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2019-20 Wrestling Roster

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Riley Joslin

Dempsey King

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Hartford, NY
  • Highschool New Hartford
  • Major Civil Engineering Technology

Biography

2018-19: Competed in 33 matches at 157 lbs. … earned national runner-up honors at 165 lbs. to earn All-American honors … first RIT wrestler to compete for national title since 2011 … selected co-captain … finished runner-up at NCAA Northeast Regional … RIT Male Athlete of the Week Jan. 2 and March 11 … named Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Co-Wrestler of the Week Jan. 7 … won the individual title at 165 lbs. at the Citrus Open … finished with a 27-6 overall record … went 10-1 in dual matches … won seven by matches by pin … earned Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference All-Academic Team honors for maintaining at least a 3.30 grade-point average … National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-American.

2016-17: Competed in 36 bouts at 149 lbs. … represented RIT at the 2017 NCAA Division III National Championships … named a National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-American … named to the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference (ECWC) All-Academic Team … named ECWC wrestler of the week, Jan. 17 … named RIT Male Athlete of the Week, Feb. 6 … went 28-8 overall and 14-1 in dual matches … won six times by major decision and five on pins … placed third in the NCAA Division III Mid East Regional Championships … was a finalist at the Empire Conference Championships … placed third in the RIT Invitational, with a victory over Lycoming’s Hadyn Swartwood in the third place bout.

2015-16: Went 22-9 at 149 lbs. in an impressive campaign … his 22 wins were third on the team … team-leading nine wins by way of pin, adding a major decision … went 7-1 in dual matches, including wins over Eric Harley of SUNY Oswego, Jawan Jones of No. 2 Ithaca, and Daniel Murphy of SUNY Oneonta … started his career with a fourth-place finish at the Ithaca Invitational ... beat John Connick of John Carroll 8-2 to earn his first tournament title at the 50th annual RIT Invitational … went undefeated (3-0) at the Wilkes Quad Meet … placed fourth in the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Championships …  finished in sixth place at the NCAA Mideast Regional …  named the Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference Rookie of the Week twice (Dec. 8, Feb. 2).

Before RIT: Wrestled at New Hartford High School … senior record of 39-6 … career record of 158-34 … two-time Section III champion … finished fifth in the New York State Championships at 132 lbs. … also played soccer and lacrosse.
 
Personal: Civil engineering technology major … son of Pamela and Michael King … has three brothers, Tory, Lucas, and Seton.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

    5'9" 149 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'9" 149 lbs
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    2018-19Junior

    5'9" 157 lbs
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    2019-20Senior

    5'9" 165 lbs
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