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2012-2013 Rhode Island Preview

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Rhode Island College Anchormen (Northeast Region)
Head Coach: Jay Jones
Years at school as head coach: 14
Career Record at school: 172-119
Assistant Coaches: Chris Tribelli, Brendan Casey

Facebook: Rhode Island College Wrestling
Twitter: @RICwrestling
You Tube: AnchorWrestling

2011-2012 Record: 15-13
2011-2012 NCAA Qualifiers: Brandon Gauthier 125, Shawn Giblin 141
Returning Qualifier: Shawn Giblin

Top Returning Starters:
125 Mike Sugermeyer, Sr. – moving down a weight (had Gauthier at 125 last year) –
141 Shawn Giblin, Jr. – NCAA Qualifier
157 Kevin Barrucci, Jr. – All NEWA
165 Robert Sotelo, So.
184 Adam Lynch, Jr.
197 Kyle Humphries, So.
285 Brian Nicoll, Jr. – All NEWA

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Transfers:
125 Jonathan Murray, Jr. – All NEWA from Bridgewater St.
125 Michael Rose, So. – Springfield
133 Silas Murray, Jr. – JUCO All American from Nassau CC
133/141 Ricondo Cole, Fr. – 2x All New England High School
174 Brandon Conrad, So. – Plymouth St.

Top Incoming Freshman:
133 Michael Murphy – RI State Champ, All New England High School
149 Max Carlsten – RI State Finalist
197 Josh Lawrence – CT State Champ, All New England High School

Team Outlook:
The Rhode Island Anchormen return one NCAA qualifier in Shawn Giblin, but have a good group of NEWA placewinners  hoping to join him at the NCAA championships in March. Giblin will start the year at 149 before descending to last year’s weight of 141 for the second half. A few tough transfers join RIC this year in brothers Jonathan and Silas Murray and Silas Cole. Jonathan was 3rd in the NEWA for Bridgewater State last year at 125, while Silas was an NJCAA All-American in 2008 for Nassau Community College. Another All-NEWA selection in the lineup is Kevin Barrucci at 157. He won 25 matches a year ago and should be a force this season. The freshman class is led by a trio of high school New England placewinners that will compete for starting spots as well. With trips to the Desert Duals and Budd Whitehill Duals, the lineup will definitely be tested.

2012-2013 USMMA Preview

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United States Merchant Marine Academy Mariners (East Region)
Head Coach: Greg Ilaria
Years at School as head coach: 5
Career Record at school: 39 – 9
Assistant Coaches: Beau Bruno

2011-2012 Dual Meet Record: 7-8
2011-2012 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Erik Schott (184)

Top returning starters:
133 Thomas Healey SO 8-18 Record 2012
149 Bernard Watson SO 9-15 Record 2012
157 Branden Yeik SO 8-9 Record 2012
165 Josh Miller JR 4th Place Centennial Conference Championships
174 Sam Fry JR 7-5 Record 2012
197 Tyler Russell JR 20 – 12 record 2012, 3rd place York College invitite, 4th Place Centennial Conference
285 Tim Axelsson SR

Top incoming wrestlers:
125 Mike Mui FR 3x MA ALL State Champion, New England 2nd,3rd place, 2012 NHSCA All American
125 Costas Rerras FR
133 John Eady FR 3xTN State Place winner
141 Matt Watson FR 3 x FL State place winner – 3rd, 4th, 4th
184 Ricky Fisher FR 2012 TN State Champion (Father Ryan HS)

Season Outlook:
USMMA saw a streak of four straight conference championships come to an end last year after an outstanding senior class graduated in 2011. This year, they continue the rebuilding process with some returning starters and a good freshman class. The Mariners return a pair of Centennial placewinners in Josh Miller and Tyler Russell at 165 and 197 and several other lineup veterans. Some new firepower will come from an incoming class featuring multiple state placewinners and state champs like MA champ Mike Mui at 125 TN champ Ricky Fisher at 184. Other freshmen will likely find their way into the starting lineup as the team works to improve on last year’s fifth place conference finish.

