On November 6 at the Knight Point Open, hosted by Clarion University, Fleming took first place at 157-pounds posting a 4-0 record. He opened with an 11-2 major decision over Keith Ryan (UPJ), then won a 15-0 tech fall over James Rafferty (Army), and wbf at 6:40 over Kirk Landon (Army) before posting an 11-1 major decision over Matt Jackson (Navy) in the finals.
In the Oklahoma Invite hosted at Brockport, N.Y. on November 13, Fleming was 3-1 and finished second at 157-pounds among nationally ranked wrestlers. James reached the finals with wins over Clay Reeb (Oklahoma) fall 0:47, Rudy Chelednik (Army) major 12-0, and majored #2 seed Daryl Cocozzo (Rutgers) 11-0. Cocozzo was ranked #13 by Intermat. He lost to Oklahoma's Matt Lester 7-3 in the finals.
“James has had a strong start to the 2011 season and is really deserving of this honor,†said Clarion's fifth year head coach Teague Moore. “He works very hard every day to improve his skills and has a great attitude towards wrestling. We're proud to have him in blue and gold.â€
Fleming had an outstanding freshman season at Clarion in 2010 posting an overall record of 28-8 at 149-pounds, placed 4th at PSAC's, 2nd at EWL's and qualified for the NCAA Division I Nationals. He was named the PSAC “Freshman of the Yearâ€.
Fleming, the son of John Fleming and Regina Fitzhenry, was a 4-time PIAA placewinner at West Mifflin High under coach Tony Salopek. He had a career record of 130-15.
CLARION NOTES: Clarion wrestles Saturday on November 20th at the Body Bar Invitational in Ithaca, N.Y.
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