MIT Wrestling

Meet the team 🦫

We are going to spend the next few weeks highlighting some of our team members and club officers. The next person we are highlighting is William Peale!
 
Will comes to MIT from The College Preparatory School (Oakland, CA). Eric is an undergraduate student going into his senior year, majoring in Course 16 (aerospace engineering). Will is newer to wrestling but has had a huge impact on the team these past two seasons.
 
Some of his accomplishments include:
 
* 2nd at the Wildcat Invitational
* Conference team member
 
Will brings a lot of enthusiasm to the team, both in practice and at competitions. He is consistently one of the hardest-working and most coachable wrestlers in the room. Despite starting the sport less than two years ago, he has made great strides, and we are excited to see how he does next season. We are very thankful to have Will on the team!

Meet the team 🦫

We are going to spend the next few weeks highlighting some of our team members/club officers. The next person we are highlighting is Eric G*i!

Eric comes to MIT from San Mateo, CA/Vancouver, Canada. Eric is a graduate student, majoring in Computational and Systems Biology. Eric has been an integral part of the team over the past two years.

Some of his accomplishments include:

- 3rd at the Wild Cat Invitational
- 4th at Jim Urquhart New England Championships
- 5th at MA NCWA State Championship

Eric brings a lot of enthusiasm to the wrestling room and has said how wrestling is the best part of his day. His enthusiasm and dedication to the sport has paid off as he has shown a lot of improvement over the past two seasons, after having a long hiatus from the sport after high school. Eric is an incredibly strong and dangerous wrestler. He has been nicknamed the “cradle master” due to his ability to find cradles from all positions. We are incredibly thankful to have Eric on the team!

We are planning on bringing a group of men and women to the Bay State Games on July 13th. I would love to get a big group over there to represent the team!

Please reach out to Coach McNeil if you have any questions.

Wrestling | Bay State Games The Massachusetts Amateur Sports Foundation is a non-profit organization with the primary function of organizing the Bay State Summer and Winter Games. These programs attract more than 7,000 athletes from the state of Massachusetts, who compete in over 30 different sports.

Meet the team 🦫

We are going to spend the next few weeks highlighting some of our team members/club officers. The next person we are highlighting is Veloria Pannell!

Veloria comes to MIT from Los Gatos, CA. Veloria is wrapping up her sophomore year. She is majoring in course 6-1 (electrical engineering). Veloria has been outstanding for the team. Some of her accomplishments include:

- 2x NCWA National Champion (1x Most Outstanding Wrestler)
- 2x Will Abele (Ursinus College) Open finalist
- 2x Princeton Open place winner (1x finalist)
- 2x Nassau Open Champion

Veloria is an integral part of the team. She is an excellent team leader who does a lot to help newer wrestlers. Veloria devotes a lot of her time to helping newer wrestlers catch up to speed on technique. She is extremely knowledgeable about various techniques and will make an excellent coach one day. Despite Veloria’s quiet and humble nature, she is relentless on the wrestling mat! We are very lucky to have her on the team!

Hi All,

Please see our summer practice schedule! Please feel to reach out to Coach McNeil for information about additional practice/competition opportunities. We will be planning to bring a group of men and women to the Bay State Games on July 13th!

Meet the team 🦫

We are going to spend the next few weeks highlighting some of our team members/club officers. The next person we are highlighting is Sam Calvert!

Sam comes to MIT from Aberdeen, SD. Sam is wrapping up his junior year. He is majoring in course 6-2 (electrical engineering and computer science). Sam has been outstanding for the team. Some of his accomplishments include:

- 2x NCWA National Qualifier (2x R12 finisher)
- 2x NCWA NEC conference finalist (1x champion)
- 2x Ted Reese (USM) place winner
- Will Abele (Ursinus) place winner
- Nassau Open finalist
- Henry Marsh finalist

Sam is one of our club officers (treasurer) and does a lot to help keep the team going. He is a phenomenal leader who sets a great example for the team with his work ethic, coachability, and willingness to work with team members who are newer to wrestling. Don’t let his calm demeanor fool you, he is tenacious on the mat. We are extremely fortunate to have him on the team at MIT!

