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Plymouth State University Panthers
Head Coach: Tommy Prairie
Years at School as head coach: 4
Career Record at school: 26-29-2
Assistant Coaches: Jim Aguiar (8th yr), Matt Eldredge (2nd yr), Pat Brady (1st yr)

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 11-9-1

Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 9 Returners

Top returning starters:
Junior Josh Huber – Conference Placer 39-10 Career
Junior Mike Willey – 2x Conference Placer 41-17 Career
Sophomore Seth Carter – Conference Placer 21-12 Career
Junior Dustin Rudy – Conference Placer 15-11 Record in 2009

Top incoming wrestlers:
133 Joe Sargenti – 4x CT State Open Placer, 2x CT State Open Champion
133 Mike Trask – 1x New England Qualifier

Season outlook:
Plymouth State University returns 9 starters for the 2010-11 season.  This season the team welcomes back Junior Dustin Rudy (Conference Placer 15-11 Record in 2009 @ 165) and Sophomore Cody Oliverio (14-7 in 2009 @ 157) who were injured last year.  With four wrestlers switching weights this year (Femi Wheeler dropping from 149 to 141, Cody Oliverio moving from 157 to 149, Seth Carter moving from 165 to 174, and Jesse Bilodeau moving from 174 to 184), the lineup will look a little different for the Panthers, but having nine starters back should allow for another winning season.  Now in his fourth season, head coach Tommy Prairie is hoping that the return of the injured wrestlers as well as the addition of some good incoming freshmen will allow Plymouth State to have NEWA Tournament success to go along with a winning record.