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1956-57 Rochester Institute of Technology Wrestling

1956-1957 RIT Tigers Wrestling
1956-1957 RIT Tigers Wrestling
The Tech wrestlers went into the past season with one of the strongest teams ever assembled in the history of RIT. Tech had such established stars as Jim Modrak, who was undefeated in twenty-nine previous collegiate bouts, Dave Smith, Hans Dotzler, and Tony Palmiere. From this group, only Palmiere escaped injury. SOURCE: 1957 Techmila. Reproduced by armdrag.com with permission from RIT.

Season: 1956-57
Team Name: Rochester Institute of Technology
Nickname: Tigers
Colors:
     Brown
     Orange
Head Coach: Earl Fuller
Freshman Coach: Ed Grain
Attachments: Roster (PDF)
Yearbook pages (PDF)
 
Album: General

1956-1957 RIT Tigers Wrestling 1956-1957 RIT Tigers Wrestling 1956-1957 RIT Tigers Wrestling
 
Schedule
Date Time Site Event Location Note(s)
Sat Dec 08 --- --- Western New York Invitational Wrestling Tournament Niagara Falls, NY ---
Wed Dec 12 --- --- vs. Clarkson College of Technology [NY] Rochester, NY ---
Wed Feb 13 --- --- vs. University at Buffalo [NY] Buffalo, NY ---
Sat Feb 16 --- --- vs. Alfred University [NY] Rochester, NY ---
Fri Mar 08 --- --- Interstate Intercollegiate Individual Invitational Wrestling Tournament Cleveland, OH ---
Sat Mar 09 --- --- Cleveland, OH ---

Roster
Weight (lbs) Name Hometown Year Matches
--- Jim Cargnoni Canonsburg, PA Senior 0
--- Harold Carnell Ontario Center/Wayne Central, NY Sophomore 0
--- Gene Dondero Valley Stream, NY Sophomore 0
--- Carl Johnson Goshen, NY Junior 0
--- Dave Manning Irondequoit, NY Sophomore 0
--- Herb Meiselman Rochester/Ben Franklin High, NY Sophomore 0
--- Jim Modrak Canonsburg, PA Senior 0
--- Rod Rittenhouse Rochester/Monroe High, NY Junior 3
--- Ronald "Rock" Roman Canonsburg, PA Sophomore 0
--- Ronald Weber Rochester/West High, NY Sophomore 0
117-130 Tony Palmiere Rochester/Ben Franklin High, NY Junior 4
123 Bob Branch Spencerport, NY Sophomore 3
130 Jim Dollar --- --- 1
137-147 Hans Dotzler Rochester/Aquinas Institute, NY Junior 2
137 Jerry Huffman --- --- 1
147 Dick Phillips Auburn, NY Sophomore 1
157 Tom Fetzko --- --- 1
157-167 Bob Lehman Irondequoit, NY Sophomore 4
157 Dick Moyer Whitesboro, NY Junior 3
177 Jerry Antos Buffalo/Tech High, NY Sophomore 2
177 Dave Smith Brighton, NY Junior 1