2024 Record: 15-8
2nd Place District 21
3rd Place B-North
10th Place Shore Conference Tournament
5th Place Hunterdon Central Tournament
ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(So) Tornick Kajaia - 175
Record: 30-8
2nd Place Region 6 / 3rd Place District 21
4th Place Shore Conference Tournament
Hunterdon Central Tournament Champion
2nd on Team with 30 wins
2024 Season
Wgt | Wrestler | Record | PostSeason |
106 | (Fr) Jordan Vieira | 14-14 | |
106 | (Fr) Danielle Silva De Jesus | 0-3 | |
113 | (Fr) Justin Ramos | 3-17 | |
120 | (So) Dominic Lugo | 7-13 | |
120 | (Fr) Andres Diaz | 0-1 | |
126 | (Jr) Aiden McVey | 12-10 | D-4th |
126 | (Sr) Mikel Rodriguez | 5-13 | |
132 | (Jr) Matt Munson | 12-13 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
132 | (Fr) Jason DeNoia | 0-1 | |
138 | (So) Javier Guzman | 16-14 | D-2nd / R-WB1 |
138 | (Jr) Pedro De Souza | 6-8 | |
144 | (Sr) Daniel Ramirez | 29-12 | D-2nd / R-3rd / NJ-WB1 |
150 | (Sr) Nick Miller | 19-12 | D-2nd / R-WB1 |
150 | (Sr) Kenny Oliva | 0-1 | |
157 | (Jr) Devon Smith | 20-11 | D-3rd / R-PQ |
165 | (Sr) Cristian Cunalata | 31-8 | D-2nd / R-5th |
165 | (Jr) Evan Tracey | 2-2 | |
175 | (So) Tornick Kajaia | 30-8 | D-3rd / R-2nd / NJ-WB2 |
190 | (Jr) Tyler Taylor | 24-10 | D-4th |
190 | (Jr) Noah Hoogmoed | 3-1 | |
215 | (Jr) Jesus Marino-Quionones | 3-10 | |
Hwt | (Sr) Justin Sunnerville | 11-12 | D-4th |
Hwt | (Fr) Nickolas Soria | 2-5 |
Date | Opponent | Result |
12/14 | vs Monsignor Farrell | W 49-24 |
12/20 | vs Red Bank | W 43-23 |
12/23 | at Middletown South | W 38-31 |
RBC | L 15-50 | |
12/30 | Hunterdon Central Invitational | 5th Place |
1/3 | vs Colts Neck | L 24-43 |
1/6 | Shore Conference Tournament | 10th Place |
1/11 | at Matawan | W 60-21 |
1/13 | at Jackson Liberty | L 23-51 |
Westfield | W 56-18 | |
1/17 | vs Ocean Township | L 24-45 |
1/24 | at Neptune | W 57-18 |
1/25 | at Lacey | W 36-35 |
1/27 | at TR East | W 47-24 |
CBA | L 15-48 | |
Freehold Twp | W 54-18 | |
Howell | L 18-54 | |
1/29 | at Manasquan | W 41-22 |
1/31 | at Rumson | L 20-48 |
2/3 | at Oakcrest | W 80-0 |
TR North | W 55-13 | |
Holy Spirit | W 72-6 | |
2/10 | at Manalapan | W 54-25 |
Holmdel | L 34-37 | |
Princeton | W 39-30 | |
2/17 | District 21 | 2nd Place |
NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
WB2: Tornick Kajaia (175)
WB1: Daniel Ramirez (144)
The season ended for the Green Wave at this year's State Tournament.
REGION 6 TOURNAMENT
Long Branch (2 Medal Winners)
2nd: Tornick Kajaia (175)
3rd: Daniel Ramirez (144)
5th: Cristian Cunalata (165)
WB1: Javier Guzman (138) / Nick Miller (150)
PQ: Matt Munson (132) / Devon Smith (157)
After a two year drought with no Region medalists, Long Branch made it back-to-back seasons with a pair of medal winners as sophomore Tornick Kajaia earned his 2nd medal by finishing as the runner-up at 175, and senior Daniel Ramirez placing 3rd at 165.
