Jon Bonilla-Bowman was decisioned by Chattanooga’s Joseph Knox, 15-12, in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. He will wrestleback against West Virginia’s Ryan Goodman tonight.

In the earlier post I referred to national rankings by WrestlingReport.com. I thought you might be interested in the full rankings for every weight class.

125:
1) Paul Donahoe-Edinboro-Sr (EWL – 1st)
2) Troy Nickerson-Cornell-Jr (EIWA – 1st)
3) Angel Escobedo-Indiana-Jr (Big X – 1st)
4) Brandon Precin-Northwestern-Jr (Big X – 2nd)
5) James Nicholson-Old Dominion-So (CAA – 1st)
6) Charlie Falck-Iowa-Sr (Big X – 3rd)
7) Joey Fio-Oklahoma-So (Big XII – 1st)
Tyler Clark-Iowa State-So (Big XII – 2nd)
9) Rollie Peterkin-Penn-Jr (EIWA – 2nd)
10) Scotti Sentes-Central Michigan-Fr (MAC – 1st)
11) Brad Pataky-Penn State-So (Big X – 4th)
12) Zach Sanders-Minnesota-Fr (Big X – 5th)
13) Anthony Robles-Arizona State-So (Pac X – 1st)
14) Obe Blanc-Oklahoma State-Sr (Big XII – 3rd)
15) Nic Bedelyon-Kent State-So (MAC – 2nd)
16) Jarrod Garnett-Virginia Tech-Fr (ACC – 2nd)
17) Steve Bonanno-Hofstra-Fr (CAA – 2nd)
18) Brandon Zoetewey-Cal-Bakersfield-Sr (Pac X – 2nd)
19) Marcos Orozco-Cal-Davis-Sr (Pac X – 3rd)
20) Derek Reber-Bucknell-Fr (EIWA – 3rd)
21) Brendan Byrne-Maryland-Jr (ACC – 1st)
22) B.J. Futrell-Illinois-Fr (Big X – 6th)
23) Mike Martinez-Wyoming-Fr (West – 1st)
24) Tony Mustari-Northern Colorado-Jr (West – 2nd)
25) Jay Ivanco-Clarion-So (EWL – 2nd)
26) Ian Moser-Bloomsburg-So (EWL – 3rd)
27) Nikko Triggas-Ohio State-So (Big X – DNP)
28) Michael Watts-Michigan-Sr (Big X – DNP)
29) Brian Owen-Boise State-Fr (Pac X – 4th)
30) Prescott Garner-Navy-Fr (EIWA – 5th)
31) William Chamberlain-Duquesne-Jr (East – 1st)
32) Demetrius Johnson-Chattanooga-So (SoCon – 1st)
33) Eric Olanowski-Michigan State-Fr (Big X – 7th)

133:
1) Franklin Gomez-Michigan State-Jr (Big X – 1st)
2) Reece Humphrey-Ohio State- Jr (Big X – 2nd)
3) Daniel Dennis-Iowa-Jr (Big X – 5th)
4) Jimmy Kennedy-Illinois-Jr (Big X – 3rd)
5) Andrew Hochstrasser-Boise State-So (Pac X – 1st)
6) Jayson Ness-Minnesota-Jr (Big X – 4th)
7) Lou Ruggirello-Hofstra-Jr (CAA – 1st)
Jake Strayer-Penn State-Sr (Big X – 6th)
9) Joe Baker-Navy-Sr (EIWA – 1st)
10) Mike Grey-Cornell-So (EIWA – 2nd)
11) Nick Fanthorpe-Iowa State-Jr (Big XII – 1st)
12) Steve Bell-Maryland-Jr (ACC – 1st)
13) Chris Notte-Oklahoma State-Jr (Big XII – 2nd)
14) Dan Mitcheff-Kent State-Jr (MAC – 1st)
15) Filip Novachkov-Cal-Poly-So (Pac X – 3rd)
16) Matt Fisk-Lehigh-Jr (EIWA – 3rd)
17) David Marble-Bucknell-Jr (EIWA – 4th)
18) Conor Beebe-Central Michigan-Jr (MAC – 2nd)
19) Mike Rappo-North Carolina-So (ACC – 2nd)
20) Todd Schavrien-Missouri-So (Big XII – 3rd)
21) Jimmy Conroy-Pittsburgh-Jr (EWL – 1st)
22) Tyler Dillashaw-Cal-Fullerton-Sr (Pac X – 6th)
23) Ricky Deubel-Edinboro-Sr (EWL – 2nd)
24) Brandon Low-Cal-Davis-So(Pac X – 4th)
25) Kelly Kubec-Oregon State-Fr (Pac X – 2nd)
26) Matt Bonson-Virginia-Fr (ACC – 4th)
27) Thomas Kimbrell-Cal-Bakersfield-Sr (Pac X – 5th)
28) Kyle Hutter-Old Dominion-Jr (CAA – 2nd)
29) Tristen DeShazer-Northern Illinois-So (MAC – 3rd)
30) Cory VomBaur-Wyoming-Jr (West – 1st)
31) Frank Celorrio-Appalachian State-Jr (SoCon – 1st)
32) Darrius Little-North Carolina State-So (ACC – 3rd)
33) Christian Smith-Liberty-Sr (East – 1st)

