Wrestling captures NE Metro Duals Championship

BRISTOL, R.I. - The Roger Williams University Wrestling Team captured the New England Metro Duals Championship hosted at the College of New Jersey in Ewing Township, N.J. The #14 Hawks picked up wins over Hunter College (26-20), TCNJ (25-9), and Centenary College (27-15), The Hawks improve to 14-1 overall on the season.

Round 1
#14 Roger Williams University 26, Hunter College 20
125 Kenny Albert (HC) dec. Nicholas Barbaria (RW) 5-4 (HC, 3-0)
133 Stephen Drew (HC) dec. Dan Roger (RW) 9-2 (HC, 6-0)
141 Cary Palmer (HC) by tech. fall Carter Merecki (RW) 17-1 (HC, 11-0)
149 Danny Downes (RW) maj. dec. Narankuu Ganbaatar (HC) (HC, 11-4)
157 Ty Herzog (RW) pinned Nick Wilkie (HC) 5:30 (HC, 11-10)
165 Jesse Bader (HC) dec. Francisco Colom (RW) 3-2 (HC, 14-10)
174 Dan Ressler (RW) pinned Maksimilian Garkusha (HC) 1:01 (RW, 16-14)
184 Joshua Devriendt (RW) by forfeit (RW, 22-14)
197 David Welch (RW) maj. dec. Dennis Melendez (HC) 14-6 (RW, 26-14)
285 Patryk Kopczynski (HC) pinned Jake Kruger (RW) 2:04 (RW, 26-20)

Round 2
#14 Roger Williams University 24, #25 The College of New Jersey 9
125 Kevin Corrigan (TCNJ) dec. Nicholas Barbaria (RW) 7-4 (TCNJ, 3-0)
133 Matt Elias (RW) dec. James Goldschmidt (TCNJ)11-7 (Tied, 3-3)
141 Justin Cochran (RW) pinned Ryan Budzek (TCNJ) 1:12 (RW, 9-3)
149 Dylan Thorsen (TCNJ) dec. Danny Downes (RW) 5-3 (RW, 9-6)
157 Ty Herzog (RW) dec. Antonio Mancella (TCNJ) 12-10 (RW, 12-6)
165 Francisco Colom(RW) dec. Kellen Whitney (TCNJ) 6-2 (RW, 15-6)
174 #1 Zach Zotollo (TCNJ) dec. Dan Ressler (RW) 11-9 (RW, 15-9)
184 Joe Albina (RW) dec. Brandon Simon (TCNJ) 11-6 (RW, 18-9)
197 David Welch (RW) dec. Nathan Leer (TCNJ) 8-4 (RW, 21-9)
285 Jake Kruger (RW) dec. Evans Saso (TCNJ) 2-0 (RW, 24-9)

Round 3
#14 Roger Williams University 27, Centenary College 15
125 Nicholas Barbaria (RW) by forfeit (RW, 6-0)
133 Alex Reeves (CC) pinned Matt Elias (RW) 1:00 (Tied, 6-6)
141 Adam Swift (CC) dec. Justin Cochran (RW) 1-0 (CC, 9-6)
149 Danny Downes (RW) by forfeit (RW, 12-9)
157 Joe Bartolini (CC) dec. Ty Herzog (RW) 3-1 (Tied, 12-12)
165 D.J. Wagner (CC) dec. Zachary Marcoulier (RW) 4-3 (CC, 15-12)
174 Dan Ressler (RW) dec. Josh Sibblies (CC) 3-2 (Tied, 15-15)
184 Joshua Devriendt (RW) by forfeit (RW, 21-15)
197 David Welch (RW) dec. Joey Ragsdale (CC) 10-3 (RW, 24-15)
285 Jake Kruger (RW) dec. Josh Caven (CC) 3-1 (RW, 27-15)

The Hawks are back on the mat tomorrow, Sunday, February 1st to participate in the Wildcat Open hosted by Johnson & Wales in Providence,R.I. at 10am.

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Players Mentioned

Joe Albina: 184; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Francisco Colom: 165; 5' 10"; Junior

Danny Downes: 149; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Matt Elias: 125/133; 5' 6"; Sophomore

Ty Herzog: 157; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Jake Kruger: 285; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Zachary Marcoulier: 157; 5' 8"; Junior

Dan Ressler: 174; 5' 11"; Junior

Dan Roger: 133; 5' 1"; Junior

David Welch: 197; 5' 10"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Joe Albina
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: 184

Francisco Colom
: 5' 10"; Junior
: 165

Danny Downes
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: 149

Matt Elias
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: 125/133

Ty Herzog
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: 157

Jake Kruger
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: 285

Zachary Marcoulier
: 5' 8"; Junior
: 157

Dan Ressler
: 5' 11"; Junior
: 174

Dan Roger
: 5' 1"; Junior
: 133

David Welch
: 5' 10"; Junior
: 197