Eastern StatesJan 8, 2014 by Nickolas Velliquette
Eastern States Wrestling Classic - LIVE on Flo
Eastern States Wrestling Classic - LIVE on Flo
132 teams from 6 different states will be competing at the 2014 Eastern States Wrestling Classic this Friday and Saturday. The majority of these teams are from New York state, but the field also includes teams from New Jersey (Benedicts Prep), Connecticut (Danbury HS), Virginia (Hayfield HS), Massachusetts (Springfield Central HS) and even California (Clovis West)! Still, New Yorkers look at this tournament one way: as the essential proving ground for the best wrestlers in the state of New York. There are two divisions at the New York State Wrestling Tournament. Not the case here -d1 and d2 wrestlers will populate bracket after bracket as the best wrestlers in each class are sure to square off in a battle for in-state supremacy.
The Best in the Country (Nationally Ranked Wrestlers to Watch)
Vito Arujau - #13 at 113lbs; 2nd NYS 2013; lost to Yianni 3OT in finals
Nick Piccininni - #5 at 120lbs; 2x NYS champ; 2013 ESC Champ
Kevin Jack - #14 at 126lbs; 2x ESC champ
Mike Knoblauch - #19 at 126lbs; 3rd in Cali States
Tommy Dutton - #20 at 152lbs.; 4th NYS
Louis Hernandez - #5 at 152lbs; NYS champ; ESC champ
Corey Rasheed - #7 at 160lbs; NYS champ; ESC champ
Burke Paddock - #14 at 170lbs; NYS champ; ESC champ
Christian Dietrich - #16 at 182lbs; NYS & ESC finalist
Richard Sisti - #15 at 220lbs; NYS finalist
PS - Levi Ashley should also be ranked...
132 teams. 6 states. 10 nationally ranked wrestlers. Pretty freaking awesome.
More awesome: you can watch every single Eastern States Classic match LIVE on Flo Pro this Friday and Saturday. To watch the event LIVE, you must be a Flo Pro memember. Click here to sign up for Flo Pro.
The Best in the Country (Nationally Ranked Wrestlers to Watch)
Vito Arujau - #13 at 113lbs; 2nd NYS 2013; lost to Yianni 3OT in finals
Nick Piccininni - #5 at 120lbs; 2x NYS champ; 2013 ESC Champ
Kevin Jack - #14 at 126lbs; 2x ESC champ
Mike Knoblauch - #19 at 126lbs; 3rd in Cali States
Tommy Dutton - #20 at 152lbs.; 4th NYS
Louis Hernandez - #5 at 152lbs; NYS champ; ESC champ
Corey Rasheed - #7 at 160lbs; NYS champ; ESC champ
Burke Paddock - #14 at 170lbs; NYS champ; ESC champ
Christian Dietrich - #16 at 182lbs; NYS & ESC finalist
Richard Sisti - #15 at 220lbs; NYS finalist
PS - Levi Ashley should also be ranked...
132 teams. 6 states. 10 nationally ranked wrestlers. Pretty freaking awesome.
More awesome: you can watch every single Eastern States Classic match LIVE on Flo Pro this Friday and Saturday. To watch the event LIVE, you must be a Flo Pro memember. Click here to sign up for Flo Pro.
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