The spoils goes to the Victors or so they say. Muhlenberg looks to be rather competitive within the conference as well as the regional as they should also send a fair number of wrestlers to the NCAA Division III tournament. A young team made up of a lot of sophomores graduation only took Luca Colestock a two time Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) champion.
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| 125 lbs Joey Lamparelli |
The four time New Jersey state qualifier from Allentown had himself a pretty good sophomore season last year going 32-9 which was a 3rd place finish within the CCC & a runner-up finish at the Mideast Regional. Guy as the tools to be top 8 by the end of the season & will have to use them to their fullest capacity in order to earn that honor.
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| 133 lbs Frank DiEsso |
Four time New Jersey High School State qualifier Frank DiEsso had a pretty good freshman season last year for the Victors going 24-7. 7th probably wasn't exactly where he wanted to finish in his first Mideast Regional but in a tournament with twenty teams it's still really good for a freshman. He will look to improve upon his regional placing this season.
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| 149 lbs Brandon Bowles |
With the heart, determination and tenacity that Brandon Bowles demonstrated last year in his first season of varsity collegiate wrestling it's hard to believe that he only made the state championships of New Jersey once during his high school career. He spent most of the season injured & yet came back to wrestle extremely strong at the regional tournament. Losing early on he worked his way back through the consolations including avenging his loss in the consolation finals to take 3rd place and earn his first trip to the national tournament. In the short list of wrestlers who were better collegiately than they were in high school, I'll prematurely add him to the list.
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| 157 lbs Anson Dewar |
Another tough sophomore, Anson Dewar holds the school record at Merrimack High School in New Hampshire for the most amount of career wins with 135. He's already on his way to racking up quite a few wins at Muhlenberg as well as he collected 28 this past season. A 3rd place finish in the CCC, he was one win shy of NCAA Division III qualification with a 4th place finish at the Mideast Regional.
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| 184 lbs Nico Berlingeri |
If you have read me for very long you know that it is pulling teeth to get me to say much about freshmen at the NAIA, DIII or DII levels. When it comes to true freshman it's even hard to get me to say anything at the DI level. I've always been one that wants to see a guy have a full year of varsity wrestling under his belt before I make too many evaluations. Every once in a while I'll make an exception. This is one of them. I saw a few of his redshirt matches from last year and have to say that he looked very tough. He likes to rack up the points and go for the fall. I think the New Jersey native will make a scene within the CCC and the Mideast Regional this season.
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