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Wrestling Headlines
Four Wrestlers Named Scholar All-Americans
Springfield, Mass. - March 17, 2009 - Four members of the Springfield College wrestling team were recently honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were selected as Scholar All-Americans. For the third time in his illustrious career, Chris Brown was named a Scholar All-American, as were teammates Steve Flathers, Victor Stanziale, and Greg Dussol. Read More.
Brown is Eliminated At Opening Day Of NCAA Championships
Cedar Rapids, Iowa - March 6, 2009 - In the opening day of the 2009 Division III Wrestling Championships, Chris Brown lost both of his matches in the 285 pound weight class as he was eliminated from competition. Read More.
Brown Headed To Iowa For 2009 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships
Springfield, Mass. - March 4, 2009 - Senior Chris Brown will head to Iowa this week as he represents Springfield College in the 2009 Division III Wrestling Championships. Brown will be one of 15 wrestlers from across the country to compete at the 285 pound weight class. Read More.
More Headlines
- Springfield College Hosts 31st Annual NEWA Championships Saturday and Sunday; Williams Captures Team Title By 30 Full Points Over JWU
- Wrestling Takes One Of Three At Plymouth State Quad Meet
- Wrestling Captures City Collegiate Championship
- Wrestling Drops 47-6 Decision To TCNJ
- Wrestling Tops MIT, Falls to Wesleyan and Rhode Island College
About The Team
The Springfield College wrestling program has been very successful for a long period of time, especially so under current head coach Daryl Arroyo, who is entering his 20th season at Springfield in 2009-10.In 2008, Springfield College became only the fourth program in the nation to win as many as 900 dual matches, joining Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and Oregon State (all strong Division I programs) in this very exclusive club. The 900th victory came at the expense of Plymouth State in a quad-meet at Trinity. Springfield had won its 800th overall victory in the year 2000.
In the last 13 seasons, SC has won nine New England College Conference Wrestling Association (NEWA) Championships, dominating the conference. That includes five of the past eight. SC has also produced 64 All-Americans, including Mike Gaeta '07 who became the school's second four-time All-American in March, 2007, and the first since Springfield went Division III in 1995-96. Mike was fifth in the 149-pound weight class in the 2007 NCAA Division III Nationals. Elliot Smith '08 finished seventh in the 2008 Nationals in his 184-pound weight class to become the latest All-American. The number of All-Americans also includes Jeff Blatnick ’79, who went on to capture the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Blatnick is one of three SC wrestlers to have competed in the Olympic Games.
The SC wrestling program has finished in the top-10 at 10 NCAA Championships, including five straight from 1996 to 2000. The Pride has also produced over 200 New England or regional champions.
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Head Coach Daryl Arroyo
Former Springfield College All-American Daryl Arroyo will be entering his 20th season as the head wrestling coach at his alma mater in 2009-10. Under his tutelage, the Springfield College wrestling program has posted a 278-151-6 overall dual-meet record, good for an outstanding .646 winning percentage.
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