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2018-19 Wrestling

Brandon Cousino

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown North Ferrisburgh, VT
  • Highschool Vergennes Union
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2018-2019: Ranked third in the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Division lll poll at 197 pounds ... Had a second place finish at the Roger Williams University Invitational (11/11/18) ... Opened the Roger Williams University Invitational with a 31-second pin ... 

2017-18: Earned Northeast All-Region honors at 197 pounds ... Named New England Wrestling Association Honorable Mention posting a 29-8 record, including 16 wins by fall ... Named NEWA All-Academic and National Wrestling Coaches' Assocation (NWCA) Scholar All-American.  

Academic Honors & Awards: 2017-18, 2018-19 William B. Wise Scholar-Athlete ... 2018 NWCA Scholar All-American ... 2018 NEWA All-Academic

Before USM: A four-year member of the Vergennes Union wrestling team ... Also competed in two seasons of track & field, and one season of cross country ... Earned the Vermont Wrestling Officials Association Sportsmanship Award ... Recieved the Dave Schultz Excellence Award ... Posted 177 wins over his HS career ... Went 44-4 as a senior. 

Personal: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering ... A member of the National Honor Society at Vergennes Union HS ... Also earned High Honors distinction. 

2018-19

Date

Weight

Result

Opponent

Dec

M. Dec.

Tech. Fall.

Pin.

Forfeit

Medical

Record

Nov. 3

197

W, forfeit

None, BSU

 

 

 

 

1-0

 

1-0

Nov. 10

197

W, pin, 0:31

M. Gjonbalaj, Hunter

 

 

 

1-0

 

 

2-0

 

 

W, pin, 1:04

J. Williams, BSU

 

 

 

2-0

 

 

3-0

 

 

W, pin, 1:12

T> Wrzesien, JWU

 

 

 

3-0

 

 

4-0

 

 

L, dec, 8-4 (first place match)

M. DiNardo, JWU

0-1

 

 

 

 

 

4-1

Nov. 17

197

W, dec, 8-3

J. Nelson, WNE

1-1

 

 

 

 

 

5-1

 

 

L, dec, 4-2

R. Martinez, AIC

1-2

 

 

 

 

 

5-2

 

 

L, pin, 3:49

McBurney, USCGA

 

 

 

3-1

 

 

5-3

Dec. 8

197

L, dec, 2-1 SV 3

Froio, PSU

1-3

 

 

 

 

 

5-4

Dec. 15

197

L, dec, 6-4

LaFlam, Castleton

1-4

 

 

 

 

 

5-5

Jan. 12

197

W, dec, 6-2

Devon Lancaster, Maine Maritime Academy

2-4

 

 

 

 

 

6-5

 

 

W, m dec, 9-1

Spencer Kozlak, Castleton

 

1-0

 

 

 

 

7-5

 

 

L, dec, 9-4

Tommy Wrzesien, JWU

2-5

 

 

 

 

 

7-6

Jan. 13

197

L, dec, 4-1

Satchel Stauffer, Norwich

2-6

 

 

 

 

 

7-7

Jan. 26

197

L, dec, 8-1

J. Yanis, Brockport

2-7

 

 

 

 

 

7-8

 

197

L, m dec, 14-0

M. Curtis, WPI

 

1-1

 

 

 

 

7-9

Feb. 2

197

W, pin

D. Price, WNE

 

 

 

4-1

 

 

7-10

 

197

L, dec, 6-3

M. Sangillo, T

2-8

 

 

 

 

 

7-11

Feb. 10

197

W, Fall, 2:00

T. Hiestand, NEC

 

 

 

5-1

 

 

8-11

 

197

L, dec, 2-0

Chee, WES

2-9

 

 

 

 

 

8-12

Feb. 23-24

197

W, pin :41

Hiestand, NEC

 

 

 

6-1

 

 

9-12

 

197

L, dec, 10-4

La Corte, NYU

2-10

 

 

 

 

 

9-13

 

197

W, dec, 7-4

Nelson, WNE

3-10

 

 

 

 

 

10-13

 

