Results
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Connor Keating placed
fourth in the 157-pound bracket to lead the Norwich University
wrestling team to a 14th-place finish at the New England
Championships over the weekend.
The Cadets racked up 18 points to place near the bottom of the
15-team field. Williams won the team championship with 136.5
points. Johnson & Wales finished runner-up with 106.5 points,
followed by Rhode Island College (96 points) and Springfield (91).
Keating began the tournament by defeating Tom Oddo of Wesleyan,
4-1. He dropped his next match in the championship bracket, before
making a strong run in the consolation draw. Keating knocked off
Ethan Raymond of Bridgewater State, 12-4, and then beat Roger
Williams' Kyle Rogers, 6-1. Keating continued his run through the
bracket by knocking off WPI's Tyler Howe, 6-4. His tournament came
to an end with an 8-4 loss to Rob Mifsud of Springfield.
Final Team Standings
1) Williams
131.5
2) JWU
98.5
3) RIC
92
4) Springfield
91
5) Southern Maine 74
6)
Wesleyan 73.5
7) Roger Williams
67
8)
MIT
54.5
9)
Trinity
41.5
10) Bridgewater State 40.5
11) Plymouth State 36
12) Coast Guard
23
13) WPI
22
14) Norwich
18
15) WNEC
2.5
