The National Wresting Coaches Association (NWCA) released the 82-member Division I All-Academic team for the 2012-13 campaign, including several New York wrestlers.

Four-time national champion Kyle Dake was one of four NCAA titlewinners on the squad (along with Oklahoma’s Kendric Maple, Oklahoma State’s Chris Perry and Penn State’s Quentin Wright). Joining Dake was fellow Big Red All-American Mike Nevinger.

Santos, Photo by BV

Another wrestler who stood on the podium in Des Moines, Columbia bronze medalist Steve Santos, made the squad, along with his teammates Jake O’Hara and Josh Houldsworth. The Lions were 28th in the team GPA standings (3.0212).

Also chosen for the team were a pair of 2012 All-Americans and current graduate students – Binghamton’s Donnie Vinson and Hofstra’s Steve Bonanno. The Pride 125 pounder, working toward his MBA, was ranked third on the individual academic list with a 3.77 grade point average.

Rounding out the Empire State representatives are Billy Watterson, a former Section 1 standout now at Brown and Section 3 star Ryan LeBlanc, who wrestles at Indiana.

For the full release, see here.

NWCA All-Academic Team – (Wrestlers with Connection to New York)

Donnie Vinson (Binghamton, 149 pounds) – Masters (Student Affairs)

Billy Watterson (Brown, John Jay HS, 125 pounds) – History

Jake O’Hara (Columbia, 157 pounds) – Financial Economics

Josh Houldsworth (Columbia, 165 pounds) – Financial Economics

Steve Santos (Columbia, 149 pounds) – Financial Economics

Mike Nevinger (Cornell, 141 pounds) – Mechanical Engineering

Kyle Dake (Cornell, 165 pounds) – Development Sociology

Steve Bonanno (Hofstra, 125 pounds) – Accounting (MBA)

Ryan LeBlanc (Indiana, Morrisville Eaton HS, 165 pounds) – Fitness Specialist

 
 
When he arrived at Cornell, Steve Bosak knew he was joining a very talented team. But having three NCAA titlewinners in one season? That hadn’t happened in the history of Big Red wrestling.

But it all changed in March of 2012 when Bosak (184 pounds), Kyle Dake (157) and Cam Simaz (197) all came out on top at the biggest tournament of the season.

“I never would have guessed that we would have three champions in one year,” he said. “Not in my wildest dreams. It was an accomplishment that seemed nearly impossible, but we did it and it was great.”

That March night at the NCAAs in St. Louis was the last time the trio of gold medalists competed together, as Simaz graduated that spring.

But the three wrestlers are teaming up again June 8th and 9th in Bosak’s hometown of State College, Pennsylvania for the “Big Red Champs Clinic”, to pass along some of the knowledge and skills that led them to the top of the podium.

“It will be a great time,” Bosak said. “We’re really excited to do this clinic. We want to get kids motivated to work hard at wrestling, have fun and learn great technique to use throughout their careers. What’s great is that they’ll learn from three wrestlers who are different in their styles, but all found a way to win national championships.”

Wrestling has been such an integral part of Bosak’s life that he wants to make sure to pass along the skills he’s acquired along the way.

But there was a time in 2012 when the sport wasn’t close to the top of his mind. Prior to the start of the 2012-13 season, Bosak was diagnosed with a staph infection and spent time in the hospital.

“At that point in time, I took a reality check,” he said. “I knew I had to get through it and do what it took to get healthy because my life was at stake. Wrestling was on the backburner.”

But it wasn’t off his mind for long. When he was declared free of the infection, the Big Red wrestler wrestler jumped back in, hoping to get back on the mat as soon as possible. He wasn’t sure, however, whether he’d be able to return to national championship level.

“Even in November, when I was in the recovery process, there was a lot of confusion and it wasn’t clear whether I would be able to get back to my full potential by the end of the year,” he said. “I had to just keep focusing on working hard and mentally preparing.”

The confidence of those around him certainly helped. As the Grapple at the Garden event approached in December, Bosak had only two to three weeks of training under his belt. But the opportunity to compete at the famous Madison Square Garden venue against two of the nation’s top teams – Oklahoma State and Missouri – was one he couldn’t pass up. And it wouldn’t be easy, as he would be squaring off with a pair of nationally-ranked opponents – Mike Larson and Chris Chionuma – in his first action of the campaign.

“Before the Grapple took place, I told Coach Koll that I didn’t know if I would be at my best for the matches,” Bosak said. “He joked that I could be at 30% and still win by tech fall. I knew that wasn’t actually true, but it was a nice confidence boost when he put it that way. I just wanted to go out and perform for the team.”

He did that, winning both bouts.

“I was probably about 75%,” he said. “I was exhausted in the first period of both of my matches and had to mentally push through to come out on top. It was really difficult.”

But as the season progressed, it got less difficult. Bosak said by sometime in February he felt nearly 100%.

Back in peak form, Bosak set out to capture a title he had never won before (EIWA) and one he had collected in 2012 (NCAA).

The first goal on the list – the conference championship – seemingly would run through Lehigh’s Robert Hamlin, who had defeated Bosak for the EIWA crown in both 2011 and 2012.

“Hamlin’s a good buddy of mine,” Bosak said. “Sometimes, with rivals, you wind up hating each other. But I consider him a pretty good friend. But, I was hoping to get a little bit of revenge in the EIWAs. He got the better of me head to head over the years and I was hoping to have the opportunity to beat him in the finals.”

However, the rematch didn’t happen as the Mountain Hawk senior injury defaulted to sixth while Bosak cruised to the crown. With that result, the Big Red coaches expected the 184-pounder to receive the #3 seed at the NCAAs.

However, to their surprise, he was slotted into the fourth spot, bringing a possible semifinals matchup with another defending national champion, Ed Ruth of Penn State.

“What the seeding committee decided was completely surprising,” Bosak said. “Going into nationals, I felt totally disrespected. It was uncharacteristic of past seeding and we were all shocked. But I knew I had to wrestle everyone anyway, so I had to keep my head on straight and perform.”

He did that, breezing through his first three matches by a combined score of 18-1. When it came time to face Ruth in the semis, the Big Red senior was ready with his game plan.

“I felt that if I slowed down his shots from the outside and kept pressure forward, I would be ok,” he said. “I needed to dominate the ties to prevent his quick, sudden takedowns. Unfortunately, he caught me in the first five seconds. After that, I recovered and almost had a takedown on the edge that would have put me in a great position to win.”

After the 4-1 defeat, he responded like a champion, winning his consolation matches on Saturday morning to complete his career in third place. The audience showed its appreciation for the three-time All-American as he walked off the mat.

Photo by BV

“It was great to end that way,” he said. “It was also nice that I got a standing ovation from the crowd. I felt appreciated and it was an awesome experience.”

It was especially significant for Bosak because he said it was his last competitive match.

