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Geesman pinned No.1 seed Trevor Hiffa of SUNY Oneonta in 39 seconds to place third.
3/10/08

Geesman Captures All-American Honors at NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - By just qualifying for the Division III national wrestling tournament, MIT heavyweight standout Glenn Geesman had already accomplished the remarkable. But what the junior sensation achieved Friday night at the U.S. Cellular Center was beyond extraordinary. In the late evening hours, MIT's most prolific muscleman was hailed as an NCAA All-American after pinning his opponent from York College in 2:27. Just before that match, Geesman soundly defeated his counterpart from SUNY Oswego, 10-1. Read More

From left to right, MITs top guns Joe Silverman, Sean Jameson and Glenn Geesman
3/4/08

Geesman, Silverman Named as Pilgrim Wrestling League Scholar-Athlete All-Stars

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT wrestling standouts Glenn Geesman and Joe Silverman were recently named to the Pilgrim League 2008 Scholar-Athlete All-Star Team. Read More

Geesmans New England title is the first for an MIT wrestler in 13 years.
2/25/08

Geesman Brings Down the House, Qualifies for National Wrestling Tourney

GORHAM, Maine - Adding another achievement to an already extraordinary campaign, prolific muscleman Glenn Geesman qualified for the Division III national tournament after bringing down the house - literally and figuratively - with five pins to win the New England College Conference Wrestling Association (NECCWA) heavyweight championship this past weekend. Geesman, who hails from Aptos, Calif., will take his nationwide status to Cedar Rapids, Iowa in two weeks, after delivering an almost perfect performance, in which he posted a 6-1 record, including the five wins by fall that give him 21 pins for the season. The junior sensation ranks in the top three in the country in pins in all divisions, while sporting an uncanny 31-5 ledger. Read More

2/19/08

Geesman Still Kingpin Despite Tech Losses in Tri-Meet

Heavyweight Registers 16th Pin; Kadokura also Shines

2/5/08

Geesman Named NEWA Wrestler of the Week

Heavyweight Standout Defeats Top Two Opponents

1/31/08

Joe Silverman Earns Pilgrim League Wrestler of the Week Honors

MIT Standout Defeated No. 1 Wrestler in New England

1/31/08

Tech Goes 0-2 in Tri-Match at Roger Williams University

Engineers Fall to Bridgewater State, 24-6; Roger Williams, 45-9

1/28/08

Wrestlers Find Silver Lining Despite Going 0-3 in Home Quad Match

Joe Silverman Goes 3-0, Defeats No. 7 Nationally-Ranked Opponent