Corey Paulish

Year:

11

Weight:

133/141

Hometown:

Ridgefield, CT

High School:

Ridgefield HS

Corey is the son of Nick Paulish and Molly McGeehin…He majors in Economics.  Corey comes from Ridgefield, CT and wrestled at Ridgefield High School where he was a 2X state open champion, and received 2nd and 3rd place finishes in New England’s.  Corey was 53-2 as a junior and 49-2 as a senior.  Corey also played soccer, baseball, and was a member of the Glee Club in high school.

Career at Williams:  As a freshman, Corey placed 2nd in New England and was the NEWA Conference Rookie of the Year with a 23-8 record.  Corey also won the Williams College Team Rookie of the year Award for the 2007-2008 season.  As a sophomore Corey continued his impressive career earning a few firsts for a Williams College wrestler.  Corey went 40-9 as a sophomore setting the single season wins mark for a Williams wrestler at 40.  He placed at every tournament he entered on the season and won the 2009 NEWA Championship at 141.  In the finals he won by Major Decision 11-2 over 2X All conference wrestler Jake Gire of Trinity.  For winning the conference tournament he received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Championships.  He went into the tournament unseeded and earned All-American honors with a 4th place finish.  He beat the #3 and #6 seeded wrestlers on the first day of the tournament making the semi-finals.  Corey was also a 2009 Scholar All-American and is the first wrestler in the programs history to earn All-American and Scholar All-American honors in the same year.  Corey enjoys lifting, lemonade, and training.  He want to pursue a career in economics and finance after college.