“I’ve always felt that I’m a much better folkstyle wrestler,” he said. “My style doesn’t translate well to freestyle. So I’m ready to focus on the next stage of my life.”

What is that next stage? Bosak said he is pursuing two possible paths.

“I’m heavily considering coaching,” he said. “I have a bunch of offers from college programs and I’m looking at my options. I’m also interested in marketing and have talked to some places and am going through the interview process.”

But whether it’s marketing or wrestling next year, on June 8 and 9, he’ll definitely be on the mat in State College, knee deep in the sport he loves.

“After the season, I wanted to go and give back to wrestling,” he said. “I felt that doing a clinic like this was a great opportunity to help young kids perfect technique and what better way to teach them than to have Cam and Kyle join me to share what we know?”

Going back to the community in which he grew up seemed like a natural choice for the clinic.

“The area is rich with wrestling. It’s wrestling country,” he said. “I wanted to go home to my roots and give back. There are so many people who impacted my life and career there.”

In addition, he is excited to be able to help his high school, as part of the proceeds of the camp will be donated to the State College Wrestling Booster Club.

“Our goal coming out is to have a quality camp at a cheap price [$99] with a fun atmosphere,” he said. “When it’s over, we’ll have free posters for the kids and we’ll do autographs and pictures. The three of us all have different strengths and we’ll each teach the moves that worked best for us. We want to motivate kids to work hard at wrestling, have fun and learn great technique. We want to help create the next generation of national champions.”

For more information on the Big Red Champs clinic with Steve Bosak, Kyle Dake and Cam Simaz, see this link.

 
 
A year after winning the tournament championship, X-Cel once again made a strong impression at the Pop & Flo National Duals with a third place showing.

“I really feel that the kids showed tremendous heart to come back and win against a team full of PA studs to take third,” said X-Cel coach Nick Garone. “But we felt that we went up there with the best team and still feel that way. The guys are really disappointed, but to go out of the tournament with a win in our last match was nice, especially for all of our seniors.”

The squad opened with three consecutive triumphs on Saturday to make the semifinal round against Iron Horse, the eventual champions.

In the semis, the New Jersey club got off to a fast start, capturing four of the first six bouts, including two pins, to take a lead that would never be relinquished in a 30-25 result. (One of those falls for Iron Horse was by Section 1 star John Muldoon of Pearl River, who was joined by fellow New Yorker Dale White on the title-winning team).

In the bronze bout, X-Cel rebounded to defeat Pennsylvania’s Young Guns despite dropping the first four bouts to fall behind 14-0. (The dual began at 130 pounds).

However, X-Cel took over from there, beginning with a 7-3 win by Connetquot’s Brendan Dent at 152. It was the first of seven consecutive victories for the Long Islanders, as Corey Rasheed picked up a forfeit at 160 and Steven Schneider (170), Gio Santiago (182) and Steven Mills (225) notched decisions. Putting up key bonus points were Chris Chambers (195) and Mike Hughes (285), who both recorded falls. After the heavyweight bout, X-Cel had turned a large deficit into a 30-14 lead.

“Brendan Dent started us off with a win, and that was great,” Garone said. “All our guys stepped up. Chambers had a really nice throw to get the pin and Hughes just worked the kid, kept working and working. At the end of the second, he closed it out with a really big pin for us. We knew were in good shape going into the lower half, even if we lost a few. Travis Passaro (125) ended the match with a really big one, beating the NHSCA National champ Josh Patrick in overtime, 1-0.”

It was one of many quality wins Garone pointed to from the two-day event. Those triumphs and the overall experience had Garone already talking about the return trip to Lake Placid in 2014.

“Everyone played a key role for us,” Garone said. “It’s a great bunch of guys. To take third at that tournament – it’s nothing to sneeze at. But it’s not what we wanted. Trust me when I tell you that we’ll work all year to get back to the top of the national scene.”

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X-Cel was the highest placing team from New York in the field, but many other Empire State squads had success over the weekend.

The 32 teams in the high school competition were split into four divisions after the opening round matches. Here’s a rundown of the results for New York:

X-Cel wasn’t the only New York team in the “A” bracket, as Journeymen Black took eighth. The host squad won its first two duals against Pioneer and Doughboy Black on Saturday to make the quarterfinals before falling to a pair of Pennsylvania groups – Young Guns and Dark Knights. In the seventh place dual, Smitty’s Barn came out on top 41-22.

“B” Bracket (For the teams that lost in the first round of the “A” Championship bracket)

631 Elite began the experience in Lake Placid with a setback against the Finger Lakes Wrestling Club 39-28, but then went on a winning streak, taking three in a row over Atlas, Razor and Catamount to earn a spot in the title bout of the “B” Bracket. During that run, the team’s smallest margin of victory was 22 points.

The Long Island-based group kept it going, besting Apex II for the top spot in the “B” Division and finished the weekend with a 4-1 record. Picking up wins in the final dual for 631 were Matteo Devincenzo (106), Jesse Dellavecchia (113), Joe Calderone (120), Jack Taddeo (130), Jimmy Leach (135), Dennis Ferro (152), Dylan Kane (160) and Vincent Feola (225).

Also placing in the same bracket were Iowa Style Black (fourth) and Razor (eighth). Iowa Style notched triumphs against Barre Wrestling Club and Doughboy Gold by a commanding combined score of 102-43 after an initial loss.

Razor was eighth, collecting a win over Metrowest United in Round 2, led by a pin by Chaz Leo at 225 and four major decisions.

“C” Bracket (For the teams that won in Round 1 and lost in Round 2 in the “A” Championship bracket)

In this bracket, Empire State teams claimed third through eighth places.

Cobra took the bronze after getting past Finger Lakes Wrestling Club 33-28, winning nine of the bouts. The contest featured a pair of two point decisions between All-State wrestlers as William Koll topped Kellen Devlin 2-0 at 125 and Vincent Deprez edged Connor Lapresi in sudden victory, 3-1, at 152. Both of those squads were 2-2 heading into their clash in the third place tilt.

Meanwhile, Ascend recorded fifth with a 55-9 victory over Journeymen Gold. It was the third dual win of the weekend for the Nassau County-based club, led by undefeated wrestlers Chris Koo and Jaison White.

In another battle of New Yorkers, Cellar Dwellers picked up seventh with a 53-10 decision over Iowa Style Gold. The Cellar Dweller squad began and ended the tournament with wins.

“D” Bracket

Port Jervis grabbed third, finishing with a 37-33 triumph over Metrowest United. The Section 9 squad also topped Powers Forty High 33-15 in its third meet of the weekend.

For full results, see tournaflex.com.

 
 
X-Cel won the title at the Pop & Flo National Duals last year.  The Long Island group will try to repeat that feat on Sunday after advancing to the semifinals on the first day of competition.

