Johnson and Wales University Wrestling

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JWU GOES 4-2 at GATOR DUALS

No. 23 JWU Wrestling Posts 4-2 Record At Gator Duals
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Johnson & Wales (RI) - 27   Chicago - 13

125 Michael Bastante Johnson & Wales (RI) Schoettle, Jimmy Chicago        W DEC 16 - 12                                                       133 Nicholas Cucciniello Johnson & Wales (RI) Acosta, Francisco Chicago   W FALL 2:06
141 John Donaleski Johnson & Wales (RI) Oster, Christopher Chicago           W DEC 7 - 4
149 Andrew Van Dyk Johnson & Wales (RI) Hotta, Josh Chicago                      W FALL 6:07
157 Jack Hamilton Johnson & Wales (RI) Layton, Jim Chicago                         L MD 4 - 10
165 Jordan Corona Johnson & Wales (RI) Burns, Spencer Chicago                L DEC 4 - 10
174 Colin Lenhardt Johnson & Wales (RI) Kneisel, David Chicago                   W DEC 8 - 1
184 Brennan Ward Johnson & Wales (RI) Mihama, Takumi Chicago               W FALL 4:47
197 Patrick McCrohan Johnson & Wales (RI) Carlson, Troy Chicago                L DEC 3 - 9
285 Humphrey Swift Johnson & Wales (RI) Hatten, Ryan Chicago                    L DEC 2 - 4

Johnson & Wales (RI) - 25   Ohio Northern - 11


125 Brian Conley Johnson & Wales (RI) Piszker, Louis Ohio Northern                      W FALL 6:59
133 Nicholas Cucciniello Johnson & Wales (RI) Jones, Jeremy Ohio Northern       W DEC 7 - 4
141 John Donaleski Johnson & Wales (RI) Spooner, Joe Ohio Northern                  W DEC 5 - 4
149 Andrew Van Dyk Johnson & Wales (RI) Hoopes, Kenneth Ohio Northern          L DEC 4 - 9
157 Terrell Webster Johnson & Wales (RI) Sommers, Jeffrey Ohio Northern         W DEC 13 - 8
165 Jordan Corona Johnson & Wales (RI) Miller, Luke Ohio Northern                       L MD 3 - 17
174 Colin Lenhardt Johnson & Wales (RI) Kwiat, Kyle Ohio Northern                         L MD 8 - 19
184 Brennan Ward Johnson & Wales (RI) Alexander, Matthew Ohio Northern          W DEC 6 - 4
197 William Mulligan Johnson & Wales (RI) Jones, David Ohio Northern                  W SV-2 3 - 2
285 Humphrey Swift Johnson & Wales (RI) Fisher, Joseph Ohio Northern                W MD 15 - 5

Johnson & Wales (RI) - 8 Cornell College - 34

125 Michael Bastante Johnson & Wales (RI) Hood, Timothy Cornell College                           L FALL 4:55                                                               133 Nicholas Cucciniello Johnson & Wales (RI) Nothern, Nichalos Cornell College              W DEC 8 - 3
141 John Donaleski Johnson & Wales (RI) Donahue, Kevin Cornell College                           L DEC 0 - 2
149 Andrew Van Dyk Johnson & Wales (RI) Schwebke, Jacob Cornell College                        L MD 0 - 8
157 Terrell Webster Johnson & Wales (RI) Moore, Colton Cornell College                           L FALL 2:14
165 ALex Shea Johnson & Wales (RI) Hambleton, Joseph Cornell College                             L DEC 2 - 4                                                               174 Colin Lenhardt Johnson & Wales (RI) Robertson, Clifford Cornell College                       W DEC 7 - 3
184 Brennan Ward Johnson & Wales (RI) Roberts, Andrew Cornell College                            L FALL 1:20
197 Patrick McCrohan Johnson & Wales (RI) Widmer, Robert Cornell College                       W DEC 7 - 0
285 Humphrey Swift Johnson & Wales (RI) Bauman, Wyatt Cornell College                             L FALL 1:23