Weekend 1 Results

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Ithaca Invitational 
Lakeland Invitational
Messiah Invitational
King’s Monarch Invitational
Loras Open Gold | Silver
Eastern Michigan Open
Clarion Open
Hokie Open

Terrapin Duals (JHU, Maryland, WVU)

First Weekend Competition

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Ithaca Invitational – Friday and Saturday – Read detailed preview here
(note: Centenary and NYU will not be attending due to hurricane issues)

Lakeland Invitational
Messiah Invitational
King’s Monarch Invitational
Loras Open
Eastern Michigan Open
Clarion Open

2012-2013 Wartburg Preview

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Wartburg College Knights (Central Region)
Head Coach: Jim Miller & Eric Keller
Years at School as head coach:  Miller-22; Keller- 3
Career Record at school: Miller (394-34-2); Keller (38-2)
Assistant Coaches: Chris Ortner, Chris Smith, Jason Zastrow, Carrington Banks, Todd Becker

Twitter: @Wartburgwrestle

2011-2012 Dual Meet Record: 19-1 (lost on tiebreaker to Wisconsin)
2011-2012 National Qualifiers and All-Americans:

Kenny Anderson
Kodie Silvestri
Drew Wagenhoffer
Landon Williams
Bradley Banks
Dylan Azinger
Byron Tate
Ryan Fank		 NCAA National Champion
NCAA National Champion
6th NCAA
NCAA National Champion
NCAA Runner-up
4th NCAA
NCAA National Champion
4th NCAA		 125
141
149
165
174
184
197
285

Tommy Mirocha, Cole Welter other two NCAA qualifiers.
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Anderson, Mirocha, Silvestri, Waggenhoffer, Welter, Williams, Azinger, Fank

Top returning starters:
Kenny Anderson  NCAA Champion  125/33
Kodie Silvestri  NCAA Champion  141/149
Landon Williams  NCAA Champion  165
Tommy Mirocha  NCAA All American 133 (2011)
Drew Wagenhoffer  NCAA All American  149/57
Dylan Azinger  NCAA All American  174/84 (2nd semester)
Ryan Fank  NCAA ALL American  HWT
Cole Welter NCAA Qualifier

Top incoming wrestlers:Nick Michael Holy Cross High School New Orleans LA:  4X State Champion/ Preseason Nationals All American  149/57
Dexter Bass New Orleans LA  State Champion  133
Gerard Roman  New Orleans  LA  State Champion/Runnerup  184
Landon Shea Janesville WI  State Champion  125/33
Mark Weber Gilbertville  IA  State Champion  149/57
Nick Fuller Independence  IA  State Champion  174

Season Outlook:
Wartburg ran away and hid with the 2012 NCAA Championship, putting  five in the finals and coming away with four champs to go along with three other All-Americans. Scarily, that team returns eight starters, losing only 3x NCAA Champ Byron Tate and 2x runner-up Bradley Banks. Head Coach Jim Miller has announced that this year will be his last before handing the reigns completely over to co-head coach Eric Keller, and he has a team that is poised to send him out with another NCAA Championship trophy. There is some likely shuffling going on in the lineup, as Anderson, Mirocha, Silvestri, and Waggenhoffer may all move up a weight this year, and that could create a logjam at 157 with All-American Waggenhoffer and qualifier Welter set to battle for the spot right below returning champ Landon Williams. It is a formidable lineup that will be very hard to beat in a dual or tournament setting.

First Day Results

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Photo by Katie Yahrmarkt
photo by Katie Yahrmarkt

Michigan 46, Olivet 0

Indiana 44, Manchester 12

2012-2013 Augsburg Preview

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Augsburg College Auggies (West Region)
Head Coach: Mark Matzek
Years at School as head coach: 5 years

Assistant Coaches: Jim Moulsoff, Tony Valek, Aaron Fuller, Adam Maronde

Facebook: Augsburg Wrestling

2011-2012 Dual Meet Record: 10-3
2011-2012 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Mike Fuenffinger (125), Will Keeter (141, 3rd), Tony Valek (149, 3rd), Orlando Ponce (157, 2nd), Tom Teigen (165), Josh Kohler (174), Brad Baus (197, 4th), Chad Johnson (285, 1st)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: 125 – Mike Fuenffinger, 141-Will Keeter, 165 – Tommy Teigen, 174 – Josh Kohler 285 – Chad Johnson

