look stronger every week as he comes back from an injury that had him out for a few weeks at the beginning of the month. Lopez went 3-0 at 157 while teammates Tim Garipoli, Anthony Brooks, and Martin Strenk all went 2-1.
Springfield College wrestled two dual meets this weekend. They wrestled conference foe Wesleyan University on Saturday and won 29-12 before losing to The College of New Jersey the next day, 24-18. In the Wesleyan dual, the Pride won 7 of the 10 matches. Freshman Zach Joseph at 149 had a big 6-1 win over Chris Siracusa and Hunter Ayen was also solid beating Josh Roometua 2-0. The Cardinals continue to get a great effort from freshman Matt Pelton who won 7-4 over Brendan Morgan. Against TCNJ, the Pride won 5 and lost 5. An injury default to Tommy Casper one of Springfield’s best wrestlers really changed the outcome of the dual. Hopefully it was just precautionary and Casper will be back soon. Eric Hamrick beat Dylan Thorsen 6-4 and Devin Biscaha who went 2-0 on the weekend beat Jesse Thorsen 6-0. Dylan Foley lost a tough 3-2 decision vs Antonio Mancella.
The All-Military Championships took place at Coast Guard over the weekend. Both Coast Guard and Norwich University faced great competition primarily from Division I teams. Alex Stewart placed 4th at 133 for Norwich. Coast Guard was eighth at the All-Academy Championships in New London. Navy won the team title, finishing with 108.5 points, followed by The Citadel (92) and Air Force (83). Army (71) and VMI (17.5) rounded out the top five. Merchant Marine won the Division III title with 16.5 points, edging out both Norwich (6.5) and Coast Guard (2). Coast Guard was led by freshman Earl Roberts (125), freshman Matthew Vieira (149), junior Ben Greene (165), sophomore Marc Wagner (184), and freshman Phillip Azzari (197) who each finished fifth in their respective weight classes.
Western New England University travelled out to the Pete Wilson Invitational in Illinois one of the toughest tournaments of the year and saw Jamison Sacco make the finals…Trinity College lost two dual meets to Washington & Jefferson and Wilkes, Senior Petros Hologitas went 2-0 at 197 with two wins for the Bantams.
WPI, University of Southern Maine, and Plymouth State University wrestled in a tri-meet on Saturday. WPI went 2-0 and Southern Maine was 1-1. USM had a big change in their lineup as freshman Carl Luth was down at 141. Luth went 1-1 on the day dropping a decision to Tyler Tilbe of WPI 5-0. The move makes room for another USM standout Dan Del Gallo at 149. Del Gallo lost to top ranked Mike Perruccio of WPI 6-3. Del Gallo and Luth both had pins in their first matches against Plymouth. Jon Deupree went 2-0 for the Huskies with a good win over Chris Perreault of PSU 8-7 and Dan Suarez of USM was also 2-0 with 2 pins. WPI won 15 of the 20 individual matches. Amato, Jennings, Tilbe, Perruccio, Marsh, and Freilich all won both their matches.
