2025 Record: 16-13 / F-Division: 0-4
CJG4 Sectional Qualifiers
4th Place District 21 (3 Medal Winners)
23rd Place Shore Conference Tournament (1 Medal Winner)
5th Place F-Division
5th Place Buc Classic (3 Medal Winners)

ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Sr) Josiah Sweeney - 106
Record: 31-13 (Team Leader in Wins)
Ranked #9 at 106 by ShoreConferenceWrestling.com
4th Place Region 6
2nd Place District 21 (3x-Medal Winner)
5th Place Shore Conference Tournament
3rd Place Buc Classic
6th Place Sam Cali Memorial

 

2025 RECAP

3/8: NJSIAA TOURNAMENT
0 Medal Winners
WB1: Josiah Sweeney (106)


3/1: REGION 6
1 Medal Winner
4th: Josiah Sweeney (106)
6th: John Murphy (132)
WB1: Onesimo Nieto (215)
Colonials are back on the boardwalk after missing last season.


2/22: DISTRICT 21
4th Place - 0 Champs / 3 Region Qualifiers
2nd: Josiah Sweeney (106)
3rd: John Murphy (132) / Onesimo Nieto (215)
4th: Xander Bartuck (120) / Joshua Toledo (138) / Fabian Perez-Nava (150) / Joshua Gomez (157) / Adrian Lopez-Roldan (165)
Free Boro: Josiah Sweeney won his third District medal, while John Murphy and Onesimo Nieto won their firsts, as the Colonials sent at least three wrestlers to the District podium for the eighth consecutive season.


2/15: NON-CONFERENCE
Freehold Boro 57 - Middlesex 16 (BOX SCORE)


2/14: NON-CONFERENCE
Freehold Boro 71 - South River 12 (BOX SCORE)
Free Boro: J Murphy, Perez-Nava, Lopez-Roldan, Corona-Hernandez, Ramirez, & Nieto win by pin - 100th Career Win for head coach Ben Ostner


2/12: NON-CONFERENCE
Freehold Boro 48 - New Brunswick 21 (BOX SCORE)
Free Boro: Bartuck, Murphy, & Gomez pin; Sweeney, Knowles, & Nieto tech


CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 4 SECTIONAL
QF: #2 Colts Neck 32 - #7 Freehold Boro 31 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck: Jannucci decision in final bout wins it for Cougars


2/8: FREEHOLD BORO QUAD
Freehold Boro 37 - Pinelands 31 (BOX SCORE)
Free Boro: Sweeney major in final bout wins it for Colonials
Freehold Boro 58 - Shore 13 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro 57 - Spotswood 21 (BOX SCORE)


2/5: F-DIVISION
Brick Twp 44 - Freehold Boro 31 (BOX SCORE)
Brick Twp: L D'Elia, Marzetti, Scott, Olimov, & Rooney win by pin; Leskowski techs
Free Boro: Baez, Sweeney, S Murphy, & J Murphy pin


2/4: F-DIVISION
Keansburg 34 - Freehold Boro 32 (BOX SCORE)
Keansburg: Pisano (14-4); Gilliland (15-7); Clayton (15-4); Johnson (18-4); Retta (20-4)
Free Boro: Toledo & Ramirez pin; J Murphy & Perez-Nava major


2/1: FREEHOLD BORO TRI
Paramus 40 - Freehold Boro 34 (BOX SCORE)
TR North 45 - Freehold Boro 26 (BOX SCORE)
Paramus 41 - TR North 33 (BOX SCORE)


1/29: NON-DIVISION
Central 47 - Freehold Boro 27 (BOX SCORE)
Central: Lugo, Darling, Ardiles, Straniero, Setaro, & Barrientos pin; Medina by tech
Free Boro: Baez, Bartuck, J Murphy, & Lopez-Roldan win by fall


1/25: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Freehold Boro - 23rd Place
5th: Josiah Sweeney (106)
With his 5th-place finish in the 106-pound weight class, Josiah Sweeney made it 5 consecutive seasons in which the Colonials have had at least one medal winner at the Shore Conference Tournament.


