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2018-19 Wrestling Roster

Sam Ward

  • Class Senior
  • Weight 149
  • Hometown Bayville, N.Y.
  • Previous School Locust Valley
  • College CC
  • Major Economics

Biography

2018-19 (Senior): Wrestled four matches at 157 pounds, all at the Princeton Open (Nov. 4) ... Finished 2-2 on the season ... Recorded season's lone pair of wins in back-to-back matches with a 7-2 win over Sacred Heart's TJ Calas and a 9-3 win over Princeton's John Pipa.

2017-18 (Junior): Posted a 2-6 record with one win via major decision.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Posted a 5-9 record during his second season at 149 pounds.

2015-16 (Freshman): Went 6-3 overall in his first year with the lions...Posted a 1-2 record in duals, 0-1 record in the Ivy League, and a 1-1 record in EIWA.

Personal: A six-time letterwinner on the mat at Locust Valley High School in Long Island … Qualified for the New York State Championships three times, boasting a runner-up finish his senior season, earning third place his junior year and a fifth place finish his sophomore season … Claimed seventh place at the NHSCA Senior Nationals in 2015 and eighth place at the NHSCA Junior Nationals the year before … Graduated as the all-time win leader in Locust Valley history with 183 victories … Plans on studying economics at Columbia College … The son of Brian and Anne Marie Ward.

Career Record (2015-19):

2015-16: 6-3, 1-1 EIWA; 0-1 Ivy League 
2016-17: 5-9, 0-6 EIWA; 0-5 Ivy League 
2017-18: 2-6, 0-0 EIWA; 0-0 Ivy League 
2018-19: 2-2, 0-0 EIWA; 0-0 Ivy League
Totals: 15-20, 1-6 EIWA; 0-6 Ivy League 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

    141 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    141 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    149 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    149 lbs