JWU deducted 1 team point

Johnson & Wales (RI) - 10   Luther - 34


125 Brian Conley Johnson & Wales (RI) Swanson, Jayson Luther                L FALL 2:16                                                                                             133 Nicholas Cucciniello Johnson & Wales (RI) Capouch, Ryan Luther      W DEC 9 - 4
141 Thomas Webster Johnson & Wales (RI) Bokoski, Kevin Luther             L MD 2 - 15
149 Andrew Van Dyk Johnson & Wales (RI) Pyle, Jason Luther                      L DEC 0 - 2
157 Terrell Webster Johnson & Wales (RI) Flood, Ethan Luther                     L DEC 4 - 11
165 Jordan Corona Johnson & Wales (RI) Serbousek, Lance Luther            L FALL 1:47
174 Colin Lenhardt Johnson & Wales (RI) Lewis, Dale Luther                       W MD 17 - 5
184 Johnson & Wales (RI) Barclay, Nic Luther                                                    L Forfiet
197 William Mulligan Johnson & Wales (RI) Steinberg, Jack Luther             W DEC 2 - 1
285 Humphrey Swift Johnson & Wales (RI) Plattner, Allyn Luther                  L FALL 1:10

The following are the B team dual meet results

Johnson & Wales (RI) - 28   Ohio Northern - 13


125 Brian Conley Johnson & Wales (RI) Select or Enter Name Ohio Northern                       W Forfiet
133 James Soprano Johnson & Wales (RI) Henault, Kenneth Ohio Northern                         W DEC 8 - 5
141 Thomas Webster Johnson & Wales (RI) Freeman, Garret Ohio Northern                         L FALL 3:17
149 Michael Bove Johnson & Wales (RI) Kramp, Brent Ohio Northern                                   L DEC 3 - 6
157 John Kwegyir-Paintsil Johnson & Wales (RI) Sommers, Jeffrey Ohio Northern                L MD 0 - 12
165 ALex Shea Johnson & Wales (RI) Trimble, Adam Ohio Northern                                    W MD 15 - 5
174 Connor Nelson Johnson & Wales (RI) Washam, Kyler Ohio Northern                             W FALL 3:45
184 Johnson & Wales (RI) Select or Enter Name Ohio Northern                                           NOMATCH
197 Blake McNulty Johnson & Wales (RI) Swick, Andrew Ohio Northern                              W DEC 12 - 6
285 William Mulligan Johnson & Wales (RI) Select or Enter Name Ohio Northern                  W Forfiet

Johnson & Wales (RI) - 23   Cornell College - 6


125 Brian Conley Johnson & Wales (RI) Mason, John Cornell College                         W FALL 3:56                                           133 Joe Pronk Johnson & Wales (RI) Snider, Tigue Cornell College                            W DEC 11 - 4
141 Thomas Webster Johnson & Wales (RI) Roberts, Andrew Cornell College             W TF 18 - 3 (5:00)
149 Michael Bove Johnson & Wales (RI) Schwebke, Jacob Cornell College                 L DEC 0 - 7
157 John Kwegyir-Paintsil Johnson & Wales (RI) Guenther, Josh Cornell College         L DEC 3 - 7
165 ALex Shea Johnson & Wales (RI) Select or Enter Name Cornell College               W Forfiet
174 Connor Nelson Johnson & Wales (RI) Gratz, Daniel Cornell College                      W DEC 7 - 6
184 Johnson & Wales (RI) Select or Enter Name Cornell College                                 NOMATCH
197 Johnson & Wales (RI) Select or Enter Name Cornell College                                  NOMATCH
285 Johnson & Wales (RI) Select or Enter Name Cornell College                                  NOMATCH

OLD NEWS

Bonus Points are the Killer as #15 Williams def. #23 JWU 20-17.

No. 23 JWU Wrestling Posts 2-1 Record At WPI Quad Meet
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December 12, 2009

Worcester, Mass. – The 23rd ranked Johnson & Wales wrestling team posted a 2-1 record at the WPI Quad Meet on Saturday afternoon. JWU opened the day with a commanding 41-6 victory against host WPI. In the second match of the day, Johnson & Wales dropped a hard-fought 20-17 decision against 15th ranked Williams. The Wildcats then wrapped up the day with a 27-9 win over #30 ranked Oneonta.

