Today's Featured Freshman: Nick Lalone

Nick Lalone

184 lbs.

Cato-Meridian High School (Hannibal, NY)

• New York State Champion
• 2x New York State Finalist
• 6th New York State Wrestling Championships
• 4th NHSCA Sophomore Nationals
• Top 12 NHSCA Junior Nationals
• 3x New York State Qualifier
• 184-23 Career Record
• 36-1 Senior Record
• 3x Team Captain
• Honor Roll Student
• Major: Psychology

Tomorrow's Featured Freshman: Adam Morris

Today's Featured Freshman: Andrew Danziger

Andrew Danziger

197 lbs.

East Meadow High School (East Meadow, NY)

• 4th New York State Wrestling Championships
• NYS Qualifier
• 115 High School Wins
• 81 Career Pins (School record)
• Honor Roll Student
• Major: Biology (Pre-Med)

Tomorrow's Featured Freshman: Nick Lalone

Today's Featured Freshman: Tyler Deuel

Tyler Deuel

197 lbs.

Waterloo High School (Waterloo, NY)

• Top 12 NHSCA Senior Nationals
• 3rd New York State Wrestling Championships
• 2x Class Champion
• 2x Team Captain
• 100+ High School Victories
• School Record for Most Pins in a Season (40)
• 44-1 Senior Record
• 3x 1st Team All League
• 1st Team All Greater-Rochester
• 1st Team Daily Messenger All Star
• High Honor Roll Student
• Major: Finance

Tomorrow's Featured Freshman: Andrew Danzinger

Bearcats Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HEAD ASSISTANT COACH FRANK BEASLEY!

Today's Featured Freshman: Dan Amato

Dan Amato

285 lbs.

North Quincy High School (Quincy, MA)

• 6th New England
• 6th All-States
• 5th Massachusetts
• 4th Overall in Massachusetts
• 2x State Qualifier
• 81 Career Wins
• 40-12 Senior Record
• Team Captain
• Honor Roll Student
• Major: Undecided 

Monday's Featured Freshman: Tyler Deuel

Today's Featured Freshman: Nick Gwiazdowski

Nick Gwiazdowski

285 lbs.

Duanesburg High School (Delanson, NY)

• National Wade Schalles Award Winner (Best Pinner in the USA)
• NYS Dave Schultz Award for Excellence (Top Wrestler in NYS)
• #1 ranked heavyweight recruit in the nation
• Top-ranked NYS wrestler in the nation
• Overall top 20 recruit in the nation
• NHSCA Senior National Champ & Outstanding Wrestler
• FloNationals Champion
• 3rd Fargo Freestyle Nationals
• 3rd Fargo Greco Nationals
• 3rd Super 32
• 2nd NHSCA Sophomore Nationals
• 5th NHSCA Freshman Nationals
• 2x NYS Champion, NYS 3rd place
• 199-24 Career Record
• 50-0 Senior Record (note: no matches went the distance, as Nick posted 43 falls and 7 forfeits).
• 2x Team Captain
• Honor Roll Student
• Major: undecided

Tomorrow's featured freshman: Dan Amato

First Look: Bearcats Wrestling 2011-2012 Schedule

See it here first! Below is the 2011-2012 Bearcats Wrestling schedule. For easy competition analysis, I've linked each opponent's team page within the schedule.

November 12, 2011 - vs. George Mason University

November 13, 2011 - Binghamton Open

November 21, 2011 - @ Body Bar Tournament (Cornell University)

November 26, 2011 - @ Northeast Duals (Albany, NY)

December 3, 2011 - @ Princeton University

December 4, 2011 - @ Penn State Open

December 18, 2011 - @ Reno Tournament of Champions

January 2, 2012 - @ University at Buffalo

January 10, 2012 - vs. Oklahoma University

January 15, 2012 - vs. Cornell University

January 21, 2012 - @ CAA Duals (George Mason University - Fairfax, VA)

January 29, 2012 - @ Oklahoma State University

February 3, 2012 - vs. American University

February 9, 2012 - vs. Bloomsburg University

February 12, 2012 - @ Hofstra University

February 17, 2012 - vs. Old Dominion University

March 3, 2012 - CAA Tournament (Binghamton, NY)

March 15-17, 2012 - @ NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships (St Louis, MO)

Mark your calendars now so you don't miss one bout of the 2011-2012 Bearcats wrestling season!

Coming Soon: Featured Incoming Wrestler Series

In the coming days, I will be previewing each of the incoming student athletes for the fall semester.  I will highlight their accomplishments in the classroom and on the mat.

