Mike Polizzi (3/5/2013) - Athlete Awards - Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics

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Mike Polizzi

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3/5/2013
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Wrestling
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Sophomore Mike Polizzi (Montville, N.J.) earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championship by winning his weight classes at East Regional in Gettysburg, Pa. on Saturday. Polizzi claimed the 149-lb. title with a perfect 4-0 mark and helped Stevens to a seventh place finish with 70 points.

Polizzi was named the Regionals Most Outstanding Wrestler after defeating the No. 2 and No. 3 ranked opponents in his weight class. Polizzi began the regional with a pin of Tim Gainsborg of McDaniel College in 1:27. He then moved on to the second round and pinned New York University's Matthew DiGiovanni in 1:40. In the semifinal match, the sophomore toppled third-ranked Emmanuel Ajagbe of Delaware Valley College by a 3-1 score in sudden victory. Polizzi completed the perfect bracket with an 11-6 decision over No. 1 seed and nationally ranked No. 2 Mark Hartenstine of Wilkes University.

The national championship will take place on March 15-16 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
1/28/2014	Ashley Princiotta	Women's Track & Field
1/28/2014	Patrick Sabatino	Men's Basketball
1/23/2014	Amy Regan	Women's Track & Field
1/23/2014	Robert Pinto	Men's Track & Field
1/7/2014	Matt Skrelja	Men's Basketball
1/7/2014	Erica Guketlov	Women's Basketball
12/3/2013	Erica Guketlov	Women's Basketball
12/3/2013	Andrew Meszaros	Men's Basketball
11/26/2013	Hannah Brophy	Women's Basketball
11/26/2013	Ryan Dormann	Wrestling
11/20/2013	Mike Polizzi	Wrestling
11/20/2013	Avis Benjamin	Women's Basketball
11/4/2013	Amy Regan	Women's Cross Country
11/4/2013	Michael Cahill	Men's Cross Country
10/23/2013	Michael Cahill	Men's Cross Country
10/23/2013	Christina Sciarra	Women's Volleyball
10/17/2013	Marguerite Chavez	Field Hockey
10/17/2013	Carson Pryor	Men's Soccer
10/7/2013	Zeke Hemme	Men's Soccer
10/7/2013	Jessica Bourque Lisa Tessitore	Women's Tennis