Two UB Recruits To Wrestle In Beat The Streets Competition
5/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
BUFFALO, NY – A pair of UB wrestling recruits, Nate Rose and Adrienne Ferriere, will be participating in the Beat The Streets competition on Thursday, May 21. The competition is an annual fundraiser that is being held at Duffy Square which is located at 46th Street in Manhattan.
Rose and Ferriere will be competing in high school bouts that start at 4:00 pm. The high school matches precede Team USA vs. Cuba competing in all three Olympic styles, a preview of top contenders for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.
Rose, Eagle High School, will be competing at 195-pounds and will be taking on Tyree Sutton from Keansburg High School. Ferriere, Mt. St. Michael Academy, will be competing at 170-pounds and will take on Don Donnelly from Ward Melville High School.
"Salsa In The Square," Beat The Streets Wrestling Schedule
4:00 p.m. – Beat the Streets Exhibition Matches in Duffy Square at 46th Street
5:30 p.m. – World Class Wrestling: Team USA vs. Team Cuba at 46th Street
7:30 p.m. – Gala Celebration at Best Buy Theater at 1515 Broadway
About Beat The Streets
The mission of Beat the Streets is to develop the full human and athletic potential of the urban youth and to strengthen the culture of New York City wrestling. BTSW works directly with the New York City Department of Education in a public-private partnership to help New York City's student-athletes achieve their personal and athletic goals. Through the operation of wrestling programs in middle and high schools in the five boroughs, BTSW and the DOE provide a safe, positive atmosphere in which disadvantaged and at-risk youth can learn the essential life skills of physical fitness, teamwork, and self-empowerment.
