New England coaches poll, week 4
Week 4, Dec. 7, 2015
Rec. Pts. LW
1. Roger Williams (14) 5-0 140 1
2. Johnson & Wales 1-0 125 2
3. Williams 0-0 113 3
4. Springfield 1-2 89 4
5. WPI 2-0 82 6
6. Wesleyan 0-0 77 5
7. Coast Guard 0-0 52 7
8. Rhode Island Coll. 2-0 46 8
9. Norwich University 2-2 24 9
10. Plymouth State 1-1 17 nr
Also receiving votes: Southern Maine
NEWA Wrestler of Week
Freshman Jay Albis (Fishkill, NY), Johnson & Wales, 125
Albis went 4-0 and won the prestigious York Invitational. The weight class featured two wrestlers ranked in the top 10 nationally in No. 4 Jimmy Kaishian of Ithaca and No. 6 Bobby Jordan of JWU. Albis beat Stowell of Brockport 10-6 in the semifinals. Stowell beat Kaishian the match before. Albis then beat teammate and returning national qualifier Jordan in the finals, 3-2. Albis is now 10-1 on the season.
NEWA Rookie Wrestler of Week
Freshman Jacob Forsman (Voorhees, NJ), Norwich University, 125
Jacob went 5-0 on his way to winning the championship at RIT. Forsman had two pins and two wins by major decision. In the semifinals, he beat Mitch Tikkanen of John Carroll University by major decision 11-2 and in the finals he beat returning All American Brian Amato of WPI 4-1. Forsman is now 14-4 on the season and 2-1 against Amato.
Key results
Sacred Heart 44, Davidson 3
At Fairfield
125: Gerard Daly (SHU) pin Zamir Ode (Davidson) 2:39
133: Patrick Skinner (SHU) forfeit
141: Alex Harnsberger (SHU) forfeit
149: Brandon Leveque (SHU) dec. Aiden Conroy (Davidson) 8-0
157: Tony Palumbo (Davidson) dec. Matt Fisher (SHU) 12-6
165: Johnny Vrasidas (SHU) pin Zach Colangelo (Davidson) 1:44
174: Conan Schuster (SHU) dec. Nathaniel Powers (Davidson) by tech. fall 3:52
184: Elliott Antler (SHU) dec. Konner Pritchard (Davidson) 4-1
197: Sasha Oliinyk (SHU) pin Ryan Devlin (Davidson) 4:41
HWT: Ray Sherwood (SHU) dec. Will Cooley (Davidson) 4-3 2OT
New England
Division III rankings
Monday, Nov. 23, 2015
125 Pounds:
1. Bobby-Jordan-Johnson & Wales
2.Matt-Morris-Williams College-
3.Dylan-Nuttal-Bridgewater State-
4.Nicholas-Barbaria-Roger Williams
5.Jacob-Forsman-Norwich-
6.Brian-Amato-WPI
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133 Pounds:
1. Tyler-Keane-Springfield College-
2.Austin-Sisco-Western New England
3.Jean-Luc-Lemieux-Roger Williams
4.Joseph-Ferinde-Johnson & Wales
5.Steve-Jendritz-WPI
6.Frank -Crippen-Wesleyan-
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141 Pounds:
1. Shawn-Giblin-Rhode Island College-
2.Justin-Cochran-Roger Williams
3.Mike-Stewart-Johnson & Wales
4.Brendan-Weir-University of Southern Maine
5.Marcus-Iwama-Williams College-
6.David-Colvin-Springfield College-
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149 Pounds:
1. Danny-Downes-Roger Williams
2.Zach -Joseph-Springfield College-
3.Matt-Vieira Coast Guard
4.Carter-Armendarez-Wesleyan-
5.Jake-Savoca-Williams College-
6.Dan -Del Gallo-University of Southern Maine
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157 Pounds:
1. Jorge-Lopez-Williams College-
2.Ty-Herzog-Roger Williams
3.Chris-Sullivan Coast Guard
4.CJ-Luth-University of Southern Maine
5.Geovanni-Medina-Springfield College-
6.Chris-Siracusa-Wesleyan-
165 Pounds:
1. Francisco-Colom-Roger Williams
2.Tim-Garripoli-Williams College-
3.Seth -Carter-Daniel Webster-
