Penn State Open Preview & Local News Interview with Coach Popolizio

The Penn State Open is a huge tournament with 600 competitors preregistered.  I am not going to list as many of the top entrants as usual because there are so many good wrestlers at the tournament.  I am going to list all the wrestled competing from BU and six of the other top competitors in each weight class.

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BU Entrant:  Sardo

Other Top Competitors:  Megaludis (Penn State – Nationally Ranked), Terao (American – Placed at 4 opens tournaments this year), Trumbetti (Lock Haven – 2010 National Qualifier), Rehm (Lock Haven – 4^th 2011 Body Bar), Shane Gentry (Maryland – 3^rd 2011 ACC Championships), and Rodriguez (George Mason – 4^th 2011 Binghamton Open)

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BU Entrant:  Perry, Riggi, and St. James

Other Top Competitors:  Arujua (Finger Lakes – Nationally Ranked last year), Biscaha (Cornell – 2010 Binghamton Open Champ), Flamio (Unrostered – 2^nd 2011 Binghamton Open), Reber (Penn State – National Qualifier), Gilchrist (Columbia – 5^th 2011 Michigan State Open and 6^th 2011 Body Bar), and Wilcox (Bloomsburg – 4^th 2011 Body Bar)

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BU Entrants:  Heyman, and Price

Other Top Competitors:  Melde (Rutgers – 2011 National Qualifier), Schutt (Buffalo – 2011 National Qualifier), Smith (Buffalo – 2011 National Qualifier), Rendina (Finger Lakes – 5^th 2011 Buffalo Open), Hough (Duke – 1^st 2011 Citadel Open and 2^nd 2011 Wolfpack Open), and Garbinsky (Pittsburgh – Placed in three open tournaments this year)

149

BU Entrants:  Grella and Vinson

Other Top Competitors:  Molinaro (Penn State – NCAA 2^nd 2011), Valenti (Virginia – 2011 NCAA All-American), Alton (Penn State – 2011 NCAA Top 12), Santos (Columbia – 2^nd 2011 Body Bar), English (Penn State – 2010 PSU Open Place Winner), and Hodgkins (Central Michigan – 2X PA State Champ)

157

BU Entrants:  Chamish and Morris

Other Top Competitors:  Fleming (Clarion – 2X National Qualifier and Ranked in the top 10 in the country), John (Maryland – Ranked top 15 in the country), Greisheimer (Edinboro – Top 12 2011 NCAA Championships), Alton (Penn State – won several opens last year as a redshirt), Hess (Lehigh – Won 2 open tournament this year), and Vollrath (Penn State – 2010 PSU Open Place Winner)

165

BU Entrant:  Bortoluzzi

Other Top Competitors:  Taylor (Penn State – 2011 NCAA Runner-Up), Fittery (Unrostered – 3^rd 2011 NCAA Championships and 4^th 2010 NCAA Championships), Asper (Maryland – 2011 NCAA All-American and currently ranked #2), Abdurakhmonov (Clarion – Top 12 2011 NCAA Championships), Meys (Boston – 2X National Qualifier and Ranked in the top 10 in the country), Lewandowski (Buffalo – Top 12 2011 NCAA Championships), and Civan (Columbia – 2X NCAA National Qualifier and Ranked top 15 in the country)

174

BU Entrant:  None

Other Top Competitors:  Ruth (Penn State – 3^rd 2011 NCAA Championships), Luvsandorj (Citadel – 2011 National Qualifier and Ranked #12 in the country), Sheptock (Maryland – Nationally Ranekd in the top 20 in the country), Cannon (Buffalo – 2X NCAA National Qualifier), McLaughlin (George Mason – 3^rd 2011 Binghamton Open), and Petroski (North Carolina – 3^rd 2011 Wolfpack Open and 1^st 2011 TCNJ Open)

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BU Entrant:  None

Other Top Competitors:  Wright (Penn State – 2011 NCAA National Champ), Mills (Columbia – 4^th 2011 Michigan State Open), Garcia (Lock Haven – Placed at 2010 PSU Open), Duane (Citadel – 2^nd 2011 Navy Classic), Bolich (Lehigh – 2011 Buffalo Open Place Winner), and Malo (Army – 2011 Buffalo Open Place Winner)

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BU Entrants:  Deuel, McKeever, and Reed

Other Top Competitors:  Mitchell (American – Ranked top 15 in the country and 2011 National Qualfiier), McIntosh (Penn State – Ranked in the top 15 in the country), Boley (Maryland – Ranked in the top 20 in the country), Malo (Virginia – 2011 Body Bar Champion and 3X NCAA D3 All-American), Samuels (Lehigh – 3^rd 2011 Buffalo Open), and Hughes (Columbia – 1^st 2011 Michigan State Open)

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BU Entrant:  None

Other Top Competitors:  Myers (Maryland – 2011 NCAA All-American), Wade (Penn State – 2011 National Qualifier and Nationally Ranked in the top 20), Lester (Columbia – 2011 National Qualifier), Palma (North Carolina State – 2010 National Qualifier), Delia (Lehigh – Placed in 4 tournaments this season), and McCorkle (Clarion – Nationally Ranked)

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Check out this link for Coach Popolizio's interview with local news channel WBNG.  Cody Reed is also interviewed for this segment.