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Oneonta Preview

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Oneonta State Red DragonsO
Head Coach:  Duane Ritter
Years at School as head coach:  6th
Career Record at school:  65-32-2
Assistant Coaches:  Bill Cooper (3rd year)

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 10-10-1
2008-2009 National Qualifier:  Josh Wake 184
Returning Qualifier:  Josh Wake (NQ)  184
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier:  8

Top returning starters with accomplishments:
125 Z. Cogen (So.) 9-4 as freshmen prior to season ending injury
133 E. Johanson (Sr.)  2x All Empire
133 J. Davy (So.) 16 wins as Freshmen at 141
141 M. Gregg (Jr.) (2 yr. Starter returning from injury)
157 M. Hoven (Jr.) (7-2 prior to season ending injury in 2008-09)
157 E. Simmons (So.) over 20 wins as Freshmen, All-State NYS Collegiate Championships
165 J. Neal (So.) 14-12 as Freshmen
174 K. Stafford (So.) 24-9 as Fr. @ 184 and 197
184 J. Wake 31 wins (Sr.) NQ 2009  (Empire Conference Champ 2009 , 2x All-State NYS)
197 Wala Canario (Sr.) 20-15 last season
HWT James Lamonica (Jr.)  2nd at Empire Conference 2009

Top incoming wrestlers (including transfers) with accomplishments:
125 J. Cuomo  (3x NY Place winner 1x Champion)
125 J. Benedetto (2x NY Place winner HS, DI Transfer Ryder)
125 A. Cabibbo  (HS. 118-30, 2x All-Section)
133 E. Galvin (2x NY Place winner 4th, 5th 2006, 2007, DI Transfer Sacred Heart)
133 M. Lorenz (2x All-Section)
141 Z. Crain (1x NY Runner-up, DI Transfer Binghamton U)
141 J. Hauser (Section I Champion, NY State Qualifier)
141 S. Sprouse (All-Section III)
149 T. Reese (2 X NY State Place winner, NJCAA All-American)
149 M. Eberlein (NY State Place winner 6th)
149 JP. Sala (All-League)
157 B. Burridge (Transfer SUNY Potsdam)
157 F. Provanzano (League Runner-up)
165 C. Wade (Transfer NASSAU/Binghamton 4th CAA 2006, NJCAA Runner-up 2007)
165 N. Fedorov (All-Section)
174 B. Piarulli (NY State Qualifier, Section Champ)
184 M. Kurey (Transfer BCC, All-Section IV), J. Dewey (All-Section IV)
197 J. Newcomb (Transfer Hartwick College, NY Place winner 4th 2007, 2x NY State Qualifier)
HWT C. Pike (NY Place winner 5th 2008, FILA All-American)
HWT P. Kitain (Section runner-up, All-League, All County, PA)

Oneonta will be lead by lone NCAA qualifier J. Wake and conference runner-up J. Lamonica, but returns several solid past starters at 9/10 weight classes with at least 5 having 20+ win seasons.  The accumulation of numerous impact freshmen and transfers should make them a very solid team.  09 freshman standout Kris Stafford will move down to 174 and should show continued success. Cogen won several big matches before injury last year and will be down from 133 to 125. Davy is also down from a cut-throat 141 in the Empire last year to 133. With the addition of 4 D1 transfers as well as NJCAA All-Americans Reese and Wade, competition for the starting spots will be very tough.  The Red Dragons show great potential and could surprise many if they remain healthy this season.

Heidelberg Preview

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Heidelberg University Student PrincesH
Head Coach: Jason Miller
Years at School as head coach: 7
Career Record at school: 73-37
Assistant Coaches: Nathan Shearer, Ryan Riggs

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 10-3
2008-2009 National Qualifiers: Jerrad Hoxie (125), Zach Mizer (157), Tony Lawler (133), Craig Fechko (141), Matt Curley (165), Tony Carothers (285
Returning Qualifiers: Zach Mizer, Tony Lawler, Matt Curley
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier: 7

Top returning starters:
Tony Lawler (Jr) NCAA National Qualifier
Zach Mizer (Sr) 2X NCAA National Qualifier
Matt Curley (Jr) NCAA National Qualifier
Ed Bizorik (Sr) 4th OAC
Brad Rice (Sr) 3rd OAC

Heidelberg took six to the NCAA championships last year, and three of those return for 2009-2010.  Two time qualifier Zach Mizer leads the way and is joined by OAC champs Tony Lawler and Matt Curley.  Two other OAC placewinners are back as part of the seven returning starters.  Heidelberg always brings impressive depth to the table and should be able to fill in as needed for the three starters lost.  A large roster of mostly Ohio wrestlers makes the team strong and has them poised to win their 5th straight OAC championship.  2009 was the first year since 2005 that Heidelberg missed out on an All-American, and head coach Jason Miller hopes to get a new streak going in 2010.

