Loras Preview

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Loras College
HEAD COACH: Randy Steward
YEARS @ SCHOOL: 21
CAREER RECORD @ SCHOOL: 226-186-2
ASSISTANT COACHES:
• Ryan Birt – Associate Head Coach 5th season, 1999 Undefeated NCAA Champion for Upper Iowa University. 2014 Central Region Asst. Coach of the Year
• Rick Healey ‘01 – 8th season, 2X AA for Loras, 106 career wins
• Jay Figgins ’08 – 2nd season, AA for Loras, Career wins leader
• Mark Schultz – 2nd season, former U of Dubuque wrestler

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2013-14 DUAL MEET RECORD: 11-10
2014 NATIONAL QUALIFIERS AND ALL AMERICANS: Matt Holmes (141, 7th), Steven DeWitt (157), James Buss (285, 1st)
RETURNING QUALIFIERS AND ALL AMERICANS: DeWitt/157 and Buss/285

TOP RETURNING STARTERS:
141 Nick Steger SO 30 match winner 2013, ranked 4th last year before injury
149 Evan Weaver SO 20 match winner in 2013 @ 141
Greg Vance SO 20 match winner in 2013 @ 149
157 Steven DeWitt SR NCAA Qualifier, ranked as high as 3rd
165 Tom Gross JR Injured last year. Did not compete
174 Joe Butler SR 3 year starter, 20 match winner past 3 seasons
184 Malcolm Watson JR 2 year starter, 20 match winner @ 197 in 2013
285 James Buss JR 2X AA, NCAA Champ in 2014

TOP INCOMING WRESTLERS:
125 Vincent Elizalde/Brawley, CA – 2X State Placer, Jake Lamantia/Davenport, IA,
Dayton Olson/Bartlett, IL – State Placer, Charlie Roth/Downer’s Grove, IL
133 Michael Triplett/Normal, IL – State Qualifier
141 Troy Valdez/Northlake, IL, State Qualifier, Matt Perkins/Mt Prospect, IL
149 Jimmy Davis/Aurora, IL, State Placer, Mike Falco/Chicago, IL,
Kylian Lally/Dixon, IL
157 Phillip Gutierrez Holtville, CA,
165 Dontrell Bryant/Romeoville, IL -State Qualifier,
174 Isaiah Castillo/Imperial, CA
184 Connor Swier/Naperville, IL
197 Awais Arain/Bolingbrook, IL, State Qualifier
285 Chris Alonzo/El Centro, CA

SEASON OUTLOOK:
In 2014 Loras finished 3rd in the Iowa Conference, 10th in final NWCA Dual Meet Poll, and 14th in NCAA Tournament. That season is over but enthusiasm continues to be high. JR James Buss @ 285, SR Steven DeWitt @ 157, and SR Joe Butler @ 174 will lead an experienced group of returners this season. A trip to Nashville for the Gator Boots Duals highlights the first half of the season.

d3wrestle.com Rankings #1

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Here is the first set of d3wrestle.com Rankings for the 2014-2015 season. There are no freshmen or non-Division III transfers on this list. They will have the chance to get into future rankings once they begin to compete.If we have information that a wrestler will not be competing until the second semester, he will not be ranked until he actually wrestles.

d3wrestle.com Rankings #1 – October 28, 2014

Dave Icenhower Articles

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Dave Icenhower passed away on Saturday after a battle with cancer. He was the head coach at The College of New Jersey for 35 seasons and won five NCAA team championships. See below for some articles about Coach Icenhower and his impact on TCNJ and Division III wrestling.

TCNJ mourns the loss of Dave Icenhower (tcnjathletics.com)

Wrestling: Long-time TCNJ coach Dave Icenhower loses battle with cancer

Wrestling community pays tribute to former TCNJ coach Dave Icenhower

Legendary coach Dave “Ice” Icenhower remembered

Former College of New Jersey wrestling coach Dave Icenhower passes away

Obituary: TCNJ Wrestling Coach David Icenhower Dies at 66

Augsburg Preview

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Augsburg College
Head Coach: Jim Moulsoff
Years at School as head coach: 1st Year
Assistant Coaches: Tony Valek, Jared Massey, Chad Johnson, Travis Rutt, Brad Fisher, Orlando Ponce, Ryan Stroud, Adam Maronde, John Peterson & Justin Bowland