4.Will-Henson-Springfield College-
5.Clay-Callahan-Plymouth State
6.Zach-Gibson-Norwich-
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174 Pounds:
1. Danny-Ressler-Roger Williams
2.Taran-Carr-Wesleyan-
3.Martin-Strenk-Williams College-
4.Devin-Visconti-Daniel Webster-
5.Dan -Fiorvanti Coast Guard
6.Justin-Marsh-WPI
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184 Pounds
1. Chris-Chorzepa-Williams
2.Joe-Albina-Roger Williams
3.Brandon-Conrad-Rhode Island College-
4.Chris-Perrault-Plymouth State
5.Dan-Wensley-WPI
6.Dominic-Pirraglia-Wesleyan
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197 Pounds:
1. David-Welch-Roger Williams
2.Khamri-Thomas-Johnson & Wales
3.Isaiah-Bellamy-Wesleyan-
4.Anthony-Brooks-Williams
5.John-Georges-Rhode Island College-
6.Mike-Curtis-WPI
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285 Pounds:
1. Kyle-Foster-Roger Williams
2.Jake-Benedict-Springfield
3.Jonah-Aurelio-Johnson & Wales
4.Austin-Shrewsbury-WPI
5.Frankie-Girolamo-Norwich-
6.Mike-Risti-Southern Maine
Sacred Heart wins big over Davidson; Jack, Malone wrestling well
FAIRFIELD, Dec. 5 – The Sacred Heart wrestling won its first match of the season with a dominant 44-3 victory over Davidson at the Pitt Center for Pioneerpalooza.
Nine out of the ten wrestlers for Sacred Heart finished with a win, with three of them resulting in pins. Gerard Daly (125), Johnny Vrasidas (165) and Sasha Olinkyk (197) won by pin for the Pioneers. The final bout of the night was the longest as Sacred Heart’s Ray Sherwood outlasting Will Cooley at heavyweight, 4-3 in double OT.
"Our guys got there and attacked immediately," said Sacred Heart head coach Andy Lausier. "When we started (our season) with No. 3 Michigan and No. 12 N.C. State, that made us better. It set the stage for our training and the rest of the season. Tonight they showed it in front of this great crowd."
Lauiser also thanked the home crowd for giving the team an advantage with the big event. "A huge shoutout to (assistant) coach Derek Moore," added Lausier. "He put in endless effort to promote tonight. I hope the SHU community had a blast."The Pioneers (1-2) are back in action December 28 at the Wilkes Open.
Jack ranked No. 2 in nation for N.C. State
North Carolina State picked up one of the biggest wins in school history with a 19-15 win over No. 4 Oklahoma State on Sunday. The No. 13 Wolfpack improved to 9-0 by winning six of 10 bouts, including the final three matches for the win on the road.
"This was a major victory for our program," said North Carolina State head coach Pat Popolizio. "This was a tough environment to come into and compete against one of the top programs in the country. Our guys showed a lot of heart, will and composure and I am extremely proud of our team.”
Danbury sophomore Kevin Jack, ranked No. 1 in the nation at 141, suffered his first loss of the season, dropping a thrilling 10-8 decision to No. 3 Dean Heil of OSU. There were five takedowns in the match.
Jack struck first with a takedown but the bout was tied 3-3 at the end of the first period. Jack scored a reversal to start the second, while Heil responded with an escape and a takedown to carry a one-point lead into the final period. The Cowboy went on to pick up an escape and two more takedowns to defeat the Wolfpack All-American, 10-8.
