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Nader named interim coach at Case

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Chris Nader, a 2x All-American and formerly a long time assistant at Case, has been named as the interim head coach as Bob Del Rosa recovers from off-season surgery. Del Rosa has been the coach at Case for 45 years and coached Nader to 110 wins. Nader takes over a team featuring 2x All-American and 2010 NCAA Champion Isaac Dukes. See the release below.

Chris Nader Named Interim Wrestling Coach at Case Western Reserve

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Case Western Reserve University Director of Athletics Dave Diles has announced that 2002 graduate Chris Nader will serve as interim head wrestling coach as legendary Head Coach Bob Del Rosa recovers from late summer surgery.

“Our wrestling program has been guided by one of the most respected and beloved figures in the history of the intercollegiate program at our university, and we are looking forward to Coach Del Rosa’s continued recovery and return,” said Diles. “In his absence, we are fortunate to have Chris accept this leadership role. He is deeply committed not only to our program and University, but to the values that defined the wrestling program under Coach Del Rosa.”

“I know my dad would be thrilled that Chris is filling in during his absence,” said Scott Del Rosa, speaking on his father’s behalf. “Our family appreciates all of the thoughts and prayers being extended during this time, and we are grateful that Chris will guide the program during Dad’s recovery. We look forward to Dad being able to get back to what he loves – coaching.”

Nader, a native of Lakewood, Ohio and a graduate of St. Ignatius High School, was a two-time All-American for the Spartans at 157 and 165 pounds. He compiled a career record of 110-42 from 1999-2002 and his 110 victories rank seventh all-time in CWRU history. Nader also served as associate head coach on Del Rosa’s staff from 2003-10.

“I intend to instill the same values and traditions that Coach Del Rosa has established throughout his many years at Case,” said Nader. “The continuity of our student-athletes will remain intact, and we look forward to his return later this season. I am just glad I could be there for Coach like he has always been there for his wrestlers over the years”

Del Rosa enters his 50th year with the CWRU athletic department and has served as head wrestling coach for the past 45 seasons. His program has produced four national champions, 37 national qualifiers, 18 All-Americans and 35 NCAA Scholar All-Americans. In 1996, Del Rosa was inducted into the Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame. He was later inducted into the CWRU Spartan Club Hall of Fame in 2006.

Totten Resigns at Delaware Valley

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A quick note: Be sure to follow d3wrestle on Twitter @d3wrestle. Several people either emailed me the info in this story or posted comments about it after it was posted on Twitter, but before I had the chance to do a full write up.

Following a nine year run that included the DIII Rookie Coach of the Year Award, four MAC titles, four Midwest Region titles, six NCAA top ten finishes, and 26 NCAA All-Americans, Brandon Totten has stepped down from Delaware Valley to take a teaching position in New Jersey. See the full release below.

Totten Steps Down As Wrestling Coach

8/19/2011 1:44 PM
DOYLESTOWN (PA) – Brandon Totten, a 1996 graduate of Delaware Valley College, has resigned after nine years as head coach of his alma mater’s nationally-renowned wrestling program. He will remain with the Aggies until the end of September before becoming a health and physical education teacher at Christa McAuliffe Middle School in Jackson, New Jersey.

“This is a good opportunity for me and my family and one that I couldn’t pass up,” Totten, who resides in New Jersey, said. “At the same time, I am sad to leave my alma mater and the place I’ve been at the last nine years. I really enjoyed my time at Delaware Valley College and the relationships I build with the administration, the staff and my team.”

Totten returned to Delaware Valley in 2002 to take over the coaching reigns following the retirement of Hall of Famer Robert Marshall. During his tenure, Totten amassed a 130-38-3 record with four Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championships (the last four years the conference sponsored the sport), four NCAA Midwest Regional championships and six, top 10 finishes at the NCAA Division III Championships. He picked up Coach of the Year accolades following all eight titles and was also the NCAA Division III Rookie Coach of the Year in 2003.

Individually, Totten saw 48 wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Division III Championships with 26 returning home as All-Americans (top eight finishes). Two wrestlers captured national titles in their respective weight classes while five others finished as the national tournament runner-up.

Totten was a two-time national champion (1995 and 1996) for the Aggies in his wrestling days and finished with a then school-record 122 wins (122-20). He was the first Delaware Valley grappler to be inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association/NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame in March of 2002.

“I want to thank Brandon Totten for his time and dedication to Delaware Valley College and I wish him the best with his new position,” Aggie athletic director Frank Wolfgang said.

The search for Totten’s successor will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is found.

