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2013-14 Wrestling

Chris Silakoski

  • Weight 184
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Trenton, N.J.
  • Highschool Notre Dame

Biography

  • Four-year letter-winner who posted a career record of66-53.
  • His 66 career victories are the fifth-most in schoolhistory.
  • Finished 4-8 at 174 pounds, 30-21 at 184 pounds and 32-24 at197 pounds.

Senior Year(2013-14)

  • Finished with a career-high 24 victories, the 10th-most in asingle season in Scranton history, while going 24-15 with eightpins.
  • Went 14-8 at 184 pounds and 10-7 at 197 pounds.
  • Opened the season with three victories, including a pin, at 184pounds in the Monarch Invitational on Nov. 2, 2013, at King'sCollege.
  • Had victories at 184 against Penn Tech (5-1 decision), PennState-Dubois (pin, 4:42) and The Apprentice School (8-2 decision)as the Royals went 2-3 to finish fourth at the Electric City Dualson Nov. 9, 2013, in the Long Center.
  • Had a win by pin in 1:11 at 184 pounds in a 52-0 win overYeshiva on Nov. 17, 2013, in the Long Center.
  • Won by decision, 2-1, at 184 in a 34-12 loss to McDaniel, andearned a win by pin in 4:29 at 184 in a 39-7 win over SouthernVirginia on Nov. 23, 2013, at McDaniel College.
  • Finished in fifth place at 184 pounds in the RIT Invitationalon Dec. 7, 2013, in Rochester, N.Y. by earning four victories,including an 18-2 technical fall in the fifth-place match.
  • Finished second at 197 pounds with a pair of wins, including apin, at the Washington & Lee Invitational on Jan. 11, 2014, inLexington, Va.
  • Finished second on the strength of a pair of pins at 197 at TheBuilder Invitational on Jan. 18, 2014, in Newport News, Va.
  • Had a victory by pin in 1:43 at 197 pounds in a 40-13 win overBergen Community College on Feb. 1, 2014, in the Long Center. Laterposted a 7-4 win by decision at 197 in a 51-6 victory againstSUNY-Sullivan that same day.
  • Rallied to finish fourth at the NCAA East Regional at 197pounds by winning four times, including once by pin, after losinghis opening match of the day on March 2, 2014, at King'sCollege.

Junior Year(2012-13)

  • Had a solid season, going 15-9 at 197 pounds.
  • Opened the season with a first-round victory by pin in theMonarch Invitational at King's College on Nov. 3.
  • Won all four of his matches at the Electric City Duals on Nov.10 in the Long Center. Won by pin in overtime againstMaryland-Baltimore County; earned a narrow 5-4 decision againstPSU-Dubois; won by pin at 4:00 against The Apprentice School; andwon by major decision, 10-0, against Penn College.
  • Had the Royals' only victory, a 7-2 decision, in a 41-7 loss toHunter on Jan. 5 in New York City.
  • Also won by decision, 5-3, in a 27-22 loss to Southern Mainethat same day.
  • Had Scranton's only victory, an 11-10 decision, in a 40-3 lossat King's on Jan. 15.
  • Had a consolation victory by major decision, 9-0, at the Mt.St. Vincent Invitational on Jan. 19 in Riverdale, N.Y.
  • Earned a 7-3 victory in the Royals' 28-15 loss at BergenCommunity College on Jan. 23.
  • Finished fourth at The Builder Invitational to help the Royalsplace third among 21 teams.
  • Won by technical fall, 17-1, in Scranton's 32-12 win over Mt.St. Vincent on Feb. 10 in the Long Center.
  • Also had two wins by forfeit and a win by disqualificationduring the season.
  • Won his first-round match at the NCAA East Regional, pinningMcDaniel's Rickey Tissinger in 6:29.

Sophomore Year(2011-12)

  • Posted an overall record of 11-14 while splitting time between174 and 197 pounds.
  • Went 4-8 at 174 and 7-6 at 195.
  • Earned a 9-6 decision over Hunters' Jordan Donahue during theMonarch Invitational at King's College on Nov. 5.
  • Helped the Royals post a 39-7 win over Washington & Lee onNov. 12 with a 6-2 decision at 174 pounds.
  • Picked up pins at 174 against teammate Joseph Weitmeyer andOneonta State's Anthony Paratore during the Red Dragon Invitationalat Oneonta State on Nov. 19.
  • Moved up to 197 pounds and earned two wins during theNorth-South Duals at Ursinus College on Jan. 7.
  • Finished fifth at 197 pounds at the Builder Invitational at TheApprentice School in Newport News, Va. on Jan. 21 by posting threewins by decision.
  • Earned a win by forfeit at 197 in a 51-6 victory over Yeshivaon Jan. 29 in the Long Center.
  • Earned a hard-fought victory at 197 over King's College's CemahTudae-Turboh in the Royals' 30-9 loss on Jan. 29.

Freshman Year(2010-11)

  • Made the transition from high school to collegiate competitionsuccessfully, leading the Royals with 16 wins, including afourth-place finish in the 184-pound weight class at theMetropolitan Wrestling Conference championships.
  • One of three wrestlers on the roster to compete in everyevent.
  • Won five of his final eight bouts of the season, includingthree in the Metropolitan Wrestling Conference championships.
  • Opened the season by winning three of four matches at theElectric City Duals at the Long Center on October 31.
  • Finished second at the Washington & Lee Invitational inLexington, Virginia, on January 15 and third at the BuilderInvitational, a week later at The Apprentice School in NewportNews, Virginia, on January 22.
  • Five of his 16 wins came by way of pins, including two --versus Ryan Baxter of Hunter College at the 2:59 mark of the firstperiod and against Raymond Dungee of Wilkes University at the 4:32mark of the second period -- at the Metropolitan WrestlingConference championships.

Awards &Honors

  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Jan. 7, 2013; Feb.3, 2014)

Personal

  • Son of Robert & Constance Silakoski

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Sophomore

    184 lbs
  • 2012-13Junior

    184
    184 lbs
  • 2013-14Senior

    184
    184 lbs
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