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Roger Williams Preview

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RWU HawkRoger 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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wne[1]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.

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Ohio Northern Preview

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ONU_logoOhio 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_cowWilliams 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)

@EphWrestling

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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col_delaware_valley[1]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 LallyShaun 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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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)
Lucian Cascino (285)

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.

Oswego Preview

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Oswego_logoOswego State
Head Coach: Mike Howard
Years at School as head coach: 26
Career Record at school: 143-245-6
Assistant Coaches: Ian Clark

2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 3-12

Top returning starters:
James Ronca (125) 12-7
Abubakarr Sow (149) 27-9
Scott Bova (184) 25-10

Top incoming wrestlers:
Matt Stallone (125) 5th 2014 NY State HS Championships
Tyler Silverthorn (157) 2nd 2014 NY State HS Championships, 4th 2013 NYS HS Championships
Dan Dickman (157) 4th 2012 NY State HS Championships, 2nd 2013 Sectional State Qualifier
Adam Erno (133) 2nd 2013 Sectional State Qualifier Tournament
Quinn Knauer (141) 2nd 2013 Sectional State Qualifier Tournament
Tim Byrnes (174) 2nd 2014 Sectional State Qualifier Tournament

Season outlook:
Oswego State returns a significant group of individuals with collegiate wrestling experience. The group is led by Scott Bova 25-10 last season and Abubakarr Sow 27-9 a year ago. A talented group of incoming wrestlers will provide a challenge to the returners. The combination of solid leadership and a talented, enthusiastic group of incoming wrestlers should make for an exciting year along the southern shores of Lake Ontario.

York Preview

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yorkcollegeYork College of Pennsylvania
Head Coach: Duane Bastress
Years at School as head coach: 2
Career Record at school: 11-8
Assistant Coaches: Cory King, Kyle Flickinger, Matt Heisey

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 11-8
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Joey Giaccio (2013 NCAA Qualifier)

Top returning starters:
Ryan Flynn- 6th at Mideast Regional, 23-12
Joey Giaccio- 5th at Mideast Regional, 25-9
Tyler Rhoads- 6th at Mideast Regional
Nick Zak- 5th at Mideast Regional, 28-9
Adam Kritzer- 23 wins
Mike Spencer- 25 wins
Mitch Ramsey- 23 wins

Top incoming wrestlers:
Chad Wickard- 4th& 7th @ PIAA States, 123-39 career record
John Shorter- 7th @ PIAA States, 99-36 career record
Jeffrey Walker – 2x VA State Champion, NHSCA Junior All American, 123-34 career record
Nathan Bueno- 3x NJ State Qualifier, 129-31 career record
Brennan Humphrey – 3x NJ State Qualifier, 59 career pins, 104-27 career record
Steven Loevsky – NJ State Qualifier, 2x District 10 Champ, 95-50 career record
Hasan Alic – PA State Qualifier, 66-25 career record
Cody Dooley – NJ State Qualifier, 2x District 31 Champ, 89-31career record

Season outlook:
After starting out 1-5 in their first six dual meets, the Spartans finished with a record of 10-3 in the second half of their dual meet schedule. The Spartans will return nine out of ten starters from a season ago and will look to build upon the success they had in the second half of the season. The Spartans will be led by Senior Joey Giaccio (2013 NCAA Qualifier) as he is looking to finish his career off as an All American. The Spartans coaching staff has brought in another solid recruiting class headlined by state champions, state placers, and state qualifiers from New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia, & Pennsylvania.

Dubuque Preview

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Dubuque_logoJon McGovern
Head Coach: University of Dubuque
Years at School as Head Coach: 12
Career Record: 91 Team Dual Wins (7 top 20 NCAA Academic Scholar Teams in last 7 seasons)
Assistant Coaches: Mike Mena, Ryan Warczynski, Greg Lettman

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 10-8
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Nic Rivera (125), Brian Travis (141),  Nic Drendel (149, 8th), Derek Mizaur (165)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers All-Americans: Brian Travis, Nic Rivera, & Nic Drendel; Joey Kubica (2013)