141:
1) Kellen Russell-Michigan-So (Big X – 1st)
2) Zach Tanelli-Wisconsin-Sr (Big X – 2nd)
3) Jeff Jaggers-Ohio State-Sr (Big X – 3rd)
4) Alex Tsirtsis-Iowa-Sr (Big X – 4th)
5) Ryan Williams-Old Dominion-Sr (CAA – 1st)
6) Nick Gallick-Iowa State-Jr (Big XII – 2nd)
7) Cody Cleveland-Chattanooga-Jr (SoCon – 1st)
Marcus Hoehn-Missouri-Sr (Big XII – 1st)
9) Corey Jantzen-Harvard-So (EIWA – 2nd)
10) Tyler Nauman-Pittsburgh-Fr (EWL – 1st)
11) Chris Drouin-Arizona State-So (Pac X – 2nd)
12) Mike Thorn-Minnesota-So (Big X – 5th)
13) Drew Lashaway-Kent State-Sr (MAC – 1st)
14) Alex Krom-Maryland-Jr (ACC – 1st)
15) Seth Ciasulli-Lehigh-Jr (EIWA – 1st)
16) Jamal Parks-Oklahoma State-Fr (Big XII – 3rd)
17) Keith Sulzer-Northwestern-So (Big X – 6th)
18) Tony D’Alie-Central Michigan-Jr (MAC – 2nd)
19) Chris Diaz-Virginia Tech-So (ACC – 2nd)
20) Elijah Nacita-Cal-Bakersfield-So (Pac X – 1st)
21) Vincent Ramirez-North Carolina-Sr (ACC – 3rd)
22) Nick Nelson-Virginia-So (ACC – 4th)
23) Chris Bencivenga-NC-Greensboro-Sr (SoCon – 2nd)
24) Tim Harner-Liberty-Sr (East – 1st)
25) Trent Washington-Northern Iowa-Fr (West – 1st)
26) Ryan Prater-Illinois-So (Big X – 7th)
27) Rick Rappo-Penn-Sr (EIWA – 3rd)
28) Joe Caramanica-North Carolina State-Sr (ACC – 5th)
29) Adin Duenas-Cal-Fullerton-So (Pac X – 3rd)
30) Cory Fish-Boise State-Jr (Pac X – 4th)
31) Frank Molinaro-Penn State-Fr (Big X – 8th)
32) Justin Accordino-Hofstra-Fr (CAA – 2nd)
33) William Simpson-Army-Sr (EIWA – 4th)

