2018-19 Stevens Point Preview
Team: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Head Coach: Johnny Johnson
Years at School as Head Coach: 21
Career Record at Current School: 183-168-3
Assistant Coaches: Jake Calhoun, Jake Wozniak
2017-2018 Dual Meet Record: 6-11
2018 NCAA Qualifiers:
184 Dan Squires 6th
197 Dylan Diebitz 7th
Returning NCAA Qualifiers:
184 Dan Squires 6th 2018
125 Ben Vosters NCAA Qualifier 2016
Top Returning Starters:
184 Dan Squires All-American 6th 2018 33-8 record 2017-18 3rd Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 3rd WIAC Conference
125 Ben Vosters Nat Qualifier 2016 27-10 record 2017-18 WIAC Conference Runner-up
133 Matt Berlin 24-14 record 2017-18 3rd at Pete Willson Wheaton Invite 4th WIAC Conference
149 Luke Smiley 14-10 record 2017-18 WIAC Conference runner-up
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Isaiah Baker- White Bear Lake HS/White Bear Lake, MN
State Qualifier ’18
State Qualifier ’17
Record (27-12 Sr Yr)
Thomas Barringer- Airline HS/Bossier City, LA
4th place at State ’18
6th place at State ’17
4x State Qualifier
Record (43-19 Sr Yr) 100+ career wins
Jordan Boldt- Bonduel HS/Bonduel, WI
State Champion ’18
4th place at State ’16
State Qualifier ’15
4-year All-Conference honors
Record (141-27) 2nd career wins in school history
Jerry Lipke- Milton HS/Milton, WI
6th place at State ’17
Record (31-10 Sr Yr) 100+ career wins
Alex Mischka- Kimberly HS/Menasha, WI
4th place at state ’18
State Qualifier ’17
Record (18-4 Sr Yr) 100+ Career wins
Zack Moon- Sophomore transfer from RCTC/Rochester, MN
NJCAA Qualifier ’18
State Qualifier ’17
State Qualifier ’16
State Qualifier ’15
2x Team Captain
Record 100+ career wins
Brandon Peckham- Tri-County HS/Plainfield, WI
6th place at State ’17
4-year Team Captain
4 year 1st Team All-Conference
Record (127-28)
Zane Strubler- Miami East HS/St. Paris, OH
State Qualifier ’17
State Qualifier ’16
Record (150+wins)
Wyatt Thiel- Sun Prairie HS/Sun Prairie, WI
100+ career wins
Mason Wheeler- Germantown HS/Germantown, WI
State Qualifier ’17
Record (14-3 Sr Yr) 140+ career wins
Noah Wieczorek- Clear Lake HS/Clear Lake, WI
State runner-up ’18
State runner-up ’17
State Qualifier ’16
Record (118-15)
Season Outlook:
UWSP finished third at the WIAC Championships and fourth at the NCAA Upper Midwest Regional in 2018. The Pointers also finished 23rd at the 2018 NCAA Championships with Dylan Diebitz (West Allis, Wis./West Allis) (197) and Dan Squires (Muskego, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) (184) both earning All-American honors placing 7th and 6th respectively. Squires returns for his final season along with 2016 NCAA Qualifier Ben Vosters (Hatley, Wis./Wittenberg-Birnamwood) (125) to lead the Pointers into the 2018-19 campaign.