Top returning starters with accomplishments:
125 Nic Rivera – NCAA Qualifier
141 Brian Travis – NCAA Qualifier
149 Nic Drendel – 8th NCAA
157 Joey Kubica – 2013 NCAA qualifier
165 Manny Mendoza – Scholar All-American
Returning seniors Cody Ortmann, Dan Howell, Nate Cristian, Joe Shue, Matt Levielle

Top incoming wrestlers:
Joey Cisneros 125 FR CA State Placer, 4x MVP wrestling , ’14 Fargo NCAA All-American Greco & Freestyle
Ethan Kleitsch 141 FR Iowa State qualifier, 120 wins, 4x track state qualifier
Alek Aragon 149 FR 55-7 Record Senior Year, 2014 NIAA State Qualifier, 2nd @ Sunrise Regionals in Nevada
Max Obois 157 FR 2x state wrestling qualifier from Wisconsin
Roger Fox III 165 FR Michigan State Placewinner
Larry Harrelson 184 FR 2X State Qualifier (Racine WI HS)
Dominic Sterr 197 FR MVP of Team, All-State Placer (4th 3A Illinois) Most Improved Wrestler Award
Brendan Menacher 197 FR 3x conference champ, Illinois state runner up
Cosmo Halwix 197 FR IL state placewinner
Sawyer McCaffrey 285 FR 3X Varsity Letter, 2x Wisconsin Sectional qualifier, 2X All Conference, Team MVP 2014

Season Outlook:
Dubuque returns great depth in 2014 with four NCAA qualifiers led by All-American Nic Drendel. Eleven seniors will compete with a strong freshman class, giving the Spartans a strong lineup from top to bottom.

TCNJ Preview

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TCNJ LogoThe College of New Jersey
Head Coach: Joe Galante
Years at School as head coach: 4th season
Assistant Coaches: Sean Flynn, Brian Dempsey, Len Goduto, Dave Ilaria, Mike Galante, Joe Kennedy

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 8-8
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Brian Broderick 2nd 184, Zach Zotollo 6th 174, Kevin Corrigan 125, Dylan Thorsen 149
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Zach Zotollo (Sr) 6th 174, Kevin Corrigan (so) 125, Dylan Thorsen ( Jr) 149

Top returning starters:
125 Corrigan National Qualifier 2014
149 Thorsen National Qualifier 2014
157 Mancella 2 yr starter 31-24 career
174 Zotollo 2x AA (4th in 13, 6th in 14)
197 Leer returning starter 20 wins career

Top incoming wrestlers:
33 LaFranco NJ State Qualifier
41 Budzek- 2 x NJ State Qualifier
65 Hamann- Rutgers transfer
HWT McGilligan- Bergen Catholic recruit

Season outlook: Lions are ready to go! TCNJ wants to be back in the top ten like 2012 and 2013 when they finished 6th and 7th at the NCAA Championships. Continuing to boast multiple All-Americans and at least one NCAA finalist per year for the last three years has kept this Pride among the best in the nation. The graduation of Brian Broderick (2x NCAA finalist & Academic All-American) leaves a void that must be filled by returning and incoming team members. The coaching staff is confident that the Lions will be a better dual meet team this season while still aiming to finish with some hardware on the East Coast in Hershey this March at the NCAA Championships!

Wesleyan Preview

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wesleyan[1]WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Head Coach: DREW BLACK
Years at School as head coach: 17TH
Career Record at school: 164-130-3
Assistant Coaches: Blair Tugman, Matt Moran, James Therrien, Dan DiCenzo, John Biddiscombe

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 7-12

Top returning starters:
125 Frank Crippen ’17 (13-11), 1st place NEWA Futures Tournament
133 James Hamilton ’16 (22-15) two consecutive years 20+ wins
141 Matt Pelton ’17 (22-18), top 8 in NE Region
149 Ed Pierce ’17 (15-14), top 8 in NE Region up two weight classes
157 Chris Siracusa ’16, 2 year starter, 19 wins last year
165 Taran Carr ’16 (21-16) top 8 in NE Region two seasons in a row
174 Ryan Sblendorio ’15 (26-11), defeated 2 all-Americans last year in Puca (Cortland) and Lenhardt (JWU)
184 Simon Levin ’16 (11-7)
285 John San Filippo ’16, Thor Lichtenstein ’17 (3-3)

