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2015-2016 Oswego Preview

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Oswego_logoTeam: 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)

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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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NorthCentral_logoTeam: 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

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

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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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BaldwinWallaceBWUTeam: 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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Waynesburg WTeam: 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

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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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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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daniel_websterTeam: 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

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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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PSU_LogoTeam: 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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elizabethtown_etownTeam: 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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NYUTeam: 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)

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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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WilkesLogoTeam: 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

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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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MountUnionTeam: 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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Trinity-BantamsTeam: 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)

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

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2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 9-8

Top Returning Starters:
125 – Lenny Ogozalek – 13-8
125 – Noah Malamut – 15 wins
141 – Jake Bracken – 18 wins
149 – Quinn Merrigan – 22-15
174 – Tyler Cunningham – 16-13
184 – Camden Stoops – 15 wins
197 – Anthony Puca – 14 wins

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Colin Kowalski – 2x National Prep All-American
Paul Triandafilou – National Prep All-American
Brandon Casamassima – National Prep Qualifier
Luke Neal – National Prep Qualifier
Crawford Oswald – NJ Regional Qualifier
Everett Roach – National Prep Qualifier
Justin Wood – Arizona State Qualifier

Season Outlook:
The Bullets put together a winning season with a freshman-dominated lineup, and the team will be young again with just a single senior on the roster in three year starter Tyler Cunningham. Last year’s wins leader Quinn Merrigan is back at 149 and will be joined by as many as seven other returning starters. 125 should be a battle again between sophomores Noah Malamut and Lenny Ogozalek who both placed in multiple tournaments last year. 285 will be a fight to start as well, as returning starter Joey Bragg will have to contend with several challengers including last year’s 184, Camden Stoops, who has moved up two weights for 2015-2016. The team will be counting on a mixture of returning starters and another large freshman class to help get the Bullets into double digit wins and send some wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in Cedar Rapids.




2015-2016 Wartburg Preview

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Wartburg_logoTeam: 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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Southern-Maine USM logoTeam: 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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Lax logoTeam: 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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JWU_150px[1]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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Ithaca logoTeam: 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.

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