Top returning starters:
125 – Mike Fuenffinger, SO (2012 NQ, FILA/JR World Team member, also competed in the US Greco Olympic team trials)
133 – Tossaporn Suparat, SR (Pinned UWSP All-American Mileski)
133/141 – Tom Kuehn, SO (Freshman starter for us last year, 20 win season, beat All-Americans -Mirocha from Wartburg last yr, and Henle from SJU)
141/149 – Will Keeter, JR (3rd place in the Nation last year at 141)
165 – Tommy Teigen, JR (2012 NQ)
174 – Josh Kohler, SR (2012 NQ)
184/197 – Matt Hechsel, SO (Freshmen starter for us last year, 20 win season, took 4th place in region)
HWT – Chad Johnson, JR (2X AA, Returning National Champion)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Mark Akpaka, South Mpls (149)
Amin Buta, South Mpls (133) – MN placewinner
Josh Chandler, Milton High Georgia (165) – GA placewinner
Romar Daniel, Hopkins (149) – MN qualifier
Nic Grimley, Monticello (285) – MN placewinner
Micheal Keilen, LaCrosse Central (141) – WI placewinner
Blong Kong, St. Paul Johnson (125)
Roarke Langer, Ellsworth, WI (133) – 3x WI placewinner, state champ
Joshua Mora, Volcano Vista, NM (125) 3x NM placewinner
Andrew Powers, Torrance High, CA (165/174) –  top 12 in Masters, Freakshow Flonationals placer (7th), Rocky Mountain Nationals (6th) placer
Jake Raymond, N. St Paul, (133)
Joe Raymond, N. St. Paul, (141) – 2x MN qualifier
Quinten Strand, DeSoto WI (174) – MN placewinner, 3x greco state champ, 2x freestyle state champ
Trey Theisen, New Lisbon, WI (141) – 3x WI placer, state champ, Junior Greco All-American

Season outlook:
Last season Augsburg had five All-Americans all place in the top four and finished 2nd as a team behind rival Wartburg. This year, they will have to cope with the loss of a pair of 3x All-Americans in Tony Valek and Orlando Ponce as well as All-American Brad Baus, but they return a strong group of five NCAA qualifiers led by 285 champion Chad Johnson. Will Keeter was 3rd at 141, and he returns as their other All-American. 125 lb. Mike Fuenffinger is fresh off a trip to the Junior World Championships in Greco-Roman and hopes to get on the podium in 2013. Wartburg will be tough to catch this season, but the sheer depth of the Auggie program ensures a tough wrestler at every weight, and that gives them a great chance to add to their trophy case this March.

2012-2013 MSOE Preview

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Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders (West Region)
Head Coach: Kevin Morin
Years at School as head coach: 20
Career Record at school: 97-95
Assistant Coaches: Mario Trafficante, Matt Letto

2011-2012 Dual Meet Record: 8-5

Top returning starters:
Austin Binish – 4th in Great Lakes Regional last year, 23 wins last year, NWCA Academic All-American
Luke Gaeth – 25 wins last year, placed in 5 tournaments, injured for postseason
Pete Kootstra – 6th at Great Lakes Regional last year, 23 wins as a freshman
Matt Ostovich – 24 wins last year, NWCA Academic All-American
Marcus Rokosh – Northern Wrestling Conference Champ
Dallas Schurg – Northern Wrestling Conference Champ

Top incoming wrestlers:
Dylan Allison, Rockridge, IL
Russell Carey, Tri-County/Almond-Bancroft, WI
Pat Conrad, Vernon Hills, IL
Chris Gustafson-Nolan, Rockford Lutheran, IL
Jimmy Kuczynski, Dundee Crown, IL
Joey Larson, Lake Geneva Badger, WI

Season outlook:
MSOE brings back a strong nucleus of wrestlers from last year and have augmented the team with a number of good freshmen. Austin Binish was close to qualifying for the NCAA championships last year, an accomplishment he hopes to reach in the new West Region. Luke Gaeth had over 25 wins last year including a pair over NCAA round of 12 Ambrocio from Concordia, but he missed the postseason with an injury. He will also be knocking on the door in 2013. Pete Koostra was sixth at the Great Lakes as a freshman, and Matt Ostovich had 24 wins. Getting back to the NCAA Championships is a big goal for this year, and they have some experienced wrestlers who should get the job done.

2012-2013 Wilkes Preview

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Wilkes University Colonels (East Region)
Head Coach: Jon Laudenslager
Years at School as head coach: 9
Career Record at school: 135-66-5
Assistant Coaches: Head Assistant, Mitch Marcks and Graduate Assistant, Ryan Wilson

2011-2012 Dual Meet Record: 19-4
2011-2012 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Anthony Dattolo (149, 2nd), Ryan Wilson (141), Michael Fleck (125)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans (any year): 125 Michael Fleck

