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December 11, 2007 |
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Bonora &
Martini Ranked No. 1 in New England
Anchormen
Place Eight in Top Six
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Providence, RI—Rhode
Island College has nine wrestlers ranked in the top six of the
latest edition of the New England Wrestling Association’s Div. III
individual rankings, while the team remains in the top spot for the
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Senior
Mike Bonora (Nutley, NJ) is ranked No. 1 in the nation and in
New England at 141 lbs. He is 17-0 with 68 takedowns, five
reversals, 17 near-falls and six pins on the season. Bonora has
notched first place finishes at the Roger Williams Invitational on
Nov. 10, the Doug Parker Invitational on Nov. 17 and the R.I.T.
Invitational on Dec. 1. |
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Sophomore
Mike Martini (Cranston, RI) is ranked No. 1 in New England at
157 lbs. He is 17-4 with 28 takedowns, nine reversals, five
near-falls and six pins. Martini was the champion at 157 lbs. at the
R.I.T. Invitational on Dec. 1. He also notched fourth place finishes
at the Roger Williams Invitational on Nov. 10 and at the Doug Parker
Invitational on Nov. 17. |
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Freshman
Travis Drappi (West Orange, NJ) is ranked No. 2 at 133 lbs.
Drappi is 13-5 with 22 takedowns, four reversals, 10 near-falls and
three pins on the season. Drappi notched a second place finish at
the Roger Williams Invitational on Nov. 10 and a third place finish
at the Doug Parker Invitational on Nov. 17. He placed sixth at the
R.I.T. Invitational on Dec. 1. |
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Senior
Brendan Casey (Lowell, MA) is ranked No. 2 at 174 lbs. He is
11-3 with 34 takedowns, one reversal and two pins on the season.
Casey placed fourth at 174 lbs. at the Roger Williams Invitational
on Nov. 10 and third at the Doug Parker Invitational on Nov. 17. |
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Freshman
Kevin Sutherland (Dauphin, PA) is ranked No. 3 at 149 lbs. He is
16-4 with 23 takedowns, four reversals, 11 near-falls and four pins
on the season. Sutherland placed first at 149 lbs. at the Roger
Williams Invitational on Nov. 10 and fifth at the Doug Parker
Invitational on Nov. 17. He placed fifth at the R.I.T. Invitational
on Dec. 1. |
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Senior
Kevin Davis (Amston, CT) is ranked No. 4 in New England at 197
lbs. He is 13-3 on the season with 14 takedowns, eight reversals,
eight near-falls and four pins. Davis notched a first place finish
at the Roger Williams Invitational on Nov. 10 and a fourth place
finish at the Doug Parker Invitational on Nov. 17. He placed second
at 197 lbs. at the R.I.T. Invitational on Dec. 1. |
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Junior
Nick Logan (Lowell, MA) is ranked No. 5 at 184 lbs. He has
totaled 38 takedowns, three reversals, 10 near-falls and a team-high
nine pins. He was the champion at 174 lbs. at the R.I.T.
Invitational on Dec. 1. Logan notched a fifth place finish at the
Roger Williams Invitational on Nov. 10 and a third place finish at
the Doug Parker Invitational on Nov. 17. |
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Sophomore
Ray Moore (Wrentham, MA) is ranked No. 6 at 285 lbs. He is 12-6
with 14 takedowns, 13 reversals, 11 near-falls and four pins on the
season. He placed fourth at 197 lbs. at the R.I.T. Invitational on
Dec. 1. Moore placed fifth at 197 lbs. at the Roger Williams
Invitational on Nov. 10. |
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Head Coach
Jay Jones’ Anchormen are currently 3-0 overall, 3-0 against New
England College Conference Wrestling Association (NECCWA) opponents
and 1-0 in the Pilgrim Wrestling League. RIC is currently ranked No.
1 in New England. |
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RIC is off
for finals and the holidays. The Anchormen will resume competition
at the Budd Whitehill duals, hosted by Lycoming on Jan. 11-12. |
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