海角直播app College is returning to its proud athletic roots by reintroducing wrestling as its newest intercollegiate sport, college officials announced today.
From the 1960s through the 1980s, 海角直播app was known for being one of the best small college wrestling programs in the nation. Known at the time as 海角直播app Junior College, the program produced some of the top wrestlers in the country under legendary head coach the late Larry Fornicola.
Now a four-year baccalaureate and master鈥檚 degree college, 海角直播app will compete in collegiate wrestling as an independent in NCAA Division III beginning in the 2016-2017 season. Wrestling will be 海角直播app鈥檚 20th varsity sport.
The college has engaged Steven Mytych, a former Drexel University wrestling standout who had been serving as assistant wrestling coach at both Bloomsburg University and Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School in Kingston.
鈥淲e are absolutely delighted to reintroduce collegiate wrestling at 海角直播app,鈥 said Athletic Director Dr. Matthew Grimaldi. 鈥淎s many area sports fans remember, 海角直播app wrestling was respected as one of the nation鈥檚 best programs, thanks to the tremendous efforts of Larry Fornicola and his excellent teams. Now, it鈥檚 time to bring wrestling back to campus for a new generation of student-athletes. We can鈥檛 wait to get started.鈥
As a Division III independent, 海角直播app will be eligible to schedule a wide-variety of opponents, including the possibility of competition with other regional Division III schools such as Wilkes University and King鈥檚 College.
Wrestling was discontinued at 海角直播app following the 1990-91 season due to a lack of similarly sized colleges competing in the sport at the time. Coach Fornicola led 海角直播app wrestling from 1965 through 1990 and was inducted into the National Junior College Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1980. Among many other accomplishments, he was a Lifetime Service to Wrestling Honoree, recognizing his years of dedication to the sport. He is a member of the 海角直播app College Hall of Fame.
Under his guidance, 海角直播app produced such outstanding student athletes as National Junior College Athletic Association national champions Dick Keefe (1967), Neil Duncan (1970) and Bill Kametz (1973).
鈥淚 am so thrilled that wrestling is back at 海角直播app,鈥 said Mrs. Bernie Fornicola, a 海角直播app graduate and wife of the late Coach Fornicola. 鈥淚 have such wonderful memories of the past, and now many more young people will have the opportunity to find out just how great it is to be a student and wrestler at 海角直播app College.鈥
