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John Carvalheira / Rider Wrestling All-American

John Carvalheira / Rider Wrestling All-American

  • Inducted into Rider Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004

  • Year: 1997
  • Place: Seventh
  • Weight: 118
  • Defeated Tony Hairston (Appalachian State) 9-5
  • Defeated Olympic silver medal winner BrandonPaulson (Minnesota) 4-3
  • Lost to Teague Moore (Oklahoma State) 6-4, o.t.
  • Defeated Cody Sanderson (Iowa State) 3-2
  • Pinned by David Morgan (Michigan State) 5:30
  • Defeated David Pena (Eastern Illinois) 5-3 sudden death

  • Year: 1998
  • Place: Eighth
  • Weight: 118
  • Defeated ChrisWalker (Wyoming) 12-6
  • Defeated Jason Gabrielson (Edinboro) 10-3
  • Lost to #5 Jeremy Hunter (Penn State) 2-1
  • Defeated Tom Combes (E. Illinois) fall 6:53
  • Lost to #8 Tim Derlan (Purdue) 5-0
  • Lost to Brandon Paulson (Minnesota) 3-2, tie breaker