Rutgers Opens Season With Oklahoma-Brockport Gold Tournament
Nov 08 | Wrestling
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers wrestling team, under the guidance of second-year head coach Scott Goodale, will compete in its first team tournament of 2008 with the Oklahoma-Brockport Gold Tournament, Saturday in Brockport, N.Y.
Rutgers will face stiff competition, as the teams entered in this year's tournament include No. 11 Edinboro, No. 18 Central Michigan, No. 22 Oklahoma, No. 24 Kent State, Army and Hofstra. The tournament will feature 24 preseason-ranked Division I wrestlers, including 12 ranked among the top-ten in their weight class.
The competition will be the first for RU’s freshmen: Zachary Coulas (Ocean, N.J.) at 133, Matt Fusco (Belleville, N.J.) at 125, David Seidenberg (Red Bank, N.J.) at 141, Scott Winston (Jackson, N.J.) and Greg Zannetti (Edison, N.J.) at 157.
After Saturday’s tournament, Rutgers returns to the mat on Nov. 15 to compete in the Binghamton Open in Binghamton, N.Y.
The individually-ranked wrestlers in the 2008 Oklahoma-Brockport Gold Tournament include:
Paul Donahoe (Edinboro) – No. 2 (125-pounds)
Matt Kyler (Army) – No. 4 (141-pounds)
Jermail Porter (Kent State) – No. 4 (HWT)
Alton Lucas (Hofstra) – No. 6 (174-pounds)
Mike Miller (Central Michigan) – No. 7 (174-pounds)
Trevor Stewart (Central Michigan) – No. 8 (165-pounds)
Joe Fendone (Edinboro) – No. 8 (HWT)
Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) – No. 9 (133-pounds)
Will Rowe (Oklahoma) – No. 9 (149-pounds)
Dustin Kilgore (Kent State) – No. 9 (184-pounds)
Jarrod King (Edinboro) – No. 10 (165-pounds)
Jarod Trice (Central Michigan) – No. 10 (HWT)
Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (Hofstra) – No. 11 (157-pounds)
Nic Bedelyon (Kent State) – No. 14 (125-pounds)
Eric Morrill (Edinboro) – No. 15 (125-pounds)
Zach Bailey (Oklahoma) – No. 15 (141-pounds)
Dan Mitcheff (Kent State) – No. 16 (133-pounds)
Daryl Cocozzo (Edinboro) – No. 16 (149-pounds)
Chris Honeycutt (Edinboro) – No. 17 (184-pounds)
Conor Beebe (Central Michigan) – No. 18 (133-pounds)
Steven Brown (Central Michigan) – No. 18 (157-pounds)
Patrick Bradshaw (Edinboro) – No. 19 (197-pounds)
Richard Starks (Army) – No. 20 (197-pounds)
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