Picardo, Brunschmid named Morrisville State “Athletes of the Week”

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The Morrisville State College athletic department has named women’s basketball sophomore forward Thelma Picardo (Queens, NY) and sophomore wrestler Wheeler Brunschmid (Sherburne, NY) the Mustang Athletes of the Week for the week ending November 22, 2009.

Picardo averaged 12.0 points per game this week for the Mustangs while playing on average 34 minutes per game at the forward position. In three games, she tallied 19 rebounds, one block and four steals while shooting 37.5% from the floor, including hitting 31.6% from behind the arc.

The graduate of Long Island City High School, Picardo is majoring in nursing at Morrisville State. She is the daughter of Regina Picardo of Queens.

Brunschmid assisted Morrisville to a 10^th place team finish at the SUNY Oneonta Red Dragon Invitational Saturday, placing fifth overall in the 184 pound weight class. On the day he defeated three, the first by a 9-2 decision, the second an 8-7 decision, while collecting his third win on a pin.

To date, Brunschmid has posted an individual record of 10 wins and four losses.

A graduate of Sherburne-Earlville High School, Brunschmid is majoring in sports, nutrition and fitness management at Morrisville State. He is the son of Kristine and Patrick Brunschmid of Sherburne.

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Picardo, Brunschmid named Morrisville State “Athletes of the Week”

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