Cornell's Vito Arujau (Syosset HS) earned All-American status finishing third at 125 pounds.

  1. Penn St (131.5 pts.)

​  2. Michigan (95)

  3. Iowa (74) 

  4. Arizona State (66.5)

  5. Nebraska (59.5)

  6. Northwestern (57)

  7. Cornell (54.5)

  8. Virginia Tech (52.5)

  9. Missouri (49.5)

10. NC State (49)

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  The Empire State finished with four All Americans:

Vito Arujau (19-2) -

3rd at 125

Yianni Diakomihalis (28-0) - champion at 149

Jacori Teemer (22-3) -

6th at 157 

Jonathan Loew (30-8) -

8th at 184 pounds.​

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Suffolk's OSW winner Matt Marlow (right) wins the NYS title at 118 pounds with a 3-1 decision. Marlow (37-1) a sophomore, became Northport's first-ever state champion.

(*AA/3rd - Cornell/Syoss HS)​

125- Anthony Noto

(DNP - Lk Hav/ HonFalls HS)

149- Yianni Diakomihalis

(*AA/1st - Cornell/Hilton HS)

149 - Willie McDougald

(DNP - Oklahoma/NiagF HS) 

149 - Colin Realbuto

(DNP-UNI/Iona HS)

149 John Arceri

(DNP - Buff/Huntington HS)

157- Jacori Teemer

​(*AA/6th - Ariz St/LgBch HS)​

157- Hunter Richard

   (DNP - Cornell/HollPat HS)

165- Evan Barczak

(DNP - Drexel/Mon-Wood HS)

174- Jacob Nolan

(DNP - Bingham/Saranac HS)

184- Jonathan Loew

(*AA/8th - Cornell/Want HS)

​197- Lou DePrez

(DNP - Binghamton/Hilt HS)

285- Zachary Knighton-Ward

(DNP - Hofstra/Uniond HS)​​

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NEW YORK STATE DREAM TEAM OF NCAA DIVISION I CHAMPIONS​

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Cornell's Jonathan Loew (Wantagh HS) made All-American at 184 pounds.

Arizona State's Jacori Teemer (Long Beach HS) earned All-American finishing sixth at 157 pounds.

LI CROWNS EIGHT

NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONS

 PENN STATE WINS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Crowns 5 Champions

 Joe Manfredi (51-0) from Herricks wins the NYS title at 110 pounds with a 5-1 decision.

Anthony Donatelli, MD 

Board Certified Family Medicine Physician

Dunia Sibomana (35-2) of Long Beach won the 102-pound New York State crown with pin at the 1:32 mark in the finals.

(Long Beach HS)

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110 - Joe Manfredi

(Herricks HS)

118 - Matt Marlow

(Northport HS)

132 - Stephen Lukas

(Eastport/South Manor HS)

NYS DIVISION II:

126 - Max Gallagher

(Bayport/Bluepoint HS) 

132 - Joe Sparacio

(Mattituck HS)

138 - Jordan Soriano

(Clarke HS)

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145 - Jackson Polo

(Cold Spring Harbor HS)​​​​

​THE TREK TO

THE TITLE

The Dunia Sibomana Story

2022 NCAA Champions

Stephen Lukas (34-1) of Eastport-South Manor won the 132 New York State final with an exciting 9-6 verdict.

In a battle of NCAA champs Penn State's Carter Starocci on the attack here came out on top defeating Virgina Tech's Mekhi Lewis at 174 pounds.

Daniel Jeran, DPM​

​​Your Feet Will Thank You ​

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SECTION 9 WINS THE NEW YORK STATE TOURNAMENT 

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In Memoriam

Sayville's Mack Murtha works for a fall and led the charge for the Golden Flashes over Miller Place. Murtha (36-0) went on to win the 172-pound the Suffolk County championship and earned the Most Pins Award.

 1.  Pennsylvania

 2.  Ohio

 3.  California

 4.  Illinois

 5.  New Jersey

 6.  Iowa

 7.  New York

 8.  Michigan

​ 9.  Oklahoma

​10. Minnesota

​       Indiana/Virginia​

(3rd - Long Beach HS)​

113 - Joe Clem

(2nd - Wantagh HS)

120 - Matt Marlow

(4th - Northport HS)

126 - Max Gallagher

(4th - Bayport/BluePoint HS) 

138 - Jackson Polo

(3rd - Cold Spring Harbor HS)

145 - Anthony Conetta

(5th - Massapequa HS)

145 - Frankie Volpe

​(6th - Hauppauge HS)​

152 - Ben Rogers

   (5th - Wantagh HS)

152 - Frankie Theroux

(8th - St. Anthony's HS)​​

Cornell's Yianni Diakomihalis (Hilton HS) works for a takedown on Ridge Lovett of Nebraska. Diakomihalis (28-0) won this 149 pound final to capture his third NCAA title.

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Top seeded Joe Clem (38-0) of Wantagh won the gold medal at 118 pounds and helped the Warriors win the county team title.