Friday, November 7, 2014

Videos: Meet our 125/133 Wrestlers

Want to know more about our 125 pounders Thierno Diallo, Kyle Kelley, Joe Nelson, and David White? Watch this video:



Want to know more about our 133 pounders Vlad Mordach and Rob Person? Watch this video:



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Wrestle-Off Results and BEARCAT OPEN THIS SUNDAY!!!!!!!

Here are the results from our Intrasquad last weekend:

125: Thierno Diallo dec. David White 4-3
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41: Dylan Caruana dec. Nick Tighe 5-2
157: Vincent Deprez dec. Colton Perry 11-5
157: Ben Price dec. Joe Jackson 2-1
174: Steven Schneider dec. Jake Kocsis 9-3
184: Jack McKeever dec. Mark Tracy 8-0
197: Caleb Wallace pinned Reggie Williams
HWT: Tyler Deuel mj. dec. Connor Calkins 10-2
133: Rob Person dec. David White 3-2


This Sunday is our Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open.  It will be fun to watch how our guys separate themselves in live competition.  Wrestling starts at 9 am. There are over 350 wrestlers registered, including wrestlers from Penn State, Lehigh, Rutgers, Cornell, Old Dominion, Arizona State, Maryland, Hofstra, Bucknell, Columbia, Princeton and many more.  It should be an exciting Sunday and it will be great seeing many familiar faces in the stands supporting our Bearcats!

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Find out more about the new Bearcat wrestlers!

The BU wrestling team has restocked with a big recruiting class including 12 All-Americans, six state champions, and 18 state place winners.

Set to join the Bearcats in the 2014-2015 season are:

Connor Calkins HWT (Almond, NY/Alfred-Almond HS): Connor is a 2x NYS Qualifier.  He finished 5th as a junior and capped his senior year with a NYS title at heavyweight.  He finished 1st at the Flo Freakshow which is the toughest pre-season tournament in the country.

Vincent DePrez 157/165 (Hilton, NY/Hilton HS): Vincent is a 4x NYS place winner, finishing 4th, 2nd, 2nd, and 1st.  Vincent capped 46-0 record his senior season at Hilton with state championship at 145 pounds.  He is a Flo Nationals All-American and four-time All-Greater Rochester selection.

Anthony DePrez 165/174 (Hilton, NY/Hilton HS): Anthony will be joining his twin brother Vincent this year.  He finished 2nd in NYS this year at 152 lbs and became a Flo Nationals All-American.

Thierno Diallo 125 (Lanham, MD/Duval HS): Thierno transferred into Binghamton for the 2014 spring semester.  He is a 3x state place winner taking 2nd, 3rd, and 1st.  He is the first wrestler in Prince Georges County to win 4 county titles.  He is a Fargo All-American and a Flo Nationals All-American.

Jake Kocsis 165/174  (Phillipsburg, NJ/Phillipsburg HS): Jake is a 2x NYS qualifier.  Jake finished 2nd at the prestigious Reno Tournament of Champions during the 2013-2014 season.  He then finished 4th in the NJ State Championships at 170 lbs.  He will major in environmental studies.

Joe Nelson 125 (Oxford, NY/Oxford Academy): Joe is a 2x NYS Qualifier finishing 3rd in the state.  He was valedictorian at his high school and will be working towards an engineering degree at Binghamton.

Steven Schneider 174/184 (Levittown, NY/MacArthur HS): Steven is a 2x NYS qualifier.  He finished 2nd in the state as a junior and was a state champion this past season at 170 pounds.  He finished his high school career as a Senior National All-American and he will be majoring in engineering at Binghamton.

Ben Schroeder 157 (Eureka, MO/Eureka HS): Ben is a 2x Missouri state qualifier.  He received the Binghamton University Scholarship of Excellence award and will be enrolled in the Binghamton School of Management.

Mark Tracy 184/197 (Holtsville, NY/Sachem East HS): Mark won a NYS title at 182 lbs his senior season at Sachem East High.  He also finished as a Senior National All-American and Mark will be enrolling in the Binghamton School of Management. 

Reggie Williams 184/197 (Johnson City, NY/Johnson City HS): Reggie is a 4x NYS placewinner, finishing 2nd as a sophomore and winning a state title at 195 lbs this past season.  He is a 5x high school All-American and capped off his senior season as a Senior Nationals All-American.