Meet the team 🦫

We are going to spend the next few weeks highlighting some of our team members/club officers. The next person we are highlighting is Sarah Sams!

Sarah came to MIT from Douglas County High School in Colorado. Sarah is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (course 2). Sarah has had an immeasurable impact on the wrestling team at MIT. Some of her accomplishments include:

- First ever women’s NCWA national champion for MIT
- Undefeated season in 2021-2022
- Princeton Open Champion
- 3x Colorado state champion (HS)

Sarah is an excellent wrestler and an even better person. On the mat, Sarah had a lot of “firsts” for MIT, including winning an NCWA individual women’s national championship and leading the team to a 4th place team finish at the 2022 NCWA National Championship. Sarah also proudly represented MIT at the EIWA Championship exhibition matches, which helped highlight the team at an NCAA D1 conference championship. Even more impressively, Sarah is someone who prioritizes helping others and has always put the team before herself. I know that she will be extremely successful in her career, and we are extremely lucky to have had her on the team!!

Today will be the last practice of the spring semester. The summer practice schedule is coming soon!

Just a minor update to our practice schedule for the next few weeks. The summer schedule will be coming soon. Stay tuned!!

Meet the team 🦫

We are going to spend the next few weeks highlighting some of our team members/club officers. The next person we are highlighting is Viveca Pannell!

Viveca comes to MIT from Los Gatos, CA. Viveca is wrapping up her junior year. She is majoring in course 6-2 (electrical engineering and computer science). Viveca is one of the most accomplished MIT wrestlers of all time. Some of her accolades include

- USAW u23 all-American
- 2x NCWA national champion (3x all-American)
- 2x Nassau Open champion
- Ursinus Open finalist
- Princeton Open place winner

Viveca is one of our club officers and an excellent team leader. She does a lot of work to keep our website updated, promote the team, and recruit new team members. Viveca also spends a lot of time working on technique with new team members. She is an extremely positive person who is always looking to help others. We are incredibly thankful to have Viveca on the team!!

Meet the team 🦫

We are going to spend the next few weeks highlighting some of our team members/club officers. The first person we will highlight will be Coach McNeil!

Coach McNeil has coached the team at MIT for the past three seasons. Some of his coaching and competition accolades include

- 2x NCWA NEC Women’s Coach of the Year
- MIAA HS wrestling official of the year
- US Open place winner
- Cerro Pelado Intl Bronze medalist
- D1 NCAA Qualifier
- Midlands place winner
- Prep National Champion
- 2x MA state champion/New England finalist

“I really enjoy coaching the team at MIT. It is a lot of fun to coach both newer and experienced athletes. It is awesome to see each individual’s growth and development on and off the mat. It means a lot to me to be able to share this amazing sport with a great group of people.”

Fridays are 🔥🔥🔥

Here are just some of the accomplishments of wrestlers in the room today.

4x D3 NCAA all American
2x NCWA National Champion x2
D1 NCAA Qualifier
D3 NCAA Qualifier
US Open Place Winner
U23 all American
Tricia Saunders Excellence Award winner

Off-season wrestling is the way!! 💪

It should be a great practice on Friday with a lot of live wrestling!! 💪

Just a minor update to our practice schedule for the next few weeks. The summer schedule will be coming soon. Stay tuned!!

We wrapped up the 2023-2024 season yesterday at our annual team banquet. What an outstanding season it has been. Here are a few of the highlights.

2 NCWA individual national champions
3 NCWA NEC champions (4 place winners)
3 Nassau Open finalists (2 champions)
2 Ursinus Invitational place winners (1 finalist)
1 Ted Reese Invitational place winner
1 Princeton Open place winner
1 NCWA NEC Women’s Coach of the Year

Most impressively, we had 9 athletes compete for the team this year and over 30 athletes register and train with the club. We also established a wrestling physical education class for Q4 which over 20 students registered for.

