It's early June, which means youngsters from the Empire State will be heading to the 14U National Duals. The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA will be holding this year's event. Wrestling kicks off tomorrow with the Greco portion and will conclude on Thursday. Freestyle kicks off on Friday, concludes on Saturday.
This event is a great stepping stone for all competitors, whether they are looking to garnish national recognition or finally escaping the confines of the NYS borders. During this 4 day marathon, many show up as boys but leave as men. The fortitude displayed will only suppress nerves and anxiety heading into not only next season but subsequent national tournaments.
In 2023, Team New York (Freestyle) missed All-American status by narrowly losing to Team Maryland 43-41. In pool play (Pool C), the Empire State capped off a 3rd place finish with a 3-1 record. The lone blemish was in the semi-finals, 40-38 against Missouri Red. In their 3 victories, they would outscore their adversaries 177-65. Once the Copper/Bronze bracket kicked off, our boys went 2-0, downing Michigan Blue (44-29) and Oklahoma Blue (48-32). Florida would hang the first L in the bracket, 45-31 before Maryland laid the final blow.
On the Greco side, New York would land in Pool D. The host team, Pennsylvania Red, came out swinging with a 50-33 victory. Unphased, the Greco squad would rebound with a solid victory over a pretty good Georgia team, 44-36. Iowa killed any momentum the following round. The Mid-Westerns 60-19 win landed Team NY in the 5th place match against Missouri. A 45-33 triumph ended a solid 2-2 finish in pool play.
A 3rd place finish (3-1 record) in the Red/Blue Pool (Copper/Bronze for FS) caped off a formidable showing by the Empire State.
Between both styles and 4 days of wrestling, we came back to New York with a 10-6 record and an enormous amount of experience gained. Each individual contributed, big and small.
Notable records: Total (FS/GR)
83lbs: Tyler Conzo (Smithtown West-11): 13-0 overall (7-0/6-0)
87lbs: Ethan Hauser (Conetquot-11): 10-2 overall (4-2/6-0)
106lbs: Anthony Valls (Chenango Valley-4): 15-1 overall (8-0/7-1)
119lbs: Finnegan O'Brien (Locust Valley-8): 12-0 overall (6-0/6-0)
130lbs: Jake Nieto (Plainedge-8): 13-1 overall (7-1/6-0)
136lbs: Camryn Howard (Bellport-11): 12-0 overall (6-0/6-0)
149lbs: Jayden Hutchinson (Hannibal-3): 6-2 overall (3-1/3-1)
149lbs: Ryker Cox (Coxsackie Athens-2): 6-5 overall (3-3/3-2)
165lbs: James Capasso (Ballston Sa-2): 6-5 overall (3-3/3-2)
187lbs: Joe De La Rosa (Copiague-11): 10-6 overall (6-2/4-4)
250lbs: Max McCarthy (St. Francis-C): 11-5 overall (6-2/5-3)
This year, thirty-six student-athletes will be representing Team New York and we will be bringing two teams, Team Blue and Team Gold.
Head Coach Jared Zanie will be leading the Blue team with James Pascarella assisting. The Gold team will be headed by Chris Adams with Teddy DiPasquale and Joel Ferrara assisting.
A special shoutout to Dean Zanie, the man behind Team New York. Dean is the Team Leader who handles all of the administrative work. His dedication and unwavering support allows the coaches to coach and the wrestlers to wrestle. Thank you, Dean, thank you.
