VINCENT TAWEEL Graduation Year: 2007 Years on Varsity: 4 3x STATE CHAMP 4x REGION CHAMP 4x COUNTY CHAMP '05 COUNTY WRESTLER OF THE YEAR '07 COUNTY WRESTLER OF HE YEAR '04 G.I. DEVANE AWARD '04 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CAPTAIN 3x MVW

2006-2007 (Senior): 2nd year as team captain... Started at 135 and 140 lbs... undefeated at Bowie Duals... 8-1 at Battlefield Duals... won the prestigous Mount Mat Madness tournament with a 3-1 victory over Nationally ranked Bryan Ortenzio of Cedar Cliff... won his 4th straight County title and 4th straight regional title... failed to capture his 4th state title after an ACL injury in the State Quarter-finals... Howard County Co-wrestler of the year with Zach Brown of Wilde Lake... 1st team All County... 1st team All metro... finished 2nd in career wins at Hammond... 7th overall for career wins among public school wrestlers in Maryland... was ranked as high as 13th in the country... Honorable Mention All-Academic for the State of Maryland. 2005-2006 (Junior): Started at 140 lbs... was a team captain... undefeated at Bowie Duals... won the Damascus Tournament... won his 3rd straight county, regional & state titles... 1st team All County ... 1st team All Metro... placed 4th at the NHSCA Junior Nationals. 2004-2005 (Sophomore): Started at 130 lbs... won the Bowie Invitational.. went undefeated at Churchill Duals... won the extremely competitive Catholic Invitational... won his 2nd Howard County Title... won his 2nd Region Title over Oakland Mills' Anthonia Josiah... also defeated Josiah to earn his 2nd straight State Title in just his 2nd year in High School... Washington Post/Baltimore Sun/Flier/Times Howard County Wrestler of the Year... First Team All-Metro... Started season winning his first 28 bouts... suffered only one loss the entire season to 125 lbs. State Champ Ryan Buff in Double OT. Lead team in Wins (41), Takedowns (152) & Major Decisions (10). Set Most Consecutive Wins Record with 44 over the past two seasons... Honorable Mention Maryland All-Academic Team... Named to MSWA All Fresh/Soph team at 130 lbs... Honorable Mention National Ranking by Wrestling USA Magazine... awarded Hammond Wrestling's Most Valuable Wrestler Award for 2005. 2003-2004 (Freshman): Started at 125 lbs... placed 3rd at the Catholic Invitational and 4th at the Springbrook 'Grapple at the Brook'... won Glenn I. Devane Outstanding Wrestler award while winning his first Howard County title... was a South Region Champion... became Hammond's first ever underclassman and Howard County's first Freshman State Champion by defeating Oakland Mill's Jeff Plasse 1-0 in the finals... named first team All Howard County... named First Team All-Metro in the Baltimore Sun... won Hammond Wrestling's Rookie of the Year award... was a Male Winter Athlete of the Year finalist for Hammond HS. BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestled for Howard County Vipers Junior League... took 2nd at Middle School Nationals in 2003... was a MD/VA Junior League State Champion in 2003. PERSONAL: Also plays Soccer and Lacrosse for Hammond. Taweel's Career Record Year W-L-F County Region State 03-04 34-5-8 1st 1st 1st 04-05 41-1-17 1st 1st 1st 05-06 35-1-13 1st 1st 1st 06-07 39-2-19 1st 1st - Career 149-9-54 PHOTOGRAPHS