EXPECT GREATNESS!

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2014-2015 Schedule has been posted!

Check out the schedules tab and mark your calendars for the upcoming 2014-2015 season!  We will be beginning the season with the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open on Sunday, November 9th.  Last year, the athletic department hosted the event for the first time and it was easily the best tournament we have ever had on campus with over 420 wrestlers competing.  We hope this year will be even better!

We also have 5 home duals scheduled where we will be hosting Hofstra University, Columbia University, Drexel University,University of Pennsylvania, and University of Buffalo.

To close out the season, the NCAA Championships will be in St. Louis, Missouri this year on March 19 through March. We will consistently put in hard work to get as many wrestlers as possible into the tournament.

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Reed went 2-2 at the NCAA; 2013-2014 Season Final Thoughts

Senior 197-pound Cody Reed came up one win short of All-American honors in Friday evening’s session of the NCAA Championship at the Chesapeake Engery Arena.

After advancing to the quarterfinals with a pair of wins on Thursday, Reed, a red-shirt senior, fell in both his matches on Friday to end Binghamton’s run at the NCAA Championship. Reed fell to No. 1 Nick Heflin of Ohio State in the quarterfinals of the championship bracket before losing to No. 3 Morgan McIntosh of Penn State in the wrestle-backs of the consolation bracket.

With an All-American spot on the line Reed fell to McIntosh by major decision, 13-4. McIntosh secured a pair of first-period take downs to take a 4-0 lead into the second frame. Reed was able to escape a McIntosh leg-lock to record his first point, but another takedown by the No. 3 seed gave McIntosh a 7-1 lead heading into the final three minutes. In the final period, Reed was again able escape McIntosh’s grasp but another takedown and riding time gave the Nittany Lion the victory and All-American status.

Reed, who went 2-2 at the NCAA Championship, finishes his career at Binghamton with a record of 94-62 and completes the 2013-14 season with a record of 29-12. Reed became just the second Binghamton wrestler to win his first two matches of the NCAA Championship and advance to the quarterfinals. The Walton, N.Y. native is a three-time NCAA qualifier and compiled a record of 4-6 at three NCAA Championships.

Read the full article and NCAA recap, brackets, videos, and more here.

Final Thoughts on the Season

This is the first year we competed in the EIWA Conference Championship.  We went from the smallest conference in the country, to the largest and second toughest conference.  This was a huge adjustment for our team.  We saw a different level of wrestling from the very start of the year to the very end.  With everything new, we had some growing pains.  But the coaching staff saw a marked and consistent improvement in our wrestlers from the beginning of the season to the end.

We were picked to finish 14th out of 18 teams that made up the EIWA.  We finished 7th, putting 5 guys on the stand.  We would have liked to get more guys out to the big dance, but not going to nationals has left an empty pit in stomachs of our wrestlers and I know they will use that as motivation to reach their goals during the 2014/2015 season.

#9, #8, #1, #3- That was the order of wrestlers that Cody Reed faced to get to the Round of 12 at this years NCAA Championships. He wrestled four seeded wrestlers and beat two of them.   Cody Reed was 18-16 last year and 0-2 at the NCAA Championships.  This year he finished 29-12. 

David White went 1-2 at this year's Championship.  Last year he wasn't a starter and went 17-7 during the year.  This year he went 27-13 and beat four kids he lost to last year- seeing huge improvement.

Other Notable Improvements

Jack Mckeever- His Division I record went from 2-18 during the 2013/2014 season to 18-14 and a national ranking before a serious injury sidelined him for the second half of the year.

Caleb Wallace- His last years record was 6-6.  This year he finished 17-15 and placed in the EIWA conference.

Vincent Grella- He tripled the number of wins he had the previous year and he placed in the EIWA conference.

Tyler Deuel- Tyler went from a .500 wrestler last year, to a record of 28-10 this year and he earned a
Top 20 ranking.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Reed and White to take on the NCAA Championship!



Senior 197-pound Cody Reed took home runnerup honors to pace Binghamton wrestling at the EIWA Championship, which concluded Sunday night at The Palestra on campus at University of Pennsylvania. The Bearcats had five placewinners in their inaugural appearance at the championship and finished in a tie for seventh out of 18 teams. Reed and junior 125-pound David White (4th place) earned berths to the upcoming NCAA Championship.
Read the full article about the EIWA results here.

