2015-2016 Southern Maine Preview

Southern-Maine USM logoTeam: University of Southern Maine
Head Coach: Mike Morin
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches: Julio Santiago, Jonathan Deupree, Ronnie Tetrault

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 16-10

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Daniel Del Gallo (149), Jonathan Deupree (184)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Del Gallo

Top Returning Starters:
Daniel Del Gallo 2015 Northeast Region Finalist, NCAA National Qualifier
CJ Luth 2015 5th Northeast Region

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Brendan Weir 3x Massachusetts State Champion, 3rd place New England’s
Mike Risti 4x Maine State Place Winner, 2x Maine State Champion, 8th place NHSCA Senior Nationals
Zeko Caudill Maine State Champion
Casey Abshire 3x Massachusetts Place Winner

Season Outlook:
The Huskies will be led by a pair of Juniors and returning Scholar All-Americans in Daniel Del Gallo and CJ Luth. Del Gallo made his first trip to NCAA’s last year by placing second in the Northeast Region. He has put in a good off-season and is looking to get on the podium come March. Luth, who placed fifth last year in the Northeast Region, is looking to move up a few spots and get to the NCAA’s for the first time.

Highlighted by 3x Massachusetts State Champion and New England place winner Brendan Weir and High School All-American Mike Risti, the Huskies brought in a solid recruiting class. They will be very young this year, and in order to have another winning season they will rely heavily on the new faces in the line-up.