Wrestlers Fall to The College of New Jersey
11/09/07
The New York University wrestling team, ranked #30 in the nation, dropped its first dual meet of the season, falling to #8-ranked The College of New Jersey 30-6 on Friday night in Ewing, NJ
Sophomore Kyle Christensen and senior Nick Coleman were the only two winners for NYU,
In the battle of the Kyle's, Christensen, wrestling at 125 pounds, defeated the Lions' Kyle KInchen by a 6-3 decision.
NYU's other winner was senior tri-captain Nick Coleman, who won his 184-pound bout with TCNJ's Jim Tomczuk by a 3-1 score in sudden death.
Below is a complete bout-by-bout review of the match:
125: Kyle Christensen (NYU) dec. Kyle Kinchen TCNJ) 6-3
133: Ray Sarinelli (TCNJ) major dec. Tom Masciale (NYU) 14-5
141: John Barnett (TCNJ) dec. Mark Arpaia (NYU) 12-4
149: Tyler Branham (TCNJ) dec. Steve Hult (NYU) 3-2
157: Dan DiColo (TCNJ) dec. Matt Magill (NYU) 7-2
165: Al Wonesh (TCNJ) major dec. Pat Knight (NYU) 11-1
174: Justin Bonitatis (TCNJ) pinned Naum Shuminov (NYU) 1:22
184: Nick Coleman (NYU) dec. Jim Tomczuk (TCNJ) 3-1 sd
197: Shawn Vanwingerden (TCNJ) dec. Alex Chianurashvili (NYU) 4-3
285: Steve Carbone (TCNJ) dec. James Layman (NYU) 8-3