The NCAA Championship will take place next weekend, March 20-22, in Oklahoma City.  The brackets have been released and you can view them here.  Cody Reed, making his 3rd consecutive NCAA appearance, will be facing ace ninth-seeded Christian Boley of Maryland in the opening round.

The pairing is a rematch of the 2012 NCAA Championship first round, when Reed posted a shocking 2-1 upset over then-No. 4 Boley. Last weekend, Reed made a strong showing at the EIWA Championship, winning three of four matches to earn an automatic bid. He posted a major decision in the first round and then recorded a dramatic pin in overtime over fellow NCAA qualifier James Fox of Harvard in the quarterfinals to seal his return trip to the national championship. Reed has four wins against the NCAA field. Boley (22-4) was the No. 1 seed at the ACC Championship but placed fourth.

White (26-11) will make his first NCAA Championship appearance and has drawn 12th-seeded Tim Lambert of Nebraska in the opening round. Lambert (22-11), a redshirt freshman, placed fifth at the Big Ten Championship. White went 4-2 at the EIWA Championship to finish fourth and claim an automatic berth.  

Thursday, March 6, 2014

EIWA Championships This Weekend!

Binghamton wrestling is headed to Philadelphia for its first EIWA Championship this weekend. The 18-team event, which doubles as the NCAA qualifier, is being hosted by Penn Saturday and Sunday at The Palestra.

Head coach Matt Dernlan's 10-man squad will open competition at 10 a.m. on Saturday with 47 NCAA automatic bids on the line. The championship concludes with the finals beginning at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Senior 197-pound Cody Reed, a two-time NCAA qualifier and reigning conference champion, begins his quest for a return to the national tournament. Reed (24-9) was ranked fourth in the latest EIWA poll and is 24th in the NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings. He has won 11 of his last 12 matches. There are seven spots allocated to EIWA wrestlers at 197 pounds.

Junior heavyweight Tyler Deuel (25-7) will also gain a top-four seed in his bracket. Deuel leads the Bearcats with 10 pins and five technical falls and is No. 23 in the latest NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings. He will be aiming for his first NCAA Championship berth. There are four qualifying berths allotted to EIWA heavyweights.

Junior 125-pound David White is also in the mix for a tournament seed. He was ranked sixth in the last EIWA poll and is No. 33 in the NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings. White (22-9) will be in the hunt for one of the six NCAA spots allocated to 125-pounders at the conference championship.

Sophomore 174-pound Jack McKeever returns to the lineup after missing five weeks with an injury. McKeever (19-10) was on the cusp of the national rankings when he went down. Junior 149-pound Joe Bonaldi, nationally-ranked for much of his sophomore season, is also expected to contend. Bonaldi (14-9) also missed considerable time this season.

The Bearcats have produced 21 NCAA qualifiers in the last four years, including four in 2012-13.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Weekend Updates: Regular Season is Over! Results from Bucknell and Bloomsburg

2/21 Bucknell Dual
Friday night brought a full house to the West Gym as we honored our two seniors, Cody Reed and John Paris.  Despite the 10-23 loss, our wrestlers got experience wrestling top ranked wrestlers.

Bucknell took control with five straight decisions to open the match. The match between No. 23 Paul Petrov and BU’s 32nd-ranked David White was a wild affair that went to a third sudden victory period. Petrov prevailed 10-8 and the Bison gained another toss-up match at 149 when Victor Lopez edged Joe Bonaldi 7-6. By the time sophomore 165-pound Vincent Grella earned a 6-4 decision, the Bearcats were in a big deficit.

Junior 184-pound Caleb Wallace gave BU its second win of the night and Reed followed with a 12-2 major decision at 197. The win extends Reed’s win streak to 11 matches and raises his record to 24-8 overall, 14-3 in duals. In a battle of ranked heavyweights, Bucknell’s Joe Stolfi shook off an early 2-0 disadvantage and posted a major decision over junior Tyler Deuel. The loss snapped Deuel’s 10-match win streak and was just his third dual defeat of the season.

