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Athletes of the Week

Dempsey King

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/2/2019
  • Sport
    Wrestling
  • Bio
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King improved to 13-3 in 2018-19 after winning all five bouts to secure the individual championship at 165 lbs. at the Citrus Open in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. King began his journey towards a title with a 15-0 technical fall win over Colin Honderd of Cornell College and won by decision over Sam Gross of John Carroll and James Murdoch of NYU Saturday. King earned a crucial win in overtime over Rodney Shepard of UNC Pembroke, 10-8, who was a 2018 Division II All-American and is ranked second nationally this season. King clinched the title with a 7-3 victory over fifth-ranked Andrew Tolbert of Ferrum in the championship match Sunday.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
12/16/2014 Taylor Harkness Women's Track & Field
12/16/2014 Jordan Ruby Men's Hockey
12/8/2014 Tory Cain Wrestling
12/8/2014 Merissa Maiorano Women's Basketball
12/1/2014 Joe Stortini Men's Basketball
12/1/2014 Maria Edwards Women's Basketball
11/25/2014 Ashlynn Palmitesso Women's Basketball
11/25/2014 Matt Giannino Men's Cross Country
11/17/2014 Matt Giannino Men's Cross Country
11/17/2014 Merissa Maiorano Women's Basketball
11/10/2014 Connor Martinez Wrestling
11/10/2014 Jetta Rackleff Women's Hockey
11/4/2014 Genevieve Senecal Women's Swimming & Diving
11/4/2014 Brad Mayville Wrestling
10/28/2014 Kiana Richards Women's Soccer
10/28/2014 John O'Gorman Men's Swimming & Diving
10/20/2014 Sarah Szybist Women's Volleyball
10/20/2014 Matt Giannino Men's Cross Country
10/13/2014 Kiana Richards Women's Soccer
10/13/2014 Alexander Kuqali Men's Hockey
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