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Joe Franzese
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- 184
- Hometown:
- Greenlawn, N.Y.
- Previous School:
- John Glenn
- College:
- SEAS
2020-21 (Junior):ย 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 Yorkโฆ Wrestled between 145 and 182 as a prep โฆ Went 41-5 his senior year, taking fifth in the New York state tournament and finishing first in his league โฆ Was fourth at the New York state tournament as a junior โฆ Played three years of soccer and two years of lacrosse in high school โฆ The son Elizabeth and Pete Franzese โฆ 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:ย 14-15, 6-4ย EIWA; 2-2 Ivy League
Totals:ย 22-23, 6-6ย EIWA; 2-3 Ivy League
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 Yorkโฆ Wrestled between 145 and 182 as a prep โฆ Went 41-5 his senior year, taking fifth in the New York state tournament and finishing first in his league โฆ Was fourth at the New York state tournament as a junior โฆ Played three years of soccer and two years of lacrosse in high school โฆ The son Elizabeth and Pete Franzese โฆ 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:ย 14-15, 6-4ย EIWA; 2-2 Ivy League
Totals:ย 22-23, 6-6ย EIWA; 2-3 Ivy League
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