"All week I've pondered re-watching last year's match against him just to see if there was anything I wanted to work on and I ended up not watching it," Heil said. "It has been many months since then and we've both improved in certain areas. Instead I watched a few matches from this year so I had an idea from that and he did change. I knew where I could go in my offense and I pulled off three takedowns to get the win."
In the updated rankings released on Tuesday, Jack (3-1) slipped to No. 2 in the nation at 141 pounds. North Carolina State rose to No. 5 in the national polls.
Malone wins 8th match of year
Granby’s Dominick Malone (133) was one of three Northwestern wrestlers to win both of his bouts as the Wildcats dropped decisions to Princeton, 24-18 and Rider, 27-19.
Malone was dominant once again on Saturday, winning by tech fall (16-1) in the first match against Princeton's Jake Adkins before pinning Rider's Zach Valcarce in the second dual of the day. He improved to 8-1 so far in the 2015-16 season. Malone has won five matches by pin this year and has earned his team bonus points in seven of nine matches. Northwestern is 1-3.
Plymouth State wins Ted Reese Invitational
It was a big weekend full of tournaments for New England Division III wrestling teams.
The University of Southern Maine hosted the Ted Reese Invitational in Maine. Plymouth State University won the 11-team tournament. Southern Maine was second, Trinity was third, Western New England was fourth, and Daniel Webster College was eight.
At 125, Plymouth State’s Joey Aumann won the tournament. He went 3-0 winning all his matches by decision. In the finals he beat Christian Antoine of Springfield Tech 9-5.... At 133, Austin Sisco of Western New England University won easily going 3-0 with two pins. Sisco won the tournaments outstanding wrestler. In the finals he pinned Greg Zaw of PSU in 3:53.... USM’s Brendan Weir won the 141-pound championship. Weir went 4-0 with 3 pins. In the finals he beat Lamont Wallace of WNEU, 15-4. Wallace had a great day going 3-1 with a pin and techfall win. ... At 149, Daniel Del Gallo won the championship making it back-to-back championships for the Huskies. Del Gallo went 3-0 and did not give up an offensive point. ... CJ Luth (Milford) at 157 made it 3 in a row for Southern Maine. Luth went 3-0 with all three wins coming by technical fall. He won his matches by a combined score of 50-3. ... Daniel Webster’s Seth Carter continued his great season winning the championship at 165. Carter went 3-0 on the day and beat a tough Clay Callahan of PSU in the finals 4-2. ... At 174, freshmen Matt Frio of Plymouth State University won the championship. Frio went 5-0 on the day including two wins by major decision. Frio beat Aaron Weiss of USM in the finals. Weiss had to injury default shortly into the first period and finished in second place. ... At 197, Mike Risti of Southern Maine won the championship giving USM a total of 4 championships on the day. Risti beat Sheldon Rhoden of AIC in the finals 3-1. ... It was an all Trinity final at 285. Lucian Cascino pinned teammate Matt Ferraro in the finals. Cascino was 4-0 with 3 pins and Ferraro went 2-1 to take second place.
Springfield 7th at Pennsylvania event
Bridgewater Stare University and Springfield College travelled down to Pennsylvania to compete in the Messiah Tournament. Springfield finished seventh and BSU was 11th in the 13-team field.
At 125, Bridgewater’s Dylan Nuttal went 6-2 and took fifth place. Nuttal had two first period pins and beat Lenny Ogozalek of Gettysburg 10-9 to earn fifth place. ... At 149, last week’s wrestler of the week Zach Joseph of Springfield continued his winning ways. Joseph went 6-0 to win the championship at 149. He won three matches by technical fall including an 18-2 win in the semifinals over Seth McCurdy of Mount Union. In the finals, he beat Zach Wilhelm of Stevens 6-0. Joseph is wrestling great and looks to be a major contender at the regionals come the end of February. ... At 165, Springfield’s Ryan Harty went 6-1 and took third place. Harty beat Ben Wise of Messiah in the consolation semifinals, 8-3. He then beat Jarret DiGitasmasso of Ursinus 5-2 to win third. Harty had two pins and his only loss came to the second place finisher. ... At 285, Jake Benedict of Springfield went 6-1 and also took third. Benedict won three matches by pins. After losing a double overtime match to the eventual champion he then won 4 straight matches to finish third. Benedicts teammate Irakli Kakauridze made the semifinals after two solid wins. Irakli lost a tight 3-2 match and then defaulted to 6th place.
