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| SECTION 8 NASSAU COUNTY |
| SECTION 11 SUFFOLK COUNTY |
| SECTION ELEVEN WINS THEIR 18TH NYS INTERSECTIONAL TOURNAMENT |
| Section Eleven (Suffolk County) won the 48th annual NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships before 4,562 fans at the Times Union Center in Albany. The navy blue-clad contingent amassed 280.5 points to outdistance runner-up Section Eight (Nassau County) with 192 and Section Six who finished with 136.5 points. The Suffolk squad crowned eight champions, including four-time placer and two-time champion Stephen Dutton (49-0, 227-12 career) Click here to continue... |
| Nassau CC finished behind Harper College (Illinois) and had four NJCAA All-Americans: Ricardo Gomez (2nd), Kodie Silvestri (3rd), Lance Wade (5th) & Jules Doliscar (5th). |
| NASSAU SECOND IN NJCAA |
| John Glenn's Nick Meinsen (Section XI) controls Newburgh's Taylor Laraia (Section IX) en route to becoming his school's first state champion with a 6-0 decision in the 130 pound final. Click here for more pictures. |
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| CORNELL WINS EIWA WITH EIGHT NCAA QUALIFIERS AS BINGHAMTON WINS CAA WITH 5 QUALIFIERS AND HOFSTRA WITH 3 |
| Cornell crowned five champions and won the EIWA Tournament qualifying 8 wrestlers into the NCAA tournament along the way. Leading the charge for the Big Red was defending NCAA champion Troy Nickerson at 125 pounds followed by other EIWA champs: Mike Grey (133), number one ranked Kyle Dake (141), Mack Lewnes (174), and Cam Simaz (197). Binghamton won the CAA Conference Tournament with 4 champs and secured a school record 5 NCAA qualifiers. Returning All-American Josh Patterson won the 174 pound crown, other BU champs included: Anwar Goeres (141), Justin Lister (157), Nate Schiedel (184) and runnerup Donnie Vinson (149). Hofstra qualified 3 for the NCAA's: Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (157), P.J. Gillespie (165), and Ben Clymer (184). Army earned 2 NCAA qualifiers and crowned one CAA champ Matt Kyler (149). The NCAA Championships are slated for March 18th through the 20th at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska. |
| Central Islip's Andy Rodriguez (Section XI) rides out Tony Carlo of Monsignor Farrell (CHSAA) in overtime to win his second state title. Click here for more pictures. |