Freshman 174 pounder Colin Lenhardt (Hayes, Va.) went a perfect 3-0 on the day, including a pin in just 2:04 against David Cardenas from WPI. Junior Brennan Ward (Waterford, Conn.), ranked No. 6 nationally, was also 3-0 on the day with a pin vs. WPI’s Mike Ducey and a major decision against Nathan Shippee from Williams at 184 pounds. Sophomore Jordan Corona (Northfield, N.J.) had a 2-0 mark at 165 pounds while junior Nicholas Cucciniello (Smithtown, N.Y.) at 133 pounds and junior Michael Bastante (Totowa, N.J.) at 125 pounds both posted perfect 2-0 marks for the Wildcats. On a side note Brian Conley (Egg Harbor Twp, NJ) knocked off the #6 ranked wrestler in the country in Carl Anderson of WPI at 125 lbs by the score of 5-3.

Johnson & Wales is now 5-2 in dual matches for the season and will return to action on Sunday, December 20th when they travel to Florida for the Florida Duals, competing against some of the top competition NCAA Division III.

Johnson & Wales 41, WPI 6
Weight            Result                                                                                              Score/Time        Running Score
174                  Colin Lenhardt (JWU) Pinned David Cardenas (WPI)                      2:04           6-0
184                  Brennan Ward (JWU) Pinned Mike Ducey (WPI)                               0:12           12-0
197                  William Mulligan (JWU) Dec. Garrett Yablonski (WPI)                     10-4           15-0
285                  Humphrey Swift (JWU) Pinned Anthony Corbo (WPI)                       2:27           21-0
125                  Brian Conley (JWU) Dec. Carl Anderson (WPI)                                 5-3            24-0
133                  James Soprano (JWU) Major Dec. Eric Metcalf (WPI)                    20-7           28-0
141                  John Donaleski (JWU) Dec. Alex Pittera (WPI)                                   7-5            31-0
149                  Andrew Van Dyk (JWU) Major Dec. Joseph Pellegrine (WPI)         16-7           35-0
157                  Tyler Howe (WPI) Pinned Anthony Pierro (JWU)                              4:41           35-6
165                  Alex Shea (JWU) Pinned Kenny Adams (WPI)                                  4:44           41-6

Williams 20, Johnson & Wales 17
Weight            Result                                                                                              Score/Time    Running Score
174                  Colin Lenhardt (JWU) Dec. George Sullivan (WC)                        10-6          0-3
184                  Brennan Ward (JWU) Major Dec. Nathan Shippee (WC)             12-4          0-7
197                  Ryan Malo (WC) Pinned Patrick McCrohan (JWU)                         3:07          6-7
285                  Tom Foote (WC) Dec. Humphrey Swift (JWU)                                5-2           9-7
125                  Michael Bastante (JWU) Dec. Josh Mattana (WC)                          8-5           9-10
133                  Nicholas Cucciniello (JWU) Dec. Cesare Antista (WC)                7-1           9-13
141                  Dylan Rittenburg (WC) Dec. John Donaleski (JWU)                      3-0           12-13
149                  Corey Paulish (WC) Tech Fall Andrew Van Dyk (JWU)           20-4 (5:36)   17-13
157                  Carl Breitenstein (WC) Dec. Anthony Pierro (JWU)                       6-1           20-13
165                  Jordan Corona (JWU) Major Dec. Zeb Levine (WC)                     14-5          20-17

Johnson & Wales 27, Oneonta Stats 9
Weight            Result                                                                                             Score/Time     Running Score
174                  Colin Lenhardt (JWU) Dec. Chris Wade (OS)                                5-3            3-0
184                  Brennan Ward (JWU) Dec. Josh Wake (OS)                                 13-6           6-0
197                  William Mulligan (JWU) Dec. Brian Kramer (OS)                          5-2            9-0
285                  James Lamonica (OS) Dec. Humphrey Swift (JWU)                   5-4            9-3
125                  Michael Bastante (JWU) Dec. Derek Conant (OS)                       3-2            12-3
133                  Nicholas Cucciniello (JWU) Pinned Richard Benigno (OS)     1:26           18-3
141                  Erik Johnson (OS) Dec. John Donaleski (JWU)                          5-3            18-6
149                  Andrew Van Dyk (JWU) Pinned Toby Reese (OS)                      4:47           24-6
157                  David Staulters (OS) Dec. Anthony Pierro (JWU)                        8-3            24-9
165                  Jordan Corona (JWU) Dec. Eric Simmons (OS)                        2-1            27-9

JWU WINS A NAIL BITTER, 21-19 over Bridgewater State College

No. 23 JWU Wrestling Defeats Bridgewater State College, 21-19
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December 9, 2009

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Johnson and Wales Wrestling team won a tough 21-19 decision over Bridgewater State College in a Pilgrim Wrestling League (PWL) match this evening at Kelly Gymnasium in Bridgewater. The win came without JWU starters at 125,133,149&165 as they had the night off to get ready for Saturdays quad meet.

