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Brockport Preview

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SUNY College at Brockport Golden Eagles
Head Coach: Don Murray
Years at School as head coach: 41
Career Record at school: 293-71-7
Assistant Coaches: David McLeod, Gregor Gillespie, Bill Jacoutot, Glen DiStefano, Eric Van Patten, Sal Cruz, Walt Peterson, Tom Kressly, John Johnston

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 5-2
2009-2010 National Qualifier: Tyler Marlow (NQ at 125)
Returning Qualifier: Tyler Marlow at 125
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 8

Top returning starters:
Tyler Marlow (1st in ECWC at 125)
Eric Velez (3rd in ECWC at 133)
Eliah Golding (5th in ECWC at 149)
Tom Rispoli (2nd in ECWC at 157)
Clay Neivert (4th in ECWC at 174)
Luke Pariso (2nd in ECWC at 184)
Tom Voorhis (2nd and 4th in ECWC at 197)
Pat Krenz (4th in ECWC at 285)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Jason Chudzinski (125- NY placer and HS All-American)
Chris Collura (141- transfer from Appalachian State)
Justin James (165- JUCO All-American and NY college states champion)
Mike McGrath (197- NY placer and HS All-American)
Kris Shirley (149- NY placer)
Curt Thompson (125- NY placer)
Chris Vigliotti (149- transfer from Buffalo)
John Wilkinson (285- NY placer)
Amy Whitbeck (125- Junior World bronze medalist in 2010 and 2nd in U.S. World Team Trials)

Season outlook:
Brockport took a smaller group to the NCAA tournament last year than is typical for them, but they have six other returning wrestlers in the top four at the Empire to go along with 125 lb. champion Tyler Marlow.  That bodes well for 2010-2011, as it will not take drastic improvement to have multiple national qualifiers.  They will have to deal with excellent Ithaca and Cortland squads if they hope to retake the Empire Championship, but eight returning starters and their typical strong recruiting class should help.  Two Division I transfers and an NJCAA All-American headline a class with five New York state placewinners.  This should mean some serious competition for starting lineup spots and a strong dual meet squad.

Cornell Preview

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Cornell College Rams
Head Coach: Mike Duroe
Years at school as Head Coach: 6th Year
Career Record at School: 65-48-1
Assisstant Coaches: Shawn Voigt, Andrew Knaack, Charlie Falck, Kyle Burkle

2009-2010 Dual Record: 14-11
Returning National Qualifiers and AA’s:
Kevin Donahue  4th  @ 141 (2010)   7th @ 141 (2009)
Nick Loughlin  Qualifier @ 157 (2010)
Ryan Mulnix Qualifier @ 149 (2009)

Number of Wrestlers that competed in 2010 Qualifier:  8

Top Returning Starters:
125-Tim Hood  4th IIAC
141-Kevin Donahue 1st IIAC, 4th NCAA
149-Jake Schwebke 5th IIAC
157-Nick Loughlin 1st IIAC, NCAA Qualifier
165-Joey Hambleton 5th IIAC
184-Andrew Roberts 5th IIAC
197-Bob Widmer 6th IIAC
Hwt.-Wyatt Bauman 6th IIAC

Top incoming Wrestlers:
Jordan Ng 125  Honolulu, HI Hawaii State Champion
Alex Coolidge 184 Gillette, WY Wyoming State Champion
Micah Flora Swick 141 Gardner, KS Two time Kansas Placewinner
Derek Munsey 165 Highlands Ranch, CO Two Time Colorado Placewinner

Other notable incoming Freshman:
Tony Naber 125 Dyersville, Iowa
Marcus Streit 285 Manilla, Iowa
Carl Gaul 197 Woodinville, Washington
Patrick Loughlin 165 Cherokee, Iowa
Ben Rosen 133 Lincolnwood, Illinois

Season Outlook:
Kevin Donahue is the top Ram returning this year after placing in each of the last two NCAA Championships.  THe other top returner for Cornell is Nick Loughlin.  He had a great season last year, entering the NCAA tournament as the #2 seed, but an overtime loss left him watching on Saturday.  He should be favored to change that this year.  A lot of Cornell’s returning wrestlers were just outside of the qualifying picture last year, but they were nearly all close enough to have realistic plans to be wrestling in Wisconsin in March.  With those eight returners and some solid newcomers, Cornell might not be ready to topple the big two of Coe and Wartburg in the IIAC, but they can solidify their hold on the third place finish they managed a year ago.

