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Jon McGovern
Head Coach: University of Dubuque
Years at School as Head Coach: 12
Career Record: 91 Team Dual Wins (7 top 20 NCAA Academic Scholar Teams in last 7 seasons)
Assistant Coaches: Mike Mena, Ryan Warczynski, Greg Lettman
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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 10-8
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Nic Rivera (125), Brian Travis (141), Nic Drendel (149, 8th), Derek Mizaur (165)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers All-Americans: Brian Travis, Nic Rivera, & Nic Drendel; Joey Kubica (2013)
Top returning starters with accomplishments:
125 Nic Rivera – NCAA Qualifier
141 Brian Travis – NCAA Qualifier
149 Nic Drendel – 8th NCAA
157 Joey Kubica – 2013 NCAA qualifier
165 Manny Mendoza – Scholar All-American
Returning seniors Cody Ortmann, Dan Howell, Nate Cristian, Joe Shue, Matt Levielle
Top incoming wrestlers:
Joey Cisneros 125 FR CA State Placer, 4x MVP wrestling , ’14 Fargo NCAA All-American Greco & Freestyle
Ethan Kleitsch 141 FR Iowa State qualifier, 120 wins, 4x track state qualifier
Alek Aragon 149 FR 55-7 Record Senior Year, 2014 NIAA State Qualifier, 2nd @ Sunrise Regionals in Nevada
Max Obois 157 FR 2x state wrestling qualifier from Wisconsin
Roger Fox III 165 FR Michigan State Placewinner
Larry Harrelson 184 FR 2X State Qualifier (Racine WI HS)
Dominic Sterr 197 FR MVP of Team, All-State Placer (4th 3A Illinois) Most Improved Wrestler Award
Brendan Menacher 197 FR 3x conference champ, Illinois state runner up
Cosmo Halwix 197 FR IL state placewinner
Sawyer McCaffrey 285 FR 3X Varsity Letter, 2x Wisconsin Sectional qualifier, 2X All Conference, Team MVP 2014
Season Outlook:
Dubuque returns great depth in 2014 with four NCAA qualifiers led by All-American Nic Drendel. Eleven seniors will compete with a strong freshman class, giving the Spartans a strong lineup from top to bottom.