Meet The Team
Learn Who We Are & Our Accomplishments
About The Edge School Of Wrestling
The Edge is committed to teaching and mentoring students through the sport of wrestling to strive for individual excellence in all aspects of their lives, developing character, self-confidence, self-discipline, mental toughness and a strong work ethic to prepare them for life’s challenges.
This simple mission has guided the original Edge School of Wrestling for the last 30 years as America’s first amateur wrestling club of its kind. Edge founder, Ernie Monaco, devised a progressive system of wrestling instruction and training that sought to develop the entire athlete, fully aware of both the mental and physical dimensions of the sport. What makes the “Edge System” so unique is that students were able to fully develop at one club for their entire wrestling career, many starting in elementary school and staying with the club beyond their wrestling years to either coach or bring their own children. One of those life-long students was Hoboken Edge founder, Dave Esposito. Dave started at the Edge when he was eight years old to become one of the club’s most decorated wrestlers and proponents of the Edge System, both as a wrestler and coach for the Edge.
At Edge Hoboken, Dave and his team pass down those same principles of success to our wrestlers. Students will be trained by highly decorated instructors within the Edge System in a top-level training facility steps away from New York City in the vibrant, mile-square city of Hoboken.
Our Current Pro Athletes
Edge Hoboken School of Wrestling has worked with or produced many talented competitors over the years. Checkout below to see who passed through our doors!
Diego "Pato" Oliveira
Jeferson Guaresi
Italo Moura
Our Previous Pro Athletes
Frankie Edgar
Charlie Brenneman
Bernardo Faria
Demian Maia
Rafael Natal
Edson Barbosa
Phillipe Nover
Ariel Sexton
Liam McGeary
Joao Zeferino
Our Champions
Edge Hoboken has been a part in many industry champions. View our accomplishments below.
| Name | School | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Pritzlaff | Penn State | 1999 | 1 |
| Donny Pritzlaff | Wisconsin | 2000 | 1 |
| Donny Pritzlaff | Wisconsin | 2001 | 1 |
| Steve Mocco | Iowa | 2003 | 1 |
| Steve Mocco | Oklahoma State | 2005 | 1 |
| Zack Esposito | Oklahoma State | 2005 | 1 |
| Joe Dubuque | Indiana | 2005 | |
| Joe Dubuque | Indiana | 2006 | 1 |
| Matt Valenti | University Penn | 2006 | 1 |
| Matt Valenti | University Penn | 2007 | 1 |
| Darrion Caldwell | North Carolina State | 2009 | 1 |
| Frank Molinaro | Penn State | 2012 | 1 |
| Shane | Griffith | 2021 | 1 |
| Name | School | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donny Pritzlaff | Wisconsin | 1999 | 5 |
| Glenn Pritzlaff | Penn State | 1999 | 1 |
| Jason Silverstein | Purdue | 1999 | 8 |
| John Van Doren | Lehigh | 1999 | 5 |