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 8-5
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Mike Fuenffinger (125. 1st), Chad Bartschenfeld (133), Marcus Hamer (141), Will Keeter (149), Justin Bowland (165), Tom Teigen (184), Matt Hechsel (197), Chad Johnson (285, 3rd)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Fuenffinger (2012 – NQ, 2013 – 7th & 2014 – 1st), Bartschenfeld (2014 NQ). Hamer (2014 NQ), Keeter (2012 – 3rd & 2014 NQ), Teigen (2012 NQ & 2014 NQ), Hechsel (2013 – 7th & 2014 NQ), Knutsen (2013 NQ)

Top returning starters:
125 – Mike Fuenffinger – (3X NQ, 2X AA, 2013 – 7th & 2014 1st), 2X FILA/JR World Team Member Greco
133 – Chad Bartschnfeld (2014 NQ)
141 – Marcus Hamer (2014 NQ)
149 – Will Keeter (2X NQ & 1X AA)
165 – Kurt Knutsen (2013 NQ)
184 – Tommy Teigen (2X NQ)
197 – Matt Hechsel (2X NQ & 1X AA)

Top incoming wrestlers: Augsburg recruiting release

Season outlook:
Longtime assistant Jim Moulsoff takes over as head coach for the 2014-2015 season at Augsburg. His team is led by returning NCAA Champion Mike Fuenffinger and has six other returning NCAA qualifiers that will be looking to get another trophy for the Auggies in Hershey.

St. John’s Preview

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Saint John’s University (Minn.)
Interim Head Coach: Tony Willaert
Years at School as head coach: First in 2014-15
Assistant Coach: Kevin Schiltz

2013-14 Dual Meet Record: 9-11
2013-14 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Ben Henle (141 lbs.) and Ryan Michaelis (197 lbs.)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Ben Henle (141 lbs.) and Ryan Michaelis (197 lbs.)

Top returning starters:
-Senior Ryan Michaelis: 2x National Qualifier (197 lbs., 2013-14), 16-12 record last year
-Junior Ben Henle: 1x National Qualifier (141 lbs., 2014), 19-11 record last year
-Junior John Wells: just missed nationals with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Regional last year
-Junior Josh Willaert: just missed nationals with fourth-place finishes each of his first two seasons at the NCAA Regional, 15-10 record last year between 174 and 184 lbs. (35-15 career record)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Tevin Zavadil (125): 2x State Qualifier, Fourth place
Chris Ortman (133): 2x State Qualifier, Fourth place
Andrew Perry (133): Sixth place at Sections
Austin Miley (133/141): 3x State Qualifier
Adam Sutlief (141): Transfer from Ridgewater (25-21 record in 2013-14)
Jack Edberg (157): Third place at Sections
Chase Monger (157): Sat out 2013-14 season due to injury, Sixth place at State
Jackson Graham (165): 2x State Qualifier, Sixth place
Nick Hoff (174): Missed senior season due to injury
Nick Pegelow (184): 1x State Qualifier
A.J. Hannan (197): 1x State Qualifier
Colin Fisher (Hwt.): Sat out 2013-14 season due to injury, 2x State Qualifier, 2013 State Champion

Season outlook:
The new coaching staff has very high hopes for this year’s team. We have a great mix of upperclassmen leadership and a group of young, talented freshmen and sophomores who have very high expectations of themselves. We return national qualifiers Ryan Michaelis (197) and Ben Henle (141) along with regional fourth-place finishers in John Wells (125) and Josh Willaert (184).

