2022-2023 Wilkes Preview
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Team: Wilkes University
Head Coach: Jon Laudenslager
Years at School as Head Coach: 20
Career Record at Current School: 276-123-5
Assistant Coaches: Josh Evans 18′, Andrew Feldman 10′, Kyle Krasavage
2021-22 Dual Meet Record: 10-5
2022 NCAA Qualifiers & Placewinners:
125 Austin Fashouer
184 Colton Babcock
Returning NCAA Qualifiers, NCAA All-Americans, and NWCA Placewinners:
125 Austin Fashouer
Top Returning Starters:
125 Austin Fashouer…NCAA Qualifier
133 Jack Bauer..2X NCAA Regional Place-winner
141 Michael Richardson…4-4
141 Rene Trevino…13-17…NCAA Regional Participant
149 Kyle Tino…13-5….13-5/1st Wildcat Invitational/2nd Blue Jay Classic
157 Cody Dix 4-2
157 Charles Everdale…22-17/4th Ned McGinley/4th Blue Jay Classic/4th Wilkes Invitational
165 James Geiger…NCAA Regional 5th
174 John Devito…16-14/2nd Blue Jay Classic….2020 NCAA Regional 6th
184 Chris Nuss 24-12/……2nd Wilkes Invitational/5th MACs
184 Alexis Perez..12-12/4th Blue Jay Classic/5th MACs
197 Cameron Butka 29-10…NCAA Regional 4th
197 Hunter Lowe 19-12/4th Wilkes Invitational/1st Futures Mideast
285 Nevin Rauch 15-9 NCAA Regional 8th
285 Sean McCurdy 16-10/3rd Blue Jay Classic/3rd Wilkes Invitational
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
285 Caleb Burkhart Transfer Keystone NCAA Regional 5th, PA 8th
125 Cadden Kucek Transfer Bloomsburg, PA State Qualifier
125 Adam Albino NJ State Qualifier
133 Sam Kimmel PA
133 Braden Sitton VA State Place-winner
141 Caden Temple PA State Qualifier
149 Spencer Hughes LA State Place-winner
149 Ben Garter NJ
157 Jaryn Hartranft PA State Qualifier
157 Nikko Partasanakis PA
165 Ryan Winn NJ
174 Souleymane Diarra PA State Qualifier
197/285 Trevor Gitski PA State Qualifier
Season Outlook:
The Colonels will look to build off the two NCAA Qualifiers from last year and Austin Fashouer will look lead some others in his quest to get back to the NCAA Tournament. Cameron Butka, James Geiger, Jack Bauer, John Devito and Nevin Rauch will all look to improve on their previous NCAA Regional placements. Wilkes will also return several wrestlers that saw season ending injuries last season in Mike Richardson, Kyle Tino, Cody Dix and Sean McCurdy. The room will be very competitive as Charles Everdale, Chris Nuss and Hunter Lowe all won over 19 matches last year and will challenge those ahead of them for starting rolls and opportunities this season. Very nice incoming class that includes 9 of 13 that have state qualifier or better credentials on their high school resumes and transfer Caleb Burkhart was NCAA Mideast Regional 5th last year. The Colonels with an experienced group and youthful talent will look forward to a great competition schedule again which includes the 89th Wilkes Open and are returning to the NWCA National Duals in Louisville, Kentucky this winter.