The squad looked completely dominant early, opening with a 84-0 blanking of Kryptonite Wrestling Club, followed by a 71-6 triumph over Journeymen Gold.  The quarterfinals brought a tougher challenge, however, as X-Cel squared off with Dark Knights of Pennsylvania.

Two-time state champion Nick Piccininni got the New Yorkers off to a good start with a major decision at 120 pounds.  However, the opponents from the Keystone State responded with three consecutive victories from 125 to 135 to take a 12-4 advantage.

Fabian, Photo by BV

The two teams then traded wins over the next several matches, beginning with a pin by Sacred Heart-bound TJ Fabian of Shoreham Wading River at 140.  The Dark Knights were victorious at 145 and 160, while state champion Louis Hernandez of Mepham earned a 5-4 win at 152 and Steven Schneider got his hand raised at 170 with an overtime triumph.  After regulation ended deadlocked at 1, and there was no scoring in sudden victory, Schneider rode his opponent out for the entire 30 seconds and then escaped when it was his turn on bottom to make the team score 19-16 in favor of the Pennsylvania squad.

After the Dark Knights extended their advantage to 22-16 with a decision at 182, Chris Chambers put four big points on the board for X-Cel with a major at 195, followed by a 9-3 decision by Steven Mills at 220 to put the Long Island group ahead for the first time since early in the dual.  When a forfeit at heavyweight was tacked on, X-Cel took a 29-22 lead as the meet returned to the lightweights.

At 106, the Dark Knights made things interesting, earning a fall to make it 29-28 in favor of X-Cel with just one match remaining.  In that contest, former Wantagh star Jose Rodriguez took control with an early takedown and got his hand raised to push X-Cel to the 32-28 win and to the semifinals on Sunday against Iron Horse (New Jersey).

The 32-team High School field included many squads from New York, including teams from Ascend, Cellar Dwellers, Cobra, Finger Lakes Wrestling Club, Iowa Style, Journeymen, Port Jervis, Razor and 631 Elite.

Meanwhile, close to half of the squads in the Youth field came from New York as well.

In addition to Sunday’s action to determine placement in the team standings, there will be some great bouts on Saturday night.  At 8:30 p.m., some of the top individuals will take the mat for an All-Star dual.

Included are a number of New Yorkers, for example (matches subject to change):

83: Adam Busiello (631 Elite) vs. Patrick Glory (A&B Core)

88: Dillan Palaszewski (Journeymen) vs. Gavin Teasdale (Young Guns)

106: Yianni Diakomihalis (Cobra) vs. Devin Brown (Young Guns)

120: Nick Piccininni (X-Cel) vs. Mickey Phillipi (Young Guns)

125: William Koll (FLWC) vs. Kevin Jack (Iowa Style)

140: Nick Kelley (Journeymen) vs. Anthony Ashnault (SKWC)

182: Dan McDevitt (Ascend) vs. Luke Farinaro (Iron Horse)

220: Rich Sisti (Apex) vs. Michael Boykins (Rt. 100)

100: Sam Sasso (Dark Knights) vs. Vince Andreano (APEX)

140: Jason Nolf (Young Guns) vs. Scott Delvecchio (Iron Horse)

152: BJ Clagon (Apex) vs. Miguel Calixto (Catamounts)

170: Chris Koo (Ascend) vs. Ethan Ramos (Iron Horse)

195: Reggie Williams (FLWC) vs. Evan Ramos (Iron Horse)

285: Mike Hughes (X-Cel) vs. Jesse Webb (Catamount)

 
 
Courtesy of gohofstra.com

Photo by BV

Hofstra wrestler Steve Bonanno has been voted to the 2013 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)-Capital One Academic All-District 1 Men’s At-Large first team, CoSIDA announced Thursday afternoon.

Bonanno (Wantagh, NY), a 2012 CoSIDA-Capital One Men’s At-Large Academic All-American second team selection in 2012, will now advance to the men’s at-large national ballot along with the first team honorees from the seven other districts. The 2013 CoSIDA-Capital One Academic All-America Division I Men’s At-Large Team, where first-, second- and third-team All-America honorees will be selected, will be announced on Thursday, June 6.

For the rest of the article from the Hofstra Athletics website, see here.

BY MATT DIANO

In a demonstration of the unity shared by the international wrestling community, three of the world’s best—the United States, Iran, and Russia— assembled under the single roof of Grand Central Station on 42nd Street in Manhattan for an epic event to prove that if the International Olympic Committee (IOC) intends to follow through with the intentions of removing our great sport from the itinerary of the 2020 summer games, they are going to have a fight on their hands if we have anything to say about it.  Ripe with celebrities, dignitaries, and fans alike in attendance, this one day event showcased that even when political rivals cannot agree on anything else, they all concur with the belief that undoing centuries of history is a decision that as a collective people, we simply cannot stand for. In the poetic words of Dylan Thomas, we will not go gentle into that good night, and the 32 athletes that took to the mat for the 2013 Rumble on the Rails more than proved that we are here to stay!

With regard to the results of the two duals, to say that it was a Jekyll & Hyde type performance for the Americans would not be an understatement. Pitted first against a contingent from the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United States would be close on several occasions, but victory just never seemed to be in the cards as the Stars and Stripes dropped the freestyle dual by a one-sided margin of 6-1.

Dake vs. Iran, www.phototrens.com

Winning the lone match for the Red, White and Blue was the poster boy of the hour, Cornell University’s, Kyle Dake. With short time on the clock in the first period, three-time World Cup medalist Hassan Tahmasebi would get in deep on a low single against the Ithaca native.  However, the excellent defense of Dake would enable him to fight off the takedown attempt and force the ball draw.  After the Iranian successfully drew a red ball (giving him the advantage), again it would be the four-time NCAA champion proving impossible to score on, locking onto the crotch and using the hold to lift and expose his opponent to win the first period 2-0.

After a second straight scoreless period during regulation, it would be Dake picking a ball from the bag.  Like Tahmasebi, Dake would make the most of his choice, plucking a blue ball to earn the right to try to end the match by finishing the leg clinch.  This would be a privilege that Dake would not allow to go to waste, as he quickly transitioned from a single to a power double to deposit the Iranian on his back for a takedown.

Opening Wednesday’s festivities at 55 kg against Iran would be two-time U.S. National Freestyle Champion, Obe Blanc, who was opposed by 2011 World Bronze Medalist/2012 Olympian, Hassan Rahimi. Getting on the board first and winning the first period would be the former Oklahoma State Cowboy Blanc, countering a shot from his opponent to turn in and then push the Iranian off the mat with 18 seconds remaining on the clock for the only point of the initial period.