Highlights from Bucknell:



2/22 Bloomsburg Dual 
Once again, despite the 12-28 loss, the boys got a lot of experience against ranked wrestlers at the Bloomsburg dual.


The highlight win for BU was junior 149-pound Joe Bonaldi, who worked into a second sudden victory period to edge No. 19 Bryce Busler.

Junior 184-pound Caleb Wallace (pictured to the left) earned a 6-4 decision and junior 125-pound David White got the team’s other win with a forfeit.

Senior 197-pound Cody Reed had a strong match against No. 6 Richard Perry, battling to the final whistle in a 3-2 loss. The defeat snapped Reed’s 11-match win streak.

These matches wrapped up the regular season for the Bearcats and they will now be preparing for postseason EIWA Championship and the NCAA's! 

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Video: Highlights from Buffalo dual and HOME DUALS THIS WEEKEND!

Come join us TOMORROW and SATURDAY as we finish the regular season with two dual meets at home! We are wrestling Bucknell on Friday night at 7 PM and we will be honoring our two seniors, John Paris and Cody Reed.  On Saturday, we are wrestling Bloomsburg at 2 PM and we are proud to have the Southern Tier Special Olympics Weightlifters sit with the boys and help coach. See you there!!

Now check out some highlights from our Buffalo win last Friday:

Monday, February 17, 2014

Binghamton Defeats Buffalo; Deuel's quick pin in the final match secures the win

Binghamton wrestling won six of 10 bouts and rallied from eight points down to defeat host Buffalo 22-18 Friday night from Alumni Arena. The Bearcats (5-11) seized the win when heavyweight standout Tyler Deuel posted a pin in 50 seconds in the final match of the night.

With BU trailing 18-16, Deuel took the mat and won his 10th straight match - and 13th straight dual match - giving BU its winning margin. Deuel, ranked No. 24 in the latest NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings (Feb. 10), improved to 25-5 overall record, 14-2 in duals. It was his team-high 10th pin of the season.

Senior 197-pound Cody Reed also extended his win streak to 10 in a row with a 5-2 decision. Reed, No. 25 in the NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings, is 23-8 record on the season, 13-3 in duals.

Other winners for the Bearcats were junior 125-pound David White, junior 149-pound Joe Bonaldi, sophomore 165-pound Vincent Grella and junior 184-pound Caleb Wallace.

Binghamton returns home to host Bucknell at 7 p.m. on Senior Night this FRIDAY at the West Gym!

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Video: Highlights from Hofstra Dual

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Wrestling loses at Hofstra 28-8

Binghamton wrestling (4-11, 3-8 EIWA) won the first two matches of the night before host Hofstra (6-6, 4-2 EIWA) rattled off eight straight to deal the Bearcats a 28-8 setback Friday night at the Mack Sports Complex in Hempstead. The former CAA foes wrestled for the first time as members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association after each joined the conference last April.

Senior 197-pound Cody Reed and junior heavyweight Tyler Deuel extended their win streaks with
major decisions to open the match. Reed rolled to a 16-5 win over Zeal McGrew for his ninth consecutive win. He raised his record to 22-8 on the season, 12-3 in duals. Deuel followed with a commanding 19-6 major decision over Michael Hughes. It was his ninth straight overall win and 12th consecutive dual match victory. Deuel now stands at 24-5 overall, 13-2 in duals.

Junior 125-pound David White pushed 15th-ranked and two-time NCAA qualifier Jamie Franco to a second tiebreaker before falling 2-1. The Bearcats also lost three other tight matches.

Binghamton travels to Buffalo to face the Bulls next Friday. 

Monday, February 3, 2014

Video: Highlights from Boston University Dual

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Bearcats defeat Boston University today 23-17; Deuel and Reed continue their win streaks

Binghamton wrestling used four straight wins to rally past fellow EIWA member Boston University (3-8) 23-18 Sunday at West Gym. The Bearcats (4-10) trailed 15-4 halfway through the match before two pins and a major decision fueled the comeback. Four of Binghamton’s five match wins produced bonus points.

“The guys really stepped up today,” head coach Matt Dernlan said. “We’ve been in similar situations lately but have come up short. We knew it was looking like a 5-5 match split so bonus points were going to be critical. It was a great effort and the guys have earned this by believing and pushing forward. Now we want to keep building this momentum.”

