Benjamin Zogby of Franklin, Mass., Honored as WPI Men's Student-Athlete of the Week

2017 Nov 27

Benjamin Zogby of the wrestling team has been honored as the WPI Male Student-Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 26th.

In the opening bout of WPI's trimiph over Western New England Tuesday night, Zogby surged ahead 10-9 with a takedown with about 30 seconds remaining in the third period before his opponent forced overtime by getting a point just before the final buzzer. Zogby took home the 12-10 victory with a takedown just 13 seconds into SV 1 to secure his second dual win in as many tries this season.

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