ewsletter Volume I Issue IV
DREXEL
WRESTLING UPDATE LIVE IT
VOLUME I, ISSUE IV
MESSAGE FROM COACH AZEVEDO My first season as head coach of the Dragons has come to a close. It has been such an exci:ng year! I want to thank the team, the Drexel athle:c department, and all of our alumni for welcoming the new coaching staff and my family with open arms. We are off to a great start. I'm very proud of what this program has achieved this season: qualifying three wrestlers to the NCAA tournament, star:ng the Pinners' Club, nearing the comple:on of fundraising for the Jack Childs Locker Room, hos:ng a very successful Flo Na:onals, and bringing in the #17 recrui:ng class in the na:on. PINNERS CLUB We‘re happy to say the Pinners’ Club was a great success! This “FUN raiser turned out to be just that, a lot of fun. The wrestlers really got into the fact that with their success on the mat, they could earn money for the program. Our fans enjoyed it as well. We had 30 very generous contributors totaling $220 per pin. Six wrestlers combined for a total of 17 pins, earning close to $4,000 for the program. Aus:n Sommer, 157 lbs. led the way with six pins. For those of you that had to cut a big check, you can thank Aus:n next :me you see him!
A big Drexel Dragon thank you to those that par5cipated:
Al Shenko
Greg Matyas Ben Chunko Jack & Anne Childs Bob & Elizabeth Klacik Fernando & Jackie Becaeni Charlie Unangst Jamie & Marc Lindsay Chris Jones Jerry Heist Cindy Jones Joe & Alison Sommer Danny Chrisidis Lee Schavrien Deb Frey Lou Kurtz Doug Wright Ludo Scheffer Frank & Kathy Cimato Nick Gannon
Pat Miller Rob Koll Sandy Callender Zach Sheaffer Terry & Martha Fenningham Tom Havens Mah & Brooke Azevedo
DREXEL ADDS NINE TO ALREADY STELLAR RECRUITING CLASS
157 – Noel Blanco, CA JoCo State 2nd 125 – Kevin Devoy, NJ 4X State Placer 165/174 – Connor Moran, PA State 5th 125 – Jordan Hart, NV State Champion 125/133 – David Pearce, IL State Champion 174 – Steven Elicegui, 3x NV State Champion 184 – Coleman Delude, MD State 133/141 – Clay Lutzow, IL State 4th 184/197 – Gage Harrah, 2x IL State Champion 141/149 – Mah Cimato, PA State 3rd 197 – Joe Giorgio, PA State Qual. 149 – Wils Long, PA State 285 – Kyle Stanton, NY State Champion 157 – Jason Fugiel, IL State 2nd 157 – Dallas Poston, CA State 8th The OpenMat recently ranked Drexel Wrestling s 2012 recrui:ng class #17, while Intermat ranked it #21. Click the links for the full stories. AWARDS BANQUET
Award Winners Academic Award -‐ Garth Mahosky 3.65 Most Dedicated Red-‐Shirt -‐ Nick Maccini Most Improved -‐ Alex Rinaldi Most Wins -‐ Kyle Frey 26 Most Pins -‐ Aus:n Sommer (6 pins) Doug Frey Alumni Award -‐ Alex Rinaldi Jack Childs I Am A Dragon Award -‐ Kevin Matyas F. C. Walton 56 Most Outstanding Wrestler Award – Joe Booth, Brandon Palik, Kyle Frey FLO NATIONALS
The 2012 Flo Na:onals High School Wrestling Championship brought thousands to Drexel's campus for its third annual tournament. California walked away with the highest team score while Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Maryland rounded out the top five in the tournament's first year of team scoring by state. Drexel had five signees par:cipate while three finished runner up, including Mah Cimato, 138 lbs, Connor Moran, 170 lbs, and Gage Harrah, 195 lbs. Jason Fugiel and Clay Lutzow, both from Crystal Lake, Illinois, also par:cipated. I'm extremely pleased by the performance of our incoming freshman. To have three future Dragons in the finals of Flo Na:onals was incredible. These guys will have an immediate impact on the program. Flo Na:onals was a great success for Drexel wrestling. We had over 2,000 wrestlers, coaches and fans on the campus of Drexel University. I'm very proud of the event and all the hard work that we, as an athle:c department, put in to make it all happen. Read en:re story here.
JACK CHILDS LOCKER ROOM PROJECT I am excited that we have received another major commitment for the locker room from Mert Hill '67. We have now secured over $135,000 in gius and pledges. This moves us much closer to our goal of $150,000. We can now reach our mark for the project by selling six lockers that have yet to be named. A giu of $2,500 can secure your name on a locker in our new facility. This new space will provide a home to our team and ins:ll a sense of pride within each of our wrestlers. Upda:ng our facili:es will enhance the Drexel wrestling experience and increase our ability to recruit and sign the best student-‐ athletes in the country. You can make your giu online by clicking here, or mail a check to my ahen:on made out to Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. We sincerely appreciate your investment in the lives of our wrestlers. FOREVER DRAGONS This year we graduate three seniors: Mike Gomez, Alex Rinaldi and Kyle Frey have all leu their mark on the Drexel wrestling program. We wish them all the best of luck in their future endeavors.