149:
1) Brent Metcalf-Iowa-Jr (Big X – 1st)
2) Darrion Caldwell-North Carolina State-Jr (ACC – 1st)
3) Bubba Jenkins-Penn State-Jr (Big X – 2nd)
4) Lance Palmer-Ohio State-Jr (Big X – 3rd)
5) Kyle Ruschell-Wisconsin-Jr (Big X – 5th)
6) Bryce Saddoris-Navy-So (EIWA – 1st)
7) Jake Patacsil-Purdue-Sr (Big X – 6th)
Matt Kyler-Army-Jr (EIWA – 2nd)
9) Kyle Borshoff-American-Jr (EIWA – 3rd)
10) Kyle Terry-Oklahoma-Jr (Big XII – 1st)
11) Trevor Chinn-Lehigh-Sr (EIWA – 4th)
12) Cesar Grajales-Penn-Jr (EIWA – 5th)
13) Jason Chamberlain-Boise State-Fr (Pac X – 1st)
14) Nick Stabile-North Carolina-So (ACC – 2nd)
15) Pete Yates-Virginia Tech-Fr (ACC – DNP)
16) Steve Brown-Central Michigan-Jr (MAC – 1st)
17) Heinrich Barnes-Oregon State-Sr (Pac X – 2nd)
18) Mitch Mueller-Iowa State-Jr (Big XII – 2nd)
19) Desmond Green-Buffalo-Fr (MAC – 2nd)
20) Kevin LeValley-Bucknell-So (EIWA – 6th)
21) Matt Cathell-Delaware State-So (East – 1st)
22) D.J. Meagher-Cornell-So (EIWA – DNP)
23) Matt Fittery-Lock Haven-Sr (EWL – 1st)
24) George Hickman-Bloomsburg-Sr (EWL – 2nd)
25) David Jauregui-West Virginia-Sr (EWL – 3rd)
26) Robert Sanders-Nebraska-Sr (Big XII – 3rd)
27) Mitchell Polkowske-Northern Colorado-Fr (West – 1st)
28) Paul Gillespie-Hofstra-Fr (CAA – 1st)
29) Mike Roberts-Boston-Sr (CAA – 2nd)
30) Torsten Gillespie-Edinboro-So (EWL – 6th)
31) Kellon Balum-Virginia-Jr (ACC – 3rd)
32) Trevor Kittleson-Northern Iowa-So (West – 2nd)
33) Daniel Waddell-Chattanooga-Fr (SoCon-1st)

157:
1) Jordan Burroughs-Nebraska-Jr (Big XII – 1st)
2) Jordan Leen-Cornell-Sr (EIWA – 1st)
3) Mike Poeta-Illinois-Sr (Big X – 1st)
4) Gregor Gillespie-Edinboro-Sr (EWL – 2nd)
5) J.P. O’Connor-Harvard-Jr (EIWA – 2nd)
6) Michael Chandler-Missouri-Sr (Big XII – 2nd)
7) Adam Hall-Boise State-So (Pac X – 2nd)
Matt Moley-Bloomsburg-Jr (EWL – 1st)
9) Neil Erisman-Oklahoma State-So (Big XII – 3rd)
10) Cyler Sanderson-Iowa State-Jr (Big XII – 4th)
11) Scott Winston-Rutgers-Fr (EIWA – 3rd)
12) Chase Pami-Cal-Poly-Jr (Pac X – 1st)
13) Chad Terry-Oklahoma-Jr (Big XII – 5th)
14) Jon Bonilla-Bowman-Hofstra-Jr (CAA – 1st)
15) Jason Welch-Northwestern-Fr (Big X – 2nd)
16) Matt Dragon-Penn-Jr (EIWA – 4th)
17) Tyler Safratowich-Minnesota-Sr (Big X – 3rd)
18) Kody Hamrah-North Carolina State-Sr (ACC – 1st
19) Aaron Hynes-Michigan-So (Big X – 5th)
20) Kurt Kinser-Indiana-So (Big X – 6th)
21) Jesse Dong-Virginia Tech-Fr (ACC – 2nd)
22) Anthony Jones-Michigan State-So (Big X – 7th)
23) Mike Kessler-Rider-Jr (CAA – 2nd)
24) Jedd Moore-Virginia-Fr (ACC – 3rd)
25) Hadley Harrison-Clarion-Jr (EWL – 4th)
26) Jason Johnstone-Ohio State-Sr (Big X – DNP)
27) Joey Knox-Chattanooga-Jr (SoCon – 1st)
28) Thomas Scotton-North Carolina-So (ACC – DNP)
29) Justin Gaethje-Northern Colorado-So (West – 1st)
30) Colton Salazar-Purdue-So (Big X – 4th)
31) Ryan Goodman-West Virginia-Fr (EWL – 3rd)
32) Bryan Deutsch-Northern Illinois-So (MAC – 1st)
33) Shaun Smith-Liberty-Jr (East – 1st)

