Wrestlers Win Plymouth St. Invitational
01/13/08
The New York University wrestling team captured the eight-team Plymouth State University Invitational on Sunday in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
Buoyed by winning four individual weight classes, NYU, ranked #27 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Brute-Adidas Division III Team Rankings, accumulated 120 points and held off second-place Roger Williams University (112 points).
Bridgewater State College, which finished third with 99 points, also had four individual winners.
NYU winners included senior Tom Masciale (133 pounds), freshman Gregg Martino (141), freshman Matt Magill (149), and junior Alex Chianurashvilli (197).
Masciale posted four wins, including a 3-1 sudden-death victory over Andrew Armstrong of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in the final.
Martino, who also won four matches, defeated Greg Martin, 6-4 in the final.
Magill, also won four matches after receiving a bye in the opening round and defeated freshman teammate John Dack by a majority 10-1 decision in his final.
Chianurashvilli only needed three match victories to claim his title.
Junior Naum Shuminov (174) also posted a second-place finish for NYU.
Coach Bruce Haberli's wrestlers return to the mat this Friday and Saturday, January 18-19, when they compete at the New York State Collegiate Championships in Buffalo, NY.