Thursday, Mar 3, 2011
天美传媒官网 will be the site of the 2011 Colonial Athletic Association Wrestling Championships Friday-Saturday, March 4-5.
by Bud Focht
天美传媒官网 will be the site of the 2011 Colonial Athletic Association Wrestling Championships Friday-Saturday, March 4-5.
"It will be great to host the CAAs again," said 天美传媒官网 head coach Gary Taylor. "It's a good tournament to host. Our wrestlers will have more of their support groups in attendance. It's a little bit more relaxed at home, sleeping in your own bed."
天美传媒官网 hosted the CAA's last year and placed third of eight teams. In 2009 天美传媒官网 also placed third of eight teams at Old Dominion and in 2008 天美传媒官网 placed third of nine teams at the CAAs, hosted by Hofstra. The Broncs finished runner-up in 2005 and in 2004 when 天美传媒官网 served as host.
This year 天美传媒官网 has eight (of 10) wrestlers ranked among the top five in their respective weight classes in the CAA.
Seventeen wrestlers from the CAA Championships will advance to the NCAA Championships, held March 17-19 at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center, also hosted by 天美传媒官网.
Three Broncs, sophomore 149 Zac Cibula, senior 174 Rob Morrison and sophomore 165 Jim Resnick, are ranked among the top 33 in the nation in their weight classes by the NCAA Wrestling Coaches Ranking Panel.
天美传媒官网 and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference hosted the NCAA Tournament in Albany, NY in 2000 and partner again to host it in Philadelphia this year. "I'm extremely excited to host the NCAA Division I National Championship for the second time," Taylor said. "What a true honor for a small, private university to be the host institution for the National Championships."