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Wrestling team ceasing varsity- level competition

By Daily Free Press Admin April 1, 2013

Monday night, Boston Unviersity Director of Athletics Mike Lynch announced that the BU wrestling team would cease competition at the varsity level after the 2013-14 season. The athletes on the roster...

Wrestling gets wins from 3 players at NCAA Championships

By Daily Free Press Admin March 26, 2013

While three teams from Boston University had their respective seasons come to an end this weekend, one team shined in its postseason appearance this year, as the wrestling team made some noise in its appearance...

Swimming team finds success in weekend meet

By Daily Free Press Admin January 30, 2013

Swimming and Diving The Boston University swimming and diving team competed at the Dartmouth Invitational at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Junction, Vt., Friday and Saturday. The men...

BU wrestling opens season with win at Binghamton

By Daily Free Press Admin November 15, 2012

The Boston University wrestling team opened its 2012–13 season at the Binghamton Open on Sunday. Redshirt junior Nestor Taffur and sophomore Mitchell Wightman were BU’s top performers. Taffur led...

Weekly roundup: Men’s tennis gets first win of season

By Daily Free Press Admin March 20, 2012

The Boston University tennis teams struggled over spring break, as the women’s team dropped both of its meets and the men’s team went 1-3. The women’s team (4-6) dropped its fifth and sixth straight...

Weekly Roundup: Two members of wrestling team qualify for NCAAs

By Daily Free Press Admin March 7, 2012

After losing three of its last four meets, the Boston University wrestling team placed fourth during the Colonial Athletic Association championship on Saturday. Two Terriers, junior Kyle Czarnecki and...

Roundup: Two Terriers break own records at Valentine Invitational

By Daily Free Press Admin February 14, 2012

Boston University sophomore runner Rich Peters topped his own school record for fastest mile on Saturday during the Valentine Invitational at the BU Track and Tennis Center. Peters, who is from Bristol,...

Early win sets table for succesful wrestling season

By Daily Free Press Admin January 19, 2012

In preparation for a single meet back in November, the Boston University wrestling team managed to thrust itself into an eight-game dual streak, including fours victories during winter intercession. In...

Wrestling wraps up season with trip to New Jersey

By Daily Free Press Admin February 21, 2011

On Saturday, the Boston University wrestling team will look to extend its eight dual-match win streak as it visits a pair of New Jersey foes during the last weekend of the regular season. First, the...

Santaite narrowly misses All-American status

By Daily Free Press Admin March 22, 2010

Boston University wrestling team red-shirt freshman Fred Santaite came only one win away from becoming the school's fifth All-American and its first since 1997 at the NCAA Championships this weekend, before falling twice in the quarterfinals.

Freddy Santaite takes down defending national champion

By Daily Free Press Admin March 19, 2010

Talk about an all-in bet.

Sophomore Freddy Santaite is the only representative of the Boston University wrestling team in the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Omaha, Neb., but now the whole field is watching out for him after his stunning upset of the No. 2 seeded &- and defending national champion &- senior Troy Nickerson of Cornell University Thursday night.

Up off the mat

By Daily Free Press Admin February 23, 2010

The Boston University wrestling team ended its regular season on a high note Saturday, earning its fourth win of the season against American International College by a score of 35-9. The win came mere hours after a 32-10 loss to Colonial Athletic Association foe Rider University. Both duals were held at Case Gymnasium.

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