165:
1) Mack Lewnes-Cornell-So (EIWA – 1st)
2) Andrew Howe-Wisconsin-Fr (Big X – 1st)
3) Ryan Morningstar-Iowa-Jr (Big X – 2nd)
4) Nick Marable-Missouri-Jr (Big XII – 1st)
5) Colt Sponseller-Ohio State-So (Big X – 4th)
6) Stephen Dwyer-Nebraska-Jr (Big XII – 2nd)
7) Jon Reader-Iowa State-So (Big XII – 3rd)
Moza Fay-Northern Iowa-Sr (West – 1st)
9) Brandon Mason-Oklahoma State-Sr (Big XII – 4th)
10) Chris Brown-Old Dominion-Jr (CAA – 1st)
11) Trevor Stewart-Central Michigan-Sr (MAC – 1st)
12) Andrew Rendos-Bucknell-Jr (EIWA – 2nd)
13) Dan Vallimont-Penn State-Jr (Big X – 3rd)
14) Jarrod King-Edinboro-Sr (EWL – 1st)
15) Luke Manuel-Purdue-So (Big X – 5th)
16) Roger Smith-Bergsrud-Illinois-Sr (Big X – 6th)
17) Mike Galante-Lehigh-Jr (EIWA – 3rd)
18) Paul Young-Indiana-So (Big X – 7th)
19) Donnie Jones-West Virginia-Jr (EWL – 2nd)
20) Tyler Sherfey-Boise State-Sr (Pac X – 1st)
21) Keegan Mueller-North Carolina-Sr (ACC – 1st)
22) Keegan Davis-Oregon State-Jr (Pac X – 3rd)
23) Seth Garvin-Chattanooga-Sr (SoCon – 1st)
24) Matt Pletcher-Rutgers-Sr (EIWA – 4th)
25) Ryan Smith-Oklahoma-Fr (Big X – 5th)
26) Ethan Headlee-Pittsburgh-So (EWL – 3rd)
27) Jason Lapham-Rider-Sr (CAA – 2nd)
28) Ryan Patrovich-Hofstra-So (CAA – 3rd)
29) Ricky Schmelyun-Bloomsburg-Jr (EWL – 5th)
30) Nick Amuchastegui-Stanford-Fr (Pac X – 2nd)
31) Justin Zeerip-Michigan-Fr (Big X – 8th)
32) Rex Kendle-Michigan State-Sr (Big X – DNP)
33) Jeremy Brooks-Millersville-Jr (East – 1st)

174:
1) Steve Luke-Michigan-Sr (Big X – 1st)
2) Michael Cannon-American-Jr (EIWA – 1st)
3) Brandon Browne-Nebraska-Sr (Big XII – 1st)
4) Jay Borschel-Iowa-Jr (Big X – 3rd)
5) Raymond Jordan-Missouri-Sr (Big XII – 2nd)
6) Mike Miller-Central Michigan-So (MAC – 1st)
7) Steve Anceravage-Cornell-Sr (EIWA – 2nd)
Chris Henrich-Virginia-So (ACC – 1st)
9) Quentin Wright-Penn State-Fr (Big X – 2nd)
10) Newly McSpadden-Oklahoma State-Sr (Big XII – 3rd)
11) Jeff James-Oklahoma-So (Big XII – 4th)
12) Alton Lucas-Hofstra-Sr (CAA – 2nd)
13) Kurt Brenner-West Virginia-Sr (EWL – 1st)
14) Nate Lee-Boise State-Jr (Pac X – 1st)
15) John Dergo-Illinois-Jr (Big X – 4th)
16) Luke Rebertus-Navy-Fr (EIWA – 5th)
17) Mendbagana Tovuujav-George Mason-Fr (CAA – 1st)
18) Shane Onufer-Wyoming-Fr (West – 1st)
19) Shane Riccio-Bucknell-Jr (EIWA – 3rd)
20) Alex Caruso-Lehigh-So (EIWA – 4th)
21) David Rella-Ohio State-Jr (Big X – 5th)
22) Scott Giffin-Penn-So (EIWA – 6th)
23) Trevor Perry-Indiana-Jr (Big X – 6th)
24) Duke Burke-Iowa State-Jr (Big XII – 5th)
25) Eric Decker-Old Dominion-Jr (CAA – 3rd)
26) Hunter Meys-Boston-Fr (CAA – 4th)
27) Justin Herbert-Franklin&Marshall-Sr (EIWA – DNP)
28) Nate Rock-Buffalo-Sr (MAC – 2nd)
29) Jason McCroskey-Chattanooga-So (SoCon – 1st)
30) Anthony Trongone-Virginia Tech (ACC – 2nd)
31) Ian Hinton-Michigan State-Fr (Big X – 8th)
32) Byron Sigmon-NC-Greensboro-So (SoCon – 3rd)
33) Shane Smith-Millersville-Fr (East – 1st)