Johns Hopkins Preview

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Johns Hopkins University
Head Coach:  Keith Norris
Years at School as head coach:  10th Season
Career Record at school:  62-89
Assistant Coaches:   James Gillispie, Marco Priolo, David Kraus

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record:  10-5
2013-2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans:  Paul Bewak (125, 7th), Henry Stauber (141,6th)

Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans:   Paul Bewak (Sr.) – 125 (3x qualifier • 7th place in 2012 & 2014)

Top returning starters:
Paul Bewak (Sr. – 125) – 2012 & 2013 Centennial Conference Champion, 7th place at NCAA Championships (2012 & 2014)
Jared Forman (So. – 174) – 4th place at 2014 Centennial Championships
Evan Johnson (Sr. – 184/197) – 42-57 at multiple weight classes over last three seasons, 4th place at 2014 Centennial Champs
Christian Salera (Sr. – 157) – 2nd place at 2013 & 2014 Centennial Championships, 6th place at 2014 NCAA East Regional

Top incoming wrestlers:
Tommy Grifa 149 169-23 career record at Silver Lake Regional (MA) – State Champion
Connor Joyce 141/149 County Champion and Regional/State runner-up – 126-44 career record
Christian Vallis 133 3x place winner at National Prep Championships

Season outlook:
Johns Hopkins should once again battle for a spot in the top half of the Centennial Conference standings as several returnees will team with a talented group of newcomers to form the nucleus of head coach Keith Norris’ 10th team at Homewood.

The headliner for the Blue Jays will once again be senior 125 Paul Bewak, who returns for his final season as a two-time All-American, two-time Centennial Conference champion and with a career record of 100-18. Bewak has a pair of seventh-place NCAA finishes on his resume and could challenge the Centennial Conference career record for victories (141).

Classmate Christian Salera is Johns Hopkins’ other most accomplished returnee as he has a pair of Centennial Conference runner-up finishes at 157 to his credit and is looking to break through with a trip to the NCAA Championships after a sixth-place regional showing a year ago.

Other key returning members of the team include seniors Evan Johnson (184/197) and Welles Sakmar (165), who have 60 career combined victories to their credit. In addition, juniors Joey Tilson (285) and Evan Krumheuer (133) and sophomores Alex McLaughlin (149) and Jared Forman (174) are back and should all hold down spots in the lineup. Tilson has been JHU’s main man at 285 for the last two years and has 23 wins to his credit in that time.

For the Blue Jays to remain among the Centennial Conference elite, they will need to fill three big holes in the lower half of the lineup as Ray Yagloski (133), Duncan Crystal (141) and Henry Stauber (149) graduated last May and took their 237 career wins with them.

NWCA Rankings #1

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NWCA Individual Rankings #1 October 23, 2014 (please note that at 174 #6 Kyle Diesel is from Wilkes, not US Merchant Marine Academy. This will be corrected in future rankings)

NWCA Team Rankings #1 October 23, 2014

Individuals by region
NE 17
E 15
ME 16
C 17
MW 19
W 16

Thiel Preview

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Thiel College
Head Coach: Craig Thurber
Years at School as head coach: 12
Career Record at School: 101-80
Assistant Coaches: Kraig Smith, Matt Lowry, Jerry Cramer, Ryan Carson, and Duncan Wingard

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 15-7
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Jacob Lowry 197, 3rd
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Jacob Lowry 197 3rd in 2014 and Jordan Powell 174 7th (2013, 165)

Top Returning Starters:
125: Vince Vahaly, SO- 21 wins in 2014
133: Nick Sutton, JR- 25 wins in 2014, 4th 2X at Mideast Regional at 133, ’12 & ‘13
141: Robert Ritschard, SO- 25 wins in 2014 and 4th at Mideast Regional at 141
149: Chris Nuss, SO- 25 wins in 2014
157: Brandan Collins, SR 6th at Mideast Regional in 2014
165: Sean Byham, SR- 6th at Mideast Regional in 2014, 4th at 141 in ’12, 2014 Scholar All-American 2014
174: Jordan Powell, SR-22 wins in 2014, 6th at Mideast Regional, ’13 AA at 165 – back 2nd semester
184: Jerrold Roosa, SR-28 wins in 2014
197: Jacob Lowry, SR- 40 wins in 2014, 3rd at NCAAs in ‘14
285: Blake Heim, JR- 17 wins in 2014

Top incoming wrestlers:
125: Nick Davis: 2X Maryland state placer
141: Jason Miller: PA state placer
157: Mitchell Zio: Maryland state placer
174: Branden Dice: PA 2X WPIAL Qualifier
197: Phil Kyle: PA 3X Regional Qualifier
197: Zeb Throne: MI 2X Regional Qualifier

Season Outlook:

