2015-2016 Wartburg Preview

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October 14, 2015

Team: Wartburg College
Head Coach: Eric Keller
Years at School as Head Coach: 6
Career Record at Current School: 99-3
Assistant Coaches: Chris Ortner, Chris Smith, Elard Coello, Mark Kist, Travis Eggers, Kenny Anderson, Jake Agnitsch, Jaime Gray, Fan Zhang

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 18-1

2015 NCAA Qualifiers:
125 Jake Agnitsch – 5th
133 Connor Campo JR – 8th
149 Kenneth Martin JR – NCAA Champ
157 Drew Wagenhoffer SR – 5th
165 Andrew Steiert JR – 6th
174 Brandon Welter – DNP
184 Devin Peterson – NCAA runner up
197 Gerard Roman SR – 6th
285 Ben Nagle JR – 5th

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year):
133 Connor Campo JR – 8th
149 Kenneth Martin JR – NCAA Champ
149 Mark Pinero – 2014 qualifier
157 Drew Wagenhoffer SR – 5th
165 Andrew Steiert JR – 6th
197 Gerard Roman SR – 6th
285 Ben Nagle JR – 5th

Top Returning Starters:
Connor Campo JR – NCAA All American
Kaz Onoo SO – D3wrestle.com All-Freshman Team
Kenneth Martin JR – NCAA Champ
Mark Pinero returner from last year NQ in 2014
Drew Wagenhoffer SR – 2x NCAA All American
Andrew Steiert JR – NCAA All American
Nick Michael returner from last year
Gerard Roman SR – NCAA All American
Ben Nagle SR – NCAA All American

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Arnulfo Aleo Transfer 3 time California hs place winner and 2 time cali juco finalist and national champ
Tanner Terry 2 time Texas h.s state champ
Dusten Reed Iowa State h.s. Runner up
Cross Cannone Connecticut state champ
Blake Meyer Iowa HS state champ
Trevor McLaughlin IA State place winner
Dillion Chase IA state place winner
Brice Duhe 2x Louisiana state champ
Nick Hogan
Eric DeVos Transfer (4x iowa hs placewinner 1 x champ, 2x runner up, and 3rd.) 2x minn. State champ
Zach Lamphere IA hs state place winner

2015-2016 Hampden-Sydney Preview

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Team: Hampden-Sydney College
Head Coach: Mac Main
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Career Record at Current School: New Program for 2015-2016

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Corey Leonard (149) and Tyler Anthony (Hvy)

Season Outlook:
Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia joins Wabash as one of two all-male NCAA Division III schools to offer wrestling as a varsity sport. The team will undertake a limited schedule this year as they work to build momentum for the future.

2015-2016 Southern Maine Preview

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October 14, 2015

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Team: University of Southern Maine
Head Coach: Mike Morin
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches: Julio Santiago, Jonathan Deupree, Ronnie Tetrault

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 16-10

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Daniel Del Gallo (149), Jonathan Deupree (184)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Del Gallo

Top Returning Starters:
Daniel Del Gallo 2015 Northeast Region Finalist, NCAA National Qualifier
CJ Luth 2015 5th Northeast Region

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Brendan Weir 3x Massachusetts State Champion, 3rd place New England’s
Mike Risti 4x Maine State Place Winner, 2x Maine State Champion, 8th place NHSCA Senior Nationals
Zeko Caudill Maine State Champion
Casey Abshire 3x Massachusetts Place Winner

Season Outlook:
The Huskies will be led by a pair of Juniors and returning Scholar All-Americans in Daniel Del Gallo and CJ Luth. Del Gallo made his first trip to NCAA’s last year by placing second in the Northeast Region. He has put in a good off-season and is looking to get on the podium come March. Luth, who placed fifth last year in the Northeast Region, is looking to move up a few spots and get to the NCAA’s for the first time.

Highlighted by 3x Massachusetts State Champion and New England place winner Brendan Weir and High School All-American Mike Risti, the Huskies brought in a solid recruiting class. They will be very young this year, and in order to have another winning season they will rely heavily on the new faces in the line-up.