Johnson & Wales Preview

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Johnson & Wales University Wildcats
Head Coach: Lonnie Morris
Years at School as head coach: 14th Season
Career Record at school: 178-98-3
Assistant Coaches: Brian Allen (12th) James Gilbert (9th), Mark DeCiccio

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 20-7-1
2009-2010 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Brennan Ward (184 2nd), Colin Lenhardt (174 NQ)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans (any year): Brennan Ward (184/2nd), Colin Lenhardt (174/NQ), Nicholas Cucciniello (133/NQ 09)
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 9

Top returning starters:
125 James Soprano (JR) – Conference placer 09, 20-9 record
133 Micheal Bastante (SR) – 2x Conference placer (moving up from 125), 21-10 record
141 Nicholas Cucciniello (SR) -2x Conference placer, 1st 09 and NQ, (likely to move up
from 133) 21-3 record
141 John Donaleski (JR) – 13-13 record
149 TJ Webster (JR) – 12-9 record
165 Alex Shea (JR) – 17-13 record
174 Colin Lenhardt (SO) -Conference placer and NQ, 34-9 record
184 Brennan Ward (SR) -Conference Champion and NCAA runner-up, 39-4 record
197 William Mulligan (SO) – Injured Mid Season 14-5 record
285 Humphrey Swift (SO) -Conference placer, 21-16 record
285 Jon Flegel (JR) – Conference placer 09

Top incoming wrestlers:
157- Ethan Farrell (RS FR) – 2x RI State champion and All New England
184- Tyler Selby (FR) – 2x NJ District Champion
197- Shane Battista (FR) – CT State Champion and All New England
285- Ronnie Walter (FR) – CT State Champion and All New England

Season outlook:
The Wildcats will be led by NCAA National Finalist Brennan Ward and National Qualifier Colin Lenhardt, but returns solid starters at several weight classes with at least 6 having 20+ win seasons. JWU will be looking to win the Pilgrim League for the 7th Consecutive Year and win the NEWA Dual Meet Championship for the 5th time as they prepare for the NEWA Championship. JWU wrestles one of the toughest schedules of all the NEWA schools and gets a lot of competition outside of their region. They will be making their 5th straight
appearance at the NWCA National Duals and will compete against some of the Iowa schools during Christmas break. JWU will strive to Win the NEWA Conference that has eluded them for several years. In order to make winning the Conference a reality will depend on contribution from the 141,149,157 and 165 lbs. weight classes.

UW-La Crosse Preview

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UW La Crosse Eagles
Head Coach: Dave Malecek
Years at School as head coach: 5
Career Record at school: 67-12
Assistant Coaches: Derek Fuglsang, Ross Needham, Josh Zabel, Andy Moore

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record:14-3
2009-2010 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: 125 Albie McKinney NQ, 133 Bebeto Yewah Champ, 149 Matt Mauseth 3rd, 165 Cory Ferguson 8th, 174 Mike Schmitz Champ, 197 Andy Moore 4th, 285 Dan Laurent Champ
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: McKinney, Yewah, Mauseth, Ferguson, Schmitz
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 8

Top returning starters:
Albie McKinney 2x NQ 125
Bebeto Yewah NCAA Champ 133
Alex Dahl 2nd at WIAC 141
Mauseth 3x All American 149
Ryan Farwell Sr. 157 2nd WIAC
Cory Ferguson Sr. 165 All American
Mike Schmitz Jr. 174 Champ
Mitch Artist Sr. 184 2nd at WIAC

Top incoming wrestlers:
Justin Enderby Wi State Champ 125
Spencer Courier 133 2x Mo Placewinner
Tyler Maxwell 149 2x Ia Placewinner
RJ Dilcher 157 Illinois Placewinner
Clay Olson 174 Mn State Placewinner
Evan Sinram 184 Wi Placewinner
197 Parker Brand RCTC Jr. College All-American
Cody Endres 197 Wi 2x Finalist
Rance Nofsinger Wi Finalist HWT

Season outlook:
La Crosse came close to winning the championship last year after entering the season ranked number one, but they had to settle for the second place trophy.  They were able to take home the consolation prize of three NCAA Champions, two of whom return in Yewah and Schmitz.  Also, 2009 champ Matt Mauseth is back for his senior year and is looking for his fourth All-American award.  With eight starters returning, La Crosse should again be very strong and in contention for the championship.  A lot will depend on how well they replace All-American Andy Moore at 197 and three time NCAA champ Dan Laurent at 285.  They did bring in a nice looking class with no less than eight state placewinners and an NJCAA All-American.  If a couple of their WIAC runners-up can make it to the NCAA tournament this time around and the returning qualifiers can keep it up, the Eagles will be a tough matchup all year long and especially in March.

York Preview

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York College of Pennsylvania Spartans
Head Coach: Tom Kessler
Years at School as head coach: 19
Career Record at school: 258-124-2
Assistant Coaches: Duane Bastress, Cory King, Brandon Bailey, Kyle Flickinger

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 8-17
Returning All-American: Brian Thomason (2009 174 8th)
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 5

Top Returning Starters:
125 JERRID HARTMAN 21-6   2nd MONARCH,  3rd METROPOLITAN
133 AARON REPMAN 10-6
141 CHRIS GUGLIOTTI 9-12
165 MATT HEISEY 15-16   4th METROPOLITAN
174 BRIAN THOMAS 2009 ALL-AMERICAN
184 ALEX MARTOCELLO 2-7    2nd NEW STANDARD CORPORATION INV.   2nd METROPOLITAN
197 GEORGE SALIBA 13-8

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125 TAYLOR BOYD   PA STATE QUALIFIER
125 SERGO GRIGORIAN  NJ STATE QUALIFIER
133 CHUCK GLATZ  NJ STATE QUALIFIER
141 CHRIS ALBRIGHT  2nd PA STATES  (PITT TRANSFER)
165 DAVE MELNICK    DE STATE CHAMP
174 JAKE POEPPEL   NJ STATE QUALIFIER

SEASON OUTLOOK:
After a bit of a down year for them, York should improve in 2010-2011.  The return of some injured wrestlers will help with that.  All-American Thomason as well as Albert Gleichauf, JC Laughlin, Kyle Minogue, and Joe Erb will all return for this season.  Six state qualifiers and placewinners are part of a good sized incoming class.  The top incoming wrestler is former PA runner-up and Pitt starter Chris Albright.  With Albright building up the light weights and Thomason back in the upper weights, York’s lineup will look a lot stronger this year as they try to compete in the suddenly tougher Metro Conference with the addition of in-state competitor Delaware Valley.