| Damion Logan | Michigan | 2000 | 6 |
| Dave Esposito | Lehigh | 2000 | 3 |
| Donny Pritzlaff | Wisconsin | 2000 | 1 |
| Dave Esposito | Lehigh | 2001 | 2 |
| Donny Pritzlaff | Wisconsin | 2001 | 1 |
| Nik Fekete | Michigan State | 2001 | 8 |
| Griff Powell | Illinois | 2002 | 8 |
| Steve Mocco | Iowa | 2002 | 2 |
| Tom Tanis | Rutgers | 2002 | 4 |
| Steve Mocco | Iowa | 2003 | 1 |
| Cory Cooperman | Lehigh | 2004 | 7 |
| Foley Dowd | Michigan | 2004 | 6 |
| Joe Dubuque | Indiana | 2004 | 8 |
| Kurt Backes | Iowa State | 2004 | 7 |
| Matt Valenti | University Penn | 2004 | 5 |
| Zack Esposito | Oklahoma State | 2004 | 2 |
| Cory Cooperman | Lehigh | 2005 | 3 |
| Joe Dubuque | Indiana | 2005 | 1 |
| Steve Mocco | Oklahoma State | 2005 | 1 |
| Zack Esposito | Oklahoma State | 2005 | 1 |
| Cory Cooperman | Lehigh | 2006 | 3 |
| Name | School | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Monaco | Montclair State | 1985 | 1 |
| John Monaco | Montclair State | 1986 | 1 |
| John Monaco | Montclair State | 1987 | 1 |
| Karl Monaco | Montclair State | 1987 | 1 |
| Karl Monaco | Montclair State | 1988 | 1 |
| Pete Gonzalez | Montclair State | 1988 | 1 |
| Karl Monaco | Montclair State | 1989 | 1 |
| Pete Gonzalez | Montclair State | 1989 | 1 |
| Name | School | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Gonzalez | Montclair State | 1986 | |
| Anthony Conte | TCNJ | 2001 |
| Name | School | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Monaco | Montclair State | 1985 | 1 |
| Cooper Pontelandolfo | NYU | 2022 | 6 |
| Name | School | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Monaco | Nutley | 1981 | 1 |
| John Monaco | Clifton | 1982 | 1 |
| Pete Gonzalez | Ridgefield Park | 1983 | 1 |
| Karl Monaco | Clifton | 1984 | 1 |
| Karl Monaco | Clifton | 1985 | 1 |
| Armando Nardone | Belleville | 1988 | 1 |
| Mike Ferroni | Union | 1988 | 1 |
| Brian Unkert | Pope John | 1990 | 1 |
| Blake Maffei | Caldwell | 1991 | 1 |
| Emilio Nardone | Belleville | 1991 | 1 |
| Scott Kammerer | East Brunswick | 1991 | 1 |
| Emilio Nardone | Belleville | 1992 | 1 |
| Francis Dunn | Boonton | 1992 | 1 |
| Glenn Pritzlaff | Middletown South | 1992 | 1 |
| Anthony Laleggio | Livingston | 1993 | 1 |
| Damion Logan | St. Joe's Montvale | 1993 | 1 |
| Glenn Pritzlaff | Middletown South | 1993 | 1 |
| Jeremy Bailer | Jefferson | 1993 | 1 |
| Brian Brady | Madison Central | 1994 | 1 |
| Dave Hughes | Jefferson | 1994 | 1 |
| Glenn Pritzlaff | Middletown South | 1994 | 1 |
| Oliver Ruiz | Cliffside Park | 1998 | 1 |
| Tom Noto | South River | 1998 | 1 |
| Chris Bitetto | Hackensack | 1999 | 1 |
| Donnie DeFilippis | New Providence | 1999 | 1 |
| Jeff Beverly | Pt. Pleasant Boro | 1999 | 1 |
| Tom Noto | South River | 1999 | 1 |
| Erik Norgaard | St. Joe's Montvale | 2000 | 1 |
| Joe Dubuque | Glen Ridge | 2000 | 1 |
| Matt Anderson | South Plainfield | 2000 | 1 |
