2018-19 Wilkes Preview

Team: Wilkes University
Head Coach: Jon Laudenslager
Years at School as Head Coach: 15
Career Record at Current School: 234-105-5
Assistant Coaches: Andrew Feldman, Matt Grossmann, Josh Evans, Al Wilson

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2017-2018 Dual Meet Record: 12-15

2018 NCAA Qualifiers: Matt Grossmann 141

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Nick Racanelli, 165, 2016 & 2017

Top Returning Starters:
125 Kyle Trout 23-12 2nd MAC
133 Dylan O’Connor 12-17 3rd MAC
141 Jessie Lopez 11-1 2017 1st MAC
141 Tommy Stokes 20-9 2016 2nd MAC
141/149 Kyle Medrow 16-12 NCAA Regional 4th 2017
157 John Ritter 20-18 5th Regional @174
165 Nick Racanelli 2X NCAA Qualifier
174 Ashton Gyenizs 17-17 6th Regional @165
184 Matthew Judge 14-16 5th MAC
285 Jacoob Huling 13-5 2017 @285

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125 Nick Bauer 101-17 HS Record
125 Devin Sweeney 2X VA State Champ
141 Andrew Rivera 2X NY Section Runner up
141 Max Schaffer 3X NEPA Regional Qualifier
141 Jake Brown 113-40 HS Record NEPA AAA Regional Placer
141 Josh Myers 80-31 2X District Qualifier
149 Josh Brown 136-50 2X NEPA AAA Regional Placer
149 Cody Dix NJ SQ
149 Liam Flaherty 3X PIAA SQ
149/157 Allen Kokilananda VA State Runner up
174 James Swentzel 2nd Districts
184 Austin Sphar Regional Qualifier
184/197 Hunter Lowe 5th MD
197 Austin Cominsky NJ Regional 5th
197/285 Dylan Byrd PA SQ
285 Roger Horton PA 2X Regional 5th

Season Outlook:
Wilkes looks to stay healthy and get multiple wrestlers to Roanoke for the NCAA Championships in March. Leading the Colonels will be Nick Racanelli, who returns after a season ending injury, but has already been to two NCAA Championships. John Ritter and Ashton Gyenizs, both whom were NWCA Scholar All-Americans, will look to build on their NCAA Regional finishes last year and make that next step as they close out their careers for the Colonels. A very solid recruiting class and a lineup with a great deal of experience back from last season have the Colonels in position for another great season.