2024-2025 Wrestling News

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Hopkins, Player Named All-NEWA Honorable Mention, 16 Earn NEWA All-Academic Honors
Hopkins, Player Named All-NEWA Honorable Mention, 16 Earn NEWA All-Academic Honors

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University senior Michael Hopkins and sophomore Vincent Player have been named as honorable mention selections on the New England Wrestling Association 2024-2025 All-NEWA Team.

Wilson Gomes to Compete at African Wrestling Championships
Wilson Gomes to Compete at African Wrestling Championships

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Former Bridgewater State University standout wrestler Wilson Gomes will compete at the 2025 African Wrestling Championships.

Hopkins, Curley Named to NWCA Scholar All-American Team
Hopkins, Curley Named to NWCA Scholar All-American Team

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University senior Michael Hopkins and sophomore Christian Curley have each earned a spot on the 2024-2025 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III Scholar All-American Team.

Hopkins, Player Garner All-Region Honors at DIII Northeast Regionals
Hopkins, Player Garner All-Region Honors at DIII Northeast Regionals

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Senior Michael Hopkins (Swampscott, Mass.) and sophomore Vincent Player (Duxbury, Mass.) earned all-regional honors on Sunday at the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional Championships held at the Bacon Field House on the campus of Wesleyan University.

Hopkins, Player Advance to Day Two of Northeast Regionals
Hopkins, Player Advance to Day Two of Northeast Regionals

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- A pair of Bridgewater State University grapplers advanced to day two of the 2025 NCAA Division III Northeast Regional Wrestling Championships on Saturday at the Bacon Field House on the campus of Wesleyan University.

NCAA DIII Wrestling Northeast Regional Championships Preview
NCAA DIII Wrestling Northeast Regional Championships Preview

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Ten wrestlers will be representing Bridgewater State University at the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional this weekend in Connecticut.

Wrestling Competes at NEWA Futures Tournament
Wrestling Competes at NEWA Futures Tournament

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Sixteen members of the Bridgewater State University wrestling team competed on Sunday at the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Futures Tournament hosted by Western New England University.

Chrispin, Hopkins, Curley Lead Wrestling at BSU Quad
Chrispin, Hopkins, Curley Lead Wrestling at BSU Quad

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University wrestling team wrapped up the dual meet portion of the schedule by hosting a quad meet on Friday night at John J. Kelly Gymnasium.

Wrestling Drops Pair of Bouts to Nationally Ranked NYU & Coast Guard
Wrestling Drops Pair of Bouts to Nationally Ranked NYU & Coast Guard

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Bridgewater State University wrestling team dropped a pair of bouts to nationally ranked teams on Saturday at a tri-match hosted by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Successful Return to Mat for Senior Captain
Successful Return to Mat for Senior Captain

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- He had posted a 7-3 record midway through the 2023-24 Bridgewater State University wrestling season.

Wrestling Picks Up Pair of Wins at RWU Quad
Wrestling Picks Up Pair of Wins at RWU Quad

BRISTOL, R.I. -- The Bridgewater State University wrestling team won two of three matches on Saturday at a quad meet hosted by Roger Williams University.

238 BSU Fall/Winter Student-Athletes Earn MASCAC All-Academic Honors
238 BSU Fall/Winter Student-Athletes Earn MASCAC All-Academic Honors

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Two hundred thirty-eight Bridgewater State University student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) with selection to the league’s Fall/Winter 2024 All-Academic Team that was announced today by MASCAC Commissioner Angela Baumann.

Wrestling Places 13th at NEWA Dual Meet Tournament
Wrestling Places 13th at NEWA Dual Meet Tournament

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Senior 174-pounder Michael Hopkins (Swampscott, Mass.) went 4-0 to lead the Bridgewater State University wrestling team to a 13th place finish at the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Dual Meet Tournament hosted by Johnson & Wales University.

Wrestling Competes at Wildcat Open
Wrestling Competes at Wildcat Open

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Sixteen members of the Bridgewater State University wrestling team competed on Saturday at the Wildcat Open hosted by Johnson & Wales University.

Wrestling Falls to Williams on Senior Day, 42-9
Wrestling Falls to Williams on Senior Day, 42-9

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Michael Hopkins (Swampscott, Mass.) and Christian Curley (Bridgewater, Mass.) were two winners for the Bridgewater State University wrestling team in its 42-9 loss to Williams College on Senior Day at John J. Kelly Gymnasium.

Wrestling Drops Pair of Matches at WPI Meet
Wrestling Drops Pair of Matches at WPI Meet

WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University was handed a pair of defeats in its first competition in four weeks on Saturday afternoon.