Yale University Wrestling

Last weekend the Yale Bulldogs traveled to UConn to compete for the NCWA Connecticut State Dual Championships. After a resounding victory over the University of New Haven (48-18) in the semi-finals, our wrestlers went up against long-time rivals UConn for the state team dual title. Using our deep lineup to capitalize on Uconn opens mixed with several strategic match-ups, the Yale Bulldogs emerged as the CT State Champs by a narrow score of 30-27!

The team victory, which came off of crucial victories at 133 by Tyler Petrochko (Soph, 4-3) and 165 by Seth McNay (Jun, 9-1), was sealed when Batmanlai Ontogtokh (Soph, 2-2) bumped up to 184 and beat his UConn opponent 8-2. After two close periods, Batmanlai took down and turned his opponent in the 3rd period to secure the victory for himself and the team. And the end of the day it was the cumulation of a lot of heart and fight from the Bulldogs that made the reward well-deserved.

This weekend the Yale Bulldogs will be traveling to the University of New Hampshire for the Northeast Regional Conference Championships where the wrestlers will be fighting for a chance to wrestle at the national tournament in a few weeks. With the performance they put on last weekend, there's no doubt they will be successful! Go Bulldogs! Boola Boola!

This last weekend the Yale Bulldogs went to Amherst for the annual Groundhog Day Invitational. After a long day of fighting on Super Bowl Sunday, the team secured a 3rd place individual finish at 165 pounds from junior Seth McNay. McNay (5-1), after losing his second match to the #1 seed, dominated his way through the consolation bracket to snag a 3rd place finish. The team also had strong showings from sophomore Tyler Petrochko and freshman Alex Jang. This weekend (2/13), the Bulldogs will be going to Boston to participate in a quad meet with UNH, MIT, and Providence.

Today after a strong win over UNH, we had a nail-biting loss to UConn for the 'CT Duals Championship.' Wrestling finished with a tie and the match was decided by additional criteria. Wrestlers fought hard and it was a tough loss, but it was a reminder why this sport is so exciting.

Quad: Yale vs. University of Rhode Island vs. UConn vs. University of New Haven 2/22/2014

Check out the Yale Daily News-YTV piece on Yale Wrestling and our efforts to revitalize the 110-year old tradition of wrestling at Yale.

Interviews from Captains Michael Robinson and Zach Belway as well as freshman stand-out Seth McNay.

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Excited for the launch of Yale Wrestling's Official page and the start of our 2013-2014 NCWA season. Stay tuned for info about our upcoming matches, tournaments, and of course, championships. Go Bulldogs!