Johnson & Wales erased a 19-9 deficit by winning the final three bouts of the night capped off by an 8-1 decision by freshman Humphrey Swift (Danbury, CT) in the heavyweight class. Junior Brennan Ward (Waterford, CT) got the rally started with a pin at 184 to cut the deficit to 19-15. Senior Patrick McCrohan (Berkley, MA) then posted a 3-2 decision at 197 to pull the Wildcats to within a point (19-18) and set the stage for Swift's match-ending heroics.

Johnson and Wales jumped out to a 9-3 lead as a Brian Conley (Egg Harbor Twp, NJ) pin at 125 and a John Donaleski (Bellville, NJ) 12-10 decision at 141 sandwiched a 7-1 decision by BSC sophomore 133-pounder Ken Francis (New Bedford, MA).

Bridgewater State then won four straight bouts with freshman Sean Fields (Norwalk, CT) posting a 13-5 major decision win at 149. Fields was wrestling in place of senior John Marsh (New Bedford, MA) who is ranked fifth nationally in Division III.

Senior 157-pounder Frank Cammisa (Danbury, CT) followed with an 8-2 decision to give BSC a 10-9 lead. A 9-3 decision by junior Ethan Raymond (Middlebury, VT) and a huge pin by junior 174-pounder Zachary Bates (Leyden, MA) over Colin Lenhardt (Gloucester, VA) increased the Bears' advantage to 19-9.

Bridgewater State (0-1, 0-1 PWL) will travel to Bristol, Rhode Island on Saturday for a quad match hosted by Roger Williams University starting at noon. Johnson & Wales (3-1, 2-0 PWL) will compete in a quad match at WPI with #15 Williams College and #30 Suny Oneonta NY on Sunday at noon.

Weight	Result	Score/Time	Running Score
125	Brian Conley (JWU) Pinned Dan Palmer (BSC)	3:52	6-0
133	Ken Francis (BSC) Won by Decision over James Soprano (JWU)	7-1	6-3
141	John Donaleski (JWU) Won by Decision over Derek Grant (BSC)	12-10	9-3
149	Sean Fields (BSC) Won by Major Decision over Justin Sitzer (JWU)	13-5	9-7
157	Frank Cammissa (BSC) Won by Decision over Anthony Pierro (JWU)	8-2	9-10
165	Ethan Raymond (BSC) Won by Decision over Alex Shea (JWU)	9-3	9-13
174	Zachary Bates (BSC) Pinned Colin Lenhardt (JWU)	3:19	9-19
184	Brennan Ward (JWU) Pinned Michael Aiken (BSC)	6:07	15-19
197	Patrick McCrohan (JWU) Won by Decision over Greg Tanny (BSC)	3-2	18-19
285	Humphrey Swift (JWU) Won by Decision over Sam Fritz (BSC)	8-1	21-19

#25 JWU Wrestling Defeats # 29 Roger Williams, 28-6

No. 25 JWU Wrestling Defeats No. 29 Roger Williams, 28-6
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December 5, 2009