Top incoming wrestlers:
149-Zach Bloom (5th @ National Prep 152)
157-Carter Armendarez (top 12 in CA, 2x’s)
165-Matt Winchester (2nd in state NH, New England Qualifier)
165/174-Mitchell Klein (3rd place in Section I, NY 2 x’s)
184-Dominic Pirraglia (3rd place Suffolk County, NYS Qualifier, 1 win from placing)
184/197-Isaiah Bellamy (2 x 4th place @ National Prep Tournament)
285-Joe Bongo (NJ Region runner-up & state qualifier)

Season outlook:
Last season the team was very young after graduating the best class in Wesleyan Wrestling history in 2013. This young team gained quality mat-time with 9 of the 10 starters attaining winning records. Now Wesleyan becomes a bit more veteran with a talented junior class, experienced, talented sophomore class, great additions with the freshman class, and Ryan Sblendorio leading the senior class. The team is excited and optimistic to get back to their consistent successful ways and compete at a high level this season.

Mount Union Preview

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MountUnionUniversity of Mount Union
Head Coach: Bill Schindel
Years at School as head coach: 3rd
Career Record at school: 20-8
Assistant Coaches: Cortney Roberts

2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 12- 5
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Jeremy Border 133 (3rd), Bryant Roby 141 (NQ), Jon Garrison 157 (6th)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Border, Roby, Garrison

Top returning starters:
Jeremy Border 133 (3rd at NCAA’s)
Bryant Roby 141 (NQ)
Jon Garrison 157 (6th at NCAA’s)
Brent Kirk 184 (6th Place Regional)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Nick Mancini 125 (Transfer Cleveland State, Ohio State Placer)
Michael Fedowitz 125 (Two-time NC State Placer)
Alec Cotton 133 (Ohio State Placer)
Korey Frost 133 (Ohio State Placer)
Kyle Ferguson 141 (Transfer Tiffin, Two Time Ohio State Placer)
Brad Malinowski 157 (PA State Placer)
Owen Shoemaker 174 (Ohio State Placer)
Jacob Datz 174 (Ohio State Placer)
Logan Campbell 184 (Ohio State Placer)
Warren Zaller 197 (Ohio State Placer)
Jacob Alarie 197/285 (Two-Time Michigan State placer)
Connor Careless 285 (Ohio State Placer)
Josh Kempf 285 (Ohio State Placer)

Season outlook:
After two straight second place finishes at the NCAA Mideast Regional, the Mount Union wrestling team hopes the third time is the charm in 2014-15.

Three is the number for the Purple Raiders as third year head coach Bill Schindel – a three-time All-American himself at Mount Union – returns three national qualifiers from a year ago in junior Jeremy Border and seniors Jon Garrison and Bryant Roby.

A year ago, Border won 31 matches at 133 pounds on his way to an NCAA Mideast Region title third place finish and All-American honors at the NCAA Championships.

Garrison won 38 matches – third most in a season in school history – at 157 pounds with an NCAA Mideast Region title and a sixth place finish as an All-American at the NCAA meet.

Roby finished third at the NCAA Mideast Regional with 20 wins at 141 pounds last season.

Other key returners include seniors Ben Kazimir at 149 pounds, Nick Hendershot at 165 pounds, Chad Zeigler at 174 pounds, Brent Kirk at 184 and junior Lucas Dies at 197 pounds.

A competitive schedule awaits the Raiders with tournaments in Pennsylvania, Florida, the NWCA National Duals in Ft. Wayne, Indiana along with hosting three events – the Mount Union Invitational, Mount Union Duals and the Mount Union Open.

The season opens with a dual match against Thiel on November 12 in Greenville, Pa.

