Hackettstown, NJ: Coach
John Garriques and his Centenary Cyclones Wrestling Team hosted the 14th Annual Bob Quade Cyclone Open. On the Day, the Cyclones placed seven total wrestlers in the open.
On The Mat
After a short break from their last open, the Cyclones placed seven wrestlers on the day across six different weight classes. Placing for the Cyclones were
Jack Thode (5th),
Gavin Denise (5th),
Joey Innamorato (5th),
Anthony Tardibuono (6th),
Reece Smith (3rd),
TJ Pawlicki (6th), and
Aaron Llanas (5th). Across the Cyclones seven place winners, they posted a 23-13 record on the day consisting of six wins by decision, six wins by fall, two wins by tech fall, and two wins by major decision (seven bye's). The Cyclones great performance came against notable institutions, such as Army West Point (DI), Monmouth (DI), Columbia (DI), East Stroudsburg (DII). After another successful year of hosting the Bob Quade Cyclones Open, the Clones will take a short break before competing again for the last time in 2024, on December 21st.
Place Holder's Records
About Robert T. Quade
Centenary Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee, Robert T. Quade '11, came to Centenary University (at the time Centenary College) in 1986 as the Chair of the Business Division, where he served for 15 years. Quade attended the College of the Ozarks (now University of the Ozarks), in Clarksville, Ark., where he was a member of the wrestling team. In 1990, he was approached by a few Centenary students who knew he had wrestled, and they asked him to start up a wrestling team at the school. That year there were seven wrestlers and they managed to win Centenary's first dual meet, defeating West Point Prep, while establishing the squad as a club team.
