Printable Roster # Name Positions Class Ht Wt; 0: Chris Cannon: Starting in 2001 with future NCAA greats Steve Mocco and Cory Cooperman, Blair wrestlers have gone a stunning 26 and fourin USA All-Star events. As coach, Mr. Gitomer proudly led St. Christophers team to win a multitude of titles including two Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) State Championships, six Virginia Prep League Championships as well as helping secure top-five rankings for the team at the 2016 and 2017 National Prep Wrestling Championships. YouTube's privacy policy is available here Jake Marsh. Blair's wrestling program traces its roots to 1919. Naomi Sansone'26 is a new freshman on the girls' varsity tennis team who has had a number of solid wins at the #2 singles spot for the Bucs. (M) Denotes a recipient of the Major Ray Mendoza Award, which is presented to an individual wrestler who scores the most team pointsat the annual Ironman, Beast of the East or national prep tournament. He serves on the staff of the Center for Innovation and Collaboration and the Lakeside dormitory. Caruso Tournament at Newark, NJ. Blair wrestlers are coaching at top universities across the United States. . Varsity Girls' Soccer vs. Lawrenceville at 3 p.m. Blair Academy. The suit identifies the alleged victim only as "John Doe." Blair beat Christiansburg 80-0, Connellsville 55-12, Baylor 56-7, New Kent 72-0, and St Christophers School 59-3. A completely objective award based on earning the most team, the Mendoza Awardis one of the most accurate predictors of future greatness in all of sports. Greens Farms Academy wrestling coach Jack Conroy '06 grew up locally and attended Greens Farms Academy, where he was a Prep State and New England Champion, All-American and Scholastic All-American wrestler. Varsity Wrestling vs. Blair Duals at 12 p.m. Required for FB Comments. This past weekend, the Blair Wrestling team traveled to Holland, PA to compete at Escape the Rock. Brian and his wife, Susie, a Blair admission associate, live in Millbrook Cottage with their four children, Kate '20, Sammi '22, Christopher '24, and Mikey. To watch an event, viewers must first create a free account with LocalLive, then sign in for each livestream. He has suffered nightmares,fears physical and sexual contact andcontinues to suffer "severe mental anguish," according to his complaint. Blair alumnus Brian Antonelli (class of 1993) took over the program in 2014, leading the team to national prepteam titles from 2015 through 2019 and to the #1 ranking in the USA for 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019, running Blair's total as the top high school team in America to 16. 2016-2017 Blair Wrestling Roster. Geno Fluri, Assistant Coach 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Varsity Field Hockey vs. Princeton Day at 4 p.m. 160 Charlie Clark 1st The suit seeks unspecified damages from theBlairstown school as well asfour administrators and four wrestling coaches, including Antonelli. The family lives in Wayside House on Park Street. rounded out Blairs performance, placing fourth, while Paul Ognissanti 24 (138 lbs.) |. On our historic campus, located 65 miles from New York City in northwest New Jersey, students pursue a superior college preparatory education amid a rich, vibrant community life. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy with a bachelor of science in economics, Mike served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps and deployed several times to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines; 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines; and 1-2-1 Military Transition Team. What follows is a breakdown of Blair's performance at the national prep tournament (one of the oldest high school tournaments in the United States) year by year. In addition to Chittums title, Blair registered four seconds, a third, a fourth and an eighth to win Beast handily, despite wrestling without three wrestlers ranked at or near the top of their respective weight classes nationally. Antonelli did not respond to a phone call and an email seekingcomment. 135 Ryan McComas 3rd The hazing intensified when the boy was a senior, the suit said. In effect, Blair has won these two top in-season national tournaments almost three times as often as have all other programs in the United States combined. The same skills of teamwork, problem solving and creativity that are inherent to our academic success are also practiced on the court and field. Wrestling became an official team sport at the private School in 1924. New London, CT. . Schedule ; Filters . 