On Sunday, 2/12/12 at Petrides High School on Staten Island, 30 PSAL wrestlers were crowned city champs and will travel to Albany for the New York High School Wrestling State Championships.
There were a number of milestone achievements at this year's tournament:
- Jorje Jimenez (image at right, in his semi-final match) (Sr. Grand Street Campus, 160 lbs.) became the first 4x state qualifier in PSAL history with his fourth city title.
- Santo Curatolo (Jr. Tottenville, 113 lbs.) and C.J. Rodriguez (Sr. Curtis, 138 lbs.) each won their third titles.
- Curatolo was also named Most Valuable Wrestler (MVW) for the Division I Large Schools
- Adis Radoncic (So. Riverdale-Kingsbridge Academy, 145 lbs) was named MVW for the Division II Small Schools
Individual Champions - Division I Large Schools
Brackets
99 – Josh Antoine, Grand Street Campus
106 – Zin Lynn Htoo, Brooklyn Tech
113 – Santo Curatolo, Tottenville
120 – Keanu Thompson, Grand Street Campus
126 – Mike Gannone, Tottenville
132 – Ahmed Elsayed, Wingate
138 – C.J. Rodriguez, Curtis
145 – Emin Aliyev, Abraham Lincoln
152 – Cristian Masaya, Brooklyn Tech
160 – Jorje Jimenez, Grand Street Campus
170 – Anatoliy Anchakov, Grand Street Campus
182 – McZiggy Richards, Wingate
195 – Andreas Kokkoros, Brooklyn Tech
220 – Patryk Kopczynski, Brooklyn Tech
285 – Leon Gonzalez, FDR
Individual Champions - Division II Small Schools
Brackets
99 – Dolan McColgan, Petrides|
106 – Cheick Ndiaye, Brooklyn International
113 – Edwin Uruchima, Robert F. Wagner
120 – Metin Vrlaku, Petrides
126 – Abubakarr Sow, Brooklyn International
132 – Paul Schoenberg, Baruch
138 – Anthony Padulo, Baruch
145 – Adis Radoncic, Riverdale-Kingsbridge Academy
152 – Max Zhang, Baruch
160 – Tyson Simon, Petrides
170 – Isaiah Blake, Baruch
182 – Nathanael Rose, Eagle Academy
195 – Miguel Perez, Eagle Academy
220 – Christopher Durazzo, Petrides
285 – Elvin Gervacio, Brooklyn International