WFSD Varsity Wrestling Continues Great Season

Press release from William Floyd School District:

Jan. 30, 2023

In a tournament featuring some of the top teams across Long Island held over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, the William Floyd High School varsity wrestling team emerged victorious in the 37th annual Kujan Brothers’ Memorial Tournament! The Colonials, led by longtime head coach Tony Mecca, finished the tournament with a team score of 299.5, 15 points better than second place Bellport. Other competitors in the tournament included wrestlers from Plainedge, Smithtown East, Newfield, Half Hollow Hills West, Westhampton Beach, Glen Cove and Center Moriches. William Floyd also had 17 wrestlers place in the top six in their respective weight class, including three overall champions!

Overall Champion – Jack Meyer (102 lbs.), Aaron Nelson (172 lbs.) and Carlos Marquina (285 lbs.)

Second Place – Nicholas Barone (110 lbs.), Robert Fontanez (160 lbs.) and Conner Taphouse (215 lbs.)

Third Place – Kyle Collins (126 lbs.), Andy Pineda (145 lbs.), Wayne Street (152 lbs.), Javon Delaney (172 lbs.) and Josiah Lors (215 lbs.)

Fourth Place – Anthony Merkel (138 lbs.)

Fifth Place – Angel Villegas (118 lbs.)

Sixth Place – Patrick Lospinuso (118 lbs.), Nick Verga (172 lbs.), Jason Gielarowski (189 lbs.) and James Hall (285 lbs.)

The Kujan Brothers’ Memorial Tournament is a storied tradition that features some of the top teams across Nassau and Suffolk counties competing in honor of two former William Floyd wrestlers, Kevin and Steve Kujan. Both brothers tragically passed away in a motorcycle crash in 1984. This event, for the past 37 years, has brought the wrestling community together and helped preserved Kevin and Steve’s memory.

Suffolk County Dual Meet

On Wednesday, January 18, the No. 16 ranked Colonials put together another impressive performance in the Suffolk County Dual Meet for the first time in school history and finished in second place, falling to No.1 East Islip in the finals 36-27.

Then on Saturday, January 21, the Colonials went 3-1 in the Deer Park Dual Meet with wins over Deer Park (72-6), Mt. Sinai (39-27) and Center Moriches (66-12); they lost a close one to Sayville (35-27). Jack Meyer, Aaron Nelson, Andy Pineda and Carlos Marquina went 4-0.

Next up for the Colonials is the League I championships on Saturday, February 4.

Congratulations to head coach Tony Mecca, his coaching staff and the student-athletes on a great season and good luck the rest of the way!

This press release was produced by William Floyd School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.