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2021-22 Wrestling Roster

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Joe Franzese

  • Class Senior
  • Weight 184
  • Hometown Greenlawn, N.Y.
  • Previous School John Glenn
  • College SEAS

Biography

2020-21 (Junior): Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 (Sophomore): Primary 184-pounder for the season, posting a 14-15 record ... Went 6-5 in dual meets, 6-4 in EIWA matches and 2-2 in Ivy League matches ... Posted three wins via technical fall, two by major decision and one via fall ... Snagged first win of the season with a victory via major decision, 14-5, over Nathaniel Dugan (Princeton) at the Princeton Open (Nov. 3) ... Collected four wins at the Patriot Open (Dec. 7), highlighted by a 17-1 technical fall victory over Donovon Ball (Penn State) and first of the season via fall, sticking Rider's Bryan Martin at 5:45 ... Posted four straight dual meet wins, starting with a 6-2 win via decision over Reid Robilotto (Franklin & Marshall) on Feb. 1, with the streak's last win being a 19-4 technical fall victory over Penn's John Stout (Feb. 8) ... Scored quickest win of the season, via technical fall, with a first period techincal fall of Kyle Inlander (Bucnkell), winning 16-0 on Feb. 22 ... Opened the EIWA Championships (Mar. 6-7) with a 3-1 win via decision over Michael Doggett (Harvard).

2018-19 (Freshman): Wrestled at 184 pounds, primarily during the fall season, finishing 8-8 overall ... Went 1-2 in dual matches, 0-2 in EIWA bouts and 0-1 against the Ivy League ... Won four matches by major decision, three via fall and one by technical fall ... Opened collegiate career with a win via fall in the Princeton Open (Nov. 4), pinning Mike Oxley (Hofstra) at 3:39 ... Won back-to-back bouts via major decision at the Princeton Open and Black Knight Invite (Nov. 18), beating Purdue's Max Lyon (14-2) and Jack Huber from Cal Poly, 10-0 ... Recorded three more wins via pin during the fall season, pinning Michael Porreca (Bloomsburg) in 3:00 at the Black Knight Invite and at the Mat Town Open (Nov. 25) pinned Porreca again, this time at 2:22 ... Won first-career dual match, 6-2, over Chris Morrow of Cleveland State (Jan. 10).

Personal: Part of the wrestling team for four years at John Glenn High School in New York… Wrestled between 145 and 182 as a prep … Went 41-5 his senior year, taking fifth in the New York state tournament and finishing first in his league … Was fourth at the New York state tournament as a junior … Played three years of soccer and two years of lacrosse in high school … The son Elizabeth and Pete Franzese … Plans on studying civil engineering at Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Career Records:
2018-19: 8-8, 0-2 EIWA; 0-1 Ivy League
2019-20: 14-15, 6-4 EIWA; 2-2 Ivy League
Totals: 22-23, 6-6 EIWA; 2-3 Ivy League

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    184 lbs

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    184 lbs

  • 2020-21Junior

    184 lbs

  • 2021-22Senior

    184 lbs