Team: Case Western Reserve University
Head Coach: Danny Song
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches: Jaes Jones (MIT), Andrew Schafer (John Carroll)
2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 6-10
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Luke DiMuzio (Twinsburg HS, OH)
AJ Vetturini (West Geauga HS, OH)
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Team: Wheaton College
Head Coach: Jim Gruenwald
Years at School as Head Coach: 7
Assistant Coaches: Eric Terrazas, Scott Torppey, Dan Olsen, Mark Savenok, Cedric Gibson
2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 2-7
2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Carlos Fuentez (125), Mark Savenok (149), Stephen Aiello (165), Dan Olsen (184, 3rd)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Fuentez, Aiello (7th in 2014)
Top Returning Starters:
125 Carlos Fuentez (2015 NQ)
157 Jered Fekete (CCIW Champ, 5th in Midwest Region)
165 Stephen Aiello (NQ 2015, 2014 AA)
174 Frank Aiello (CCIW Champ, 5th in Midwest Region)
197 Mikey Swider (CCIW Champ, 4th in Midwest Region)
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
285 Max Gierke (4th WI State @ 220)
157 Jonavan Huggins (2 x IL SQ)
133/141 Eric Wales (2 x MI SQ)
Season Outlook:
Wheaton will look to Jared Fekete and Logan Walkup to fill the gap of graduating two All-Americans, Mark Savenok and Dan Olsen, who both return to help coach the Thunder. The Thunder do return AA Stephen Aiello and 3 other CCIW Champs in the mid weights to form a solid core for the lineup. Wheaton is coming off of two of the best seasons in recent school history finishing 11-1 in the 2013-14 season, and winning a CCIW title for the first time in 34 years in 2015. The title was won on the strength of 6 individual champs. Four of the conference champs went on to qualify for the National tournament with another two narrowly missing a trip to Hershey. The Thunder hope to continue the recent progress with an even stronger 2015-16 showing.
Team: Washington & Jefferson College
Head Coach: Tommy Prairie
Years at School as Head Coach: 5
Career Record at Current School: 12-28
Assistant Coaches: Jeff Breese
2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 2-12
2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Jacob Spearman (133), Nick Carr (157, 1st)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Spearman, Carr (2nd semester)
Top Returning Starters:
133 Jacob Spearman (73-17)
141 Dan Pommerer (22-25)
141 Lukas Etzel (15-16)
149 Trevor Meyers (33-43)
157 Sam Florentino (13-10)
174 Sonnieboy Blanco (51-21)
184 Mac Oberschelp (8-19)
197 Zeke Stroupe (44-53)
285 Antonio Santoro (10-8)
Team: University of the Ozarks
Head Coach: Jason Zastrow
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Career Record at Current School: 1-8
Assistant Coaches: Jason Schweer
2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 1-8
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Caleb Royal- State Champion
Montre Blade- State Runner-Up
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Team: Western New England University
Head Coach: Mike Sugermeyer
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches: Jeremy Burns, Pierre Bondoc
2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 7-14
Top Returning Starters:
133 – Austin Sisco – 6th Northeast Region (23-17)
149- Greg McCrystal (15-7)
184- Andrew Cole (13-13)
197- Brian Donovan (20-18)
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125 Ben Podmore – MA All-State
133 Matt Jarvis – Transfer – NYS Qualifier (’13)
157 Ridge Sulkey NYS Qualifier
165 Josh Nelson All-New England
Team: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Head Coach: Johnny Johnson
Years at School as Head Coach: 18
Career Record at Current School: 169-139-3
Assistant Coaches: Jake Wozniak, Chase DeCleene. & Chris Karl
2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 6-11
Top Returning Starters:
125- Ben Vosters (SO)- 30 wins as a freshman
141- Jered Kust (SR)- ranked #4 before he broke his leg
157- Anthony Friese (JR)- WIAC runner-up
165- Logan Hermsen (JR)- 3rd WIAC, 27 wins
197- Bo Siebel (SR)- WIAC runner-up at HWT
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Taylor Bonetti- Vulcan, MI– 2-time state placer (4th & 8th)
Jeremy Kadish- Gladstone, MI– state placer (8th)
Clay Lieber- Nekoosa, WI– 2nd & 3rd in state, 137-31 HS record
Mitch Overbeck- Southern Door, WI– 4th in state
Donny Ralston– Bruce, WI– 3-time state placer (2nd, 3rd, & 5th)
Wyatt Weiler– Auburndale, WI– 2nd in state
Season Outlook:
The Pointers look to improve after a tough season with a young squad. With virtually all the starters returning, UWSP with get leadership from their only senior, Jared Kust (141) and three year starter, junior Logan Hermsen (165). Sophomore Ben Vosters will return at 125 after a 30 win season as a freshman and placing at the University Nationals this summer. Cody Nielsen a sophomore also placed at University Nationals this summer and will return at 184. Junior Anthony Friese (157) and senior Bo Siebel (197) both return after finishing 2nd at the WIAC Championships. Bo will move down to 197 from HWT.
