Generals Wrestling
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Generals Wrestling
4y ago
SCHEDULE
It has been a season filled with uncertainty, but finally the 2021 W&L competition season will get underway tonight when the Generals host Shenandoah University on Friday February 26 at 7:00 PM. Although spectators are not allowed, the match will be streamed at generalssports.com.
Line-Up
125 Riley Parker (SO – forfeit)
133 Thomas O’Keefe (FY – forfeit)
141 Matt Muller (SR – forfeit)
149 Joseph Tarquine (JR)
157 Joe Salerno (JR) and Will Medick (SR – extra match)
165 Rhett McDurmon (SO)
174 Michael Brady (FY)
184 Pat Hofstedt (SR)
197 Rob Rosen (JR)
285 Clay Chadwick (JR ..read more
Generals Wrestling
4y ago
Nathan Shearer has guided the Generals wrestling team to improvement within the Conference and Region every season since 2016.
Nathan Shearer is entering his 10th season as the head wrestling coach at Washington and Lee University. Although this season promises to be a unique experience, the Generals have a strong team that is looking to improve on the results of even last year’s excellent season. Last season the Generals won the Centennial Conference for the first time in school history, took a team best 2nd in the NCAA region, and won a school record 16 dual meets. Listen to his interview ..read more
Generals Wrestling
4y ago
After over two years, the wrestling team is excited to move into the brand new Duchossois Athletic Facility. Check out the facility preview below!
https://spark.adobe.com/page-embed.js ..read more
Generals Wrestling
5y ago
Senior 184 Rexx Hallyburton, Soph 157 Ryan Luth, and Senior 165 Shane Conners are set to compete at the NCAA DIII National Championships, starting tomorrow at 11 AM in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The brackets are posted and we are less than 24 hours from the start of competition – which is set to go on as scheduled, with only family and essential tournament personnel allowed into the arena.
Watch on NCAA.com | Brackets
You can also follow the action with live updates on Trackwrestling and on through the D3wrestle.com special NCAA section. More photos and updates will follow today.
Ryan, Shane, and ..read more
Generals Wrestling
5y ago
The Washington and Lee Generals finished 2nd in the NCAA Southeast Region and qualified three wrestlers for the NCAA Championships, to be held on March 13-14 in Cedar Rapids, IA. The Generals got off to a fast start and finished with 130 points, holding off host Messiah (123.5 pts). Eight Generals placed in the top 8, with Ryan Luth (SO 157) and Rexx Hallyburton (SR 184) winning regional championships. Senior Shane Conners (165) scored a takedown with less than 10 seconds remain in regulation to secure a dramatic come from behind victory in the consolation finals, securing himself a ticket to ..read more
Generals Wrestling
5y ago
2020 Centennial Conference Champions
Recap | Official Team Results
Despite dropping a conference dual to Muhlenberg in January and missing their 125 lber due to injury, the Washington and Lee Generals came into the conference tournament expecting to win a team title. The Generals started strong and led from the beginning of the tournament, going into the finals with a 15 point lead. Still, it wasn’t easy to hold off a surging Muhlenberg team. Ryan Luth won an individual title at 157 lbs, W&L’s first since Ron Tassoni won at 174 lbs in 2014. That and three Generals – Nick Konovalchik (174 ..read more
Generals Wrestling
5y ago
The Washington and Lee wrestling team wrapped up the dual meet portion of the 2019-2020 season with three Centennial Conference wins this past weekend in Westminster, MD. The Generals defeated the US Merchant Marine Academy 29-14, Johns Hopkins 35-10, and Ursinus 34-12. These last three dual meet victories of the season improved the Generals record to 16-5, surpassing the previous record of 13 dual meet wins in a season (1972-1973).
The Legacy of the Senior Class
The legacy that the senior class (Rexx Hallyburton 184, Shane Conners 165, Alec Horne 174, Colby Boudreau 157, and Andrew Taylor 1 ..read more
Generals Wrestling
5y ago
Generals claimed the team title at the annual Jim Crytzer Invite, defeated regional rivals Ferrum College and Messiah College.
After returning from Florida, the Generals got right to work preparing to host the annual Jim Crytzer Invitational. The Jim Crytzer Invitational is held every year in honor of Jim Cytzer ’77, a 3x NCAA Qualifier and a tremendous fan and supporter of W&L Athletics after his graduation. This year’s tournament featured a number of regional rivals, including #17 Messiah, Ferrum College, Averett University, and neighboring Southern Virginia University. The Generals sc ..read more
Generals Wrestling
5y ago
First years back row (L-R) Rhett McDurmon, Riley Parker, Naveed Javid, Mark Fasciocco, Alex Winant and front row (L-R) Cameron Blizard and Matt Majoy
Sophomores L-R Joe Salerno, Russ Zimmerman, Kevin Thole, AJ Mabaka, Clay Chadwick, Joey Dunn, Brad Basham, Reid Dentner, Rob Rosen, Ryan Luth, Joseph Tarquine, Chaz Cunningham
Thanks to Carie Dernlan for the great photos @cdernlan
November Competition Recap
Washington and Lee wrestling opened the 2019-2020 season wrestling well, won 5 out of 7 dual meets (with 1 loss coming with a reserve team to Apprentice School), and have been rewarded ..read more
Generals Wrestling
5y ago
Poster Credit @CDernlan
The 2019-2020 season gets underway this Satuday Nov 9 as the W&L Generals wrestling team travels to Washington, PA for the Washington & Jefferson Invitational. The Generals have participated in this tournament for the last several years, and this year’s event promises to again be a tough opening test. The Generals finished in 4th the last two years and will look to improve on that result this season. The teams participating (regional alignment) will be Heidelberg (Central), Lycoming (Southeast), Muskingum (Central), Penn State-Behrend (Southeast), Pitt-Bradf ..read more