The Williams wrestling team leaped over the Springfield College
Pride in latest New England poll and is now just one point behind
top-ranked Johnson and Wales University (JWU). JWU has 143 points
and eight first place votes and a total of 143 points and the Ephs
have 142 points and seven first place votes. In the national poll
the ephs are ranked 18th and Johnson & Wales is ranked
20th.
Williams went from third place, one point behind Springfield, to
putting up a 32-point lead over the Pride (110) and take firm
control of second place. The Eph climb was fueled by its successful
trip to Iowa where they tied with ninth-ranked Luther College;
downed Simpson College 34-6, and then followed that up the next day
with a solid fourth place finish in a strong field in the Simpson
Invitational, placing six wrestlers.
Sophomore transfer Ryan Malo (Georgetown, MA), who was named the
New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Wrestler of the Week and
the d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com Wrestler of the Week for his win at
184 over #8 Nic Barclay of Luther on Friday and his championship at
197 in the Simpson Invitational.
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"Ryan Malo had a huge weekend, after pinning the #8 wrestler at 184 Nic Barclay on Friday, he went up a weight class and beat a kid who was fourth in the country last year at 197," said Eph co-head coach Dan DiCenzo. "Ryan wrestled with great confidence and intensity and his relentless style is starting to become contagious on our team. He is excited about wrestling, enjoys being around his teammates, and is always trying to make himself and everyone around him better. As coaches we are very proud of the outstanding effort he put forth this weekend."
The fourth d3wrestle.com/WWSport.com Wrestler of the Week is 184 lb. Malo pinned Wonderlin and won a tight 5-4 match over Kramer in the finals to finish the week 6-0.
A transfer from Boston University, Malo is in his first season at Williams and currently carries a 13-0 record. He won titles at the Ursinus Fall Brawl, Springfield's Doug Parker Invitational, and the Simpson Invitational. Prior to college, Malo wrestled in Massachusetts for St. John’s Prep (Danvers, MA) where he won two state titles and finished his senior year 58-0. He went on to place 8th in the NHSCA Senior Nationals before moving on to Boston University where he was 5-5 as a freshman before transferring to Williams this season.
Malos is currently ranked sixth nationally at 184 pounds.
Next up for the Ephs is the Desert Duals to be hosted by #1
Wartburg College in Las Vegas on December 21.
In the latest individual rankings in New England the Ephs have
placed a Williams record eight wrestlers in the 10 weight classes.
Only the 165 and 285 rankings do not include an Eph.
Sophomore Corey Paulish is the top ranked Eph and is number one in
the region at 141. Four Ephs are ranked second with senior Ethan
Cohen at 125, junior Carl Breitenstein at 157, Malo at 184 and
senior Kyle Ayer at 197.
Junior Dylan Rittenburg is ranked third at 149 and sophomore Josh
Mattana (133) and junior Drew Gatewood (174) are both ranked sixth.