Team: Lakeland College
Head Coach: Dillon Bera
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches: Fredrick Brown – UW-River Falls
2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 1-6
2015 NCAA Qualifiers: Mitchell Fucile (165)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Fucile
Top Returning Starters:
Edward Terres (184lbs) – 2013 NWA Conference Champion
Mitchell Fucile (165lbs) – 2014-15: NCAA DIII National Qualifier
Marcus McCauley (149lbs) – 2014-15 – Placed in 3 out of 4 tournament before getting injured
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Jimmy Spencer
2015: 6th Place MHSAA State Championships
2014: 6th Place MHSAA State Championships
2013: 6th Place MHSAA State Championships
2012: 7th Place MHSAA State Championships
Ryan Berman
2015: 6th Place – IHSA State Championships
Cole Gonzalez
2014: 4th Place – MHSAA State Championships
2015: 7th Place – MHSAA State Championships
CJ Milliron
2015: IHSA State Qualifier
Team: College of Mount St. Vincent
Head Coach: Dean Zenie
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches: Jason Torres
2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 1-4
Top Returning Starters:
Karl Schmitt
Vinny Lombardo
Nick Giancaspro
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Taylor Picciano – 3x All Section XI All League from Kings Park HS
Conner Hay – 2015 Section XI League Champion from Miller Place
Season Outlook:
After a disappointing season in 2014-15, there is a strong recruiting class with 5 freshmen anticipated to start. This season will present challenges as the freshmen get acclimated to the college format, but come the end of the season, we are looking for big things at the East Region.
Team: Norwich University
Head Coach: Alex Whitney
Years at School as Head Coach: 3
Career Record at Current School: 17-24
Assistant Coaches: Connor Keating
2014-2015 Dual Meet Record: 5-9
Top Returning Starters:
Frankie Girolamo- 285
Bryan Giblin- 197
Zach Gibson- 165
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Jacob Forsman – 125LBS- Prep All-American
Aaron Cox- 125LBS – Ohio State Placer
Sean Randles- 133/141 – Nevada State Finalst
PJ Testino- 133/141 2x PA District Placer
Zach Morris- 149 – NY Section Finalist
Dakota Lewis- 149 – Georgia National Team memeber
Patrick McCurdy -157- NJ 100+ wins- Transfer from MMI
Stephen Birganti- 174 – New England Qualifier
Dylan Gifford- 174- 2x NY Section Placer
Satchel Stafford- 197- PA State Qualifier
Connor Drouin- 197 – IL Region Qualifier
Paul Kotler- 285 – 2x FL State Place Winner – Transfer from Citadel
Click below to listen to episode three of The Ice Hour podcast. This episode includes former Division III coaches Pete Rogers and Mike Fusilli along with current Case Western Reserve University head coach Danny Song.
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Two time NCAA Champion Bebeto Yewah of UW-La Crosse represented Cameroon at the recently completed United World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas. Yewah dropped a close match in his opening bout, but he was not pulled back into the repechage by his opponent so his day ended after one match. See his 9-7 match with a former world medalist below.
Two time NCAA Division III Coach of the Year and four time WIAC Coach of the Year Tim Fader has been selected as the next head wrestling coach at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Fader returns to the head coaching ranks after a season as an assistant at Wheaton. Fader has previously coached at WIAC schools La Crosse and Whitewater, and in his most recent season as a head coach led Whitewater to an NCAA runner-up finish. Read this post from July about the circumstances and aftermath of his departure from Whitewater after the 2014 season.
Blugolds Hire Four-Time WIAC Coach of the Year
Sep 03, 2015
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – Tim Fader, a four-time WIAC Coach of the Year, will take the helm as head coach of the University Wisconsin-Eau Claire wrestling team, announced by athletic director Dan Schumacher today.
