160 Dylan Milonas 1st 130 Josh Coleman 3rd Chris Thatcher joined Blairs faculty in 2016 as a chemistry and physics teacher and assistant wrestling coach. 171 Hudson Taylor 1st The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. 8:00AM - Doors open to public. and YouTube's terms of service is available here. He serves on the staff of the Center for Innovation and Collaboration and the Lakeside dormitory. The team roster, and downloadable, printable roster for Blair Buccaneers Wrestling. . Antonelli did not respond to a phone call and an email seeking comment. Varsity Wrestling vs. Blair Duals at 12 p.m. Varsity Girls' Soccer vs. Princeton Day at 2:30 p.m. 3rds Boys' Soccer vs. Lawrencevilleat 2:30 p.m. During the fall and winter seasons, certain Blair alums have played extremely well, earning in-season honors, as well as leading their teams to victories and championship contentions. Antonelli, who stepped down last month after leading the team to national titles from 2015 to 2019, remains active in the wrestling program and is assistant director of athletics at the school. Danny Wask 22 (175 lbs.) 132 Alex Rinaldi 4th Varsity Boys' Soccer vs. Bergen Catholic at 1 p.m. The coach "merely laughed the incident off," the suit alleges. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Swimming vs. Gill St. Bernard's at 4:15 p.m. Varsity Girls' Volleyball vs. Trinity Hall (the NJISAAState Tournament) at4p.m. The family lives in Wayside House on Park Street. It also cites two unnamed former wrestlers at the school and other team members for their role in the alleged abuse. The intimidation and hazing allegedly continued after the trip, with teammates often dunking the boy's head into a toilet and flushing it as they chanted "swirly, swirly, swirly!". 1 in the USA Super 25 National Ranking, had two winners and a third-place finisher and finished . Founded in 1848, Blair Academy is a dynamic, coeducational New Jersey boarding school where students in grades 9-12 pursue a superior college preparatory education empowered by strong faculty-student relationships and a vibrant community life. In addition to Chittums title, Blair registered four seconds, a third, a fourth and an eighth to win Beast handily, despite wrestling without three wrestlers ranked at or near the top of their respective weight classes nationally. Blair won its first national prep team title in 1974 and had its first NCAA All-American in 1975, when Lehighs Mike Lieberman won the NCAAs at 177 lbs. The boy said he had a meeting during his senior yearwith Christopher Fortunato, then the academy's head of school, and other administrators, but that they refused to look into the incidents. Leois the only freshmen to have won a Mendoza Award besides future NCAA starsSpencer Lee (at Ironman) and Blairs Joey Mckenna(at national preps). He also said "hazing" was a way for the team to bond, the boy claims. THE SERIES PENN STATE. The award was created by Col. (ret) David Ritterpusch, author of The Standard of Excellence, an extensive history of Blair wrestling, to honor the late Major Ray Mendoza '87, a standout wrestler during his time at Blair, who was killed-in-action in Iraq in November 2005. 2017-2018 Blair Wrestling Roster. All rights reserved (About Us). The former student said he reported the abuse to Antonelli. Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Trinity Pawling at 2 p.m. 125 Jay Giuricich 7th A Blair Standard ofExcellence trademark is that 42 of its 69All-Americans (62 percent) placed in the top three at NCAAs, as follows: 17 champs, 10 runners-up and 15 third-place finishes. He earned an MBA in global business from American Military University and currently works for Mars, Inc., as a global senior sourcing manager. The boy took a two-week hiatus from school to escape the hazing and humiliation, according to the suit. He is currently employed as a middle school teacher. Mark Wogenrich Sep 9, 2020 10:51 AM EDT Shayne Van Ness, the nation's top-ranked high. The official 2022-23 Wrestling Roster for the Harvard University . All rights reserved (About Us). Founded in 1848, Blair Academy is a dynamic, coeducational New Jersey boarding school where students in grades 9-12 pursue a superior college preparatory education empowered by strong faculty-student relationships and a vibrant community life. In retaliation, the lawsuit claims, Antonelli and other coaches tried to thwart his plans to move on to a college with a nationally ranked wrestling program. Out of a total of 98 competitive teams, this year Blair won the tournament with a combined score of 176.5, 30 more points than Malvern Prep, which placed second. His teaching and coaching experience includes 10 years at St. Christophers School in Virginia, where he served as an upper-school mathematics teacher, freshman dean and head wrestling coach. Luis Jimenez '24is an all-around fantastic soccer player whoworks extremely hard to win the ball back for the team. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Chris enjoys trail running, hiking and do-it-yourself projects and has coached more than 30 youth recreational sports teams. Date: Event: Location: Result: 4/7-8: Journeyman World Classic: Albany, NY : 4/14: 2023 Women's National Championship: Spokane, WA : . "When he was a fifth-grader, he could beat most of the Lewiston High School wrestlers," Bob Rogers said. Pat Santoro, Blair national prep OW in 1985 and a two-time NCAA champ and four-time AA for Pitt, is the head coach at Lehigh University. Varsity Wrestling vs. Wyoming Seminary at 7p.m. This marks a record17th Ironman championship for the Bucs. 1,805 Followers. Broad Run, Va. / Kettle Run: Luke Passarelli: 125-Fr. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, Blair wrestlers are coaching at top universities across the United States. The Standard of Excellence, the definitive book about Blair Academy's legendary high-schoolwrestling program, presents detailed narratives on Blair's many number-one ranked teams and profiles the accomplishments of individual wrestlers at different stages of their remarkable careers: at Blair, in college and beyond. Our wrestling program offers state of the art facilities and highly trained coaches who have college wrestling and college coaching experience. Wrestling will continue thru . Blair Academy has been competing in football since 1884, and the team continues to build upon our tradition of success. 135 Eric Medina 1st Leading the way for Blair was Marc-Anthony McGowan 23 (120 lbs.) The year is listed first, followed by the team champion of that year, followed by Blair's team placing, followed by Blair's individual place winners. ), earned an impressive second in his weight class after being seeded only 10th in his bracket. Keeping New Jersey athletes healthy together. Antonelli,who stepped down last monthafter leading the team to national titles from 2015 to 2019,remains active in the wrestling program and is assistant director of athletics at the school. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement updated 5/1/2021). 2 seed and Blair Academy sophomore Matthew Lopes in the quarterfinal. Varsity Football vs. Capital Prep at 2:30 p.m. second place Delbartonand Malvern Prephad one each. Blair has been the overall national prep tournament champion39 times: first in 1974; then 33 consecutive times from 1981 to 2013; and again from 2015 to 2019. The most individual champions in a single year. Blairstown, NJ: 1:00 pm Saturday/ February 18 (*N*) . 9 seed and two-time. The official 2018-19 Wrestling Roster for the Princeton University Tigers . Girls' JV Basketball vs. Lawrenceville at 4 p.m. Blair has had 17 individual NCAA crowns won by 10 different Blair graduates representing seven different universities. Shortly after joining the team as a freshman in 2016, the student was assaulted by two upperclassmen on a trip to a wrestling competition, when the two teammates forced him into a bed and later pulled him into a shower and stripped off his clothes, according to a lawsuit filed last month. Villalonga, 7-5 in OT (3 points for USA vs. PA; Zack was awarded the "Match Turning Point" trophy), 10-6 (3 team points for USA vs. Wisconsin), 9-4 (3 team points for USA vs. Wisconsin), 9-1 major decision (4 team points for USA vs. PA), 10-2 major decision (4 team points for USA vs. Oklahoma), 6-2 (3 team points for USA vs. PA; Chris was named OW of USA Team), 8-3 (3 team points for USA vs. PA; Julian was named OW of USA Team), 7-2 (3 team points for USA vs. PA; Owen was awarded the "Match Turning Point" trophy), 5th, 2nd, 7th, 6th, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 3rd. Naval Academy, Brian coached his alma maters wrestling team for nine seasons, serving as interim head coach in 2013. The Journeymen Fall Classic is once again a must-watch event on the national high school circuit with over 30 ranked wrestlers headlining the field. Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Olympus Prep at 6 p.m. (Scrimmage), Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. South Shore Brooklyn at 1 p.m. (Scrimmage), Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Monroe Community College at 6:30 p.m. (Scrimmage). National Preps: Nine in February 1997; in February 2002; in February 2012; and in February 2019, Wrestling Hall of Fame selection: Mark Lieberman (2019), World Championship Silver Medal: Bobby Weaver (1979), World Cup Gold Medals: Mark Lieberman (1978), Bobby Weaver (1980, 1984), Ivan Yarygin Gold Medal (in Russia): Steve Mocco (2009), Yasir Dagu World Championship Bronze Medal: Joey McKenna (2022), Under 23 World Championship Bronze Medal: Joey McKenna (2017), Maccabiah Games Gold Medals: Max Meltzer (2005, 2009); Evan Silver (two in 2009); Zach Sherman (2017), Maccabiah Games Bronze Medal: Zach Sherman (2017), Pan American Games Gold Medals: Mark Lieberman (1977), Steve Mocco (2009, 2010, 2011), Joey McKenna (2021, 2022), Skylar Grote (2022), Cerro Pelado Gold Medals (in Cuba): Mark Lieberman (1978), Steve Mocco (2010), Joey McKenna (2015), Junior World Championship Silver Medal: Joey McKenna (2014), Pan American Games Junior Gold Medal: Skylar Grote (2015), Pan American Games Junior Gold Medal:Trevor Mastrogiovanni (2019), Cadet World Championship Gold Medal: Mason Manville (2014), Youth Olympic Games Silver Medal: Mason Manville (2014), Cadet World Championship Gold Medal: Marc-Anthony McGowan (2019), Mark Lieberman, 4 titles (1977; 1978 & OW; 1979; 1980), Bobby Weaver, 6 titles (1978; 2 in 1979; 2 in 1980; 1982). 140 Gregg Romano 1st USCGA Dual. 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