140 Garrett Frey 2nd 125 Jay Giuricich 7th Note that during most of the 1950s and early 1960s, Blair did not attend the national preps because the New Jersey state preps were held the same weekend. The sights and sounds of Blair athletics! 2023 spring and summer schedule. Date: Event: Location: Result: 4/7-8: Journeyman World Classic: Albany, NY : 4/14: 2023 Women's National Championship: Spokane, WA : . THE SERIES PENN STATE. When the student reported the attacks to then-head wrestling coach Brian Antonelli, Antonelli laughed off the claims and dismissed hazing incidents as "rites of passage," according to the complaint, filed in state Superior Court in Sussex County. 130 Josh Coleman 3rd 9 Southern earns Robin Leff team title, Jordan Burroughs, James Green back on U.S. wrestling world teams after trials wins, N.J. wrestlers rock in Fargo: 3 national champs, 20 All-Americans. The Hawkeyes won the last meeting in the series, 19 . Keeping New Jersey athletes healthy together. My coaches care a great deal about my athletic development, focusing on the bigger picture and helping me achieve a comfortable school-sports balance. 182 Nicholas DiNapoli 6th 1 at Ironman, about Discussion of Russo-Ukrainian War to Start Spring Semesters Society of Skeptics, about Bucs Succeed on the Hilltop & Beyond, The Five Fundamentals of Living & Working at Blair, Chiang-Elghanayan Center for Innovation and Collaboration, Videos of the Chiang-Elghanayan Center in Action, The Chiang-Elghanayan Center for Innovation & Collaboration, Discussion of Russo-Ukrainian War to Start Spring Semesters Society of Skeptics. The Journeymen Fall Classic is once again a must-watch event on the national high school circuit with over 30 ranked wrestlers headlining the field. The years of hazing left the ex-studentwith lasting emotional scars, according to the lawsuit, which described him as depressed and emotionally distressed, fearful of intimacy and unable to trust others. Olive at Leff Tourney, The name matches the game: Trentons Princessstorm Woody could be N.J. wrestling star, Wrestling photos: No. 171 Hudson Taylor 1st Coach Tom Beuglas Hired at Buford Why Wrestlers Make the Best Employees In 2017, junior Michael Colaiocco (at 120 lbs) became the first Blair wrestlerto win the Major Ray Mendoza Award at Ironman. #1 Blair Academy's schedule is one of the best in the country. Blair holds countless individual records at Ironman, Beast of the East and national preps, including the following: Among the most telling of all of Blairs statistics are therecord numbers of individual titles Blair wrestlershave won in a single Ironman, Beast of the East and National Preps. Then, it gets old and they get over it," Antonelli allegedly said. JSZ's Jay Cook was on hand to witness the Crusaders claiming the top high school wrestling spot in America Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Sparta High School at 6 p.m. Mark Perry, a two-time NCAA champ and four-time All-American for Iowa, is head coach of Iowa's Hawkeye Wrestling Club. He compiled a record of 83-12 at the collegiate level. Check out Frank Mattiace's high school sports timeline including meet updates while playing wrestling and football at Blair Academy from 2012 through 2013. Chris has served as Blairs assistant wrestling coach since 2012, and, in addition to continuing in this role, he is the assistant coach of varsity softball. Fla. / Blair Academy (N.J.) Trevor Tarsi: Sr. 157: Bethlehem, Pa. / Nazareth: Alex Whitworth: So. He will meet No. The Journeymen Fall . 1 rank with win over Blair Academy. Congratulations to the Blair varsity wrestling team, who bested the nationally ranked No. 6 min read Thomas Stewart of Blair Academy takes down Perry's Logan Shephard during a 5-2 win in the Final Round of the Ironman Wrestling Tournament on Saturday,. 