Jason Holder moves up at Springfield

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Springfield has named assistant coach Jason Holder to replace the departed Daryl Arroyo as head coach. Holder has been an assistant at Springfield for four years and was the head coach at Plymouth State for two years prior to his time at Springfield. The New Hampshire native competed for Boston University in college, qualifying for the NCAA Championships in 2003. See the press release below.

Jason Holder Named Head Wrestling Coach, Faculty Member, at Springfield College

Springfield, Mass. – August 11, 2011 – Jason Holder has been named the new head wrestling coach and an assistant professor within the Springfield College Department of Physical Education and Health Education, according to Springfield College Director of Athletics Cathie Schweitzer.

Holder’s appointment is effective immediately. He replaces Daryl Arroyo, who has been the head wrestling coach at Springfield College for the past 21 years, and was also the Department Chair of Physical Education for the past year. Arroyo is moving on to become the Director of Athletics at Alfred State College in Alfred, N.Y.

A native of Danville, N.H., Holder has been Arroyo’s top assistant for the past four years at Springfield College, where he has served not only as an assistant wrestling coach, but also as an adjunct professor. Springfield College’s wrestling record in that time frame was 47-32 for a .595 winning percentage. SC was also the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) champion last season.

His association honored Holder by naming him the NEWA Assistant Coach of the Year for 2010-11.

“Jason has done a great job as an assistant coach with our wrestling program,” said Schweitzer, “and we are thrilled to have him step up to a leadership role for us. He has demonstrated great knowledge of the sport and tremendous passion. We feel he will maintain the strong set of values as well as the winning tradition created by Doug Parker and continued by Daryl Arroyo. We are excited about his future as head coach.”

As an assistant coach, Holder was involved in all aspects of the Springfield College wrestling program. From conducting practice sessions, to recruiting, to organizing championships at SC, such as the 2009 NEWA Championships, the 2010 NEWA Dual-Meet Championships, and the NEWA JV Wrestling Championships from 2008 through 2011.

“It is a true honor to be named the next head wrestling coach at Springfield College,” said Holder. “I learned a great deal under the tutelage of Coach Arroyo and hope to maintain the tradition and success-level that both he and Coach Parker attained. I feel good about our returning competitors and anticipate another good season.”

Jason previously served as varsity head wrestling coach at Plymouth State University for two years from 2005 through 2007. His teams finished seventh and eighth (of 15) in the NEWA end-of-season standings.

Holder had an outstanding career as a wrestler at Boston University, from where he received his bachelor of arts degree in psychology in 2003, and his master’s in education, health, PE, and coaching in 2004. Holder is presently working towards his doctorate in physical education with a concentration in teaching and administration.

At Boston University, Holder was a four-year starter and four-year captain of the wrestling team. He was a three-year All-Conference athlete, and an NCAA Division I National Qualifier in 2003. He was also a part of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee at BU from 2001 through 2003.

Prior to BU, Holder wrestled at Timberlane High School in New Hampshire, where he was a three-time NH State Champion, a two-time New England Champion, and a high school national All-American.

In addition, from 1997 to the present, Holder worked in various capacities – as a mental health counselor, a trip leader, and a camp counselor — at the Adventurelore Programs in Danville, N.H.

Burzynski to Lead Muhlenberg

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Former Kutztown All-American and local teacher Brian Burzynski has been named as head wrestling coach at Muhlenberg College. He takes over for Mike Koscsis who led the team for the past two seasons. See the press release below. This leaves TCNJ and Springfield without coaches as of today.

Burzynski Named Head Wrestling Coach

Former Division II All-American Brian Burzynski has been hired as head wrestling coach by Muhlenberg.

Burzynski is a 2002 graduate of Kutztown University, where he was a three-time NCAA Tournament qualifier. In his senior season, he finished seventh at 125 pounds to earn All-America honors. Burzynski also qualified for nationals after finishing second at the NCAA East Regional in both 2000 and 2001.

Burzynski served as team captain for two years and is tied for fifth in Kutztown history with his 79 career wins.

Since 2006, Burzynski has been head coach of the Liberty High School junior varsity wrestling team, the largest in the area. He coached the team to a first-place finish in the 2008 District 11 AA and AAA tournament and also assisted the varsity team.

Burzynski, who received his bachelor’s degree in elementary education and earned a master’s in instructional technology from Wilkes University, is a computer skills teacher at Nitschmann Middle School in Bethlehem.

