McCoy Announces 2018-19 Captains
11/13/2018 6:54:00 PM | Wrestling
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maryland wrestling head coach Kerry McCoy announced Wednesday that Alfred Bannister, Youssif Hemida and Jahi Jones will serve as team captains for the 2018-19 season. The trio was voted team captains by their teammates and coaching staff.
"I'm very proud to have these young men represent our program," McCoy said. "They have committed to becoming true leaders and will do a great job for our team this year both on and off the wrestling mat."
This is the fourth-consecutive season Bannister has been named team captain. The La Plata, Md. native has had a decorated career, which includes back-to-back Big Ten placings and NCAA Championship appearances. His redshirt senior campaign got off to a fast start at the Princeton Open as he went 5-0 and took home the 149-pound title.
Hemida will serve as a team captain for the third-consecutive season. The senior heavyweight saw a very successful 2017-18 season, culminating in All-American status at the 2018 NCAA Championships. The Mamaroneck, N.Y., native has also placed in each of the last two conference championships. The 2018 NWCA Academic All-American will represent the United States at the U23 World Championships later this week, wrestling in the 125 KG weight class. He earned his spot after winning his bracket in dominant fashion during the U23 World Team Trials.
Jones will be a first-time captain this season. The redshirt junior is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection took home 16 wins in his redshirt freshman campaign, which including placings at four tournaments. He wrestled in both Maryland's open and dual match lineups in the 2018-19 season.
Maryland will begin dual competition on Dec. 2, traveling to Penn to take on the Quakers.
"I'm very proud to have these young men represent our program," McCoy said. "They have committed to becoming true leaders and will do a great job for our team this year both on and off the wrestling mat."
This is the fourth-consecutive season Bannister has been named team captain. The La Plata, Md. native has had a decorated career, which includes back-to-back Big Ten placings and NCAA Championship appearances. His redshirt senior campaign got off to a fast start at the Princeton Open as he went 5-0 and took home the 149-pound title.
Hemida will serve as a team captain for the third-consecutive season. The senior heavyweight saw a very successful 2017-18 season, culminating in All-American status at the 2018 NCAA Championships. The Mamaroneck, N.Y., native has also placed in each of the last two conference championships. The 2018 NWCA Academic All-American will represent the United States at the U23 World Championships later this week, wrestling in the 125 KG weight class. He earned his spot after winning his bracket in dominant fashion during the U23 World Team Trials.
Jones will be a first-time captain this season. The redshirt junior is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection took home 16 wins in his redshirt freshman campaign, which including placings at four tournaments. He wrestled in both Maryland's open and dual match lineups in the 2018-19 season.
Maryland will begin dual competition on Dec. 2, traveling to Penn to take on the Quakers.
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