Fader was most recently the assistant wresting coach at Wheaton College, but he is no stranger to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Fader spent 10 years as the head coach at UW-Whitewater from 2004-14 and was the head coach for six years at UW-La Crosse (1998-2004).
“We are excited to add Coach Fader to our staff,” said Schumacher. “He has established himself as one of the top coaches in the country and we are fortunate to bring someone like him to campus. I look forward to working with Coach Fader to build a championship wrestling program.”
In his time in the WIAC, Fader was named WIAC Coach of the Year four times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2014) and National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Coach of the Year twice (2001, 2012).
“Tim Fader represents the gold standard of excellence in coaching,” said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer. “He has demonstrated a history of an education-based philosophy and his number one priority is helping his student-athletes reach their potential on and off the mat.”
The 2014 Division III Coach of the Year has coached 42 All-Americans and 49 Scholastic All-Americans. Fader led the UW-La Crosse to six Top 10 finishes including a National Dual Meet Championship in 2000. With UW-Whitewater, he tallied four top 12 finishes including a third place finish in 2013 and runner-up in 2014.
“Fader is very thorough and leaves no stone unturned,” said former assistant coach and 1972 Olympic Gold Medalist Ben Peterson. “He wants a winning team and will build young men; from recruiting to fundraising to training, he will make UW-Eau Claire wrestling known. I don’t know anyone that works harder than Tim Fader.”
Fader wrestled collegiately at Augustana College (Ill.), where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with an undergraduate degree in Accounting and Finance-Business Administration. He earned his master’s degree in Sports Administration from UW-La Crosse in 1997. At Augustana, Fader was a two-time NCAA Division III All-American and was twice named Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
“I am really impressed with UW-Eau Claire,” said Fader. “The supportive community, beautiful campus and just the energy you feel from this inviting, vibrant area is amazing. I’ve spoken with alums and past and present coaches and they all loved their experience which makes me excited to be a Blugold.
“I want to thank Dan Schumacher and Chancellor James Schmidt for this opportunity. Dan has a sincere excitement for this department and university and I’m excited to be a part of his vision.”
Fader will begin his coaching duties September 15 as he will be working with USA Wrestling at the Wrestling World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada beginning September 5.
Manchester Head Wrestling Coach Job Posting
Burlingame steps down from head wrestling post
Aug 21, 2015
Manchester University Director of Athletics Rick Espeset announced this week that head wrestling coach Matt Burlingame has stepped down.Burlingame led the Spartans’ program for the past nine seasons after serving as an assistant to long-time head coach and athletic director Tom Jarman. While at MU, he was on the staff which led the program to a third-place finish at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships in 2006-07. Additionally, two of the wrestlers he mentored as a head coach qualified for the NCAA Division III national championships with one becoming the program’s 22nd All-American.
Burlingame recently accepted a position as a head wrestling coach and biology teacher at Whitko High School.
“This was an extremely tough decision,” Burlingame said. “My family and I have always thought of Manchester University as home. I’ll miss the daily interaction with faculty and staff as well as being able to work with the many wonderful young men who came through the Spartans’ wrestling program during my time.”
“We’ll miss Matt’s strong leadership and positive personality on and off the mat,” Espeset said. “He did a first-class job mentoring so many student-athletes to become well-rounded individuals which is something that is very important to the university. We wish him all the best as he and his family move on to a new path.”
Carlos Dolmo has been named the next head coach of the Hunter College wrestling team. Dolmo replaces Chris Mazzatta who stepped down after two years as head coach and five years overall. Dolmo had most recently been the head coach at Yeshiva High School and assistant coach at Yeshiva University.
Carlos Dolmo Named Hunter College Wrestling Coach
8/21/2015 9:00 AM
New York, NY – Director of Athletics Recreation and Intramurals, Terry Wansart, has announced the hiring of Carlos Dolmo as the new Head Coach of Hunter’s wrestling team. Dolmo brings over 15 years of experience with him as both an athlete and coach.Dolmo has been the head coach at Yeshiva High School and the assistant coach at Yeshiva University since 1999. On the high school level, he was responsible for the selection process of incoming athletes, managing the support staff, promoting the sport to school officials and scheduling. Additionally, he instituted competitions with non-parochial high schools; the first of its kind for Yeshiva students. He also created a parent organization to provide parents fluency in understanding wrestling techniques and terminology in order to help them support their child better and understand the sport.