Junior 184-pound Caleb Wallace (12-11, 6-8 duals) got things going with a third-period pin. Wallace was in control and racking up points toward a major decision when he threw Aaron Conrad to his back and ended the bout at 5:58.

Senior 197-pound Cody Reed (21-8 overall, 11-3 duals) followed with a commanding 21-9 major decision that featured back points in the third period. Reed’s win extended his win streak to eight and brought the Bearcats to within one, 15-14.

Junior heavyweight Tyler Deuel kept the momentum going with his team-high ninth pin of the
season. He led 3-1 toward the end of the second period when he locked up a cradle on Kevin Innis near the edge of the mat and ended the bout with six seconds left in the period.

“Tyler has put in the work and is now reaping the benefits,” Dernlan said of his heavyweight, who has ended 14 bouts this season by tech fall or fall. His five tech falls is the most of any 285-pounder in the country.

Deuel, ranked 31st in the first NCAA Coaches’ Panel Rankings, won his 11th straight dual match and raised his record to 23-5 overall, 12-2 in duals.

Those six points gave Binghamton a 20-15 lead and junior 125-pound David White (20-7 overall, 10-4 duals) clinched the win with a hard-fought 9-6 decision over Tyler McGinley. White, ranked No. 32, was knotted at 6-6 and giving up riding time before escaping to start the third. He then scored the deciding takedown with 36 seconds left and finished on top to erase riding time.

Binghamton’s other winner was junior 149-pound Joe Bonaldi (12-7 overall, 4-5 duals), who racked up eight takedowns in a 19-8 major decision.

To get full play-by-plays of each match click here.

The Bearcats next wrestle at Hofstra on Friday.

Information: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Video: Highlights from this weekend

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Weekend Update: Old Dominion and American Dual Results; Reed and Deuel with huge wins

Friday 1/24 Old Dominion University Dual
Visiting Old Dominion (4-8) won six of the 10 bouts and posted a 21-12 win over Binghamton wrestling Friday at West Gym.

The Bearcats opened with a decision at 125 where David White rolled to an 11-6 win. ODU won six of the next seven bouts to clinch the team win.  Our next win came from sophomore Vincent Grella, who scored a 4-3 decision at 165, thanks to a takedown with 26 seconds left in the bout.   Binghamton then finished the evening off with back-to-back wins at 197 and heavyweight.  Senior 197-pound Cody Reed used a second-period takedown to notch a 3-1 win and junior heavyweight Tyler Deuel then sealed his 6-2 win with a third-period takedown.

Saturday 1/25 American University Dual
Visiting American (6-5) and Binghamton wrestling (3-10) split 10 bouts but the Eagles got a win in the final deciding match to edge the Bearcats 21-19 Saturday afternoon from West Gym. The see-saw match between the two EIWA members featured two pins and five lead changes and wasn’t decided until the final horn of the 10th match.

With Binghamton ahead 19-18, junior 149-pound Joe Bonaldi was locked into a tight battle with American’s Mark Cirello in the afternoon’s final match. Already giving away riding time, Bonaldi needed a takedown in the 1-1 match to win it. He had position in the final seconds but didn’t get the call on the edge of the mat as time expired and the Eagles came away with the narrow victory.

Senior 197-pound Cody Reed earned his biggest win of the season with a 3-1 decision over 12th-ranked Daniel Mitchell. Reed (20-8 overall, 10-3 duals) recorded the deciding points on a takedown with just three seconds left in the match.

Junior heavyweight Tyler Deuel followed Reed’s dramatic win with a first-period pin over Blake Herrin, who was ranked No. 3 in the EIWA - one spot above Deuel. The win, Deuel’s team-high 22nd of the season (22-5, 11-2 duals), brought the crowd to its feet and gave the Bearcats a 16-9 lead. It was his team-high eighth pin of the season, to go along with five tech falls - the most techs of any heavyweight in the nation. Deuel entered the bout ranked 31st in the NCAA Coaches’ Panel and Herrin was No. 23.

Also winning for BU were sophomore 165-pound Vincent Grella, junior 184-pound Caleb Wallace and freshman 141-pound Nick Tighe. Grella used a takedown at the second-period buzzer to propel him to a 4-0 decision and Wallace amassed more than five minutes of riding time in his 14-4 major decision. Tighe continued his strong rookie campaign with an 11-5 win, improving to 22-16 overall.  Tighe's win brought the match score to 19-18 before the very last match.