Thiel returns all 10 starters from last year’s 15 dual meet win season. Thiel will welcome back a couple familiar faces, Adam Matthews at 141 and Stephen Ceremuga at 184, along with some talented freshmen. Vince Vahaly will continue to lead off for the Tomcats at 125, but will be pushed by sophomore, Giuliano Graziosi and freshmen, Nick Davis. Robert Ritschard will be going from 141 where he placed 4th at the Mideast Regional last year to 133. Nick Sutton will be up from 133 to 141 where he was fourth the past two season s at the Regional. He will be pushed by junior, Adam Matthews who was 18-3 in 2013 and freshmen, Jason Miller who was sixth at the PIAA championships in 2014. Chris Nuss returns at 149 with an impressive freshmen year with 25 wins and wins over two national qualifiers a year ago. Seniors, Brandan Collins and Sean Byham will hold down 157 and 165, possibly switching roles this season, both were sixth at the Mideast Regional in 2014, Byham was a Scholar All-American a year ago. Junior, Marco Crivelli will carry the load at 174, being pushed by classmate Tyler Wilkes, and senior returning All-American from 2013 will finish his career at this weight or 165. Senior, Jerrold Roosa will be at 184 again where he compiled 28 wins a year ago and had wins over a two national qualifiers, he will be pushed by junior, Stephen Ceremuga and freshmen, Branden Dice. Returning All-American, senior, Jacob Lowry will look to improve on his third place finish a year ago, he will be pushed by classmate Jacob Trillow and freshmen, Phil Kyle. Junior, Blake Heim will be the go to guy at 285, but will be pushed by classmate Tyler Hendzel.

Trine Preview

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Trine University
Head Coach: Dan Callahan
Years at School as head coach: 10
Career Record at school: 67-73-1
Assistant Coaches: Anton Talamantes

2013-2014 Dual Meet Record:1-9
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Brandon Preston @133 2X NQ, Mackenzie Green @285 AA 5th in 2014
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Brandon Preston @133 2X NQ, Mackenzie Green @285 AA 5th in 2014

Top returning starters:
Brandon Preston Sr. 133 2X NQ
Cody Konieczki So 149 Injured early in year.
Michael Conner Jr. 197 22-12 2014
Mack Green Sr. 285 AA 5th 2014

Top incoming wrestlers:
Niko Barrentes Fr. 125 Indiana State qualifier
David Moore Fr. 125
Colin Haag Fr. 133/141 1X Michigan State Qualifier
Tylor Willms Fr. 141/149 2014 Indiana State Qualifier
JayCee Jensen Fr. 165/174

Season outlook:
Trine will have a very young team, with as many as 5 freshmen starters in the lineup. Led by returning NQ Preston and AA Green, we look to be extremely competitive while continuing to gain experience with this talented freshmen class.

La Crosse Preview

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UW La Crosse
Head Coach: Dave Malecek
Years at School as head coach: 9
Career Record at school: 124-27
Assistant Coaches:Ross Needham, JR Lewis, Josh Passe, Zach Cook

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 10-6
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Fr. Dustin Weinmann NQ 133, Jr. Eric Twohey 8th 184, Jr. Jake Minske 6th HWT
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Dustin Weinmann (133), Eric Twohey (184, 8th), Jake Minske (285, 6th)

Top returning starters:
125 Soph Ryan Weinmann 14-13, 5th at Midwest Regionals
133 Dustin Weinmann NCAA Qualifier
141 Jr. Cody See 4th at Midwest Regionals, 20-8
141 Soph Austin Schoen 16-7
165 Tyler Schneider Soph 165 5th Midwest Regionals 30-8
174 Richard Carlson Jr. 15-9 4th Midwest Regional
184 Eric Twohey 8th NCAA
197 Mike Minske 14-5, 6th at Midwest Regional
285 Jake Minski 6th NCAA

Top incoming wrestlers:
Fr. Nelson Baker 2x Illinois State Champ 125
Taylor Elliot 2x State Finalist Wi 125
Aaron Sweeney 149 Mn
Andrew Dayland 157/165 State Finalist Mn
157/165 Travis Hettinga State Champ Wi
Austin Fjsoer 157 State Finalist Wi
Sean O’Neil State Placer Mn 174
Sean Ward 197 State Champ Illinois

Season outlook:
With 8 returning Midwest placers, the 2015 UW-La Crosse team will be better. Very disappointing 2014 with NCAA finish of 21st and only 2 All Americans, this group is ready to climb back to the top. Solid group of returners with 2 All Americans and 1 NQ with experience along with a solid group of incoming freshman will help this years team success. Richard Carlson is coming off an impressive spring and summer as he won the US Open University Level and was a World Team Member in Greco that wrestled in Croatia. UW-La Crosse will also be trying to win it’s 500th dual victory as UWL currently stands 496-267 since records were kept starting in the 1959-1960 season!

