Recent Alums
He was runner up at the Westchester County Championships and is known for his spiral ride
Who is Richard Antoine
Who is Ms. Summers
This hand moves first, when sitting out to the right
This strong athlete was known for his headlock! He even did it in matches when asked not to.
Who is Nolan James
This athlete would never grab the ankle to counter leg attacks. Once he did, it allowed him to win some big matches
Who is Ricardo Coates
He played rugby at Tufts University after graduating from RCDS
Who is Alex Hackett
This activity is played in the space that is now the ice rink
What is tennis
This weight in Lbs. is the lowest dumbbell weight that we work with in practice. Coach Knazik grabs them first
What is 3lbs.
Known for his "Double Trouble" takedown, this athlete also gets it done on the football field.
Who is Tyvaughn Jones
His initial reason for coming out for wrestling, instead of squash, was to get stronger and get muscles
Who is Edward Coristine
This Juliard student is often referred to as "the toughest kid at Juliard"
Who is Will Shabecoff
These three three individuals share their office space with Coach Knazik
Who is John Calandras, Charles Ogbonna and Alin Andrei
How many hand sanitizer stations are there in the wrestling side of the curtain
What is two
This athlete has also trained as a rower
Who is Matt Harkness
Coach Knazik asked this athlete to come out for wrestling after a 5th or 6th grade wrestling PE class, but he never did, until now. Better late than never.
Who is Ian Shurslep
This wrestler pinned his opponent at the finals of NYSAIS while laying on him face up
Who is Charlie Moysak
He is Mr. McGhee's assistant in the Fitness Center
Who is Coach Felice
When sprawling, this part of your body hits the mat
What is the lower thigh or thigh
After being congratulated by Coach Knazik for winning his third match at home in his first year wrestling, he replied, "I still don't even know what Im doing"
Who is Sean Smith
This athlete played on our MS D-line and had lots of sacks
Who is Trey Stevens
This alum pinned his fellow teammate to take third place at the 2018 NYSAIS Championships
Who is Ahmed Suliman
He was the Athletic Director who hired Coach Knazik and Nag. His name is on the "Wildcat Award" for wrestling
Who is Frank Antonelli
If your right hand is doing an over hook and you hit a lateral drop, which foot steps forward
What is your right foot
In his freshman year, this athlete won a crazy match at Harrison. One of our few wins that day.
Who is RJ Thalheimer
He is the only athlete in this category that was in Coach Knazik's homeroom during his middle school years
Who is Rhodes Boester
He would start almost every match up 2pts. off a leg attack takedown
Who is Robbie Fox
How many officially turfed fields do we have at RCDS
What is 5
North Field, South Field, Softball Field, Baseball Field, Lower School Recess Area
This is the title of our zoom practice
What is 20-21 Wrestling
This athlete represented RCDS at the NYS Championships at Albany in 2020. He scored the most points when compared to his fellow RCDS wrestlers
Who is Cesar Morales
This athlete won his best match at GCDS last year, and also has a brother in the middle school
Who is Teddy Holtman
He got upset if his teammates criticized his music selection while in practice. He plays with the Lions now.
Who is Cam Coleman
Our internal and annual RCDS "Coaches Award" is named after this former and current coach
Who is Frank Effinger
Practice always begin with this activity
What is running in place
This athlete has the longest drive on the team
Who is Lucca Franzino
This athlete finished second at the MS FAAs in 2019
Who is Barratt Pennington
He played both football and rugby for Stanford University
Who is Hannes Boehning
How many full-time K-12 PE teachers make up our PE Department
What is 9
Knazik, Lawrence, Ogbonna, Calandros, Zimmerman, Popoli, Castagna, Andrei, Smith
The number of strips of wrestling mats that we need to roll up at the end of each practice
What is 6
There are 7 for the full mat, but 7 doesn't fit in the room
Which color group has more total numbers
Blue with 8
Gold has 7
This footballer is also the lightest weight in the gold group
Who is Charlie Testa