BOSTON, Mass.─ Three members of Berkshire Community College’s newly resurrected club wrestling program this weekend are at UMASS Boston to participate in the Bay State Summer Games, Massachusetts’ own Olympic-style athletic competition.

 

The competition takes place Friday and Saturday.

 

The Bay State Summer Games wrestling competition includes athletes from Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and New York.

 

The wrestlers competing in Boston are:

Shawn Green, wrestler and coach – 170-pound weight class

C.J. Lillie, a former Mount Greylock Regional School wrestler – 162-pound weight class

Sebastian Zapata, team captain and a former Monument Mountain High School wrestler – 162-pound weight class

 

Any athlete who wins a gold, silver or bronze medal at the 2016 Bay State Games wrestling competition will qualify to compete in the 2017 State Games of America in Grand Rapids, Mich. against a medal winning wrestler from other state games programs nationwide.

 

For more information, including results, visit www.baystategames.org.

 

The Wrestling Club is the newest addition to BCC’s Club Sports program. For further information about BCC’s Wrestling Club or other Club Sports, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/clubsports.