BRISTOL, R.I. -- Junior Frank Cammisa (Danbury, CT) placed first in the 149-pound weight class to lead the Bridgewater State College wrestling team to a seventh place finish at the Roger Williams Invitational on Saturday.
Johnson & Wales University won the tournament with a score of 142.5 points. After nearly 12 hours of wrestling, the Wildcats won by just two points over Messiah College (140.5 pts). Host Roger Williams placed third with 120.0 points, followed by Rhode Isand College (115.5)and Wesleyan University (106.5).
Cammisa, who has advanced to the NCAA Division III Championships in each of his first two seasons at BSC, defeated Stephen Eberle of Johnson & Wales, 8-2, in the title bout to capture the 149-pound title.
Sophomores Michael Fenner (Bergenfield, NJ) and Ryan O'Rourke (Norton, MA) were the next highest finishers for the Bears as they each placed fifth in their respective weight classes at 174 and 184.
The Bears open their dual meet schedule on Wednesday night on the road as they travel to Gorham, Maine to take on Pilgrim Wrestling League (PWL) rival Southern Maine at 6:30 PM.
| Team Scoring | |
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1) Johnson & Wales |
142.5 |
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2) Messiah |
140.5 |
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3) RWU |
120.0 |
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4) RIC |
115.5 |
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5) Wesleyan |
106.5 |
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6) Univ. of S. Maine |
92.5 |
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7) Bridgewater State |
82.5 |
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8) Norwich |
78.5 |
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9) Johns Hopkins |
68.0 |
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10) WPI |
62.5 |
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11) MIT |
49.0 |
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12) USCGA |
45.5 |
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1ST, 3RD AND 5TH PLACE MATCHES AT EACH WEIGHT: |
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125-1st Place: Dan Bloom (Wesleyan) 10-6 over Billy Cole (USM) |
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125-3rd Place: Carl Anderson (WPI) 7-3 over James Soprano (JWU) |
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125-5th Place: Chris Alvanos (Wesleyan) pinned Mitchell Cohen (JWU) |
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133-1st Place: Nick Cucciniello (JWU) 17-16 over Domineak Commodore (Messiah) |
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133-3rd Place: Scott Legacy (RIC) 5-4 over Mike Testa (J Hopkins) |
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133-5th Place: Brian Conrad (USCGA) 9-3 over Brian Powers (JWU) |
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141-1st Place: Steve Valastro (USM) 1-0 over Michael Trasso (RIC) |
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141-3rd Place: Andrew Hawley (RWU) 11-2 over Andrew Armstrong (USCGA) |
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141-5th Place: Travis Drappi (RIC) 7-2 over Alex DeHart (Messiah) |
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149-1st Place: Frank Cammisa (BSC) 8-2 over Stephen Eberle (JWU) |
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149-3rd Place: Mike Bressler (Messiah) 8-0 over tom Tuminelli (RWU) |
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149-5th Place: David Bachy (Wesleyan) med. Forfeit over John Marsh (BSC) |
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157-1st Place: Mike Martini (RIC) 4-2 over Craig Gin (Messiah) |
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157-3rd Place: Conor Keating (Norwich ) 6-2 over Matt Cross (Messiah) |
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157-5th Place: Tyler Howe (WPI) 9-4 over Ethan Raymond (BSC) |
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165-1st Place: Mike Morin (USM) 6-3 over Trent Zempel (Messiah) |
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165-3rd Place: Clayton Brittingha (Norwich) 5-3 over Will Stark (USCGA) |
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165-5th Place: Josh Berkovic (Wesleyan) 7-5 over Chris Nadeau (RWU) |
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174-1st Place: Jerome Owens (JWU) 5-4 over Greg Hurd (Wesleyan) |
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174-3rd Place: David Jones (Messiah) pinned Tim Stewart (Messiah) |
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174-5th Place: Mike Fenner (BSC) pinned Andrew Brochu (J Hopkins) |
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184-1st Place: Bryan Lenhardt (JWU) 4-2 over Nicholas Logan (RIC) |
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184-3rd Place: James Woods (RWU) 9-5 over Hector Cintron (J Hopkins) |
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184-5th Place: Ryan O'Rourke (BSC) med. Forfeit over Jordon Ferguson (Norwich) |
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197-1st Place: Joe Silverman (MIT) 3-2 over Tyler Schmidt (J Hopkins) |
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197-3rd Place: Cody Rideout (Norwich) 12-6 over Ray Moore (RIC) |
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197-5th Place: Nick Cambi (RWU) 4-1 over Timmy Hopkins (Messiah) |
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285-1st Place: Glenn Geesman (MIT) 10-5 over Zach Weinrich (RWU) |
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285-3rd Place: Dan Conroy (Wesleyan) 3-1 over Phil Kelly (RWU) |
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285-5th Place: Justin Faithful (JWU) 10-1 over Ben Kissane (RWU) |