I haven't been able to find out a whole heck of a lot about Minutemen wrestling, but from what I understand they were usually a solid program that had some years better than others. I know the early 70's were good times for the program as they finished as the NEIWA (New England Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) runner-up in 1970, winning titles in 1971 & 1973.
I'm not sure why Minutemen wrestling was dropped but I do know that their final season was 1984-1985.
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John Allen HWT
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A two time New York state champion out of Sachem high school, Allen was a three time NCAA qualifier for the Minutemen in 78', 79' & 80'.
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George Zguris 191 lbs
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George Zguris was a two time NEIWA champion winning titles in 1969 & 1970 his sophomore and junior seasons. He finished as the runner-up in 1971.
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Carl Danbam HWT
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Dambam won NEIWA titles for the Minutemen in 1971 & 1972 as a sophomore and junior. He finished in third place in 1973 as a senior.
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Shelly Goldberg 134, 130 lbs
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Goldberg was a three time NEIWA champion winning titles in his last three seasons of 70', 71' & 72'.
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Dennis Fenton HWT |
Without question, the best wrestler Massachusetts ever produced was Dennis Fenton a local of Classical High School. As a two sport athlete that also played football for the Minutemen, Fenton won four NEIWA titles (74', 75', 76' & 77') in wrestling.
Post graduation, Fenton coached both wrestling and football at Putnam Vocational Technical Academy in Springfield.
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Chris Lee 126 lbs
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Another local, this time from Salem High, Lee qualified for two NCAA championships in 1984 & 1985. He was the Minutemen's final qualifier before the program was dropped.
Carl Dambman who wrestled for U Mass is from Upper Darby, PA and might have placed in the NCAA's
ReplyDeleteI have him as an NCAA qualifier. What year do you think he made All American? I can double check.
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