Top returning starters:
Michael Fleck 37-9 3rd Metro/NCAA Qualifier
Myzar Mendoza 28-8 5th Metro
Jeff Peterson 14-6
John Lynch 23-13
Kris Krawchuk… 36-19 career record
Sean Lombardi 8-6
Tyler Lauchaire 21-10
Philip Racciato 8-8
Nathan White 28-16 5th Metro
Dustin Stough 28-13 3rd Metro
Chase Martino 15-11
Marlon Duque 17-9
Eric Bach 9-3…before season ending injury
Raymond Dungee 11-10
David Oberrender 27-14 4th Metro
Matt Transue 5-2
William Fletcher 20-18 6th Metro

Top incoming wrestlers:
SO. Nick Dawson 2X PA placewinner….
FR. Matt Evans (PA) 34-8 SR. record
FR. Jimmy Ilvento NJ Regional 4th
FR. Mason McIntyre transfer from Nebraska
FR. Mark Misczenski 27-11 SR. record
FR. Guesseppe Rea (PA) SQ
FR. Brad Royle (NJ) SQ
FR Ryan Smith transfer Northern Illinois
FR. Aaron Transue (PA) SQ
FR. Levi Veppert (PA 7th)

Season outlook:
With the graduation of NCAA Runner-up Anthony Dattolo and NCAA Qualifier Ryan Wilson, the Colonels lone experienced NCAA participant is Michael Fleck after setting the Wilkes’ single season win record last year with 37 victories. The Colonels do have Mendoza, White, Stough, Oberrender, Fletcher who return as Conference place winners last year. Along with those six, three others have started in Conference in prior years in Krawchuk (who took last year of for academics), Dungee and Matt Transue. There is plenty of depth and some of last year’s reserves will look to crack into the Colonel line-up. A very nice group of freshman and two transfers will also see plenty of mat time and possibly find starting roles. Expect a few new names in the line-up, but certainly the Colonels will once again be putting a very solid team on the mat.

2012-2013 UW-La Crosse Preview

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UW La Crosse Eagles (Midwest Region)
Head Coach: Dave Malecek
Years at School as head coach: 7
Career Record at school: 97-17-1
Assistant Coaches: Ross Needham, Josh Passe, Ryan Farwell, Bebeto Yewah

Facebook: UW La Crosse Wrestling

2011-2012 Dual Meet Record:18-2 overall 5-0 in WIAC
2011-2012 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Adam Sheley (133, 6th), Bebeto Yewah (141, 2nd), Kevin O’Brien (165, 4th), Michael Schmitz (174, 3rd), Billy Mayer (285, 5th)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans (any year): Adam Sheley 2x All American 133-141, Billy Mayer 2x All American HWT, Kevin O’Brien All American 165

Top returning starters:
Sheley 2x All American
Mayer 2x All-American
O’Brien NCAA All American
JR Lewis Sr. 157# 3rd @WIAC
Grant Miller Sr 174# 3rd at WIAC
Scott Hogan Sr. 149#
Brady Schrupp Sr. 149# 4th at WIAC

Top incoming wrestlers: Mitchel Lexvold 125-133 2x Champ Mn, Cody See 133 3x Champ Wi, Izzy Balsiger 4x Placer and Champ 125# Wi, Jess Hahn 2x Ia Placewinner 141, Keegan Einerson 3x Wi Placer 141-149 Kevin Hein Soph 197# Transfer Wartburg.

Season outlook:
Three returning All-Americans will form the backbone of the UW-Lax team in 2o12-2013. Adam Sheley and Billy Mayer are both senior 2x All-Americans, and each will be in the hunt for an individual NCAA championship this year. Sheley starts the year at 141, but he may drop to 133 in the second half. Mayer is entrenched at 285 and sits at #4 in both sets of preseason rankings. Kevin O’Brien surprised some last year with his run to the semifinals and eventual 4th place finish at 165, and big things will be expected out of him this season. The rest of the lineup could be in some flux this year with as many as seven different starters at the beginning of the year. A nice freshman class builds up some of the depth the team has lacked in recent seasons, and they will have a chance to make an impact.

