Three Northampton Community College wrestlers earned All-American status at the 2008 National Collegiate Wrestling Association Championships held on March 15 in Lakeland, Florida.
Each finished in the top six for their weight class in the competition:
Cody Struening, a criminal justice major from
Wilson
High School
, became a two-time All-American when he placed 4
th
at 141 lbs. Adam Atiyeh (235 lbs.), a
Parkland
High School
graduate majoring in business management, also had a 4
th
place finish. And Russ Krobul from
North Hunterdon High School
,
New Jersey,
made the cut with a 6
th
place finish at 184 lbs. Like Cody, Russ is a criminal justice major.
Overall, the Spartan wrestling team finished the season tied for tenth out of 75 teams in the NCWA national rankings. Other team members who qualified for nationals were:
Tim Padilla (125 lbs.) – Accounting – Freedom High School
Ben Heist (149 lbs.) – Sport Management – Liberty High School
Dan Pelagio (174 lbs.) – General Studies – Stroudsburg High School
Derik Belanger (197 lbs.) – Sport Management – Pocono Mountain West
Nick Williams (197 lbs.) – General Studies – Easton High School
The team is coached by Mark Quagliato, assisted by Rocky Fraccica.