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Head Coach: Brad Bruhn
Years at School as head coach: starting #13
Career Record at school: 169-62-1
Assistant Coaches: Ryan LeBlanc, Dale DeBacco, Brian Bistis and James Ondris

2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 13-4, Tied for 6th at the NCAA Championships
2013-2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Joe Giaramita 6th @ 197, Bobby Dierna 2nd @ 149, Lou Puca 7th @ 174, Sean Kempf-125, Brian Bistis-141, Lance Moore-HWT

Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans:
2014- All Americans Joe Giaramita (JR)
2014-NQ Lance Moore (SR)
2013- NQ Alec Dierna(JR)
2012-JUCO All American Lance Moore (JR)

Top returning starters:
133 (SR) Paul Fields 2x Northeast regional placer
141 (JR)Alec Dierna(37-17) 2013 National Qualifier
149 (JR) Tony Battista(18-14) 2014 ECWC Placer
165 (SO)Mike Beckwith 2014 Northeast Regional Placer
165 (JR)Joe Cataldo 2014 ECWC Placer
184 (SO)Nic Bellanza(19-13) 2014 ECWC Placer
174/84 (SR) Tyler Beckwith 2013 NYS Runner-up, ranked 4th when he suffered a season ending injury
197 (RSJR)Joe Giaramita 2012 AA at HWT(8th) and 2014 AA at 197(6th)
HWT (RSSR)Lance Moore 2014 NQ at HWT

Other returners
125 (SO) Mat Bradice
157 (SO) Brendan Dent
165 (JR) Brian Vutianitis
165 (SO) Colin Barber
184/97 (SO) Brian Bulger

Top incoming wrestlers:

125 Marvin “Duece” Brown 2x VA State Placer
125 Andrew Roden Kings Park HS Section 11 runner up
133 Chris Fantuazzo Greece HS State Qualifier
141 Marc Gonzales Brentwood HS 2x section 11 placer
141 Matt Norris Homer HS State Qualifier
141 Adrain Berry Uniondale HS State Qualifier
141/49 Curtis Grant Elmira HS State Placer and State Qualifier
149 Matt Barber Westfield HS (NJ) State Placer
149 Greg Chery Connequot HS Section 11 placer
157 Vinny Romeo Canandaiqua HS State Qualifier
184 Gino Gioielle Brewster HS State Placer
HWT Ron Kelly Monroe-Woodburry HS State Placer and State Qualifier

Season outlook:
Losing three starters to graduation and two 2x All-Americans (for the year) will be not be easy. But expect us to push even harder this year to develop young talent and capitalize on some strong seasoned upperclassmen.