Michael Gomez
Kyle Frey
Alex Rinaldi
DREXEL WRESTLING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION We d like to extend a big thank you to Bob Carullo 75 for organizing the first-‐ever Drexel Wrestling Alumni Associa:on (DWAA). We are hoping all of our wrestling alumni will become a part of the DWAA. If you are interested in joining or would like more informa:on, please contact Bob directly at [email protected] Click icons to visit pages
WRESTLING UPDATE LIVE IT
VOLUME I, ISSUE IV
MESSAGE FROM COACH AZEVEDO My first season as head coach of the Dragons has come to a close. It has been such an exci:ng year! I want to thank the team, the Drexel athle:c department, and all of our alumni for welcoming the new coaching staff and my family with open arms. We are off to a great start. I'm very proud of what this program has achieved this season: qualifying three wrestlers to the NCAA tournament, star:ng the Pinners' Club, nearing the comple:on of fundraising for the Jack Childs Locker Room, hos:ng a very successful Flo Na:onals, and bringing in the #17 recrui:ng class in the na:on. PINNERS CLUB We‘re happy to say the Pinners’ Club was a great success! This “FUN raiser turned out to be just that, a lot of fun. The wrestlers really got into the fact that with their success on the mat, they could earn money for the program. Our fans enjoyed it as well. We had 30 very generous contributors totaling $220 per pin. Six wrestlers combined for a total of 17 pins, earning close to $4,000 for the program. Aus:n Sommer, 157 lbs. led the way with six pins. For those of you that had to cut a big check, you can thank Aus:n next :me you see him!
A big Drexel Dragon thank you to those that par5cipated:
Al Shenko
Greg Matyas Ben Chunko Jack & Anne Childs Bob & Elizabeth Klacik Fernando & Jackie Becaeni Charlie Unangst Jamie & Marc Lindsay Chris Jones Jerry Heist Cindy Jones Joe & Alison Sommer Danny Chrisidis Lee Schavrien Deb Frey Lou Kurtz Doug Wright Ludo Scheffer Frank & Kathy Cimato Nick Gannon
Pat Miller Rob Koll Sandy Callender Zach Sheaffer Terry & Martha Fenningham Tom Havens Mah & Brooke Azevedo
DREXEL ADDS NINE TO ALREADY STELLAR RECRUITING CLASS
157 – Noel Blanco, CA JoCo State 2nd 125 – Kevin Devoy, NJ 4X State Placer 165/174 – Connor Moran, PA State 5th 125 – Jordan Hart, NV State Champion 125/133 – David Pearce, IL State Champion 174 – Steven Elicegui, 3x NV State Champion 184 – Coleman Delude, MD State 133/141 – Clay Lutzow, IL State 4th 184/197 – Gage Harrah, 2x IL State Champion 141/149 – Mah Cimato, PA State 3rd 197 – Joe Giorgio, PA State Qual. 149 – Wils Long, PA State 285 – Kyle Stanton, NY State Champion 157 – Jason Fugiel, IL State 2nd 157 – Dallas Poston, CA State 8th The OpenMat recently ranked Drexel Wrestling s 2012 recrui:ng class #17, while Intermat ranked it #21. Click the links for the full stories. AWARDS BANQUET
Award Winners Academic Award -‐ Garth Mahosky 3.65 Most Dedicated Red-‐Shirt -‐ Nick Maccini Most Improved -‐ Alex Rinaldi Most Wins -‐ Kyle Frey 26 Most Pins -‐ Aus:n Sommer (6 pins) Doug Frey Alumni Award -‐ Alex Rinaldi Jack Childs I Am A Dragon Award -‐ Kevin Matyas F. C. Walton 56 Most Outstanding Wrestler Award – Joe Booth, Brandon Palik, Kyle Frey FLO NATIONALS
The 2012 Flo Na:onals High School Wrestling Championship brought thousands to Drexel's campus for its third annual tournament. California walked away with the highest team score while Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Maryland rounded out the top five in the tournament's first year of team scoring by state. Drexel had five signees par:cipate while three finished runner up, including Mah Cimato, 138 lbs, Connor Moran, 170 lbs, and Gage Harrah, 195 lbs. Jason Fugiel and Clay Lutzow, both from Crystal Lake, Illinois, also par:cipated. I'm extremely pleased by the performance of our incoming freshman. To have three future Dragons in the finals of Flo Na:onals was incredible. These guys will have an immediate impact on the program. Flo Na:onals was a great success for Drexel wrestling. We had over 2,000 wrestlers, coaches and fans on the campus of Drexel University. I'm very proud of the event and all the hard work that we, as an athle:c department, put in to make it all happen. Read en:re story here.
JACK CHILDS LOCKER ROOM PROJECT I am excited that we have received another major commitment for the locker room from Mert Hill '67. We have now secured over $135,000 in gius and pledges. This moves us much closer to our goal of $150,000. We can now reach our mark for the project by selling six lockers that have yet to be named. A giu of $2,500 can secure your name on a locker in our new facility. This new space will provide a home to our team and ins:ll a sense of pride within each of our wrestlers. Upda:ng our facili:es will enhance the Drexel wrestling experience and increase our ability to recruit and sign the best student-‐ athletes in the country. You can make your giu online by clicking here, or mail a check to my ahen:on made out to Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. We sincerely appreciate your investment in the lives of our wrestlers. FOREVER DRAGONS This year we graduate three seniors: Mike Gomez, Alex Rinaldi and Kyle Frey have all leu their mark on the Drexel wrestling program. We wish them all the best of luck in their future endeavors.
Michael Gomez
Kyle Frey
Alex Rinaldi
DREXEL WRESTLING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION We d like to extend a big thank you to Bob Carullo 75 for organizing the first-‐ever Drexel Wrestling Alumni Associa:on (DWAA). We are hoping all of our wrestling alumni will become a part of the DWAA. If you are interested in joining or would like more informa:on, please contact Bob directly at [email protected] Click icons to visit pages
