United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

COLORADO SPRINGS, COL.--(2/5/12)--Freshman heavyweight Joel Wyman was the top Coast Guard finisher as he placed fourth at the All-Academy Championships at the Air Force Academy.

Coast Guard placed sixth of the eight teams with 11.5 points and first of the three Division III teams in the double-elimination tournament. The Bears edged rival Merchant Marine, which finished with ten points while Norwich finished with a half point.

Wyman lost his first match 13-3 before pinning his next opponent in 3:28 and then won 6-2 to earn a spot in the third place match where he got pinned and finished fourth.

Three other wrestlers recorded wins for the Bears as Anthony Signorello won a match with a pin in just 23 seconds at 133 pounds, Mike Giorgio won a match at 149 pounds with a 20-3 win and Luke Taylor won a match 17-2 at 165 pounds.

Wrestling - Bears Win One of Three at NEWA-Metro Duals

BRISTOL, R.I.--(1/28/12)--Coast Guard won one of three matches at the New NEWA-Metro Duals at Roger Williams College.

The Bears beat NYU 23-22 in the first match of the day. Anthony Signorello registered a pin at 133 pounds, Colin Schuster (157) and Joel Wyman (Hwt.) recorded wins by decision while Mike Giorgio (149) won by major decision. Nate Giorgio won by forfeit at 125 for the Bears. The match was tied 22-22 after the ten bouts, but the Bears onw the tiebreaker having more points in the match to get the tiebreaking point and the win.

Hunter beat the Bears 30-10 in the second round as Nate Giorgio won by a major decision at 125 pounds while Schuster (157) and Vaughn Gehman (165) won by decision for Coast Guard.

In the Bears final match, a 29-15 loss to the College of New Jersey, Giorgio won by forfeit at 125 pounds, Wyman won by a pin in 2:34 and Virgil Moreno (174) won a decision in the loss.

Coast Guard drops to 2-14 on the season.

Wrestling - Nate Giorgio Wins Three More

Nate Giorgio won all three matches at the NEWA Dual Meet Championships.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.--(1/22/12)--Nate Giorgio continued his outstanding freshman season with three wins, as Coast Guard went 1-2 at the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Dual Meet Championships at Springfield College.

Coast Guard lost to defending champion Wesleyan 40-7 in the first round. Giorgio won a 13-1 major decision at 125 pounds while Colin Schuster won 5-0 at 157 pounds for the Bears.

Plymouth State beat Coast Guard 29-8 in the second round. Giorgio, the top-ranked wrestler at 125 pounds in New England, moved up to 133 and recorded a 18-1 win while Mark Howard won a 5-2 decision at 197 pounds.