1/21: NON-DIVISION
Monmouth 40 - Freehold Boro 31 (BOX SCORE)
Monmouth: Walsh, Neill, Ramsey, Silva-Cardoso, & Melikov win by pin; Bruno majors
Free Boro: Baez, Sweeney, & Perez-Nava pin; Toledo majors


1/18: BUC CLASSIC
Freehold Boro - 5th Place
2nd: Sean Murphy (120) / Onesimo Nieto (215)
3rd: Josiah Sweeney (106)


1/15: F-DIVISION
TR South 59 - Freehold Boro 11 (BOX SCORE)
TRS: Torres, Burr, Hanlon, Langan, Devivi, & Farrant win by pin; Park & Gallagher tech; Smith majors
Free Boro: 215 - Nieto p. #9 Rankin; Sweeney techs


1/11: FREEHOLD BORO QUAD
Holmdel 76 - Freehold Boro 6 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro 37 - Jackson Memorial 31 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro 44 - Donovan Catholic 10 (BOX SCORE)


1/10: THE BATTLE FOR THE DUKE
Freehold Boro 46 - Freehold Twp 25 (BOX SCORE)
Free Boro: Bonus wins from S Murphy, Bartuck, J Murphy, Toledo, Gomez, Perez-Nava, & Nieto
Free Twp: Bracho & Flores pin; Boylan majors


1/8: F-DIVISION
Manalapan 39 - Freehold Boro 38 (BOX SCORE)
Manalapan: Braves win on criteria B; Farrell, Grant, DiGregorio, Pasquince, & Vargas win by pin
Free Boro: Sweeney, S Murphy, Bartuck, J Murphy, Ramirez, & Nieto win by fall


1/8: NON-CONFERENCE
Freehold Boro 49 - Metuchen 21 (BOX SCORE)


1/4: RARITAN QUAD
Middletown South 54 - Freehold Boro 22 (BOX SCORE)
Raritan 46 - Freehold Boro 25 (BOX SCORE)
Bridgewater-Raritan 42 - Freehold Boro 27 (BOX SCORE)


12/28: SAM CALI MEMORIAL
6th Place: Josiah Sweeney - 106


12/21: MANCHESTER QUAD
Freehold Boro 40 - Marlboro 31 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro 46 - Asbury Park 26 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Boro 58 - Manchester 19 (BOX SCORE)
FB: Nieto with walk-off pin in win over Marlboro


12/20: NON-CONFERENCE
Freehold Boro 62 - Trenton Central 18 (BOX SCORE)


12/16: NON-DIVISION
Freehold Boro 68 - Lakewood 12 (BOX SCORE)
FB: Baez, Sweeney, Knowles, Bartuck, Lugo, J Murphy, Jhon, Gomez, Perez-Nava, & Fusco win by pin
Lakewood: Castillo & Dominguez pin for Piners


12/14: NON-DIVISON
Freehold Boro 37 - Pt Beach 35 (BOX SCORE)
FB: Bonus wins by Baez, Sweeney, Knowles, Aguayo, Perez-Nava, & Nieto
Beach: Niethe, Neal, Micheletti, & Santiago win by pin; Bowers wins by tech

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2025 Freehold Boro Colonials

Head Coach: Ben Ostner (2nd Season / 15-13)
2024 Record: 15-13

A very balanced team with nice mix of senior leaders and a freshmen group with a lot of potential, not to mention terrific numbers with over 65 kids in the room, has the Colonials looking towards having a big year as they look to take another step forward after going from 6 wins in 2023, to winning 15 in 2024.

The balance to the lineup is on display down low as four veteran starters return, and provide a strong base to break in some of the promising members of the freshmen class into the lineup. Senior Josiah Sweeney has won 44 bouts over the last two seasons, and has won a pair of District medals, finishing 3rd as a sophomore, and 2nd last season. He's joined by fellow seniors Xander Bartuk, who took 3rd at Districts, and Sean Murphy, a 16-bout winner last season, and junior Jose Torres.

Returning senior starters John Murphy and Josh Toledo will look to anchor the middleweights, while up top junior Onesimo Nieto leads the charge. Nieto comes off a solid 23-win season in which he picked up some nice wins splitting time at 215 & heavyweight. He has the ability to put together a big year up top for Freehold.

As mentioned, the numbers in the room are very strong, and not just on the boys' side of things as there are over a dozen girls in the room as well. The upperclassmen on this team will be looked upon to provide leadership to this promising young group, while also handling their business on the mat. With the balance and depth they have with the lineup, the Colonials will look to be right in the thick of things in the divisional race with Manalapan, Brick Twp, TR South, and Keansburg, while continuing to keep the program on its upward trajectory.

Freehold Boro High School
2 Robertsville Rd.
Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 431-8360

@fbwrestle

Program Established
1934

Mascot
Colonials

Colors
Navy & Old Gold

Head Coach
Ben Ostner
(2nd Season in 2025)

Assistants

Section
CJG4

Division
F-Division

District
21

Region
6



6 - State Champions
Last: Carlos Fontanez - 1963

19 - State Medalists
Last: Nico Messina - 2020

6 - Region Champions
Last: Nico Messina - 2020

39 - District Champions
Last: Carter Stokes - 2024

1 - SCT Champion
Last: Nico Messina - 2020

7 - SCT Medalists
Last: Josiah Sweeney - 2025

Career Wins Record - 143
Nico Messina
(2017-2020)

Season Wins Record - 41
Nico Messina
(2020)