2012-2013 JWU Preview

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Johnson and Wales University Wildcats (Northeast Region)
Head Coach: Lonnie Morris (16th year)
Associate Head Coach: Brian Allen (14th year)
Career Record at school: 216-106-4
Assistant Coaches: James Gilbert (11th year), Kyle Kanaga (2nd year)

Facebook: Johnson and Wales University Wrestling

2011-2012 Dual Meet Record: 17-4
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Colin Lenhardt (NQ 2010 at 174), Bill Mulligan (AA 8th 2011 at 197)

Top returning starters:
133 Joe Pronk (SR): 23 wins at 125, 4th@ NEWA Conferences
141 Michael Ferinde (SO): 22 wins at 141
157 Matt Ross (SO): 18-7, before season ending injury
165 Frank Marotti (SO): 23-5, 4th @ NEWA Conferences
174 Sean Prell (SO): 22 wins, 2nd @ NEWA Conferences
184 Connor Nelson (SR): 24 wins, 5th @ NEWA Conferences
197 Blake McNulty (SR): 6th @ NEWA Conferences
285 Humphrey Swift (SR): 22 wins, 3x Conference placer

Top incoming wrestlers:
125 Nick Francavilla (High Point,NJ): Transfer – Nassau CC; 4x District champ, 4x Region Champ, 3x NJ State Champ
125 Adit Thakur (NYACK, NY): 2x division champ, County Champ, 2x Sectional Finalist
133 Nick Ligouri (Raritan,NJ): 2x District Champ, Region Champ, 4th in NJ States
133 Justin Colon (Belleville,NJ): 3x District Champ, 3x Region Champ, 6th NJ States
141 Anthony Pompei (West Essex,NJ): NJ State Qualifier
141 Andrew Colamussi (Huntington,NY) Transfer – Boston University
149 Everet Desilets (Cranston West,RI): 4x RI State Finalist 2x Champ, 3x New England placer 1x Champ.
149 Joseph Gaccione (High Point,NJ) Transfer – NC State; 4x District Champ, 4x Region Champ, 3rd in NJ States
157 Stephen Jarrell (East Greenwich,RI): 3x State Finalist 2X Champ, 3rd in New England.
157 Michael DeLouisa (Westfield,NJ): All-County
157 Desmond Towns (Morristown,NJ) 2x District Champ, 2x Regional placer, 2x NJ State Qualifier
165 Keith Lemongello (Pequannock,NJ): 3x District Champ, Regional Champ, 4th in NJ States.
165 John Lewis (Barington,RI): 2x RI State Placer
174 Ken Dougherty (Toms River,NJ): Transfer – Middlesex CC: National Qualifier
174 Dylen Seybolt (Longwood,NY): County Champ, 3rd in NY States
184 Mike Labell (Lenape Valley,NJ): Transfer-Bloomsburg: 2x District Champ, Regional Finalist, NJ State Qualifier.
285 Alexander Colon (Woburn,MA): MA State Placer

Season outlook:
For the first time in 10 years the Wildcats failed to send a wrestler to the NCAA National Championships and broke a 6 year streak of returning home with an All-American. That being said, the Wildcats will return 8 starters, 7 of them Conference place finisher from last year. They will also see Colin Lenhardt a 2010 National Qualifier (Granted Hardship Wavier- Before Injury Lenhardt was 16-2 with 12 falls) return and move up to 184 lbs. and 2011 All-American Bill Mulligan makes his return at 197 lbs. by January. The incoming recruiting class should make earning a starting spot for JWU very interesting. The Wildcats will see big changes in their lineup this year, especially in changing of weight classes. The 125 lbs. Conference placer Joe Pronk will move up to 133 lbs. The biggest moves will come in the upper weights where, Colin Lenhardt will move into the 184 lbs slot. This will cause a push down effect by mid season. The 184 lbs. Conference placer Connor Nelson will move down to 174 lbs. Conference Finalist Sean Prell will move down to 165 lbs. Conference placer Frank Marotti will move down to 157 lbs. Incoming Freshman and Transfers will be looking to shock some potenial starters by mid-year, so JWU line up may look very different by years end.

NWCA Rankings #1

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NWCA Individual Rankings #1 – October 25, 2012

NWCA Team Rankings #1 – October 25, 2012

2012-2013 Stevens Preview

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Stevens Institute of Technology Ducks (East Region)
Head Coach: Mike Clayton
Years at School as head coach: 6th
Career Record at school: 53-39-1
Assistant Coaches: Damion Logan, Pete Galea, Alex Karnitski, David Maiorana, Curt Engler, Ryan Bridge, Brandon Kinney

