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!

Post by Marissa Sarfati (msarfat1@binghamton.edu)

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.

Post by Marissa Sarfati (msarfat1@binghamton.edu)