2015-2016 La Crosse Preview

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October 13, 2015

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Team: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Head Coach: Dave Malecek
Years at School as Head Coach: 10
Career Record at Current School: 140-32-1
Assistant Coaches: Ross Needham( UWL 07), Zach Cook( UWL 14), Josh Passe (UWL 07), Eric Twohey (UWL 15), GA Trevor Pruett (Whitewater 15), GA Tom Teigen (Augsburg 15)

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 16-5

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Ryan Weinmann (125), Cody See (141), Tyler Schneider (165, 2nd), Richard Carlson (184, 6th), Eric Twohey (197, 3rd)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): R. Weinmann, See, Schneider, Dustin Weinmann (133, 2014)

Top Returning Starters:
125 Ryan Weinmann NQ 18-13
133 Dustin Weinmann NQ (2014) 19-7
141 Cody See NQ 15-10
149 Kasey Einerson 24-4 4th at Midwest Regional
157 Derek Weinmann 16-16 5th at Midwest Regional
174 Tyler Schneider 2nd NCAA 22-5
197 Zach Tooley 12-7

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
184 Austin Cook 2x State Champ Kansas
141 Kal Gerber 2x State Champ Wi
141 Grant Sutton State Runnerup Illinois
HWT Clay Broze Transfer Augustana D2, 2x Mn State Champ
157 Nick Green 2nd Minnesota State

Season Outlook:
UWL will return 3 NQ with Weinmann Twins and Cody See along with National Runner-Up Tyler Schneider who will move up to 174 this year. Kasey Einerson was ranked as high as 2nd last year at 149. Senior Derek Weinmann will be in the mix at 157 as he continues to grow into the weight.

2015-2016 Johnson & Wales Preview

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October 13, 2015

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Team: Johnson & Wales University
Head Coach: Lonnie Morris
Years at School as Head Coach: 19
Career Record at Current School: 269-126-4
Assistant Coaches: Brian Allen (17 yrs), James Gilbert (15 yrs), Colin Lenhardt (2 yrs), Joe Pronk (2 yrs), Josh Manu (1st yr)

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 21-8

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Bobby Jordan (125), Justin Colon (133), Michael Ferinde (141, 8th)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Jordan, Colon, Joey Gaccione (149, 2014)

Top Returning Starters:
125 Bobby Jordan NQ 2nd Northeast Region
133 Justin Colon NQ 3rd Northeast Region
141 Michael Stewart (NQ Jr College 2014)
149 Joey Gaccione NQ 2014 3x Northeast Region placer
165 Sean Prell 3x Region Placer
174/184 Stephen Jarrell Region Placer
174/184 Michael Labell Region Placer

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125 Jay Albis NY State Runner up
133 Joe Ferinde 2x NJ Placer
149 Chris Behen MA state finalist New England Placer
149 Tommy Grippi NY State Placer 2013
165 James Ryan Transfer from RWU
174 Michael Gargano Region Champ NJ
197 Chris Bosco 3rd in Sect. 11 NY
197 Khamri Thomas 3x CT state Champ, New England Champ, 6th @ VA Beach

Season Outlook:
Big goals and expectations in Providence now that long time head coach Lonnie Morris moves over full time. The Wildcats return the core of their lineup but a strong recruiting class will challenge from top to bottom keeping upper class-men on their toes throughout the season. Finishing 2nd in the Northeast region in 2015 has JWU nation hungry for a region championship. With the right commitment and some leadership within the group this could be the year. JWU has had consistent success nationally but is looking for a breakthrough year at the NCAA tournament as seniors Joey Gaccione (Highpoint, NJ) & Justin Colon (Belleville, NJ) will be looking to get on the podium in Cedar Rapids in March.

2015-2016 Ithaca Preview

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October 13, 2015

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Team: Ithaca College
Head Coach: Marty Nichols
Years at School as Head Coach: 20
Career Record at Current School: 209-80-1
Assistant Coaches: Seth Ecker, Marc Israel, Dave Auble, Jules Doliscar, Willie Horwath, Alex Gomez

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 11-2

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Jimmy Kaishian (125), Alex Gomez (133, 4th), Eamonn Gaffney (149), Kevin Collins (157, 6th), Nick Velez (165)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Kaishian, Gaffney, Velez, Carlos Toribio (174, 2014)

Top Returning Starters:
125 – Jimmy Kaishian – NCAA Qualifier
141- Nick Wahba- 1st Empire – 4th Northeast Region
149 – Eamonn Gaffney – NCAA Qualifier
149- Daniel Pak- 4th Empire
165 – Nick Velez – NCAA Qualifier
174- Jaison White- 3rd Empire
184 – Carlos Toribio – 2014 NCAA Qualifier
197- Dan Glinko- 4th Empire- 5th Northeast Region (285)
285- Joe Sprung- 3rd Empire

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125- Johnny Stramiello- 2x NYS Place Winner
125- Fred Mase- Prep AA
133- Bryan Israel- Transfer – 2x HS PA Place Winner
133- Joe Rorick- 3x NYS Qual.
141- Demetri D’Orsaneo- 2x PA Place Winner
149- Gregg Lee- NYS Qual.
149- Jawan Jones- Prep AA
174/184- Jake Ashcraft- NYS Runner-up
197- Jake O’Brien- 3rd NE Championships

Season Outlook:
With the return of 4 National Qualifiers,a strong returning contingent, and a talented group of newcomers, the Bombers look to improve on their finish at the NCAA’s in 2016.

2015-2016 Bridgewater State Preview

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October 12, 2015

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Team: Bridgewater State University
Head Coach: Frank Cammisa
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Assistant Coaches: Robert Polin, Ricky Caruso

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 2-10

Top Returning Starters:
Paul Sughrue
Anthony Cote

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Dylan Nuttal
Andrew Szilagyi
Tom Arsenault

2015-2016 Loras Preview

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October 12, 2015

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Team: Loras College
Head Coach: Randy Steward
Years at School as Head Coach: 22
Career Record at Current School: 244-174-1
Assistant Coaches: Associate Head Coach: T.J. Miller, Assistant Coach: Rick Healey, Assistant Coach: Jay Figgins, Assistant Coach: Mark Schultz

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 9-11

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Nick Steger (141, 5th), Steven DeWitt (157, 4th)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Steger

Top Returning Starters:
141: Nick Steger All-American (junior)
133: Mike Tripplett- 4th place in Regional (sophomore)
149: Evan Weaver 20 match winner (junior)
157: Jimmy Davis 20 Match winner (sophomore)
165: Greg Vance – 4th place in Regional (junior)
197: Malcolm Watson- 20 match winner (senior)

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125:Joey Riordan Metea Valley HS/IL
133: Chris Grow Waukee HS/IA
149: Pat Follenweider Providence HS/IL, Brian Swanson Oak Forest HS/IL
157: Gabe Pleasants Morton HS/IL
165: Sam Elston Metea Valley HS/IL, Sam Schuler Fairbury Central HS/IL, Luke Sedlacek CR Jefferson HS/IA
174: Chris Malone Sycamore HS/IL
184: Riley Cornwell Sterling HS/IL, Joe Greenhill Round Lake HS/IL, Javier Soto Bremen HS/IL
197: Blake Dierks NE HS
285: Quin Gilliam Byrd HS/L, Dillon Wagner Mediapolis HS/IA

2015-2016 WPI Preview

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Team: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Head Coach: Steve Hall
Years at School as Head Coach: 5
Career Record at Current School: 38-60
Assistant Coaches: Tony Paoletta, Tyler Howe

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 11-13

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Brian Amato (125, 8th)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Amato

Top Returning Starters:
Brian Amato – AA @ 125
Justin Marsh – 5th NE Region

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Mike Aquino – 125 – 2014 NE champ, 2015 NE 4th
Pat Lacroix – 133 Transfer – 2014 4th Northeast Regional
Andrew Ellis – 133 – MA All State champ and NE 6th
Peter Nash – 141 NYS Sec 3 finalist
Luke Fronhofer – 141 NYS Sec 2 Champ
Grant Frederick – 149 NYS championship qualifier
Graysen DeLuca – 157 CT Open finalist and NE 4th
Dan Wensley – 184 MA All State champ and NE 6th
Mike Curtis – 197 2x ME champ and NE 3rd 2014 and 2015
Austin Shrewsbury – 285 NE 3rd 2014 and 2015
Nick Day – 285 NE 5th

Season Outlook:
Returning All-American, Brian Amato, and regional placer, Justin Marsh, lead a strong returning nucleus for the WPI Engineers. Transfer 2014 regional placer, Pat Lacroix, and a host of strong recruits will all compete for starting spots right out of the gate. Expectations are high going into the season.

2015-2016 TCNJ Preview

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October 9, 2015

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Team: The College of New Jersey
Head Coach: R. Joseph Galante
Years at School as Head Coach: 4
Career Record at Current School: 43-34
Assistant Coaches: Len Goduto TCNJ ’08, Joe Kennedy Lehigh ’12

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 12-9

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Antonio Mancella (157, 8th), Zach Zotollo (174, 2nd), Nathaniel Leer (197)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Mancella, Kevin Corrigan (125, 2014), Dylan Thorsen (149, 2014)

Top Returning Starters:
125 Corrigan Gill Maltez
133 Goldschmidt
141 Budzek Schneider
149 Thorsen, D Reardon Gallo
157 Mancella Herring
165 Whitney Paton Thorsen, J Balina
174 Hamann Simon
184 Wojtaszek Lynch
197 Boncimino
285 Fosam Saso

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125 Rivera NJ Region Place Winner
133 Erwin NJ State Qualifier
141 Friedman Two-Time NJ State Placer Winner
149 Beirne NJ State Qualifier
165 McIntyre NJ State Qualifier
184 Mirabella NJ State Qualifier
197 Rissiotis JWU Transfer, 21 wins 2014
285 Cocozza DV Transfer, 5 wins 2015
285 Dzugan BCC Transfer, NJ Region Qualifier

Season Outlook:
The Lions are coming off another top 20 season, their 39th in 50 years of Wrestling. For the fourth straight year TCNJ has had an NCAA Finalist (Denver, Broderick (2), Darling, Zotollo). For the 45th year in a row TCNJ had an All-American at the NCAA Championships. The College has also had an Academic All-American for the past15 consecutive years. This year talented wrestlers with lofty goals will look to put their stamp on NCAA Division III Wrestling. Follow the action on twitter and instagram @TCNJ_Wrestling

2015-2016 Oshkosh Preview

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October 9, 2015

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Team: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Head Coach: Efrain Ayala
Years at School as Head Coach: 3
Assistant Coaches: Dan Schiferl, Korey Kleinhans, Nick Matiash

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 1-9

Top Returning Starters:
Craig Mason: Junior 16-13 5th Midwest Regional 6th Pete Wilson
Hunter Mulock: Senior 5th Midwest Regional

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Austin Loos: Wisconsin State Champion and 2X Runner Up
Braxton Potrykus: Wisconsin State Champion
Mark Choinski: Wisconsin State Champion
Reed Ambrodious: Wisconsin State Runner Up
Cole Ryan: Wisconsin State Place Winner 5th
Elijah Burdick: Illinois State Place Winner 5th
Julius Smith: Illinois 3A State Qualifier
John DePersia: Illinois 3A State Qualifier
Corey Knudsen: Illinois 3A State Qualifier
Nick Monty: Wisconsin State Qualifier

Season Outlook:
Coach Ayala will be in his third season as Head Coach for the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh. He has been part of Titan Wrestling for 5 years total, two as an Assistant Coach. The season outlook is the best it has been in many years. The Titans will be led by Senior Hunter Mulock and Junior Craig Mason; both narrowly missing the national tournament last season. In addition, we added a great group of incoming freshman and transfers adding up to a total of 21. There are quite a few incoming freshman and transfers who will be fighting for starting positions. The 2015-16 wrestling season is off to a very exciting start. These athletes will provide Titan Wrestling with a line up worth watching.

2015-2016 Williams Preview

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October 9, 2015

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Team: Williams College
Head Coach: Scott Honecker
Years at School as Head Coach: 3
Career Record at Current School: 41-21
Assistant Coaches: Tom Foote (Williams ’13), Carl Breitenstein (Williams ’10), Dan Evangelakos (Williams ’15)

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 18-2

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Jake Savoca (141), Tim Garripoli (149), Jorge Lopez (157, 3rd), Christopher Chorzepa (184, 4th)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Savoca, Garripoli, Lopez, Chorzepa

Top Returning Starters:
125 Matt Morris so. 2015 NE Regional 4th
149 Tim Garripoli sr. 2015 NE Regional 3rd, 2014 NE Regional 5th
157 Jorge Lopez sr 2x NE Regional Champ, 3x NCAA AA
165 Jake Savoca so. 2015 NE Regional 3rd
174 Martin Strenk jr.
184 Christopher Chorzepa 2x NCAA AA
197 Anthony Brooks 2014 NE Regional 6th
HWT Ben Wertz

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125 Danny Powell
133 Ben Morton
141 Marcus Iwama
149 Brendon Seyrfried
149 Alex Pankhurst
157 Bennett Caplin
165 Quinton Love
197 Sebastian Dziadkiewicz

Season Outlook:
Williams returns the bulk of a lineup that finished 10th at NCAA’s and 3rd in the Northeast region in 2015.

2015-2016 Greensboro Preview

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Team: Greensboro College
Head Coach: Erik Wince
Assistant Coaches: Robert Hoy

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Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Drew Turner- Fr- Parkland HS, Winston Salem, NC- 4X NCHSAA All American, 3X NCHSAA State Champ, ranked 13th at 113lbs as a senior by WIN.
Gabe Wilson- Fr- Erwin HS, Asheville, NC, 2X NCHSAA Place Winner 1X Runner Up
Drew Chappell- Transfer Soph- Ledford HS, High Point, NC Gardner Webb University- NCHSAA Place Winner
Kacee Hutchison- Transfer Junior- Enka High School, Asheville, NC- Appalachian State U- 2x State Champion, 3x NHSCA All-American, Junior Freestyle and Greco-Roman All-American (Fargo), University Greco-Roman All-American @ 98kg,

Season Outlook:
Brand new program in Greensboro NC. With the leadership of seasoned transfers and driven freshmen with lofty goals we look to have an impact in DIII right away! Depth will be the only issue with this team in its inaugural year but with success from the core group of talented young wrestlers we look to build the program into a perennial power very soon! We open with individual and dual tourneys to get our guys some much needed success early but also get our best guys the competition they need in order to get ready for the national qualifier and the NCAA Tourney in March. 2nd semester consists of comprable dual events with many taking place in front of a very excited home crowd that will no doubt be very supportive and very loud as they cheer on this new program!

2015-2016 Thiel Preview

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October 8, 2015

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Team: Thiel College
Head Coach: Craig Thurber
Years at School as Head Coach: 12
Career Record at Current School: 115-86
Assistant Coaches: Kraig Smith, Matt Lowry, Brett Smith

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 15-6

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Sean Byham (157)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Jake Lowry (197, 3rd, 2014)

Top Returning Starters:
125 Vince Vahaly
133 Lance Waters
141 Nick Sutton 2X 4th place finisher at Mideast Regional
165 Chris Nuss
174 Marco Crivelli: 23 wins in 14-15, NWCA Scholar All American 2015
197 Jake Lowry: All American in 2014
285 Blake Heim

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125 Justin Walter: PIAA qualifier
174 Colton Shilling: PIAA qualifier
184: Gabe Wagner: 2X Maryland State Qualifier
141 Nick Burkett: PA 2X Southwest Regional Qualifier
157 Dominic Farabaugh: PA 2XSouthwest Regional Qualifier
125 Vinnie Mion: PA Northwest Regional Qualifier
149 Derek Steetle: PA Northwest Regional Qualifier
285 Mike McCool: PA Northwest Regional Qualifier
285 Alex Streich: PA Northwest Regional Qualifier

Season Outlook:
Thiel returns 7 starters from last years 14-6 team, along with Senior All-American Jake Lowry who was out all of last season with an injury. An experienced group of upperclassmen will lead the Tomcats, with some help from a talented group of freshmen.

2015-2016 Muhlenberg Preview

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October 8, 2015

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Team: Muhlenberg College
Head Coach: Shaun Lally
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Career Record at Current School: 4-9
Assistant Coaches: Andrew Drake, Kyle Crouthamel

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 4-9

Top Returning Starters:
Jake Gordon
Che Chengsupanimit
Mark Gutierrez
Ben Peck
Will Lamb
Lenny Smith

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Robert Armus
Kash Calderon
John Candela
Gennaro Cerminara
Colin Cunningham
Jimmy Frantantoni
Lorenzo Gisonda
Jonathan Greenblatt
Trott Montina
Ethan Pentz
Patrick Sockler

Season Outlook:
With Shaun Lally entering his second year as head coach, Muhlenberg is a young and hungry team looking to build upon their success from last year. This season, Muhlenberg will return to Madison Square Garden to wrestle in “The Grapple at the Garden”, and will also travel to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to compete in the “Citrus Open”.

2015-2016 Whitewater Preview

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October 7, 2015

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Team: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Head Coach: Ned Shuck
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Career Record at Current School: 15-1
Assistant Coaches: Justin Wharton, Delian Schneider, Jason Russell

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 15-1

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Trevor Pruett (133), Matt Adcock (141, 7th), Elroy Perkin (149, 5th), Tom Gerszewski (157), Jordan Newman (174, 8th), Shane Siefert (197, 2nd), Anthony Edgren (285, 7th)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Adcock, Gerszewski, Newman, Siefert

Top Returning Starters:
125 Zac Denny Midwest Regional 4th
133 Ronny Hauser 15-4 Record, Ranked high as 5th
141 Matt Adcock 2x All-American
157 Tom Gerszewski National Qualifier
165 Connor Price Midwest Regional 6th
174 Jordan Newman 8th NCAA
197 Shane Siefert 3x All-American

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Joe Brodman Heidelberg Transfer Mideast Regional 5th
Zach Hasselberger 2x WI State Finalist
Sonny Schiedlt WI State Finalist
John Broughton MO State 3rd
Bradley Prentice 4X WI State Qualifier
Isaiah Doane WI State 4th
Bandon Peshek IL State 5th
Christian Dischler WI State 6th

2015-2016 Buena Vista Preview

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October 7, 2015

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Team: Buena Vista University
Head Coach: Jeff Breese
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Assistant Coaches: Sean White, Sean Shatto, Brent Koppie, Steve Leuck

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 3-14

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Nashid Barrow (141)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Barrow

Top Returning Starters:
125- Slade Stiles- 30 victories as a freshman, returning from injury
141- Nashid Barrow- NCAA Qualifier, Round of 12 at NCAA, IIAC Freshman of Year
149- Mitchell Broer- 3x IA State Placer, spot starter behind Barrow in ’15
174- Tyler Puls (full-time starter last season at 165)
184- Austin Hayes (full-time starter last season at 174)
285- Gable Bonner IIAC Placer in 2014

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Coleby Bratrud- IA State Qualifier
Brad Kerkhoff- 3x IA State Placer
Jackson Montogomery- IL State Qualifier
Kevin Pape- IA State Qualifier
Carson Rhoads- KS State Qualifier
Romelo Salas- CO State Placer
Shane Vaughan- IA State Placer

Season Outlook:
BVU looks to keep building on its 39th place finish at the NCAA Tournament in 2015. They return seven starters from a season ago and will only have two seniors this season. The Beavers look to make significant strides with a mix of veteran returners and young talent.

