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Weekend Preview Part 2
Weekend Preview Part 2
Drexel Preview
We beat Drexel 27-15 last year at East Stroudsburg. Drexel leads the all-time series over UB 5-4 but we plan to make it an even 5-5 this weekend. Here is a look at their young and solid team.
125 pounds – Michael Gomez (senior) has started both of the last two years and is hoping to finish his career with a bang.
133 pounds – Frank Cimato (redshirt sophomore) placed last month at the Body Bar Tournament. Frank currently has the third most wins on the team with seven wins. He went 17-5 as a redshirt, won a tournament and placed in the top three in four of the five tournaments that he competed in last year. As a true freshman, he was named the CAA Rookie of the week and won 15 bouts on the year.
141 pounds – Josh Yurasits (sophomore) finished 3-2 at the 29th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. He has 6 wins so far this season, including four major decisions and a technical fall. He is a returning starter.
149 pounds – Austin Sommer (freshman) is the reigning CAA Rookie of the Month and the Drexel University Athlete of the Week. He won the Body Bar Tournament last month at Cornell. He ranks second on the team with 8 wins so far this season. Sommer is a very talented wrestler that placed three times at the Beast of the East, twice at the Pennsylvania State Championship, and was a Junior National All-American.
157 pounds – Charles Aungst (redshirt sophomore) is a two year starter.
165 pounds – Joe Booth (redshirt sophomore) took 4th place at the prestigious 29th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational last weekend, which included wins over top 20 ranked Nelson of Oklahoma and Civan of Columbia. He leads the team in wins with nine so far this season. Last year, Booth was the CAA Rookie of the Year, 2nd at the Body Bar Invitational, 2nd at the CAA Conference Tournament, qualified for the NCAA National Tournament, was named CAA Rookie of the Week four times, and finished the year with a 22-9 record. Booth is ranked in the top 15 in the national rankings. Intermatwrestle.com and d1collegewrestling.net both have him ranked in the #15 spot. Theopenmat.com ranks him at #13.
174 pounds – Shawn Fausey (redshirt junior) and Justin Wieller (senior) have both been in the line-up for Drexel this year at both 174 and 184 pounds. They have also co-started the last couple of years. Fausey has five wins so far this season. This is Fausey’s third season as a starter for Drexel. He has started this year at both 174 and 184 pounds. Wieller has won fourteen, seventeen, and seventeen matches in each of his first three seasons and placed 4th in the CAA Championships. In our dual with Drexel last year, Wieller picked up a win at 184 pounds.
184 pounds – Jamie Callender (freshman) was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team to start the season. He is 2-1 so far this year with his wins coming by pin and a major decision. He was a great recruit for Drexel last year and was ranked in the top ten in the country. He was a two time Pennsylvania State Finalist, a Pennsylvania State Champion, a Super 32 Champion, and a Beast of the East Runner-Up.
197 pounds – Brandon Palik (redshirt freshman) is coming off a strong 8th place finish at the 29th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, which included a win over top 20 ranked Casperson of Boise State. Palik is ranked as the #24 wrestler in the country at 197 pounds by d1collegewrestling.net. He has six wins so far this year, including a team leading three pins. Palik redshirted last year with a 17-6 record while winning a tournament and placing in four of the five tournaments that he wrestled. In high school, he was a Pennsylvania State Champion, 4th at Fargo Junior Freestyle Nationals, and an NHSCA National Champion.
285 pounds – Kyle Frey (senior), Max Wright (freshman), and Jack Callander (redshirt sophomore) are the possible starters. Frey has yet to compete this season but is very tough and has been in the national rankings during his career. Frey finished last season with an impressive 29-2 record after racking up 27 victories the year before. As a sophomore, he was a CAA Runner-Up but was injured and unable to compete at the conference tournament last year due to injury. Frey also placed 3rd at the Body Bar Tournament and 8th at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational last year. Wright currently sits at 1-6 on the young season. Wright was a New England Champion and two-time National Prep All-American in high school. Callander won 13 matches last year, placed at the Body Bar invitational, named to the CAA All-Rookie Team, and placed in the CAA Championships.
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Weekend Preview Part 3
East Stroudsburg University Preview
East Stroudsburg is ranked 18th in the country in NCAA Division II and have two individuals ranked in the top 8 in the NCAA Division II poll. Also, they are ranked 3rd as a team in Super Region One (their national qualifying tournament). They return seven starters from last year’s squad.