| Ed Gutnik | JFK Iselin | 2001 | 1 |
| Joe Dubuque | Glen Ridge | 2001 | 1 |
| Matt Valenti | Kittatinny | 2001 | 1 |
| Nick Roy | Wall | 2001 | 1 |
| Matt Valenti | Kittatinny | 2002 | 1 |
| Nick Roy | Wall | 2002 | 1 |
| Mike Grey | Delbarton | 2003 | 1 |
| Darrion Caldwell | Rahway | 2004 | 1 |
| Jimmy Conroy | South Plainfield | 2004 | 1 |
| Mike Gatti | Watchung Hills | 2004 | 1 |
| Mike Grey | Delbarton | 2004 | 1 |
| Darrion Caldwell | Rahway | 2004 | 1 |
| Frank Molinaro | Southern | 2005 | 1 |
| Mike Grey | Delbarton | 2005 | 1 |
| Ryan Wilson | Rahway | 2005 | 1 |
| Alex Caruso | Watchung Hills | 2006 | 1 |
| Joe Tavoso | Delbarton | 2015 | 1 |
| Shane Griffith | Bergen Catholic | 2015 | 1 |
| Brandon Kui | DePaul Catholic | 2016 | 1 |
| Shane Griffith | Bergen Catholic | 2016 | 1 |
| Name | School | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Alexander | Delsea | N/A | 2 |
| David Bautis | Lyndhurst | N/A | 2 |
| Jonathan Becker | Bergen Catholic | N/A | 2 |
| Dave Bubnowski | Union | N/A | 2 |
| Josh Cardinale | Belleville | N/A | 2 |
| Alex Caruso | Watchung Hills | N/A | 2 |
| Brad Christie | Fort Lee | N/A | 2 |
| Anthony Conte | Belleville | N/A | 2 |
| Paolo Custodio | Columbia | N/A | 2 |
| Donnie DeFilippis | New Providence | N/A | 2 |
| Dave Della Torre | River Dell | N/A | 2 |
| Mike DeLuca | Lyndhurst | N/A | 2 |
| Ralph DeNisco | St. Joe's Montvale | N/A | 2 |
| David Esposito | J.F.K Iselin | N/A | 2 |
| Nik Fekete | Cranford | N/A | 2 |
| Nick Fokas | Bergen Catholic | N/A | 2 |
| Mike Francesca | Union | N/A | 2 |
| Jon Frent | Ocean Twp. | N/A | 2 |
| Kimo Geter | Elizabeth | N/A | 2 |
| Eric Hall | Voorhees | N/A | 2 |
| Troy Hernandez | Kittatinny | N/A | 2 |
| Danny Hywell | Belleville | N/A | 2 |
| Dan Kelly | Delaware Valley | N/A | 2 |
| Luke Lano | Southern | N/A | 2 |
| Steve Lilley | Union | N/A | 2 |
| Damion Logan | St. Joe's Montvalle | N/A | 2 |
| Marc Lombardy | Millburn | N/A | 2 |
| Joe Lospinoso | Brearley | N/A | 2 |
| Blake Maffei | Caldwell | N/A | 2 |
| Michael Magaldo | Watchung Hills | N/A | 2 |
| Mike Malinconico | Edison | N/A | 2 |
| Seanus McGuinness | Mount Olive | N/A | 2 |
| Dennis McSweeney | Lyndhurst | N/A | 2 |
| Mike Miller | Hanover Park | N/A | 2 |
| Karl Monaco | Clifton | N/A | 2 |
| Armando Nardone | Belleville | N/A | 2 |
| Erik Norgaard | St. Joe's Montvale | N/A | 2 |
| Bryan Nunziato | Bergen Catholic | N/A | 2 |
| Griff Powell | Suffern NY | N/A | 2 |
| Nick Roy | Wall Township | N/A | 2 |
| Dan Seidenberg | Raritan | N/A | 2 |
| Pat Strizki | Hunterdon Central | N/A | 2 |
| Eric Swick | Roselle Park | N/A | 2 |
| Tom Tanis | Jefferson | N/A | 2 |
| Pat Trabucco | Livingston | N/A | 2 |
| John VanDoren | Sommerville | N/A | 2 |
| Kevin Wilson | Middletown South | N/A | 2 |
| Tom Wysocki | Rahway | N/A | 2 |
| Dave Greenwald | St. Mary's | N/A | 2 |