Cornell Preview

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October 24, 2014

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Cornell did not complete the questionnaire, but they did provide this detailed info sheet.

Cornell Info 2014-2015

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Platteville Preview

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UW-Platteville
Head Coach: Mike DeRoehn
Years at School as head coach: 1st
Career Record at school: 0-0
Assistant Coaches: Ryan Renon, Joe Terrill

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 3-8
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Cole Ferguson(125)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Cole Ferguson

Top returning starters:
Cole Ferguson 2014 NCAA Qualifier at 125.
Mason Bohm 2x NCAA Regional Placer
Dylan Deshane 4th at 2014 NCAA Regional

Top incoming wrestlers:
Brandon Sprecher-WI State Medalist
Michael Belanger-IA State Medalist
Josh Cannon-IA State Finalist
Jonah Coggeshall-IL State Medalist
Cody Meyer-WI State Qualifier
Joe Conklin-WI State Qualifier
Jerry Hotelling-WI State Qualifier
Michael Cole-IL State Qualifier (Waubonsee)

Season outlook:
The Pioneers will be young with lots of energy and excitement. A new coaching staff is in place to work with a solid nucleus of returners includes NCAA Qualifier Ferguson, along with regional placers Bohm and Deshane. Mike Uliana and Trent Larson bring back additional quality varsity experience and have NCAA tournament potential. Aaric Spencer had 10 wins in the early going last year before being sidelined with a knee injury and should be one to watch develop along with a number of other quality wrestlers in the room challenging for a spot.

Roger Williams Preview

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Roger Williams University
Head Coach:Jon Egan
Years at School as head coach: 4
Career Record at school: 48-13, .787
Assistant Coaches: Scott Pellerin, Corey Brown, Tim Ferreira, Brian Nicoll

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 19-1
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: David Welch (184, 7th), Collin Crowell (165, 8th), Shane Parcel (197)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: David Welch (7th)

Top returning starters:
Pat Lacroix – 133 – Regional Placer in 2014, 25-11 in 2014
Daniel Downes – 149 – 31-10 as a freshman in 2014
Francisco Colom – 165 – Regional Placer in 2014 , 20-10 in 2014
Daniel Ressler – 174, 25-7 in 2014
David Welch – 197 – All-American in 2014, 40-4 in 2014
Kyle Foster – 285 – Regional Placer in 2014, 24-15 in 2014

Top incoming wrestlers:
Nick Barbaria – 125 – 2x New York State Placer, Eastern States Champion
Nick DePierro – 125 – 6th in New Jersey State Tournament
Carter Merecki – 133 – 3rd in New York State Tournament
Tyler Hrycak – 141 – 8th in New Jersey State Tournament
Nick Vines – 149 – New York State Tournament Qualifier
Nick Romyns – 149 – 2x New Jersey State Tournament Qualifier
Dennis Ferro – 157 – 5th in New York State Tournament
Joseph Russo – 184 – 5th in New York State Tournament

Season outlook:
The Hawks return seven starters from last year’s team and are led by captains Josh Devriendt, Dan Roger, Francisco Colom and 2014 All-American David Welch. RWU is coming off the best season in program history as the team was New England Champions, Pilgrim League Champions and boasted a 19-1 dual meet record. This team will be tough to beat as currently constructed, and with the addition to some highly touted freshmen, should be very deep. In addition, RWU has added some top notch coaches to their staff in Corey Brown (4x All American for Theil at 133), Tim Ferreira (former head coach of Bridgewater State University), and Brian Nicoll (3x Regional Placer at 285). The Hawks were ranked as high as 13th in the country last year and look to crack the top 10 in the 2014-15 season.

