Gone, Lost & Forgotten: Their Best = Massachusetts Lowell

Riverhawk wrestling was a respectable program at both the NCAA Division II level & conference level well into the 90's when the program was dropped.  

Jim Kennedy 

A local from Lowell High School, Jim Kennedy had an outstanding high school career.  He was third as a freshman & then missed the state championships as a sophomore due to injury.  He came back strong as a junior taking runner-up honors.  As a senior he won a state title with a 45-0 record.  He originally went to Clarion but soon transferred back to Massachusetts-Lowell to compete for the Riverhawks.  He won three New England Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (NEIWA) titles & two Eastern Regional titles, capping off his career in 1990 with a fourth place finish at the NCAA Division II tournament. 

Bill Milanazzo
134 lbs 

Milanazzo was an NCAA Division II All American taking fourth place honors in 1992. 

Chris Conroy
134 lbs 

Conroy earned NCAA Division II All American honors when the took an eighth place finish in the 1997 championships. 

Sean Harrington

One of the best the Riverhawks ever produced was two time NCAA Division II All American Sean Harrington.   Harrington took fourth place honors in 1995 & fifth place honors in 1996.  Post college he coached at both Massachusetts Lowell & Harvard.