Wrestling
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The varsity wrestling team competes in more than twenty-five dual meets per season and three tournaments— the Western New England Championships, the New England Championships, and the National Prep Wrestling Tournament at Lehigh University. Our spacious wrestling room, located in our state-of-the-art athletic facility, holds the equivalent of more than three full-size competition mats and is one of the largest high school wrestling rooms in New England. Because of the size of our room and the quality of our program, other high school wrestling teams in the area send athletes to work out with us from time to time. As a team, Pomfret has consistently placed high in the Western New England Tournament (including a championship in 2009) and the New England Tournament during this time. We have two full-time coaches who offer expertise from a variety of wrestling experience, and Pomfret wrestlers have seen a great deal of individual and team success over the last ten years. Banners declaring Pomfret League Champions, New England Champions, and National Prep All-Americans hang from our wrestling room wall.
Choose a team to see the schedule, coaches, and roster below.
SCHEDULE
| Team | Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Details | Result | Score |
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| Wrestling - Varsity |
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Marianapolis Preparatory, Hamden Hall, Taft School
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Pomfret School | Details about Wrestling - Varsity | W vs Hamden Hall 42-30, W vs Marianapolis 51-18, L vs Taft 12-60 | |
| Wrestling - Varsity |
Marvelwood Tournament
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| Wrestling - Varsity |
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Deerfield Academy, Hopkins School, Suffield Academy
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Hopkins School | Details about Wrestling - Varsity | L vs Deerfield 30-38, W vs Suffield 36-34, L vs Hopkins 6-74 | |
| Wrestling - Varsity |
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Marianapolis Preparatory, Brooks School, Milton Academy
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Pomfret School | Details about Wrestling - Varsity | W vs Marianapolis 60-12, W vs Brooks 42-30, W vs Milton 39-30 | |
| Wrestling - Varsity |
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Avon Old Farms
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Pomfret School | Details about Wrestling - Varsity | Loss | 18-59 |
| Wrestling - Varsity |
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Choate Rosemary Hall, St. Paul's School, Wilbraham & Monson Academy
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Choate Rosemary Hall | Details about Wrestling - Varsity | L vs Choate 18-65, W vs WMA 45-24, L vs St. Paul's 12-72 | |
| Wrestling - Varsity |
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Marianapolis Preparatory
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Marianapolis Preparatory | Details about Wrestling - Varsity | Win | 54-30 |
| Wrestling - Varsity |
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St. Sebs, Trinity - Pawling School, Suffield Academy
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Pomfret School | Details about Wrestling - Varsity | W vs Suffield 42-30, W vs Trinity-Pawling 36-35, L vs St. Sebastian's 30-40 | |
| Wrestling - Varsity |
WNEISWA Tournament @ AOF
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Avon Old Farms | Details about Wrestling - Varsity | 6th out of 9 | |
| Wrestling - Varsity |
New England Tournament @ GFA
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Greens Farms Academy | Details about Wrestling - Varsity | ||
| Wrestling - Varsity |
New England Tournament @ GFA
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Greens Farms Academy | Details about Wrestling - Varsity | ||
| Wrestling - Varsity |
National Tournament
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TBD | Details about Wrestling - Varsity | ||
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National Tournament
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National Tournament
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TBD | Details about Wrestling - Varsity |
COACHES
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Joshua Wildes
Head CoachJosh attended Pomfret as a day student from 2000-2004. He then went on to Wesleyan University where he earned a BA in Mathematics. He started teaching math and coaching wrestling immediately afterwards at Salisbury School. He eventually moved on to teach at Roxbury Latin. During his eight years at Roxbury Latin, Josh taught math and was the head wrestling coach. He also completed his masters in Math for Teaching from Harvard Extension School during that time period. He began his Pomfret career in 2020 with his six year old son Wes, and his three year old daughter Zoe, and his wife Amber. -
Arthur Horst
Assistant CoachArt has been an educator for 23 years. His experience includes teaching at Oregon Episcopal School, Northfield Mount Hermon Summer School, Deerfield Academy, and Soledad Enrichment Action (through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps).After graduating cum laude from Loomis Chaffee School, where he earned a varsity letter in four sports and was captain of the football and wrestling teams, Art earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and his advanced degree in educational administration. Art's coaching experience is highlighted by a New England Championship in wrestling while at Deerfield Academy and a WNEISWA championship (wrestling) at Pomfret in 2009. He served as the coordinator of the action plan for Pomfret School's 2008-2009 NEASC self-study. Art came to Pomfret in 1997 with his family, which includes his wife Martha and their five children. -
Greg Fischer
Assistant CoachGreg grew up in Newburgh, New York before deciding to attend Wesleyan University in Connecticut. There he majored in Psychology while following a premed track. Greg was also a member of the Varsity Wrestling team at Wesleyan and was team captain for two seasons. During this time, Greg was a research assistant with the Reasoning and Decision making lab at Wesleyan where he developed valuable research skills and analytical tools. This has led to Greg becoming well versed in the difficulties and rewards that arise for student athletes. He is committed to helping students work through these difficulties to achieve success both in and outside of the classroom. Greg is currently teaching Advanced Psychology and Chemistry at Pomfret. Outside of the classroom, Greg will be coaching the Wrestling and Baseball teams on campus. Greg's own interests include reading, cooking and completing the NYT crossword.
ROSTER
| # | Name | Class | Hometown |
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| Matthew Amoah | 2029 | Newark, NJ | |
| Charles Baker | 2028 | Bedford, NY | |
| James Bartolomei | 2029 | Essex, CT | |
| Chance Coleman | 2029 | Windsor, CT | |
| Brody Giblin | 2028 | Southborough, MA | |
| Asher Griswold | 2029 | Willington, CT | |
| Hadly Herdic | 2029 | Canterbury, CT | |
| Hyunwook Im | 2028 | Incheon | |
| Doyun Kim | 2027 | Cliffside Park, NJ | |
| Taejun Kim | 2029 | ||
| Zachary Kocienda | 2028 | Southbury, CT | |
| James Lake | 2027 | Pomfret, CT | |
| William Leary | 2026 | Pomfret, CT | |
| Edward LeFlore | 2028 | Middletown, RI | |
| Teya LeFlore | 2029 | Middletown, RI | |
| Yongyue Li | 2027 | Potomac, MD | |
| Jayren Lima Agudelo | 2029 | Lawrence, MA | |
| Raymond Liu-Cai | 2028 | Shanghai | |
| Chonghuai Ma | 2029 | Qinhuangdao | |
| Santiago Marzo Chávez | 2026 | Madrid | |
| Tasneem Mudde | 2029 | West Roxbury, MA | |
| Chang Hyun Park | 2027 | Seoul | |
| Arturo Peniche Gasque | 2028 | Merida | |
| Gavin Poma | 2029 | Winchster, MA | |
| Fiona Roustan | 2028 | Redondo Beach, CA | |
| John Tullis | 2029 | Miami, FL | |
| Ngan Vu | 2026 | Ha Noi |