     Providence, R.I. – The 25th ranked Johnson & Wales University wrestling team defeated 29th ranked Roger Williams, 28-6 in a Pilgrim League contest at the Harborside Recreation Center on Saturday evening.
      Johnson & Wales jumped out to the early 4-0 lead after a 16-5 major decision victory by junior Michael Bastante (Totowa, N.J.) at 125 pounds. Bastante is currently ranked No. 7 nationally at that weight class. JWU then swept the next four weight classes, including wins by sophomore James Soprano (Belleville, N.J.) at 133 pounds( Soprano normally a 125 lbs. was slipped into that weight to cover for Nick Cuccineillo who is coming off an injury), sophomore John Donaleski (Belleville, N.J.), making his 2009-10 return scored a win over #6 ranked Martin from RWU at 141 pounds and 149 pounder Andrew Van Dyk (Ocean Township, N.J.) also taking an 11-5 win avenging a 10-2 loss two weeks ago to Herrick gave the Wildcats the 13-0 advantage. JWU extended their lead to 16-0 on a 6-4 win by sophomore Anthony Pierrio (Norwood, N.J.), who also beat the #6 ranked Monson of RWU at 157 pounds before Roger Williams finally got on the board with a 4-0 victory by senior Kyle Rodgers (Danbury, Conn.) at 165 pounds.
      The first and only pin fall of the evening came at 174 pounds when JWU freshman Colin Lenhardt (Hayes, Va.) won in a time of 2:26. The Wildcats continued to control the action when a 12-6 victory by junior Brennan Ward (Waterford, Conn.) at 184 pounds extended their lead to 25-3. The win improved Ward’s record to a perfect 13-0 on the season. The visiting Hawks notched their second victory of the night when junior Nick Cambi (Cohasset, Mass.), currently the #8 ranked wrestler in the Country at 197 pounds, posted a 9-4 win. The Wildcats wrapped up the evening with a 3-1 win by freshman Humphrey Swift (Danbury, Conn.) at 285 pounds to take the 28-6 victory.
      With the win Johnson & Wales is now 2-1 in dual matches for the season while Roger Williams falls to 2-1 for the year. The Wildcats will return to action on Wednesday, December 9th when they travel to Bridgewater State for a dual-match, starting at 7:00 p.m.

Johnson & Wales 28,  Roger Williams 6
                                                                                                                                                                 Running Score
125: Michael Bastante (JWU) def. Kaare Stokdal (RWU),                  16-5 (Maj. Dec.)                      4-0
133: James Soprano (JWU) def. Jay Mahoney (RWU),                       10-5                                         7-0
141: John Donaleski (JWU) def. Martin Mitchell (RWU),                        5-3                                       10-0
149: Andrew Van Dyk (JWU) def. Nicholas Herrick (RWU),                11-5                                      13-0
157: Anthony Pierrio (JWU) def. Michael Monson (RWU),                     6-4                                      16-0
165: Kyle Rodgers (RWU) def. Jordan Corona (JWU),                          4-0                                      16-3
174: Colin Lenhardt (JWU) wbf.    Chris Nadeau (RWU),                  2:20 (Pin Fall)                        22-3
184: Brennan Ward (JWU) def. Philip Ernst (RWU),                             12-6                                      25-3
197: Nick Cambi (RWU) def. Patrick McCrohan (JWU),                        9-4                                       25-6                                                                          285: Humphrey Swift (JWU) def. Bennett Kissane (RWU),                   3-1                                       28-6

William Mulligan Places 2nd at Bob Quade Open (Centenary)

Centenary PA- Wrestling in an Open tournament, JWU freshman Bill Mulligan placed 2nd at 197 lbs. In his first match Mulligan def Nick Marchiafava of Centenary 10-2. In the Semi-Finals he then defeated Greg Tate of Kutztown 9-1. In the finals he lost a tight 3-1 battle with Powerhouse Delawware Valley starter Jeff Siciliano. Bill and the Wildcats will return to action on Wednesday, December 9th when they travel to Bridgewater State for a Pilgrim Leauge dual-match, starting at 7:00 p.m.

JWU gets a split with D2 Schools Kutztown PA. and AIC MA.

JWU Wrestling Splits Tri-Match With Kutztown & AIC
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November 21, 2009

Springfield, Mass. – The Johnson & Wales University wrestling team split a tri-match with American International and Kutztown at AIC on Saturday afternoon. Johnson & Wales opened the day with a 30-15 setback against Kutztown and then defeated American International 30-9 to earn the split.

Johnson & Wales sophomore Andrew Van Dyk (Ocean Township, N.J.) posted a 2-0 record for the day at 149 pounds, including a win by pin fall in just :48 seconds against American International. Freshman Humphrey Swift (Danbury, Conn.) was also a perfect 2-0 for the day at 285 points for the Wildcats. JWU junior 197 pounder Brennan Ward (Waterford, Conn.) recorded a win via pin fall in :43 seconds against American International’s C.J. Chaika and was also awarded a victory by injury default against Kutztown.

