Rich Russell
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Royal Athletic Programs
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Sports
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 Donell
Young '07(center) accepts congratulations from head coach Al Russomano
(left) and assistant head coach Greg Banks (right) on Senior Day.
His 68 career victories places him fifth on the Royals' all-time
list.
2007 Metropolitan Conference 149-pound Runner-up 2007 NCAA Division III Championship Participant  Ray Claudio  Kevin DiGiulio  Mike Ebert  Mike Guenther  Tom Kash  Neil Slocum  Darren Buseman '03 NCAA All-American (2003) |
Head Coach - Al Russomano To e-mail Head Coach Al Russomano, please click here  Al Russomano provided a wealth of experience as both a coach and competitor in his first season as head coach with the Royal wrestling program this past winter. The highlight of his season came in March when he escorted Donell Young to the 2007 NCAA Division III championships in Duqubue, Iowa. Prior to his appointment as Royals’ head coach, he served as an assistant varsity wrestling coach for nine seasons at nearby Scranton High School, where he helped develop four Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District II champions and two two-time all-regional selections by the Scranton Times-Tribune. He was also on staff when the Knights won the Lackawanna League Division II title in 2000. Russomano also served as head junior high school and substitute assistant varsity wrestling coach at Elk Lake High School in Dimock, Pennsylvania, where the Warriors produced two junior high school individual district champions and were Northern Athletic Conference (NAC) team champions in 1994. Russomano, a member of the PIAA Coaches’ Association, also served as head coach of the Iron Man Wrestling Club of Pennsylvania in Scranton in 1999-2000, where he was voted by the organization’s more than 200 members as its coach of the year at their annual end of the season tournament. He has been a guest clinician at various wrestling clubs and events throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He learned his craft from Larry Fornicoli, the legendary head coach of the wrestling program at the then Keystone Junior College in nearby LaPlame in the early 1970s. As a competitor, Russomano finished third in the PIAA District II championships at the former Scranton Technical High School and was a two-time Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Eastern qualifier. He is also a two-time Pennsylvania state power-lifting champion (1972, 1973). Russomano resides in Scranton. He is the father of two sons: Anthony, a volunteer assistant with the program and a United States Marine Corps veteran who took part in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Al, Jr., also a member of the United States Marine Corps and a former member of the all-Marine International wrestling team.  Greg Banks Assistant Head Coach To contact Assistant Coach Greg Banks, click here Greg
Banks lent his
expertise as a volunteer assistant coach for the Royals last season.
His work did not go unnoticed; in the off-season, he was promoted
to assistant head coach. A native of He holds a degree in
political science from In 1978, he joined Kraft
Foods of Northfield, Illinois, and enjoyed a 28-year career in a variety of
positions, including vice president for sales of the Kraft Pizza Company
(1995-1997), vice president for sales of the East Area (Northeast United
States, 1997-2003), and vice president of customer business operations
(2003-2006), before retiring recently. Greg and his wife,
Louise, are the parents of two daughters:
Sarah and Adele. The family is in
the process of relocating to nearby
Tony Russomano Tony Russomano, a former
standout wrestler at nearby Upon graduation, he
joined the United States Marine Corps, where he continued to wrestle and earned
all-Marine honors at As
a three-year member of the wrestling team at Tony
resides in
Joseph Pipitone Joseph Pipitone, a native of nearby Gibson, will begin his first season as a volunteer assistant wrestling coach. He is a 2004 graduate of The
University of Scranton All-Time Coaching Records
2007-2008 Schedule & Results (2-13 Overall/1-5 Metropolitan Wrestling Conference)
HOME MATCHES IN CAPS 2007-2008 Roster Click Here for a Roster in MS Word format 
Head Coach: Al Russomano (2nd year) Assistants: Greg Banks (1st year) Quick Facts
Founded: 1888 Location: Scranton, Pa. 18510 Affiliation: Society of Jesus President: Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J. Enrollment: 3,600 undergraduates Nickname: Royals Colors: Purple and White Conference: Metropolitan Wrestling Conference Conference Members: Centenary College (NJ), The College of New Jersey, Hunter College, King's College, New York University, SUNY-Maritime College, The University of Scranton, Wilkes University, Yeshiva University Athletic Affiliation: NCAA III, Athletics Director: Toby Lovecchio (The University of Scranton '85) Phone: 570-941-7440 Head Coach: Al Russomano (1st year) E-mail Address: russomanoa2@scranton.edu Assistant: Greg Banks Mailing Address: The University of Scranton, 209 Long Center, Scranton, Pa. 18510 Sports Information Director: Kevin Southard: 570-941-7571/570-941-4223 (Fax) |
