2001-2002 Wrestling Roundup

Senior Dan Roy won 20 matches for the second straight year, captured an ESU Open title and placed in the EIWA Championships to lead the 2001-2002 wrestling team. Roy finished with a 22-11 overall mark and a 13-4 dual-meet mark. He opened the season by capturing the 174-pound class at the ESU Collegiate Open, becoming the school's first champion in three years. He then closed the campaign, finishing sixth in the EIWA tournament. He had a 68-53 career mark.

Four other ESU wrestlers enjoyed winning campaigns. Freshman Brandon Mihalko was 20-7 at 165 pounds. He was 11-2 in duals with 11 straight wins sandwiched between opening and closing losses. He placed second in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference for the best conference finish by an ESU freshman since later two-time national champion Jack Cuvo was runner-up in 1986. He also was second in the ESU Open. Brad Kleckner closed an impressive four-year career by posting a 19-9 record at 141 pounds, which included a 9-3 mark in duals. He was 63-31, a .670 winning percentage, for his career. He finished third in the PSAC Championships, winning four matches and losing only one, and was sixth in the EIWA Championships.

Matt Dudeck was 17-9 with five pins at 157 pounds and 10-3 in duals. He was fourth in the PSAC Championships. Marc Bauknecht posted a 14-13 record, including 11-6 in duals. He was third in the ESU Open. Other starters were Jon Clouser, 125; Joey Camacho, 133; Keith Kleckner, 149; Anthony Petrock, 184, and Andy Sheaffer, 197.

The Warriors, under third-year coach Angelo Borzio, just missed posting a winning record at 8-9, an improvement over the 1999-2002 mark of 6-13. The team scored a 22-19 win over Blooms-burg with Brad Kleckner scoring a decision in the last match after his brother, Keith, had registered a pin in the first match. In early February, ESU played host to an international freestyle wrestling match between Team USA and Belarus. The highlight of the evening before more than 1,000 fans in the Koehler Fieldhouse was Coach Borzio's dramatic pin over Boris Grinkevich at the buzzer in the first period of the 120 KG (264 pounds) competition. Belarus won the match, 21-10.

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