Johnson & Wales is now 1-1 for the season and will return to action on Saturday, December 5th when they host Roger Williams at 5:00 p.m.

Kutztown 30, Johnson & Wales 15
125: Chris Sheetz (KC) WBF Michael Bastante (JWU)                      1:59
133: Austin Williams (KC) Major Dec. James Soprano (JWU)         10-1
141: John Pavkovitz (KC) Win by tech Justin Sitzer (JWU)                17-1 (4:23)
149: Andrew Van Dyk (JWU) DEC. Anthony Frost (KC)                      5-2
157: Ricky Pena (KC) DEC Anthony Pierrio (JWU)                             2-1
165: Dave Zeek (KC) WBF Connor Nelson  (JWU)                                       2:26
174: Alex Depew (KC) WBF Colin Lenhardt (JWU)                             2:24
184: Brennan Ward (JWU) Injury Default Bobby Mort (KC)                 :48
197: Patrick McCrohan (JWU) def. Tyler Stambaugh (KC)               3-0
285: Humphrey Swift (JWU) def. Justin Grant (KC)                            6-5

Johnson & Wales 30, American International 9
125: Michael Bastante (JWU) TECH. Josh Rollins (AIC)                18-1 (3:53)
133: James Soprano (JWU) Majir Dec. Brian Clay (AIC)                 15-6
141: West Johnson (AIC) def. Justin Sitzer (JWU)                             7-2
149: Andrew Van Dyk (JWU) WBF Robert Merchant (AIC)                :48
157: Sam Gauvine (AIC) def. Anthony Pierrio (JWU)                       14-7
165: Alex Shea (JWU) def. Angel Mazara (AIC)                                 11-6
174: Colin Lenhardt (JWU) def. Jason Pagan (AIC)                          9-8
184: Brennan Ward (JWU) WBF C.J. Chaika (AIC)                           :43
197: Yaakov Bloch (AIC) def. Bill Mulligan (JWU)                               7-4
285: Humphrey Swift (JWU) def. Travis Kotch (AIC)                     13-11

JWU FALLS SHORT OF THEIR GOAL; Place 2nd @ RWU Invite

No. 28 JWU Wrestling Places Second At Roger Williams Invitational
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November 14, 2009

Bristol, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University wrestling team notched a second-place finish at the Roger Williams Invitational on Saturday evening. The Wildcats finished with 126 points while Host Roger Williams placed first with a team score of 128.

Johnson & Wales junior Michael Bastante (Totowa, N.J,) recorded a first-place finish at 125 pounds, posting a 10-7 win over WPI’s Carl Anderson in the championship match. Junior Brennan Ward (Waterville, Conn.) also recorded a first-pace finish for the Wildcats with a 7-3 victory against Rhode Island College’s Ray Moore in the finals at the 184 pound weight class. Freshman Colin Lenhardt (Hayes, Va.) notched a third place finish at 174 pounds, including a pin in 1:12 in the finals against Wesleyan’s Kyle Roosa. Sophomore Alex Shea (Groveland, MA.) at 165 lbs. and freshman Humphry Swift (Danbury, CT.) at 285 lbs. each placed fifth and recorded their first college placement at a tournament. Also placing fourth were Andrew Van Dyk (Ocean, NJ.) at 149 lbs., Patrick McCrohan (Somerset, MA.) at 197 lbs. and Jon Flegel (Egg Harbor, NJ.) at 285 lbs.

The Wildcats, currently ranked 28th in the National Wrestling Coaches Association NCAA Division III rankings, will return to action on Saturday, November 21st when they travel to Division II American International for a tri-match with Division II Kutztown at 12:00 P.M.

Team Standings
1. Roger Williams                       128
2. Johnson & Wales                  126
3. Rhode Island College           125
4. Messiah                                    119
5. Southern Maine                        88
6. Western New England            67.5
7. Bridgewater                              52
8. Coast Guard                             43.5
9. WPI                                             40
10. MIT                                           38.5
11. Norwich                                   34.5

***No score kept for Wesleyan

.........AND WE ARE ON OUR WAY!!!

