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All week long, d3wrestle.com will be publishing previews of each of the NCAA qualifying tournaments to be held this weekend. In addition to predicting winners and identifying the top athletes at each weight, we will attempt to predict all 160 qualifiers based on the number of wildcards available for each qualifying tournament.
Metropolitan Wrestling Conference – 13 qualifiers – Sunday, February 21st at TCNJ
Predicted Team Champion: TCNJ
Top Individual – Tyler Erdman, Elizabethtown, 125
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Tyler Erdman (Etown 125), Gregg Martino (NYU 141), John Barnett (TCNJ 141, 2008), Tyler Branham (TCNJ 149, AA in 2007 at @ 141), Dan DiColo (TCNJ 157), Justin Bonitatis (TCNJ 165, AA in 2008), Frank Heffernan (Wilkes 174), Zach Pizzaro (Wilkes 197), Ed Broderick (TCNJ 285)
125: Tyler Erdman, Elizabethtown
Top Challengers: Scott Mantua, Wilkes; Jerrid Hartman, York; Dan Hughes, TCNJ
133: Will Livingston, Centenary
Top Challengers: Dan Herr, TCNJ; Ryan Wilson, Wilkes; Tony Miele, King’s
141: Gregg Martino, NYU
Top Challengers: Sean Messina, Hunter; John Barnett, TCNJ; Kristopher Krawchuk, Wilkes; David Alsieux, Centenary
149: Anthony Dattolo, Wilkes
Top Challengers: Tyler Branham, TCNJ; John Stillo, Centenary; Tye Boyer, Elizabethtown
157: Dan DiColo, TCNJ
Top Challengers: Taylor Green, King’s; Eduardo Delgado, Hunter; Matt Magill, NYU
165: Justin Bonitatis, TCNJ
Top Challengers: Matt Regan, Centenary; Ben Marich, Wilkes; Michael Lussier, Elizabethtown
174: Brian Broderick, TCNJ
Top Challengers: Frank Heffernan, Wilkes; Jim Gentile, Elizabethtown; Dave Foley, King’s
184: Mike Denver, TCNJ
Top Challengers: Alex Martocello, York; Kevin Gerhart, Wilkes; Franklin Marinucci, King’s
197: Zach Pizarro, Wilkes
Top Challengers: Bill Meaney, Elizabethtown; Adam Koziol, TCNJ; Peter Dwyer, King’s
285: Andrew Feldman, Wilkes
Top Challengers: Ed Broderick, TCNJ; Chris Rash, King’s; Mike Daub, Elizabethtown
I heard Tyler Branham injured his knee and is done for the season. Barnett has been wrestling at 149 since. Is this true?
Branham does have a pretty serious knee injury, but there’s evidence suggesting he’s going to wrestle through it.
Is Erdman good to go? He hasn’t been on the mat for a month and he’s missed some key duals for E-town.
FOUL! (smiling) Making us wait til the end for your predictions for 2 of the 3 toughest qualifiers, Wisconsin and Great Lakes. Dirty pool. Thank goodness the IIAC was early in the week, or you’d probably have saved that one for last. 😉
Branham and Dicolo are out of the TCNJ lineup. Replaced by Somma at 149 and Packer at 157.
Too bad for TCNJ, isn’t Bonitatis out too? They were the favorites all year. Great lineup from top to bottom. Gonna hurt this conference for wild cards next year. Anyone here iof the rumor that D Valle may join the Metro next year?
Del Val is def. in the Metro Conference next year. I heard because of budget concerns. I think Bonitus from TCNJ is bang up but wrestling.
That’s really interesting. I wonder how that will affect bid allocations for Metro and the Midwest over the next couple of years. DV had 5 All Americans last year, and significant opportunities this year as well. How does joining a conference impact the budget? Aside from the national duals, I think they only had two D-III duals on the road all season, so I’m thinking it’s not travel — is it? I’d really like to know how that helps.
Erdman is gong to wrestle. He has been out with an injury, but will return this weekend. Etown has a very good backup at 125 in Bentley (21-6), so there was little reason to rush him back. Bentely won at every dual meet that Erdman missed, so it may have hurt the team’s placement at Wheaton, but didn’t change any dual meet results.
Bonitatius from TCNJ is wrestling at 157. Can he make the weight and wrestle? He hasn’t wrestled since december and has never made 157.
How can Bonitatius go 157 if he hasn’t wrestled there all year. Doesn’t the NCAA have regulations about dropping weight?
Del Val is NOT in the metro next year
DEL VAL IS DEF IN THE METRO NEXT YEAR. 100% positive!!
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