Western New England Preview

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Western New England University
Head Coach: Ted Banks
Years as coach: 3
Career record: 10-28
Assistants: Mike Sugermeyer, Shirzad Ahmadi

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2013-14 Dual meet record: 3-17

Top returning starter: Sean McAllister, 2014 Scholar All-American

Incoming Freshmen:
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Chris Cuccolo: 2014 6th National Prep; 2013 Section 9 Champ; 2012 5th in Greco, 5th Freestyle at Fargo
Tim McLinden: 2014 NH State champ
Ben Batulanon: 2x 5th CT State Open
Mike Garone: Section 8 NY qualifier
Jennah Brennan: 5x Fargo All-American

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Anthony Monteiro: 2014 4th MA All-States
Austin Sisco: round of 12 NJ

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Lamont Wallace: 2x 3rd Section 1 NY
Will Tavakkol: NJ District placer
Greg McCrystal: Rutgers transfer

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James Black: NY State qualifier

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Cenzo Cariddi: 2x round of 12 NJ
Joey Fournier: MA All-State qualifier
Bryan Burnelle: 3rd CT State Open
Yuri Gulak: CT State qualifier

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Pat Sands: 3rd NH
Devon MarcAurele: 2014 2nd CT State Open
Franky Weir: 2013 3rd MA All-states
Jarrett Maloney: 2014 CT State Open qualifier

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Kyle Robbins: MA All-State qualifier

Season outlook:
Western New England will be counting on its large freshman class to step in and contribute right away as they work to win more dual meets and improve on last year’s finish in the Northeast Regional.

Jake Calhoun Fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings

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Check out the graphic below for the locations of today’s Buffalo Wild Wings fundraiser for Jake Calhoun. The fundraiser goes from 11am-11pm today and includes both food and alcohol purchases. I will be at the Hanover location for dinner tonight. Make sure you tell your server that you are there for the fundraiser.

Ohio Northern Preview

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Ohio Northern University
Head Coach: Ron Beaschler
Years at School as head coach: 27th
Career Record at school: 272-145-4
Assistant Coaches: Kyle Kwiat, Jay Salge, Luke Miller, Jeremy Jones

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 9-9
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: HWT Cody Lovejoy (7th)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: HWT Cody Lovejoy (7th)

Top returning starters with accomplishments:
HWT – Cody Lovejoy 2014 AA, 1st Mideast Regional
174 – Tyler Gargano 2014 4th Mideast Regional
165 – Colt Lovejoy -2014 5th Mideast Regional.

Top incoming wrestlers:
125 Colin Ingram – 2x OH State Placer
125 Brad Taton – 2x OH State Placer
133 Chad Seagraves – OH State Placer
141 Matt Mangen – OH State Placer
157 Mat Gwin – 2x VA State Placer
165 Alex Blair – OH State Placer
174 Max Dole – IN State Placer
184 Aaron Adkins – 2x OH State Champ
197 Hunter Dunn – 2x MI State Placer

Season outlook:
Cody Lovejoy returns as an All-American and 2x NCAA qualifier to lead the Polar Bears. The strong incoming class is topped by 2x Ohio Division II state champion Aaron Adkins. A mixture of talented freshmen and experienced returning starters will keep Ohio Northern in the hunt in the OAC.

Williams Preview

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Williams College
Head Coach: Scott Honecker
Years at School as head coach: 3rd
Career Record at school: 23-19
Assistant Coaches: Carl Breitenstein (Williams ’10), Nikola Mirkovic (Williams ’12)

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 11-8

2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: 157 Jorge Lopez AA (3rd), 184 Chris Chorzepa AA (3rd)
Returning Qualifiers and All-American: 157 Lopez (Jr.), 184 Chorzepa (So.)

Top returning starters:
Danny Seidita 6th NE Region 125
Tim Garripoli 5th NE Region 149
Jorge Lopez 1st NE Region, 3rd NCAA 157
Chris Chorzepa 3rd NE Region, 3rd NCAA 184
Anthony Brooks 6th NE Region 197

Top incoming wrestlers:
Jacob Cytrynbaum 3rd Oregon 6A 113
Matt Morris 6th New York AA 120
Jake Savoca 4th National Prep 145
Tanner Love 2nd North Carolina Prep
Chris Hattar 2013 Prep AA 288

Season outlook:
A pair of third place finishers in Lopez and Chorzepa lead the Ephs into 2014-2015. Three other Northeast Regional placewinners hope to move a few spots up on the podium and secure a trip to Hershey.

