Binghamton Open Preview

We have 258 wrestlers preregistered as of writing this blog entry and I would expect some more to enter yet.  Currently we have wrestlers coming from Binghamton, Cornell, Finger Lakes, Harvard, Middlesex, Gannon, Sacred Heart, Princeton, Rider, Hofstra, Pennsylvania, Brown, George Mason, Buffalo, Yeshiva, Nassau, Lock Haven, Bloomsburg, and Edinboro.  The tournament is a little smaller than the last couple of years but it is still a high quality tournament.  The 157 pound weight class is particularly stacked with three returning NCAA Division I All-Americans and six NCAA Division I National Qualifiers.  The 133 pound weight class is currently the largest with thirty-four wrestlers preregistered.  Most of our team will be competing this weekend.  All BU wrestlers listed as "unattached" below are projected redshirts for 2011-2012.

125 Pounds

BU Entrants:  Derek Steeley and Mike Sardo

Other Top Competitors (28 Registered):  Frank Perrelli (Cornell – Nationally Ranked in the top 10 D1, 2011 National Qualifier, and 4^th 2010 BU Open), Steve Bonanno (Hofstra – Nationally Ranked in the top 15 D1 and 2X National Qualifier), Garrett Frey (Nationally Ranked in the top 15 D1, National Qualifier, 3^rd 2010 BU Open), Nick Arujau (Finger Lakes – Nationally Ranked in the top 20 D1 last year and 5^th2010 BU Open), Caleb Richardson (Finger Lakes – 3^rd 2011 Buffalo Open), Nahshon Garrett (Finger Lakes – 5^th 2011 Buffalo Open), Tyler Biscaha (Cornell – 2^nd 2010 BU Open), Vince Rodriguez (George Mason - top 50 recruit in the country last year, NHSCA Senior and Junior National Champion), Bricker Dixon (Cornell – top 50 recruit last year and multiple time MO State Champ),  Arik Robinson (Buffalo – 4X NY State Champ and 7^th at 2011 Buffalo Open), Joe Barbato (Harvard – NY State Finalist), and Abdulqwai Mohamed (Buffalo – NHSCA Junior Champ and NY State Champ)

133 Pounds

BU Entrants:  Patrick Hunter, Dan Riggi (unattached), Colton Perry (unattached), and Alex Neal (unattached)

Other Top Competitors (34 Registered):  Bryan Ortenzio (Penn – 2010 NCAA D1 National Qualifier, Nationally Ranked in the top 15 in the country), Steven Keith (Harvard – 2X D1 National Qualifier and Nationally Ranked in the top 20), Joe Stanzione (Cornell – 2011 BU Open Champ), Adam Weinell (4^th 2011 Buffalo Open), Nik Pena (Cornell – top 30 recruit in the country last year and 2X CA State Champ), Chris Perez (Princeton – NHSCA Senior National Runner-Up), Vinny Fava (Rider), CJ Cobb (Penn – top 100 recruit last year), Jeff Canfora (Penn – top 100 recruit last year), Joey Gosinski (Hofstra – 2X IL State Champ), Jamie Franco (Hofstra), Justis Flamio (Unrostered), Ryan Osleeb (Harvard – NY State Champ and 3X Placer), Dan Gormley (Buffalo – 6^th 2011 Buffalo Open), Brandon Pesarchick (Bucknell – PA Placer), and Cody Wheeler (Lock Haven – PA Runner-Up and Multiple Time Placer)

141 Pounds

BU Entrants:  Joe Bonaldi, Derak Heyman (unattached), and Ben Price (unattached)

Other Top Competitors (32 Registered):  Zack Kemmerer (Penn – NCAA Division I All-American, 2X National Qualifier, Nationally Ranked in the top 5 in the country, and 2010 BU Open Champ), Jimmy Kirchner (Rider – D1 National Qualifier, Nationally Ranked, and 3^rd 2010 BU Open), Luke Vaith (Hofstra – 5^th 2010 BU Open Champ), Adam Krop (Princeton – 6^th 2010 BU Open), Mike Nevinger (Cornell – 6^th 2010 BU Open), Joe Rendina (Finger Lakes – 5^th 2011 Buffalo Open and top 100 recruit last year), Chris Villalonga (Cornell), Patrick Hogan (Harvard – NY State Finalist), and Ryan Dunphy (Cornell)

149 Pounds

BU Entrant:  Vin Grella (unattached)

Other Top Competitors (26 Registered):  Vince Varela (Hofstra – National Qualifier), Aaron Nestor (Rider – 4^th BU Open), Craig Eifert (Cornell – 5^th 2010 BU Open), Rickey Bronson (Buffalo – 7^th 2011 Buffalo Open), Blake Roulo (Buffalo – 4X High School National Champ and top 40 recruit last year), Steven Robertson (Penn – top 100 recruit last year and 4X IL State Finalist), Chris Dowdy (Finger Lakes – 3X National Prep Placer), Zach Bintliff (Princeton – EIWA Placer), and Paul Liguori (Harvard)

