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2010 ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE
Division 1 Wrestling Selections
by John Henning, College Editor
Patriot League (PL)
members compete attached to the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association,
the nation's oldest and largest wrestling conference and in NCAA Division 1.
The five Patriot League member institutions that sponsor wrestling are American
University, Bucknell University, Lehigh University, the United States Military
Academy, and the United States Naval Academy.
The Patriot League
placed Lehigh 3rd, Bucknell 4th, American 5th, Navy 7th and Army 8th among the
EIWA's thirteen team conference, crowning individual champions in four of the
ten weight classes. Winning EIWA titles were Army's Matt Kyler, 149, Bucknell's
Andy Rendos, 165, American's Mike Cannon, 184 and Lehigh's Zach Rey, 285. At
the NCAA Division 1 Championships held March 18-20 in Omaha, NE, the Patriot
League placed two teams among the nation's top twenty with American University
14th and Lehigh University 17th. In all, ten (10) PL wrestlers were recognized
at the National Championships with six (6) PL wrestlers earning All-American
medals for placing top 8 in their respective weight class. They were Kevin
LaValley, Bucknell, 7th at 149, Kyle Borshoff, American, 8th at 149, Steve
Fittery, American, 5th at 157, Andy Rendos, Bucknell, 6th at 165, Mike Cannon,
American, 3rd at 184 and Zach Rey, Lehigh, 3rd at 285. The Patriot League
matched the six All-Americans from the Ivy league (also members of the EIWA.)
In addition, three (3) PL wrestlers earned 'Round of 12' designation, commonly
referred to as 'Honorable Mention All-American.' They were Matt Fisk, Lehigh,
133, Seth Ciasulli, Lehigh, 141, and Matt Kyler, Army, 149.
This year
WrestlingReport.com is announcing its Innaugural All-Patriot League Division 1
Wrestling Selections by weight class. Lehigh leads the PL with seven over-all
selections (three 1st team and four 2nd team) followed by American and
Bucknell. Every PL member had at least 1st team selection. Congratulations to
each student athlete on being named
ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE WRESTLING
TEAM
FIRST TEAM
125 Aaron Kalil, Navy
(EIWA5th/NCAAwc/22-14/So/NH)
133 Matt Fisk, Lehigh (EIWA2nd/NCAAtop12/25-8/Sr/PA)
141 Seth Ciasulli, Lehigh (EIWA5th/NCAAtop12/24-14/Sr/PA)
149 Matt Kyler, Army (EIWA1st/NCAAtop12/32-5/Sr/PA)
157 Steve Fittery, American (EIWA3rd/NCAA5th/33-4/Jr/PA)
165 Andy Rendos, Bucknell (EIWA1st/NCAA6th/34-6/Sr/PA)
174 Shane Riccio, Bucknell (EIWA3rd/NCAAQ/33-11/Sr/NJ)
184 Michael Cannon, American (EIWA1st/NCAA3rd/30-2/Sr/MD)
197 Richard Starks, Army (EIWA3rd/NCAAQ/27-4/Sr/KY)
285 Zach Rey, Lehigh (EIWA1st/NCAA3rd/33-5/So/NJ
SECOND TEAM
125 Jasen Borshoff, American (EIWA6th/21-9/Sr/NY)
133 David Marble, Bucknell (EIWA3rd/NCAAQ/30-10/Sr/NY)
141 Jordan Lipp American (EIWA2nd/NCAAQ 20-21/Sr/OH)
149 Kevin LeValley, Bucknell (EIWA2nd/NCAA7th/42-8/Jr/CO)
157 Bryce Saddoris, Navy (EIWA2nd/NCAAQ/32-12/Jr/NV)
165 Brandon Hatchett, Lehigh (EIWA2nd/NCAAQ/15-10/So/FL)
174 Robert Hamlin, Lehigh (EIWA4th/NCAAQ/18-12/Fr/VT)
184 David Craig, Lehigh (EIWA3rd/NCAAQ/23-7/Sr/FL)
197 Joseph Kennedy, Lehigh (EIWA6th, NCAAwc, 19-16/So/PA)
285 Scott Steele, Navy (EIWA6th/NCAAwc/16-5/Sr/MD)
HONORABLE MENTION
149 Kyle Borshoff, American (EIWA5th/NCAA8th, 28-8/Sr/NY)
197 Daniel Mitchell, American (EIWA4th/NCAAQ/6-7/Fr/CO)
Seniors=13
Juniors=3
Sophs=4
Frosh=2