No. 28 JWU Wrestling Takes Third At Ithaca Bombers Invitational
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November 8, 2009

Ithaca, N.Y. – The Johnson & Wales University wrestling team notched a third-place finish at the Ithaca Bombers Invitational over the weekend. The Wildcats finished with 99.5 points while host Ithaca took first-place with 160 team points. Cortland was in second-place with 143.5 points.

Junior Brennan Ward (Waterford, Conn.) took first place at 184 pounds for Johnson & Wales, posting a perfect 5-0 mark with a pair of wins via pin fall. JWU junior Michael Bastante (Totowa, N.J,) recorded a second place finish at 125 pounds. JWU had four wrestlers earn third place finishes at the tournament. Sophomore James Soprano (Belleville, N.J.) finished in third at 125 pounds and earned the award for the most falls in the least amount of time, while junior Nicholas Cucciniello (Smithtown, N.Y.), currently ranked No. 7 nationally at 133 pounds, took third-place at the weight class. Freshman Colin Lenhardt (Hayes, Va.) recorded a third place finish at 174 pounds with a 4-1 record along the way while fellow rookie Bill Mulligan (Towaco, N.J.) was also in third place at 197 pounds for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats, currently ranked 28th in the National Wrestling Coaches Association NCAA Division III rankings, will return to action on Saturday, November 14th when they travel to the Roger Williams Tournament, starting at 10:00 a.m.

Team Standings
1. Ithaca                        160
2. Cortland                     143.5
3. Johnson & Wales      99.5
4. Springfield                  93
5. NYU                          88
6. Roger Williams           83.5
7. Hunter                        54.5
8. Oswego                     51
9. Centenary                  49
10. Morrisville                 27

1st Annual JWU Wrestling Reunion is a smash!!!

Pictured from L-R Front row: Kevin Boyes, Anthony Montes, Robert Doherty, Coach Allen, Jerome Owens

Back Row: Pete Reilly, Tim Ruberg, Tim Jones, James Gilbert, Bryan Lenhardt, Coach Morris, Lauren Simmen

October 3, 2009

Providence R.I. - The 1st Annual JWU wrestling reunion took place this weekend at The Xavier Hall wrestling room and was a smash hit. In attendance were Coach Morris, Coach Allen, All-Americans; James Gilbert, Tim Ruberg, Jerome Owens, Bryan Lenhardt. Conference Champion; Anthony Montes. All- Conference: Pete Reilly, Robert Doherty. JWU Wrestlers; Kevin Boyes, Tim Jones and Zach Scherr. Manager; Lauren Simmen.

The day started out with the traditional warm –up of Ultimate Frisbee. Team 1 consisted of Reilly, Doherty and Coach Allen vs. Team 2 consisted of Montes, Ruberg and Owens. These two team battled as team 2 took a 3-1 lead early in the contest and appeared to have the upper hand in the match. Team 1 led by the quick paced Reilly quickly scored and got 2 turn-overs to grab the 4-3 lead. Owens not to be denied, mustered 2 quick strikes of his own and grabbed the 5-4 lead. This unfortunately would be the end of team 2 as Doherty, Reilly and Coach Allen had too much stamina and conditioning, rolled to 6 start points and the 10-5 victory. Team 1 back in the day was 42-1 against all competition as they are now 1-0 in the post modern era.

The real fun began when Team Old School ( Jones, Montes, Gilbert, Ruberg, Doherty and Boyes) took on Team New School ( Coach Allen, Lenhardt, Owens, Reilly, Coach Morris and Scherr) in a 1-1-1 minute match to Crown the first ever Reunion Champion. Team New School did not disappoint as they rolled to a 17-3 victory. Below are the breakdowns of each match.

New School Old School

Coach Morris(NS) def. Tim Jones(OS) 6-3 3 0

Pete Reilly(NS) Fall Robert Doherty(OS) :43 9 0

Bryan Lenhardt(NS) def. James Gilbert(OS) 2-0 12 0

Coach Allen(NS) def. Anthony Montes(OS) 4-2 (2OT) 14 *(-1 ) 0

Tim Ruberg(OS) def. Jerome Owens(NS) 4-2 14 3

Zach Shear(NS) def. Kevin Boyes(OS) 4-0 17 3

* Coach Allen was banged a team point for Making Montes Cry (It was unsportsmanlike)

Photos of the matches can be found here: Photos

The night concludes with festivities at Fire and Ice, followed by a Athletic Reception at The Restaurant at Waterplace Park and finally wrapped up at 2am at McFadden’s. Next Year will be Bigger and Better as more Alumni, Former Wrestlers, Friends and Family will be taking part.

