March 28, 2007 - Mike Miller / Rob Morrison - CAA All-Rookie Honors
March 28, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2006-07 CAA Wrestling Awards
Rider’s Mike Miller / Rob Morrison All-Rookie Honors
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ—The Colonial Athletic Association has announced that Rider freshmen Mike Miller and Robbie Morrison were voted CAA All-Rookie honors by the league head coaches.
Miller (Wilmington, Del./Brandywine), a Finance major, went 24-15 at 184, finishing second in the CAA tournament, advancing to the NCAA Championships in Detroit Michigan. Miller was one of six Broncs to advance to nationals.
Morrison (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cedar Cliff), a Business Administration major, placed fourth at the CAA tournament at 165. Morrison is the younger brother of junior 197 T.J. Morrison and the son of Tim Morrison, an All-American wrestler at Rider in 1983 and a member of the Rider Athletics Hall of Fame.
The Broncs were third in the CAA and placed 30th at nationals with junior Don Fisch (Williamstown, N.J./Delsea) bringing home All-American honors with a fifth place finish at 141.
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The 2006-07 All-Rookie Team
125 Kyle Hutter, Old Dominion
133 Lou Ruggirello, Hofstra
141 Cory Dunn, Sacred Heart
149 Kaylen Baxter, ODU
157 Chris Brown, Old Dominion
165 Robbie Morrison, Rider
174 Josh Patterson, Binghamton
184 Mike Miller, Rider
197 Ed Backus, Binghamton
285 Matt Pellar, ODU
