2019-2020 RIT Preview
Team: Rochester Institute of Technology
Head Coach: Jason Bovenzi
Years at School as Head Coach: 3
Career Record at Current School: 29-16
Assistant Coaches: James Cannon, Torsten Gillespie, Mike Nevinger, John Martin Cannon, John Boyle
2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 12-2
2019 NCAA Qualifiers: Kaidon Winters (157, 5th), Dempsey King (165, 2nd), Connor Calkins (285, 8th)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Kaidon Winters, Dempsey King, Sam Weinger (2017, 285)
Top Returning Starters:
125 Chris Dean (sophomore, 16-13 last year)
133 Chris Horton (sophomore, 25-8 last year)
141 Isaiah Ocasio (senior, 15-15 last year)
149 Zach Stedeford (sophomore, 25-7 last year, 4th in Region),
157 Kaidon Winters, (junior, 35-2 last year, NCAA 5th)
165 Dempsey King (senior 27-6 last year, NCAA runner up)
174 Joe Lupisella, (Senior 13-6 last year, won Ithaca Invite)
184 John Donohue (Senior 24-14 last year, 7th in region at 197)
285 Sam Weinger (Senior, 2017 NCAA Qualifier, 89 career wins).
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Nate Osborne 5th NYS, Austin Lamb 3x NYS placer, James Ost California state rep, John Putney, 3rd NYS, Nate Bradley 7th Pa in 2018, Ben Dougherty RI state champ 2nd in New England, Colby Giroux Vt state champ, 3rd in New England, Andrew DiBernardo PA Qualifier, Transfer Calik Kennedy, 4th NYS in 2018.
Season Outlook:
The 2019-20 Tigers return a great nucleus from last years 12-2 team. The addition of some talented freshman coupled with some guys coming back of off work co-ops second semester should make for a very competitive lineup.