LONG ISLAND CROWNS FIVE CHAMPIONS:

TITUS, BUSIELLO, MAURIELLO, MOSHER AND SLACKMAN

LIU POST WRESTLERS EARN ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS

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Nick Suriano won the 133 pound NCAA title to become Rutgers' first national champion.

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Zahid Valencia from Arizona State won his second national title.

125- Nick Piccininni

(5th-Okla State-Ward Melv)


125- Vito Arujau

(4th-Cornell-Syosset)


141- Yianni Diakomahalis

(1st-Cornell-Hilton)

197- Ben Honis

(8th-Cornell-James-DeWitt)

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285- Youssif Hemida

(6th-Maryland-Mamaron)

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106 - Stevo Poulin

(1st-Shenendehowa-2)


  113 - Greg Diakomihalis

(1st-Hilton-5)

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  120- Jordan Titus

(19th-Center Moriches-11)​


  138 - Adam Busiello

(2nd-Eastport/S Manor-11)


  160 - Kyle Mosher

(5th-Southside-8)


  182 - Jake Logan

(6th-New Rochelle-1)


  195 - Sam DePrez

(9th-Hilton-5)


  285 - Joey Slackman

(14th-Commack-11)

   NCAA TOP TEN

  1. Penn State (137.5 pts.)

​  2. Ohio State (96.5)

  3. Okla State (84)

  4. Iowa (76)

  5. Michigan (62.5)

  6. Missouri (62)

  7. Cornell (59.5)

  8. Minnesota (53.5)

  9. Rutgers (51.5)

10. Nebraska (51)

CURRENT

​NCAA

RANKINGS

FROM INTERMAT


 

2019 NCAA CHAMPIONS

Spencer Lee (Iowa), Nick Suriano (Rutgers), Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell), Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers), Jason Nolf (Penn State).

Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech), Zahed Valencia (Arizona State), Drew Foster (Northern Iowa), Bo Nickal (Penn State), Anthony Cassar (Penn State).

NYS DIVISION I TOP TEN 

 1.  Massapequa-8

 2.  Hilton-5

 3.  Minisink Valley-9

 4.  Niagara-Wheatfield-6

 5.  Fulton-3

 6.  Sachem East-11

 7.  Spencerport-5

 8.  Rocky Point-11

 9.  Shenendehowa-2

​10. Hauppauge-11

      St. Anthony's- C 

PENN STATE WINS THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS OVER OHIO STATE AND OKLAHOMA STATE

Long Island Wrestling

Adam Busiello (ESM)

5-Time NYS HS Champion

Kyle Mosher (Southside East )

New York State Champion - 160 lbs.


Mosher (45-1, 244-35) finally captured the elusive NYS title and went unscored upon in the entire tournament.

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Cornell's Yianni Diakomihalis uses this leg chop in overtime to takedown Ohio State's Joey McKenna to win 6-4 and claim his second NCAA title. 

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Penn State's Jason Nolf woks for near fall points on Arizona State's Christian Pagdilao. Nolf won this quarterfinal matchup with a technical fall . Nolf went on to win his third title and help the Nittany Lions win their fourth consecutive team title.

NEW YORK

HIGH SCHOOL PREPPED

​NCAA DIVISION I

ALL-AMERICANS

SECTION FIVE WINS NY STATES 

Yianni Diakomihalis

 (Cornell - 141 lbs.)

2-Time NCAA Champion

NATIONALLY RANKED NEW YORK HS WRESTLERS

Adam Busiello (Eastport - South Manor)

New York State Champion - 138 lbs.


Busiello (49-0, 280-8) was a six-time state finalist and pinned all four of his opponents to capture his fifth NYS title.

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​NCAA HOST SITES​

    2020- Minneapolis, MN

    2021- St. Louis, MO

    2022- Detroit, MI​​​​ .

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Cornell's Vito Arujau defeated Oklahoma State's Nick PIccininni 5-1 in a battle of All-Americans at 125 lbs.

NEW YORKERS: JORDAN TITUS (CENTER MORICHES), TODD DEGROAT (VESTAL) AND TYLER RICE (NORWICH) WIN SOPHOMORE HIGH SCHOOL NATIONALS

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