Junior 125-pound David White nearly pulled off an upset of No. 11 David Terao but surrendered riding time in a tight 3-2 loss. White, who had a nine-match win streak entering the day, was working for a match-clinching takedown in the waning seconds of a 2-2 bout but ran out of time. 

Binghamton next hosts Boston University on February 2 at 1PM in the West Gym! 

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Drexel Highlights (Video)

Monday, January 20, 2014

Bearcats beat Drexel 22-18; HOME DUAL FRIDAY IN WEST GYM!

Junior heavyweight Tyler Deuel recorded a pin in the final match of the afternoon to give Binghamton wrestling (3-8) a comeback 22-18 win over host Drexel (4-11) Sunday afternoon from the Daskalakis Athletic Center.

Down 18-11 with two matches remaining, the Bearcats received a technical fall at 197 from senior Cody Reed, setting the stage for a winner-take-all bout at heavyweight. Deuel was up to the task, overpowering his Dragons for before ending the match with the second-period fall. Reed, who scored at will during his 24-8 win, posted his fifth consecutive win, as did Deuel, who raised his record to a team-best 20-5 overall, 9-2 in duals.

Junior 125-pound David White stretched his own win streak to eight with a 10-2 major decision. White is now 18-6 overall, 8-3 in duals. Also winning for the Bearcats were freshman 141-pound Nick Tighe and junior 157-pound Joe Bonaldi. Tighe picked up his 21st win of the season.

Binghamton returns home for three straight duals, beginning with a match against Old Dominion at 7 p.m. Friday at West Gym.  SEE YOU THERE!

Information: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
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Saturday, January 18, 2014

White, Caruana, Reed and Deuel win against Penn depsite 13-22 loss. DREXEL tomorrow at 2 PM!

Penn won six out of the ten bouts to post a 22-13 win over the Bearcats on Friday night at The Palestra. Our four defeats came from David White, Dylan Caruana, Cody Reed, and Tyler Deuel. Here's a quick recap of those wins:

At 125, starter David White (7-2 in duals, 17-6 overall) won the first bout of the night with a 6-2 decision over Jeremy Schwartz.

At 149, Dylan Caruana relentlessly beat AJ Murabito 8-7 after having to catch up from being setback 2-6 in the first period. Caruana scored twice in the third period with a late takedown to secure the win.

At 197, a rematch between Cody Reed and Frank Mattiace was a success for the Bearcats as Reed won 4-3, to even the season series at 1-1. Mattiace had the first takedown, but Reed tied the match with a takedown disputed for being on the edge of the mat late in the third period. Penn asked for the call to be reviewed, and after checking replay the call was upheld in favor of Reed. Reed ultimately won after making an escape in the third period.

Tyler Deuel closed the dual with a 12-2 major decision over Steven Graziano. After Graziano scored the opening takedown 15 seconds in, Deuel rallied back, led by a five-point move in the final seconds of the first period.

To check out more results, click "dual results."

Binghamton remains in Philadelphia as they are wrestling DREXEL tomorrow (Sun 1/19) at 2 PM.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Check out the Highlights from last weekend's Boston Duals!


Boston University Duals: Bearcats beat Brown 23-17, lose to Harvard 22-15. Wrestling @ Penn Tomorrow!!

Binghamton wrestling split its two matches Sunday at the Boston University Duals. The Bearcats (2-7) beat Brown 23-17 before losing to Harvard 22-15. Deuel, Reed and White all win twice.

Against the Bears, BU won five bouts with the final win - a pin by junior heavyweight Tyler Deuel - giving the Bearcats the decisive margin. The teams split 10 matches but Binghamton got a forfeit win, a technical fall by junior 125-pound David White and then the third-period pin by Deuel, who went 3-0 in the weekend matches to raise his overall record to 18-5, 7-2 in duals.

Binghamton then fell just short against Harvard after winning four of the 10 matches. After receiving a forfeit win at 125, BU dropped six straight matches before finishing with three straight decisions to tighten the final margin. Senior 197-pound Cody Reed completed a 2-0 day with a 6-4 decision and Deuel posted a 5-2 win.