Stay tuned!

BU Press Release: Frank Beasley

                          
Wrestling hires top recruiter Beasley as head assistant coach


Highly-touted recruiter brings five years of Division I coaching experience


VESTAL, N.Y. -- Binghamton wrestling coach Pat Popolizio has added former Buffalo associate coach Frank Beasley to his staff as head assistant coach for the 2011-12 season. Beasley replaces Dennis Papadatos, who resigned after five noteworthy years with the program.


Beasley was the head assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the University at Buffalo, helping steer that program to its finest three-year span in team history. The Bulls have sent 14 wrestlers to the NCAA Championship since 2008 and have crowned five individual conference champions.


Last season, Beasley spearheaded a squad that produced six NCAA qualifiers, eight nationally-ranked wrestlers, four Mid-American Conference (MAC) champions including the Most Outstanding Wrestler and multiple team wins over top-25 programs. Simultaneously, his academic commitment has resulted in five individuals earning NWCA All-Academic honors.


"We are very excited to have Frank as our newest addition to the Binghamton wrestling coaching staff," Popolizio said. "He has proven to be one of the best recruiters in the country and brings professional experience and a strong work ethic, which will help elevate our program. Frank will be a great role model for our current and future student-athletes."


Beasley's recruiting efforts have resulted in four classes that have been among the finest in the country and his current incoming class was ranked as high as No. 11 in the nation.


Before Buffalo, Beasley was an assistant coach at Bloomsburg for two seasons, helping that program produce its first All-American in more than a decade and add another All-American and nine national qualifiers in all. In addition, the Huskies won 12 duals in 2006-07 - the most most wins in 16 seasons.


He enjoyed an elite wrestling career at Lincoln College and Bloomsburg, earning NJCAA All-America honors at Lincoln in 2004 (165 lbs.) and was a starter and team captain at Bloomsburg, finishing fourth at the 2006 Eastern Wrestling League Championship. Beasley accumulated more than 80 collegiate wins at 157, 165 and 174 pounds with nearly half coming by pin.


His multitude of academic achievements included becoming a two-time Academic All-American, four-year National Dean's List honoree and recipient of education and English department honors at Bloomsburg. Beasley earned a dual degree in English and education from Bloomsburg in 2006, graduating Cum Laude. He then received his master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Bloomsburg with a perfect 4.0 GPA.


Beasley has worked numerous camps and clinics, most notably serving as head wrestling coach for the NWCA/USA Wrestling All-American Tour to Russia in June 2010.


He is a native of Odin, Illinois.  Joining him in Binghamton is his wife Lyndsey. 


A link to the original article can be found here.

Summer Wrestling Newsletter

**Binghamton Wrestling Update by Head Coach Pat Popolizio**

Summer Training

Binghamton Wrestling had a superior summer training schedule with every team member lifting and wrestling on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from June 1st to August 4th. In addition, we had five incoming freshman enroll in Binghamton summer courses: Nick Gwiazdowski, Tyler Deuel, Angelo Bortoluzzi, Derak Heyman, and Colton Perry. Also attending summer classes were transfer-students, Brian St. James and Patrick Hunter.

The student-athletes want to see each other reach their full potential and are willing to assist each other, athletically and academically. We know the team is hungry to have another great dual meet season and they will strive to compete at their highest level at Nationals. This summer training will prepare them for the competition in March.

Farewell

For those who have not heard, Assistant Head Coach Dennis Papadatos has resigned. He has taken a full time position at Advantage Fitness, located in Ithaca NY. It was an extremely hard decision for Dennis to make because Binghamton Wrestling is part of his family; however, in the end it was the best decision for his wife and children. When Dennis has time, he will be helping out with team practices. We are very excited for his new opportunity and we wish him the best of luck!

Welcome

Joining the coaching staff will be Frank Beasley of the University of Buffalo. Frank has been the Head Assistant Coach the past three and a half years at Buffalo and is responsible for much of the day-to-day work that goes into coaching: practice schedules, fundraising, marketing and recruiting. Since joining the Buffalo staff, Frank has brought in two impressive recruiting classes, including this year’s 11th nationally ranked recruiting class. We welcome Frank Beasley to the Binghamton Wrestling family!

Tidbits

Congratulations to Assistant Coach Jasen Borshoff for being selected and attending the NWCA Leadership Academy in Fort Lauderdale, FL. This two-day academy included sessions on fundraising, marketing, cultivating academic environments and how to build leadership. This was a great opportunity for Jasen and he will share his knowledge with the team as the season gets underway.

Inaugural Post

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