2009-2010 Centenary Preview

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Centenary College Cyclones
Head Coach: John Garriques
Years at School as head coach: 3 years
Career Record at school: 22-18-1
Assistant Coaches: Jason Hanisak, Mike Gummerson, Matt Kenny, Marc Defrancesco, Jared Duffy.

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 10-6

Top returning starters:
141 Dave Alsieux  3rd Metropolitan 20-10
157 Owen Vernon 3rd Metropolitan  24-8
165 Matt Regan 2nd Metropolitan 19-11

Top incoming wrestlers:
Jose Vega 4 time NJ State Qualifier (133-18)
Nick Bach 4th, 5th NJ States (128-17)
William Livingston 1st, 3rd NJ States, transfer from Virginia Tech/Ohio State
Dan Butcher 6th NJ States (136-18)
Glen Cannici 5th NJ States (115-11)
Jionni LaValle 5th NJ States
Russell Boardman NJ State Qualifier

With three returning conference placewinners and a very strong recruiting class, Centenary may have their best season yet.  Matt Regan was a Metro finalist, while Owen Vernon and David Alsieux each placed third.  Four other starters return, but they will be challenged by a good group of freshmen.  Four New Jersey state placewinners join the team for their first year of competition along with some state qualifiers.  A top transfer is Will Livingston, a former NJ state champ who has wrestled at both Ohio State and Virginia Tech.  He has been reported as wrestling for the Cyclones this year, but he has yet to appear on the NWCA website showing which wrestlers have completed their weight certification.  He will be one to keep an eye on this season.  Centenary should again have balance up and down the lineup and should be able to win some dual meets against tough competition.

Oswego Preview

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Oswego State Lakers
Head Coach: Mike Howard
Years at School as head coach: 21
Career Record at school: 129-201-6
Assistant Coaches: Tenkoran Agyeman, Derrick Smith, Vince Minnici

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 5-10
2008-2009 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Derrick Smith (141/NQ)
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in your 2009 national qualifier: 7

Top returning starters:
125 – Scott McGregor (SO) 17-17 record as a freshman
141 – Mike Howard Jr. (SR) 13 – 7 record @ 149
149 – Blake Fisher (SO) 21-11 record as a freshman, 4th Empire
157 – Tony DeFranco (JR) 3rd Empire
165 – Cam Mills (JR) 16-5 record
197 – Joel Ford (JR)18-5 record before season ending injury
285 – Eric Leusch (SR) 4th Empire

Top incoming wrestlers:  Kyle Sheridan 215 lbs, Devan VanAuken 215 lbs and Anthony Facchini 112 lbs all qualified for the 2009 NYS High School Championships.  Matt Callari and Omar Santiago both finished 2nd in state championship qualifier their senior year. Two transfers Charlie Nunez (133) and Joe Pesce (285) also finished second in NY State high school qualifier.

The Lakers will be much more experienced this season as graduation took only two starters although they will need to replace 3x NCAA qualifer Derrick Smith at 141 pounds.  21 athletes return from last seasons team and will give the team a veteran presence as they prepare for a tough dual meet schedule and the competitive Empire Conference Tournament.  133 and 184 are weights where freshman may challenge to start right away, and a few NY state qualifiers will challenge at other weights. Juniors Cam Mills and Joel Ford will move up the 174 and 285, respectively as Oswego hopes to again be represented at the NCAA tournament.

UW-Whitewater Preview

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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WarhawksUWW
Head Coach:  Tim Fader
Years at School as head coach: 5
Assistant Coaches:  Matt Zwaschka, Pat Nagel, Pat Marsh, Josh Miller, Karl Voeck

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record:  16-3-1
2008-2009 National Qualifiers and All-Americans:  Max Oldenburg, Austin Bautista (3rd), Pat Nagel (8th), Karl Voeck (6th)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans:  Oldenburg 125, Bautista 141
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier: 6

Top returning starters:
125 Max Oldenburg – NCAA Qualifier
133 Kyle Wachholder – 2X WIAC placefinisher
141 Austin Bautista – 2x All-American
149 Matt Schuck – 2X WIAC placefinisher, Cade Sarbacker WIAC 4th place ,
174 Sean Pietrzyk, WIAC placer 17 falls in 08-09, Jake D’Acquisto WIAC placefinisher
184 David Casper 2X WIAC 3rd285 Jon Schmidt WIAC placer 285

Top incoming wrestlers:
Chesten Kesselhon 4,3,2 WIAA
Jack Flack–transfer Purdue
Andy Dieringer–4th WIAA
Tyce Shirley, Andy Rutke, Andrew Pettit
Kyle Logsdon–2nd IHSA

Whitewater had three All-Americans for the first time in 20 years and also finished with an undefeated record against Division III teams, beating eventual NCAA 3rd place team UW-Lax in a WIAC dual.  Senior Austin Bautista is back for another run at the 141 title after losing a single match in the semifinals last year.  He is one of six seniors who will form the heart of the lineup for the Warhawks along with sophomore national qualifier Max Oldenburg.  There is good depth at a few weights where multiple WIAC placewinners will compete for time.  The loss of two All-Americans will hurt, but the hope is that the rest of the team will take a step up this season and move Whitewater up the WIAC standings.