Cortland Preview

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SUNY Cortland Red Dragons
Head Coach: Brad Bruhn
Years at School as head coach: 9th
Career Record at school: 107-48
Assistant Coaches: Jason Reynolds, Paul LeBlanc, Ian Clark

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 16-4
2009-2010 National Qualifiers and All-Americans:
133     Aljamain Sterling     4th
197     Martino Sottile     8th
174     Mike Ciaburri         NQ
HWT     Joe Murphy         NQ

Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans:
133    Aljamain Sterling     4th in 2010
125    Dave Colagiovanni     2x NQ (125-2007, 133-2008)
HWT     Corey James        JUCO AA 7th in 2010
125    Jerad Lemke          JUCO AA 4th in 2009
174    Dan Stieger         JUCO NQ 2010
149    Andre Berry        NAIA NQ 2010

Number of retuning wrestlers who competed in 2010 National Qualifier: 4

Top returning starters:
125    RSSR-Dave Colagiovanni  13-6, 2x NQ (2007, 2008)
133    SO-Sean Kempf        22-9, 3rd @ ECWC @ 125 in 2010
141    JR-Aljamain Sterling    27-8, 2009 & 2010 Conference runner-up, 2010 AA 4th place
141    JR-Mark Arcara        19-5, 2010 Conference 3rd place
149    JR-John Cataldo        8-6
157     So-Troy Sterling    18-7
165    SO-Jon Conroy        23-10
174/184 SO-Will Parks        19-9
174/184 SO-Alex Meyers        11-10
197    JR-Carl Korpi        25-7, Ranked 6th most of year in 2009-10
197/hwt S0-Jared Myrhberg    17-14, 4th @ ECWC @ 184 in 2010

Top incoming wrestlers:
125    Mike Rose        Transfer from Springfield where he was 3rd @ their confereence
133    Brian Bistis        2x NJ state placer
133    Justin Hyde        NY state qualifier
149     Andre Berry        NAIA National Qualifier and NY HS state Placer
149    Jake Beichner        NY state qualifier
157    Adam Willman        NY state qualifier
157/65    James Ondris        4th in NY
165/74    William Maldonado    Section 11 placer
174    Dan Stieger        JUCO National Qualifier
HWT    Corey James        JUCO AA
HWT    JTrenton Jones        Section V runner-up

Outlook:
Lots of new faces will be in the Red Dragon line-up this season.  We will be young and hungry.  Good quality from top to bottom will help Cortland hang on to last year’s Empire championship.  New weight classes for Colagiovanni (moving down to 125) and Sterling (moving up to 141) will finally get them away from one another.  Both are seniors looking to finish with a big year and have been training hard all summer.   Carl Korpi will be back at 197 this season.  He had a great year beat some of the top guys in DIII until Sottile won the wrestle off and went on to become an All American.  He could be on the verge of a big year.  He will face very tough completion in the room form last years starting 184-pounder Jared Myrhberg.   Jared struggled with the weight last season and looks much fresher coming into this season.  Sean Kempf was 3rd in the ECWC at 125 last year and might look to move up to 133 to battle a few tough freshmen for the spot there.  We return very good back-ups returning at 157, 165, 174, 184 for last year.  They were close to starting last year and will get their chance now.  They will be challenged by some new comers as well.  149 has three good kids that will battle in Junior John Cataldo and freshman Jake Beichner and Transfer Andre Berry.  Berry was an NAIA national qualifier and Beichner was a NY state Qualifier.  It will be an exciting battle.  Two new heavyweights will anchor the lineup this season.  Transfers’ Corey James and JTrenton Jones will comtend here.  James was a NY State HS runner up and JUCO AA and has lots of college experience and Jones was a talented high school wrestler coming to us after a stint at a local JUCO as well.

Concordia University Preview

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Concordia University Wisconsin Falcons
Head Coach:  Bret Corner
Years at school as head coach:  19
Career Record at school:  94-104-2
Assistant Coaches:  Kyle Becker, Mike Fischer, Jeremy Fischer

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record:  2-3
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier:  4

Top returning starters:
125  JR  Kurt Kemnitz  (20-21, 6th 2009 Pete Willson)
133  SO Marcus Lubner (1st Northern Wrestling Conf.)
141  RSSO Justin Serak  (transfer UW-Whitewater)
149  SO  David Tuomi  (14-16)
165  SR  Josh Nord  (19-21)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Alec Silva – 5th TX State
Miles Greenblatt – 2nd LA State
Michael Mesagno – FL State Qualifier
Josh Isom – FL Sectional Qualifier
Widchero Cherident – FL State Qualifier
Dustin Bushouse – 7th MI State
Seth Kilkelly – WI Sectional Qualifier
Nick Santana – IN Sectional Placer
Ben Hertel – IL Sectional Qualifier
Shane Brandl – transfer Hannibal-LaGrange
Jordan Semevolos – IL Sectional Qualifier

