Rider’s 174 lb Jim Resnick is 11-1 & CAA Wrestler of Month, Talks to Takedown

Rider’s Jim Resnick CAA Wrestler of Month

LAWRENCEVILLE-Rider University’s Jim Resnick was named a Colonial Athletic Association Wrestler of the Month for all competition the first month of the 2011-12 season.

A junior from Media, PA (Penncrest), Resnick won his 174 weight class at both the Keystone Classic and the Binghamton Open to begin the season 11-1.

“Jim has had an outstanding month winning both the Binghamton University Bearcat  Tournament, and the University of Penn’s Keystone Classic,” said Rider head coach Gary Taylor.  “In those tournaments he beat nationally ranked wrestlers in the finals which has moved him up in the national polls.”

Resnick is ranked seventh by WIN, 12^th by Amateur Wrestling News and 13^th by InterMat.

“Jim continues to improve and solidify himself as one of the best wrestlers in the nation at the 174lb. weight class,” Taylor said.

Resnick shared the CAA Wrestler of the Month award with Justin Lister of Binghamton University, John Hall of Boston University and Te Edwards of Old Dominion University.

Lister is ranked fifth by WIN, sixth by InterMat and seventh by Amateur Wrestling News at 157.  Hall is ranked 13^th by AWN, 14^th by InterMat and 16^th by WIN at 197. Edwards is ranked seventh by AWN, ninth by InterMat and 10^th by WIN at 174.

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