2016-17 Wrestling Roster
Palumbo, Tony
Tony Palumbo
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- High School:
- Pittsburgh Central Catholic
- Major:
- Classical Studies
Bio
2018-19 (Senior):
Registered a 12-17 record at 157 pounds … Placed second at the SoCon Championship (3/10), with wins over Ryan Resnick of Chattanooga and Rian Burris of The Citadel … Opened the season with a 2-2 day at the Southeast Open (11/4) behind a pair of decision victories … Went 3-2 at the Wolfpack Open (11/18) including a first period tech. fall over Grant Speer of The Citadel … Picked up a pair of wins over Mason Rambarose of Sacred Heart and a SoCon win over Darren Ostrander in tri-meet action (12/1) … Had his hand raised for a titght decision win over Tyler Makosy of UNC Pembroke (11/17) … Outlasted Ryan Resnick for a SoCon win at Chattanooga (1/27) … Won a 3-2 decision over Riley Barth of nationally ranked Pittsburgh (2/9) ... Served as a team captain.
2017-18 (Junior):
Served as a team captain ... Posted an 11-14 overall record … Won a pair of consolation bracket bouts at the SoCon Championship (3/3) … Placed fifth at the Wolfpack Open (11/19) after going 5-1 overall … Earned a decision over AJ Rechenmacher of North Carolina at the Hokie Open (11/5) … Downed Avery Dinardi of Limestone in a dual decision (11/28) … Saw his hand raised in a decision bout win over Jonathan Carpenter of Belmont Abbey (2/10).
2016-17 (Sophomore):
Team captain … Finished 12-9 overall with a 2-4 SoCon record … Opened the season with a 20-4 tech. fall over TJ Pashinski of Keystone (11/6) … Picked up a pair of pins versus Samuel Bell of Greensboro in a dual (11/9) and Dan Robbins of Air Force at the Wolfpack Open (11/20) … Earned a sudden victory decision over Alex Mossing of Air Force at the Wolfpack Open (11/20) … Notched his second sudden victory of the season against George Mason’s Matthew Raines (1/6) … Boasted decision wins over Shane Conners of Washington & Lee (11/18), Carl Guess and Gavin Londoff of Appalachian State (12/3), Virginia’s Brian LaPrade (11/20), Mike Berkowitz of Franklin & Marshall (1/14) and Chattanooga’s Dalton Clark (1/28).
2015-16 (Freshman):
Finished the year with a 9-13 overall record, including a 1-5 mark in SoCon action at 157 pounds … Led the team in total wins (9) and decisions (6) … Opened the season with a 2-1 record at the Maryland Duals, defeating Patrick Gerish of Maryland and David Schlieper of West Liberty (Nov. 1) … Registered his first career pin at Greensboro versus Ricardo Cunha (Nov. 12) … Earned the lone victory at Sacred Heart with a decision over Matt Fisher (Dec. 5) … Scored a sudden-victory decision over Nathan Russell of then-No. 20 Pittsburgh at the Pitt Duals (Jan. 9) … Recorded a technical fall against Anderson’s William Dickerson (Jan. 17) … Won a hard-fought 4-3 decision versus Scott Bosak at Belmont Abbey (Jan. 19) … Ended the regular season on a high note, tallying a win over Campbell’s Quentin Perez (Feb. 19) … Competed at the 2016 Arby’s Southern Conference Championship as the seventh seed (March 5).
Before Davidson:
Four-time letterwinner at Pittsburgh Catholic … Placed at the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League championship in his junior and senior seasons … Placed fifth at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association … Recipient of the Bishop Hugh Boyle Award for Excellent in Religious Studies … AP Scholar with Distinction … Earned High Honor Roll distinction.
Personal:
Son of Virg and Bernie Palumbo … Father, Virg was a linebacker at the United States Naval Academy … Two sisters, Dana and Jayna … Majoring in Classical Studies.
Registered a 12-17 record at 157 pounds … Placed second at the SoCon Championship (3/10), with wins over Ryan Resnick of Chattanooga and Rian Burris of The Citadel … Opened the season with a 2-2 day at the Southeast Open (11/4) behind a pair of decision victories … Went 3-2 at the Wolfpack Open (11/18) including a first period tech. fall over Grant Speer of The Citadel … Picked up a pair of wins over Mason Rambarose of Sacred Heart and a SoCon win over Darren Ostrander in tri-meet action (12/1) … Had his hand raised for a titght decision win over Tyler Makosy of UNC Pembroke (11/17) … Outlasted Ryan Resnick for a SoCon win at Chattanooga (1/27) … Won a 3-2 decision over Riley Barth of nationally ranked Pittsburgh (2/9) ... Served as a team captain.
2017-18 (Junior):
Served as a team captain ... Posted an 11-14 overall record … Won a pair of consolation bracket bouts at the SoCon Championship (3/3) … Placed fifth at the Wolfpack Open (11/19) after going 5-1 overall … Earned a decision over AJ Rechenmacher of North Carolina at the Hokie Open (11/5) … Downed Avery Dinardi of Limestone in a dual decision (11/28) … Saw his hand raised in a decision bout win over Jonathan Carpenter of Belmont Abbey (2/10).
2016-17 (Sophomore):
Team captain … Finished 12-9 overall with a 2-4 SoCon record … Opened the season with a 20-4 tech. fall over TJ Pashinski of Keystone (11/6) … Picked up a pair of pins versus Samuel Bell of Greensboro in a dual (11/9) and Dan Robbins of Air Force at the Wolfpack Open (11/20) … Earned a sudden victory decision over Alex Mossing of Air Force at the Wolfpack Open (11/20) … Notched his second sudden victory of the season against George Mason’s Matthew Raines (1/6) … Boasted decision wins over Shane Conners of Washington & Lee (11/18), Carl Guess and Gavin Londoff of Appalachian State (12/3), Virginia’s Brian LaPrade (11/20), Mike Berkowitz of Franklin & Marshall (1/14) and Chattanooga’s Dalton Clark (1/28).
2015-16 (Freshman):
Finished the year with a 9-13 overall record, including a 1-5 mark in SoCon action at 157 pounds … Led the team in total wins (9) and decisions (6) … Opened the season with a 2-1 record at the Maryland Duals, defeating Patrick Gerish of Maryland and David Schlieper of West Liberty (Nov. 1) … Registered his first career pin at Greensboro versus Ricardo Cunha (Nov. 12) … Earned the lone victory at Sacred Heart with a decision over Matt Fisher (Dec. 5) … Scored a sudden-victory decision over Nathan Russell of then-No. 20 Pittsburgh at the Pitt Duals (Jan. 9) … Recorded a technical fall against Anderson’s William Dickerson (Jan. 17) … Won a hard-fought 4-3 decision versus Scott Bosak at Belmont Abbey (Jan. 19) … Ended the regular season on a high note, tallying a win over Campbell’s Quentin Perez (Feb. 19) … Competed at the 2016 Arby’s Southern Conference Championship as the seventh seed (March 5).
Before Davidson:
Four-time letterwinner at Pittsburgh Catholic … Placed at the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League championship in his junior and senior seasons … Placed fifth at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association … Recipient of the Bishop Hugh Boyle Award for Excellent in Religious Studies … AP Scholar with Distinction … Earned High Honor Roll distinction.
Personal:
Son of Virg and Bernie Palumbo … Father, Virg was a linebacker at the United States Naval Academy … Two sisters, Dana and Jayna … Majoring in Classical Studies.
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