Central Region 2023-24 Team Previews
Adrian College – Head Coach Bill Schindel – 13-9 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 165 Zach Altman, 174 Derick Duvall, 184 Blake Williams, 197 Dylan Wellbaum
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Williams & Wellbaum
Other top returning starters: 125 Zach Phifer (6th Region), 133 Tyler Davis, 141 Tanner Smith, 149 Landyn VanWyk, 157 Zachary Platte, 165 Trenton DiGenova
Albion College – Head Coach Adam Wilson – 12-5 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 125 Cade Odrobina
Returning NCAA Qualifier: Odrobina
Other top returning starters: 149 Max Honiss (5th Region), 165 Peyton Brooks (MIAA Champion), 174 Tanner Beach (5th Region), 184 Owen McDaniel (4th Region), 285 CJ Krum (5th Region)
Baldwin Wallace University – Head Coach Jamie Gibbs – 18-2 in 2022-2023
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 125 Jacob Decatur (2nd), 133 Jaden Hinton (4th), 141 Zachery Anderson, 149 Michael Petrella (1st), 157 Thomas West, 174 Luke Hopkins, 197 Doug Byrne (5th), 285 Matthew Werts
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Hinton, Petrella (2nd in 2022), West, Donovan Palmer (2022 NQ), Hopkins, Byrne
Other top returning starters: Brett Blaess (15-4), 165 Hunter Kupniewski (5th Region), Carter Lloyd (23-11), Robert Palmieri (28-11), David Panda (22-13), Emmanuel Scordos (33-9)
Case Western Reserve University – Head Coach David Shapiro – 11-4 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 125 EJ Alizio, 141 Art Martinez (5th Region), 149 Calvin Cai (5th Region 157)
Heidelberg University – Head Coach Tony Patrizi – 7-7 in 2022-2023 – Twitter
Top returning starters: 157 Anthony Grecol, 165 Carson Pottenger, 174 Owen Frizzell (6th Region), 184 Adam Medeiros (5th Region)
Hiram College – Head Coach Andy Vogel – 3-10 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 141 Alex Savering (28-14), 157 Kaelon Lawson-West, 165 Seth Holt, 174 Jimmy Thomas
John Carroll University – Head Coach Mark Hawald – 10-3 in 2022-2023 – Twitter
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 133 Andrew Perelka, 157 Patrick McGraw, 165 Luke Reicosky
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: McGraw (2x NQ), 174 Daniel Devera (2022 NQ)
Other top returning starters: 149 Kale Buckiso (4th Region), 184 Jesse Kanatzar (4th Region 197)
Mount St. Joseph University – Head Coach Charles Mason, Jr. – 4-7 in 2022-2023
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 133 Desmond Diggs
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Diggs, 184 Cornell Beachem (2022 NCAA Champion)
Other top returning starters: 285 Gary Powell (7th Region), 141 Andrew Magness (7th Region, Mount Union Transfer), 197 Kaleb Gelter (U23 Greco placer)
Muskingum University – Head Coach Robert Watson-Powell – 4-9 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 125 Hunter Heck, 285 Noah Dehainut
Ohio Northern University – Head Coach Ron Beaschler – 20-3 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 141 Jacob Reed (3rd), 149 Chase Sumner (5th), 165 Jordan Hardrick (8th), 184 Gavin Layman
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Reed (2x AA) & Layman
Others top returning starters: 125 Colin Mellott (5th Region), 133 Dylan Le (4th Regional), 165 Teagan Hendricks (7th 157 Region), 174 Adam Myers
Ohio Wesleyan University – Head Coach Paul Reid – 4-1 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 133 Jimmy Baumann (5th Region), 165 Tyler Bodovetz (6th Region)
Otterbein University – Head Coach Brent Rastetter – 7-6 in 2022-2023 – Twitter
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 157 Ryan Whitten, 197 Jarrod Setliff
Top returning starters: 141 Nathan Leko, 157 Austin Amens, 165 Cale Callahan, 174 Logan Cormell, 184 Kyle De Moss
University of Mount Union – Head Coach Ryan Riggs – 7-9 in 2022-2023 – Facebook
Returning NCAA Qualifier: 125 Jack Stanley (2022 NQ, 2021 NWCA AA)
Other top returning starters: 141 Ambrose Boni (7th Region), 149 Darese Sparkman (7th Region), 157 Nick Nettleton (4th Region), 184 Nick Chaddock
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