Pioneers To Hold Wrestle-Offs on Nov. 11
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Nov. 10, 2014) - Ten days prior to its first dual of the 2014-15 season, the LIU Post wrestling team will hold intrasquad wrestle-offs on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Pratt Recreation Center. It is the first time that there will be wrestling on the campus of LIU Post in 26 years. A fundraising social at Winnick Hall will follow the wrestle-offs, and the cost to attend the reception is $15.
The wrestling squad will be broken up into a "Green" team and a "Yellow" team. The "Green" team will be led by honorary coach Jim Davey, who was the first-ever head coach of the LIU Post wrestling program. Leading the "Yellow" team as its honorary coach is Met Champion and LIU Post wrestling alumnus Ed Rufrano. There will be eight wrestle-offs, ranging from the 125-pound weight class to the 184-lb. group. Wrestle-offs will not be contested at the 197-lb. class or at unlimited weight.
The Pioneers host Stony Brook on Thursday, Nov. 20 at the Pratt Recreation Center to open the 2014-15 season. The dual will start at 7 p.m.
2014 LIU Post Wrestle-off Schedule125-lb. Weight Class: Green-
Jacoby Jones (North Miami, Fla.) vs. Yellow-
Tyler Walsh (West Islip, N.Y.)133-lb.: Green-
Joe Calderone (Huntington Station, N.Y.) vs. Yellow-
Francisco Viera-Pereira (Huntington Station, N.Y.)141-lb.: Green-
Jesse Meaney (Toms River, N.J.) vs. Yellow-
Vinny Turano (Wantagh, N.Y.)149-lb.: Green-
Matt Langan (Wantagh, N.Y.) vs. Yellow-
Ed Ramirez, Jr. (Massapequa, N.Y.)157-lb.: Green-
Jackson Mordente (Farmingville, N.Y.) vs. Yellow-
Churchill Okorie (New York, N.Y.)165-lb.: Green-
James Sinclair (Smithtown, N.Y.) vs. Yellow-
Corey Ashe (Patchogue, N.Y.)174-lb.: Green-
Rich Grillo (Wantagh, N.Y.) vs. Yellow-
Johnny Brush (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)184-lb.: Green-
Ronnie King (Islip, N.Y.) vs. Yellow-
Jake Horton (Medford, N.Y.)