3x Olympian Bill Kerslake, Case ’51 passes away

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William “Bill” Kerslake passed away on September 29th, 2015 at the age of 85. Kerslake, a 1951 graduate of Case Institute of Technology (later to become Case Western Reserve University), was a three time Olympic wrestler (1952, 1956, 1960) and 1955 Pan-Am champion, all at heavyweight. He was the United States national champion at heavyweight 15 years in a row while simultaneously working for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and later NASA where he developed rocket propulsion technology including the first ever ion engine.

He was a three sport athlete at Case, setting school and conference records in the shot put will winning nine varsity letters among wrestling, football, and track. Read on for more.

William Kerslake Obituary (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Wikipedia Entry for William Kerslake

Case’s Three-Time Olympian and Rocket Scientist (UAA website)

Kerslake in action in the 1950s (Wikipedia image)

2015-2016 Wabash Preview

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October 7, 2015

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Team: Wabash College
Head Coach: Brian Anderson
Years at School as Head Coach: 12
Career Record at Current School: 106-49-1
Assistant Coaches: Danny Irwin – 8 years, Ridge Kiley – 1st year, Eracleo Vallejo – 6 years, Reece Lefever – 1st year, Conner Lefever – 1st year

2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 12-2

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Devin Broukal (133), Reece Lefever (157, 2nd), Ethan Farmer (165, 7th), Conner Lefever (174, 1st), Riley Lefever (184, 1st)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Broukal, Farmer, Riley Lefever

Top Returning Starters:
133 – Devin Broukal NQ
141- Michael Venezia – Midwest Regional Place Winner
149- Nick Bova – 2X Midwest regional 5th place
165 – Ethan Farmer 2015 7th place
184 – Riley Lefever 2015 National Champion, 2X National Champion
197- Brett Thumm – 2X Midwest regional 5th place

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Darden Schurg – 3X IN State Placer, 4th, 2nd, 2nd
Griffin Schermer – 2X IN State Placer, 5th, 7th
Myron Howard – 2X IN State Placer, 4th, 7th
Kellen VanCamp – IN State Runner up
Savonne Bennette – IL State Qual from OPRF

2015-2016 Stevens Preview

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October 6, 2015

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Team: Stevens Institute of Technology
Head Coach: Joe Favia
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Career Record at Current School: 13-6
Assistant Coaches: Anthony Bonaventura, Jeff Marsh

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 13-6

2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Mike Polizzi (157), CJ Caserta (165), Chris Florek (285)

Top Returning Starters:
Rob Murray – @ 125 – 4th East Regional
Phil Woods – @ 184 – 5th East Regional
AJ Kowal – @ 174 – 4th East Regional , Centennial Conference Champion

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Gianpiero DiBattista – Plymouth Meeting, PA
Stephen Friedman – Phillipsburg, NJ
Michael Heck – Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Thomas Poklikuha – West Creek, NJ
Paul Piccione – Jackson, NJ
Yoseph Borai – Toms River, NJ
Jake Derechin – Sleepy Hollow, NY
Michael Derin – Wantage, NJ
Michael Glasser -Montville, NJ
Sasha Gonzalez – San Francisco, CA
Nich Kalimtzis – Westfield, NJ
Zack Kovacs – Parsippany, NJ
Gerad Ross – Sarasota, FL
Kevin Zarzana – Austin, TX

Season Outlook:
The Stevens Wrestling program is looking to build on the momentum from the 2014-15 season. The Ducks captured their first Conference title, placed third in the East Region, qualified three for NCAAs, and named a record 5 Academic All-Americans. The Ducks brought in a big recruiting class and have multiple upperclassmen returning which is going to help them put out a competitive lineup for the 2015-16 season.

The upcoming season the Ducks will be battle tested when the post season come around. The Ducks will square off against 16 of the country’s top 20 teams in the nation. The Ducks will open the season November 1st against a Division 1 opponent, United States Naval Academy. They will then compete in 5 more events before the month ends on the world biggest stage, Madison Square Garden, against their cross river foe New York University. The Ducks will also make its way out west and compete against the University of Dubuque and in the Cornell Matman Invitational. The Ducks will round out the second semester trying to repeat as Centennial Conference Champions and sending a big contingent of wrestlers to the National Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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