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Jeremy Burns Goes To NCAA Wrestling Championships

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The Springfield College wrestling team had six student-athletes qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships on March 2 and 3. Tommy Casper, Derek Adams, Joe Grippi, Derrick Longo, Devin Biscaha and Jeremy Burns all represent Springfield College on the national scene.
In the new 18-team format this year, the top three finishers from each weight class earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Championships held March 15-16 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Senior Jeremy Burns, from Hoosick Falls, will be making his first trip to the NCAAs after a strong showing at the Regionals as the third seed. He graduated from Hoosick Falls Central School in 2009 and was a two time New York State Place finisher while wrestling in high school – placing second in New York State in 2009 and third as a Junior. At the NCAA D3 Northeast Regional Championships, Burns placed second in the 197 lb. weight class, losing 3-1 in overtime to the number one ranked wrestler in the country at that weight.
Each wrestler who finished in the top six earned all-region honors as the Springfield College Pride finished with eight honorees.

Jeremy Burns and his teammates and coaches on the Springfield College Wrestling team with the plaque won at the Regionals at the beginning of March. Photo courtesy of Jon Burns.
Jeremy Burns and his teammates and coaches on the Springfield College Wrestling team with the plaque won at the Regionals at the beginning of March. Photo courtesy of Jon Burns.