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2018-19 Wrestling Roster

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  • 197
    Position
  • Redshirt Sophomore
    Class
  • Stuttgart, Germany
    Hometown
  • 6'0
    Height
  • Stuttgart High School
    High School
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Eli Spencer
Eli Spencer
197
Position
Redshirt Sophomore
Class
Stuttgart, Germany
Hometown

Summary

Biography

2018-19:  Placed second at 197 pounds at the 2019 Eastern Wrestling League Championships held at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Va. on March 9…Finished the season with a 27-13 record at 197 pounds, including a 6-5 dual mark…Set career-high and finished fourth on the team in wins (27)…Went 1-3 in Eastern Wrestling League duals…Registered 12 falls, three technical falls, three major decisions and nine decisions on the season…Competed in six tournaments (Hokie Open, Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, Navy Classic, Patriot Open, Southern Scuffle and Shorty Hitchcock Open)…Recorded four falls in the first period of his four victories (all in under a minute) to place third at 197 pounds at the Hokie Open on Nov. 4, defeating Finlay Holston (Davidson) at :55, Tyrie Houghton (N.C. State) at :33, Andrew Colborn (UNC Pembroke) at :21 and Pedro Daher (Coker College) at :35…Placed third at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open in Binghamton, N.Y. on Nov. 11, recording four wins, with a fall (5:19) over Anthony DePrez (Binghamton), an 8-6 decision against Jack Buell (Army), an 11-5 decision against James Hoeg (Penn State) and a 22-6 technical fall over Austin Cooley (Wyoming Seminary Prep)…Posted a pair of falls at the Navy Classic on Nov. 17 with a pin (2:16) against Timothy Young (Old Dominion) and a pin (6:08) against Mason teammate Alex Donahue…Picked up a 6-4 decision against Kyle Murphy (at Bloomsburg) on Nov. 29…Won the championship at 197 pounds with four victories at Patriot Open on Dec. 9 with a 13-3 major decision over David Heath (Brown), 2-1 decision over Sam Schuyler (Buffalo), 6-0 decision against Gregory Bensley (Penn) and a fall at 1:33 of the first period against Parker McClellan (Lock Haven)…Won by fall (2:32) over Finlay Holston (at Davidson) on Dec. 20…Won three matches at the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1-2, earning a 10-0 major decision against Sam Wustefeld (Columbia), a 3-1 decision against Anthony DePrez (Binghamton) and a fall (3:42) over Kaden Sauer (Iowa State)…Won a pair of bouts at the Shorty Hitchcock Open on Jan. 12 with a 16-1 technical fall (6:30) over Jake Koser (U.S. Naval Academy Prep School) and a fall (4:11) against Billy Baldwin (Old Dominion)…Notched a 14-5 major decision over Phillip Robilotto (at Franklin & Marshall) on Feb. 9…Picked up a 7-0 decision over Abraham Correa-Medina (at American) on Feb. 15…Recorded a 15-0 technical fall (7:00) against Niko Cappello (Maryland) on Feb. 17…Posted a 3-1 decision (SV-1) against Nezar Haddad (at Hofstra) on Feb. 22…In the 2019 EWL Championships, Spencer won by fall (2:39) over Luke McGonigal (Lock Haven) and in the semifinals defeated Dylan Reynolds (Edinboro) with a 2-1 decision (SV-1).  

2017-18:  Finished the season 5-16 with two falls, two decisions and one win in sudden victory…Made his Mason dual debut at The Citadel on Nov. 3…Posted a 3-3 dual record against Eastern Wrestling League opponents…Recorded an 8-6 decision vs. Bloomsburg on Dec. 2…Registered a 5-3 decision at Sacred Heart on Dec. 3…Won by fall (2:12) at Cleveland State on Jan. 27…Scored a takedown in the first sudden victory to post a 3-1 decision vs. VMI on Feb. 18.

2016-17:  Did not compete.

Prep:  All-American wrestler his senior year in 2016 at Stuttgart High School in Germany…Was named European Athlete of the Year…Also played football for two years and soccer for four years.

Personal:  Son of Lisa and Ron…Has one sibling, Elise…Major is Foreign Affairs.

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