On the collegiate level, as an assistant coach, he specialized in teaching double and single leg takedowns, knee picks and firemen’s carry. He ran practice three times per week and focused not only on the physical aspects of the sport, but enforced the mental edge of wrestling as well by simulating meet scenarios to reinforce quick decision making and maneuverability.
A competitor himself, Dolmo has appeared in dozens of regional, national and international competitions including the World Championships, Empire State Games, USA and World Beach Championships, and USA Sombo National Championships where he has numerous gold, silver and bronze medals to his name. His level of competition as both a collegiate athlete as well as his post-collegiate career has led him to meets in Montenegro, Albania, Turkey, Puerto Rico and all over the United States.
As a collegiate wrestler, he was All-State in the 285 pound division, an All-American in the 197 lb weight class, and two-time national JUCO qualifier. Professionally, he was named Coach of the Year three times and led the Yeshiva High School wrestling team to the team championship on three occasions.
The Bronx resident also acts as a college liaison, mentoring inner city high school students with financial aid applications, serving as a guardian on visits, and mediator between the college and administration and parents who do not speak fluent English.
Dolmo earned his associates degree in applied sciences from SUNY Cobleskill and then earned a bachelor’s of arts with a concentration in accounting from SUNY Oswego in May of 1999. He currently resides in the Bronx.
LAKELAND COLLEGE, an independent liberal arts institution located in northeastern Wisconsin, seeks qualified candidates for a Graduate Assistant position in our wrestling program – to start immediately. Responsibilities include assisting the head coach in all facets of the program including coaching, recruiting, administrative tasks and off-season program development. Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree, graduate school admission, strong wrestling playing and/or coaching background and effective computer skills. Full tuition remission and a competitive stipend is offered. For consideration, please click on apply now and submit a letter of interest, current resume and three references.
After a long search, the College of Mount St. Vincent has named Dean Zenie as Assistant Athletic Director and Head Wrestling Coach. The WPI grad has extensive high school and USA Wrestling coaching experience and will take the reins for the Dolphins in their fourth year of competition. Read on for more.
Zenie becomes Wrestling program’s third head coach
8/20/2015 10:20:00 AM
Riverdale, N.Y. – The Department of Athletics and Recreation at the College of Mount Saint Vincent has announced the appointment of Dean Zenie to the positions of Assistant Director of Athletics and Recreation and Head Wrestling Coach. Zenie joins the Mount Saint Vincent staff after a successful four year athletic career at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and with extensive coaching experience at both the high school and collegiate levels.
Zenie got his start in coaching in 1989 when he took on the assistant coach role at Herricks High School. He then moved on to head the Division I program at Wagner College from 1993-94 where he was responsible for all budgeting, recruiting and scheduling, before returning to the high school ranks in 2011.
Zenie assumed the assistant coach role at Paul D. Schreiber High School in 2011 where he mentored multiple All-League, All-County and All-State wrestlers. During the 2015 season, his squad was ranked inside the top-10 in Nassau County and in 2014 his team was a Conference 1B runner up and ranked as a top-16 seed in the dual meet playoffs.
In 2008, Zenie began work with USA Wrestling. He has held the positions of Suffolk County Chairman, New York State Kids Director, and most recently as a New York State National Duals Team Coach and Fargo Team Leader.
“I’m looking forward to leading this group of outstanding men and building a wrestling tradition here at the College of Mount Saint Vincent,” stated Zenie upon his appointment.
As a high school wrestler at Long Island Lutheran, Zenie was a two-time Private School State place winner including a championship at 215 pounds his senior year. Zenie continued his wrestling career at WPI from 1987-92 where he was a four year starter with the wrestling program at 167 and 177 pounds.
Also with a wealth of officiating experience, Zenie currently holds certification as a USA Wrestling Freestyle and Greco-Roman Mat Official and Pairing Official and is a Section XI High School and Middle School Official.
A 1992 graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Zenie currently resides in Melville, N.Y. with his wife Laura, daughter Skyler and son Jared.
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Brandon Bradley has been named the new head coach for Nebraska Wesleyan. The school announced this summer their intention to start wrestling for the 2016-2017 season. Bradley had been the assistant coach at Ferrum College from 2013-2015 and also coached at Whitewater from 2010-2013. Read on for more.