125 Shawn Mulrooney 1st New coach: Blair Academy hires alumnus with New Jersey ties as new head wrestling coach, Sports: Former Blair women's wrestler takes step toward Olympics, growing sport for girls, Schools: Sussex County Community College students can now live at Centenary University. A former grappler on Blair Academy's wrestling team is suing the elite boarding school in Warren County, New Jersey, claiming coaches and administrators turned a blind eye while he was . Girls' Varsity Basketball vs. Putnam Science Academy at 2 p.m. Mark Wogenrich Sep 9, 2020 10:51 AM EDT Shayne Van Ness, the nation's top-ranked high. 112 Sean Boyle 1st Blair beat Christiansburg 80-0, Connellsville 55-12, Baylor 56-7, New Kent 72-0, and St Christopher's School 59-3. Before his tenure at Lehigh Valley, Buxton was one of the nation's top high school coaches at national power Blair Academy from 1982-2012. The student did later attend the school. The Blair Academy wrestling team competed in the Sam Cali Invitational this past week. The coach notified the boy of his conversation with his Blair coaches and told him that due to the allegations, his scholarship "could be at risk." Shortly after joining the team as a freshman in 2016, the student was assaulted by two upperclassmen on a trip to a wrestling competition, when the two teammates forced him into a bed and later pulled him into a shower and stripped off his clothes, according to a lawsuit filed last month. 7:45:24 . During a 23-year career in engineering, Chris worked in pharmaceutical manufacturing, validation consulting, and medical device research and development. Suzy Logan, a spokeswoman for Blair Academy, said the school does not comment on pending litigation. wrestlers rated among national elite, some at No. Michael Carbonaro '00, Assistant Coach News Bob Heiny Academic Success Center Champions For Life Academy Facilities Gender Equity Job & Internship Opportunities Mission Statement NCAA Compliance SAAC Banner Sports Medicine . The intimidation and hazing allegedlycontinued after the trip, withteammates often dunking the boy's head into a toiletand flushing itas they chanted "swirly, swirly, swirly!". and TJ Stewart 22 (215 lbs. All videos can be accessed by clicking the links in the accordions below on the day of the event, or by visiting Blair's LocalLive webpage at https://events.locallive.tv/schools/guest/blair . . After the meeting, the student told Fortunato and Antonelli he was not going to participate in the remainder of the season, including the National Championship tournament often held in February, saying he was not mentally or emotionally able to compete. 8:00AM - Doors open to public. Chase Palanca '15, Assistant Coach The prep school in Blairstown, N.J., has attracted three of Maryland's top high school athletes, including Ryan Davis, who was to have been a junior at McDonogh. Sharing a hotel room with two seniors and only two beds, the former student said, he was left to sleep on the pull-out couch. After the meeting, the studenttold Fortunato and Antonelli he was not going to participate in the remainder of the season, including the National Championship tournament often held in February, saying he was not mentally or emotionally able to compete. 16th-seeded freshman helps blair win 20th consecutive beast of the east crown, west morris tops nj teams Waccabuc, N.Y. 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Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, This weekend, the Blair Academy wrestling team competed in the Walsh Jesuit Ironman Tournament. With all of these accolades and more, Blair athletics continues its tradition of student excellence beyond the hilltop, too, as Blair alums make national headlines, dominating in their collegiate sports. 6 Southern has more champs than No. email: Tom.Beuglas@bufordcityschools.org to check sizes/purchase. 1,805 Followers. 103 John Giacche 1st NJ.com's High School Game Changers Sports Awards: Nominate your game changer now! The tony boarding school charges almost $70,000 for full-time residential tuition. Michael Carbonaro 00 joined Blairs wrestling coaching staff as an assistant during the 2014-2015 season. 