Sev Popolizio
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Sport:
Wrestling |
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Year
Graduated: 1977 |
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Year
Inducted: 1985 |
Sev Popolizio's induction to the Hall of Fame marked the
first time a Boston University wrestler had been so honored.
Graduating in 1977, Popolizio earned four letters in wrestling.
Competing primarily at 134 pounds, he compiled a 68-4-2 record
in dual meets for a .932 winning percentage. In championship
meets, Popolizio won four Greater Boston titles, three times
and made it to the quarterfinals as a junior.
As a freshman, Popolizio was 15-1-2 in dual meets. He won
his first GBC and Yankee Conference titles. An overtime loss
in the finals of the New Englands kept him from competing
in the NCAA Tournament that year.
Popolizio repeated at GBC and Yankee Conference champion
his sophomore year and was undefeated in dual meets compiling
an 18-0 mark. He won his first New England title and made
a trip to the national championships.
A co-captain as a junior, Popolizio was 17-1 in dual meets.
He suffered only two takedowns all season and led the Terriers
in pins, points and takedowns. The Schnectady, NY native was
named most valuable player of the team and won the GBC title
again. He also took second in the New Englands and earned
an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament where he advanced
to the quarterfinals.
Popolizio wound up his collegiate career with a 19-2 dual
meet record, his fourth straight GBC title, a third Yankee
Conference crown, a second New England title and his third
straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Popolizio also
received the E. Ray Speare Award as the University's top male
student-athlete.
