Sean Fagan (left), Daniel Del Gallo (center) and Jon Deupree (right) each earned NEWA post season honors.
GORHAM, Maine – Juniors Jonathan Deupree (Ozona, Fla./Countryside) and Sean Fagan (Arlington, Mass.) and freshman Daniel Del Gallo (Gardiner, Maine) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies wrestling team each earned New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) post season honors following a vote of NEWA coaches.
Del Gallo earned All-NEWA honorable mention honors and was selected to the NEWA All-Rookie team at 149 pounds. Fagan, a junior tri-captain, was selected to the honorable mention team at 197 pounds, while Deupree, also a captain, was named to the All-NEWA second team.
Del Gallo's first season with the Huskies was a tremendous success culminating in a record of 20 wins and eight losses. Del Gallo narrowly missed out on all-region honors for the Huskies at the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional Championship posting a 2-2 record against some of the toughest competition in the country. His strong wrestling throughout the season earned him New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Rookie of the Week honors on February 11 and saw him ranked as high as fourth individually. During the season, Del Gallo placed second at the Ted Reese Invitational and took the 149-pound title at the North Atlantic Wrestling Championship. His outstanding work in the classroom earned him National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-American honors. Del Gallo has a 4.0 grade point average and is majoring in Sociology/Philosophy.
Fagan is earning NEWA honorable mention honors for the first time in his career. Grappling at 197 pounds, Fagan posted a 24-10 overall record. He had eight wins by fall and totaled 109 points for the Huskies' in his junior campaign. Fagan is a 2013 All-Region wrestler, placed second at the Williams Invitational and Ted Reese Invitational and fourth at the Roger Williams Invitational. At the North Atlantic Wrestling Championship, Fagan won the 197-pound title.
After a highly successful junior season, Deupree became the sixth Huskies' wrestler to advance to the NCAA Division III National Championship, joining Adam Farrington (1999 and 2001), Steve Valastro (2007), Mike Morin (2008, 2009, 2010), Matt Ulrich (2010) and Billy Cole (2011). Deupree earned his berth to the NCAA National Championship capturing the 184-pound title at the 2014 NCAA Division III Northeast Regional. Deupree's outstanding wrestling at the Northeast Regional earned him co-Most Outstanding Wrestler honors at the tourney. Deupree finished the season with a remarkable 29-3 record, including seven wins by fall.
Southern Maine finished its season with a 13-7 record in dual meets.