A resident of Bethlehem, Burzynski wrestled scholastically at Pen Argyl High School, where he was a three-time state and two-time USA Junior Nationals qualifier. While in junior high school and high school, he trained with 1984 Olympic gold medalist Bobby Weaver.

Mount Saint Vincent to Add Wrestling in 2012

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The College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, NY, will be adding NCAA Division III wrestling for the 2012-2013 season. The school recently announced the hiring of former NYU wrestler and Hunter College assistant coach Ryan Cooley to get the program off the ground. Cooley is also a Program Manager for the Beat the Streets program in New York City. See the link and press release below.

Mount Saint Vincent Adds Men’s Wrestling For 2012-13 Academic Year; Names Ryan Cooley First Head Coach

Riverdale, N.Y. – College of Mount Saint Vincent Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Dr. Dianna Dale has announced that the College will add Men’s Wrestling as its 15th varsity sport for the 2012-13 academic year and has named Ryan Cooley the program’s first head coach. Cooley wrestled for four years at New York University and spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Hunter College.

Cooley served as a team captain as a senior with the Violets and used his talent and wrestling experience with the program at Hunter starting in the fall of 2008. While at Hunter, Cooley assisted with the day-to-day running of the program, including recruiting, scheduling, fundraising and academic support.

On the competition side, Cooley mentored one national qualifier and one student-athlete who advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2009 and was named the City University of New York Athletic Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Cooley also has served as a Program Manager at Beat the Streets Wrestling since the spring of 2007. In this capacity he has developed a coach’s education program for middle school coaches and has helped the New York City Public School Athletic League add 24 new wrestling programs from 2008-10.

Mount Saint Vincent’s first head coach also built the Gotham United and Gladiator Wrestling Clubs while with Beat the Streets and also helped organize the organization’s annual gala which raised $900,000 in 2010.

Cooley also added to his resume the first competitive middle school wrestling league in New York City and has seen it grow from 16 teams in 2008 to 36 in 2010. He has also maintained the company’s website since 2009 and has implemented an academic support program for all athletes involved with Beat the Streets.

Men’s Wrestling will become the 15th varsity program at Mount Saint Vincent and will be the eighth men’s sport sponsored by the school. It will join Men’s Swimming as one of the newest programs after swimming was added for the 2010-11 academic year.

Cooley, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from NYU in 2007, currently resides in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Wrestling With Your Destiny

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2008 NCAA champ Michael Bonora of Rhode Island College has written a book entitled Wrestling With Your Destiny. In it, he relates his story as a wrestler as well as giving some advice on how to be successful. The Newark Star-Ledger recently posted a review, and InterMat’s Mark Palmer posted one as well earlier this summer. Click below to check them out.

Wake up nothing. Go to bed a national champion (Newark Star-Ledger)

InterMat Reads: Wrestling With Your Destiny (InterMat)

Buy Wrestling With Your Destiny

Lakeland Grad Assistant Position

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Lakeland College is searching for a graduate assistant coach for this season. See the link and description below

Graduate Assistant Position at Lakeland College

Position:Graduate Assistant – Wrestling

Employer: Lakeland College

GRADUATE ASSISTANT – WRESTLING

LAKELAND COLLEGE, an independent liberal arts institution located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, midway between Milwaukee and Green Bay, seeks qualified candidates for a Graduate Assistant position in the wrestling program. Lakeland College is an NCAA Division III institution offering (15) successful sports programs.

The successful candidate will be a positive role model to our student-athletes on and off the mat, exhibit strong leadership and strive to develop those leadership capabilities within our student-athletes, monitor and assist student-athletes with academic success, effectively recruit quality student-athletes, and be willing/able to assist head coach with any/all aspects of the program. A Bachelor’s degree and acceptance into the graduate school program, and an acceptable driving record is required. The position includes a stipend, an off-campus housing allowance, a campus meal plan, and tuition remission for graduate classes. The position is available in August, 2011.

For consideration, please submit a letter of interest, current resume and three references to: Lakeland College, Human Resources, P.O. Box 359, Sheboygan, WI. 53082-0359; or email to: HumanResources@Lakeland.Edu. Application review will continue until the position is filled.

Lakeland College is an equal opportunity employer/educator.

Jamie Gibbs Interview on TDR

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Jame Gibbs, the recently hired wrestling coach at Baldwin-Wallace, was interviewed by Scott Casber of Takedown Radio. Click below to listen.