In the second, it would Rahimi’s turn to beat the buzzer, converting on a single-leg with 10 seconds to go in the middle stanza to prolong the bout with a 1-0 period win of his own. After relatively low scoring efforts by both men in the first four minutes, there would be some action in the decisive third period with Rahimi getting on the board first with a takedown, but then quickly seeing his lead disappear when Blanc countered a gut wrench attempt to score a two-point exposure to take the 2-1 lead. Knowing that even if he scored another takedown to tie the match on the scoreboard, he would still lose on criteria, Rahimi would step up in a big way, not only getting the TD but then adding a two-point gut to seize control of the bout. It would be these two points on the turn that would prove to be the difference as the visiting wrestler would prevail 0-1, 1-0, 4-2 to give his team the early 1-0 lead in the team race.

Iran would make it two in a row to kick off the dual when Masoud Esmailpour, another of the 2012 Olympians (seventh place) from this loaded roster, would upend 2011 World Team Member/2013 National Freestyle Champion, Reece Humphrey, in straight periods 1-0, 6-0. Finding himself in a very tight spot, caught in a bodylock position on the edge of the mat, it would be the 2013 World Cup Gold Medalist from Iran finding a way to turn defense into offense, working his way out of the disadvantageous predicament to circle in and force a pushout with 10 seconds remaining in the first period to win 1-0.

In the second, Esmailpour, who in addition to this year’s World Cup title, also won a crown at the Asian Championships in 2010, would dominate from the opening whistle, notching his first takedown of the bout approximately 25 seconds in to grab the 1-0 lead. After going out of bounds, the wrestlers would be returned to their feet. However, they would not remain standing for long as again it would be Esmailpour drawing blood, snapping down on the head and spinning around to increase the lead to 2-0. Unlike his first opportunity from par terre, this time the Iranian would have time to work, and work he did, locking up a tight gut and taking it over three times to earn the technical fall in the second.

The proverbial bleeding would not stop at 66 kg when former two-time World Champion (2009, 2011), Mehdi Taghavi would continue to bury the U.S. in a deeper hole when he bested Kellen Russell in two periods to put his countrymen one win away from locking up the dual.  Unlike the first periods contested in the 55 and 60 kg bouts that enjoyed something of a feeling out process, 66 kg would witness fireworks from the start as Taghavi would hit a throw from his knees to score the opening two points of the bout. Russell, a two-time NCAA champion while wrestling for the University of Michigan, would then counter by coming out on top of the scramble to cut the deficit in half. Leading 2-1, Taghavi would add a little insurance, notching a TD to win the period 3-1.

Taghavi, who in addition to his pair of world titles has also represented his country at the past two Olympic Games (2008-10th; 2012-14th) would continue to assert his will in the second, getting penetration on the single-leg and finishing with 1:15 left in the second period to take the 1-0 lead. Taghavi would add one more takedown for good measure, striking with half a minute left to win the match 3-1, 2-0.

After fending off defeat with Dake’s aforementioned victory at 74 kg, the United States would be unable to feed off the momentum created by their phenom. Iran would capture the final three bouts of the afternoon, commencing at 84 kg when 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist Ehsan Lashgari would win a low scoring, but effective nonetheless 1-0, 1-0 decision over U.S. representative Keith Gavin, this year’s National Freestyle Champion.

Catching his American opponent getting a little too aggressive, it would be Lashgari, the medalist from the most recent summer games (who has also won three Asian titles in his decorated international career), securing the initial takedown of the match with 46 seconds remaining in the first period. The Iranian countered a Gavin shot to snap down and spin behind. This lone takedown would hold up as he would go on to win the period 1-0.

In something of a déjà vu moment, Lashgari would score again in the second period in exactly the same fashion, using the attacking style of the former NCAA champion from the University of Pittsburgh against him, again snapping and spinning around for the only takedown of period.  Using the old adage that it is better to win than look pretty, Lashgari’s pair of takedowns may not have caused the crowd to rise to their feet, but it certainly would do damage as the victory officially put the dual to bed by serving as the fourth win for the Iranians.

Making it two-for-two in head-to-head battles against former Ohio State Buckeye J.D. Bergman would be 2013 World Cup 5th place finisher, Hamed Tatari.  Having previously defeated Bergman en route to his top-5 finish at the World Cup, Tatari would surrender the first takedown of the bout on Wednesday, but would never lose faith in his abilities.

With Bergman leading 1-0, Tatari would respond in a big way, waiting until about 30 seconds were left in the period to even the score with a single-leg. With short time on the clock, Tatari would leave no room for chance, locking up and converting on a gut attempt to take the opening period of the 96 kg bout, 3-1.

Seemingly having his foe fatigued, Bergman would dive in on a single attempt with just over half a minute remaining in the second period. The aggressive move would unfortunately backfire as Tatari would be able to quickly sprawl and then fight his way around the corner to earn the takedown and the match by a score of 3-1, 1-0.

The dual against Iran would come to its conclusion with another U.S wrestler, Tervel Dlagnev, trying to gain redemption. Positioned last summer to win a bronze medal in his Olympic Games debut, the Lone Star State native would see his dreams crushed when he dropped the decision to Iran’s Khomeil Ghasemi.   Having placed higher than Ghasemi at the recent World Cup (Dlagnev was second, the Iranian fourth), the rematch would begin on a high note for the American as he secured the first takedown of the match to lead 1-0.  Dlagnev would maintain this advantage for the majority of the period, but on a day where nothing seemed to go right, Ghasemi would respond at the best possible moment, earning a TD of his own with less than five seconds remaining in the period to steal on the tiebreaking criteria.

Midway through the second period, the bull that is Ghasemi would strike, getting great penetration and then using his powerful legs to drive Dlagnev off the mat for the 1-0 lead.  Identical to the strategy used by his nemesis in the first period, this time it would be Dlagnev attempting to steal a victory in the closing seconds.  In deep on a low single with only a handful of ticks on the clock, the US grappler would come close, but would be unable to gain control as he would fall at the hands of the massive man from Iran, 1-1, 1-0.

As frustrating and humbling as the afternoon’s dual with Iran was, the nightcap would prove to be the polar opposite as all of a sudden, everything would seemingly just begin to fall into place.  Ball draws would go the way of the host country, underdogs on paper would rise to the occasion and pull upsets, guys who maybe did not have their best performances would still find ways to win, etc.  When all was said and done, the 6-1 defeat at the hands of Iran would be emphatically put in the rearview mirror as the Stars and Stripes would post their most convincing victory ever over the Russians, winning the first eight matches of the dual to close the show on a high note, 8-1 over the #1 wrestling country in the world. With the sun having set in NYC, it truly was the difference between night and day for the American contingent.

Well aware of the fact that his team was counting on him to get off to a fast start, 60 kg 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist Coleman Scott, who was the runner-up to Humphrey at last month’s U.S. Open would not let his country down. Scott transitioned from a duckunder to a single-leg with just under 1:00 remaining in the first to score the opening TD against Artas Sanaa, an eighth place finisher at the 2012 World Cup.  Being patient, Scott would keep Sanaa’s leg extended high before eventually finishing the TD with short time on the clock to win the first period 1-0.

