2024 Record: 4-9 / Shore Conference: 4-5 / B-South: 4-3
Non-Public B Qualifiers
3rd Place District 23
5th Place Shore Conference Tournament
4th Place B-South
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Sr) Kurt Wehner - 120
Record: 33-4
2nd Place State Tournament / Region 6 Champion / District 23 Champion
Shore Conference Tournament Champion
Mustang Classic Champion
Only Multi-Time State Medal Winner, Only 3x-Region Champion, & Only 3x-District Champion in Program History
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | Postseason |
106 | (Fr) Joseph Vezzosi | 13-12 | D-1st / R-WB1 |
113 | (So) Hank Mulligan | 7-12 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
120 | (Sr) Kurt Wehner | 33-4 | D-1st / R-1st / NJ-2nd |
126 | (Sr) Sawyer Ostroff | 18-6 | D-1st / R-1st / NJ-8th |
126 | (Jr) John Moore | 1-3 | |
132 | (Fr) Anthony Russo | 13-5 | |
132 | (Jr) Lucas Bova | 8-7 | |
132 | (Fr) Jason Mrczoka | 0-4 | |
138 | (Jr) Riley Gutierrez | 19-12 | D-2nd / R-5th |
150 | (Sr) Anthony DeCaro | 4-11 | |
157 | (Jr) Brody Kountouris | 8-13 | D-3rd / R-WB1 |
165 | (So) Brian Garcia | 6-14 | |
175 | (So) Michael Colon | 13-7 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
190 | (Fr) Diondre Foendoe | 7-14 | D-2nd / R-PQ |
215 | (Fr) Jonathan Kales | 2-10 | |
Hwt | (Sr) Sam Rock | 20-7 | D-1st / R-2nd / NJ-WB2 |
Date | Opponent | Result |
12/14 | at Lakewood | W 70-6 |
12/16 | Robin Leff Tournament | Results |
12/16 | Beast of the East | Results |
12/18 | at Barnegat | W 64-12 |
12/27 | Mustang Classic | 12th Place |
1/3 | vs Pt Boro | L 23-41 |
1/6 | Shore Conference Tournament | 5th Place |
1/10 | vs Manchester | W 52-24 |
1/13 | at St Joseph (Metuchen) | L 12-51 |
Delsea | L 12-67 | |
Seton Hall Prep | L 9-69 | |
1/17 | vs Jackson Liberty |
NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
(2 Medal Winners)
2nd: Kurt Wehner (120)
8th: Sawyer Ostroff (126)
WB2: Sam Rock (Hwt)
Kurt Wehner capped his career with his third State Medal, becoming the first Donovan Catholic wrestler to make it to the State Finals, placing 2nd at 120. He closes his run with the Griffins as their only multi-time State Medalist.
Fellow senior Sawyer Ostroff also finished his career with a State Medal, placing 8th at 126. It marks the first time the Griffins have had two State Medalist in the same season.
REGION 6 TOURNAMENT
Donovan Catholic (2 Champs / 9 Medal Winners)
1st: Kurt Wehner (120) / Sawyer Ostroff (126)
2nd: Sam Rock (Hwt)
5th: Riley Gutierrez (138)
WB1: Joseoh Vezzosi (106) / Brody Kountouris (157)
PQ: Hank Mulligan (113) / Michael Colon (175) / 190: Diondre Foendoe (190)
Donovan Catholic's only multi-time Region Champion added his third 1st-place medal when Kurt Wehner used three 1st-period pins to 3-peat at the Regions. It is the fourth Region medal in all for Wehner.
Fellow senior Sawyer Ostroff won his first Region Title, and third Region medal, giving the Griffins multiple champs for the first time in program history, and raising their all-time total to seven champs.
DISTRICT 23 TOURNAMENT
Donovan Catholic (3rd Place / 4 Champs / 9 Medal Winners)
1st: Joseph Vezzosi (106) / Kurt Wehner (120) / Sawyer Ostroff (126) / Sam Rock (Hwt)
2nd: Riley Gutierrez (138) / Diondre Foendoe (190)
3rd: Hank Mulligan (113) / Brody Kountouris (157) / Michael Colon (175)
Kurt Wehner became Donovan's first 3-time District Champion, Joseph Vezzosi came from the #8 seed to win the 106-pound title, Sam Rock became the program's first heavyweight District Champ since 1985, and Sawyer Ostroff returned from injury to give the Griffins a new school record four District Champions.
