I am excited to announce that Hofstra's 2012 NCAA All-American, Justin Accordino has joined Ascend's coaching staff.
He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience and I am confident that he will be able to help Ascend reach new levels. He has only been with us for a week now and I already see a difference in the room in terms of technique shown and the level of intensity. He is exactly what Ascend has been looking for!
Justin will be helping to run practices and coach at our various competitions. We are also looking into starting a youth group for wrestlers 1st grade through 6th grade.
Justin was a 2012 NCAA All-American at 149, placing sixth for Hofstra and a 2x NCAA Qualifier. He was also a 2x PA State place winner, Junior NHSCAA Champion, 3rd place at NHSCAA Senior Nationals, and a Freestyle & Greco-Roman Fargo Bronze medalist.
Justin is also available for private lessons. One on one or small group.
Anyone interested should contact Coach Craig at 917-449-6098 or email craig@ascendwrestling.com.
Craig
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Ascend with 6 All-Americans!!!
Seniors Steven Sewkumar 113 (LB), Chris Araoz 126 (Wantagh), Chris Koo 152 (GNS), Dan McDevitt 170 (Wantagh) as well as Sophomores Sam Ward 132 (LV), & Brandon Aviles 145 (Newfield) captured All-American honors at the 24rd Annual 2013 NHSCA High School National Wrestling Championships held in Virginia Beach, VA on April 3-7.
Koo & McDevitt each captured their 3rd AA honors!
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2013 Ascend All-Americans
Sophomore Division
Sam Ward (LV) 8th place, 132 lbs
Brandon Aviles (Newfield) 6th place, 145 lbs
Senior Division
Steven Sewkumar (LB) 8th place, 113 lbs
Chris Araoz (Wantagh) 6th place, 126 lbs
Chris Koo (GNS) 7th place, 152 lbs
Dan McDevitt (Wantagh) 6th Place, 170 lbs
3x NHSCA All-Americans Chris Koo (l.) & Dan McDevitt (r.)
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Ascend Wrestling Club will be holding its Spring High School (grades 7-12) registration on MONDAY MARCH 4, 2013.
Registration will begin at 6:00p.
Please check our Membership Section for more information about pricing packages.
Also to save time please print and fill out downloadable form at the bottom of the membership section of our website. http://www.ascendwrestling.com/membership.html
Wrestlers must have a valid USA Wrestling card.
You can apply for a USA Wrestling card here: http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=7
For additional information please call 917-449-6098 or email craig@ascendwrestling.com
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photos courtesy of www.lisportsshots.com
2013 NYS Champions - Louie Hernandez 145 lbs (top row, left)
Nick Barbaria (NR) - 5th place 106 lbs
Steve Sewkumar (LB) - 3rd place 113 lbs
Mike D'Angelo (Commack) - 5th place 120 lbs
Chris Araoz (Wantagh) - 5th place 126 lbs
Louie Hernandez (Mepham) - Champion 145 lbs
Chris Koo (GNS) - 2nd place 152 lbs
Dan McDevitt (Wantagh) - 3rd place 170 lbs
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Who has trained at Ascend this season??
2012 - 2013
7 NYS place-winners
6 Nassau County Champions
2 Suffolk County finalists
2 CHSAA State Champions
2 At-Large Nassau County wildcards
2 At-Large Suffolk County wildcards
27 All-County Nassau wrestlers
6 All-County Suffolk wrestlers
1 New York State Private School Champion
You can be next! NEXT SEASONS BEGINS NOW!!
See you at registration.
- Coach Craig
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Ascend with 2 National Champs!!!
Senior Dylan Palacio, 152 (LB) & Junior Chris Araoz, 120 (Wantagh) each won their respective weight classes at the 23rd Annual 2012 NHSCA High School National Wrestling Championships held in Virginia Beach, VA on March 23-April 1.
Ascend captured 7 All-Americans honors at the tournament, the best showing yet for the Hicksville based club.
Read recent article about Chris Araoz in New York Wrestling News!!
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2012 Ascend All-Americans
Junior Division
Chris Araoz (Wantagh) 1st place, 120 lbs
Dan McDevitt (Wantagh) 5th Place, 138 lbs
Chris Koo (GNS) 7th place, 152 lbs
 
2012 NHSCA National Junior Champion, 120 lbs Chris Araoz
Senior Division
Jimmy Gill (SJB) 7th place, 106 lbs
Mark Raghunandan (LB) 5th place, 113 lbs
Dylan Palacio (LB) 1st place, 152 lbs
 
2012 NHSCA National Senior Champion, 152 lbs Dylan Palacio
Middle School Division
Zachary Ancewicz (John Glenn) 7th place, 100 lbs
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Real Talk with Coach Craig at the Journeymen Classic 10/3/11
Here Coach Craig demonstrates proper position once you get extended off of a shot.
Here Coach Craig talks about Ascend Wrestling
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