St. Cloud Minn. - Head wrestling coach Steve Costanzo has announced the
signing of junior college standout Josh Williams (Banks, Ore.) to North
Central Conference and National Letters of Intent to attend St. Cloud State University and wrestle for the Huskies in 2007-08.
Williams attended Southwest Oregon Community College, where he was a
two-time NJCAA All-American while wrestling for the Lakers. He
finished sixth in the 2006 tournament at 125-pounds and fourth this
past year at 133-pounds. He is a past four-time Oregon High
School state finalist and a two-time state champion while wrestling for
Banks (Ore.) High School. He is projected to compete at
133-pounds.
Josh is an outstanding student-athlete who will make excellent
contributions to the Husky wrestling program,” Costanzo said. “He
is a very smart and tactical wrestler who does not make a lot of
mistakes. It will be great having his experience at our lower
weights.”
St. Cloud State University is an NCAA Division II affiliate and the
Huskies are members of the always rugged North Central
Conference. SCSU was founded in 1869, and it enrolls over 16,000
students. The University is located in the city of St. Cloud,
Minn., which is situated on the scenic banks of the upper Mississippi
River – approximately one hour northwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul.
SCSU’s 2006-07 WRESTLING SIGNEES
Joe Andersen*, 149, Bemidji, MN (Bemidji HS)
Lucas Munkelwitz*, 174, Forest Lake, MN (Forest Lake HS)
Jordan Foy, 125, Ellsworth, WI (Ellsworth HS)
Aaron Stolp, 125, Elk River, MN (Big Lake HS)
Jon Schiewe, 133, Chicago, IL (St. Patrick HS)
Josh Williams, 133, Banks, OR (Banks HS/Southwest Oregon CC)
Tad Merritt, 157, Canby, MN (Canby HS)
Brad Padgett, 184, Buckley, WA (White River HS/Highline CC)
Andrew Peralta, 285, Thief River Falls, MN (Lincoln HS)
Chris Schiewe, 285, Chicago, IL (Gordon Tech/Triton CC)