Delaware Valley Preview

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Delaware Valley College
Head Coach: Steve Cantrell
Years at School as head coach: 3
Career Record at school: 31-20
Assistant Coaches: Shaun Smith, Jim Wertman, Dale Fava

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 11-5
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Vinny Fava (3rd, 149), Emanuel Ajagbe (157), Aaron Karns (4th, 197), Zach Roseberry (4th, 285)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Fava (3rd), Karns (4th, 6th), Roseberry (4th)

Top returning starters:
149 Vinny Fava – 3rd at Nationals in 2014
197 Aaron Karns – 4th at Nationals in 2014 and 6th in Nationals 2013
285 Zach Roseberry – 4th at Nationals in 2014
165 Alec Horan – Finished 4th at Regionals
174 Ben Schweiger – Finished 4th at Regionals
133 Conor Kirkegard – Finished 5th at Regionals

Top incoming wrestlers (including transfers) with accomplishments:
125 Brenden Velez, Finished 2nd at 120 in VA state tournament 2014
157 Jeff Reimel, Finished 1st in Region 1, PA 2014
184 Alex Price, Finished 5th at 180 in PA state tournament 2014

Season outlook:
With three returning All-Americans, Delaware Valley is looking to improve on last year’s 6th place finish and contend for a trophy in 2015.

Shaun Lally to coach Muhlenberg

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Shaun Lally has been named the head wrestling coach at Muhlenberg College. Lally replaces Jake Calhoun, who had been at the school for one season.

Shaun Lally Named Head Wrestling Coach
Monday, October 20, 2014

Shaun Lally Shaun Lally, a former local high school standout and Division I wrestler, has been named Muhlenberg’s head wrestling coach.

For the last two years, Lally was the head coach at Stony Brook University, where he created the school’s first-ever collegiate competitive wrestling program through the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA), an organization that provides wrestling opportunities to schools that don’t have an NCAA program. In his two years, Lally coached 12 national qualifiers and five wrestlers who earned national academic honors.

With Lally as head coach, Stony Brook won a Best of Brand Award, given by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) for one of the most highly marketed wrestling programs in the country, regardless of division.
A USA Wrestling bronze certified coach, Lally was a scholarship recipient for the NCWA Leadership Academy in the summer of 2014.

Prior to Stony Brook, Lally was the head coach at Nazareth High School in Brooklyn and the junior high head coach at Port Jefferson Middle School. He also spent a year as a high school wrestling referee and volunteered with Beat the Streets youth wrestling program in Manhattan from 2009 to 2010.

A native New Yorker, Lally grew up in the Lehigh Valley. At nearby Parkland High School, he was a District XI and Northeast Regional runner-up, losing in the state tournament to a future NCAA champion and Olympic bronze medalist. In high school he was also a two-time national qualifier in Freestyle and Greco for team Pennsylvania.
Lally went on to attend and wrestle at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his bachelor’s degree in business and economics from SUNY Empire State College in 2014.

Lally and his wife, Beth, a native of Williamsport, Pa., have an 18-month-old daughter, Alexa Rose.

Trinity Preview

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October 20, 2014

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Team: Trinity College
Head Coach: Marques Gales
Years at School as head coach: 1

Assistant Coaches: John Gabordi (Springfield, 2013) and Este Lara (AIC, 2012)

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 2-18
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Kyle McGuire (285), Petros Hologitas (197)
Returning Qualifiers and All-American: Kyle McGuire (285)

Top returning starters:
Kyle McGuire (285, NCAA Qualifier, regional champion)
Joe Gerish (174, co-captain)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Mac Hamilton (125, 2014 New England Champion)
Kevin Mallon (141)
Winston Brewer (141)
Josh Berland (149)
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Season outlook:
The Bantams look to improve in their second season under head coach Marques Gales. Kyle McGuire returns as a national qualifier. He and graduated senior Petros Hologitas were the first qualifiers for Trinity since 2006.

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