Note: Scores without links indicate matches where neither school included a box score anywhere on their websites.
Thomas More 27, Bellarmine 19 (first win in program history)
Scranton 19, East Stroudsburg 18
Johnson & Wales 47, Bridgewater State 3
Central 30, St. Olaf 11
Whitewater 32, Stevens Point 18
Bacone 26, University of the Ozarks 25 (criteria 2, most 6 point victories)
Missouri Baptist 33, MacMurray 21
The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Josh Evans of Wilkes. It was a light schedule for Division III with many teams off for Thanksgiving, but the Wilkes Colonels were part of a large DIII contingent at the Grapple at the Garden. Wilkes defeated the Merchant Marine Academy and lost to Stevens, but Evans won both of his matches on the day. He opened with a first period fall against Merchant Marine and followed that up with a narrow 7-6 win over 2016 NCAA qualifier Zach Wilhelm of Stevens. Evans is now 8-1 on the year and was the champion at 149 lbs. at the Monarch Invitational.
Evans, a junior from Palmerton, Pennsylvania, was a 2015 NCAA qualifier for Wilkes when he finished 3rd in the East Region. Last season, he posted a 24-9 record to go along with a 21-14 record during his freshman season split between Eastern Michigan and Wilkes. His career record now sits at 53-24 and he was 7th in the d3wrestle.com Rankings published prior to this past weekend’s action. Wilkes next competes at the Messiah Petrofes Invitational on Friday and Saturday and will then be off until hosting the Wilkes Open on December 22nd.
Tuesday
Lourdes at Baldwin Wallace
Wednesday
Thomas More at Bellarmine
Scranton at East Stroudsburg
Bridgewater State at Johnson & Wales
St. Olaf at Central
Stevens Point at Whitewater
Bacone at University of the Ozarks
Thursday
Platteville at Oshkosh
Adrian at Lourdes
Simpson at Augustana
Central at Augustana
Mary at Concordia-Moorhead
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. The d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week is Zach Roseberry of Delaware Valley University. Roseberry won the Navy Classic last weekend at 285 lbs., defeating four Division I wrestlers on his way to the title. He picked up four decisions, including a quarterfinal 6-3 win over 2016 University Nationals Greco-Roman champion Matt Voss of Campbell and won in the finals 5-3 against Jere Heino of Campbell. Roseberry is now 11-0 on the season.
Roseberry, a senior from Nokesville, Virginia, is the returning NCAA Champion at 285 lbs. and is a three time All-American. He finished in 4th place as a freshman and 3rd place as a sophomore. He is a three time East Regional champion and was the runner-up at the Navy Classic last season. The four wins he accrued last weekend brings his career record to 104-12. Roseberry and the Aggies next compete on Saturday, December 3rd at the New Standard Invitational at York College.
Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield
Finn Grinaker Open at Concordia-Moorhead
Navy Classic (Delaware Valley and Johns Hopkins)
Auggie-Adidas Open at Augsburg
Star City Open
Findlay Open
Coe Turkey Invitational
Concordia Wisconsin Open
New York State Intercollegiate Championships
Friday
Iowa City Duals (Cornell)
Spartanburg Methodist 25, Huntingdon 19
Washington & Lee at Davidson
East Stroudsburg 29, Trinity 15
Saturday
Green Terror Duals (McDaniel, Gettysburg, Scranton)
Mount Union Duals
WPI Duals
Muhlenberg Duals (Wilkes, Southern Virginia)
Olivet Duals
Millikin Duals
York Quad
Sunday
Lycoming Quad (Elizabethtown, Washington & Jefferson)
Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield
Finn Grinaker Open at Concordia-Moorhead
Navy Classic (Delaware Valley and Johns Hopkins)
Auggie-Adidas Open at Augsburg
Star City Open
Findlay Open
Coe Turkey Invitational
Concordia Wisconsin Open
New York State Intercollegiate Championships
Friday
Iowa City Duals (Cornell)
Spartanburg Methodist at buy human growth hormones Huntingdon
Washington & Lee at Davidson
East Stroudsburg at Trinity
Saturday
Green Terror Duals at McDaniel
Mount Union Duals
WPI Duals
Muhlenberg Duals
Olivet Duals
Millikin Duals
York Quad
Sunday
Lycoming Quad
NWCA Rankings #2 – November 16, 2016
Tournament Team Rankings | Team Rankings | Individual Rankings
Norwich 21, Castleton 20 Criteria 3 – most match points in DEC, MD, TF
(first ever NCAA match between two Vermont schools)
Lindenwood-Belleville 32, MacMurray 6
Augustana 23, North Central 14
Waynesburg 24, West Liberty 19
Concordia-Moorhead 21, MSU-Moorhead 15
The first d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Week for the 2016-2017 season is Pat Rooney of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Rooney was the 4th seed at 184 lbs. at the Roger Williams Invitational in his first action of the year. In the semifinals, he defeated returning 174 lbs. NCAA champion Ben Swarr of Messiah by 10-8 score and then went on to record a 5-0 decision in the finals. Rooney was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament and was also named the Centennial Conference Wrestler of the Week for his performance.
