Wrestlers Win 44th Annual Invitational Tournament

Brunswick collected 209 team points to win the 44^th Brunswick Invitational Tournament on Saturday. The Bruins bested second-place Northfield Mount Hermon, last year’s champion, by 35.5 points. Brunswick has won its own tournament 19 times dating back to 1976.

 

Four Bruins won their weight classes, including Tim Saunders taking the title at 195 pounds. Saunders picked up three pin-fall wins to reach the finals and finished with a 10-4 victory in the championship round.

 

Joining Saunders atop the podium were Nick Bell (145), Luca Errico (138), Chris Perry (132), as Nick Villis (220) and Kyle Pagnani (101) finished second.

 

As a team, the Bruins led the tournament with six finalists, 11 top-four finishers, 34 team wins and 17 pins.

 

1. Brunswick (209.0)

2. Northfield Mt. Hermon (173.5)

3. Ridgefield H.S. (151.0)

4. Trinity-Pawling (122.0)

5. Greenwich H.S. (94.0)

6. Hamden Hall (90.5)

7. Nobles and Greenough (75.0)

8. Hopkins (72.0)

9. Episcopal Academy (44.0)

10. Hotchkiss (41.5)

11. Choate Rosemary Hall (13.5)

12. Chase Collegiate (4.0)

13. Hyde (4.0)

14. Canterbury (0.0)

14. Long Island Lutheran (0.0)

14. Marvelwood (0.0)