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New NCAA achievements

Anthony D’Alesio Continues Historic Season at NCAA Wrestling Championships
By: Jack Sargent
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. — The LIU wrestling team had never sent a wrestler to the NCAA Championships since the inception of its Division I program four years ago. But that was poised to change in the final stages of the EIWA Championships on Mar. 9 and the man to do it was Anthony D’Alesio.
D’Alesio, a junior from Youngstown, Ohio, brought a wide track record of success to LIU before his arrival. His accomplishments included being a three-time district champion and state title holder in the 182-pound bracket at the 2019 Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state championships. The 184-pounder began his collegiate career at West Virginia before transferring to LIU for the 2022-23 wrestling season. “When I came here on a visit in the summer of 2022, head coach Joe Patrovich and assistant coaches Jesse Dellavecchia and Johnny Arceri made me feel like this was home,” said D’Alesio. … story at … LLUathletics.com/Anthony-d-alesio-heads-to-ncaa-wrestling-championships-continues-historic-season
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Belarusian Wrestler Yaraslau Slavikouski Living His American Dream
By John Beisser
What drives a young man in his mid-teens to travel more than 4,500 miles from his homeland to pursue a top education and compete in athletics with the goal of building a successful career in business?  “For me, it was simply to seek a better life,” says Belarus native and Rutgers graduate student Yaraslau Slavikouski.  After earning his bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard in 2023, Slavikouski enrolled in the Rutgers Business School where he is pursuing a master’s degree in supply chain analytics. He also plans on working towards a second master’s in financial analysis.  “I find the academics at Rutgers to be quite challenging,” said Slavikouski. “It’s a Master’s level program. The classes are more specific with more hands-on experience, so it’s very different than undergraduate I’d say.”
“Overall, being here at Rutgers, it’s been just great, it’s been fun,” he added. “It’s a very different atmosphere here, the coaches, beginning with Coach [Scott] Goodale are a very high level. And that has helped me become a better wrestler, I believe, and get closer to achieving my goals.” … story at … Scarletknights.comYaraslau-slavikouski-living-his-american-dream
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Historic Little Rock Wrestling Season Ends with Two National Placers
Nasir Bailey and Stephen Little claim All-American status, Erisman tabbed Coach of the Year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Little Rock wrestling team collected All-Americans, and now officially claimed NCAA placers. The medal matches at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships concluded today after three full days of March Matness, Stephen Little and Nasir Bailey ended their season on the podium within the top eight finishers in the nation. The pair helped the Trojans to a top-20 finish as a team at the National Tournament. Head coach Neil Erisman was awarded Coach of the Year by the NWCA and voted Coach of the Tournament by his peers.
Coach Erisman was at a loss for words when describing the momentous week. “It’s been incredible. If I had to come up with one word, it’d be incredible. From start to finish, from ups to downs, it’s just been an incredible ride. It’s indescribable to explain every feeling that I feel. Proud, grateful, thankful. Amped. Emotionally exhausted. There’s a lot of words for a lot of incredible moments.”
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This week was special not just for the Little Rock wrestling program, but for the sport as a whole. “When I was going through the interview process, I talked about the responsibility that this program had to do it the right way and be successful since it was the first time in 23 years a wrestling program had started from scratch,” said Erisman. “For us, it’s bigger than us and our success; it shows people that you can create something from nothing with the right plan and the right people behind it, and find success for this sport that we desperately need right now.” Once Coach Erisman took the reins, they stuck to his plan. … more at … LRtrojans.com/Historic-little-rock-wrestling-season-ends-with-two-national-placers
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Taye Ghadiali makes history, becomes program’s second ever NCAA All-American!
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Campbell heavyweight Taye Ghadiali became just the second Campbell wrestler to make the podium at the NCAA Championships, as he finished in eighth at this year’s finale held at the T-Mobile Center.
Ghadiali joins Nathan Kraisser (2017) as the only two wrestlers from Campbell to finish in the top eight at nationals. Kraisser also finished in eighth at 125 pounds, but Ghadiali is the first non-transfer to make the stand representing Campbell.
Ghadiali becomes the second Campbell wrestler to be named NCAA All-American, joining Kraisser. Five others received NWCA All-America honors in the 2020 season that was cut short before the NCAA Championships.
In the All-American bout against Lehigh’s Nathan Taylor, Ghadiali was trailing 4-2 late in the third period. He scored a takedown with just five seconds left, and Taylor scored the riding time point to make it 5-5 going into overtime. … more at … GOcamels.com/Ghadiali-named-all-american-wrestling-concludes-season-at-ncaa-championships

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