157 Pounds

BU Entrants:  Justin Lister, Adam Morris (unattached), and Angelo Bortoluzzi (unattached)

Other Top Competitors (Registered):  Kyle Dake (Cornell – 2X D1 National Champ and 2010 BU Open Champ), Walter Peppelman (Harvard – NCAA D1 All-American, Nationally Ranked top 5 in the country, 2^nd 2010 BU Open), Johny Greisheimer (Edinboro – top 12 D1 National Tournament), Zac Cibula (Rider – National Qualifier, Nationally Ranked, CAA Champ, and 5^th 2010 BU Open), Justin Accordino (Hofstra – National Qualifier and Nationally Ranked), Daniel Kolodzik (Princeton – Nationally Ranked), Jesse Shanaman (Finger Lakes – 4^th 2010 BU Open), Tyler Banks (Hofstra – 6^th 2010 BU Open), Scott Owen (Finger Lakes – 6^th 2011 Buffalo Open), Ramon Santiago (Rider – 2010 CAA Runner-Up), Lorenzo Thomas (Penn – PA Finalist), Giuseppi Lanzi (Brown), and Jaaziah Bethea (George Mason – 4^th 2010 CAA)

165 Pounds

BU Entrant:  Matt Kaylor

Other Top Competitors (Registered):  PJ Gillespie (Hofstra – 2011 D1 All-American and Nationally Ranked in the top 5 in the country), Marshall Peppelman (Cornell – 5^th 2010 BU Open), Brandon Rolnick (Princeton), Craig Scott (Finger Lakes – 2X NY State Champ), Keith Stoerr (8^th 2011 Buffalo Open), Rich Eva (Princeton – 3X VA State Champ), Duke Pickett (Finger Lakes – top 100 recruit last year and VA State Champ), James Brundage (Rider), and Patrick Jennings (Edinboro – NHSCA Senior All-American)

174 Pounds

BU Entrants:  Caleb Wallace and John Paris

Other Top Competitors (Registered):  Jim Resnick (Rider – 2011 D1 National Qualifier and Nationally Ranked), John-Martin Cannon (Buffalo – 2X National Qualifier and MAC Champ), Frank McLaughlin (George Mason – 5^th 2011 Hokie Open), Brett Terry (Gannon – D2 National Qualifier), Ryan Callahan (Princeton – 5^th 2010 BU Open), Jon Rizzitello (Sacred Heart), Billy George (Cornell – 5^th 2011 National Collegiate Open and 3^rd Edinboro Open), Tanner Eitel (Finger Lakes), Ian Korb (Penn – OH Finalsit and 3X Placer), Michael Alexander (Cornell), Rickey McDonald (Brown – NHSCA Senior All-Americna and 2X NV State Champ), and Matthew Cunningham (Cornell)

184 Pounds

BU Entrant:  Nate Schiedel

Other Top Competitors (Registered):  Steve Bosak (Cornell – NCAA D1 All-American, Nationally Ranked in the top 5 in the country, and 2010 BU Open Champ), Ben Clymer (Hofstra – NCAA D1 National Qualifier, Nationally Ranked in the top 20 in the country, and CAA Champion), Zack Zelcs (Gannon – 6^th 2011 Buffalo Open), Ryan Hembury (George Mason – PA State Champ), Dan Santoro (Princeton – 2011 Clarion Open Champion), and Cameron Croy (Harvard)

197 Pounds

BU Entrants:  Tyler Deuel, Cody Reed, and Mike McKeever

Other Top Competitors (Registered):  Cam Simaz (Cornell – 3X D1 All-American 3^rd, 3^rd, and 8^th place), Bagna Tovuujav (George Mason – 2X D1 National Qualifier and Nationally Ranked), James Fox (Harvard – NJ State Champ), Donald McNeil (Rider), Matt Lowe (Hofstra – 4^th 2011 CAA), and Sterling Hecox (Brown)

285 Pounds

BU Entrant:  Nick Gwiazdowski

Other Top Competitors (Registered):  Paul Snyder (Hofstra – 2011 NCAA National Qualifier, Nationally Ranked, and CAA Champ), Oney Snyder (Cornell – 3^rd 2010 BU Open), Zeal McGrew (Hofstra – 4^th 2010 BU Open), Stryker Lane (Cornell – 5^th2010 BU Open), Evan Craig (Rider – 4^th 2011 CAA), Jace Bennett (Cornell – 5^th2010 BU Open), David Ng (Harvard – 2X NY Placer), Jacob Aiken-Phillips (7^th 2011 Buffalo Open), and Maciej Jochym (Cornell)

I will be tweeting and posting results on Facebook throughout the tournament.  Also, Mark Morris (PAWR) will be streaming it LIVE and FREE on his website.  Check it out (link is on the left of the blog).