Season Outlook:
A nice incoming recruiting class will help the Falcons rebound from a disappointing 2009-10 season.  The top returners from last season, Lubner & Kemnitz, will switch weights from last season, and Nord will drop to 165.  David Tuomi will start the year at 149, but he may eventually end up at 141, like last season.  2008 DII All-American Kyle Becker joins the coaching staff and should help the young Falcons improve throughout the year.  A good number of freshman with state level experience should help get the team headed in the right direction in the always tough Great Lakes Region.

USMMA Preview

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U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Mariners
Head Coach:   Greg Ilaria
Years at School as head coach: 3rd season
Career Record at school: 27 – 13
Assistant Coaches: Beau Bruno

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 13- 7
2009-2010 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Jordan Alfaro (125 8th), Dan Twito (157 NQ), Vincent Renaut (165 1st)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Alfaro, Twito, Renaut, and James Beshada (2008 & 2009 NQ)

Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 8

Top returning starters:
125 Jordan Alfaro – returning AA
133 Garrick Skubon – 4th in centennial conference
141/149 James Beshada – 2x NCAA qualifier
141/149 Martin Bell – Centennial conference runner up
157 Dan Twito – 3 x NCAA qualifier
165 Vincent Renaut – Returning National Champion
174 Justin Diesel  – Centennial Conference runner up
184 – Erik Schott – Centennial Conference runner up 2009
HWT – Judd Connell – 2x Centennial Conference runner up

Top incoming wrestlers:
Ryan Smith    NJ    5th in state – 2008
Jordan Higa    WA    7th Place State – 4A
Tyler Russell    ME    2 x State Champ, 4th place New England’s
Ben Stallings    VA    6th place VA
Jake Walker    KA    State Runner up
Nick Watson    FL    State Runner up
Tom Re’        NY    CHSAA 2nd
Sam Fry        MI    6th Place finish
Dillon Yi       GA    State Qualifier

Season outlook:
After a few years of sending a lot of qualifiers to the tournament but coming back empty-handed, the Merchant Marine Academy broke through in 2010 with an 8th place finish from Jordan Alfaro and the first NCAA Champion in conference history in unseeded 165 lb. Vincent Renaut.  Both are back, along with a pair of other qualifiers in Dan Twito and James Beshada.  Four years ago, the Mariners had an outstanding recruiting class that has yielded four NCAA qualifiers, two of whom became All-Americans last year.  This group is now seniors and looking to have one last great year together to move the team higher in the NCAA standings and maintain their hold on the Centennial Conference championship.

Morrisville Preview

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SUNY-Morrisville Mustangs
Head Coach: Mario D. Thomas
Years at School as head coach: 3 (2 NCAA)
Career Record at school: 4-20

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 4-12
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 7

Top returning starters:
Justin Delamothe – 125 (20 wins, 4th @ Empire’s)
Brian Latham – 141 (6th @ Empire’s)
Nate Cross – 157 (5th @ Empire’s)
Zach McCutcheon – 174 (15 wins)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Matt Gray – 3x NYS Qualifier (133)
Peyton Amato – 3x NYS Qualifier (133/141)
Josh Manuel – NYS Runnerup (141/149)
Anthony Statini – Section Runnerup (149)
Dante Epps – 2x All-County (141/149)
Anthony Vorndran – Transfer McDaniel (157/165)
Joe Rodriguez – Section Runnerup (184/197)
Josue Cardenas – NY SQ ( 184/197)
Todd Hall – 2x PA SQ (197)
Najee Mozie – NY SQ ’06 (285)

Season outlook:
Morrisville recently completed their transition into the NCAA, and last year was the Mustangs’ first time to compete in the Empire Conference qualifier.  Now firmly established as a Division III program, they will be looking to continue to improve from year to year.  Three returning Morrisville wrestlers placed in the conference last year, and they wil lead the team into 2010-2011.  Now that the team can guarantee postseason participation, the recruiting has picked up as seen in the strong recruiting class that features numerous state qualifiers up and down the lineup.  The seven returning starters will be challenged as Morrisville tries to become yet another strong team in the Empire Conference.

Springfield Preview

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Springfield College Pride
Head Coach: Daryl Arroyo
Years at School as head coach: 21
Career Record at school: 291-157-6
Assistant Coaches:  Marques Gales, Tyler Branham, Jason Holder, Nate Russell, Chris Brown, Dave Brown

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record:  13-6
2009-2010 National Qualifier: Joe Grippi 133
Returning Qualifier:  Joe Grippi 2010

Number of returning wrestlers who competed in your 2010 national qualifier: Seven

Top returning starters:
Jesse Sgaglione (JR) – 125
Eddie Giron (SR) – 133 (4th NEWA 2009)
Joe Grippi (SO) – 133 (1st NEWA, NQ)
Blaze Chatham (JR) – 141 (4th NEWA)
Ryan McGilvray (JR) – 149 (5th NEWA)
Derek Longo (SO) – 157 (NEWA Futures Champ)
John Archambeau (SR)– 157 (3rd NEWA)
Ron Thompson (JR)- 165
Jeremy Burns (SO) – 184 (2nd NEWA)
Ron Fusco (SR) – 285 (5th NEWA)

Top incoming wrestlers:
125: Tom Casper (NJ Qualifier), Dru Thomas, Will Richards (NY Section Finalist)
133: Corey Kozimor (7th NJ)
149: James Coutoumas (5th New England)
157: Devin Biscaha (NJ Qualifier), Bobby Franklin (NJ Region placer)
165: Matt Artigliere (NJ Qualifier)
174: Nick Matthews (NY Qualifier)
184: Jeff Brodeur – Junior (JC National Qualifier)
197: Mike Case (NJ Qualifier)
285: Brandon DiDonato (NJ Qualifier), Mike Protano – Sophomore (NY Section Placer), Cesar Sanchez (RI Champ)

Season Outlook:
Springfield finished second in the NEWA tournament last season and returns seven NEWA placers, including NEWA Champion Joe Grippi (133).   This, coupled with an outstanding recruiting class should make this the most successful season in several years.  The depth, currently 55 on the roster, and talent level on this team is excellent.  Springfield has a strong chance to regain the NEWA title that has eluded us for several years.   Although returners Grippi (133), Archambeau (157) and Burns (184) certified at these weights, they will probably start up a weight class and decide later on their final weight class.

UW-Whitewater Preview

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University of Wisconsin Whitewater Warhawks
Head Coach: Tim Fader
Years at School as head coach:6
Career Record at school: 68-45
Assistant Coaches: Matt Zwaschka, Paul Reid, Brandon Bradley, Karl Voeck, Jeremy Cardenas, Austin Bautista, Danny Jackson, Pat Nagel, Josh Miller

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 10-6-1
2009-2010 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Jon Schmidt (5th 285), Austin Bautista (8th 141), Adam Latella (NQ)
Returning Qualifier: Latella
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 4 returning

Top returning starters:
Adam Latella NCAA Q 2nd WIAC
Corey Schmidt 3rd WIAC 157
Reid Dickerson 174
James Zarate HWT
Jake Fredricksen 133
Cade Sarbacker 4th WIAC 149

Top incoming wrestlers:
Brandon Shuart 125 2X Michigan placewinner
Alex Cizek 141 2X Illinois placewinner
Kegan Arthur 141 2X Michigan placewinne
Dylan Schroeder 133 4X Wisconsin placewinner–state champion
Aaron Smith 149 3X Michigan placewinner–state champion
Anthony Edgren 197 2X Wisconsin placewinner

Season outlook:
Whitewater begins their 50th year of wrestling in 2010-2011, and the Warhawks will be looking to replace some talented wrestlers after losing two All-Americans to graduation and returning just four starters from last year’s WIAC tournament.  Last year, Whitewater was 2nd in the WIAC to national runner-up La Crosse, and it will take some new starter and incoming freshman stepping it up a notch to match or exceed that performance.  At least six state placewinners make up part of a large freshman class, so there should be good competition at most weights, with veterans at 197 and 285 as the team leaders.  The Warhawks will take to the road this year as well, traveling to Pennsylvania for both the North/South Duals and Budd Whitehill Duals to help them get ready for the NCAA tournament back home in Wisconsin.

Stevens Preview

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Stevens Institute of Technology Ducks
Head Coach: Mike Clayton
Years at School as head coach: 4th season
Career Record at school: 26-21
Assistant Coaches: Damion Logan, Jerry Rinaldi, CJ Ettelson, Pete Galea

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 6-9
2009-2010 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: 141 – Ryan Bridge (5th), 165 – Joey Favia, 174 – Bobby Bishop
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Ryan Bridge (NCAA 5th), 174 – Bobby Bishop (NCAA Q and Academic AA), 174 – Ryan Dormann (2009 NCAA Q)
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 7

Top returning starters:
141 – Ryan Bridge, 5th at NCAA, Centennial Conf Champ
157 – Leo Dormann, 2008-09 Academic AA, 2x Centennial Conf Placer
174 – Bobby Bishop, NCAA Qualifier, Centennial Champ
174 – Ryan Dormann, 2008-09 NCAA Qualifier, Centennial Conf Champ
184 – Vince Termini, Academic AA, Centennial Placer

Top incoming wrestlers:
125 – Andrew Boehm, 2x OH Placer, 4x State Qualifier, Career Record 143-24
125 – Brandon Ling, 4th in NY States, Career Record 118-21
133 – Cody Curtiss, TX State Champ, 3x Placer, Career Record 158-13
133 – Nick Guarriello, 2x NJ State Qualifier, Career Record 124-22
133 – Rob Ranalli, NJ Prep State Champion
149 – CJ Caserta, NJ State Qualifier, Career Record 112-32
157 – James Holden, NY State Qualifier, Career Record 99-29
157 – Davey Browne, 4th in WA States

Season outlook:

The Ducks are coming off record setting season by qualifying 3 wrestlers for the NCAA tournament. Sophomore Ryan Bridge became the Duck’s second All-American in school history with a 5th place finish at 141. Sophomore Joey Favia at 165 and Junior Bobby Bishop at 174 both advanced to the round of 12.

