The 2002 edition of the prestigious Mason-Dixon Quad was held on Saturday, January 5, 2002 at the beautiful McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD. Maryland Coach Pete Welch hosted the event, which was sanctioned by the Maryland State Wrestling Association and USA Wrestling. The director was Mike Clemens, and, once again, the participating teams were:

2002 Mason-Dixon Photos...

Team New Jersey was led by Team Leader John K. Welch and Coaches Pete DiBiase and Dan LaMonte. The individual members of the team, along with their weights, home towns, years of birth, placements, and Quad records are listed below:

60 Ian Squires, Southampton, 90, 2nd, 2-1
65 Frank Cagnina, Hillsdale, 88, 3rd, 1-2
70 Fred Santaite, Up Saddle River, 89, 1st, 3-0
75 Stephen Fallon, Laurence Harbor, 89, 2nd, 2-1
80 John Trumbetti, WoodCliff Lake, 88, 3-0
85 Aaron Wilcox, Pittsgrove, 89, 2-1
90 Max Shanaman, Basking Ridge, 88, 0-3
95 Brandon OHara, Sicklerville, 88, 1-2
100 Frank Molinaro, Middletown, 88, 3rd, 1-2
105 David Greenwald, Union, 88, 3rd, 3-0
110 John Mangini, Somerville, 88, 1st, 3-0
115 Eric Medina, Sewell, 89, 1st, 3-0
120 Bryan Fill, Hasbrouck Heights, 88, 2nd, 1-2
130 Scott Giffin, Voorhees, 88, 2nd, 3-0
140 Alex Caruso, Green Brook, 88, 1st, 3-0
165 Zachery Voyce, West Califon, 88, 2nd, 2-1

Team New Jersey 2002 placed second, just 6 points behind a very good Pennsylvania team. New Jersey featured a well balanced team with 7 undefeated wrestlers, and, as a team, were victorious against Maryland and Virginia teams at the Mason-Dixon Quad. Many thanks to coaches Pete DiBiase and Dan LaMonte and to Pat Fox for getting the team shirts. Jersey wrestlers, keep looking for the best competition in order to grow. Six wrestlers on this team are eligible to trial for this team again.

Round 1 began at 11:00 AM, and resulted in the following scores:

Round 2 began at 1:00 PM, and resulted in the following scores:

Round 3 began at 3:00 PM, and resulted in the following scores: