2012-13 New England Wrestling Association
2012-13 Coaches Poll-#5 December 10, 2012
The Ephs moved up from 8th last week to 6th this week by defeating WPI, which has been ranked 6th last week. At Johnson & Wales University last weekend the Ephs registered a 28-9 win over WPI.
New England Division III Poll: (Record and First Place Votes in Parentheses)
1. Roger Williams University (13) (4-1) 139
2. Johnson & Wales University (1) (4-1) 121
3. Springfield College 110
4. Wesleyan University (1-1) 106
5. Rhode Island College (2-2) 84
6. Williams College (2-3) 63
7. University of Southern Maine (3-1) 47
8. WPI (2-3) 39
9. U.S. Coast Guard Academy (0-1) 36
10. Western New England University (1-1) 19
Others receiving votes: Norwich, Trinity, and PSU
NEWA Wrestler of Week: Ces Antista, 141, Williams College. Antista went 3-0 on the weekend battling two wrestlers ranked top 6 in the conference. Ces beat Tyler Tilbe (#4 NEWA) of WPI by a major decision 9-0 and beat Mike Ferinde (#5 NEWA) of JWU by pin in 6:29 ranked. He also recorded a major decision win 13-2 in the Oneonta match. Ces is a senior captain for the Ephs and currently ranked #5 nationally.
Four Ephs are currently ranked in the top six in New England
Senior heavyweight Tom Foote is ranked first in the region, while senior Ces Antista (141) and first year Jorge Lopez (149) are each ranked second and senior Kaison Tanabe is 5th at 133.
