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As a Junior: Did not wrestle.
As a Sophomore: Regular starter at 174 pounds
posted a 16-11 overall record including a 5-5 dual meet record
finished fourth in the ACC Championships at 174 pounds
compiled a 10-4 record in tournaments
won three matches including an impressive 21-8 major decision over Penns Michael Reitmeyer
placed second at Millersville Invitational
won three matches to finished fourth at East Stroudsburg Open.
Redshirted in 1999-2000: Decided to redshirt the 1999-2000 season to build up his strength ... finished the season at 18-5 ... accumulated the sixth most wins despite being a redshirt ... winning percentage (.783) ranked second on the team to ACC champion Brandon York (.810) ... his three top 3 finishes also ranked him second to York (6) ... started off the season with four straight wins in the West Virginia Open to finish second ... lost to West Virginia's Sam Kline in the finals ... flew through the first four rounds of the East Stroudsburg Open to reach his second straight tournament final ... won the first two matches by a combined 38-9 score ... defeated 1999 ACC champion Corey Bell of North Carolina in the semifinals, 8-7 ... lost to Harvard's Ed Mosely in the championship ... won four matches at the Penn State Open to finish sixth ... finish in a team-high third place at the holiday break Wilkes Open on Dec. 29 ... won four straight in the consolation bracket.
As a Freshman: Regular starter for Maryland at 165 pounds
posted a 5-6 dual record
17-16 overall for the season
recorded three falls
finished fourth in the ACC Tournament
won his first-ever collegiate match with a 6-2 decision of Dave Bubnowski in the East Stroudsburg Open
took four of six matches at the Wilkes Open
finished third at the Millersville Belles Tournament by winning his final three matches
won his first career dual and first ACC match by defeating John Grochowski of NC State on Jan. 22
put together a streak of four consecutive dual victories from Feb. 16 through March 6
pinned Old Dominion's Alex Plasencia in the final minute of the third period to lead the Terps to an upset win over the Monarchs
defeated NC State's Kyle Guffey, 14-6, in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
Before Maryland: Came to Maryland after a post-graduate year at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J.,where he compiled a 14-10 record
attended Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore, Md.
captained a team for his final two seasons that reached the No. 1 ranking in Maryland
state champ as a senior
runner-up as a junior
national prep champion
earned all-metro and all city-county first team
38-2 record as a senior
finished 31-3 as a junior.
Personal: Salvatore Aquia, Jr.
son of Rosalina and Salvatore Aquia
born Sept. 24, 1979
graduated from high school with a 3.2 GPA
plans to major in business
also recruited by Virginia and Franklin & Marshall
brother Tony wrestled for Maryland and graduated in 1996.
[ - See Aquia's updated stats - ]
1998-99 SEASON (freshman): 17-16
ESO W Dave Bubnowski (Unattached) 6-2
ESO L Kevin Brandon (George Mason) 15-9
ESO W Larry Obst (Harvard) F0:43
ESO W Vince Harris (Coppin St.) TF, 24-8
ESO L Quentin Bell (N. Carolina) 6-5
PSO W John Wechter (Michigan St.) 12-6
PSO L Joel Trim (Central Michigan) F1:46
*CSC L Keith Patterson (Coppin St.) 3-2
WBO W Dan Degan (Boston College) 12-7
WBO W John Russo (Rutgers) 8-6, sv
WBO L Jim Stanec (Cornell) 9-7
WBO W Bon Pizzuto (Rider) 9-4
WBO W Hunter Guenot (Bloomsburg) 3-2
WBO L Josh Weidman (Maryland) 6-5
MI L Chris Roggiz (Messiah) 6-5
MI W Chris Wynne (U. Penn) 9-0
MI W Gordon Reppord (Campbell) 10-2
MI W Billy Green (Campbell) 10-7
**THIRD PLACE**
*NA L Karl Haywood (Navy) F3:40
*JM L Kris Bishop (James Madison) 9-7
*NC W John Grochowski (NC State) 5-2
*GM L Mark Weader (George Mason) 8-5
*UNC L Dan Calhoun (N. Carolina) 9-3
CC L Denis Papadatos (Hofstra) 14-8
CC L Travis Doto (Lehigh) 13-3
*AU W Forfeit Forfeit
*DU L Matt Mapes (Duke) 6-3
*VA W Greg Fransesca (Virginia) 9-4
*HU W Milton Yates (Howard) 11-3
*OD W Alex Plasencia (Old Dominion) F6:31
ACC W Kyle Guffey (NC State) 14-6
ACC L Jim Harshaw (Virginia) 10-4
ACC L Dan Calhoun (N. Carolina) 5-2
**FOURTH PLACE**
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