2011-2012 Dual Meet Record: 13-7
2011-2012 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Joey Favia (165, 5th), Ryan Dormann (174)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Favia
Top returning starters:
141/So – Cody Curtiss, injured ‘11-12 – started ‘10-11
149/So – Mike Polizzi, 2nd in the Centennial at 141
157/Jr – CJ Caserta, 2x 2nd in the Centennial at 149
165/Sr – Joey Favia, 2x Centennial Champ, AA
197/Jr – Alex Moreno, 3rd at Centennial
285/So – Tyler Maher, 3rd at Centennial
Top incoming wrestlers:
Name Wt City, St/High School Accomplishments
Dillon Guarino 125 Newfoundland, NJ/West Milford
Ryan Wilson 125 McVeytown, PA/Mt. Union Area PA State Qualifier
Avelino Jacinto 133 Newton, NJ/Kitatinny Regional NJ State Placer
Mike Kalimtzis 133 Westfield, NJ/Westfield NJ Regional Placer
Keith Cays 149 Colorado Springs, CO/Mesa Ridge 2x CO Qualifier
Danny Moore 149 Lanoka Harbor, NJ/Lacey NJ Regional Placer
Paul Sferrazza 149 Sea Cliff, NY/Chaminade 4x NY Catholic Finalist
Leo Wortman 149 Bellefonte, PA/Bellefont PA State Qualifier
Vic Del Monico 157 Phillipsburg, NJ/Phillipsburg NJ State Qualifier
Steven Weis 157 Rockaway , NJ/Morris Knolls
Kalen Gans 165 Palo Alto, CA/Palo Alto 2x CA State Qualifier
Doug Medrano 174 San Jose, CA/San Jose CA CSS Qualifier
Steven Sertial 184 Brooklyn, NY/Xaverian
David Ott 184 Glendale NY/Forest Hills
Mark Garrity 184/197 Stafford, VA/Colonial Forge 2x VA State Placer
Season outlook:
With nine starters returning from last year, Stevens hopes to furhtern ascend the NCAA rankings and bring back multiple All-American awards for the first time since the program was reinstated. 5th place finisher Joey Favia is the clear leader of this team after he put together a great postseason to avenge a pair of losses in the Centennial Championships before finishing 5th in the nation for his first All-American award. Michael Polizzi and CJ Caserta are each back and up a weight class after finishing 2nd in the conference at 141 and 149 respectively in 2012. A strong group of freshmen will help fill in some of the holes in the lineup. Numerous state qualifiers join the team, and a few will find their way into the lineup. Mark Garrity, a 2x VA placewinner has a chance to fill in at 184 while some of the lower weights will be challenged by a number of tough newcomers.

2012-2013 Wesleyan Preview

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Wesleyan University Cardinals (Northeast Region)
Head Coach: Drew Black
Years at School as head coach: 15th
Career Record at school: 142-111-3
Assistant Coaches: Blair Tugman, James Therrien, Matt Moran, John Biddiscombe

Facebook: Wesleyan Wrestling

2011-2012 Dual Meet Record: 11-6
2011-2012 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Joey Schwartz (133), Kyle Roosa (174), Jefferson Ajayi (184, 7th), Luke Erickson (197)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: 133 Joey Schwartz, 174 Kyle Roosa, 184 Jefferson Ajayi

Top returning starters:
133 Joey Schwartz (2nd NEWA)
141 Nick Scotto (6th NEWA)
149 Howard Tobochnik (2nd NEWA)
157 Troy Sampson (5th NEWA ’11)
165/174 Ryan Sblendorio (5th NEWA)
174/165 Kyle Roosa (2 x NEWA Champ)
184 Jefferson Ajayi (2nd ’11, NEWA Champ ’12, All-American 7th)
285-Austin Frank, Jacob Sheffer

Top incoming wrestlers (including transfers) with accomplishments:
285 Zac Calhoun – TN placewinner
157 Taran Carr – MD champ, 3x placewinner
285 Blake Cunningham – GA champ
125 James Hamilton – 2x MA All-State placewinner
157 Keonmin Hwang – CIF champ
157/165 Simon Levin – 2x NJ regional placewinner, 2x district champ
184/197 Josh Roometua – MO champ, 2nd prep New England
197 Jon San Filippo – 6th National Prep
133/141 Chris Siracusa – 2x NY league finalist, Fargo freestyle qualifier

Season outlook:
Wesleyan should have one of their stronger teams in recent memory with most of the lineup returning as upperclassmen. After winning the NEWA championship last year, they should be poised to make an impact at the new Northeast Region, though they will have to deal with a few of the tougher Empire teams.  Three returning NCAA qualifiers should help with that, led by returning All-American Jefferson Ajayi at 184. The freshman class is also strong, though some of those wrestlers will have to wait their turn with such a strong returning lineup.

Division III Cultural Exchange – UPDATED

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Updated October 26, 2012:
Coach Fader will be accepted deposits of $250 until January 1st in order to lock in a trip price of $2,600. Please contact him ASAP for more information and to reserve a spot. 

Please read the information below about the 2013 Division III Cultural Exchange. Please contact Tim Fader at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater if you are interested in this opportunity. You can find the blog entries from the 2012 trip on this page.

The trip next summer will be in the last part of June and will be 12-13 days long.  The tour will go to the countries of Bulgaria and Turkey with information following about the towns we will visit and train.  Wrestlers can expect great food and hotels the entire trip as well as the chance to experience the cultural differences of these countries.  The wrestling instruction is done by World Silver Medalist George Kalchev and is world class.  Wrestlers can expect 1-2 workouts each day during the trip and 3-4 competitions against Bulgarian and Turkish Clubs.  The majority of the wrestling is Freestyle with the opportunity to wrestle Greco occcasionally.  The cost of $2600 is very close to the same as the price from 10 years ago!  There is very little need for money once you are over there as there is ALWAYS three meals a day.

2012-2013 Thiel Preview

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Thiel College Tomcats (Mideast Region)
Head Coach: Craig Thurber
Years at School as head coach: 10th
Assistant Coaches: Jeff Linn (11th season), Corey Brown (GA), Kraig Smith (GA)

2011-2012 Dual Meet Record: 9-6
2011-2012 NCAA Qualifiers and All-Americans: Corey Brown (8th, 133)

Top returning starters:
141- Sean Byham, So. (20-16) – 6th place at MW Regional
149- Shawn King, Jr. (9-14) – 2011 PAC runner-up
157- Jerrold Roosa, So. (15-11)
157- Matt Butler, Sr. (7-15) – 2011 PAC runner-up
174- Jacob Lowry, So. (29-6)-  2nd Midwest Region,  2011 PAC Champion
184- Stephen Ceremuga, So. (13-8) – 2011 PAC Champion
285- Will Ringer, Sr. (14-12) – 5th place at MW Regional

Top incoming wrestlers:
Shawn Reynolds (Cambridge Springs, 197 lb.) – 102 Wins, 2-time PIAA qualifier, 8th place as a senior
Blake Heim (Reynolds, 285 lb.) – 124 wins, 2-time PIAA qualifier, 3rd place as a senior
Trent Keisling (Lemon Bay, Florida, 174 lb.) – 184 wins, 140 pins, 2-time state placer, 5th in 2011, 3rd in 2012
Adriene Whaley-Hazel (Owings Mills, Maryland, 149 lb.) – 121 wins, 2-time state qualifier, 5th in 2012
Dan Yori (Erie Cathedral Prep, 133 lb.) – 77 wins, PIAA qualifier in 2012

Season outlook:
Defending Presidents’ Athletic Conference Champions (PAC) Thiel College, looks to have a strong team after losing two of its top seniors from 2011-12 to graduation, Corey Brown and Matt Lowry. Coming off a season in which they boasted an overall record of 9-6 (1-1 PAC), the Tomcats look to improve and make another run at the PAC title this coming season. Sophomore Jake Lowry will lead the Tomcats after an impressive freshman season in which he posted 29 wins and placed second at the Midwest Regional Qualifier. Along with Lowry, Thiel returns senior heavyweight Will Ringer, who posted 14 wins last season, to go along with a fifth-place finish at the Midwest Regional. Along with the returning upperclassmen, Thiel has brought in yet another strong freshmen class including a pair of PA placewinners in Shawn Reynolds and Blake Heim.

2012-2013 Oswego Preview

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Oswego State Lakers (Northeast Region)
Head Coach: Mike Howard
Years at School as head coach: 24th
Career Record at school: 140 – 233 -6

2011-2012 Dual Meet Record: 3 -12

Top returning starters:
Omar Santiago – 133 lbs, (21-10 record) 1st Springfield, 2nd RIT, 4th Ithaca Invite, 3 x ECWC place finisher
Michael Gentilcore – 141 lbs, (26 – 8 record @ 125 in 2010-11), 3rd ECWC 2011
Blake Fisher – 165 lbs, 2 x ECWC place finisher
Brandon Jones – 197 lbs, 7-11 @ 285 last season
Kyle Sheridan – 285 lbs, (22-13 record) 2 x  ECWC place finisher

