2011-2012 Wrestling Headlines

March 19, 2012
Schott Ends Career #2 on Academy Wins List

February 27, 2012
Schott Advances to NCAA Tourney, Mariners Place Fifth

February 13, 2012
Mariners Escape Johns Hopkins with Two Narrow Victories

January 24, 2012
Mariners Take Two at McDaniel College

January 18, 2012
USMMA Honors Seniors, Drops Close Match to NYU
USMMA honored its four seniors on Wednesday night for their final home duel of the season.

January 11, 2012
USMMA Grapplers send Bears back to hibernation, Coast Guard shut out... Again.

January 7, 2012
Mariners wrestle through tough competition
Tyler Russel leads the Mariners with four wins

January 5, 2012
Mariners Grapplers takedown Number 8 Nassau
Dan Wilke clinching the Mariners victory by pinning the number nine ranked heavyweight in the country

December 10, 2011
Schott, Russell go fourth at LI Open wrestling tournament
Senior Erik Schott and sophomore Tyler Russell of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy placed fourth in their respective weight classes at the Long Island Open wrestling tournament this past weekend.

December 8, 2011
USMMA drops 1st dual meet of the season to Hunter, 26-19
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy dropped its first dual wrestling meet of the season, losing to Hunter College, 26-19, at Liebertz Gymnasium on Thursday night.

December 3, 2011
2 Mariners wrestle their way to 3rd-place finishes at York
Two U.S. Merchant Marine Academy wrestlers finished in third place at the York Invitational this past weekend.

November 19, 2011
Wrestlers take 7th at Doug Parker Invitational
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy finished in seventh place at the Doug Parker Wrestling Invitational on Saturday.

November 16, 2011
Freshmen wrestlers impress at East Stroudsburg
Given that some of the opposition was of Division I caliber, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy wrestling coach Greg Ilaria had no delusions of grandeur entering the first meet of the season last weekend. But he came away pleased and optimistic after witnessing how some of his freshmen fared at the East Stroudsburg Invitational on Saturday.

November 11, 2011
Ilaria optimistic heading into opening wrestling meet
Coming off a memorable and successful year, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy wrestling team starts its season on the road at the East Stroudsburg Invitational in Pennsylvania at 9 a.m. on Saturday.