After wrestling a scoreless two minutes in the middle stanza , the Russian would win the ball draw and finish the takedown off the leg clinch to send the opening bout of the dual to a decisive third period. Again, taking his time and picking his spots, the former NCAA Champion from Oklahoma State would explode with 30 seconds remaining in the match, hitting a power double straight to Sanaa’s back to take the 3-0 lead. This lead would hold up as Scott would emerge with the 1-0, 0-1, 3-0 victory to get the United States off on the right foot in the team race against the European rivals.

Stieber vs. Russia, www.phototrens.com

Because it was agreed upon in advance that this would not be a traditional dual, up next would be another 60 kg bout between a pair of rising stars from their respective countries, two-time NCAA champion Logan Stieber from Ohio State and Opan Sat, the three-time European champion who is widely regarded as one of the top competitors in the world. (He is #1 in the FILA World Rankings). Coming out like a man on a mission would be the defending NCAA Champion from the Buckeye State, scoring two takedowns and a hand-to-hand turn to propel himself to the 3-0 lead. Rather than concede, Sat would come roaring back, hitting a three-point throw to tie the match. Neither man would slow down on the offensive end, with Sat eventually emerging with a 7-5 period win after the first two minutes.

Identical to what he did in the first stanza, the second would again see Stieber strike expediently, getting in deep and finishing a takedown from feet to back to jump out to the 3-0 lead. Knowing how dangerous Sat can be, Stieber would not give his opponent the opportunity to rally, countering the Russian by throwing him to his back for three more points off a whizzer to win the second period by 6-0 technical fall.

After lighting up the scoreboard for 18 tallies in the first two stanzas, points would be at a premium in the third as the period went scoreless. Perhaps because he had treated spectators to a show, luck would be on the side of the Monroeville, Ohio native when Sat drew a blue ball from the bag, giving Stieber the opportunity to make it 2-for-2 in three period affairs for the Americans if he could win the leg-clinch. To the credit of Sat, he would not go down without a fight, working himself into a position where he was wrapped around Stieber, making it nearly impossible for the U.S. wrestler to cut the corner and get behind. Hence, knowing that he would be unable to finish the TD, Stieber would do the next best thing, locking through the crotch and then taking the Russian across his back for a exposure. The Russian coaching staff would attempt to challenge the close call, but in the end, the initial ruling would stand, increasing the Red, White and Blue’s lead to 2-0 with the 5-7, 6-0, 3-0 victory by Stieber.

Moving on to 66 kg, it would be another decorated former collegian, Brent Metcalf, keeping the victory train chugging when he fought back from a 2-0 loss in the first period to take the next two by scores of 1-0 and 7-0 to get the better of 2013 World Cup top-10 finisher, Soslan Ramonov. The epitome of the ‘Iowa Style’ that calls for constant attacks that smother the opposition, Metcalf would continue to push the pace in the second period, firing off shot after shot to no avail. Clearly the aggressor, but unable to break through on the scoreboard, Metcalf would see his fate be put in the hands of the luck of the draw when the second ended scoreless.  Seeing the blue ball come out of the bag would instantly energize the American, but he would not need the boost as he would win the period when he was awarded a penalty point for excessive cautions, as the Russian continued prevented him from establishing a lock.  In the third period, all of the tireless work done by Metcalf in the first four minutes would pay dividends as he would control his visibly-winded Russian opponent in every position on the mat, finishing off the come-from-behind victory with the 7-0 technical fall.

At 74 kg, after watching Dake win in his bout against Iran, the crowd would be treated to a coming out party for the man that the Cornell star beat in the 2013 NCAA finals. 2012 Hodge winner David Taylor from Penn State would utilize his amazing mat skills in the first period, scoring the opening takedown and then using his scrambling abilities to expose Magomed Kurbanaliev on multiple occasions to reign victorious 6-2 in the opening chapter. As impressive as he was in the first two minutes, Taylor would be even more remarkable in the second, catching his opponent in a headlock and tossing him to his back for the very quick fall. Pin + win for the Magic Man made the score 4-0 in favor of the hosts. Kurbanaliev was an 11th hour fill-in for 2009 World Silver medalist, Rasul Dzhukaev.

Burroughs vs. Russia, www.phototrens.com

Remaining at the 74 kg weight class, triumph would not come easy. But putting the dual on ice for the USA would be superstar Jordan Burroughs, the gold medalist at the last two major world events. Dropping the first period via 1-1 tiebreaker to virtual unknown Saba Khubezhty, Burroughs, who still has never lost in his senior freestyle career, would hit his stride over the course of the final four minutes, scoring on a combination of takedowns and pushouts to score 12 of the final 15 points of the bout to get his hand raised by a score of 1-1, 5-0, 7-3. Even in defeat, one cannot help but be impressed by the Russian, who pushed Burroughs to the limit, but simply did not have enough to knock the king off of his throne. The win by the former two-time NCAA champion from the University of Nebraska would be the fifth in a row for the U.S and would officially close out the men’s freestyle portion of the event.

Turning our attention to the fairer sex, it would not take 2012 World Silver Medalist Helen Maroulis long to prove that anything a man can do, a woman can do just as well, as she made fairly short work of her Russian opponent, Irina Kisel at 55 kg.  A heavy favorite on paper, Maroulis, the 2013 World Cup Gold Medalist from Maryland would not be in a generous mood, scoring the only two points of the first period to put herself one period closer to notching yet another win for the “land of the free.”  In the second, Maroulis would turn up the pressure to an even higher level, converting on a double-leg straight to Kisel’s back for the 3-0 lead.  With her foe in trouble, the multiple-time national champion who missed out on going to London when she was defeated in the finals of the 2012 Olympic Team Trials, would turn the Russian two times, keeping her on her back for the fall at the 35 second mark.  It should be noted that even without the fall, Maroulis was so dominant in that middle stanza that she still would have won by technical fall.

Wrapping up the action with a trio of Greco-Roman matches, the United States would go 2-1 in the most classic of the styles, with Kendrick Sanders and Ben Provisor each emerging victorious in their bouts and Jordan Holm falling in the final match of the night.

Opposed by Asker Orshokdugov, a wrestler who big things were expected from given his credentials as a medalist on the Cadet and Junior levels, Sanders would go on to win in straight periods, defending in the par terre position in the first period and then being awarded the second period via a caution and a penalty point when Orshokdugov was warned four times for moving before a lock had been secured.

Provisor, the representative for the United States at 74 kg at the London Olympics, would pull off one of the bigger upsets of the night when he defeated 2010 World Champion/three-time European Champion (2009-2011), Ambako Vachadze, in three periods, all of which had identical 1-0 scores. With goose-eggs being posted after 90 seconds of all three periods, Provisor and Vachadze would exchange wins in the first and second by defending the par terre position. In third 30 second par terre position, it would be the American who finally got something done from the top, earning an appreciation point (no exposure) for an attempted lift and throw. This single point would prove to be the difference maker as U.S. would keep the shutout intact.