In the dual season, they competed well against some very tough competition. A loss by just 2 points to the team ranked #5 in the nation & a loss by 3 points to the #14 ranked team show that by toughening up just a few key weight classes, Stevens will make a big turn toward national prominence in the dual team format.  This year’s schedule will pit the Ducks against at least 8 ranked Div III opponents in duals as well as competition against Div I teams in duals and tournaments such as the Nittany Lion Open at Penn State.  A strong freshman class will compliment a strong cast of returning wrestlers this year. Top returners will be expected to step up big at 141 and from 157 up.  This year, the Ducks have added a full-time assistant coaching position that has been filled by 2x Michigan All-American, Damion Logan. Logan was a 4x NJ state finalist and 3x champion. He was also the head assistant at the University of Pennsylvania where he helped build nationally ranked recruiting classes and coached Matt Valenti to an NCAA Championship.

Other Assistants for the Ducks include: Part Time Assistant, Jerry Rinaldi, 2x All-American at Cornell University at 197 and Volunteer Assistants, CJ Ettelson, 4x Iowa State Champ and 4x NCAA Qualifier for Northern Iowa and Pete Galea, 2x All-American at Iowa State University.

Coach Clayton says, “We have a long way to go to reach our goals but the strong support of our school and the wrestling community in New Jersey is helping us keep moving forward!”

Messiah Preview

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Messiah College Falcons
Head Coach: Bryan Brunk
Years at School as head coach: 8th
Assistant Coaches: Derek Ricker, Ben Stum, Jamie Thomas

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 12-10
2009-2010 National Qualifier: Trent Zempel NQ 165
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in your 2010 national qualifier: 6

Top returning starters:
Matt Cross 165 (3rd Empire@174)
Dave Jones 174 (3rd Empire ’09, 4th ’08)
Mike Bressler 157 (3rd Empire ’09, 2nd ’08)
Tim Stewart 184 (5th Empire, 3rd Empire ’09)

Top incoming wrestlers:
125 Matt Del Gallo (4X Maine Champ)
125 Kyle Coblentz (PA State Q)
133 Victor Bracey (PA State Q)
149 Dave Standridge (3X NJ State Q)
157 Stephen Cannon (2X MD State Q)
174 Ricardo Plummer (PA State Q)

Season outlook:
Messiah looks to continue to improve with a mix of returning starters, veterens and newcomers.  The return of starters Ty Kanouff, Dave Jones, and Mike Bressler from season ending injuries last year should give the Falcons needed experience throughout the lineup.  Several newcomers should push to make the starting lineup and it appears that almost every weight class will be seriously contested this year.  Matt Cross will try to fill the shoes left by two time national qualifier Trent Zempel at 165, and he is set up to do well there after finishing third at 174 int he Empire championships last season.  There should be some freshman starters in the lineup or at least challenging very seriously to start, and a significant portion of the Falcons’ success may be determined on both how they fit in the lineup and whether or not they can get full seasons out of those wrestlers who missed significant time last year.

Gettysburg Preview

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Gettysburg College Bullets
Head Coach: Andy Vogel
Years at School as head coach: 4th season
Career Record at school:6-51
Assistant Coaches: Gino Frank, Jake Calhoun, Greg McBrayer

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 3-13

Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 5

Top returning starters:
125 Abe Evans, 4th Centennial 2009
157 Joe Fiore
174 DJ Neri
197 Marshall Puls
285 Bobby Christopher, 22-7, 2x Centennial placewinner

Top incoming wrestlers:
Dan Grabfelder, 2x National Prep placewinner
Mike Sheehan, 4x CT placewinner
Jared Leon, NJ Qualifier
Jared Schlett, 2x NJ District Champ

Season outlook:
Gettysburg brings a young team into the 2010-2011 season.  With only two seniors and one junior, there is opportunity for the younger Bullets to step in and make an impact right away.  Heavyweight Bobby Christopher is the top returner having placed twice in the Centennial Conference and winning 20 matches for the second time in 2010.  A number of other starters return, and Gettysburg is hoping another season of maturity will help them improve on last year.  Seven freshman join the squad this year including several who will push the incumbent for a starting slot.  Assistant Coach Jake Calhoun is another addition, and the former Stevens Point wrestler will help get the team ready for the upcoming season that should be a building year for the future.

