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    CAA Awards

    LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- Mike Kessler of Rider University and Alton Lucas of Hofstra University have been named the Colonial Athletic Association Wrestlers of the Week, and Kaylen Baxter of Old Dominion University and Lou Ruggirello of Hofstra were named the CAA Rookie Wrestlers of the Week, for all competition February 13-19.

    Kessler, a sophomore 149 from Randallstown, MD (Owings Mills), won all three of his CAA matches last week to improve to 7-1 in the CAA, 19-10 overall. Kessler upset the 14th ranked wrestler in the nation from Hofstra to start the week. Against Boston U. he used a takedown with two seconds left for a 3-1 victory, and against Sacred Heart he broke a 4-4 tie with less than 10 seconds left for the victory. After a preseason ranking of 20th Kessle moves back into the national rankings at 19th by Amateur Wrestling News.

    Lucas, a sophomore 174 from West Babylon, NY (West Babylon), defeated a pair of top-15 wrestlers last week. In a CAA Dual he defeated the 14th ranked wrestler from Rider 3-2 and then defeated the eighth ranked wrestler from Oklahoma 7-4. Now ranked ninth in the nation by InterMat and 15th by Amateur Wrestling News, Lucas improved to 21-8 overall and 5-1 in the CAA.

    Baxter, a freshman 149 from Fairbanks, Alaska (West Valley), upset the 10th ranked wrestler in the nation from Missouri 14-8. It was the fourth ranked opponent and the third top-10 wrestler that Baxter has defeated this season, improving to 27-19 overall.

    Ruggirello, a freshman 133 from Walden, NY (Valley Central), won both of his bouts last week, including a major decision in a CAA victory against Rider, improving to 28-7 overall and a perfect 7-0 in the CAA.

    The CAA Championship Tournament is March 2-3 at George Mason University.

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