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TEAMS
- Asbury Park
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- Brick Twp
- CBA
- Central
- Colts Neck
- Donovan Catholic
- Freehold Boro
- Freehold Twp
- Holmdel
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- Jackson Liberty
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- Keansburg
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- Lakewood
- Long Branch
- Manalapan
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- Marlboro
- Matawan
- Middletown North
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- Monmouth Regional
- Neptune
- Ocean Township
- Pinelands
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- Raritan
- Red Bank Catholic
- Red Bank Regional
- Rumson
- St John Vianney
- St Rose
- Shore Regional
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- SC HISTORY
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- 2022
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Overall Record: 13-12 / Shore Conference: 7-9 / A-North: 3-4
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler Of The Year
(Sr) Christian Steensen - Hwt
Record: 37-3
3rd Place Region 5
District 19 Champion
Rahway Tournament Champion
IceBreaker Champion
Team Leader in Wins
3/5: NJSIAA TOURNAMENT
WB3: Mike Malucelli (190)
WB2: Christian Steensen (Hwt)
2/26: REGION 5
Marlboro (2 Medal Winners)
2nd: Mike Malucelli (190)
3rd: Christian Steensen (Hwt)
PQ: Marc Shternfeld (113)
2/19: DISTRICT 19
Marlboro (5th Place / 1 Champ / 3 Medal Winners)
Christian Steensen captured the heavyweight championship, running his record to 33-0 in the process. He's the first Marlboro wrestler to get through the Districts with a clean record since Nick Parisi in 2006.
1st: Christian Steensen (Hwt)
3rd: Marc Shternfeld (113) / Mike Malucelli (190)
2/12: MARLBORO QUAD
Marlboro 51 - Princeton 24 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 48 - Central 28 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 48 - Middlesex 30 (BOX SCORE)
2/10: NON-CONFERENCE
Marlboro 42 - Highland Park 14 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro: S Bayer, B Bayer, Subramanian, Leonardo, & Silvia win by fall
2/9: A-NORTH
Marlboro 45 - Freehold Twp 30 (BOX SCORE)
Freehold Twp: Dubnik (26-3); Grant (21-6); Harrington (19-7)
Marlboro: S Bayer (17-9); B Bayer (17-5); Steensen (27-0)
2/5: OLD BRIDGE TRI
TR South 36 - Marlboro 34 (BOX SCORE)
Old Bridge 45 - Marlboro 30 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro: 2 wins - S Bayer, B Bayer, Benjamin, Malucelli, & Steensen
2/3: NON-DIVISION
Marlboro 38 - Wall 37 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro: Wins on criteria; most forfeits received; M Shternfeld, B Bayer, & E Shternfeld win by pin
Wall: Wall: DiStefano (18-0); Vetrano (14-5); DiBiase (16-5); Pilla (19-4)
2/1: A-NORTH
#2 CBA 47 - Marlboro 23 (BOX SCORE)
M: Steensen (23-0); Malucelli (16-0); S Bayer (14-8); B Bayer (13-5)
1/27: NON-DIVISION
Marlboro 51 - Holmdel 25 (BOX SCORE)
M: M Shternfeld, Palagano, Malucelli & Litt win by pin
1/26: NON-DIVISION
Marlboro 54 - Matawan 19 (BOX SCORE)
Mar: Litt, M Shternfeld, B Bayer, E Shternfeld, Palagano, & Bitla win by pin
1/22: BORDENTOWN QUAD
Marlboro 48 - Clayton 30 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 54 - Bordentown 29 (BOX SCORE)
1/20: NON-DIVISION
#9 Lacey 43 - Marlboro 27 (BOX SCORE)
M: Steensen (18-0); Malucelli (11-0); B Bayer (9-4)
1/19: A-NORTH
Long Branch 46 - Marlboro 23 (BOX SCORE)
M: Steensen (17-0); Malucelli (10-0); B Bayer (8-4)
1/15: RARITAN QUAD
#9 Raritan 51 - Marlboro 24 (BOX SCORE)
Somerville 39 - Marlboro 36 (BOX SCORE)
#7 Jackson Memorial 51 - Marlboro 16 (BOX SCORE)
1/12: A-NORTH
Marlboro 48 - Manalapan 24 (BOX SCORE)
Mar: B Bayer, Bruno, Palagano, Benjamin, Malucelli, & Steensen win by pin
1/8: ST JOE'S QUAD
TR East 46 - Marlboro 22 (BOX SCORE)
St Joseph's (Metuchen) 48 - Marlboro 18 (BOX SCORE)
Marlboro 56 - Piscataway 15 (BOX SCORE)
1/5: A-NORTH
#5 Middletown South 55 - Marlboro 18 (BOX SCORE)
M: Steensen (9-0); Malucelli pins
12/28: RAHWAY HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT (at St. Joe's - Metuchen) (TRACK PAGE)
Marlboro (3rd Place)
1st: M Malucelli (190) / C Steensen (Hwt)
2nd: B Bayer (120) / E Shternfeld (126)
3rd: A Palagano (138) / A Litt (215)
12/22: A-NORTH
Marlboro 34 - Middletown North 33 (BOX SCORE)
M: Malucelli with walk-off pin; Marlboro's 1st win over North since 2011
12/20: A-NORTH
Howell 62 - Marlboro 12 (BOX SCORE)
M: Steensen & Bruno win by fall
12/18: ICEBREAKER TOURNAMENT (TOURNAMENT PAGE)
Mustangs Finish in 3rd Place
Top 3 Finishers
1st Place
126: Eric Shternfeld
132: Mike Bruno
Hwt: Christian Steensen
2nd Place
106: Sean Bayer
138: Alex Palagano
2022 Mustangs Wrestling
Head Coach
Charlie Frankel - 6th Season (Career Record: 52-57)
Where They Open
12/18: IceBreaker Tournament at Old Bridge
Eight starters return for a Marlboro team that has a lot of upperclassmen in the lineup, as well as some promising newcomers looking to step into the lineup and make immediate contributions.
