Portsmouth Abbey School
285 Cory’s Lane, Portsmouth, RI 02871
Left to right: Bottom Row
Daniella Gasso, Merritt Coward Captain, Will Wahlberg Captain, Darrel Kwanteng Captain, Blake Rossiter Captain, Waverly Compagnone.
Middle Row
Thomas O’Hara, Atticus Bonny, Connor Lynn, Harry Lunden, Mary Adams, Rose Yu, Alex Adams, Will Kelly, Sean Brennan.
Top Row
Mike Abbate, Tiger Li, Ben Bredin, Garrett Roskelly, Jermaine Anson, Duke, Fagan, Sean Oh, Dahmaux Koussi-Brou, Alasdair McDermott, Martha Willson Manager.

Coach Mike McLarney, Assistant Coach David Wilson, Assistant Coach Taylor Esformes

2021-2022 EIL Record: 7-22nd Place EIL   Overall Record: 11-6

 

2021-2022 Portsmouth Abbey Wrestling Team

We are proud to be a member of the prestigious Eastern Independent League (EIL) member schools: Bancroft School, Beaver Country Day School, Berwick Academy, Concord Academy, Dana Hall School, Landmark School, Lexington Christian Academy, Newton Country Day School, Pingree School, Portsmouth Abbey School and The Winsor School,  The EIL provides student-athletes the opportunity for rigorous competition with schools of similar size and athletic philosophy.

Our wrestling program encourages students to reach their potential in the classroom and on the mats. It fosters a healthy respect for coaches, officials, opponents, and the game itself. Because wrestling demands an individual commitment to hard, physical work, we train our athletes in the game’s physical and mental aspects.

WEIGHT BRACKETS

The high school wrestling weight classes are (pounds):
106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145,
152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220 and 285.
GIRLS National Preps 12 Weight classes
100, 107, 114, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 165, 185, 235
If you would like to wrestle, come see us, or search out one of our teammates!”

   Coach Mike McLarney

Champions

1st – Blake Rossiter-160
1st – Jermaine Anson-170
1st – Garrett Roskelly-195
1st – Darrell Opoku-Kwanteng-220
1st – Ben Bredin-285

4th-Alasdair McDermott-126
4th-Thomas O’Hara-132
4th-William Wahlberg-138
4th-Merritt Coward-145

4th – Daniella Gasso-106 – Girls New Englands
4th – Mary Adams-113- Girls New Englands
3rd – Merritt Coward-145 –  Girls New Englands
All American
Daniella Gasso-106 2nd Place Girls National Preps
Our 2021-2022 Captains: Will Wahlberg, Merritt Coward, Darrell Opoku-Kwanteng, Blake Rossiter
5 Champion wrestling Ravens at the Eastern Independent League Invitational Saturday, March 12. Captain Blake Rossiter '22 at 160, Jermaine Anson '23 at 170, Garrett Roskelly '23 at 195, Captain Darrell Opoku-Kwanteng '22 at 220, and Ben Bredin '23 at 285
Our Seniors L-R: Duke Fagan, Darrel Opoku-Kwanteng, Blake Rossiter, Alasdair McDermott, Will Wahlberg, Alex Adams
Click on the wrestlers name to see more

2021-2022 Roster

106 Daniella Gasso

106 Daniella Gasso

106/ 5'1" / 2024
113 Mary Adams

113 Mary Adams

113 / 5'1" / 2024
132 Connor Lynn

132 Connor Lynn

132 / 5'8" / 2023
132 Thomas O’Hara

132 Thomas O’Hara

132 / 5'7" / 2024
145 Sean Brennan

145 Sean Brennan

145 / 5'8" / 2024
152 Alexander Adams

152 Alexander Adams

152 / 5'9" / 2022
152 Atticus Bonny

152 Atticus Bonny

152 / 5' 9" / 2024
152 William Kelly

152 William Kelly

152 / 5'7" / 2024
160 Sean Oh

160 Sean Oh

160 / 6'1" / 2024
160 Tiger Li

160 Tiger Li

160 / 5'10" / 2024
170 Jermaine Anson

170 Jermaine Anson

170 / 5' 8" / 2023
170/182 Duke Fagan

170/182 Duke Fagan

170 / 5' 11' / 2022
220 Harrison Lunden

220 Harrison Lunden

220 / 5'9" / 2023
285 Ben Bredin

285 Ben Bredin

235 / 5'-11" / 2023
Martha Wilson Manager

Martha Wilson Manager

Wrestling Team Manager

Inspirational & Motivational Videos

Alumni Quotes

“Four years of wrestling practice and matches prepared me for my next step at the Air Force Academy. I can not thank Coach Mike and all my team mates for pushing me and elevating my wrestling and self.”

’23 Merritt Coward

’23 Merritt Coward

145

Many people have helped shape my life, but none like Coach Mike, he has prepared me for wrestling at Elmira College beyond my dreams. I leave the Abbey with 13 years of wrestling, and over the last 4 years a record of 136 Wins with 100 by Pin.

’23 Garrett Roskelly

’23 Garrett Roskelly

165

“Wrestling came into my life while I was just a freshman at the Abbey. I loved it: the adrenaline, tough work, and most of all, the camaraderie. Being a part of Abbey wrestling and serving as a captain of the team was an honor, and my Abbey career would not have been the same without it.”

’22 Will Wahlberg

’22 Will Wahlberg

138

I compete in any sport I play, wrestling was my second sport I was top 17 in the nation, it taught me to dig deep and be the best I can, I love lacrosse and will continue to bring it all to the field!

’20 Owen Brine

’20 Owen Brine

182

Abbey Wrestling gave me so much…It taught me everything about self-control and discipline, patience and sportsmanship.  While it is technically an individual sport, I was never on the mat alone.

’20 Nate Bredin

’20 Nate Bredin

152

A four-year star that played a major role in Portsmouth Abbey winning its second consecutive EIL championship. Henery was ranked in the top 16 in the prep nationals with 3 consecutive All-Conference selections.

’18 Henery Wilson

’18 Henery Wilson

182

With the right blend of energy and determination, you can take your wrestling skills to places you never though possible.

’19 Bautista Carugati

’19 Bautista Carugati

145

I now play lacrosse at Salve Regina University, as a Middle, I attack the field with the Wrestling Mind set that Coach Mike taught me.

’17 Will Ensign

’17 Will Ensign

195

The experience that I had at the Abbey were amazing. I came with minimum skills, but felt nothing like it. Thank you for the fun practices guys!”

’16 Chris Weiss

’16 Chris Weiss

141

I wrestled over my weight and made the best of every match and ended up qualifying for Nationals.

’18 Richard Ryu

’18 Richard Ryu

220

The Eastern Independent League (EIL) is composed of eleven New England preparatory