Jamie Gibbs on TDR

B-W Selects Gibbs

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As suspected given his recent resignation from UNC-Pembroke, Jamie Gibbs has been named as the new head coach at Baldwin-Wallace after five years at UNCP. He is the first ever full time head coach at the school in Berea, Ohio. See the press release from B-W Athletics below. This leaves three vacancies in Division III, including Muhlenberg, Springfield, and The College of New Jersey. d3wrestle.com has, however, learned that Muhlenberg has selected their coach but not yet made an announcement as to who it is. As soon as that is released, you can read about it here.

Baldwin-Wallace Colleges Hires Jamie Gibbs as its First Full-Time Head Wrestling Coach

BEREA, OHIO — Baldwin-Wallace College has named Jamie Gibbs as its first full-time Head Wrestling Coach. He replaces Rich Fleming, who served the College with distinction the past 24 seasons as its part time head coach.

Gibbs comes to the College after serving as the head wrestling coach at NCAA Division II the University of North Carolina at Pembroke for the past five seasons.

“We are excited that the College has made the commitment to hire its first-ever full-time head wrestling coach,” said Director of Athletics Kris A. Diaz. “We feel that the addition of Coach Gibbs and our excellent location in the “hot bed” of high school wrestling will allow us to build upon the successful tradition established by legendary coaches John Summa and Rich Fleming and take the program to the next level. We feel that once Coach Gibbs establishes his program that we will expect to challenge for the Ohio Athletic Conference title each season and have additional opportunities for national recognition.

“Coach Gibbs has led programs that have been recognized academically and have built individual and team success, and that is what we expect from all of our programs at B-W and that is what Division III athletics is all about,” continued Diaz. “We welcome Jamie and his family to Baldwin-Wallace and our athletics family.”

While at UNC-Pembrooke, Gibbs mentored seven NCAA Division III All-Americans and eight student-athletes to NWCA (National Wrestling Coaches Association) Division II All-Academic team. Overall, 16 of his student-athletes made appearances at the NCAA Division II National Championship Tournament. Individually, Gibbs’ teams compiled a 51-40 dual meet record in five seasons and posted its best finish by being ranked 11th during the regular season and tied for 17th at the 2011 NCAA Division II National Championship tourney.

Prior to UNC-Pembrooke, Gibbs served as an assistant coach at Coe College in Iowa for four years and as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin at Lacrosse. Both of the teams are traditional powerhouses in NCAA Division III.

“I am honored to be the first full-time wrestling coach at Baldwin-Wallace College and am excited for the opportunity to continue the tradition and success that was established by coaches Summa and Fleming,” said Gibbs, who officially begins his duties on August 1. “I am looking forward to building an OAC champion and national power in Berea.

“I had a desire to return to the NCAA Division III level as well as the Midwest,” said Gibbs. “Coaching at B-W not only fulfills that wish, it also allows me to coach in a strong wrestling conference and in an area where there is an abundance of talented student-athletes who love the sport of wrestling.” added Gibbs. “My family and I are excited to join the Yellow Jacket family and are looking forward to many years of success and happiness.”

In two seasons as a collegiate competitor at Coe, Gibbs was a an All-Iowa Conference wrestler and a two-year starter and captain. Prior to Coe, he attended Iowa Central Community College and was a national qualifier. Gibbs received an associate degree from Iowa Central C.C., a Bachelor of Arts degree from Coe and a Master of Science degree in exercise sports science from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse.

Jamie and his wife, Jana, have a son, Bodey. They are currently in the process of relocating to the Cleveland area.

FOR MORE B-W Sports Information, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. or Assistant SID Jeff Miller by phone at 440-826-2780 and email at jefmille@bw.edu Fans can access the latest B-W athletics information at www.bw.edu/athletics and we invite you to join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bwyellowjackets and Twitter athttp://twitter.com/bwathletics

Job Openings and Martocello Blog

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York’s Alex Martocello has been training at the Olympic Training Center, and he has had four interviews posted on the York Wrestling Blog. Click the link to read.

York College of PA Wrestling Blog

Also, there are still some DIII job openings. North Central is looking for an assistant coach/safety officer. TCNJ (not yet posted), Springfield, and Muhlenberg are all searching, while Baldwin-Wallace should announce their new coach sometime this week. Click the link below for the North Central opening.

North Central Assistant Wrestling Coach/Campus Safety Officer

 

 

 

Augsburg’s Bogojevic Sweeps Jr. Pan-Am

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The U.S. team swept the Jr. Pan-Am Championships this past weekend in São Paulo, Brazil, this past weekend, winning the greco-roman and freestyle competition. The same eight wrestlers competed for the U.S. team in both styles, and among them was Niko Bogojevic of Augsburg. He swept both styles, going 6-0 in total to help lead the U.S. effort. Bogojevic was a freshman this past season at Augsburg, putting up an 18-7 record behind All-American Chad Johnson at 285. He also competed in the World Team Trials in greco-roman and was the runner-up in the FILA Jr. World Team Trials, earning him a spot on the Pan-Am team. Click below for match results and the USA Wrestling Release.

