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Athletes of the Week

August Mizia

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/9/2013
  • Sport
    Wrestling
  • Bio
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August Mizia became the first wrestler in school history to reach the finals at the PSAC Championships, doing so on Saturday in the 174-pound bracket. After receiving a bye in the first round, Mizia defeated Pitt-Johnstown's Nikos Garofola by major decision, 10-1, in the quarterfinals. The redshirt sophomore then knocked off Edinboro's Zachary Towers 6-3 in the semifinals to advance to the championship bout - the first grappler in school history to reach the finals at the PSACs. Mizia's run at the title fell short when he was pinned at 2:19 by top-seeded Mike Dessino of Bloomsburg. Mercyhurst, as a team, finished fifth - tied for the best result in program history at the event.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/12/2009 Becky Leusch Women's Volleyball
10/5/2009 Evann Parker Women's Golf
10/5/2009 Vicki Bendus Women's Ice Hockey
9/21/2009 Joe Laffey Football
9/21/2009 Chelsea Jensen Women's Volleyball
9/14/2009 Alex Moggridge Men's Water Polo
9/14/2009 Taylor Hilinski Women's Soccer
8/31/2009 Emily Warren Field Hockey
8/31/2009 Ben Jennings Football
1/1/2009 Josh Shields Wrestling
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