Rooney, a senior from Belgrade, Minnesota, is now 4-0 to start the season. He missed much of last year with an injury, but placed 6th in the New York State Intercollegiate tournament before his season was cut short. In 2015, he was 6th in the East Region, won the Centennial Conference, and finished with a 33-12 record. For his career, he is now 50-22, and he has been selected for the Navy Seal Officer Training Program after graduation. Rooney and the rest of the Mariners will be in action on Sunday at the New York State Intercollegiate Championships hosted by Cornell University.
There have been some weight changes reflected here, and some wrestlers have been ranked at their intended weights as they make their way down. Wrestlers who have not yet competed will still appear here, but that will not last much longer.
Roger Williams Invitational (Rooney of USMMA defeats returning NCAA Champ Swarr of Messiah on way to title)
Ursinus Fall Brawl
Trine Invitational
Millikin Open
Oshkosh Dan Gable Open
Washington & Jefferson Invitational
Luther Open
Southern Virginia Casperson Classic
CWRU Ohio Intercollegiate Open
Mount Union Invitational
Harold Nichols Cyclone Open (Lefever of Wabash is 197 champ, beats #6 DI wrestler in semis)
Journeyman Classic (Cortland, Ithaca)
Friday Duals
Wabash 38, Manchester 7
Cleveland State 31, John Carroll 9
Eastern Michigan 42, Olivet 0
Ferrum 47, Southern Virginia 6
Saturday Duals
Dubuque Duals (Coe, Loras, Stevens Point)
NY/PA Duals (Mount Saint Vincent, Hunter, Keystone, King’s, NYU, Penn College, Wilkes)
Electric City Duals at Scranton (Castleton, Oneonta)
Hatcher Duals (Alma, Ozarks)
RIT 22, Oswego 18
Sunday Duals
John Carroll Duals
Roger Williams Invitational
Ursinus Fall Brawl
Trine Invitational
Millikin Open
Oshkosh Dan Gable Open
Washington & Jefferson Invitational
Luther Open
Southern Virginia Casperson Classic
CWRU Ohio Intercollegiate Open
Friday Duals
Wabash at Manchester
Cleveland State at John Carroll
Eastern Michigan at Olivet
Ferrum at Southern Virginia
Saturday Duals
Dubuque Duals (Coe, Loras, Stevens Point)
NY/PA Duals (Mount Saint Vincent, Hunter, Keystone, King’s, NYU, Penn College, Wilkes)
Electric City Duals at Scranton (Castleton, Oneonta)
Hatcher Dual (Alma, Ozarks)
RIT at Oswego
Sunday Duals
John Carroll Duals
Journeyman Classic (Cortland, Ithaca)
Hampden-Sydney at Ferrum
Stevens 21, TCNJ 20 – pin at heavyweight give Stevens the victory
Otterbein 36, Thomas More 10 – first match of the year for a pair of new teams
Shippensburg 27, Waynesburg 13
Bridgewater State 40, New England College 6
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Team: United States Merchant Marine Academy
Head Coach: Greg Ilaria
Years at School as Head Coach: 8
Career Record at Current School: 81-52
Assistant Coaches: Beau Bruno
2015-2016 Dual Meet Record: 10-9
2016 NCAA Qualifiers: Ricky Fisher (197, 6th)
Top Returning Starters:
149 – Nathan Twito – 1st place centennial conference 2016, 5th place NCAA Easter Regional 2016
157 – Erik Beshada – 6th place NCAA Eastern regional 2016
184 – Pat Rooney – 30 -12 record in 2015, 6th place eastern regional 2015
197 – Blake Bunce – 6th place NCAA Eastern regional 2016
197/285 – Branden Joest – 6th place NCAA Eastern regional 2016
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
149 – J.C Henderson – CO – state place winner.
149 – Frank Jilling – NY – 3rd Place Suffolk County, 44-1 (senior record), 117-32 (Career Record).
165 – Joshua Glantzman – NJ – Region 6 Champion, NJ round of 12.
165 – Collin Keil – OH – 142-39 (career record).
174 – Kurtis Hahn – MO – 3 x place winner, 2016 State Champion.
184- Pierce Williams – LO – 2016 State Champion.
Season Outlook:
The 2017 season will be very competitive for the US Merchant Marine Academy wrestling team. The Mariners return 5 NCAA Eastern Regional place winners including Pat Rooney who suffered a season ending injury last year after an solid start to the 2016 season. The addition of state Champions Kurtis Hahn and Pierce Williams as well as the return of top heavy weight recruit from 2016 Victor Raigozza will round out the line up.
