Varsity Wrestling’s Winning Season Includes 2nd Place ISL Finish

Roxbury Latin’s Varsity Wrestling team, led by Dr. Art Beauregard, continued to prove its competitive standing with a successful season, including top performances at major tournaments. The team finished the season with an excellent record, losing only to two teams in a schedule that saw it face 26 opponents. The team competed in the annual Graves-Kelsey ISL Championship Tournament, the New England Prep Wrestling Championship, and the National Prep Wrestling Championship, where it continued to earn top finishes, with several of RL’s wrestlers placing in one or more of the tournaments, contributing to the team’s impressive overall results.

In the Graves-Kelsey Tournament, the team placed 2nd overall, with almost all of RL’s competing wrestlers placing in the top six. The results from the tournament are as follows, and depict finishes in the wrestlers’ respective weight classes:

1st – Casey Chiang (II), Declan Bligh (I), Michael Rimas (I)

2nd – Everett Bluman (IV), Charlie Holt (II), Navid Hodjat (I)

3rd – Luke Kern (II), David Comander (II)

4th – Emir Zaloglu (IV), Alvin Li (II)

5th – Teddy Smith (I), Chris Yeh (IV)

6th – Rory Kelly (III)

The team then travelled to the New England Prep Wrestling Championships at Greens Farms Academy, where they placed 5th out of 44 teams. The results for this tournament are as follows:

1st – Declan Bligh

4th – Everett Bluman

5th – Casey Chiang, Luke Kern

6th – Charlie Holt, Navid Hodjat

Continuing on with its success, six members of the team travelled to the National Prep Wrestling Tournament at Lehigh University. The six members, Declan, Everett, Casey, Luke, Charlie, and Navid, represented a high total number of RL wrestlers who qualified for the tournament. Each member competed with determination and athleticism, and Declan finished the tournament in 3rd place in his weight class, earning him an All-American designation and securing Roxbury Latin’s best finish at the National tournament since 2009. Declan will attend Harvard College beginning in the fall, where he will be a member of the wrestling team. 

Roxbury Latin’s Varsity Wrestling proves its competitive status each year with a deep roster and winning record. The team was led this year by seven seniors, Captains Auden Duda, Michael Rimas, and Navid Hodjat, as well as Brayden Gillespie, Teddy Smith, Michael DiLallo, and Declan Bligh.