184:
1) Jake Herbert-Northwestern-Sr (Big X – 1st)
2) Phillip Keddy-Iowa-Jr (Big X – 2nd)
3) Mike Pucillo-Ohio State-Jr (Big X – 3rd)
4) Kirk Smith-Boise State-So (Pac X – 1st)
5) Dustin Kilgore-Kent State-Fr (MAC – 1st)
6) Josh Patterson-Binghamton-Jr (CAA – 1st)
7) David Craig-Lehigh-Jr (EIWA – 1st)
Doug Umbehauer-Rider-Sr (CAA – 2nd)
9) Chris Honeycutt-Edinboro-So (EWL – 1st)
10) Louis Caputo-Harvard-Jr (EIWA – 3rd)
11) Joe LeBlanc-Wyoming-Fr (West – 1st)
12) Jordan Blanton-Illinois-Fr (Big X – 4th)
13) Justin Kerber-Cornell-Jr (EIWA – 2nd)
14) Anthony Biondo-Michigan-So (Big X – 5th)
15) Vince Jones-Nebraska-Sr (Big XII – 1st)
16) Jerome Ward-Iowa State-Fr (Big XII – 2nd)
17) Rocco Caponi-Virginia-Sr (ACC – 1st)
18) AJ Kissel-Purdue-So (Big X – DNP)
19) Pat Flynn-Oklahoma-So (Big XII – 3rd)
20) Vince DiDona-Central Michigan-Sr (MAC – 2nd)
21) Tommy Spellman-Virginia Tech-So (ACC – 2nd)
22) Chris McNeil-Oklahoma State-Fr (Big XII – 4th)
23) Dorian Henderson-Missouri-Fr (Big XII – 5th)
24) Alex Dolly-Northern Iowa-Sr (West – 2nd)
25) John Barone-Duke-Jr (ACC – 3rd)
26) Riley Orozco-Cal-Bakersfield-So (Pac X – 2nd)
27) Mickey Moran-Buffalo-Sr (MAC – 3rd)
28) Matt Gevelinger-Brown-Sr (EIWA – 4th)
29) David Thompson-Bucknell-So (EIWA – 5th)
30) Ken Caldwell-Navy-Sr (EIWA – 6th)
31) Mikal McKee-NC-Greensboro-So (SoCon – 1st)
32) Chris Daggett-Liberty-Sr (East – 1st)
33) Eric Cameron-Indiana-So (Big X – 6th)

197:
1) Craig Brester-Nebraska-Jr (Big X – 1st)
2) Jake Varner-Iowa State-Jr (Big X – 2nd)
3) Brent Chriswell-Boise State-So (Pac X – 1st)
4) Brandon Halsey-Cal-Bakersfield-Sr (Pac X – 2nd)
5) Tyrel Todd-Michigan-Sr (Big X – 1st)
6) Dallas Herbst-Wisconsin-Sr (Big X – 2nd)
7) Max Askren-Missouri-Jr (Big XII – 3rd)
Clayton Foster-Oklahoma State-So (Big XII – 4th)
9) Andrew Anderson-Northern Iowa-Sr (West – 1st)
10) Hudson Taylor-Maryland-Jr (ACC – 2nd)
11) Eric Lapotsky-Oklahoma-Jr (Big XII – 5th)
12) Brent Jones-Virginia-Jr (ACC – 1st)
13) Chad Beatty-Iowa-Jr (Big X – 4th)
14) Cayle Byers-George Mason-So (CAA – 1st)
15) Dennis Drury-North Carolina-Jr (ACC – 3rd)
16) Jon Oplinger-Drexel-Sr (CAA – 2nd)
17) Jesse Strawn-Old Dominion-Jr (CAA – 3rd)
18) Cam Simaz-Cornell-Fr (EIWA – 1st)
19) Richard Starks-Army-Jr (EIWA – 2nd)
20) D.J. Bruce-Virginia Tech-So (ACC – 4th)
21) Patrick Bond-Illinois-Jr (Big X – 3rd)
22) John Hall-Boston-So (CAA – DNP)
23) Logan Brown-Purdue-So (Big X – 5th)
24) Pat Bradshaw-Edinboro-Jr (EWL – 1st)
25) Tyler Sorenson-South Dakota State-Jr (West – 2nd)
26) Eric Chine-Kent State-Sr (MAC – 4th)
27) Jimmy Hamel-Buffalo-So (MAC – 2nd)
28) Joe Fagiano-Hofstra-So (CAA – 4th)
29) Luke Feist-Stanford-Sr (Pac X – 3rd)
30) Andrew Silber-American-Sr (EIWA – 5th)
31) John McClure-Eastern Michigan-Sr (MAC – 1st)
32) Andrew Delaney-The Citadel-Fr (SoCon – 1st)
33) Raymond Bennett-Millersville-So (East – 1st)