Thanks to All. We had a Blast!!!!!!!!!!

Coach Morris and Coach Allen

D3 NATIONAL PREVIEW

Johnson & Wales Preview

Sep-30-2009 By AV

Johnson and Wales University Wildcats
Head Coach: Lonnie Morris
Years at School as head coach: 13th
Career Record at school: 158-91-2
Assistant Coaches: Brian Allen (11th), James Gilbert (8th), Chris Wells (3rd), Randall Totten (2nd)

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 18-5 overall / 15-0 in conference
2008-2009 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Nicholas Cucciniello 133 lbs. (NQ), Jerome Owens 174 lbs. (NQ, AA 08 8th), Bryan Lenhardt 184 lbs.(AA 08 6th & 09 6th )
Returning Qualifier: Nicholas Cucciniello (NQ)
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier: 7

Top returning starters:
125 James Soprano(3rd Conference 09) 27-12
133 Nicholas Cucciniello (1st Conference 09) 22-3
141 John Donaleski 16-16
149 Vincent Egloff 12-14
165 Jordan Corona (6th Conference 09) 9-5
197 Patrick McCrohan (4th Conference 09) 16-13
285 Jon Flegel (6th Conference 09) 18-16

Top incoming wrestlers:
125 Michael Bastante: This Junior returns after one year off. He was 08 conference finalist, 07 Ithaca champ & OW. Career record 46-15

174 Colin Lenhardt: This Freshman is the third Lenhardt to come to JWU. He was a Virginia State Finalist and a round way from AA at Senior Nationals @171. As a sophomore he became an AA as he placed 3rd @ Fargo in freestyle. High School Record: 142-20 with 102 pins

184 Brennan Ward: This transfer by way of Colby CC was a NCAA JUCO National Qualifer

2009-2010 looks to be a reloading year, but with high expectations. Gone from the team are two All-Americans in 174 lbs. Jerome Owens and 184 lbs. Bryan Lenhardt. Freshman Colin Lenhardt 174 lbs. and transfer Brennan Ward 184 lbs. will do their best to replace those athletes and junior Michael Bastante returns at 125 lbs. after a year away. JWU has been either 1st or 2nd at the Conference Championship each of the last 5 years and hopes to continue that streak in 2010. They wrestle one of the tougher schedules in the New England conference with trips to the Gator Duals in Florida and the National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, along with the Ithaca Invitational to start out the year. With 47 athletes on the team to start the year, there should be good depth and competition for starting spots.

Former JWU Standout Juan Vega places at University Nationals

Akron, Ohio - Juan Vega (St. Mary’s/Rutherford NJ) recently competed in the University Freestyle National Championships at 79 KG. Vega placed 8th going 4-3 this weekend. In this prestigious tournament Vega wrestled six Division I wrestlers, three of them being Division I NCAA Qualifiers. In his first match, he received a bye. The second match Vega def. Ray Hall (Northern Colorado) 6-3, 1-2, 1-0. The third match had Vega def. Kyle Blevins (Appalachian State) 4-0,4-1. In the Quarters Alex Caruso (Lehigh), a D1 National Qualifier, def. Vega 5-1, 3-0. Juan Vega then had to win his next match to place. He was up against Jordan Blanton (Illinois). Blanton recently placed 4th at 184 lbs this year at the Big Tens and was a National Qualifier. Juan Vega soundly defeated him by Pin 6-1, 1:45. In the Consolation Quarters Ethan Headlee (Pittsburg), another D1 National Qualifier def. Vega 9-3, 3-1. This set up the placing match for 7th/8th. In his final match of the day, Andrew Sorenson (Iowa State) def. Vega on the clinch in the third period. The first period saw Sorenson win 7-0, the second period had Vega winning 3-3. The third period was 0-0, in which Vega won the coin toss to get the advantage position in the clinch. Sorenson was able to score off Vega trying to run the pipe on the single to score 2 pts. This marks the first time a JWU wrestler has placed at the University Nationals.