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2016-17 Wrestling

Joseph Hennessey

Joseph Hennessey

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    184
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Boonville, N.Y.
  • Highschool:
    Adirondack

Summary

Biography

2016-17: Led the Cadets with 26 wins as a freshman, losing only 10 bouts on the year...Tied for the team lead with 12 wins via pinfall...Notched 57 takedowns and 30 escapes...Began his year with three-straight wins over strong competition at the Ithaca Invitational, defeating opponents from Johnson & Wales (R.I.), RIT and Stevens before falling in the first-place match to Jordan Bushey from SUNY Oswego by pinfall...Named to the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) All-Rookie Team while also earning Honorable Mention All-Conference recognition...Named NEWA Rookie of the Week on Dec. 16...Earned mention in the D3Wrestle.com national rankings near the beginning of the season.

PRIOR TO NORWICH: 2016 graduate of Adirondack HS...Was a member of the wrestling team for the Wildcats, earning 221 wins and posting 131 pins across a lengthy career...Also tallied 49 wins and only three losses as a senior, posting 28 pins...Ranked fourth in New York State as a senior...Earned a State Championship with his team in 2016, posting an undefeated dual meet record as a junior.

PERSONAL: Son of Rob and Kathy...Brother of John, Raymond, Emma, Anna and Maria...International Studies major...Aspires to become an officer in the Marines.

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