MSOE Preview

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Milwaukee School of Engineering
Head Coach: Matt Zwaschka
Years at School as head coach: 1
Career Record at school: 2-5
Assistant Coaches: Mike Schmidt, Corey Schmidt, Joe Pistch, Cade Sarbacker

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 2 -5
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: NQ 165 Pete Kootstra
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Pete Kootstra

Top returning starters:
Austin Bellile Regional Placer
Nick Miceli Regional Placer
Justin Wolfenden
Pete Kootstra National Qualifier
Russ Carey Regional Placer

Top incoming wrestlers:
Luis Hernandez IL state runner-up
Joe Hernandez AZ state qualifier
Kolton Jansen WI state runner-up
Jacob Behn WI state qualifier
Collin Kenyon IL State Qualifier
Christian Haggaerty WI state qualifier
Josh Peltier WI state qualifier
Devin Mahnke IL State runner-up
Paul Balich
Braden Lancaster

Season outlook:
The Raiders look to add some depth to their line up this year. There is a solid core of returning regional placers and some younger guys to fill the lineup this year. With the added guys in the room the program looks to continue to build and grow under 2nd year coach Matt Zwaschka.

WPI Preview

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wpi[1]Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Head Coach: Steve Hall
Years at School as head coach: 4
Career Record at school: 27-47
Assistant Coaches: Tyler Howe, Tony Paoletta, Garrett Trombi

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 12-11 (6th NEWA Duals and 8th Northeast Region)

Top returning starters:
125 – Brian Amato – 4th Northeast Region and All-New England
141 – Tyler Tilbe – 6th Northeast Region and All-New England
149/157 – Andrew Tanner
157/165 – Torin Zonfrelli
174 – Justin Marsh

Top incoming wrestlers:
125 – Stephen Jendritz – 2x MI State Placer
133 – Colin Mashack – 3x PA State Qualifier, 2x Reg Champ, 1x State Placer
157 – Nick Giangiulio – 2x PA State Qualifier
197 – Rhaine Sziy – PA State Qualifier
285 – Logan Mendelson – MI Regional Placer

Season outlook:
After a successful 2013-2014 campaign that produced six All-Northeast Region wrestlers and two athletes coming within a match of making the trip to nationals, the Engineers are looking to build on that success with a strong group of returners and one of the best freshman classes for WPI in the recent past.

Case Western Reserve Preview

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Case CWRU logoCase Western Reserve University
Head Coach: Mark Hawald
Years at School as head coach: 3rd Season
Career Record at school: 6-21 (48-46 overall)
Assistant Coaches: Adam Lange, Kevin Shadrach

2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 4-12

Top returning starters:
125 – Josh Hall – 2013 Mideast Region 4th Place at 125, Wheaton Placer
184 – David Brunk – Citrus and Wheaton Placer at 174

Top incoming wrestlers:
Nate Lee, HI State Qualifier
Travis Alexander, 2x NY Prep School State Champion
Aaran Gessic, 3x OH State Placer
Connor Gordon, TN State Placer
Cito Balsells, CO State Qualifier

Season outlook:
Case has a young team in 2014-2015. Everyone except junior regional placewinner Josh Hall is a freshman or sophomore, making the future bright for the Spartans.

Luther Preview

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luther-norse-head[1]Luther College
Head Coach: Dave Mitchell
Years at School as head coach: 19 years
Career Record at school: 229-109-6
Assistant Coaches: Jeff O’Gara, Billy Huebner, Nick Pearch, Spencer Yohe

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 16-7, Placed 7th at the National Duals
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Evan Obert (133) , Jayden DeVilbiss (184)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans:
Evan Obert (133): 2X NCAA Quailfier, AA in 2013, 2X Scholar AA
Jayden DeVilbiss (184): 2X NCAA Qualifier
Conner Herman (HWT): NCAA Qualifier from 2012, Scholar All-American

Top returning starters:
133: Evan Obert, AA &2X NCAA Qualifier
149: Dakota Gray, 2X Central Region Placewinner (5th & 4th)
165: Blake Letney, Placed 4th at 2014 Central Regional; Scholar AA
174: Justin Kreiter, 21-7 last season at 184
184: Jayden DeVilbiss, 2X NCAA Qualifier
197: Tyler Walls, Placed 5th at 2014 Central Regional, Scholar All-American
HWT: Conner Herman, 2012 NCAA Qualifier, Scholar All-American, 19-7 last year before season ending injury