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71lbs:
Chase Galvez (HHH West-11)
77lbs:
Angel Espinal (Copiague-11)
2024 NYS Freestyle Champion
2024 NYS Greco Champion
83lbs:
Brody O'Hern (Chenango Forks-4)
2024 NYS Freestyle 3rd
2024 NYS Greco Runner-Up
2024 NE Regionals GR 4th
87lbs:
Jaxson Tocco (Newfane-6)
2024 NYS Freestyle 3rd
2024 NYS Greco 3rd
Ranked #25 (Class of 2029)
92lbs:
Alesandro Restrepo (Sachem East-11)
2024 NHSCA 6th
2x NYS Freestyle PF (2-2)
2x NYS Greco PF (2-1)
97lbs:
Jordan Patron (Bay Shore-11)
2024 NYS Freestyle 5th
224 NYS Greco 3rd
102lbs:
Chase Berkowitz (Syosset-8)
2024 NYS Freestyle Runner-Up
2024 NYS Greco Runner-Up
106bs:
Chase McVige (Honeoye Falls-Lima-5)
2024 NYS Freestyle Runner-Up
2024 NYS Greco Runner-Up
Ranked #27 (Class of 2029)
110lbs:
Hunter Parker (Elmira-4)
2024 NYS Freestyle 4th
119lbs:
Daniel Jones (Burnt Hills-2)
2024 NYS Qualifier
2024 Section 2 Runner-Up
2024 NYS Freestyle Runner-Up
2024 NYS Greco Runner-Up
2024 NE Regionals FS 5th
2024 NE Regionals GR 3rd
2022 Super 32 5th
Ranked #2 (Class of 2029)
125lbs:
Blake Patrick (Tamarac-2)
2024 Section 2 4th
2024 NE Regionals GR 3rd
Ranked #9 (Class of 2029)
Joseph Kokolakis (Connetquot-11)
2024 NYS Freestyle 4th
2x NYS Greco PF (3-1)
2x NE Regionals GR (2-6)
130lbs:
Liam Springer (Schalmont-2)
2024 NYS Freestyle Runner-Up
2024 NYS Greco 3rd
136lbs:
Gehrig Stalker (Shaker-2)
2024 NYS Freestyle 4th
2024 NYS Greco Runner-Up
Ahmet Zaggout (Unatego-Unadilla Valley-Franklin-4)
2024 NYS Freestyle 5th
165lbs:
Tanner Gibeau (Carthage-3)
Chris Roque (Rocky Point-11)
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71lbs:
Logan Murphy (Rush Henrietta-5)
2024 Ohio TOC 3rd
77lbs:
Jace Rooney (East Islip-11)
2024 NE Regionals FS Champion
2023 Super 32 3rd
83lbs:
Ben Marino (Bay Shore-11)
2x NYS Freestyle PF (2-2)
2x NYS Greco Champion
2024 NE Regionals GR Champion
87lbs:
Santino Pascarella (HHH East-11)
2x NYS Freestyle PF (1-2)
2x NYS Greco PF (1-3)
92lbs:
Tyler Conzo (Smithtown West-11)
2024 NYS 8th
2024 Section 11 Runner-Up
2024 US Open GR 15U Runner-Up
2024 NYS Freestyle Champion
2024 NYS Greco Champion
2x NE Regionals FS PF (2-2)
2x NE Regionals GR PF (3-3)
2x Super 32 PF (3-1)
Ranked #6 (Class of 2028)
97lbs:
Trevor Eggleston (Shenendehowa-2)
2024 NYS Freestyle Champion
2024 NYS Greco Champion
102lbs:
Xavier Seabury (North Babylon-11)
2024 Section 11 5th
2024 NHSCA 8th
2024 NYS Freestyle Champion
2024 NYS Greco Champion
2024 NE Regionals FS 6th
2024 NE Regionals GR 5th
Ranked #32 (Class of 2028)
106bs:
Brogan Lefever (Unatego-Unadilla Valley-Franklin-4)
2024 NYS Qualifier
2024 Section 4 3rd
2023 MAWA 6th
2023 NE Regionals GR 6th
Ranked #26 (Class of 2028)
110lbs:
Crew Cox (Coxsackie Athens-2)
2024 NYS Freestyle 5th
2024 NYS Greco 3rd
Ranked #29 (Class of 2029)
114lbs:
Boone Mahan (LaSalle-2)
2024 NYS Freestyle 3rd
2024 NYS Greco 3rd
119lbs:
Louis Kennedy (Chaminade-C)
2024 Section 8 5th
2x NYS Freestyle PF (3-1)
2023 NYS Greco Champion
Ranked #24 (Class of 2028)
Nicholas Raptis (Poly Prep)
2024 NYS Freestyle Champion
2024 NYS Greco Champion
2024 NE Regionals FS 3rd
2024 NE Regionals GR Runner-Up
125lbs:
Peyton Inzirillo (Patchogue-Medford-11)
2x NYS Freestyle PF (1-2)
2024 NYS Greco Champion
130lbs:
Matthew McDermott (Smithtown East-11)
2024 NYS Qualifier
2024 Section 11 3rd
2023 Super 32 8th
2x NYS Freestyle Champion
2x NYS Greco PF (1-4)
2x NE Regionals FS PF (1-3)
2x NE Regionals GR PF (1-2)
Ranked #8 (Class of2028)
136lbs:
Ryan Ivy (Shenendehowa-2)
2024 NYS Freestyle Runner-Up
149lbs:
Scott Bailey (Tamarac-2)
2024 NYS Freestyle Runner-Up
2024 NYS Greco Runner-Up
2024 NE Regionals GR 4th
165lbs:
Peter Mikedis (Bellmore JFK-8)
2x NYS Freestyle PF (1-2)
2024 NYS Greco Champion
2x NE Regionals Greco 6th
Ranked #25 (Class of 2028)
187lbs:
Dominic Darch (Attica-Batavia-5)
2024 MAWA Champion
2x Ohio TOC PF (1-6)
Ranked #5 (Class of 2029)
250lbs:
Kasen Hardy (Salamanca-6)
2024 NHSCA 4th
2024 NYS Freestyle 3rd
2024 NYS Greco Runner-Up
Ranked #37 (Class of 2028)
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