197

L, dec, 6-3

Dziadkiewicz, Williams

3-11

 

 

 

 

 

10-14

 

 

2017-18 Results

DateEventWeightResultDec.M. Dec.T. FallPin/FallForfeitInj. DefaultOverall
11/4Bridgewater State, Jermone Williams197W, fall, 0:54   1-0  1-0
11/11RWU Invite197        
 D. Wyzykowski, RWU197W, fall, 3:36   2-0  2-0
 G. Cerminara, Muhlenberg197W, dec, 19-151-0     3-0
 K. Koser, Messiah197L, m forfeit    0-1 3-1
 Z. Gibson, Norwich197L, m forfeit    0-2 3-2
 K. McQuaide, JWU197L, m forfeit    0-3 3-3
11/18Doug Parker Invite197        
 Z. Turner, Wesleyan197W, dec, 8-12-0     4-3
 D.Makagon, ESU197W, maj dec, 14-1 1-0    5-3
 Hunter Ayen, SPringfield197L, maj dec, 10-2 1-1    5-4
 C. Halleran, Cortland197W, fall, 0:25   3-0  6-4
 Z. Turner, Wesleyan197W, fall, 4:45   4-0  7-4
 C. O'Mahoney197 (fifth place)W, fall, 1:45   5-0  8-4
12/2Ted Reese Invite197        
 Caelin Worthington, NEC197W, fall, 0:32   6-0  9-4
 Ross Graham, Apprentice197W, maj dec, 13-4 2-1    10-4
 Cedrick Stephens, Castleton197L, dec, 8-32-1     10-5
 Ian Stecket, Trinity197W, fall, 0:18   7-0  11-5
 Kyle Mcquaide, JWU (third)197W, dec, 8-43-1     12-5
12/9No contest, RIC197W, forfeit    1-3 13-5
 Antonio Difronzo, PUS197W, dec, 6-44-1     14-5
12/16Cedrick Stephens, Castleton197L, dec, 4-24-2     14-6
 1/6Tom Gomez, Shippensburg184W, pin, 0:32   8-0  15-6
 None, Mt. St. Vincent197W, forfeit    2-3 16-6
 Rocco Hladney, Elizabethtown197L, dec, 10-44-3     16-7
 Bruce Parola, Stevens184W, dec, 9-75-3     17-7
 Kyle Koser, Messiah197L, tech fall, 15-0  0-1   17-8
1/14/18Jeremy Berson, CGA184L, dec, 4-15-4     17-9
 Khamri Thomas, JWU184L, dec, 5-25-5     17-10
 Jesse Bennett, Norwich197W, fall, 1:51   9-0  18-10
1/21/18Christopher Washington, Williams197W, fall, 5;25   10-0  19-10
 Simon Chee, Wesleyan184W, dec, 3-26-5     20-10
 Cedrick Stephens, Castleton197L, dec, 2-06-6     20-11
 1/28/18Curtis, WPI 197 L, dec, 6-0 6-7      20-12
 Jeffries, Brockport184L, pin, 2:22   10-1  20-13
 2/3/18Innocent, SUNY Sullivan197  L, dec, 10-6 6-8     20-14 
 deFillippi, Trinity, CT 197W, fall, 3:17    11-1   21-14 
  Cole, WNE197 W, dec, 5-3 7-8      22-14 
2/10/18T. Flower, Oneonta197W, fall, 4;57   12-1  23-14
 Matt Cicco, RIT197W, fall, 0:37   13-1  24-14
 Jared Mooney, Penn Tech197W, fall, 2:16   14-1  25-14
2/24-25Northeast Regional Championship197        
 D. MacNeill, BSU197W, dec, 4-38-8     26-14
 J. Wagner, USCGA197L, dec, 5-48-9     26-17
 S. Burgos, Spr197W, pin, 0:48   15-1  27-17
 M. Fernandes, RWU197W, pin, 0:40   16-1  28-17
 M Curtis, WPI197W, dec, 6-49-9     29-17
 J. Wagner197L, dec, 6-49-10     29-8

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore