2015-2016 John Carroll Preview

Team: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Head Coach: Tim Fader
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches: John Peterson–1976 Olympic Champion, Elroy Perkin–2X NCAA All American, Mat Rieckoff–2X NCAA Qualifier, Steve Wozniak–former UWEC head coach, Russ Peloquin–former UWEC head coach, Jeremy Peery

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 4-12

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Matt Rieckhoff (174), Justin Karkula (285)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Karkula, Nathaniel Behnke (5th, 2013, 2x qualifier)

Top Returning Starters:
141 Behnke 4th West Regional 2015
165 Ryan Behnke
174 Matt Laugen 5th West Regional 2015
Hwt Justin Karkula NCAA Qualifier 2015

2015-2016 Olivet Preview

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October 22, 2015

Team: Olivet College
Head Coach: Brandon Brissette
Years at School as Head Coach: 7
Career Record at Current School: 72-44-1
Assistant Coaches: Jeff Therrian (10 years), Ruben Rico-Rodarte (3 years), Brian Gibbs (1 year), Dan Fleet (1 year), Ryan Steverson (1 year), Eric Thomas (1 year), Dan Yates (1 year), Rob Bidlingmaier (1 year)

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 8-11

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Nick Allen (174)

Top Returning Starters:
Mike Schmidt 125 (27 wins last season)
Jared Brickley 125 (18 wins last season)
Curtis Blackwell 141 (19 wins last season)
Austin Kelley 149 (21 wins as Freshman, Injured last year)
Ross Pennock 157 (Regional Starter)
Anthony Long 157 (20 wins last season)
Kevin Papak 165 (Returning Letter Winner)
Nick Africano 174 (Returning Letter Winner)
Rodney Harvey 184 (25 wins, Regional Placer 6th)
Tom Hall 197 (25 wins and 2x Regional Placer 5th and 6th)
Jesse Judge 285 (27 wins and Regional Placer 6th)

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Michigan All State Wrestlers
Riwan Hormiz
Joe Shuler
Daniel Collins
Seth Decent
Tyler Grimsley
Tristen Elkins
Jake Taylor
Brett Burtrum
Nick Sturgis
Alex Morang-Lyons (Grand Valley Transfer)
Jake Harvey (KCC Transfer)

Season Outlook:
Half of the line up from the Regional returns and 6 returners had 20+ varsity wins last season. Olivet looks to build off the regional placers from last year and get a strong group to the NCAA Championships. There will be a lot of depth in the room, and the Comets look to capitalize on a tough schedule with a lot of opportunity for growth during the year.

2015-2016 Elmhurst Preview

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October 22, 2015

Team: Elmhurst College
Head Coach: Steve Marianetti
Years at School as Head Coach: 13
Career Record at Current School: 109-58-2
Assistant Coaches: John Jung, Matt Kuschert, Chris Muscia, Ryan Prater, Michael York

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 4-6

Top Returning Starters:
Blake Santi: 21-9 @149, CCIW Runner-up
Mitch Morris: 20-11 @174, CCIW Runner-up
Colton Kelly: 12-7 @197, CCIW Runner-up
Anthony Munoz: Midwest Regional placer @125
Nick Dinardo: Midwest Regional 4th place @157

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Transfers (Last College Competed At):
Jimmy Nehls (UWW): 2014 All-American @133
Tim Noverini (Coe)
Caleb Ramos (Luther)
Gunner Hjorth (UWSP)
Johnny Marino (Triton JC): NJCAA Qualifier
Tom Angsten (Triton JC)

Freshmen:
Tyler Burlington: IL 3A State Qualifier
Keone Derain: IL 3A State Qualifier
Dylan Miller: IL 2A State Qualifier

2015-2016 Wesleyan Preview

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October 21, 2015

Team: Wesleyan University
Head Coach: Drew Black
Years at School as Head Coach: 18
Career Record at Current School: 172-141-3
Assistant Coaches: Blair Tugman-Lock Haven ’04, Matt Moran-Wesleyan ’04, James Therrien-Drexel ’09, John Biddiscombe-Springfiled ’67, Dan DiCenzo-Williams ’01

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 8-11

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Ryan Sblendorio (174)

Top Returning Starters:
133 Frank Crippen 23-10
149 Carter Armendarez 10-10 @ 157
149 Robert Rosenberg 12-12
157 Chris Siracusa 22-14
174 Taran Carr 15-10, top 8 Northeast Region
184 Dominic Pirraglia 17-12
197 Isaiah Bellamy 22-6, 4th in NE Region

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125 Zack Murillo-120-‐33, New England Champ ’15, 4th in New England ’14, Fargo-2nd in Freestyle & Greco
125 Dylan Jones-85-21, 2 x Oregon State placer (3rd & 7th), Region champ as senior
133-Shane Ross-109-18, 2 x TX state placer (2nd & 5th), 3 x qualifier
141-James Matias-125-28, 3 x all Suffolk Co.,NY, NY State qualifier
141 Jonathan Oh-63-33, 32-4 senior record, CT State Champ
149 Nick Taylor-64-31, 2 x District 17-4th place, NJ
165 Roy Forys-141-24, 3 x NJ State qualifier, Region Champ, 3 x Region finalist, top 12 in state 2 x’s

Season Outlook:
There will be a lot of young talent in the line up for the Cardinals partnered with seasoned returners. Wesleyan has great leadership in it’s 5 seniors, a very experienced sophomore and junior group and a strong freshman class. Isaiah Bellamy returns from a sensational freshman year with 22 wins and has his sights on being on the podium come March. The goals of a winning dual season, a top team in the 18-team Region, and All-Americans at NCAA’s is there for the taking for this Cardinal group.

2015-2016 Central Preview

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October 21, 2015

Team: Central College
Head Coach: Eric Van Kley
Years at School as Head Coach: 9
Career Record at Current School: 64-77
Assistant Coaches: Kevin Donahue, Matt Diehl, Joseph Atwell, Bob Kuennen, Daniel Page

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 8-4

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Daniel Page (125, 7th), Matt Seabold (197, 8th)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Seabold

Top Returning Starters:
CJ Pestano (125): 20-7, backup to Page (AA), defeated
Aaron Anderson (133): 11-6, Nationally ranked until late season injury
Ryan Vandall (149): 21-10
Mike O’Connor (157): 18-13
Zach Moss (174): 5th @ Regionals, 19-13
Matt Seabold: All American @ 197, 24-8
Jay Pike (285): 6th @ Regionals, 17-16

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Cam Timok 133 So. Glen Allen, Va. Hermitage (Navy Transfer)
Tristan Clark 141 Fr. Prairie City-Monroe, IA (IA Finalist)
Jordan Challen 149 Fr. Jefferson, Iowa Greene County (IA St Placer)
Tanner Hocker 149 Fr. Fort Madison, Iowa Fort Madison (IA St Placer)
Jeremy Vester 149/157 Fr. Oak Harbor, Wash. Oak Harbor (WA St Placer)
Nathan Fritz 165 Fr. Sigourney, Iowa Sigourney (IA St. Placer)
Eddie Ginnan 165 Fr. Homer Glen, Ill. Lockport Township (IL St Placer)
Jeremy Scheuermann 165 Fr. Jefferson, Iowa Greene County (IA St Placer)
Austin Laabs 184 Fr. Guthrie Center, Iowa Guthrie Center (IA Finalist)

Season Outlook:
The 2014-15 Central College wrestling team (8-4) finished the dual season tied for fourth in the Iowa Conference, the school’s best finish since 1995. Combine that with the two All-Americans (28th @ Nationals), four Scholar All-Americans, and the program completed the best season in recent memory. Expectations remain high for the Dutch with a core nucleus on starters returning and young talent.

2015-2016 Oswego Preview

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October 21, 2015

Team: SUNY Oswego
Head Coach: Mike Howard
Years at School as Head Coach: 27
Career Record at Current School: 148-270-6
Assistant Coaches: Ian Clark (4th Year), Mike Conners (1st Year)

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 2-14

Top Returning Starters:
James Ronca (8-5 injured 2nd semester)
Jon Ptacek ECWC placer @ 133
David Almaviva D1 transfer mid season
Tyler Silverthorn 3rd ECWC, 6th Mideast Region @ 157
Mark Milisci 2 tournament placings as a fr last season @ 149
Tim Scalisi ECWC placer 2013
Michael Pistone (injured 2nd semester)
Joe Gorsuch, 8th NYS Collegiate Championships @ 197

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Bryan Coll, Locust Valley HS, 3 x NYS Qualifier
Eric Harley, Penfield HS, NYS Qualifier
Steven Culbert, Galway HS, NYS Qualifier
Troy Seymour, Peru HS/Wyoming Sem/NC State, 2 x NYS placer 3rd/4th, 4 x NHSCA AA
Anthony Pistone, Sachem East HS/Univ Southern Maine, 6th NYS 2012
Jeff Lombardi, Don Bosco HS, 2 x NJ Qualifier
Ben Paccione, Monsignor Farrell HS, 2nd State Qualifier CHSAA
Daniel Smith, South Jefferson HS/Univ Buffalo, 2nd NYS, 8th NHSCA
Kade Andrews, Carthage HS, NYS Qualifier
Nick Fortini, St. Anthony’s HS, NYS Qualifier

Season Outlook:
Oswego State will have no seniors on the roster but return several individuals who have experienced some success at the collegiate level and are looking for a breakout season in 2015-16. A trio of very talented transfers along with a strong incoming freshmen class with state tournament experience will provide a spark to the program. The Lakers are confident that the combination of experienced returners with the new talent will lead to a successful campaign ending at the NCAA Championships in Cedar Rapids. The first half of the season will be highlighted by the opportunity to compete in the world’s most famous arena Madison Square Garden as the Lakers close out November at “The Grapple at the Garden.”

2015-2016 North Central Preview

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October 20, 2015

Team: North Central College
Head Coach: Joe Norton
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Career Record at Current School: 7-5
Assistant Coaches: Jake Fredricksen, Andrew Zobac, Matt Burns, Nathan Segal, Brandon Preston, John Robinson

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 7-5

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Layten Binion (141, 6th), Nathan Segal (149)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Binion, Josh Tardy (157, 2014)

Top Returning Starters:
125: Brandon Malone — 20-14 record as a freshman
133: Casey McWhirter — 20-10 record as a freshman
141: Layten Binion — 34-10 record, CCIW Champion, All-American
157: Blake Olson — 26-17 record, 6th at Midwest Regional
157: Josh Tardy — 36-11 record, NCAA Qualifier (2014)

Season Outlook:
The Cardinals bring back a strong squad in 2015 after graduating just two starters from last year’s team. Layten Binion returns after finding his way to the All-American podium for the first time last season and looks to climb a few spots higher. Josh Tardy, an NCAA Qualifier from 2014 also returns after a year away. Look for junior 165 pounder Eric Kirkman to make a big splash after dramatic improvement toward the end of last season.

2015-2016 Millikin Preview

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October 20, 2015

Team: Millikin University
Head Coach: Ryan Birt
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches: Erik Hanson, Tom Watkins, Jason Eckenrod

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): James Buss (285, 4th in 2013, 1st in 2014), Stephan Birt (174, 2011)

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Freshman
Tristan Birt- State Champ, 2x placer
Dustin Brown- 3x State placer
Jake Eckenrod-State placer
Wyatt Fox-2x State placer
Josh Fuqua- Runner-up, 2x State placer
Dylan Knisley-2x State placer
Cameron Mammen-State Champ, 2x placer
Jake Morgan- State placer
Zach Nelson-State Champ, 3x Finalist
RJ O’Connor-Runner-up, 3x placer
Kye Reczek-State Runner-up
Matt Sincoff- State placer
Frank Tomaskovic-State placer
Chris Williams-Runner-up, 4x placer
Rodney Baker- State Qualifier
Keajion Jennings-State Qualifier
Josh Sincoff-State Qualifier
Jake Smothers-State Qualifier
Zach Whitsel-State Qualifier
Transfers
Stephan Birt- NCAA Qualifier
James Buss- NCAA Champ, 2x-All-American
Myron Hamilton-NJCAA Qualifier
Kerin Ramirez-NJCAA Qualifier
Blake Tisza-NJCAA Qualifier
Cooper Collings-Knox
Austin Hedrick-Elmhurst
Deionnte Honorable-Lincoln
Brendan Menacher-Dubuque

2015-2016 Baldwin Wallace Preview

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October 20, 2015

Team: Baldwin Wallace University
Head Coach: Jamie Gibbs
Years at School as Head Coach: 4
Career Record at Current School: 30-18
Assistant Coaches: Mason True, Matt Curley, Andrew Taylor, Bill McGrain, Kyle Johnston

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 17-5

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Jesse Gunter (125, 4th), Josh Decatur (141), Garrett Chase (174, 7th)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Gunter, Decatur, Chase, David Shapiro (165, 2014)

Top Returning Starters:
125 Jesse Gunter – 2x All-American
141 Josh Decatur – NCAA Qualifier
165 David Shapiro – 2014 NCAA Qualifier
174 Garrett Chase – All-American

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Bryson Mansor
Evan Francis
Richie Burke
Ben Hooff
Anthony Arroyo
Jimmy Sandlin
Chris Head
Michael Gregory
Zek Lehman
Chris McCullough

2015-2016 Waynesburg Preview

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October 19, 2015

Team: Waynesburg University
Head Coach: Ron Headlee
Years at School as Head Coach: 7
Career Record at Current School: 79-45-1
Assistant Coaches: Jeff Havelka – Assistant Coach, Gennaro Bonaventura – Graduate Assistant, John Yates – Volunteer Assistant

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 17-7

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Luke Lohr (149, 8th), Sam Guidi (165, 4th)

Top Returning Starters:
125 – Gordan Bieber, Sr.
133 – Filippo Crivelli, Jr. (2014 PAC Champion)
141 – DJ Grindel, So.
174 – Ryan Shank, Jr.
285 – Greg Kumer, Sr. (2x PAC Champion, 4th-place finisher at 2015 DIII Mideast Regional)

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Jesse Cherry, Mt. Airy, Md. (141-149, single-season records for takedowns and wins)
Matt Claxton Columbia, Md.(149, three-time Md. state qualifier, two-time regional finalist)
Nick Kusich Avella, Pa. (149-157, section champ, four-time regional qualifier, four-time WPIAL placer)
Mike Millero Greenville, Pa. (174, section, district and regional champion; two-time PIAA AA state qualifier)
Josh Sneeringer, New Oxford, Pa. (174, regional, district and section placer)
Darion Trimmer, Pittsburgh, Pa. (133 lb., PIAA AA state qualifier, two-time section champion, fourth-place at regionals)

Season Outlook:
With half of last year’s starters lost to graduation, the 2015-16 Waynesburg University wrestling team will definitely have a fresh look to it. The biggest losses to the lineup are 2015 All-Americans Luke Lohr (149) and Sam Guidi (165). Also gone are Chris Milligan (157), Patrick Jennings (184) and Gennaro Bonaventura (197). With a handful of talented middle and upper weights gone from the roster, the lightweights, as well as two-time PAC champion heavyweight Greg Kumer, will be counted upon to lead the way to victory.

Senior Gordan Bieber (125), junior Filippo Crivelli (133) and sophomore DJ Grindel (141) all return this winter. Crivelli is a former PAC champion, while Bieber has been featured in the D3Wrestle.com national rankings.

Several underclassman middleweights will be looked upon to fill the openings in the startling lineup. Sophomores Derek Hull and Landon Lohr, who both saw starting time last year, are expected to battle out for the starting jobs at 157 and 165 pounds. Another name to watch this year is second-year junior Ryan Shank, who moves up from 165-174, where he competed last season, to 184 pounds. Shank, along with several other team members, is coming off a very busy summer filled with competition.

Several members of this year’s freshman class are expected to both push older team members for starting time and gain experience in the room and at tournaments. The Jackets could also gain possible starting candidates at multiple weights following the conclusion of the college football season and the fall semester.

Ice Hour Episode 4

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October 19, 2015

ICE04: Jim Gruenwald of Wheaton and Andy Vogel of Gettysburg on marketing Division III wrestling

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Jim Gruenwald wrestled in the Olympics twice. Andy Vogel’s been an assistant coach, head coach as well as an Assistant Athletics Director. Both will join Episode 4 of the Ice Hour, a Division III Wrestling Podcast.

Gruenwald competed for coach Ben Peterson at Maranatha Baptist while Vogel wrestled at Messiah. Now the head coach at Wheaton College in Illinois, Gruenwald’s entering his seventh year of rebuilding the program which as a proud wrestling tradition and hosts one of the monster Division III tournaments each season, the Pete Willson Invitational.

Vogel is in his ninth year at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. He’s entering this season with his biggest roster ever and he and Gruenwald will explain the process of building a roster and a team his school and administration can get behind.

Vogel has also run d3wrestle.com for nearly a decade and when we talk about marketing your Division III program, Vogel will talk about the growth of his website and both coaches will talk about their marketing efforts to grow interest organically around campus and with alumni.

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2015-2016 Daniel Webster Preview

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October 19, 2015

Team: Daniel Webster College
Head Coach: John Archambeau
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Career Record at Current School: 2-14
Assistant Coaches: Brandon Gauthier

Top Returning Starters:
Emilio Eldakkache (174), Returning starter
Steven Dwight (285), 7-2, (2nd semester)
Clayton Fiddler (197), 12-2 (2nd semester)

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Devin Visconti (Jr) 174 Transfer, Ohio St: New England Champ, multiple time Mass state camp
Seth Carter (Jr) 165 Transfer, Plymouth St: 2x Conference Placer, New England Finalist, multiple time New Hampshire state champ
Wilson Pellot (So) 165 Transfer, STCC: NH state placer
Mike Silva (So) 133 Transfer, JWU: NH state placer
Dylan LaFountain (Fr) 149: New England Champ, 3x Vermont state champ, 200+ wins
Richard Bilodeau (Fr) 184/197: 2x New England Placer, multiple time New Hampshire state finalist
Dan Scalzo (Fr) 141: New Hampshire state champ, 3x finalist
Darren Ruiz-Sauer (Fr) 157: 2x Vermont state finalist
Alex Kane (Fr) 197/285: 2x Massachusetts state champ, 2x New England qualifier, 150+ wins
Jacob Woodside (Fr) 184/197: 2x Vermont state finalist, 100+ wins
Orlando Rojas (Fr) 141: multiple time Massachusetts state placer
Parris Williams (Fr) 157: Massachusetts state placer, 100+ wins
Seannacy McNeil (Fr) 133: Hawaii state placer

Season Outlook:
After an opening season that most would expect from a first year program, Daniel Webster hit the ground running, bringing in an impressive recruiting class that will feature several state and New England placers, including 2 New England Champions (Visconti and Dylan Lafountain) and a New England finalist (Carter). Daniel Webster looks to improve on their 2-14 record from last season with leadership from transfers Seth Carter and Devin Visconti, and returners Steven Dwight and Clayton Fiddler. With some surprising experience in their line up, it should be interesting to see what the Eagles can accomplish this year.

2015-2016 Plymouth State Preview

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October 19, 2015

Team: Plymouth State Preview
Head Coach: Ryan Schieding
Years at School as Head Coach: 3
Career Record at Current School: 10-21
Assistant Coaches: James Matlack, Tim Smith, Josh St. Ours

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 3-12

Top Returning Starters:
Chris Perreault 4th at 184 at Northeast Regional tournament
Cody Carrillo 197, 17-6 as Freshmen seeded 6th in Region didn’t wrestle due to injury
Clay Callahan 165 2014 record 26-8. was match away from placing at Northeast Regional

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Joey Aumann 125, 2x Region 1 placer NJ 4th and 3rd.
Greg Zaw 133,New England Placer, New England Semi Finalist, Mass All state finalist
Cam Bennett 149, NH State Champ, 3x finalist
Rob Ruggerio 157, Brick Memorial NJ, Region 6 Placer 4th
Matt Froio New England 174, Placer 3rd, New England Semifinalist
Bruce Mclee 184, NY section Finalist, 3x Section placer, NY state qualifier
Dakoda Simula, 285, Tranfer from Iowa Lakes, was ranked 5th in junior college at 197, 3rd in New England, 2x NH state champ
Kyle Fletcher, 141, 2x VT State Champ
Forrest Rutledge 174, Maryland state placer, Prep AA
Travis Hughes 285, 2x NH State Champ