On the cusp of going winless, a notion that is foreign (no pun intended) to any Russian wrestler, it would be Evgeni Saleev coming through for his country when he won his 84 kg bout 0-1, 1-0, 1-0 over 2013 U.S. National Champion, Holm. Another dark horse in this Russian lineup, if you search for Saleev’s resume on the FILA database, you won’t find much. But alas, true to the spirit that it’s not what you have done in the past that matters, it’s what you do now, the Russian would get perhaps the most significant victory of his career when the Americans got a slight dose of their own medicine. Having lost two periods because of improper leg-clinch and/or par terre procedure, the Russians would finally see a call go in their favor when Holm was cautioned and penalized when he jumped the whistle in the third period. This penalty point would be all that Saleev would require and he would make no real attempt from top, instead allowing Holm to get to his feet and then backing away to preserve Russia’s only win of the night.

Iran 6 United States 1
55 kg/121 lbs – Mehdi Taghavi (Iran) dec. Obe Blanc (USA) 0-1, 1-0, 4-2
60 kg/132 lbs – Masoud Esmailpour (Iran) dec. Reece Humphrey (USA) 1-0, 6-0
66 kg/145.5 lbs – Mehdi Taghavi (Iran) dec. Kellen Russell (USA) 3-1, 2-0
74 kg/163 lbs – Kyle Dake (USA) dec. Hassan Tahmasebi (Iran) 2-0, 1-0
84 kg/185 lbs – Ehsan Lashgari (Iran) dec. Keith Gavin (USA) 1-0, 1-0
96 kg/211.5 lbs – Hamed Tatari (Iran) dec. J.D. Bergman (USA) 3-1, 1-0
120 kg/264.5 lbs – Khomeil Ghasemi (Iran) dec. Tervel Dlagnev (USA) 1-1, 1-0

United States 8 Russia 1
55 kg/121 lbs (Women’s FS) – Helen Maroulis (USA) pin Irina Kisel (Russia) 2-0, 0:35
60 kg/132 lbs – Coleman Scott (USA) dec. Artas Sanaa (Russia) 1-0, 0-1, 3-0
60 kg/132 lbs– Logan Stieber (USA) dec. Opan Sat (Russia) 5-7, 6-0, 3-0
66 kg/145.5 lbs – Brent Metcalf (USA) dec. Soslan Ramanov (Russia) 0-2, 1-0, 7-0
66 kg/145.5 lbs (GR) – Kendrick Sanders (USA) dec. Asker Orshokdugov (Russia) 1-0, 1-0
74 kg/163 lbs – David Taylor (USA) pin Magomed Kurbanaliev (Russia) 7-2, 0:16
74 kg/163 lbs – Jordan Burroughs (USA) vs. Saba Khubezhty (Russia) 1-1, 5-0, 7-3
74 kg/163 lbs (GR) – Ben Provisor (USA) dec. Ambako Vachadze (Russia) 1-0, 0-1, 1-0
84 kg/185 lbs (GR) –Evgeni Saleev (Russia) dec. Jordan Holm (USA) 0-1, 1-0, 1-0

 
 
If you aren’t attending Wednesday’s Rumble on the Rails event in New York City, you can still watch Team USA take on both Iran (at 3:30 p.m.) and Russia (at 6 p.m.) in dual meets from Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

The official website of the United States Olympic Committee, TeamUSA.org, will provide a free live stream of both duals.  For more information or to watch, see here.

There are additional options to view the action as well.  NBC Sports Network will be airing the dual with Iran live and Universal Sports will do the same for the meet against Russia. In addition, both of those channels will offer web streaming options (NBCSports.com/liveextra (link) is the site for the Iran dual while UniversalSports.org is the location of the Russia dual).

Following the wrestling action, the annual Beat the Streets Gala will take place at the Bryant Park Grill.

A native New Yorker will compete, as Cornell’s four-time NCAA champion Kyle Dake will take the mat at 74 kg/163 pounds against Iran.  Other stars participating include Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs and bronze winner Coleman Scott. The lineups provided last week for both duals can be found here.

 
 
For the third consecutive year, Jenna Burkert will be representing the United States at the Junior World Championships. The Rocky Point native earned her spot on the squad over the weekend at the Body Bar FILA Junior Nationals in Florida at 59 kg/130 pounds.

In the best-of-three championship round, Burkert eased past Team Indiana’s Kayla Miracle in the first period of the initial bout, 7-0. However, Miracle responded with a pin in the second stanza to win the first match.

Burkert was in control the rest of the way, however, capturing the second bout 1-0, 1-0 and then taking the third 6-0, 3-3. She will travel to the World Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria as one of six returning team members for Team USA.

Also preparing to compete for the Red, White and Blue is Shenendehowa High School’s Alexis Porter, who won the Body Bar FILA Cadet Nationals at 65 kg/143.25 pounds. Porter topped Hannah Gladden in straight matches (2-0, 7-0 in the first and 1-0, 5-1 in the second) to clinch the title and the ticket to the FILA Cadet World Championships in Serbia in August.

For the full results, go to www.trackwrestling.com and search for 2013 Body Bar WM National Championships.

 
 
Champions were crowned over the weekend in Binghamton at the 2013 New York State Freestyle and Greco tournaments. If you missed the action, you can see the title bouts in the Junior Freestyle competition below plus a bonus match – a pool bout between All-Staters Reggie Williams and Gio Santiago at 195 pounds that featured a number of big moves and lots of excitement.

William Koll, Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer, Kevin Thayer and Burke Paddock finished on top in both Freestyle and Greco, adding to the championships they won during the high school season in Albany.

For results from the weekend see here and here.

160 Pound Junior Freestyle Final: Burke Paddock vs. Alex Smythe

152 Pound Junior Freestyle Final: Kevin Thayer vs. Nigel Williams

132 Pound Junior Freestyle Final: William Koll vs. Jordan Maynard

138 Pound Junior Freestyle Final: Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer vs. Sean O’Hagan

145 Pound Junior Freestyle Final: Connor Lapresi vs. Rocco Russo

195 Pound Junior Freestyle Final: Reggie Williams vs. Thomas Murray

195 Pound Pool Match: Gio Santiago vs. Reggie Williams

170 Pound Junior Freestyle Final: Troy Seymour vs. Liam Bass

182 Pound Junior Freestyle Final: Isaiah Zimmer vs. Tim Schaefer

113 Pound Junior Freestyle Final: John Twomey vs. Golan Cohen

120 Pound Freestyle Final: Matthew Morris vs. Daniel Murray

126 Pound Freestyle Final: Simon Greebel vs. Paul Smoot

220 Pound Junior Freestyle Final: Joe Nasoni vs. Luke McKee

285 Pound Junior Freestyle Final: Brad Lucas vs. Nolan Terrance

106 Pound Junior Freestyle: Josh LoGuidice vs. Nico Riccio

 
 
(For information and results from Saturday’s competition in Junior Freestyle and Cadet Greco, see this link. Videos will be posted in the next few days).

