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Wrestling Finishes Second At 19th Annual Doug Parker Invitational
11/22/2008
Springfield, Mass. -- November 22, 2008 -- Springfield College hosted the 19th Annual Doug Parker Wrestling Invitational today at Blake Arena on the SC campus. The Merchant Marine Academy won the event with 135.00 points, ahead of second-place Springfield at 124.50, and third-place Williams at 122.00. The most outstanding wrestler was Bridgewater State's Frank Cammisa at 149 pounds. Winner of Most Falls was Trinity's Greg Vaughn at heavyweight with five in a span of 19:56. Read More.
Nine Wrestlers Earn NEWA Regional Rankings
Springfield, Mass. – November 18, 2008 – Nine Springfield College wrestlers have earned individual rankings in the initial 2008-09 New England Wrestling Association’s rankings. The Pride are represented in nine of the ten weight classes, only missing out in the 197 lb. category. Read More.
Wrestling Competes at Brutes Open
Vestal, N.Y. - November 15, 2008 - On Saturday, the Springfield College wrestling team traveled to upstate New York to take on some very tough competition at Binghamton University's Brutes Open. Read More.
Wrestling Finishes Sixth at Ithaca Invitational
Ithaca, N.Y. (November 9, 2008) – Springfield wrestling opened up the 2008-09 season with a solid sixth place showing at this weekend’s Ithaca Invitational. Led by seniors Greg Dussol (Amston, Conn.) and Rob Mifsund (Somers, N.Y.), the Pride finished the weekend with 87 points for the tournament. Read More.
More Headlines
- Wrestling To Open Up 2008-2009 Season at Ithaca Invitational This Weekend
- Smith Finishes Seventh and Becomes an All-American at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Iowa
- Elliot Smith Wins Two of Three Matches On First Day of NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships
- Wrestling Finishes Fourth at NEWA Championships
- Wrestling Tops Trinity and Plymouth State; Picks Up Win No. 900
About The Team
The Springfield College wrestling program has been very successful for a long period of time, especially so under current head coach Daryl Arroyo, who is entering his 19th season at Springfield in 2008-09.In 2008, Springfield College became only the fourth program in the nation to win as many as 900 dual matches, joining Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and Oregon State (all strong Division I programs) in this very exclusive club. The 900th victory came at the expense of Plymouth State in a quad-meet at Trinity. Springfield had won its 800th overall victory in the year 2000.
In the last 12 seasons, SC has won nine New England College Conference Wrestling Association (NECCWA) Championships, dominating the conference. That includes five of the past seven. SC has also produced 64 All-Americans, including Mike Gaeta '07 who became the school's second four-time All-American in March, 2007, and the first since Springfield went Division III in 1995-96. Mike was fifth in the 149-pound weight class in the 2007 NCAA Division III Nationals. Elliot Smith '08 finished seventh in the 2008 Nationals in his 184-pound weight class to become the latest All-American. The number of All-Americans also includes Jeff Blatnick ’79, who went on to capture the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Blatnick is one of three SC wrestlers to have competed in the Olympic Games.
The SC wrestling program has finished in the top-10 at 10 NCAA Championships, including five straight from 1996 to 2000. The Pride has also produced over 200 New England or regional champions.
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Head Coach Daryl Arroyo
Former Springfield College All-American Daryl Arroyo will be entering his 19th season as the head wrestling coach at his alma mater in 2008-09. Under his tutelage, the Springfield College wrestling program has posted a 265-141-6 overall dual-meet record, good for an outstanding .650 winning percentage.
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