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Wantagh Wrestler Named State Champion
Jonathan Loew has won more than 200 matches during his time at the school, a very rare feat.
From Wantagh Schools:Wantagh High School wrestler Jonathan Loew earned the title of New York State Champion during the New York State Public High School Athletic Association finals, held at Times-Union Center in Albany on Feb. 24. The 195-pound, nationally ranked senior will continue his wrestling career at Cornell University this fall.
It has been a season of accolades as Loew recently earned his 200 th career win during the Clarke Duals, held at W.T. Clarke High School in East Meadow on Dec. 28. Only 14 wrestlers in Long Island history have reached the 200-win record. He also assisted in his team’s winning of the first Division I Dual Meet Championship. On Jan. 13, Jonathan also placed second in the Eastern States Classic. Jonathan started his career as a 99-pound seventh-grader, under coach Paul Gillespie. During his six seasons with the Warriors, he has acquired All-County designations in grades 8-11, an All-State designation in 11th-grade, as well as the title of All-American as a junior. Last season, Jonathan placed fourth in the National High School Coaches Association National Wrestling Championships in Virginia Beach in April, and also won the Journeyman Fall Classic. During the offseason, he wrestles with his brothers and trains at Vougars’s Honors Wrestling Club in Syosset. Loew said, “It has been great being a part of a winning team throughout my career in Wantagh. I couldn’t have asked for better teammates.”
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