NON-PUBLIC GROUP B TOURNAMENT
QF: RBC 57 - Donovan Catholic 7 (BOX SCORE)
1/30: B-SOUTH
Lacey 37 - Donovan Catholic 27 (BOX SCORE)
Lacey: Gauthier (21-6); Schuler (20-8); Flynn (20-8); Davis (20-7); Mott (16-9)
Donovan: Hwt - #4 Rock d. #5 Sager, 4-0; Wehner (21-3); Gutierrez (15-6); Colon (11-4)
1/27: ST PETER'S PREP TRI
#3 St John Vianney 58 - Donovan Catholic 12 (BOX SCORE)
St Peter's Prep 66 - Donovan Catholic 12 (BOX SCORE)
1/24: B-SOUTH
Donovan Catholic 54 - Pinelands 27 (BOX SCORE)
Donovan: Colon, Foendoe, Wehner, Gutierrez, & DeCaro win by fall
Pinelands: Hwt - Glass p. #4 Rock; Wainen, & Hart win by pin
1/17: B-SOUTH
Jackson Liberty 35 - Donovan Catholic 29 (BOX SCORE)
Liberty: Urso (18-4); Niewiadomy (16-6); McCann (14-6); Ayyash (14-7); Agban (12-7)
Donovan: Wehner (18-2); Ostroff (9-3); Rock (11-2); Colon (9-2)
1/13: ST JOSEPH METUCHEN QUAD
Delsea 67 - Donovan Catholic 12 (BOX SCORE)
St Joe's (Metuchen) 51 - Donovan Catholic 12 (BOX SCORE)
Seton Hall Prep 69 - Donovan Catholic 9 (BOX SCORE)
1/10: B-SOUTH
Donovan Catholic 52 - Manchester 24 (BOX SCORE)
Donovan: Colon, Foendoe, Mulligan, Bova, Russo, & Gutierrez win by fall
Manchester: Espinal & Anderson win by pin
1/6: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Donovan Catholic - 5th Place
4 Medal Winners
1st: Kurt Wehner (120)
2nd: Sawyer Ostroff (126) / Sam Rock (Hwt)
6th: Riley Gutierrez (138)
Despite having only four entrants in the tournament, the Griffins managed to finish in 5th-place as a team, the highest finish in the program's history. Three Griffins made it to the finals, and senior Kurt Wehner made history by becoming Donovan's first ever SCT Champion.
1/3: B-SOUTH
Pt Boro 41 - Donovan Catholic 23 (BOX SCORE)
Pt Boro: Hynes, Matta, & Weiland win by fall; Clayton techs
Donovan: Wehner d. Burgio, 3-0; Russo pins; Ostroff techs
12/27: MUSTANG CLASSIC at Brick Memorial
Donovan Catholic - 12th Place
1st: Kurt Wehner (120)
2nd: Sam Rock (Hwt)
12/18: B-SOUTH
Donovan Catholic 64 - Barnegat 12 (BOX SCORE)
Donovan: Bova, Mulligan, Russo, Gutierrez, Kountouris, Colon, Foendoe, & Rock win by pin
Barnegat: Hickey & Concepcion win by decision
12/16: BEAST OF THE EAST
12/16: ROBIN LEFF TOURNAMENT at Southern
Top 5 Finishers
4th: Brody Kountouris (157)
12/14: B-SOUTH
Donovan Catholic 70 - Lakewood 6 (BOX SCORE)
Donovan: Pins: Vezzosi, Bova, Mulligan, Wehner, Ostroff, Russo, Gutierrez, Colon & Rock
Lakewood: Perez wins by forfeit
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Head Coach
Lex Knapp
(3rd Season in 2024)
Assistants
Mark Grey
Devin Geohegan
Danny Moore (Volunteer)
Cristiaan Dailey (Volunteer)
Section
Non-Public B
Division
B-South
District
23
Region
6