Concordia Moorhead Preview

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Concordia College Moorhead Cobbers
Head Coach: Clay Nagel
Years at School as head coach:5 years
Career Record at school:45-22
Assistant Coaches: Matt Nagel

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record:12-5
2009-2010 National Qualifiers and All-Americans:
141 – Ben Anderson – 1-2
149 – Justin Berns – 3-2 (7th Place – All-American)
174 – Ross Dankers – 3-3 (8th Place – All-American)
184 – Phil Moenkedick – 3-0 (National Champion)

Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans (any year):
141 – Ben Anderson – 1-2
149 – Justin Berns – 3-2 (7th Place – All-American)
174 – Ross Dankers – 3-3 (8th Place – All-American)
184 – Phil Moenkedick – 3-0 (National Champion)

Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 9

Top returning starters:
125- Daron Hohbein (4th Great Lakes)
141- Ben Anderson (4th Great Lakes, NCAA qualifier)
141- Mike Holman 2009 (Great Lakesd 4th)
149- Justin Berns (2nd Great Lakes, 7th NCAA)
157- Kevin Fynboh (5th Great Lakes)
165- Matt Jeska (4th Great Lakes)
174- Ross Dankers (2nd Great Lakes, 8th NCAA)
184- Phil Moenkedick (NCAA Champion)
197- Nate Schmitz (4th Great Lakes)
285 – Tom Bouressa (5th Great Lakes)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Andre Dorschner, 6th MN
Mark Wychor, 6th, 4th MN
Jake Long, 1st, 2nd, MN
Brandon Haluptzok, 3rd, 5th MN
Kyle Leduc, 3x MN placer
Taylor Brown, 6th MT
Chad Mack, 5th, 3rd MN
Cody Kasprick, 1st, 6th, 8th ND
Tim Ruter, 4th MN
Jordan Bendson, 2nd, 2nd MN

Season outlook:
The Cobbers have an outstanding nucleus of veteran upperclassman that includes nine returning starters.  Three of those were All-Americans, including 2x finalist and defending champion Phil Moenkedick.  Ross Dankers and Justin Berns are the other All-Americans, and Ben Anderson was a national qualifier a year ago.  Coach Nagel has done a fantastic job getting some of Minnesota’s top talent to Concordia, and that work has been paying off in the tough Great Lakes Region.  All nine returning starters placed in the top six at the regional tournament, so the team should be poised to have another good performance at the regional and at the NCAA Championships in La Crosse.

Lakeland Preview

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Lakeland College Muskies
Head Coach: Mike DeRoehn
Years at School as head coach: first season
Career Record at school: n/a
Assistant Coaches: Kory Theil, Jake Frias, Nate Muckerheide

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 7-9
2009-2010 All-American: Adam Sutter-HWT (3rd)
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 5

Top returning starters:
Ryan Renon – 32-12, 4th Great Lakes
Rob Frias – 14-7, 2x NWA Conference Champ
Isaac Roberson – 2x Great Lakes Placewinner
Chris Weber – 6th Great Lakes

Top incoming wrestlers:
Brandon Garcia (157)-4x State Qualifier; 3x State Finalist
James Parker (133/141)-2x State Qualifier; State place-winner
Jacob Bugajski (141)-3x Illinois State Qualifier
Max Loberger (149)-State place-winner
Zach Wetzel (197)-2x State place-winner
Grant Franson (125)-Ill. State Qualifier

Season outlook:
Lakeland has been represented the past three years in a row at the NCAA Championships and will look to expand on the number of student-athletes competing at the national tournament. A group of quality returnees will need to be mixed with a strong freshman class to continue taking steps in a positive direction.  Renon is poised to go on a run as he will drop back down closer to his natural weight of 157/165 after bumping up for the team to 174 last year.  Frias is a leader with the necessary work ethic and attitude to take the next step at 133 or 141.  Roberson has beaten national caliber opponents and should have a strong senior season.  Weber has shown strong commitment to improving and has the ability to break through.  Rob Forgette competed at the Great Lakes Regional last year, has a great attitude and is improving all the time.  While every spot in the lineup is up for grabs, freshman with the potential to have an immediate impact are Grant Franson-125, James Parker-133/141, Bugajski-141, Loberger-149, Garcia-157, and Wetzel-197.

Heidelberg Preview

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Heidelberg University Student Princes
Head Coach: Nathan Shearer
Years at School as head coach: 1st Season
Career Record at school: 0-0
Assistant Coaches: Joe Hada, Ryan Riggs, Zach Mizer

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 9-7
2009-2010 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: 133-Tommy D’Alessandro (NQ);157- Zach Mizer (2nd); 165 Matt Curley (NQ)
Returning Qualifiers: 133- Tommy D’Alessandro and 165- Matt Curley
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 5

Top returning starters:
Tommy D’Alessandro: 1st OAC; NQ
Andrew Johnson: 2nd OAC
Matt Curley: 1st @ Pete Wilson; 1st @ OAC; NQ
Brad Rice: 2nd @ OAC

Top incoming wrestlers:
Tyler Atwell (141)- 2X VA State Finalist, 1X Champ
Jason Barnett (157)- 3X Finalist, 2X State Champ; Transfer from Ohio St, Iowa Central

Season outlook:
Heidelberg took four to the NCAA championships last year, and two of those return for 2009-2010. Two time qualifier Matt Curley leads the way and is joined by OAC champ Tommy D’Alessandro. Two other OAC placewinners are back as part of the five returning starters. Heidelberg always brings impressive depth to the table and should be able to fill in as needed for the five starters lost. A large roster of mostly Ohio wrestlers makes the team strong and has them poised to win their 6th straight OAC championship.

