Wrestling

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

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If you have any questions, please contact us at:

Advisor: Bill Osmer – William.Osmer@maine.edu

President: Baylor Landsman – baylor.landsman@maine.edu

Vice President: Kylie Bork – kylie.bork@maine.edu

University of Maine Wrestling

2017 NCWA Division II National Champions

UMaine Wrestling joined the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) in 2013. The team is open to male and female wrestlers as the NCWA hosts men’s and women’s divisions. Currently, there are more than 150 member institutions in the NCWA. The NCWA has a national duals championship, a national qualifier tournament, and a national championship tournament.

Wrestling in the NCWA closely mirrors NCAA wrestling with two notable exceptions. First, unique to the NCWA is an additional weight class of 235 lbs. Second, the NCWA allows teams to qualify two wrestlers per weight class for the national championship tournament. This allows for increased wrestling opportunity for our athletes. For more information on the NCWA visit www.ncwa.net

In recent years the UMaine team has competed all across New England and as far away as Virginia, Texas, Florida, and Canada. Competition comes from other NCWA teams, NCAA Division III teams, NJCAA teams, and wrestling clubs.

The UMaine NCWA wrestling team is proud of the success of our wrestlers. In addition to a team title, UMaine has produced multiple NCWA All-Americans including a men’s champion and a three time women’s champion as well as numerous Academic All-Americans.

We welcome wrestlers of all background and ability to join our team.

4x National Champion 101 lbs. – Samantha Frank

Victories

NCWA National Champions		NCWA All-Americans		NCWA Academic All-Americans
2015	Samantha Frank	2015	Samantha Frank	2015	Neal Harrison-Billiat
2016	Samantha Frank	2015	Jake Powers	2016	Samantha Frank
2017	Samantha Frank	2015	River Robertson	2016	Rusty Wilson
2017	Brent Waterman	2016	Samantha Frank	2017	Samantha Frank
2018	Samantha Frank	2016	River Robertson	2017	River Robertson
		2017	Samantha Frank	2018	Samantha Frank
		2017	Brent Waterman	2018	Hilary Merrifield
		2017	River Robertson	2018	Tyler Everett
		2018	Samantha Frank	2018	Cooper Power
		2018	Hilary Merrifield	2018	Rusty Wilson
		2018	Sierra Fonger	2018	River Robertson
		2018	River Robertson

2017 National Champion 141 lbs. – Brent Waterman

2015 NCWA All-American 174 lbs. – Jacob Powers

2017 NCWA Division II National Champions

4x NCWA All-American 184 lbs. – River Robertson