1, 2 & 3, Heavyweight shuffle not reflected in latest national rankings, but be patient, 3 N.J. upperweights continue climb in NCAA wrestling rankings, Nationally ranked wrestlers seeded in Mobbin Media Classic at St. Joseph (Met. The next morning, the student said, the two seniors ordered him into the hotel shower and forced him to take off his boxer shorts. Blair Varsity Wrestling Clinches No. 1 Delbarton at Blair on Feb. 3, 2022, Final-bout victory puts Blair past Delbarton in showdown of national top-10 teams, N.J. high school wrestlers in the national rankings: 36 garner attention, Blair wrestling downs Bergen Catholic in showdown of nationally ranked top 10 teams, Powerade Wrestling Tournament: Fea earns NJs only title, Mullen falls in showdown, Wrestling: Collins, Stout take 1st as No. and Your California Privacy Rights (User Agreement updated 1/1/21. Danny Wask 22 (175 lbs.) Girls' JV Squash vs. Rye High School at 5 p.m. The boy said he was interviewed by Fortunato in April 2020 regarding the allegations, but he graduated believing no investigations were ever done. 171 Corey Peltier 2nd Coming soon: Buford Wrestling Beanies $15. Varsity Field Hockey vs. Belvidere at12:30 p.m. 113 Requir van der Merwe 3rd |, Mak Ojutiku | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com |, Mak Ojutiku | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com with brian antonelli, blair academy head wrestling coach; 2019 nhsca national high school wrestling coach. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement updated 5/1/2021). "Guys will pick on freshman the first few months. 160 Eric Peel 7th second place Delbartonand Malvern Prephad one each. He and his wife, Kristi, and their children, Tyler, Tanner, Chelsea, and Adison, live in Blairstown. Boys' Varsity Squash vs. Princeton Day School at 4:15 p.m. 2020 MAPL Girls' Basketball Semifinal at 2. By. 9 seed and two-time. Blair has been the overall national prep tournament champion39 times: first in 1974; then 33 consecutive times from 1981 to 2013; and again from 2015 to 2019. 152: Paul Ognissanti Brooklyn Park, MD (Blair Academy) DEC Cael Weidemoyer Telford, PA (Faith Christian Academy), 4-2 160: Zander Silva Jackson, NJ (Christian Brothers Academy) DEC Ryan Burton NY . Blair Academy's Shayne Van Ness announced his commitment to Penn State wrestling's 2021 recruiting class. Brian Antonelli '93, AssistantCoach Other coaches were informed as well, but to no avail, the student said. Bellbrook, Ohio Blair Academy. A graduate of the U.S. 103 Kellen Russell 1st NEW! Boys' Varsity Basketball vs. Upper Room Christian at 6 p.m. According to the suit, the seniors taunted him and insisted he join them in bed. 354 Following. brought home fifth. 165 lbs Fr. visit jerseysportszone.com for high definition video highlights and features from NJ high school sports So in December 2016, during one of the biggest wrestling tournaments in the country, the Beast of the East,it came as no surprise that theteam would grabits 20th straight win. View Full Bio. Girls' Varsity Squash vs. Hewitt School/Lancaster Country Day at 4 p.m. 112 Ross Gitomer 3rd Among the book's highlights are its more than 200 photographs, many of which were taken by Rob Preston (father of Robbie Preston, class of 2003, and Todd Preston, class of 2012). |, Jake Aferiat | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com We will be offering a one-day training session on October 9, 2022, in preparation for the Super 32 tournament. Varsity Football vs. Capital Prep at 2:30 p.m. He is currently employed as a middle school teacher. It has been a great weekend for the Blair Wrestling team, as the Bucsflew down to New Orleans this weekend to compete in the National High School Wrestling Showcase. 145 Chris Stout 5th CBSSPORTS.COM 247SPORTS He has suffered nightmares, fears physical and sexual contact and continues to suffer "severe mental anguish," according to his complaint. Varsity Boys' Soccervs. Johnson at4:15p.m. Varsity Field Hockey vs. Lawrenceville at2p.m. Then, it gets old and they get over it," Antonelli allegedly said. Boys' JV Basketball vs. Hill School at 2 p.m. and Leo DeLuca 25 (113 lbs.) Luis Jimenez '24is an all-around fantastic soccer player whoworks extremely hard to win the ball back for the team. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, A former grappler on Blair Academy's wrestling team is suing the elite boarding school in Warren County, New Jersey, claiming coaches and administrators turned a blind eye while he was subjected to years of hazing and sexual assaults by fellow wrestlers.. Athletics Event. 106 Zach Sherman 2nd To date, Blair graduates have won 17 individual NCAA titles and 69NCAA All-American places. Jan. 28 edition includes 24 others. This past weekend, the Blair Wrestling team traveled to Holland, PA to compete at Escape the Rock. 2022-2023 Blair Wrestling Roster. 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