It isn’t easy to earn the Triple Crown in New York, capturing state titles in all three styles of wrestling.  But you might think otherwise when looking at the results from this weekend’s action at Broome Community College, as four grapplers (William Koll, Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer, Kevin Thayer and Burke Paddock) added Freestyle and Greco Roman crowns to the championships they won in folkstyle back in February in Albany.

Paddock vs Smythe, Photo by BV

The quartet of wrestlers all demonstrated dominance on Sunday in Junior Greco competition. Both Thayer (152) and Paddock (160) faced the same opponent in the title bout as they did on Saturday in Freestyle.  This time, both made quick work of their foes, picking up first period pins.  And speaking of rematches, Rodriguez-Spencer (138) not only defeated Sean O’Hagan in the finals for the second straight day, he also did it by the same score – 5-0, 6-0.  Koll also won in straight periods, taking a 2-0, 11-4 triumph against Blake Retell at 132.

Those wrestlers weren’t the only double champions over the weekend.  Both ATWA’s Matthew Morris (120) and Reggie Williams (195) swept both Olympic styles in Binghamton.

On Saturday, Golan Cohen (113) and Rocco Russo (145) made the title bout in Freestyle, but took second place.  One day later, both returned to the finals and came out on top, with Russo’s victory coming by fall.

It was one of many titlewinning pins on the day, including by Sam Eagan at 220 and Jeff Urbina at 285.  In addition, Beat the Streets collected a pair of Junior Greco titles at 106 (Dolan McColgan) and 126 (Cheick Ndiaye), while crowns were also captured by Andrew Psomas of Farrell Lions at 170 and James Schreck of Sachem 3 at 182.

While there were a number of double champions in the Junior division, as discussed previously, there were more in the Cadet brackets, with 10 wrestlers grabbing a pair of titles over the weekend.

The first three classes were won by Drew Schafer (88), Brian Kelly (94) and Vinny Vespa (100).  After that, seven of the next eight weights featured repeat champions, starting with Parker Kropman at 106 and also including Nick Casella (120), Ian Lupole (126), Leonard Merkin (132), Sam Ward (138), Gino Titone (145) and Jesse Porter (152). The only exception was at 113, where Evan Barczak notched the freestyle championship a day after earning runner up honors in Greco.

The additional double titlewinners were Jacob Woolson (170), Aidan Mathews (195) and Peter Strassfield (285).  A day after registering a bronze showing in Greco, Jake Ashcraft stood on top of the podium at 160 pounds, while Jeremy Hughes picked up gold at 182 and James Bethel did the same at 220.

Full brackets are available at www.trackwrestling.com.

For the placewinners from Sunday’s action in Cadet Freestyle and Junior Greco, see below.

CADET FREESTYLE RESULTS

Cadet FS – 88 Results
1st Place – Drew Schafer of Superior Wrestling Academy
2nd Place – Justin Lopez of Yonkers
3rd Place – Darwingh Alvarez of Beat the Streets New York City
4th Place – Oscar Lainez of Middletown
5th Place – David Ciciarella of Mohawk Valley Wrestling Club

Cadet FS – 94 Results
1st Place – Brian Kelly of Kings Park Wrestling
2nd Place – David Wolanski of SCHENECTADY

Cadet FS – 100 Results
1st Place – Vincent Vespa of rock hard wrestling
2nd Place – Anthony Sparacio of North Babylon
3rd Place – John Luke Destefano of Beat the Streets New York City
4th Place – Nicholas Forte of Journey
5th Place – Shane Gibbons of Massapequa
6th Place – Maxim Pasichnik of BTS PS 186

Cadet FS – 106 Results
1st Place – Parker Kropman of Titan World Wide Wrestling Clu
2nd Place – Dean Raymond of Team Worldwide Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Sean Miller of Ascend Wrestling Club
4th Place – Johnathon Lauricella of Genesee Valley Wrestling Club
5th Place – Theodore Powers of MEXICO
6th Place – John Devine of Titans

Cadet FS – 113 Results
1st Place – Evan Barczak of rock hard wrestling
2nd Place – Chris Donnelly of Ascend Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Taylor Picciano of Kings Park Wrestling
4th Place – John Kalinoglu of Massapequa
5th Place – Michael Venosa of Section 5
6th Place – Kevin Kelly of rock hard wrestling

Cadet FS – 120 Results
1st Place – Nicholas Casella of Vougar Honors Wrestling Inc.
2nd Place – Benjamin Lamantia of Vougar Honors Wrestling Inc.
3rd Place – Dominic Inzana of Saratoga Springs
4th Place – Jackie Gold of Rocky Point
5th Place – Hunter Howland of MEXICO
6th Place – Brandon Santiago of Beat the Streets New York City

Cadet FS – 126 Results
1st Place – Ian Lupole of Team Worldwide Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Christian Briody of Ascend Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Michael Berkowitz of Vougar Honors Wrestling Inc.
4th Place – Blake Jackson of Superior Wrestling Academy
5th Place – James Rosado of Beat the Streets New York City
6th Place – Nichholas Petralia of Section 8

Cadet FS – 132 Results
1st Place – Leonard Merkin of elite wrestling academy
2nd Place – Freddy Eckles of Buffalo Grapplers Wrestling Cl
3rd Place – Mike D`Angelo of Ascend Wrestling Club
4th Place – Da`mani Burns of Newburgh Wrestling Club
5th Place – Jake Colonna of North Babylon
6th Place – Christopher Ladd of Sachem 3 Style Wrestling Club

Cadet FS – 138 Results
1st Place – Samuel Ward of Ascend Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Kevin Jackson of Ascend Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Jilling Frank of Lindenhurst
4th Place – Wyatt DeMarree of Section 5
5th Place – Steven Prinston of Beat the Streets New York City
6th Place – Marc Paez of Long beach

Cadet FS – 145 Results
1st Place – Gino Titone of Connetquot Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Jakob Restrepo of Vougar Honors Wrestling Inc.
3rd Place – Jordan Bushey of Cellar Dwellers
4th Place – Thomas Wightman of Section 9
5th Place – Steven Culbert of Journeymen Wrestling
6th Place – Brian Bucci of Section 9

Cadet FS – 152 Results
1st Place – Jesse Porter of Journeymen Wrestling
2nd Place – Ronaldo Rodriguez of Beat the Streets New York City
3rd Place – William Marcil of ATWA
4th Place – John Vouzonis of Ascend Wrestling Club
5th Place – Dylan Gifford of Veritas
6th Place – Dylan Studer of Team Worldwide Wrestling Club