Top incoming wrestlers:
Mitch Alpha – 125 lbs, 98-9 high school record, 32-2 as a senior
James Ronca – 125 lbs, Jr National Participant in Greco/Freestyle, 3 x sectional place winner
Johnny Marquez – 125 lbs, 2 x runner-up State Qualifier
Tim Scalisi – 141 lbs, 4th MA State Tournament
Dustin Jones – 149 lbs, runner-up state qualifier
Abubakarr Sow – 149 lbs, 5th NYS HS Championships
Dante Epps – 149 lbs, Transfer SUNY Morrisville, 16-16 record as a freshman
Cody LaFever – 184 lbs, 2 x sectional place winner
Jeremy Hoyte – 184 lbs, Transfer SUNY Morrisville
Andrew Cole – 197 lbs, NYS HS Championships Qualifier
Jake DeBuyser – 285 lbs NYS HS Championships Qualifier

Season outlook:
With several members of the starting line up returning, Oswego State will look to continue to make improvements.  The Lakers will be led by three individuals who have placed multiple times at the Empire Conference Championships and a fourth who was voted ECWC Rookie of the Year in 2011.  A talented group of twenty-two first year team members will be looking to make an immediate impact in the line up.  After missing out on the NCAA tournament last year, the Lakers have a chance to make an impact with some upperclassmen in the new Northeast Region.

2012-2013 Elmhurst Preview

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Elmhurst College Blue Jays  (Midwest Region)
Head Coach: Steve Marianetti
Years at School as head coach: 11th
Career Record at school: 90-41-2
Assistant Coaches: John Jung, Matt Kuschert, Chris Muscia

Facebook: Elmhurst College Wrestling 

2011-2012 Dual Meet Record: 12-4
2011-2012 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Dalton Bullard (133, 3rd), Jake Denhof (141), Ryan Earley (149), Joe Rau (184, 3rd), Brian Brooks (285)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Bullard, Earley, Rau and Brooks

Top returning starters:
Dalton Bullard – 3rd @ NCAA Championships (133)
Joe Rau – 3rd @ NCAA Championships (184), 2x All-American
Ryan Earley – NCAA round of 12 @149
Brian Brooks – NCAA round of 12 @285
Danny Balderas – 21-7, ranked in top 10 most of year @174
Mike Grice – 4th in Great Lakes Regional @157
Mike Ryan – 19-8 @165
Danny Vargas – 16-7, 2x Great Lakes Regional placer @197

Top incoming wrestlers:
Mike Benefiel – Transfer from Oklahoma State, Round of 12 @ D1 NCAA Championships in 2011, 2x D1 National Qualifier
Sean Raddatz – Transfer from Loras, IL state placer as senior
Alex Maynard – Transfer from Harper JC
James Spangler – IL state placer
Tyler Price – IL state placer
Eric English – IL state placer
Zach Kennedy – MI state placer
Mitch Morris – IL state qualifier
Joe Caprio – IL state qualifier
Tyler Espino – IL state qualifier
Zack Urbanski – IL state qualifier
Nick DiNardo – IL state qualifier
Steve Myers – IL state qualifier

Season outlook:
With all but 1 starter returning, the Bluejays look to improve upon last year’s 7th place finish and aim to bring home a trophy from the NCAA Championships for the first time in their program’s history. A very experienced and battle tested group of returners, along with a talented bunch of freshman and transfers make this look like their best team ever. Dalton Bullard and Joe Rau are both back after each finished 3rd in the nation last year. Rau may move up to 197 to make room for Oklahoma State transfer Mike Benefiel, whose peripatetic journey through college wrestling has landed him at Elmhurst for a final season of eligibility. The lineup may also shift in the other direction, as Earley, Grice, and Ryan could all drop from the 149-165 slots down to 141-157.

2012-2013 d3wrestle.com Rankings #1

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Click below to see the first set of rankings from the 2012-2013 season from d3wrestle.com. The information included is based on the best available at the time. Weight changes and omissions are gleaned mostly from the preview information returned by the individual coaches, though some coaching staffs chose not to respond to the request for information. Here are caveats to the rankings below to help ward off common questions.

1. No freshmen or non-DIII transfers – This will change in subsequent rankings, but it is important to remember here.

2. Returning 2012 All-Americans are generally listed in order of finish – weight changes obviously affect this.

3. Weight changes are based either on information from coaches or posted 2012-2013 rosters – if the preview info was not definitive, a judgment call was made.

Feel free to comment with new information or general discussion.

d3wrestle.com Rankings #1 – October 25, 2012

Pre-Season Rankings Tomorrow

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The first d3wrestle.com Rankings of the year will arrive tomorrow morning. More information will be forthcoming, but these first rankings will not have any freshmen or non-Division III transfers. Check back tomorrow as we get the season underway.

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