Galton and Rivera Earn ECWC Honors

Mike Galton (Warsaw) and Benjamin Rivera (Carmel) from Alfred State Wrestling have earned ECWC weekly honors after their feats at the John Summa Invitational hosted by Baldwin Wallace in Berea, Ohio on Saturday.

Galton was named Wrestler of the Week along with Tyler Newton (Pitt Bradford) and Richard Knapp (Brockport).

Galton went 4-0 on the day at 174. He won by a 3-1 decision over Ryan Haas (Baldwin Wallace) in round two then won by a 15-3 major decision over Connor Kwiat (Ohio Northern) in the quarterfinal. In the semifinal he won by a 9-5 decision over Luke Hopkins (Baldwin Wallace) and in the first-place match he won by a 7-3 decision over Donovan Palmer (Baldwin Wallace) for the title.

Rivera was named Rookie of the Week alongside Zach Levey (Brockport).

Rivera went 4-1 to take 3rd place at the John Summa. He was the pin champ as he led the tournament with 4 pins, the only competitor in the field to do so.

ROTW Honor Roll: Sean Peterson