HWY:
1) David Zabriskie-Iowa State-Jr (Big XII – 1st)
2) Mark Ellis-Missouri-Jr (Big XII – 2nd)
3) Jermail Porter-Kent State-Sr (MAC – 1st)
4) Jared Rosholt-Oklahoma State-Jr (Big XII – 4th)
5) Konrad Dudziak-Duke-Jr (ACC – 1st)
6) Mitch Monteiro-Cal-Bakersfield-Jr (Pac X – 1st)
7) Dan Erekson-Iowa-Jr (Big X – 1st)
Rashard Goff-Cleveland State-Sr (EWL – 1st)
9) Joe Fendone-Edinboro-Sr (EWL – 2nd)
10) Kyle Massey-Wisconsin-Sr (Big X – 2nd)
11) Ryan Flores-Columbia-So (EIWA – 1st)
12) Zack Rey-Lehigh-Fr (EIWA – 2nd)
13) Dustin Rogers-West Virginia-Sr (EWL – 3rd)
14) John Wise-Illinois-Sr (Big X – 3rd)
15) Zach Sheaffer-Pittsburgh-Sr (EWL – 4th)
16) Tucker Lane-Nebraska-Fr (Big XII – 3rd)
17) Ben Berhow-Minnesota-So (Big X – 4th)
18) Christian Brantley-Northern Iowa-Fr (West – 1st)
19) Nathan Fernandez-Oklahoma-So (Big XII – 5th)
20) Justin Dobies-North Carolina-Sr (ACC – 2nd)
21) Jared Trice-Central Michigan-Fr (MAC – 1st)
22) Dustin Porter-Gardner-Webb-Jr (East – 1st)
23) David Marone-Virginia Tech-So (ACC – 3rd)
24) Nathan Everhart-Indiana-Jr (Big X – 5th)
25) Trey McLean-Penn-Sr (EIWA – 6th)
26) Corey Morrison-Ohio State-Jr (Big X – DNP)
27) Ed Bordas-Rider-Jr (CAA – 1st)
28) Chris Birchler-East Stroudsburg-Jr (EIWA – 3rd)
29) D.J. Russo-Rutgers-So (EIWA – 4th)
30) Zach Hammond-Cornell-Sr (EIWA – 5th)
31) Ricardo Alcala-Cal-Davis-So (Pac X – 2nd)
32) Clayton Jack-Oregon State-Fr (Pac X – 3rd)
33) Josh Wine-Virginia Military-So (SoCon – 1st)

The NCAA wrestling tournament begins tomorrow at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. One of the participants will be Pomona’s own Jonny Bonilla-Bowman. Bonilla-Bowman, a redshirt junior from Hofstra, is making his third NCAA appearance.

He recently claimed his second Colonial Athletic Association championship at 157 pounds. In two years at Hofstra he has two championships, and Hofstra has won its seventh and eighth consecutive team titles. The latest was in hostile territory in Chesapeake, Virginia. The gym was filled with Old Dominion fans.

“They had posters all over the gym saying they were going to break our win streak,” he said.

I spoke to him yesterday after trying to reach him for several days. He was sick with a cold and cough and holed up in his room. He finally got back to lifting on Sunday and returned to the practice mat on Monday.

He’s not worried about the quick turnaround before the tournament. Before the CAA tournament he was out for weeks with torn cartilage between his floating ribs. The tournament was his first match back. Didn’t seem to hurt him.

His first opponent is Joseph Knox of Chattanooga, also a redshirt junior. Knox, ranked 27th by WrestlingReport.com, is 16-10. Bonilla-Bowman, ranked 14th by the website, is 22-7. Both are unseeded. Win and he will likely face undefeated No. 2 seed Michael Poeta of Illinois.

“The national tournament is a very long and very competitive tournament,” Hofstra coach Tom Shifflet said. “Every match is gonna be tough. John has worked hard this season and can do some great things at the tournament. There’s no promises. Everybody that goes into this thing knows there’s no promises no matter how hard you work. It just has to be your weekend.”

