By Lauren Ritirato, Staff Writer Anthony D’Alesio made LIU Wrestling history as the first athlete to secure a spot in the Division 1 NCAA Championship. D’Alesio is a junior Sports Management major coming from Youngstown, Ohio, and competes in the 184 lb weight class. Before he donned the blue and…
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HELEN FLORESSTAFF WRITER The wrestling team is preparing to compete in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Conference Championship, held from Friday, March 6 to Saturday, March 7 at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. Besides winning a conference championship, the athletes can qualify for the NCAA tournament during the days of competition.…
By Kylie Garrett Staff Writer What many people of the LIU community do not know is that Riggs Hall is not just a dormitory. It is also the home of the LIU Post wrestling team. Practice for the Pioneers is not like any other student athletic team at LIU. The…
By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief “Pioneers” echoed from the Pratt Recreation Center stand on Thursday, Feb. 19, both in words and on the mat, as the wrestling team ripped off their opponent’s one defeat after another. The referee raised Pioneer fists in the air on shuffle mode, all but twice throughout the…
By Thomas Scavetta Sports Editor Rich Grillo, a junior psychology major and journalism minor from Wantagh, N.Y. is a member of the men’s wrestling team at Post. Grillo has an impressive track record as a four-time Nassau County Team Champion in high school and was New York State Champion in…
By Michael Otero Co-Editor-in-Chief During the 2014-2015 school year, LIU Post reinstated wrestling, a sport that had a long history at the university. Before last year, the last wrestling match at LIU was in 1988. The comeback has sparked great feedback from alumni and former wrestlers alike. Warren Hannas was…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor Competing in the Dragon Open in Minnesota, the wrestling team had 11 top-5 finishes, led by sophomore Joe Calderone and junior Vinny Turano. Both gentlemen had respective second-place turnouts at 133 and 141 lbs.Calderon advanced to the final in his weight class after pinning his…
By Michael Otero Sports Editor In their first meet of the season on Saturday, Nov. 7, junior Vinny Turano was the star as he earned the 141-lb title. LIU as a whole placed seventh at the Monarch Invitational. Turano had close bouts in the semi-final against Wilkes University’s Pankil Chander,…