Springfield, Mass.- Junior Mark Foresi (West Springfield, Mass.) reached the finals of the 141 pound division and sophomore Michael Doros (East Hartford, Conn.) advanced to the final round of the 184-pound weight class to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a fifth-place finish in the New England College Conference Wrestling Association (NECCWA) at Springfield College this weekend. Trinity, which won the league title last season for the first time, was seeded No. 8 in the 15-team tournament field. Springfield won the championship with four individuals capturing their weight class titles.

Bucco won, 10-5, in his 165-pound match against Rhode Island College and pinned his Bridgewater State opponent in 1:12 at 157 pounds. Junior Mark Foresi (West Springfield, Mass.) and sophomore Wesley Connell (Simsbury, Conn.) each won two matches on the day for the Bantams as well.

Foresi and Doros were both named as All-New England performers and Foresi was selected to compete in the NCAA Division III National Championships as a wild card at Scranton University on Mar. 2 and 3. Foresi, an All-American in 2000-01, was named All-New England for the third straight season and qualifies for Nationals for the third time. Doros is a repeat All-New England selection. Trinity sophomore Wesley Connell (Simsbury, Conn.) finished fourth at 165 pounds, freshman David Bucco (Paramus, N.J.) was fifth at 157 pounds, and freshman Matt Cino (Brooklyn, N.Y.) was sixth at 133 pounds. All three were named All-New England as well, with Connell doing so for the second year in a row.

Foresi lost his bout in the finals to Springfield All-American Keith Poloskey (Middle Island, N.Y.), while Doros was beaten by Dave Capone (Lincoln, R.I.), of Worcester Tech, who he had beaten in an earlier round but had fought his way back to the finals through a consolation bout victory.

Trinity, coached by Sebastian Amato, was also honored for having the highest grade-point-average among all NCAA Division III institutions. The Bantams compiled an average team g.p.a. of 3.15.

1. Springfield 136

2. Johnson and Wales 116.5

3. Worcester Tech 116

4. Plymouth State 66.5

5. Trinity (Conn.) 66

6. Roger Williams 65.5

7. Coast Guard 64

8. Wesleyan 61

9. Norwich 44.5

10. Bridgewater State 41.5

11. MIT 32

12. Rhode Island College 29.5

13. Williams 27

14. Southern Maine 25

15. Western New England 13.5

125: Murphy (Wesleyan) d. Jeff Rhoades (TC) pin time (6:40)

133: Matt Cino (TC) recieved a bye

141: Mark Foresi (TC) received a bye

149: Eric Egolf (TC) d. Grabowski (Coast Guard) pin time (5:52)

157: Dave Bucco (TC) d. Lyman (Bridgewater State) pin time (1:37)

165: Wesley Connell (TC) d. Plutino (WNEC) pin time (4:24)

174: Hamilton (Southern Maine) d. Lucas McKittrick (TC) 10-6

184: Michael Doros (TC) d. Cirito (Williams) 9-6

197: Berkel (MIT) d. Matt Webster (TC) 7-2

285: O'Niel (Roger Williams) d. Tim Wenson (TC) pin time (1:40)

133: Lambert (MIT) d. Cino 7-1

141: Foresi d. Fiero-Fine (Wesleyan) 3-1

149: Weafer (Brisgewater State) d. Egolf 9-5

157: J. Moskowitz (WPI) d. Egolf 11-5

165: Connell d. Roose (Wesleyan) 4-2

184: Doros d. Robichaud (Wesleyan) 4-2

141: Foresi d. Fiero-Fine 6-3

165: Gilbert (J & W) d. Connell 9-6

184: Doros d. Capone (WPI) 7-5

141: Poloskey (Springfield) d. Foresi 6-5

184: Capone d. Doros 3-1