2023-24 Wrestling Roster
Spera, Anthony
Anthony Spera
- Position:
- 174
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Budd Lake, N.J.
- High School:
- Mount Olive
Bio
2023-24 (Senior): Did not see action due to injury.
2022-23 (Junior): Wrestled at 174 and 184 pounds... Ended the season with a 4-6 overall record and a 3-1 mark in conference duals... Defeated Bellarmine's Kennedy Wyatt in overtime at 184 pounds... Came out victorious over The Citadel's Adam Ortega in a 7-4 decision... Earned a sudden victory over VMI's River-Allen Carroll-Wilson at 174.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Wrestled in five matches... Finished with a 2-3 record at 174 pounds... Earned a 12-2 major decision victory over Gardner-Webb's Bryce Sellers at the Southeast Open... Defeated Franklin & Marshall's John Crawford 8-6 in dual action.
2020-21 (Freshman): Registered a 3-5 record at 165 pounds … Earned a major over Jon Hoover of VMI (1/23) … Picked up a decision over Ethan Willis in a dual victory over The Citadel (1/30) … Had his hand raised for a decision over Bryton Goering in a dual win at Presbyterian (2/6) ... SoCon Academic Honor Roll.
PREP YEARS: A 2020 graduate of Mount Olive High School … Wrestled for coach Sean Smyth … Was a two-time NJAC All-Conference first team grappler (2018, 2020) … Helped lead his team to a NJSIAA State Sectional Championship (2020) … Served as a team captain for two seasons … Was also a member of the football team.
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 5, 2002 … Son of Jeanne and Ronald Spera … Has four siblings, Ronald, Dominic, Jessica and Stephanie.
2022-23 (Junior): Wrestled at 174 and 184 pounds... Ended the season with a 4-6 overall record and a 3-1 mark in conference duals... Defeated Bellarmine's Kennedy Wyatt in overtime at 184 pounds... Came out victorious over The Citadel's Adam Ortega in a 7-4 decision... Earned a sudden victory over VMI's River-Allen Carroll-Wilson at 174.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Wrestled in five matches... Finished with a 2-3 record at 174 pounds... Earned a 12-2 major decision victory over Gardner-Webb's Bryce Sellers at the Southeast Open... Defeated Franklin & Marshall's John Crawford 8-6 in dual action.
2020-21 (Freshman): Registered a 3-5 record at 165 pounds … Earned a major over Jon Hoover of VMI (1/23) … Picked up a decision over Ethan Willis in a dual victory over The Citadel (1/30) … Had his hand raised for a decision over Bryton Goering in a dual win at Presbyterian (2/6) ... SoCon Academic Honor Roll.
PREP YEARS: A 2020 graduate of Mount Olive High School … Wrestled for coach Sean Smyth … Was a two-time NJAC All-Conference first team grappler (2018, 2020) … Helped lead his team to a NJSIAA State Sectional Championship (2020) … Served as a team captain for two seasons … Was also a member of the football team.
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 5, 2002 … Son of Jeanne and Ronald Spera … Has four siblings, Ronald, Dominic, Jessica and Stephanie.
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