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MessiahLogoMessiah College
Head Coach: BRYAN BRUNK
Years at School as head coach: 11
Career Record at school: 128-99
Assistant Coaches: DOMINEAK COMMODORE, CRAIG HOGAN, DEREK RICKER, MIKE BRESSLER, RICO PLUMMER

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 21-2
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: 125 LUCAS MALMBERG- 2ND NCAA, 141 KALEB LOHT- 1ST NCAA, 165 STEPHEN CANNON- NCAA Q, 174 RICO PLUMMER- 5TH NCAA, 184 JOSH THOMSON 4TH NCAA
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: MALMBERG, LOHT, THOMSON

Top returning starters:
125 Lucas Malmberg SO- ALL AMERICAN
141 Kaleb Loht SR- NATIONAL CHAMPION
174 Josh Thomson JR- 2X ALL AMERICAN

Top incoming wrestlers:
133 Zach Snow SO- 15-12 at Messiah 2years ago
133 Daniel Grant FR- PA State Q
149 Tag Wilber FR- 4th FL states
165 Jeff Hojnacki FR- 3X OH state placer
184 Ben Swarr FR- 5th PA states
197 Kyle Koser FR- 4th PA states
285 Daniel Giovannacci- 4th National Preps

Season outlook:
Messiah returns 5 starters and 3 All Americans from last year’s 3rd place team in the NCAA. 2013-14 was easily the best single season in program history and hopes are high for this season as well. In order for the Falcons to achieve similar success a mix of veterans that have been waiting for their chance to break the lineup and an eager group of freshman will have to step up to fill the gaps left by 5 graduating starters. Kaleb Loht sets out to try to become the program’s first ever two time National Champion and Josh Thomson will drop down a weight class to 174 this season.