125 pounds – Chris Carpenter (sophomore) has been their starter at 125 pounds this season.
133 pounds – Andrew Arnold (redshirt junior) and Jordan Toledo (freshman) are ESU’s two options here. Arnold had 17 wins last year and lead the team with pins (8) and bonus point wins (14). Last season he placed in the PSAC Championships and he is a former Pennsylvania State Champion. Toledo is a local product for ESU that was a Pennsylvania State Place Winner last year.
141 pounds – Adam Hluschak is ESU’s highest ranked wrestler. He is ranked 5th in the country at the Division II level. He finished in the top 12 at the NCAA Division II national Tournament last year, where he beat the 6th seeded wrestler. Also, he was the Super Region One runner-up last year and is currently ranked 1st in the Super Region. He finished 6th at the Mat Town Open this season. Last season he placed at the PSAC Championships, ESU Open, Wilkes Open, and the Super Region One Tournament. He won 21 matches last year with 10 of those wins coming with bonus points. This is his third season as a starter at ESU. He is coming off a 4th place finish at the PSAC Championships last weekend and is tied for the second most wins on the team with 8. His has wrestling in his blood as his brother was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American.
149 pounds – Eddie Stephenson (junior) and Tyler Wilton (sophomore) are ESU’s co-starters. Stephenson is in his second year as a starter at ESU. He won nine matches last year, including 6 dual meet wins.
157 pounds – ESU could go with either Brock Parker (redshirt sophomore) or Frank Baer (sophomore) in this weight class. Parker transferred to East Stroudsburg from Lock Haven University this year. Parker was arguably Lock Haven’s best grappler and the same can be said now at ESU. Parker is incredibly talented and is ranked 8th in Division II. Last year, he won the PSAC Championships beating both NCAA Division I All-American Torsten Gillespie and top 20 ranked Josh Roosa of Bloomsburg. He finished last season with an 11-4 record. He is ranked 1st in Super Region One. He is coming off a 4th place finish at the PSAC Championships last weekend. He is a former Pennsylvania State Champion. Baer placed 4th at the Messiah Open last year, which was his best outing of the season.
165 pounds – Thad Frick (redshirt junior) and Jesse Dunn (senior) are two good options for ESU. Frick is ranked 4th in Super Region One. He has been named the ESU Athlete of the Week this year and placed 2nd in the tough East Stroudsburg Open earlier this year. He ranked 2nd on the team in wins last year with 25. He is a captain for ESU and went 12-4 in dual meets last season. He placed at both the Wilkes Open and the Super Region One Tournament last year. Two years ago, he finished in the top 12 at the prestigious Southern Scuffle. He comes from a family of wrestlers as his father and brother were both All-Americans at Lehigh. This is his third season as a starter. Dunn is ranked 6th in Super Region One and took 5th at the Mat Town Open this season. Coming into his senior year, he had started in 26 duals during his career at ESU, highlighted by pinning 2X NACC Division I National Qualifier and top 20 ranked Matt Cathell of Kent State.
174 pounds – Jeff Jacobs (redshirt senior) is ranked 5th in Super Region One. Jacobs is now a three-year starter. He won 22 matches last year and 15 the year before. He is coming off a 6th place finish at the PSAC Championships last weekend. In past years, he has placed in the Wilkes Open, the PSAC Championships, and the ESU Open. He leads the team in career wins.
184 pounds – Brendan McKeown (redshirt freshman) placed a solid 3rd at the East Stroudsburg Open early this season with big wins over Kadeem Samuels of Lehigh (2010 UB Open Champion) and Fred Garcia of Lock Haven (PSU Open 3rd place finisher). He is coming off a 5th place finish from the PSAC Championships last weekend. He leads the team with 9 wins. Last year he placed 2nd at the Messiah Open.
197 pounds – Justin Gonzalez (junior) finished 3rd at the Mat Town Open this season. He also was the runner-up at the Messiah Open.
Ed Ebewo (redshirt junior) is ranked 4th in Super Region One. He won 18 matches last year and beat an NCAA Division II All-American (Scott Snyder of Kutztown) last year. He is coming off a 6th place finish at the PSAC Championships this past weekend. He placed 3rd at the ESU Open and 6th at the PSAC Championships last season.
285 pounds – Will Weaver (sophomore) took 5th at the ESU Open this season and is in his second year as a starter. He won 11 matches last year and is a full-sized heavyweight. He is tied for 2nd on the team in wins with eight.
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