Bonilla-Bowman lost in the quarterfinals last year, then lost his first wrestleback.

Coming out of East Ramapo’s wrestling program, he was an All-American after placing third in states and seventh in nationals. He was 125-10 with 73 falls over his career. He chose to attend Virginia Tech, where he redshirted 2006 and won an ACC championship in 2007. However, that April was the infamous Va Tech shooting that left 33 people dead. Combine that with the fact that coach Tom Brands had earlier left the school to coach Iowa, the most storied program in college wrestling, and Bonilla-Bowman decided to move on.

He wrestled under new coach Kevin Dresser and his staff for one season, but “they weren’t the ones that I went there for.” He transferred to Hofstra, which had been one of his top choices coming out of high school.

You can watch the NCAA quarterfinals live at 11 a.m. on ESPNU and ESPN360.com, and the semifinals at 7 p.m. on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.com. The semifinals will be telecast in a side-by-side format, allowing viewers to see both semifinal matches in each weight class at the same time, both on ESPNU and ESPN2.

ESPNU will telecast the Championship Medal Round on Saturday, March 21, at 10:30 a.m., and the Finals at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN. During the Finals, two referees per match each will wear a microphone, providing fans with even more access to and understanding of the action.

Former Pearl River coach Hayes Yorks, 71, passed away early yesterday morning. He suffered a stroke while vacationing in Florida with wife Jane that sent him into a coma. His son and three daughters were called down to be at his bedside. He was then taken off life support.

It was his second stroke. Fourteen years ago he had a smaller one that left his partially paralyzed.

Yorks coached the Pirates varsity from 1980-89. In 1984-85 they won a Section 1 championship. He also spent various stints as modified, JV, and freshman wrestling coach, as well as an assistant on the football team. His son Grier helms the wrestling team now.

Yorks was described to me as a mountain of a man, huge and strong but gentle as well. He was said to dwarf his son (pictured in 2006), no Tiny Tim himself. Former AD Tom Doherty referred to him affectionately as Uncle Hayes.

Greeley coach Mike DeBellis asked me to pass along some information about his team dinner. In addition to the usual festivities (honoring the seniors, telling stories, stuffing their faces with eggplant Rollatini) they will have special guests: the 1968 Greeley wrestling team. The fightin’ 68ers went 12-1 and placed second in the section. Here is a team photo:

The meet and greet starts at 6 p.m. at Seven Bridges Middle School cafeteria. Varsity athletes go for free, other students are $10, and adults are $20.

There are three youth tournaments happening in the north country over the next three weekends. They’re for young wrestlers in grades K-8.

The first is at Beacon’s Rombout Middle School on Saturday. The following weekend is at Carmel High School followed by Brewster on the 21st.

Additional information is available here.

Vinnie DiGravio was minding his own business when Joey Grippi fell from the ceiling.

Steve Rodrigues gets his world turned upside down.

Stephen Dutton keeps Andrew Lenzi firmly on bottom.

The antelope is fast, but not fast enough to avoid the lion’s pounce.

Ever wonder what the bottom of Genta Murayama’s shoes look like?

Think Brian Realbuto’s happy about winning a state championship?

And finally, that sweet arm-raise of victory.

A couple championship-related links to pass along. First is the new Gameface poll, which only features athletes who have won a championship in the last week. Realbuto and Brundage are on there as two of the better ones. But my vote is going to Albertus girls basketball player Alaina Walker.

The other link is a special championship page with photos and video of all the action in baskteball, hockey, wrestling, track and gymnastics. Check it out here.

It’s funny when people still vote in the old poll even after the answer has been determined. The last poll asked who would go furthest in states. Turned out to be Brundage and Realbuto. Now, those two were doing well in the poll anyway, along with Joe Grippi. But after states was over people kept voting for them. I don’t get it. Maybe I’ll start telling bartenders that I have a hunch Obama’s going to win the election.

This week’s poll question is more subjective. In your opinion, which of the 36 wrestlers at states most exceeded the expectation you had for them? It doesn’t have to be a top-3 finisher. Doesn’t even have to be a guy who made Day 2. If you thought Joe Hauser wouldn’t win a match, for example, maybe he most exceeded expectations just by going 2-2.

Bill Swertfager and the Section 1 coaches set four numerical goals when they brought the kids together for practice last week.