WPI, Wesleyan are 2-3 at RIT Invitational
Three New England teams competed in the RIT Invitational in Rochester, NY. WPI took second, Wesleyan was third, and Norwich was 7th in the 12-team field.
At 125, rookie wrestler of the week Jacob Forsman beat Brian Amato (Newington) of WPI in the finals. Amato went 3-1 and beat Thierman of Alfred State 5-3 in the semifinals before falling in the finals. ... At 133, Sean Randles of Norwich and Steve Jendritz of WPI both lost in the semifinals and then wrestled later for third place. Jendritz would beat Randles 6-5 in overtime to earn third place. Jendritz was 4-1 on the day and Randles went 4-2 taking fourth place. ... At 141, Peter Nash of WPI made the finals. Nash went 3-1 on the day and beat Ritschard of Thiel 5-0 in the semifinals . James Matias of Wesleyan lost to the third place finisher twice, but still ended up going 4-2 and taking fifth place. ... At 149, Wesleyan’s Carter Armendarez took third place after falling the semifinals to the eventual champion. Armendarez went 5-1 with 1 fall and beat Trocchio of John Carroll 6-1 to take third. Jack Nigro went 4-2 and took fifth for WPI. ... At 157, Chris Siracusa of Wesleyan made the finals. Siracusa went 4-1 and took second place. He beat Florentino of W&L in the semifinals by major decision 11-0. Siracusa also had 2 tech fall wins on the day. ... At 174, Taran Carr of Wesleyan went 4-2 and finished fourth. Carr had 3 pins on the day. ... At 184, freshmen Dan Wensley of WPI went 4-0 and won the championship at 184 pounds. Wensley won by fall in his first match, tech fall in his second match, and then beat Dominic Pirraglia of Wesleyan by major decision 15-6 in the semifinals . Wensley then beat Marco Crivelli of Thiel in the finals 10-3. Pirraglia came back and took fifth going 3-2 on the day.... At 197, Isaiah Bellamy (Bozrah) of Wesleyan won the tournament. Bellamy went 4-0 with two pins on his way to the championship. In the semifinals he beat Mike Curtis of WPI 8-2. Curtis came back and took fifth going 3-2 on the day with 1 pin. ... At 285, Frank Girolamo of Norwich was fourth. Girolamo went 3-2 on the day and beat Nick Day of WPI 5-3. Day would go on to wrestle Paul Kotter of Norwich for fifth place. Day pinned Kotter in the first round and then Kotter beat Day 3-2 to take fifth place.
Roger Williams is 2nd at York Invitational
The York New Standard Corporation Invitational saw nine nationally ranked teams compete and four teams from New England. Roger Williams was second with 192.5 points to Ithaca who won the tournament with 206.5. Johnson & Wales was third with 146, Williams was fourth with 117.5, and Coast Guard was 11th in the 16-team field.
