- Shore Conference Wrestling
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TEAMS
- Asbury Park
- Barnegat
- Brick Memorial
- Brick Twp
- CBA
- Central
- Colts Neck
- Donovan Catholic
- Freehold Boro
- Freehold Twp
- Holmdel
- Howell
- Jackson Liberty
- Jackson Memorial
- Keansburg
- Keyport
- Lacey
- Lakewood
- Long Branch
- Manalapan
- Manasquan
- Manchester
- Marlboro
- Matawan
- Middletown North
- Middletown South
- Monmouth Regional
- Neptune
- Ocean Township
- Pinelands
- Point Beach
- Point Boro
- Raritan
- Red Bank Catholic
- Red Bank Regional
- Rumson
- St John Vianney
- St Rose
- Shore Regional
- Southern
- Toms River East
- Toms River North
- Toms River South
- Wall
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Overall: 10-15 / Shore Conference: 9-7 / B-South: 4-3
2023 Record: 10-15
Non-Public B Quarterfinalists
2nd Place District 25 (Highest finish in team history)
11th Place Shore Conference Tournament (Highest finish in team history)
4th Place B-South
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Jr) Kurt Wehner - 113
Record: 36-6
5th Place State Tournament / Region 7 Champion / District 25 Champion
First 30+ match winner for Donovan since 2018
3/4: NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
Donovan Catholic (1 Medal Winner)
Kurt Wehner became the program's first ever 2-time medal winner with his 5th-place finish at 113 pounds. Wehner, who was a 7th-place finisher at 106 last season, matched former Griffin Jeremy DeNardo's 5th-place finish at 215 in 1996, as the highest for a Donovan Catholic wrestler. Prior to Wehner going back-to-back, DeNardo had been Donovan's only State medal winner.
5th: Kurt Wehner (113)
WB3: Dezmond Lenaghan (120) / Sawyer Ostroff (126)
WB1: Richard Davis (138) / Sam Rock (Hwt)
2/25: REGION 7
Donovan Catholic (1 Champion / 5 Medal Winners)
Kurt Wehner became the first DC wrestler to win multiple Region Titles, winning his 2nd consecutive Region 7 Championship. It is also the first time Donovan has had a Region champion in back to back seasons. Wehner advances to Atlantic City for the 2nd time, as does Dezmond Lenaghan and Sawyer Ostroff, who made it last year while attending Howell. In all, the Griffins will be sending five wrestlers to the State Tournament, which is a new program record.
1st: Kurt Wehner (113)
2nd: Dezmond Lenaghan (120)
3rd: Sawyer Ostroff (126)
4th: Richard Davis (138) / Sam Rock (Hwt)
PQ: Brody Kountouris (150) / Riley Gutierrez (165)
2/18: DISTRICT 25 TOURNAMENT
Donovan Catholic (2nd Place / 3 Champions / 7 Medal Winners)
The Griffins set program highs with 7 medal winners, and a 2nd place finish as a team. They also crowned 3 champions, including 2-timer Kurt Wehner, matching the program high.
1st: Kurt Wehner (113) / Dezmond Lenaghan (120) / Richard Davis (138)
2nd: Riley Gutierrez (165) / Sam Rock (Hwt)
3rd: Sawyer Ostroff (126) / Brody Kountouris (150)
2/11: FREEHOLD TWP QUAD
Donovan Catholic 40 - Freehold Twp 33 (BOX SCORE)
Donovan Catholic 54 - Central 21 (BOX SCORE)
Donovan Catholic 53 - Red Bank 28 (BOX SCORE)
NPB SECTIONALS
PQ: Donovan Catholic 55 - Holy Spirit 24 (BOX SCORE)
QF: St John Vianney 52 - Donovan Catholic 22 (BOX SCORE)
2/4: TR EAST QUAD
Donovan Catholic 33 - TR East 24 (BOX SCORE)
Donovan Catholic 51 - Pinelands 24 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck 36 - Donovan Catholic 34 (BOX SCORE)
2/1: B-SOUTH
Donovan Catholic 61 - Lakewood 18 (BOX SCORE)
Donovan: Wehner (16-4); Lenaghan (13-6); Ostroff (13-2); Davis (13-9); Gutierrez (13-7); Rock (13-6)
Lakewood: Vargas, Romero, & Moore win by pin
1/31: B-SOUTH
Donovan Catholic 66 - Barnegat 16 (BOX SCORE)
Donovan: Wehner (15-4); Ostroff (12-2); Davis (12-9)