2015-2016 Elizabethtown Preview

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October 16, 2015

Team: Elizabethtown College
Head Coach: Eric Walker
Years at School as Head Coach: 12
Assistant Coaches: Quint Eno, Jared Sernoffsky

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 5-12

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Woodie Hermann (165, 2014), Chad Lammer (149, 2013)

Top Returning Starters:
125-Phil Torresani (20-18, 6th at Mideast Region)
125-Tim Miranda (7-12)
133-Bryan Pflanz (16-20, 6th at Mideast Region)
149-Chad Lammer (25-17, 5th at Mideast Region)
157-Chris Kummerer (23-14)
157-Mike Lammer (11-16)
165-Rafi Sayada (5-24)
165-Woodie Hermann (2014 NCAA Qualifier)
184/197-Eric Eckstein (4-20)
197-Luke Fernandez (22-15)

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125-Dan Smith-Plymouth-Whitemarsh (district qualifier)
133/141-Adam Smith-Transfer from Clarion (6th PIAA AAA Tournament)
157-Austin Arnold-Northern Lehigh (Region Qualifier)
165-Santo Pagano-Mt. Pleasant DE (2x State Qualifer)
174/184-Rocco Hladney-Transfer from Coker College (15-12 last season)
197/285-Nikolay Savin-Brunswick MD (2015 State Champion)

2015-2016 NYU Preview

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October 16, 2015

Team: New York University
Head Coach: Bruce Haberli
Years at School as Head Coach: 21
Career Record at Current School: 236-165-3
Assistant Coaches: Corey Luce (Senior Assistant) 10th year, Brian Benson (8th year), Andrew Butville (5th year), Gene Kobilansky (3rd year)

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 21-3

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Jacob Donato (125), Nathan Pike (133, 6th), Brandon Jones (141, 4th), Patrick Sheehan (184, 7th)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Donato, Pike

Top Returning Starters:
Jacob Donato 125- Runner-up East Regions/National Qualifier
Nathan Pike 133- Runner-up East Regions/NCAA All-American
Ray Jazikoff 157- 6th place East Regions @ 174/ 34 wins on season.
John Messinger 165- 4th place East Regions/ 29 wins on season
Gaaret Marinelli 174- 11-8 record
William Gockel-Figge 184- 5th place East Regions @197/ 12-4 record

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Sean Brown- Transfer from Indiana
PJ Steinmetz-Transfer from Penn State
Anthony Calvano- Transfer George Mason
Adrian Herrera-CA State placer
Mark Papish- CA SQ
Santino Pelusi-PA Section Champ,
Kyle Paterson- CA-2x League Champ
Chris Osufen- NY SQ
Ian Burke NJ-War of the Shore Champ/3x Region Qualifier
Brady Riley-PA-2x Prep All-American
Manny Ramirez- NJ SQ
Joe Kracz-PA-2x Section Champ-5th Beast of the East
Jake Wilson-VT-National Prep Qualifier
Shawn Soneja-NY-All League/All Section
Austin Oliver-NJ-2x District and County Finalist/Region placer

Season Outlook:
The Bobcats will be looking to rebuild their team after losing 5 out of 9 regional place winners from last years team that produced a East Regional Runner-up performance and 12th place finish at Nationals. Brian Anderson (197) will not return this season, Matt Coppola will be taking a year off but will be returning for the next two seasons. Matt DiGiovanni (157), 3x AA Brandon Jones(141), and AA Patrick Sheehan (184) have all graduated. NYU hopes to have some returners/freshman step up to fill those weight classes so they can have a competitive season.

2015-2016 Wilkes Preview

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October 16, 2015

Team: Wilkes University
Head Coach: Jon Laudenslager
Years at School as Head Coach: 12
Career Record at Current School: 187-77-5
Assistant Coaches: Mitchell Marcks, Brian Broderick

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 15-5

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Guesseppe Rea (125, 6th), Matt Grossmann (133, 1st), Joshua Evans (149), Kyle Diesel (174)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Rea, Grossmann, Evans, Diesel, Michael Fleck (125, 2012)