UW-Oshkosh Preview

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University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Titans
Head Coach: Chris Stratton
Year at School as head coach: First Year
Career Record at school: 0-0
Assistant Coaches: Head Assistant Scott Rhoads, Joe Terrill, Nick Matiash, Kyle Coleman, and Larry Marchionda (administrator)

2009-2010 Dual meet record: 6-7
2009-2010 National Qualifiers: Zach Mueller (125) and Sam Engelland (174)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Zach Mueller (125) and Sam Engelland (174)
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 7

Top returning starters:
Zach Mueller- 24-16 record, 6th at Wheaton Invitational, 3rd at WIAC National Qualifier
Sam Engelland- 33-14 record, 4th at Wheaton Invitational, 1st Coe Invite, 1st Gable Open, 2nd at WIAC National Qualifier
Kyle Kleuskens- 19-18 Record, 5th at WIAC
Jose Quintana- 30-17 record, 4th at WIAC
Aaron Erickson- 18-19 Record, 4th at WIAC.

Top incoming wrestlers:
Aaron Toll – 2007 State Champion HWT., 2006 State Runner Up HWT.
Nazar Kulchystskyy – Fargo All-American
Gerald Wanty – x2 WI state Qualifier, State Runner-Up
Joey Andrews – Greco All-American, Texas State Champion, 2 Time State Placer,150+ Wins
Nick Hite – Badger Conference Champ
Ben Hite – State Qualifier, 5th Place Wisconsin Freestyle State
Parker Peterson – 2x State Qualifier.

Season Outlook:
Mike DeRoehn got the ball rolling at Oshkosh, but now that he has passed the reins on to Chris Stratton, the team is poised for a breakout year.  Two returning national qualifiers and three other WIAC placewinners have the Titans in a good spot, and the freshman class is very strong with multiple state placewinners and qualifiers set to challenge for a starting spot.  The freshman to most watch out for, however, is Nazar Kulchystskyy.  He turned heads with some big wins in freestyle, and could surprise some this year if he has fully adjusted to collegiate wrestling after wrestling solely freestyle in his native Ukraine before coming to the States a couple of years ago.  La Crosse is still tops in Wisconsin, but Oshkosh is making some strides, and the Titans hope in increase their presence at the NCAA tournament.

Hunter Preview

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Hunter College Hawks
Head Coach: Michael Simmon-Pappadakos
Years at School as head coach: 2
Career Record at school: 7-11
Assistant Coaches: Chris Mazzatta, Shintaro Higashi (clinician)

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 7-11
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2010 national qualifier: 7

Top returning starters:
125 SO Ariel Guerrero (10-9)
133 JR Jimmy Mustakis (10-8, 3rd Place Empire State Games)
141 JR Sean Messina Jr (24-9 :3rd Metro Conference)
149 RSSO Matthew Cartusciello Inj (11-17 FR)
157 SR Eduardo Delgado (3rd Place Metro Conference)
165 SR Emman Sawari (12-12 5th Place Ithaca Invitational)
184 SO Anthony Daly (7-10)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Jarret Freeman, Penn State Transfer, 2x NYS Placefinisher
Joe Halakais NYC Section Champion NYS Qualifier
Dillion Ritchie 106-26 Southington HS CT, Open State Runner Up, 6th NE
Trevor Ritchie 150-21 Southington HS CT, Open State Runner Up, 4th NE
Oliver Astone 3rd Place Section 8 Championships, 7th Eastern States

Season outlook:
Hunter College graduated only 3 seniors in May and will bring back 7 starters from last season.  Led by Metropolitan Conference place finishers Eduardo Delgado and Sean Messina the Hawks have a tremendous amount of talent and leadership in the room making their goal to improve upon last years 7-11 record very attainable.  Several Hawks spent time competing in various tournaments this off season to prepare for the 2010-2011 season.  Mike Simmon has brought in new assistant coach Chris Mazzatta and clinician Shintaro Higashi to give the Hawks the best chance of getting on the podium come March.

Dubuque Preview

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University of Dubuque Spartans
Head Coach: Jon McGovern
Years at School as head coach: 7
Career Record at school:65-40
Assistant Coaches: Robert Larson, Nic Timbs, Evan Brown, Anderson Sainci, Rick Samuelson, Eric Daughetee, Nic Ketchum, Ryan Warner, Ryan Lessner, and  Pete Pearson

2009-2010 Dual Meet Record: 10-9
2009-2010 NCAA Qualifiers and All-Americans: Josh Terrell (3rd 165), Evan Brown (1nd 174), Ryan Warcynski (NQ 157)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Terrell (3x AA) and Warcynski

Top returning starters with accomplishments:
157 Ryan Warcynski, NCAA Qualifier
165 Josh Terrell, 3x AA

Season Outlook:
One of Dubuque’s big guns graduated to the assistant coaching ranks, but one returns.  NCAA champion and runner-up Evan Brown will be helping out this, year, but 3x All-American Josh Terrell returns.  Terrell was the top seed at 165 last year, but he was upset in the quarterfinals and proceeded to dominate the consolation bracket on his way to a third place finish.  He returns as one of the favorites in what should prove to be a tough 165 weight class.  Ryan Warcynski returns as the other national qualifier in the lineup, and he is looking to follow up a somewhat surprise trip to the NCAA tournament with a strong sophomore campaign.  With another year of experience for the Spartan underclassmen, 2010-2011 can be a year with more balance in the lineup.

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