U.S. sweeps men’s titles at Pan Am Juniors; Lehmann, Bogojevic win double golds

Division III Camps This Summer

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Here is a list of some Division III wrestling camps this summer. I have listed them in roughly the order in which I received their information. Click the links below to find out more.

Luther
Team Camp I: July 6-9, 2011
Team Camp II: July 11-14, 2011
Team Camp III: July 17-20, 2011

Plymouth State: July 5-8

Washington & Jefferson: August 1-4

University of Dubuque (at Wisconsin Dells)

Messiah College: July 10-14

Springfield: July 24-27

Stevens: July 10-16

Martocello to the OTC

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Alex Martocello, the 4th place finisher at 184 lbs. in the 2011 NCAA Championships, is headed to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to train for ten days. See below for a link below to the story from the York Daily Record as well as a video interview from PAWRVideo.com.

York College wrestler Martocello invited to Olympic Training Center

 

Visit www.pawrvideo.com for more videos

Icenhower Retires at TCNJ

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After 35 seasons, David Icenhower has retired from his post as the head coach at The College of New Jersey. His storied career at TCNJ began in 1976, and he racked up 535 wins with a winning percentage of 86.7%. He has coached an incredible 129 NCAA All-Americans and 20 NCAA Division III Champions. Only two coaches have amassed more dual meet wins in NCAA history. His teams reached the pinnacle of Division III five times, winning NCAA Championships in 1979, 1981, 1984, 1985, and 1987. See the release from TCNJ below

Legendary TCNJ wrestling coach Icenhower to retire

Ewing, NJ…After 35 seasons of guiding one of the most successful wrestling programs in the history of the sport, The College of New Jersey’s David “Ice” Icenhower is retiring.

Icenhower made the announcement official during the annual Lions’ Wrestling Camp where he was surrounded by the current team as well as a number of alumni, who coach throughout the state and bring their high school teams to the camp run by their mentor.

“I have always believed in gut feelings and my gut told me it was time to retire and bring some young blood into TCNJ’s wrestling program,” Icenhower said. “My family, TCNJ, and wrestling are the three dominant forces in my life. I have been blessed as all three have been great to me. The young men who have wrestled for me have made it a memorable journey. I look forward to watching the Lions’ wrestling team roar in the future.”

Icenhower took over the program in the 1976-77 season and guided the Lions to unprecedented heights. He left his mark both on the Ewing campus and at the national level as he is only one of four coaches at any NCAA level to surpass 500 wins. Icenhower finished his career with a tremendous 535-80-4 dual-meet record and ranks second in career wins at the Division III level. He trails only Jare Klein from Olivet College (569), while Oregon State’s Dale Thomas is the all-time leader with 616 victories. Icenhower does hold an impressive edge over those in the 500-win club leading the way in winning percentage at 86.7 percent.

He joined that exclusive club by keeping the Lions ranked among the nation’s elite year-after-year. Icenhower boasted six undefeated seasons and reached the 20-win plateau three times, including a school record 21 wins in 2003-04. He won five national championships, including the College’s first in any sport in 1979. The other titles came in 1981, 1984, 1985, and 1987 and he led the Lions to top-five finishes on 20 occasions.

One of the more magical nights of his career came on November 7, 2009 when he not only gained his 500th career win, but helped the program record its 600th victory. Following the win, he was joined at center mat by several hundred alumni and former Lion coaches Mike Curry and Dick Williams.

“’Ice’ has served the college with the utmost pride, integrity and professionalism during the past 35 years. He was the driving force in directing and leading our wrestling program to national prominence,” noted TCNJ Director of Athletics and Recreation John Castaldo. “Year in and year out his teams ranked among the nation’s elite and his outstanding record speaks for itself. He is surely well respected by his colleagues at TCNJ, in the community, in the state, and on the national scene. We wish him all the best in his retirement years.”

During Icenhower’s career, he was named the Division III Coach-of-the-Year in 1979 and 1987 and has produced 129 All-Americans, including 20 Division III individual champions and one Division I titlist. His wrestlers also shined in the classroom as 27 were cited as NWCA Scholar-Athlete honorees since 1997.

