Nassau Community College Wrestling

The Nassau Community College Lions won their sixth consecutive Mid Atlantic Championship this past weekend. Ten Nassau wrestlers qualified for the NJCAA National Tournament which will be held in Rochester, Minnesota February 21-22. Nassau is currently ranked 2^nd in the nation.  This past weekend five Nassau wrestlers were Mid Atlantic Champions, Chris Notte (133lbs) also the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler beat Michael Slaughter (Spartanburg Methodist) 13-5, Nassau’s Steve Perez (141lbs) beat Jimmy Stevens (Gloucester CC) 10-5, Eduardo Delgado (157lbs) beat Domenic Giambanco (Gloucester CC) 10-1, Nassau’s Dan Daddino (174lbs) pinned Jeremy Honushefsky (Spartanburg Methodist) 4:26, Nassau’s Chris Gandolfi (184lbs) tech falled Stephen Earwood (Spartanburg Methodist) 12-0. Three Nassau wrestlers finished second Silas Murray (125lbs) lost to James Airey (Middlesex CC) 6-4, Andre Harrison (141lbs) lost to Tim Burdine (Spartanburg Methodist) last year NJCAA National runner-up 8-3 and Brandon Williamson (285lbs) was pinned by Dondricus Anderson (Spartanburg Methodist) in 1:05. The other place winners were at Martino Sottile 197lbs  who took 3^rd and Dan Calvacca (165lbs) finished 4^th, losing to the # 1 ranked NJCAA wrestler Randy Moore Gloucester CC) and John Murray (Spartanburg Methodist) who finished fourth in last years National tournament.  Coach Schmidt was named Mid Atlantic Coach of the Year.