At 125 Jay Albis of JWU beat Teammate Bobby Jordan in the finals in overtime. Jordan went 4-1 and took second place. He beat Torresani of Elizabethtown 4-2 in the semifinals. ... At 141, Justin Cochran of RWU took fifth place. Cochran won his first match by pin before losing in the round of 16. He then won 5 of his next 6 matches and had 3 first period pins along the way. ... At 149, it was an All NEWA final. Williams’ Jake Savoca (Hand-Madison) ranked No. 10 in the country beat Danny Downes of RWU 7-2. Savoca went 6-0 with a pin and a techfall. Downes went 4-1 and took second in the semifinals he beat Dan Pak of Ithaca who was ranked No. 9 in the country 3-1. Matt Viera of Coast Guard was fourth and Mike Stewart of Johnson & Wales was 6th. Stewart made the semifinals and then defaulted to 6th after starting the day 4-0. Viera went 6-2 on his way to fourth place only losing to Pak twice by a decision. ... At 157, Jorge Lopez continued to dominate. Lopez currently ranked No. 1 in the country went 5-0 and won the outstanding wrestler honors at the tournament. Lopez beat Tyler Herzog of RWU 14-2 in the semifinals and then won in the finals 6-4 over Meister of Ferrum. Herzog went 4-2 and took fourth place after falling in the semifinals. Herzog beat Antonio Mancella 12-5 to make the third place match. Mancella was ranked No. 3 in the country. Chris Sullivan of Coast Guard went 4-2 and took fifth place. His only loses came to Tardy of North Central who will now be ranked No. 3 nationally and Meister of Ferrum who made the finals. Sullivan pinned Mancella of TCNJ twice on the day. The weight class featured five of the top 10 ranked wrestlers in the country and Lopez made it look relatively easy. ... At 165, Frankie Colom of Roger Williams was fourth and his teammate Alec Golner was fifth. Colom lost in the semifinals to Velez of Ithaca last years region champ. Colom went 5-2 on his way to taking fourth place. Golner lost to Velez in his first match and then won 6 of his next 7 matches including a 7-1 win of Tim Garripoli of Williams a national qualifier last year. Golner and Colom both lost to the same wrestlers on the day and Golner has definitely opened some eyes this year and could be pushing Colom to be the guy for the Hawks at 165. ... At 174, Danny Ressler won his first four matches including a fall over Hamann of TCNJ in the semifinals . Ressler would finish second to Lou Puca of Cortland. Puca is a two-time All American and Ressler beat him earlier this year. Mike Shermot last year’s region runner up to Ressler was back on the mat and finished in fifth place. Shermot lost to Puca in the semifinals and finished the day 4-1. Dae-Sean Brown of JWU lost his opening match and then won five in a row before defaulting to 6th place. ... Chris Chorzepa (Newington) from Williams dominated the 184-pound weight class on his way to the championship. Chorzepa went 4-0 and beat nationally ranked Carlos Toribio 11-3 in the finals. Toribio was ranked 6th. Joe Albina of Roger Williams lost to Chorzepa in the semifinals but came back and took third place. Albina was 4-1 on the day and beat Jeff Palmeri of Brockport ranked No. 4 nationally in the third place match. Albina beat Palmeri by fall in 3:40. ... At 197, David Welch remained undefeated winning the championship with a 4-0 day. In the semifinals Welch beat Brooks of Williams 7-4 and then beat Ricky Fisher of USMMA by techfall 16-0 in the finals. Fisher was ranked No. 7 nationally. Khamri Thomas (Windsor Locks) of Johnson & Wales lost early but then won 4 in a row before defaulting to 6th place. Thomas was 5-2 on the day. Anthony Brooks of Williams finished fourth going 4-2. ... Roger Williams' Kyle Foster (Somers) won the 285-pound championship going 5-0 to improve to 15-0 on the season. Ranked No. 6 in the nation, Foster had two pins and beat Emonte Logan of North Central in the finals 3-1. Andrew Cavanna (Glastonbury) of Johnson & Wales went 4-3 and took 6th place for the Wildcats. Cavanna won four matches in a row to make the placing rounds.
Southington's Zach Bylykbashi is having a fine start to his collegiate career at Washington & Lee in Lexington, Virgina. Bylykbashi is 18-3 with three pins and a team-high 48 takedowns. He leads the team in wins at this point.