1) Two state champions: Check. First Brian Realbuto won the 103-pound title and James Brundage the 160-pound title in Division I. Realbuto’s was the first finals match for Section 1 and got the proceedings off to a roaring start. He had to earn every bit of this victory over Huntington’s Damon McQueen, who beat him 10-8 last year in the state semis. This time it was 9-8 in his favor. The winning takedown came in the last minute of a back-and-forth match. He said he couldn’t remember any of what happened, that as soon as the buzzer sounded the previous 10 minutes became a blur.

People have been expecting great things from him for a year and a half now, ever since he started winning at a torrid pace as an 8th grader. Then he went and placed fourth in the state. As a freshman he passed the 100-win mark in going 53-1. It became clear he would become the section’s winningest all-time wrestler sooner than later. All that was left was his first state title. He wanted five. He’ll settle for four. Can he manage three more?

Brundage, as you can read in my newspaper article, was too good for his own good. He was too athletic, too quick, too strong. He was a wrestler in an elite running back’s body. At some point about halfway through the season he realized that nobody could stand up to him at 160 pounds. So he made what could be considered a ridiculous vow—he would tech or pin everybody through divisionals, sectionals, and states. He called it higher goals. Really it was the mindset of a bored multi-time champion. Only Brundage had never won a championship. Third last year—that was it. He just had so much faith in himself.

And it came within an inch of happening. He teched and pinned through divisionals (“He teched a few guys to get some extra work in,” coach Larry McRae said. “But he could pin whenever he wanted to.”), pinned through sectionals, including one in 17 seconds in the final, and pinned his way into the state title match. Against T.J. Neidhart he nearly got three separate pins, but came out with a mere 17-10 decision. And I’m telling you, when I interviewed him in the tunnel, he looked genuinely stoic. Not bummed out, but not happy either. He insisted he felt good, but I’m not so sure. Give the guy credit, he was really committed to that promise.

2) Eighteen wrestlers make the second day. Check. To make Day 2, a guy couldn’t lose two matches. While Division II dropped its early-round matches like flies, Division I kept winning. And DII people like Derrick Longo and Penn Gottfried who lost early battled their way back into the second day.

Section 1 sent 19 in total to the second day. That was half the 38 it put in the state tournament. Aside from those who ended up placing, Joey Hauser, Chris Orlando, and Ryan Osleeb also made the second day.

I was afraid that 2/3 or more of the section would be wiped out after that first day, leaving fewer stories to follow the next day. I bet plenty of fans were also afraid of long gaps between local wrestlers.

The one thing that ended up happening was that all the big guys were wiped out immediately. No one over 152 pounds made Day 2 from Division II. No one over 171 made it in Division I. Was part of that the result of Jon Didio and Alex Othmer getting upset in sectionals?

3) Fifteen wrestlers place in the state. Check. Sixteen placed from Section 1, a new record. Placing requires a top-6 finish.

First place: Brundage, Realbuto

Second place: Steve Rodrigues, Justis Flamio, Joey Grippi, Genta Murayama

Third place: Steve Ramos, Gottfried

Fourth place: Ryan Tompkins

Fifth place: Sam Spano, Luke Speno, Clay Neivert, Dan Manley, Will Carter

Sixth place: Udit Thakur, Derrick Longo

4) One hundred eight five total points. Check. Section 1 blew this goal out of the water, scoring 259. Keep in mind this is combined points between small and large schools. Division I did most of the heavy lifting. It had 186.5, good for third, but only 4.5 points behind second-place Section II. Section 11 handily won the tourney.

Section 1 should be proud of itself. Overall their wrestlers were more competitive than anyone expected, and a lot more than last year, which was actually moderately successful. They picked up almost 100 points on the 2008 total.

So that’s four goals set, and four accomplished. Is it the start of a significant rise for the Section or just an abberation? We won’t know until next year. Either way I’m glad I could be around for it.

One more note: Fox Lane’s 63 points placed it third among all schools, and just a point behind Port Jervis. Swertfager said it was the best he could remember since Mount Vernon was second in 1976. Wantagh finished on top.

OK two more notes. Shenendehowa’s Austin Meys won MOW for the big schools, and rightfully so. He pinned his way through in the following times: 0:25, 0:20, 0:52, 1:59. Imagine that. Like reader s1wss said, the kid didn’t see a coin flip the entire tournament. And you thought Brundage was dominant.