BRUTE SUNSHINE OPEN SEMIFINALS: TCNJ Still Alive
Friday, December 28, 2007
December 28, 2007 Media Release
Lakeland, FL… The College of New Jersey wrestling team opened action on Friday
at the 2007 Brute Sunshine Open at the Lakeland Convention Center. After one day
of competition in the two-day non-team scored event, TCNJ proudly boasts eight
wrestlers alive in the semifinals.
The 21-team competition features four of the
nation’s top ten ranked teams in Division III, including No. 1 ranked Augsburg
College (MN), #4 Heidelberg College (O), #6 Delaware Valley College and the #8
ranked Lions of TCNJ.
TCNJ’s junior Al Wonesh (Columbus, NJ/Northern
Burlington) put the Lions in good standing after day one after he pulled the
upset of the day off, besting the top seeded grappler at this weight and the
tournament’s defending champion to advance in the 165 pound weight
class.
At 157 pounds, Jon Biango (Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick) added a victory
over second seeded to move on at his weight class.
Among the other
Lions alive in the semifinals of their respective weight classes are freshman
Kyle Kinchen (Jackson, NJ/Jackson) at 125 pounds, rookie John Barnett (Oak
Ridge, NJ/Jefferson Township) at 149 pounds, Dan DiColo (Budd Lake, NJ/Mt.
Olive) at 157.
Ranked No. 10 in Division III at 165 pounds, freshman Justin
Bonitatis (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) remains in the winners’ bracket as
well for the Lions, while junior Greg Osgoodby (Waldwick, NJ/Waldwick) is
competing for TCNJ at 174 pounds and senior heavyweight Steve Carbone (Cranford,
NJ/Cranford) is also alive for the Lions.