News from SUNY Oneonta
Kevin Knox of Stormville honored by ECWC
ONEONTA, NY (01/04/2017)– The Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference has announced that Kevin Knox from SUNY Oneonta have been selected as the Rookie of the Week. Knox was selected based on his performance in last week’s Citrus Invitational in which the Red Dragons finished fourth overall as a team.
True freshmen Knox from Stormville, NY was seeded 7th in a very deep 133 lbs. weight class which included four Nationally ranked wrestlers. Knox would go 5-1 battling his way back to third place including a 9-2 decision over Weinmann.
In the first round, Knox pinned David Wilson of Division II UNC-Pembroke. In the quarterfinals, he lost a hard-fought battle against Bennyhoff of Augsburg 10-8 after leading for most of the bout before being overtaken in the final minute of the match.
In the wrestle backs, Knox pinned teammate Dean Raymond before recording a major decision against Reid Johnson UW-La Crossse. In the consolation semifinal bout, he would record his win against Weinmann before defeating returning national qualifier, Nathan Shank of Cornell 11-7 in the final.
Knox is currently 18-6 overall with five pins.
A liberal arts institution with a strong focus on undergraduate research and service learning, SUNY Oneonta consistently gains recognition for delivering excellence and value. The college has been named to Kiplinger’s list of “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” for 10 years running and sits at No. 12 on the 2017 U.S. News and World Report list of the best public institutions in the region. SUNY Oneonta enrolls 6,000 students in its 70 undergraduate majors and 14 graduate programs.
