The Lions have now won 24 of the 29 team titles in tournament history as they totaled 89.5 points edging out last year's champion York College (PA), which finished with 83.
Each individual champion advances to the 2007 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships along with the seven "wild card" selections. The NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships are slated for March 2-3 and will be hosted by Loras College in Dubuque, IA.
Lion freshman Tyler Branham (Newton, NJ/Kittantiny) gave TCNJ its first title of the tourney as he held off Adam Penberthy (Dingman's Ferry, PA/Delaware Valley) from Wilkes by the score of 5-2 at 141 pounds. Branham was a perfect 3-0 on the day and moved to 36-9 for the year.
The next title for TCNJ came at 157 pounds as senior Joe Galante (Ocean City, NJ/Ocean City) captured his third straight conference title with a 5-3 victory over York's John Niedrich (Freehold, NJ/Christian Brothers). Galante advances to the national tournament with a record of 28-2.
The third title for the Lions came at 174 pounds as sophomore Greg Osgoodby (Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick) handled Centenary's Seth Wisner (Hope, NJ/Belvidere) with an 18-3 technical fall win. Osgoodby, the top seed in the tournament, is now 33-5 this season.
TCNJ's Ray Sarinelli (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills) fell in the final seconds of the championship bout at 133 pounds as top-seeded Dave Morgan (Scrantan, PA/West Scranton) from King's College pulled out a 3-2 victory. Sarinelli finished the tournament with a record of 2-1 putting him at 31-6 for the season and earned one of the "wild card" selections to nationals.
York's Gerald Bowne (Cherry Hill, NJ/Camden Catholic) denied TCNJ's Mike Guenther (Ewing, NJ/Brick) the title at 165 pounds as the Spartan senior pulled out 3-2 victory at 165 pounds. Guenther received a "wild card" berth making him the fifth Lin to qualify for the national championships.
TCNJ's third second-place finish came at heavyweight as Steve Carbone (Cranford, NJ/Cranford) was beaten by top-seeded Arkadiy Levitan (Brooklyn, NY/Sheepshead Bay) from Hunter, 13-5.
At 125 pounds, York's Kyle Flickinger (New Oxford, PA/Bermudian Springs), who was named the most outstanding wrestler of the tournament, won the first title of the day as he scored a 6-4 decision over top-seeded Felipe Queiroz (Largo, FL/Pinellas Park).
York's Tim Bohlman (Pasadena, MD/Mt. St. Joseph) captured the crown at 149 pounds as the 2006 All-American pulled out an 11-3 verdict over Scranton's Donell Young (Scranton, PA/West Scranton).
Hunter's Terry Madden (Staten Island, NY/Pinebush) earned the crown at 184 pounds as the 2006 All-American defeated New York University's Nick Coleman (Hershey, PA/Hershey), 14-7.
King's claimed its second individual title of the tournament as Jason Reilly (Mountaintop, PA/Crestwood) pinned Hunter's Shintaro Higashi (Scarsdale, NY/Scarsdale) in 1:50 at 197 pounds.
TCNJ's head coach David Icenhower, Sr. Was tabbed as the Coach of the Year marking the 14th time her earned that honor.
Team scores: 1) The College of New Jersey 89.5; 2) York College (PA) 83; 3) King's College 75.5; 4) Hunter College 59; 5) Wilkes University 55; 6)New York University 52.5; 7) Centenary College 36.5; 8) University of Scranton 24; 9) Maritime College 6.5; 10) Yeshiva University 0.
Recommended Comments
There are no comments to display.
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now