Top Returning Starters:
NCAA CHAMP 133 Matt Grossmann
NCAA 6th 125 Guesseppe Rea
NCAA NQ Kyle Diesel
NCAA NQ Joshua Evans
2012 NCAA NQ Michael Fleck
Pankil Chander 26 wins
Levi Veppert 22 wins
James Palys 20 wins
Nick Dawson 18 wins
Michael Fleck 18 wins
Nick Racanelli 16 wins
Corey Fleming 16 wins
Morgan Fuller 14 wins
James Ilvento 12 wins

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Zach Faust PA SQ
Kyle Gildner PA SQ
Jacob Huling PA SQ
John Ritter PA SQ
Dino Cancellieri NJ
Robert Hawkins PA
Ashton Gyenizs CT 4th
Cole Walters PA
Matt Judge PA
Sam Mass PA
Keir Williams PA
Kelvin Awo PA
Neojoe Lughas NJ

Season Outlook:
Expecting great things as all four qualifiers return from last year, including freshman National Champion Matt Grossmann. Quality and depth throughout the line-up should lead to another successful season for the Colonels.

2015-2016 Mount Union Preview

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October 15, 2015

Team: University of Mount Union
Head Coach: Bill Schindel
Years at School as Head Coach: 4
Career Record at Current School: 34-11
Assistant Coaches: Kevin Birmingham, Brent Kirk, Nick Hendershot, Graham Coghlan, Jim Caple

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 14-3

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Jeremy Border (133), Bryant Roby (141), Jon Garrison (157, 7th), Brian Olson (197)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Border, Olson

Top Returning Starters:
Nick Mancini – 125 (4th at Regional)
Alec Cotton – 133 (20 Wins)
Jeremy Border – 141 (NQ 2015 & 3rd in 2014 at 133)
Nick Miller – 174 5th at Regional
Brian Olson – 197 (NQ 2015)
Jake Alarie – 285

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Chris D’Alfonso (126) SQ in NJ in 2014
Brandon Reynolds (138) Two Time State Champ in NC
Kevin Swaney (138) SQ in OH
Tony Rupert (160) SQ in OH in 2014
Anthony Mancini (160) 8th in OH
Jake David (160) 3rd in VA in 2014
Connor Rogers (170) SQ in OH
Rodney Stewart (170) SQ in OH
Zack Donatelli (170) SQ in OH in 2014
Tyler Gilbertson (220) State Champ in VA
Brandon Truhn (285) 6th in OH

2015-2016 Trinity Preview

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October 15, 2015

Team: Trinity College
Head Coach: Marques Gales
Years at School as Head Coach: 3
Assistant Coaches: John Gabordi (3rd year), Este Lara (3rd year), Shirzad Ahmadi (2nd year)

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 2-16

Top Returning Starters:
165 Junior Andrew McCahill
285 Sophomore Lucian Cascino – 6-3 before season ending injury.

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125 Grant Sorensen – Moore, OK. State Champion
125 Drew Saccone – Shrewsbury, MA. 4X Prep National Qualifier
133 Ian Moritz – Pittsburgh, PA – PIAA Section 7 Champion
133 Joe Penna – Reading, MA – MA State Placer
141 John Anderson – Prep All-American, 2X Prep NE Champ
149 Francis Corvino – Belmont, MA. Prep National Qualifier
157 Jack Reilly – Andover, MA. 2X Prep National Qualifier
157 Nolan Cornu – Hopkinton, MA. Prep NE Placer
165/174 John Davis – West Windsor, NJ. 4X Prep National Qualifier
174 Devon deFilippi – Baltimore, MD
184 Mason Sangillo – Florham Park, NJ – Hanover Park HS
184/197 Enrique Loya – San Juan Capistrano, CA – 3X League Champ
197 Joe Caggiano – Fair Lawn, NJ. Region Placer at Heavyweight
285 Matt Ferraro – Reading, MA – MA State Placer

Season Outlook:
After an injury-plagued 2014-2015 season, the Bantams look to rebound this year after adding tremendous depth to the roster. A solid core of talented freshmen look to gain collegiate experience while making noise in the Northeast Region. This looks to be the start of a great new era at Trinity College.

2015-2016 Gettysburg Preview

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October 15, 2015

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Team: Gettysburg College
Head Coach: Andy Vogel
Years at School as Head Coach: 8
Assistant Coaches: Gino Frank