With his 3-0 weekend, White improved to 16-6 overall.  Binghamton next faces Penn and Drexel on Friday and Sunday, respectively, in Philadelphia.

Information: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Wrestling defeated at Columbia 24-9 and Alumni Meet Up!

Columbia won seven of 10 bouts and posted a 24-9 win over visiting Binghamton wrestling (1-6) Friday night at University Gym.

Juniors David White (125), Tyler Deuel (Hwt) and senior Cody Reed (197) all won their matches for the Bearcats.


White (pictured to the left) opened the evening with a 6-2 decision, pushing his overall record to 14-6. The Columbia Lions won seven straight bouts to secure the match before Reed and Deuel won the final two contests. Reed posted a 2-1 decision at 197 to bring his season record to 14-8. Deuel continued his winning ways with a 10-3 decision at heavyweight. He is now 5-2 in duals, 16-5 overall.

Make sure to check out the dual results tab to check scores for each individual Bearcat.

BU Wrestling also enjoyed an alumni reunion at Columbia.  Thanks to all that came out!



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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Binghamton next competes in a dual at Columbia on January 10.

Come join us and support the Bearcats THIS FRIDAY in New York City as we wrestle against Columbia at 7:00 PM!

Franklin and Marshall Open

Junior heavyweight Tyler Deuel earned runnerup honors to head a group of three placewinners for Binghamton wrestling Saturday at the Franklin & Marshall Open in Lancaster, PA.  Joining Deuel on the podium were freshmen Nick Tighe (3rd at 133) and Nick Kelley (4th at 141).

Deuel advanced to the finals with three dominating wins. He opened with an 11-4 decision and then
posted a 15-0 technical fall and a pin in the semifinals. In the championship bout, he suffered a 16-2 loss to Zach Merrill of Oklahoma.

Tighe won five of six bouts to place third. His offense clicked to the tune of 19, 17 and 10 points in his first three matches. Tighe then lost a tight 7-5 decision to the eventual champion (Tyler Fraley, Clarion) in the semifinals before winning his final two matches in the back draw. He posted a second-period pin in his first consolation match and then took third place with a 13-7 decision.

Kelley went 3-2 to place fourth. He reached the semifinals with a pair of decisions before dropping a 10-6 decision. Kelley then recorded a pin in his first consolation match before getting beat in the third-place match.

Junior 184-pound Caleb Wallace went 2-2 with a major decision before coming up short against the eventual champion and the third-place finisher to end his day.

Lastly- Check out Binghamton's Athlete of the Week, freshman Nick Tighe, as he talks about the Franklin and Marshall Open and team dynamics.


Information: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
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Check out the highlights from Lock Haven Cradle Gear Invitational




The team came 6th out of 10th place with one champion.

Friday, January 3, 2014

White wins title, McKeever 3rd at Lock Haven Invite

Binghamton junior 125-pound David White went a perfect 3-0 to claim an individual title at the Lock Haven Cradle Gear Invitational Sunday at the Thomas Fieldhouse. Joining White on the podium was sophomore 174-pound Jack McKeever, who won five of six matches to place third. The Bearcats sent 12 men to the event and finished sixth out of 10 teams.

White opened with a 13-2 major decision in the quarterfinals and then earned a 1-0 win over second-seeded Mike Soria of Buffalo. In the finals, third-seeded White handled top-seeded Sean Boylan of Bloomsburg, 7-1. He raised his overall record to 13-6.

McKeever rattled off four straight wins after losing his only match in the quarters. He began with a third-period pin of Gordon Boliq of Franklin & Marshall. McKeever, seeded third, then posted wins of 6-0 and 4-1 to reach the third-place match. There, he beat Brett Stein of Gardner-Webb 6-4. McKeever lifted his season record to a team-best 19-7.

Sophomore 133-pound Mike Sardo and second-year 149-pound Dylan Caruana each won three matches. Sardo posted three straight wins in the backdraw, including a 3-1 decision over teammate Nick Tighe.

Binghamton is off until January 10 when the Bearcats will head to New York City to face Columbia. The BU wrestling program and Alumni Association will host a post-match alumni gathering after the 7 p.m. dual.

Check out the dual tabs for the full results.

Information: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
Post by: Marissa Sarfati (msarfat1@binghamton.edu)