Under Icenhower, the Lions won 26 Metropolitan Conference championships, including 14 in a row from 1984 until 1998. He was named the MET Coach of the Year 14 times, with the most recent coming in 2007.

In 1982, Icenhower became the only Division III coach to serve as a head coach in the prestigious East-West All-Star Meet. The honor repeated itself in 1997 when he was once again tapped to serve as a coach for the All-Star Meet, becoming the first Division III coach to serve twice on the staff of the East-West All-Star Meet. At the 1999 NCAA Championships, Icenhower was inducted into the NWCA Division III Hall of Fame and joined an elite club of just four coaches in all divisions that have coached over 100 NCAA All-Americans.

Icenhower’s teams also won 10 New Jersey Athletic Conference championships outright and tied for another, posting a 56-5 league mark during that 14-year period (1980–93). In 1988, TCNJ also won the inaugural NJAC postseason tournament.

A 1971 graduate of Lehigh University and a product of the school’s wrestling program, Icenhower was a captain on the team that finished seventh at the NCAA Tournament. He was twice a member of the NCAA Wrestling Sports Committee and has chaired its Division III subcommittee. Icenhower also served two terms on the National Wrestling Coaches Association Board of Directors. In 1986, he served as tournament director for the NCAA Division III Championships, which was hosted by TCNJ.

The College has started the process of naming Icenhower’s successor. His retirement is effective as of September 1.

Ned Shuck to Heidelberg

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Ned Shuck, as assistant coach the past two seasons at Augsburg, was recently named as the head wrestling coach at Heidelberg. He succeeds Nathan Shearer who spend one season at the head coach before taking the same position at Washington & Lee this spring. Shuck wrestled for the University of Iowa and was on the staff at Augsburg for their NCAA Championship in 2010. See the Heidelberg release below.

‘Berg names new wrestling coach

Tiffin, Ohio – June 22, 2011 – Ned Shuck knows about championships. Augsburg College, where Shuck has been an assistant the past two years, won the Division III national championship in 2010. As a collegiate wrestler for the University of Iowa, one of the nation’s premiere programs, Shuck was a three-time Academic All Big Ten performer and four-year letter winner.

Shuck will bring his experience as a wrestler, coach and teacher to Heidelberg University as its next head wrestling coach beginning Aug. 1. In announcing Shuck’s hiring, Athletic Director Matt Palm said he will bring “a great deal of wrestling experience to the Heidelberg program.”

“We are excited that he will ensure our student-athletes are successful in the classroom, in the community and on the wrestling mats,” Palm said.

Shuck’s passion for the sport is undeniable. Coupled with his record at Iowa and Augsburg, his desire to mentor young men of character is an ideal pairing at Heidelberg, where wrestling has been one of the most successful athletic programs in recent years.

“After meeting and talking to Matt (Palm), Jason Miller (former head coach and associate AD) and Coach (Joe) Hada and Coach (Zach) Mizer, I knew Heidelberg was a great fit for me, personally, professionally and for my family,” Shuck said.

After graduating from Iowa in 2005, Shuck served as co-head high school wrestling coach at Chaska High School in Chaska, Minn. He participated in the USA National Coaches Certification Program from 2008-09 and was the head Minnesota Storm Freestyle Cadet coach, where he trained athletes for national teams. He joined the Augsburg wrestling staff in 2009, coaching two NCAA Division III finalists. At Augsburg, Shuck coached five All-Americans, four finalists and one national champion at Augsburg in 2011 – a year after the college won the Division III national championship. In 2010, he created the Augsburg Wrestling Academy. Additionally, he is a middle school special education teacher and is completing his master’s degree at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis.

Although competing on the big stage of Division I in college, Shuck likes the Division III atmosphere at Heidelberg and the Ohio Athletic Conference. “It’s appealing because of the intimacy of getting to know the kids on the team. Feeling like a family at a place like Heidelberg is easier to do,” he said. “Division III does a great job with promoting the sport as well.”

Already, Shuck has wasted little time getting to know his team. He has begun making phone calls to returning team members. “I’m really excited to get going as soon as possible. I’m excited to meet the guys and find out what I can do for them now. There’s a lot that goes into working with young men.”

Part of that work will be continuing to promote a positive attitude about community service. “This is an opportunity for us, not an obligation,” he said. “We want to get out there and give back, and show the community what Heidelberg wrestling is all about.”

To be sure, Heidelberg wrestling is about winning – with an emphasis on academic success. The Berg won the regular OAC title three times in the past six years and five of the last six OAC tournament championships.