DISTRICT 21 TOURNAMENT
Long Branch (2nd Place / 7 Medal Winners)
2nd: Javier Guzman (138) / Daniel Ramirez (144) / Nick Miller (150) / Cristian Cunalata (165)
3rd: Matt Munson (132) / Devon Smith (157) / Tornick Kajaia (175)
The Green Wave were held without a District Champion for the first time since 2012, but will be sending at least of their lineup the Regions for the 11th consecutive season with four 2nd-place finishers and three 3rd-place finishers. Among their 3rd-place finishers was sophomore Tornick Kajaia, who defeated Robbinsville's Richard Esterly, in what was likely the weekend's only 3rd-place match between returning State Qualifiers.
2/10: MANALAPAN QUAD
Holmdel 37 - Long Branch 34 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 39 - Princeton 30 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 54 - Manalapan 25 (BOX SCORE)
2/3: OAKCREST QUAD
Long Branch 80 - Oakcrest 0 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 55 - TR North 13 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 72 - Holy Spirit 6 (BOX SCORE)
1/31: NON-DIVISION
#4 Rumson 48 - Long Branch 20 (BOX SCORE)
Rumson: H Skove (25-0); Delaney (23-4); Smith (24-3); Fry (21-6); Bayne (15-6)
Long Branch: 175 - #5 Kajaia md. #9 Dougherty; Miller majors
1/30: B-NORTH
Long Branch 41 - Manasquan 22 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Rodriguez, Miller, Smith, & Cunalata win by pin; DeSouza & Kajaia major
Manasquan: Princiotta & Havard pin; O'Connor majors
1/27: TR EAST DUALS
#1 CBA 48 - Long Branch 15 (BOX SCORE)
#6 Howell 54 - Long Branch 18 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 54 - Freehold Twp 18 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 47 - TR East 24 (BOX SCORE)
1/25: NON-DIVISION
Long Branch 36 - Lacey 35 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: 175 - #4 Kajaia d. #9 Davis; Vieria, Munson, Ramirez, Smith, & Cunalata win by fall
Lacey: Koehler, Flynn, & Gauthier pin; Schuler techs
1/24: B-NORTH
Long Branch 57 - Neptune 18 (BOX SCORE)
Last Season: Long Branch won (57-6)
1/17: B-NORTH
#10 Ocean Township 45 - Long Branch 24 (BOX SCORE)
Ocean Twp: James Farina (20-1); B Volek (18-4); D Volek (16-7); D Farina (14-5); Penta (13-2)
Long Branch: (175) #4 Kajaia d. #6 Poniros, 7-4; Cunalata (14-4); Ramirez (13-5); Taylor (11-6)
1/13: JACKSON LIBERTY QUAD
Jackson Liberty 51 - Long Branch 23 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch 56 - Westfield 18 (BOX SCORE)
1/10: B-NORTH
Long Branch 60 - Matawan 21 (BOX SCORE)
1/6: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Long Branch - 10th Place
4 Medal Winners
3rd: Cristian Cunalata (165)
4th: Dan Ramirez (144) / Tornick Kajaia (175) / Tyler Taylor (190)
The Green Wave matched their highest medal winner total with four, led by 3rd-place finisher Cristian Cunalata at 165 and a trio of 4th-place finishers. Their 10th-place finish as a team is their 2nd Top 10 finish at the SCT, and first since 2018.
1/3: B-NORTH
Colts Neck 42 - Long Branch 24 (BOX SCORE)
Colts Neck: Russ (12-0); Michaels (11-0): Shakhnavazov (10-2); Kaplan (9-2); Barone (8-2)
Long Branch: Kajaia, Munson, & Cunalata win by pin
12/30: HUNTERDON CENTRAL INVITATIONAL
Long Branch - 5th Place
1st: Tornick Kajaia (175)
2nd: Tyler Taylor (190)
3rd: Daniel Ramirez (144)
4th: Jordan Viera (106) / Javier Guzman (138) / Cristian Cunalata (165)
5th: Aiden McVey (120)
12/23: MIDDLETOWN SOUTH TRI
Long Branch 38 - Middletown South 31 (BOX SCORE)
RBC 50 - Long Branch 15 (BOX SCORE)
12/20: B-NORTH
Long Branch 43 - Red Bank 23 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Kajaia d. Palumbo; Vieria, Miller, Smith, Cunalata, & Sunnerville win by pin; Ramirez techs
Red Bank: Sessa & Ruland win by fall; Lopez-Castro majors
12/14: NON-CONFERENCE
Long Branch 49 - Monsignor Farrell (NY) 24 (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Rodriguez, Ramirez, Miller, Smoth, & Cunalata (pin); Kajaia (major)