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2013-14 Wrestling Roster

Mike Dessino

Mike Dessino

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    174
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Middlesex, NJ
  • High School:
    Middlesex
  • Major:
    Anthropolgy

Summary

Biography

2013-14: Won two matches at the NCAA Championships (3/21)...Finished second at the EWL Championships to earn an bid to the NCAA Championships. Beat Patrick Jennings of Edinboro in semi-finals before falling in the finals 9-4 to Connor Brennan of Rider (3/8)...Closed out the regular season with a win by fall over Ben Price of Binghamton in 4:13 (2/22)...Posted a 6-0 decision win against Oklahoma (2/16)... Posted a pin at the 4:48 mark over George Mason for the 100th win of his career (2/9)...Win by pin in 2:50 over Clarion (2/2)... Posted at 3-0 decision win over Cleveland State (1/31)... Posted a 2-0 decision win over Edinboro (1/25)... Win by pin over Hofstra in 3:00 (1/19)... Picked up a 7-3 decision win over Nebraska-Kearney (1/10)...Posted a 11-0 major decision over Bucknell in Virginia Duals (1/10)...Posted a 13-0 major decision win over Vincent Favia as the Huskies took Second place in the Cradle Gear Invitational (12/29)... Posted a 3-0 desision at Lock Haven (12/19)... Captured the PSAC title for the 174 pound weight class at the PSAC Championships (12/7)... Won by pinfall over Illinois, and posted a 4-0 decision win over Penn in the Grapple at the Garden (12/1)... Posted a 6-4 sudden victory win over Arizona State University (11/22)... Posted two wins and finished third in the 174 pound weight class at the Brockport Invitational (11/9).

2012-13: RED-SHIRT YEAR  Named the EWL Wrestler of the Week (11/26)...Took second place at the Clarion Open with a 4-1 record (11/4).

2011-12: Advanced to the second round consolations at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships with a 9-3 win over Chris Moon of Virginia Tech (3/15)...Lost in the finals at the EWL Championships which earned a second place spot and a trip to the NCAA Division I Championships in St. Louis (3/4)...Ranked 26th at 174 pounds according to the final NCAA Division I RPI rankings and additionally ranked 19th by the coaches ranking (2/23)...Ended the regular season by logging a 5-0 decision over Lock Haven (2/17)...Posted a 5-1 decison against Binghamton (2/11)...Won by a pin in 2:42 over Cleveland State (2/4)...Picked up a fall over Clarion in 2:55 (2/3)...Posted a fall over #11 Edinboro in 5:45 (1/27)...Ranked 26th by Wrestling Report (WR).com and 20th by Intermat (1/27)...Named the Eastern Wrestling League and co-PSAC Wrestler of the Week (1/23)... (1Picked up win over Ohio University decision (1/22)... Posted a win by decision over WVU (1/21)...Ranked 28th according to coaches' panel rankings (1/20)... (1/Picked up a win against Millersville (1/11)...Placed 5th at The Mat Town Invitational (12/29)...Won both matches over Buffalo and Gardener-Webb (12/18)... Named the EWL and Co-PSAC Wrestler of the Week after beating two ranked opponents the previous weekend (1/23)....Beat #13 Nick Purdue from Ohio University (1/22)....Picked up win over #19 Lance Bryson of West Virginia (1/21)....Repeated as a PSAC champion at the 2011 PSAC Championships (12/10)...Posted two wins at the BU Duals over East Stroudsburg and Sacred Heart (12/3)...Won by a 8-7 decision in a meet against Pennsylvania (12/2)...Took third place in the 174 pound weight class at the Body Bar Invitatational (11/19)...Picked up a win by decision over Franklin & Marshall at the Terrapin Duals (11/6).

2010-11: Earned MVP Honors...Picked up a 2-0 decision over Mark Fullowan of Franklin and Marshall at the NCAA D1 Championships (3/17)...Won the EWL title for the 174 pound weight class by a 3-1 sudden victory win (3/6)... Posted a fall in 3:42 in a win over Cleveland State (2/5)...Won by decision over Chris Hrunka of Edinboro with a final score of 6-2 (1/28)...Picked up a win by decision over Alex Meade of West Virginia (1/21)...Scored a second period fall in the Huskies dual victory over Penn (1/9)...Picked up a win by major decision against Sacred Heart (1/5)... Won all three of his matches at the BU Duals, including two by fall. Pinned his opponent from Buffalo in 6:06, then got his opponent from East Stroudsburg in 2:29. (12/12)... Took first place in the 174 pound weight class at the PSAC Championships (12/4)... Picked up two wins at the Northeast Duals against American University and George Mason (11/27)... Took third place at the Navy Classic (11/20)...
Posted three wins which all came by fall at the Boston University Duals against Southern Maine, Bridgewater State, and Boston University (11/6)...

2009-10: Saw action at both 165 and 174 pounds for the Huskies...Named the EWL Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 11 after picking up two wins at the Millersville Duals...Posted a record of 20-12 on the season, including seven wins by fall...Won two matches by fall at the Buffalo Open...Went 4-2 at the Southern Scuffle in late December...Picked up a win by fall and technical fall at the Hitchcock Invitational at Millersville.

High School: Was a three-time district champion…Won a regional championship and advanced to NJ states three-times…Two-time state placewinner…Career record of 145-22 with 98 falls….Was a three-time letterwinner in football.
 
YearRecordPins
2009-1020-127
2010-1125-1012
2011-1230-1115
2012-13Red-Shirt
2013-1430-1011
Career105-4345

Personal: Son of Mike and Denise Dessino...Favorite Place to Vacation: LBI...My all-time favorite movie is: Fight Club...Favorite cartoon when growing up: Batman...If I could drive any kind of car it would be a: Wrangler...Building I have never been in on BU campus: Ben Franklin Hall...Name of my pet: Homer

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

    165 lbs

  • 2010-2011Sophomore

    5'9" 165 lbs

  • 2011-2012Junior

    5'9" 174 lbs

  • 2012-13Senior

    5'9" 174 lbs

  • 2013-14Redshirt Senior

    5'9" 174 lbs