 

Fleming out at B-W

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Rich Fleming, the coach at Baldwin-Wallace for the past 23 seasons, will not be the head coach for the 2011-2012 season. The school quietly posted an opening for the job a few weeks ago while also upping it to a full time position. No announcement was ever made on the school website announcing the search or the fact the Fleming will not return, other than the listing on the B-W employment site. Fleming was not granted an interview, so the Yellow Jackets will have a new head coach next season. Phone interviews were to have been conducted last week with several candidates, followed, one would assume, by on campus interviews in the coming weeks. As soon as any more information is available, you will find it here on d3wrestle.com.

In 23 seasons at the helm of the B-W program, Fleming coached 34 NCAA qualifiers and 10 All-Americans, including 1989 NCAA champion Kevin Higgins.

DIII Championships Return to Cedar Rapids

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The 2013 and 2014 NCAA Division III Championships will be hosted at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids was the host of the 2008-2010 championships as well. See the release below.

Cornell to host DIII Wrestling Championships

The NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships are coming back to eastern Iowa with Cornell College serving as tournament host.

Cornell earned a bid to host the 2013 and 2014 Wrestling Championships at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids. The move was approved during the Division III Championships Committee’s May 31-June 1 meeting.

“The City of Cedar Rapids is honored to be chosen as the host city for the Division III Wrestling Championships,” said Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett, a 1983 Cornell College graduate. “We’re proud to offer the use of our new Cedar Rapids Convention Complex and its renovated arena to the NCAA, which will be complete in early 2013.”

The 2012 Championships are at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, which also hosted this year’s event.

Cornell hosted the Division III Wrestling Championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010 in Cedar Rapids, partnering with Coe College and the Iowa Conference.

Cornell Associate Director of Athletics Dick R. Simmons was Championships Director of the past three national tournaments held in Cedar Rapids. He’ll take on the same role when the event returns to the area in 2013.

“Cornell College is excited to have the Wrestling Championships back in Cedar Rapids at the newly-renovated U.S. Cellular Center. It is a great wrestling venue,” said Simmons, who was recently selected to serve as a member of the Division III Wrestling Committee. “We had a positive response from hosting the 2008-10 Championships. This is great for the sport of wrestling to have it back in the state of Iowa.”

Coaching Carousel

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This has been a fairly typical year for coaching changes with seven jobs changing hands. While several of the jobs are currently vacant, it is worth recapping what has happened so far this spring and summer. In alphabetical order:

Heidelberg
This will be the second coaching change in as many years for the Student Princes. Assistant coach Nathan Shearer was promoted before the 2010-2011 season when head coach Jason Miller stepped aside to focus on his duties as Assistant AD and Volleyball Coach. After a season that saw him win the Rookie Coach of the Year award, Shearer was recently named the head coach at Washington & Lee University, taking over for longtime head coach Gary Franke. As of today, there has been no announcement of Shearer’s replacement, though interviews have taken place. Long time assistant Joe Hada has been named Interim Head Coach as the school conducts its search. Heidelberg finished 2nd in the OAC last year and sent three to the NCAA Championships in March.

Muhlenberg
This is the most recently announced vacancy, as Mike Kocsis announced his resignation after two years in charge. Kocsis was appointed to position after Tom Schleicher retired following a 13 year stint with the Mules. The team struggled with numbers but placed five in the Centennial Conference over the past two years, scoring a pair of seventh place finishes in the eight team meet. It is a part time position, making it all but certain the next coach will be local to the Allentown area.

Plymouth State
Tommy Prairie is the other coach who has so far moved from one head job to another. He left Plymouth State after four season to take over at Washington & Jefferson. He left the program in the hands of two year assistant Matt Eldredge. Eldredge, a Cortland grad, takes over a program that finished second in the NEWA dual meet championships and fourth in the NEWA Championships, the program’s best finish since 2003. Junior Mike Willey was a 2011 NCAA qualifier and is the top returner for Eldredge.

Springfield
Daryl Arroyo just announced his resignation in the past two weeks after 21 years in charge of the Springfield wrestling program. Arroyo coached the Pride to 303 wins, five NCAA top tens, and ten NEWA championships. He also sent 68 wrestlers to the NCAA Championships and returned with 27 All-American awards. He capped off his career by winning the NEWA one last time in 2011. The job posting for his position includes becoming a faculty member in the Physical Education department and requires a Master’s in PE or a related field.

Washington & Jefferson
After six years at the help, Jay Robison stepped down from W&J and left college coaching. He left a team that finished 6-3 and only graduated two seniors. As mentioned previously, Tommy Prairie has taken over the full time position and looks to continue the Presidents’ upward trajectory in Western Pennsylvania. Prairie will try to overtake Waynesburg and Thiel in the PAC while moving up the standings in the Midwest Region.