Barnegat: Mahadeo pins; Ryan majors
1/28: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
11th Place
3rd: Dezmond Lenaghan (120) / Sawyer Ostroff (126)
4th: Richard Davis (138)
1/25: B-SOUTH
Pt Boro 45 - Donovan Catholic 22 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Boro: DeAngelo (19-1); Burgio (20-2); Acquisto (21-2); Thompson (17-2); Criscuolo (18-5)
Donovan: Ostroff (7-1); Lenaghan (8-5); Rock (10-5); Wehner (14-4)
1/21: JACKSON MEMORIAL QUAD
Jackson Memorial 55 - Donovan Catholic 21 (BOX SCORE)
Camden Catholic 54 - Donovan Catholic 24 (BOX SCORE)
Seton Hall Prep 56 - Donovan Catholic 9 (BOX SCORE)
1/18: NON-CONFERENCE
Old Bridge 48 - Donovan Catholic 13 (BOX SCORE)
Donovan: Ostroff (4-0); Rock majors
1/14: ST JOSEPH'S METUCHEN QUAD
Delsea 63 - Donovan Catholic 7 (BOX SCORE)
St Joseph's (Metuchen) 49 - Donovan Catholic 18 (BOX SCORE)
Paramus Catholic 55 - Donovan Catholic 17 (BOX SCORE)
1/12: NON-DIVISION
Brick Memorial 44 - Donovan Catholic 20 (BOX SCORE)
Brick Mem: (157) Wright d. #8 Kountouris; Henderson, Ludington, & Szuba pin; Napolitano & Elk major
Donovan: Lenaghan pins; Wehner techs
1/11: NON-DIVISION
Donovan Catholic 61 - Monmouth 16 (BOX SCORE)
Donovan: Kountouris, Guiterrez, Burns, Rock, Bova, Green, Wehner, & Lenaghan pin for Griffins
Monmouth: Camilleri pins; Yeboah majors
1/7: KINGSWAY QUAD
Pope John 56 - Donovan Catholic 16 (BOX SCORE)
Kingsway 55 - Donovan Catholic 24 (BOX SCORE)
1/4: B-SOUTH
Jackson Liberty 35 - Donovan Catholic 34 (BOX SCORE)
Jackson Liberty: Bandelt, Klein, McCann, Pazinko, & Abline pin; Ayyash techs
Donovan: Guiterrez & Lenaghan win by pin; Davis majors
12/21: B-SOUTH
Lacey 51 - Donovan Catholic 21 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey: Schuler, Flynn, French, Gauthier, Leonard, & DelVecchio win by fall
Donovan: Wehner & Gutierrez pin
12/17: BEAST OF THE EAST (BRACKET)
12/16: B-SOUTH
Donovan Catholic 45 - Manchester 30 (BOX SCORE)
Donovan: Kapulka, Davis, Colon, & Rock win by pin
Manchester: Perez, Mitrosky, & Mortellite win by fall
2023 Donovan Catholic Wrestling
Head Coach: Lex Knapp (2nd Season / Career: 11-11)
POSSIBLE LINEUP
Wgt | Wrestler | 2022 | |
106 | (Sr) Dennis Kapulka | 5-13 | |
106 | (Fr) Hank Mulligan | ||
113 | (Jr) Kurt Wehner | 22-2 | D-1st / R-1st / NJ-7th |
120 | (So) Dezmond Lenaghan | 27-6 | D-2nd / R-2nd / NJ-WB3 |
120 | (So) John Moore | 2-5 | |
120 | (So) Lucas Bova | ||
126 | (Jr) Sawyer Ostroff | 22-13 | D-3rd / R-2nd / NJ-WB1 |
126 | (Fr) Robert Green | ||
132 | (So) Luke Vernieri | 14-8 | |
138/144 | (Sr) Richard Davis | 18-7 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
150 | (Jr) Anthony DeCaro | 3-18 | |
157 | (So) Brody Kountouris | 20-8 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
165 | (So) Riley Gutierrez | 20-9 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
175 | (So) Ryan Scannell | 5-18 | |
175/190 | (Fr) Michael Colon | ||
215 | (Fr) Connor Burns | ||
Hwt | (Jr) Sam Rock | 14-7 |
711 Hooper Ave
Toms River, NJ 08753
(732) 349-8801
(Ocean County)
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Mascot
Griffins
Colors
Royal Blue & White
Head Coach
Lex Knapp
(2nd Season in 2023)
Assistants
Mark Grey
Devin Geohegan
Danny Moore (Volunteer)
Cristiaan Dailey (Volunteer)
Section
Non-Public B
Division
B-South
District
25
Region
7
3 - State Medalist
Last: Kurt Wehner - 2023
5 - Region Champions
Last: Kurt Wehner - 2023
19 - District Champions
Last: Kurt Wehner, Dezmond Lenaghan, & Richard Davis - 2023
5 - SCT Medalists
Last: 3 in 2023
Career Wins Record - 115
Cristiaan Dailey
(2015-2018)
Season Wins - 40
Cristiaan Dailey
(2018)
100 Career Wins Club
Cristiaan Dailey - 115
Salvatore DiSalvo - 104