Top incoming wrestlers:
141: Drew Van Anrooy, Transfer from Oregon State. Placed 3rd at 2013 Pac 12’s, Placed 3rd at NHSCA Sr Nationals in 2011
157: Reed Van Anrooy, Transfer from Oregon State. Placed 3rd at NHSCA Sr Nationals in 2013, #9 ranked senior at 152 by USA Wrestling Magazine
125: Spencer Davies, WI State Runner-up. Placed 2nd, 3rd & 4th
125: Julian Gendreau, 2X CA State Qualifier
141: Brian Burchett, Washington State Champ, HM National Rank amongst Sr’s by USA Wrestling Magazine
149: Izzac Suarez, 2X CA State Qualifier, AA at Reno Worlds
184: Mitch Sandlin, Indiana State Placewinner
197: Chris Brinks, IA HS State Runner-up and Multiple Time IA State Placewinner
Season outlook:
We are looking forward to a good year. We are excited about the great group of guys we have on this team, including the immediate impact the Van Anrooy’s will have on it. We were right in the hunt mid-season last year, beating the teams that eventually placed 3rd & 4th at the NCAA Championships in late December & early January. But then we had a rash of injuries to some of our top wrestlers and we were not able to bounce back from it. We are anxious to get back into a position of challenging for a trophy at the NCAA Championships. To do so, we will need guys to continue to progress to the next level and establish themselves against the best guys in the country.

Short Time Wrestling Podcast

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Today, I am the guest for Jason Bryant’s The Short Time Wrestling Podcast where we talk about Division III wrestling, d3wrestle.com, and more. Click below to go to The Short Time and listen.

The Short Time Wrestling Podcast Episode 111 – Andy Vogel

McDaniel Preview

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McDaniel_logoMcDaniel College
Head Coach: Davey Blake
Years at School as head coach: 8
Career Record at school:
Assistant Coaches: Josh Fitch, Mason Goretsas

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 8-11
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Ryan O’Boyle (4th at 133)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Ryan O’Boyle

Top returning starters:
133 Ryan O’Boyle (JR) 32-3 , Centennial Conference Champ, NCAA East Region Champ, 4th place at NCAA Championships
141 Alvontae Drummond(SO) 20-10 3rd Centennial Conference, 4th NCAA East Region
165 Logan Yox (RSSR) 16-5 injury shortened sesaon, 4th NCAA East Region in 2013
285 Taylor Avino (JR) 27-17- 4th Centennial Conference

Top incoming wrestlers:
Anthoney Savage 2x MD State Champion, 4x state placer (5-2-1-1)
Jake Pooton MD State Champion 3x state placer (5-4-1), NHSCA Soph. All-American (6th)
Bryce Pappas 3x National Prep Placer (7-4-3) Fargo Cadet FS All-American
Nick Montanye MD State placer (6th)
Ben Montanye 2x MD State placer (5-3)
Colton Smith MD State Runner-up, 2x Placer (5-2)
Rob Donavon 2x MD State Placer (4-4)
Wade Bishop 2x MD State Placer (6-6)
Nate Frantz PA District Runner-up, All-Delaware County
Marcos Mercado New England Prep Runner-up

Season outlook:
Returning 7 of 10 starters from the 2013-14 campaign and with the addition of a talented group of incoming freshmen, the Green Terror are looking to continue their progress to return to the top of the Centennial Conference and beyond. Head Coach Davey Blake is excited about the prospect of a breakout season and has set the bar high for his young group of wrestlers. Junior Ryan O’Boyle is looking to make a return trip to the All-American podium and Sophomore Alvontae Drummond is looking to make a splash on the national scene. Seven of Drummond’s ten losses were to national qualifiers/All-Americans and he just missed out on qualifying himself, losing an OT decision in the consolation final of the East Region. The return of Logan Yox from medical hardship will also bolster the Green Terror’s line-up. Yox has had mulitple wins against NCAA qualifiers and All-Americans over his career. He is looking to put his name into the All-American conversation. McDaniel is hoping for significant contributions from many of the talented freshmen that will surely add depth to their line-up.

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