Washington & Lee
Gary Franke was one of the elder statesmen in DIII wrestling, having spent 38 seasons as the head coach of the Generals. Now, a new face takes over in Nathan Shearer, formerly of Heidelberg. Washington & Lee is another school that has had issues putting a full lineup on the mat, but Shearer will look to remedy that in the upcoming seasons. Only a single senior graduated from the team, so there is some foundation on which to build, though the team did finish 8th out of eight at the conference meet in 2011.

Wilmington
Mark Lane was the wrestling coach at Wilmington for two years, in addition to his primary duties as a football assistant. Now, Chris Wiederhold has taken the reins with hopes of building the program up to be competitive in the OAC. The Quakers were winless in 2010-2011 and finished 7th in the OAC.

Muhlenberg Job Posted

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It was a quiet announcement, but Muhlenberg is looking for a coach. Mike Kocsis has stepped down after two seasons at Muhlenberg. It is a part time position advertised at $8,000 per year. See a link to the job posting and a description below.

Muhlenberg Job Posting

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About Muhlenberg College

Muhlenberg College is an independent, undergraduate, coeducational institution related to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Founded in 1848 to provide a liberal arts education, Muhlenberg is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and excellence. The College is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, approximately 55 miles north of Philadelphia and 90 miles west of New York City. As a liberal arts college, Muhlenberg offers programs in the humanities, the natural an….more info

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Job Description
Head Wrestling Coach, under the supervision of the Associate Athletic Director, is fully responsible for the planning and management of the wrestling program. In assuming that responsibility, it is expected that the scope of the task is compatible with reasonable time commitment allotted. The athletic administration will work closely to provide the administrative support necessary to assist the head coach.Characteristic Duties & Responsibilities:

A. Plan and manage a competitive NCAA Division III program in accordance with college, NCAA and Centennial Conference policies and regulations.

B. Provide competent coaching, along with the necessary counsel and direction, which will ensure that student-athletes have the opportunity to realize their potential as athletes, students and members of the general college community.

C. Create, as much as is possible, positive support for the sport within the campus community and its outside constituencies including alumni, parents and friends of .

D. Recruit qualified student-athletes.

E. Hire and supervise staff that will include one paid part-time assistant coach.

F. Support, as practical, fundraising efforts of the program and the Cardinal and Grey Fund

 
Requirements
Qualifications:1. Bachelor’s degree and related professional experience required.

2. Strong communication skills.

3. Strong planning and organizational skills.

4. Ability to work with a variety of people.

5. Flexibility of time necessary to make commitment to varying time needs of the position.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Please Email or Send the following information (no phone calls please):

1. A letter of interest addressing qualifications listed above. 2. Resume 3. Names and contact information of three professional references

Email Address: corey.goff@gw.muhlenberg.edu

Mailing Address: Corey Goff, Associate Director of Athletics, Muhlenberg College, 2400 Chew Street, Allentown, PA 18104

For best consideration, apply by June 27th.

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Arroyo Steps Down

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Springfield Head Coach Daryl Arroyo has stepped down at his alma mater after 21 seasons at the helm. The search for his replacement begins immediately, and the job posting is found below. In 21 years, Arroyo posted a 303-163-6 dual meet record and led the Pride to five NCAA top ten finishes. He coached 68 NCAA qualifiers and 27 All-Americans, and 45 conference champions. His teams won ten NEWA team championships, including this past season. Please see the information below concerning the open position.

Springfield College
School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Department of Physical Education and Health Education
Department of Athletics

Springfield College invites applications for a full-time, nine month faculty position in the Department of Physical Education and Health Education and Head Wrestling coach. Instructional responsibilities may include teaching courses (classroom/lab and activity) in physical education and health education, practicum supervision, student advisement and other duties assigned by the Department Chair.

While adhering to NCAA, conference and institutional rules coaching responsibilities will include student-athlete recruiting, organization, leadership and management of a highly successful NCAA III wrestling program and other duties assigned by the Director of Athletics.

The successful applicant must have a Master’s Degree (Doctorate preferred) in Physical Education or a related field. Previous college teaching and coaching experience required.

Review of applications will begin immediately with appointment effective the last week in August 2011. Applicants should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcript and the contact information of 3-5 professional references to:

Charles J. Redmond
Dean, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
HPER/Wellness Center
Springfield College
Springfield, MA 01109

 

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