| Tevin Shaw | Piscataway | N/A | 2 |
| Derek Francavilla | Scotch Plains | N/A | 2 |
| Nick Mattia | Belleville | N/A | 2 |
| Rob Kaiser | Lodi | N/A | 2 |
| Dan Clark | Southern | N/A | 2 |
| Matt Anderson | South Plainfield | N/A | 2 |
| Jordan Beverly | Point Pleasant | N/A | 2 |
| Chris Bitetto | Hackensack | N/A | 2 |
| Jim Conroy | South Plainfield | N/A | 2 |
| Larry Guarino | Union | N/A | 2 |
| Jim Conroy | South Plainfield | N/A | 2 |
| Joe Orecchio | Don Bosco Prep | N/A | 2 |
| Zack Tanelli | Milburn | N/A | 2 |
| Dave Santamaria | CBA | N/A | 2 |
| Mike Magaldo | Watchung Hills | 2014 | 2 |
| Joey Balboni | Brearley | 2014 | 2 |
| Brandon Paetzell | Phillipsburg | 2014 | 2 |
| Ty Agaisse | Delbarton | 2015 | 2 |
| Patrick | Delbarton | 2016 | 2 |
| Ty Agaisse | Delbarton | 2016 | 2 |
| Brandon Paetzell | Phillipsburg | 2016 | 2 |
| Joshua Palacio | North Bergen | 2022 | 2 |
| Name | School | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Francesca | Blair | 1992 | 1 |
| Anthony Ialeggio | Blair | 1994 | 1 |
| John Giacche | Blair | 1995 | 1 |
| Jason Silverstein | Blair | 1996 | 1 |
| John Giacche | Blair | 1996 | 1 |
| John Giacche | Blair | 1997 | 1 |
| Corey Cooperman | Blair | 1998 | 1 |
| Foley Dowd | Peddie | 1998 | 1 |
| Jason Landi | Blair | 1998 | 1 |
| John Giacche | Blair | 1998 | 1 |
| Steven Mocco | St. Benedicts | 1998 | 1 |
| Corey Cooperman | Blair | 1999 | 1 |
| Foley Dowd | Peddie | 1999 | 1 |
| Jody Giuricich | Blair | 1999 | 1 |
| Steven Mocco | St. Benedicts | 1999 | 1 |
| Corey Cooperman | Blair | 2000 | 1 |
| Geoff Reisman | St. Paul's | 2000 | 1 |
| Kurt Backes | Blair | 2000 | 1 |
| Steven Mocco | Blair | 2000 | 1 |
| Zack Esposito | Blair | 2000 | 1 |
| Corey Cooperman | Blair | 2001 | 1 |
| Kurt Backes | Blair | 2001 | 1 |
| Rob Preston | Blair | 2001 | 1 |
| Steven Mocco | Blair | 2001 | 1 |
| Zack Esposito | Blair | 2001 | 1 |
| Kurt Backes | Blair | 2002 | 1 |
| Mark Bogart | Blair | 2002 | 1 |
| Rob Preston | Blair | 2002 | 1 |
| Zack Esposito | Blair | 2002 | 1 |
| Mark Bogart | Blair | 2003 | 1 |
| Rob Preston | Blair | 2003 | 1 |
| Travis Blasco | Blair | 2003 | 1 |
| Travis Blasco | Blair | 2004 | 1 |
| Max Shanaman | Blair | 2005 | 1 |
| Ross Gitomer | Blair | 2005 | 1 |
| Travis Blasco | Blair | 2005 | 1 |
| Cary Aldrich | Peddie | 2006 | 1 |
| Mario Mason | Blair | 2006 | 1 |
| Max Shanaman | Blair | 2006 | 1 |
| Travis Blasco | Blair | 2006 | 1 |
| Mario Mason | Blair | 2007 | 1 |
| Max Shanaman | Blair | 2007 | 1 |
| Mario Mason | Blair | 2008 | 1 |
| Mark Grey | Blair | 2009 | 1 |
| Mark Grey | Blair | 2010 | 1 |
| Todd Preston | Blair | 2010 | 1 |
| Joey McKenna | Blair | 2011 | 1 |
| Mark Grey | Blair | 2011 | 1 |
| Todd Preston | Blair | 2011 | 1 |
| Joey McKenna | Blair | 2012 | 1 |
| Mark Grey | Blair | 2012 | 1 |
| Todd Preston | Blair | 2012 | 1 |