Brandon Bayer, a senior, enters his 3rd season in the starting lineup for the Mustangs. He went 7-3 in last year's shortened season, and was a 24-bout winner in 2020. Fellow seniors Mike Bruno and Alex Palagano project to occupy the 132/138 slots. Bruno split time as a starter his freshman year, and won 18 bouts as a sophomore. Palagano got 18 bouts in as a sophomore, before jumping into the starting lineup last year. Another senior down low is Eric Shternfeld. Shternfeld did not wrestle last season, but has 35 varsity matches to his credit over his freshman and sophomore years. Also back for Marlboro are junior Sean Bayer, and sophomore Vincent DiLiberto, who are looking to build off the experience gained from last season in the starting 14. Freshman Dan Palagano has a lot of potential, and will also be looking to make his mark in a group of lowerweights that should be pretty good for Marlboro.
Marlboro will have to break in several new faces in the lineup in the middle. Seniors Shiva Subramanian and Amari Benjamin, who each wrestled in one varsity match in 2020, and juniors Darsei Kongolo and Jaden Manevich are among the upperclassmen looking to step in. Alex Jang is another freshman for the Mustangs that will be looking to step in and battle.
Two senior big guns return up top. Mike Malucelli has gotten better and better each season. He went from 4-13 his freshman season, to 30 wins, and a 2nd-place finish at Districts, his sophomore year, to a 5th-place finish at Regions last year. He'll be looking to take it even further this year, and could very well be a podium contender in March. Christian Steensen has been a starter in the upperweights for Marlboro since his freshman season. The 2-time Region Qualifier has the potential to be one of the top heavyweights in the Shore Conference this season, and has the ability to have a very deep postseason run. Junior DJ Silvia is also back up top. He should benefit greatly from last year's experience and the opportunity to work with Malucelli and Steensen in the wrestling room.
The Mustangs have some good talent and depth down low, and their hammers up top. Much of the team's success in the win/loss column may come from how much they get out of their middleweights. It's an upperclassmen-heavy group, so they may be able to jump right in the mix and offer immediate contributions. The schedule is pretty strong with their A-North opponents, as well as non-division dates with Raritan, Jackson Memorial, Lacey, and Rumson.
Possible Lineup
Wgt | Wrestler | Record |
106/113 | (Jr) Sean Bayer | 2-6 |
106/113 | (Fr) Dan Palagano | |
120 | (Sr) Brandon Bayer | 7-3 |
120 | (Jr) Mitchell Oystacher | |
126 | (So) Vincent DiLiberto | 1-5 |
126 | (Sr) Eric Shternfeld | |
132/138 | (Sr) Mike Bruno | 6-4 |
132/138 | (Sr) Alex Palagano | 6-4 |
144/150 | (Sr) Shiva Subramanian | |
144/150 | (Sr) Amari Benjamin | |
157/165 | (Jr) Jaden Manevich | |
157/165 | (Fr) Alex Jang | |
157/165 | (Jr) Darsei Kongolo | |
175 | (Sr) Alex Groesbeck | 1-2 |
190 | (Sr) Mike Malucelli | 11-2 / R-5th |
215 | (Jr) DJ Silvia | 1-9 |
215 | (So) Andrew Litt | |
Hwt | (Sr) Christian Steensen | 9-2 / R-WB1 |
Graduated in 2021
Wgt | Wrestler | 2021 |
113 | Corey Herman | 1-2 |
152 | Zach Vasile | 8-3 / R-WB1 |
160 | Gavin McQuade | 6-4 |
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Marlboro Wrestling
Marlboro High School
95 North Main Street
Marlboro, NJ 07746
(732) 617-8393
~ SCHOOL WEBSITE ~
Program Established
1968
Mascot
Mustangs
Colors
Dark Blue & Gold
Athletic Director
David Ryden
Head Coach
Charlie Frankel
(6th Season in 2022)
Assistants
William Terrell
Keith Masi
Section
CJ Group 5
Division
A-North
District
19
Region
5
1 - District Team Title
D24 in 1970
1 - Division Title
Class C in 1971 (co)
7 - State Medalists
Last: Mitch Seigel &
Vin Leone in 2011
2 - Region Champions
Last: Mitch Seigel in 2011
34 - District Champions
Last: Christian Steensen - 2022
Career Wins Leader - 125
Nick Parisi
(2003-2006)
Season Wins Record - 41
Charlie Frankel
(2007)
100 Win Club
Nick Parisi - 125
Mitch Seigel - 116
Vinnie Leone - 113
Charlie Frankel - 110
Dan Saraiva - 108
Paul Saraiva - 106