March 8, 1999
State College, PA--Redshirt freshman Brandon York (Gaithersburg, Md./
Damascus) will face the University of Pittsburgh's Shawn Amistade in the
first round ofthe NCAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday morning at Penn
State University.Amistade, a sophomore from Washington, Pa went 21-7 this
past season and finishedsecond in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling
Association.
If York advances to the second round, he will face No. 2 seed Cody Sanderson,
a junior from of Iowa State, on Thursday evening. Sanderson had a bye in the
opening round. He finished second in the Big 12 with a 26-5 mark.
More information on the tournament can be found at Penn State's
web site.
As a redshirt freshman (1998-99):Compiled a 24-4 overall record (through
March 6)... ACC Champion ... became head coach John McHughs 20th ACC champ
... NCAA qualifier ... defeated North Carolinas Brad Byers in the finals of
the ACC Tournament by an 8-2 decision to avenge his Jan. 30 loss in Chapel
Hill ... topped Greg Bauer of NC State 4-2 in the first round ... ranked No.
20 in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News on Jan. 11 ... named ACC Wrestler
of the Week in the first week of his conference career ... won four of the
five tournaments that he entered ... placed in the top two in each one ...
placed first at the Coppin Open after defeating fellow Terp Rob Takseraas
8-5 in the finals ... became the first Maryland wrestler since All-American
Jim Guzzio (1996) to win the prestigious Penn State Open ... won all four
matches at the Millersville-Belles Invitational to claim his third consecutive
tournament title ... won four consecutive dual matches from Jan. 13 to Jan.
28 ... won two of three matches at the talent-filled Congressional Cup to
finish second ... went 2-2 in the ACC during the regular season.
As a redshirt (1997-98):Compiled a 13-5 overall record ... finished third
at the Edinboro Open after winning six of his seven matches ... also competed
at the West Virginia Open ... won five of sx matches at the Wilkes-Barre Open.
Before Maryland:Earned three varsity letters for wrestling at Damascus High
School in Damascus, Md ... captain senior year ... two-time state champ ...
three-time regional champ ... Johns Hopkins Classic winner ... had 5-2 record
at high school nationals ...Eastern National Champion (21 states) ... 100-8
career record ... also lettered in track as a long distance runner ... 10:29
time for two-mile run.
Personal:Brandon Alexander York ... son of Chris and Maria York ... born
Oct. 14, 1979 ... graduated with 3.5 GPA ... nicknamed "Bam Bam" ... plans to
major in turf and urban development ... aspires to become a teacher.
1998-99 SEASON: 24-4
N7 CSO W Dwayne St. Hill (Howard) F1:58
N7 CSO W Kevin Jeffries (Coppin State) 10-3
N7 CSO W Robert Takseraas (Maryland) 8-5
**FIRST PLACE**
D6 PSO W Chris Kelly (Unattached) 10-9
D6 PSO W Toby McDonald (Unattached) 9-3
D6 PSO W Quantres Bales (Findlay) 8-4
D6 PSO W John Strillmatter (Unattached) 8-3
D6 PSO W Rob Loper (Unattached) 6-5
**FIRST PLACE**
D12 CSC* L Omar Mann (Coppin State) 4-3
J9 MI W Josh Carle (U. Penn) 16-3
J9 MI W Randall Sell (Messiah) 7-2
J9 MI W Rodney Loux (W. Maryland) 10-5
J9 MI W Packy Burke (Binghamton) 8-2
**FIRST PLACE**
J13 NA* W Zane Stickel (Navy) 4-2
J16 JM* W Mike Jeffry (James Madison) 10-3
J22 NCS* W Greg Bauer (NC State) 5-3; sv
J28 GM* W Sean Shea (George Mason) 16-5
J30 UNC* L Brad Byers (North Carolina) 10-4
F6 CC W Mark Church (Carson Newman) F2:57
F6 CC W Nick Angen (Lehigh) 6-4
F6 CC L Roman Fleszar (Hofstra) 6-3
**SECOND PLACE**
F9 AU* W V. Acquaah-Harrison (American) F2:18
F12 DU* L Sean Meakim (Duke) 4-3
F16 VA* W Bob Seidel (Virginia) 6-2
F19 HU* W Derek Butts (Howard) 13-6
F21 OD* W Joel Jimenez (Old Dominion) 12-4
M6 ACC W Greg Bauer, NC State 4-2
M6 ACC W Brad Byers, North Carolina 8-2
**FIRST PLACE**
1997-98 SEASON (redshirt): 14-4
N22 ESO W Adam Santucci, Kutztown 17-5
N22 ESO L C.C. Fisher, North Carolina 14-3
N22 ESO W Arturo Cabanas, Penn State 1-1; tb
N22 ESO W Mike Zechman, College of N.J. 10-5
N22 ESO L Frank Nocito, North Carolina 13-4
D28 WBO W Zane Zuwoski, Binghamton 13-2
D28 WBO W John Conte, Wilkes-Barre 11-10; tb
D28 WBO W Juan Venture, Princeton 8-2
D29 WBO L Nate Rupp, Cornell 5-1
D29 WBO W Jason Kruk, Penn State NA
D29 WBO W Shawn Amistade, Unattached 3-2
F14 EO W Ryan Kelly, USMA 22-7
F14 EO W Michael Pacillo, Virginia 11-4
F14 EO L Matt Roth, Virginia 6-3
F14 EO W Jason Nusbaum, MSU 6-4
F14 EO W Tony Burkinshaw, Unattached 13-5
F14 EO W Mike Leone, Edinboro 8-7
F14 EO W Colin O'Donoghe, OU Inj. Default
**THIRD PLACE**
