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2007-08: Posted a 7-10 record wrestling at 149 pounds ... all 17 matches were in tournaments ... won twice by pin ... posted three shutout victories ... after losing three times by pin and once by major decision in first six matches, only suffered two more defeats by those margins the rest of the year ... competed at the FILA Junior Freestyle National Championships following the conclusion of the season. Before Bucknell: Lettered in wrestling and baseball at Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School ... helped his team to three district championships and two county championships ... wrestled under coaches Greg Evans and Dan Smith ... won one county individual title, was a four-time district champion and captured first at the regional level twice ... qualified for New Jersey state championships three times, taking sixth in 2007 ... posted a career mark of 127-22. Personal: Tyler Anthony Riccio ... born Oct. 1, 1988 in Plainfield, N.J. ... son of Peter and Patricia Riccio ... has three brothers, Peter, Carl and fellow Bison wrestler, Shane and one sister, Kerry ... majoring in management. | |||||||||||||||||||