Thank you to everyone who has helped make this season such a great success. Particularly, our club officers, alumni, practice partners, and volunteers. We are incredibly thankful for all of your support. None of this is possible without you!!

Coach McNeil will be running freestyle practices today at MetroWest United Wrestling Club. Come check it out!

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Just a minor update to our practice schedule for the next few weeks. The summer schedule will be coming soon. Stay tuned!!

Great group in the room tonight putting in the work this off-season 💪

Be sure to save the date for the annual Drew Esquivel Memorial Camp!! It should be a fantastic week of wrestling. 💪

Please save the dates for the annual HWC/MIT Drew Esquivel Memorial Camp! It should be an excellent week of wrestling. 💪

Time to start planning for some summer training for the kids. We have our 6th annual HWC-MIT wrestling summer camp held June 20-22 this year at Healdsburg HS.

It’s open to kids of all ages and experience levels and is always a fun and informative experience. Coaches are always welcome to attend and participate and there are perks for teams with more than 5 members in attendance.

Registration: https://healdsburghighschoolwrestling.sportngin.com/register/form/242216413

Send an email to [email protected] with any questions

These two challenged themselves today at the Last Chance US Olympic Trials Qualifier. Viveca and Veloria both looked excellent on the day.

Veloria Pannell (68kg) went 2-2 and just missed placing by one match. In the round of 16, Veloria won by fall in the first period. In the quarterfinals, Veloria defeated the #2 seed who is a senior nationals all American and NAIA all American. She dropped her semifinal match by a close 3-1 decision to a tough opponent from Northern Michigan University. In the consolation semifinals, she dropped her match to an NCAA all American and former u23 US national team member.

Viveca Pannell (62kg) went 0-2 in the deepest weight class of the tournament. She dropped her first match to a former u23 US national team member. In the consolation round, she lost to one of the top NAIA wrestlers from Campbellsville University.

Keep up the great work!! 💪

Veloria Pannell is 2-0 so far at the Last Chance US Olympic Trials Qualifier. She takes out the #2 seed to advance to the semifinals.

Viveca Pannell went 0-2 in the toughest weight class of the tournament. She battled hard against some of the top women’s freestyle wrestlers in the US.

Veloria’s semifinal match will be up shortly, live on Flowrestling!!

Wrestling starts today at 10am EST. Catch the action live on Flowrestling!!

Final 18 spots in U.S. Olympic Team Trials up for grabs at Last Chance OTT Qualifier in Fairfax, Va., April 6-7 The final 18 qualification spots for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Wrestling will be decided this weekend at the Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier in Fairfax, Virginia.All three international styles will be in action at James Robinson Sec...

The MIT wrestling team will be wrapping up the 2023-2024 season on April 6th at the US Olympic Team Trials Last Chance Qualifier! Viveca and Veloria Pannell will both be representing MIT, competing for a spot at the 2024 US Olympic Team Trials. Live results will be available on trackwrestling and video will be available on flowrestling!

The spring practice schedule starts on Monday!!

Some of you are already eager to get back in the wrestling room, so I wanted to share our anticipated spring practice schedule. Practice is open to all MIT students, faculty, alumni, and DAPER members!

Check out the awesome article about the team’s experience at the NCWA National Championships!

https://clubsports.mit.edu/news-article/mit-wrestling-national-champions/

Check out these awesome photos of our awesome champions!! 🔥

📸 Caleb Steele

Some of you are already eager to get back in the wrestling room, so I wanted to share our anticipated spring practice schedule. Practice is open to all MIT students, faculty, alumni, and DAPER members!

Grays Harbor women claim NCWA Nationals title with two champs, Ottawa-Arizona places second BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana – Led by two individual champions and 10 All-Americans, Grays Harbor claimed the team title in the women’s division at the NCWA Nationals on Saturday night.Grays Harbor scored 158 points, followed by Ottawa-Arizona with 148 poin...