Bradley Tabbed as Nebraska Wesleyan Wrestling Coach
LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan University has named Brandon Bradley as its first head wrestling coach. It was announced in July 2015 that wrestling would be added as a varsity sport in the 2016-17 school year.
Bradley comes to NWU from Ferrum College, a NCAA Division III institution in Virginia, where he has served as the Head Assistant Wrestling Coach the past two seasons. He assisted in starting Ferrum College’s brand new DIII wrestling program. While at Ferrum, He coached one national qualifier, in two years had six wrestlers place in top six of the region and personally planned and organized the college’s first open wrestling tournament.
“It is with great excitement and enthusiasm that I announce the hiring of Brandon Bradley as our wrestling coach,” NWU athletic director Ira Zeff said. “We are very fortunate to have someone with his experience to start our NCAA III wrestling program.”
Prior to coaching at Ferrum, Bradley was an assistant coach at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from 2010-13. During his tenure, UWW placed third at the 2013 NCAA III Tournament qualifying wrestlers for nationals in eight of 10 weight classes, with six wrestlers earning All-America honors. The Warhawks also won the DIII Midwest Regional as well as the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the second straight year.
“I am very excited and honored to be selected as NWU’s first wrestling coach.” Bradley said. “It is a great opportunity to start a brand new NCAA III wrestling program in the state of Nebraska and compete in one of the toughest conferences (IIAC) in the nation.”
Bradley wrestled four years at University of North Carolina at Pembroke, an NCAA Division II school, starting all four years for the Braves in the 149-pound weight class. He competed internationally in Bulgaria and Romania in the summer of 2012.
He will begin at NWU immediately to start recruiting student-athletes as the Prairie Wolves will begin varsity competition in the 2016-17 athletic season.
12 Month Part time positions for:
The College of New Jersey invites applications for the position of Athletics Intern Apprentice for the above listed sports. This 20.5 hour per week position is designed for those who have a sincere interest and desire to pursue a career in athletic coaching. Responsibilities include assisting the respective coach in all areas of a competitive sport program to learn valuable coaching skills, administrative duties within the Department of Athletics in the areas of game management, marketing, facilities, etc. and assisting in the area of Residential Education including preseason and break housing coverage. Additional comparable duties may be assigned by the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Athletics & Recreation. This is a two-year temporary appointment with the option for a 3rd year with the support of the supervisor/coach.
Required Qualifications
Salary and Benefits
Compensation includes an annual stipend of $9,000.00, an on-campus meal program and may include housing.
Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, a resume and contact information for three professional references via e-mail (Microsoft Word or PDF documents, please) to jobs@tcnj.edu. Please indicate the sport which corresponds to the position for which you are applying in the subject line. References will not be contacted without the candidate’s prior knowledge and consent.
Resumes will be considered until August 25, 2015. Submissions received after that date will only be considered if a suitable candidate has not been identified. Final offer of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation.
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TCNJ is a highly selective, public institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. TCNJ emphasizes the residential experience for its 5,900 undergraduate students, who benefit from a 12-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio and an average class size of only 20 students. TCNJ is one of only five public institutions included on Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges list of the 75 “Most Competitive” colleges and universities in the United States, and of those five, TCNJ is the only primarily undergraduate institution included. TCNJ’s campus encompasses 289 beautiful tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing, NJ, which is located between Trenton and Princeton in the historic Delaware Valley, and is convenient to Philadelphia, New York, the Jersey shore, and the Pocono Mountains.
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Listen to episode 2 of The Ice Hour, a podcast on the Mat Talk Podcast Network devoted to Division III wrestling. This episode features Jason Bryant and John McGovern discussing the recently completed NWCA Convention as well as an interview with Millikin head coach Ryan Birt.
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Jared Evans has left his position as interim head wrestling coach at Eau Claire to take over the Menomonie (WI) High School team for 2015-2016. Evans was appointed interim head wrestling coach at Eau Claire in January of this year when Steve Wozniak stepped down from the head coach position. Evans came to Eau Claire as a volunteer assistant at the beginning of the 2014-2015 season and previously spent five years as an assistant at Augsburg College where he was a three time All-American and member of two championships teams.
Eau Claire will now seek their sixth different head coach since long time coach Don Parker retired after the 2009 season.
Jared Evans takes over Menomonie wrestling program (Chippewa.com)
