McQuaid Jesuit Wrestlers Win New York State Academic Title

Mike Doser, ’90
Alumni Director & Interim Communications Director

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MCQUAID JESUIT WRESTLERS WIN NEW YORK STATE ACADEMIC TITLE

ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 9, 2007—The McQuaid Jesuit wrestling team won the New York State Public High School Athletic Association 2006-’07 Scholar/Athlete Team State Championship for its sport. Eighty-two teams from across New York state competed for the title. The Knights prevailed with a 94.851 cumulative team grade point average. McQuaid was the only school from Section V in the top-40.

McQuaid Jesuit, named for the first Catholic Bishop of Rochester, the Most Reverend Bernard J. McQuaid, is a private, Jesuit College preparatory school for young men in grades 7-12. It is committed to fostering the development of the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional and aesthetic talents of young men through personal concern for each student, competitive educational programs, a distinctive Jesuit spirit, and a formative sense of community.

SEE ATTACHED PHOTO; CAPTION: First row, from left to right: Greg Hock, Ricky Mesolella, Cory Robinson, Kyle Sullivan, Alex Noeth, Antonio Calascibetta, Jackson Swartout (in front), John Alverman and Andrew Pendergast. Second row, from left to right: Assistant coach Dante Varrasso, Anthony Odorisi, Nate Tisa, Major Bottoms, Jeff Kallas, Phil Bianchi, Peter Wagner, Scott Puglisi, Brian LoVerdi, Mike Schmitt, Pat Casey, Randy Meyer, and Kyle McGowan.

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