Cyclones Cap Season With 3 All-American Wrestlers

While a national wrestling title remained elusive, Centenary College’s Cyclones claimed three All-American grapplers this weekend in Iowa, according to the school.

J.D. Zitone (285-lbs.), Chris Burdge (157-lbs.), and Owen Vernon (165-lbs.) all took home the honors at the 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship this past weekend. Zitone came in second place in the national tournament.

This was Burdge’s third consecutive All-American honor after coming in third place in the tournament, losing 1-0 to eventual champion Devin Bisacha of Springfield College, the school said.

Burdge and Zitone were also named 2013 Scholar All-Americans.

Vernon, a Great Meadows native and Hackettstown High School alumnus, claimed his first All-American honor after taking sixth at the competition.

Overall, the Cyclones finished the season as the sixth place team in Division III, and 24th in academics with a 3.14 combined grade point average.