U.S. Army and Centenary College Cyclones Present
U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program Wrestlers
Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling Clinics
Free Admission!
Reeves Recreation Center at Centenary College
Wednesday March 19th 2008
4:00pm to 6:00pm - Youth Programs and College Wrestlers Only
6:30pm to 8:30pm - Open to all Wrestlers and Fans
Thursday March 20th 2008
4:00pm - 6:00pm - Open to all Wrestlers and Fans
6:30pm - 8:30pm - Open to all Wrestlers and Fans
Contact
SGT Robert Hayes
Hackettstown Recruiting Station
(877)253-4297
(908)850-1700
Gummerson Finishes One Win From All-American
- Mike Gummerson
(3/8/08) Seinor Mike Gummerson (Newton/Kittatinny) finishes his career with an overall record of 80 wins and 18 losses. During his time at Centenary, Gummerson qualified for the NCAA Division III National Wrestling Championships three times.
In his most recent trip, Gummerson found himself one win away from becoming Centenarys first All-American. In his opening match, Mike suffered a tough loss to fourth seed Jacob Helvey of Wartburg 9-4. Gummerson then bounced back to defeat Dave Colagiovanni of Cortland by a major decision 13-5, placing him in the All-American round. Gummerson then took on third seed Travis Lang of Augsburg, taking a heart-breaking loss. Gummerson still found himself holding a certificate by earning an Academic All-American Award.
NCAA Division III National Championships
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Gummerson Hopes Third Time is a Charm at Nationals
(2/24/08) Centenary senior Mike Gummerson (Newton/Kittatinny) finished the day at the Metropolitan Conference Tournament with a record of 3-1, which included a pair of major decisons and one pin. His effort was good enough for third place in the 133 lbs weight class and to solicit one of the Conference's Wild Cards selections to the Division III National Tournament which gets underway March 7th and 8th in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
With his selection to this year's National Championships, Gummerson becomes a three-time National Qualifier, the first in the history of the Centenary Wrestling program.
Updated Metropolitan Rankings
(2/12/08) In the most recent Metropolitan Wrestling Rankings (2/7/08), the Cyclone wrestling team continued its recognition in nine of the ten weight classifications. Senior Mike Gummerson (Newton/Kittatinny) at 133lbs. and freshman Jon Stillo (Alpha/Phillipsburg) at 141 lbs. are the highest ranked pair of Centenary wrestlers on the list, as both wrestlers are currently # 2 at their respective weights. Centenary also holds three fifths, a sixth, a pair of seventh's and an eighth.
Senior Jared Duffy (Phillipsburg/Phillipsburg) and junior Derek Schisler (Stewartsville/Philipsburg) each stayed as the fifth ranked wrestlers at 165 and 174, while teammate Dustin Overs (National Park/Gateway) makes his first appearance in the rankings as #5 at 125. Freshman Ben Ostner (Freehold/Freehold) dropped a spot to 6th at 184, while junior Mike Torsiello (East Hanover/Hanover Park) fell one place at 157 lbs. joining freshman Kaleb Wisner (Hope Belvidere) at 197 lbs. as both are currently ranked seventh. A second Cyclone makes his debut on the rankings, as sophomore David Alsieux (Belmar/Manasquan) holds the eighth place ranking at 149 lbs.
Wrestling Drops 34-9 Decision to #4 Delaware Valley
(2/7/08) On Wednesday the Cyclone Wrestling team traveled to Delaware Valley College for their final dual match of the season. The host Aggies ranked #4 in the Division III, was a great test for the Cyclones has they prepare for the Metropolitan Conference Qualifier on February 24th at Wilkes University. Centenary fell to Del Val by the final of 34-9 ending the year with an 6-6 record in dual matches. The Aggies won eight of 10 weight classes including a pair of pins and technical falls in route to the victory.
Following five straight victories by Del Val to open the match, Centenary picked up its first points of the evening at 165 pounds as Jared Duffy (Phillipsburg/Phillipsburg) pinned Greg Miele in 4:10. Miele held a 5-0 lead before Duffy earned a takedown and the pin in a seven-second span. The Cyclones then made it 20-9 as Derek Schisler (Stewartsville/Phillipsburg) notched a 7-5 decision over Mike DiGregorio at 174 pounds. The Aggies won the final three matches, including a pin and a technical fall, to record the 34-9 victory.