Cadet FS – 160 Results
1st Place – Jacob Ashcraft of Journeymen Wrestling
2nd Place – Collin LaBombard of Cellar Dwellers
3rd Place – Andy Cummings of Journeymen Wrestling
4th Place – Max Zhitnik of Tiger Style Wrestling
5th Place – Vance Cuffie of Beat the Streets New York City
6th Place – Zafar Iskandarov of Beat the Streets New York City

Cadet FS – 170 Results
1st Place – Jacob Woolson of Mohawk Valley Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Dakota Wolley of Genesee Valley Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Richie Jones of Cobra
4th Place – Tom Lane of Section 8
5th Place – Tredd Smith of Section 8
6th Place – Madhur Karki of Titan World Wide Wrestling Clu

Cadet FS – 182 Results
1st Place – Jeremy Hughes of Section 8
2nd Place – James Campbell of Titan World Wide Wrestling Clu
3rd Place – Marcello Gennaro of Section 9
4th Place – Colby Staley of ATWA

Cadet FS – 195 Results
1st Place – Aidan Mathews of Dark corner
2nd Place – Nick Mcshea of rock hard wrestling
3rd Place – Tyler Hall of Section 6
4th Place – Christopher Halleran of Tiger Style Wrestling

Cadet FS – 220 Results
1st Place – James Bethel of Dark corner
2nd Place – Khaled Abdoun of Journeymen Wrestling
3rd Place – Chris Tangora of Section 2
4th Place – Elijah Sampo of Mohawk Valley Wrestling Club
5th Place – Chazz Leo of Section 11
6th Place – George O`Mahony of Massapequa

Cadet FS – 285 Results
1st Place – Peter Strassfield of Southampton High School Wrestl
2nd Place – Alex Gonzalez of Geneva
3rd Place – Jordan Keys of Journeymen Wrestling
4th Place – Garyn Huntley of Veritas
5th Place – Victor Palmer-Ortiz of Mohawk Valley Wrestling Club
6th Place – Jake Lanzillo of Averill Park

JUNIOR GRECO ROMAN RESULTS

JUNIOR GR – 106 Results
1st Place – Dolan Mccolgan of Beat the Streets New York
2nd Place – Nico Riccio of Journeymen

JUNIOR GR – 113 Results
1st Place – Golan Cohen of Titan
2nd Place – Chris Cuccolo of Pine Bush
3rd Place – Noah Malamut of Poly Prep High School Wrestlin
4th Place – Matthew Stallone of Sachem 3 Style Wrestling Club
5th Place – alex kellar of Section 4
6th Place – Shamar Griffith of Beat the Streets New York

JUNIOR GR – 120 Results
1st Place – Matthew Morris of ATWA
2nd Place – Pedro Rosales of Bearcave
3rd Place – ryan burns of Cobra Wrestling Academy
4th Place – Alpha Diallo of Beat the Streets New York
5th Place – Rashid Powell of Beat the Streets New York
6th Place – Kyle Kelly of Team Worldwide

JUNIOR GR – 126 Results
1st Place – Cheick Ndiaye of Beat the Streets New York
2nd Place – Richard Antonacci of Ascend Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Andrew Taber of North Rose-Wolcott High School
4th Place – Daniel Amancio of Bronx
5th Place – Paul Smoot of Rock Hard Wrestling
6th Place – Ray Konvicka of MVWC

JUNIOR GR – 132 Results
1st Place – William Koll of Finger Lakes Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Blake Retell of Journeymen
3rd Place – Ryan Snow of Section 3
4th Place – Nathan Hayes of Team Worldwide
5th Place – Carl Rouse of Team Worldwide
6th Place – Thomas Walsh of Titan

JUNIOR GR – 138 Results
1st Place – Renaldo Rodriguez-Spencer of Buffalo Grapplers
2nd Place – Sean O`Hagan of Sachem 3 Style Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Eric Bergin of Beat the Streets New York
4th Place – Jay Oates of ATWA
5th Place – Nick Strand of Westhampton Beach High School
6th Place – Nathaniel Vargas of Guilderland HS

JUNIOR GR – 145 Results
1st Place – Rocco Russo of New York Super Six
2nd Place – Codie Gilllette of ATWA
3rd Place – Saidyokub Kahramonov of Beat the Streets New York
4th Place – Nathaniel Palmer of ATWA
5th Place – Jay Kindlon of New York Titans
6th Place – Colin Hay of Miller Place Takedown Clubcoli

JUNIOR GR – 152 Results
1st Place – Kevin Thayer of Veritas
2nd Place – Nigel Williams of Beat the Streets New York
3rd Place – Max Garkusha of Beat the Streets New York
4th Place – Askar Raimbek of Beat the Streets New York
5th Place – Tanner Phillips of ATWA
6th Place – Mirlan Jumabaev of Beat the Streets New York

JUNIOR GR – 160 Results
1st Place – Burke Paddock of Team Ten
2nd Place – Alexander Smythe of New York Super Six
3rd Place – Michael Tropiano of Vougars Honor Wrestling (VHW)
4th Place – Jimmy Marquez of Journeymen
5th Place – Derrick Gardner of Averill Park
6th Place – Jordan Formicola of falcons

JUNIOR GR – 170 Results
1st Place – Andrew Psomas of Farrell Lions
2nd Place – Liam Bass of Westhampton Beach High School
3rd Place – Troy Seymour of ATWA
4th Place – David Bunn of Copiague
5th Place – Garrett Davis of New York Titans
6th Place – Mark Anthony Perez of Unattached

JUNIOR GR – 182 Results
1st Place – James Schreck of Sachem 3 Style Wrestling Club
2nd Place – Isaiah Zimmer of Team Worldwide
3rd Place – Cedrick Stephens of Beat the Streets New York
4th Place – Mark Tracey of Sachem 3 Style Wrestling Club
5th Place – Ronnie King of Islip
6th Place – Alex Moss of MVWC

JUNIOR GR – 195 Results
1st Place – Reggie Williams of Team Worldwide
2nd Place – Giovanni Santiago of Sachem 3 Style Wrestling Club
3rd Place – Roland Zilberman of Beat the Streets New York
4th Place – Nathanael Rose of Beat the Streets New York
5th Place – Richard Duermeyer of Buffalo Grapplers
6th Place – Maleke Cunningham of Beat the Streets New York

JUNIOR GR – 220 Results
1st Place – Sam Eagen of Empire/Titan
2nd Place – Luke McKee of ATWA
3rd Place – Rafael Rokosz of Southhampton HS
4th Place – Endy Nunez of Rams Wrestling Club
5th Place – Sean Fergusan of Rocky Point
6th Place – Allen Michael Rios of Team Worldwide

JUNIOR GR – 285 Results
1st Place – Jeff Urbina of Copiague
2nd Place – Nolan Terrance of ATWA
3rd Place – Matthew Abbott of Team Worldwide
4th Place – Mason Cross of New York Titans
5th Place – Quasar Hampton of Beat the Streets New York
6th Place – Mark Ifraimov of Beat the Streets New York