Benjamin Zogby of Franklin, Mass., Earns New England Wrestling Association Accolades

2017 Mar 29

Benjamin Zogby was recognized by the New England Wrestling Association following the 2016-17 campaign.

Tyler Marsh was named the NEWA Co-Rookie of the year as eight Engineers were honored for their work on the mat and an association-best 22 were recognized for their performance in the classroom.

Marsh, who was also an All-NEWA second teamer, an All-Rookie selection and an Academic All-NEWA honoree, completed the year with a 28-13 overall record which put him second on the team. His 13 dual meet wins were tied for first against one of the toughest schedules in New England and included a win by fall over a two-time All-America from Ursinus. Marsh finished fourth in the Northeast Regional, fifth at the RWU open, and second at the Scott Viera. Marsh was joined on the All-Rookie team by Ronan Ball at 157 and Chase Lind at 165.

125-pounder Brian Amato, 133-pounder Stephen Jendritz, 174-pounder Lucas Muntz, 184-pounder Dan Wensley, 197-pounder Michael Curtis and heavyweight Austin Shrewsbury were tabbed honorable mentions.

Amato (19-9), a 2015 All-America, won the RIT Invitational and capped his outstanding career with 64 dual meet victories, the second most in program history. Jendritz (29-12) captured the championship at the Scott Viera Invitational hosted Roger Williams and won a team-high 29 matches this season.

Muntz (22-18) led all WPI wrestlers with pins as he posted 12 falls in his 22 triumphs while Wensley (14-8) returned from an injury that kept him out first semester to earn spot on the NEWA Dual Meet Championship Team as the Crimson and Gray reached the semifinals for the first time in program history. Curtis (22-10) was second on the team in pins with 10 and Shrewsbury (27-10) earned national recognition by being nationally-ranked in December and January.

Two thirds of the roster and all 10 weight classes were accounted for as Marsh, Lind, Amato, Jendritz, Muntz, Wensley and Curtis were also named Academic All-NEWA. Joining them were Jake Tappen at 125, Ben Zogby at 133, Andrew Ellis and Liam Sullivan at 141, Pete Nash and Jack Nigro at 149, Rafael Ellis-Rech at 157, Matt Assael, Anton Libsch, and Tyler Wilson at 165, Alex Fair at 174, Andrew Hubina at 197, and Nick Day, Mike Fabian and Logan Mendelson at 285.

To make Academic All-NEWA a WPI wrestler must have been a major contributor to the team and have over a 3.00 GPA.

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