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Wrestling Finishes 1-2 vs. Johnson & Wales, Trinity, and Plymouth State
02/06/2010
Springfield, Mass. -- February 6, 2010 -- The Springfield College wrestling team hosted three other schools this afternoon at Blake Arena in a quadrangular meet involving four schools from the New England Wrestling Association. In its first match of the day, No. 2 Johnson & Wales topped No. 3 Springfield, 20-15, before the Pride downed No. 9 Trinity, 25-11. SC finished with a 21-13 loss to No. 8 Plymouth State.
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Wrestling Goes 2-1 In City Of Springfield Championship
Springfield, Mass. - February 3, 2010 - The Springfield College wrestling team went 2-1 in the 2010 City of Springfield Championship on Wednesday evening at Western New England College. The Pride fell to eventual-champion American International College, before downing both STCC and WNEC.
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Wrestling Rises to No. 3 in New England
Springfield, Mass. -- February 2, 2010 -- The
Springfield College wrestling team, following a great weekend that included three dual-meet wins over nationally-ranked teams, has risen to No. 3 in the latest New England Wrestling Association weekly rankings. In addition, nine Pride wrestlers are now ranked in the NEWA Top Eight in each of the 10 individual weight classes.
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Wrestling's Hot Streak Continues With 25-16 Win Over No. 11 TCNJ
Springfield, Mass. - January 31, 2010 - The Springfield College wrestling team knocked off its third-straight nationally ranked opponent as it toppled 11th-ranked TCNJ, 25-16, on Sunday afternoon in Springfield College's Dana Gymnasium.
Mike Rose continued to wrestle very well for the Pride as he recorded a pin at 125 pounds.
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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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Contact Head Coach Daryl Arroyo
E-Mail | Phone: 413.748.3276
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