Simpson Preview

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Simpson College Storm
Head Coach: Clint Manny
Years at School as head coach: 2nd year
Assistant Coaches: Bob Dyer, Drew Duff, Jared Creason

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 2-13
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans (any year): ’06 Qualifier: Curtis Barber
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in your 2009 national qualifier: 5

Top returning starters:
141: Caleb Brus-5th place IIAC (25-16)
157: Calvin Barber 5th place IIAC (21-13)
174/184 Curtis Barber NCAA Qualifier;

Top incoming wrestlers:
125 Tyler Linderman 3x Iowa Placer, State Champion (transfer)
285 Taylor Stroud 2x Iowa Placer (transfer)
Ethan Hess 3rd place IA State
Branden Cline IA State Placerwinner
Jeff Sand IA State Qualifier
Kasey Green WA State Placewinner
Austin Pottebaum IA State Qualifier

Head Coach Clint Manny returns for a second season at the helm of his alma mater, and the team will have a good mix of veterans and newcomers.  Caleb Brus and Calvin Barber were IIAC placewinners last year while Curtis Barber was an NCAA qualifier in 2006.  Five state placewinners will bolster the lineup and compete for starting spots.  Transfers at the top and bottom of the lineup will surely help, as both Linderman and Stroud were multiple time Iowa placewinners in high school.  Competition is stiff in the IIAC, but the compeititon will help the Storm get ready for a postseason run.

Waynesburg Preview

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Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets
Head Coach: Ron Headlee
Years at School as head coach: 2nd Year
Career Record at school: 10-4
Assistant Coaches: John Yates, Vol. Assist.  Matt Blair , Drew Headlee

2008-2009 Dual Meet record:  10-4
2008-2009 National Qualifiers: Nick Garber (141/NQ), Corbin Semple (197/NQ)
Returning National Qualifiers: Garber and Semple

Number of returning wrestlers who competed in national qualifier: 7

Top returning starters:
125 Rico Borz  20-8  4th place Midwest Reg.
141 Nick Garber 21-4  1st place Midwest Reg.
149 Jesse Byerly 14-3  Injured
157 Jared Roberts 12-16
165 Alex Evanoff 9-9
197 Corbin Semple  36-6 First place Midwest Reg.
285 Rich Janicki   Melvin Warrick

Top Incoming Freshmen:
125 Alex Crown  Carlisle, Pa.  4th in Districts
133 Brandon Grainy , Penn Trafford 33-12
Transfer 197 Troy Cree Robert Morris

Only two starters are gone from last year’s turnaround at Waynesburg.  After winning two matches total in the previous three years, Waynesburg got a new coaching staff and jumped to a 10-4 record.  Coach Headlee and Coach Yates capitalized on long high school coaching careers in the area to build up the roster quickly.  The result was a winning season and two NCAA qualifiers.  Three placewinners from the region return along with the talented Byerly who missed the postseason with an injury after compiling a 14-3 record.  The schedule is beefed up this year with matches against Pitt (where Headlee’s son Ethan wrestles and his other son wrestled), Columbia, and Eastern Michigan.  This year, Waynesburg will be looking for their first All-American since Shawn Whyte.

Concordia University Wisconsin Preview

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Concordia University Wisconsin Falcons
Head Coach:  Bret Corner
Years at School as head coach:  19
Career Record at School:  94-105-2
Assistant Coaches:  Mike Fischer, Jeremy Fischer

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record:  4-9
2008-2009 National Qualifiers: Joe Massman (149/NQ)
Number of returning wrestlers from 2009 national qualifier:  4

Top returning starters:
133  Kurt Kemnitz, So., 6th Wheaton, 3rd NWA Conference
133  Anthony Myers, Sr., 6th 2007 Florida Citrus
141  Josh Plate, Sr., 13-14, 3rd NWA Conference
165  Aaron Bergen, Sr., 11-16 (2007-08)
174  Josh Nord, Jr., 16-17, 6th Al Hanke, 3rd NWA Conference
285  Travis Pagel, Sr.

Top incoming wrestlers:
149  David Tuomi, 2nd IL State
141  Steve Taylor, 3rd AZ State
141  Justin Serak, 2x SQ; UW-White. transfer
125  Marcus Lubner, 6th WI State
125  Casey Krahenbuhl, 2008 WI SQ
165  Koty Schwarz, IL SQ
285  Ralph Loftin, 2008 WI Sectional placer

Head Coach Bret Corner graduated five starters and will look to boost the lineup with a talented incoming freshman class. Gone are national qualifier Joe Massman and Great Lakes Regional placer Adam Schultz (197), but top returners that came on strong at the end of the year include Kurt Kemnitz (133) and Josh Nord (174).  Medical redshirts Anthony Myers and Aaron Bergen return for their senior year.  A number of state placers and qualifiers join the team this year.  Illinois finalist David Tuomi is the most accomplished and should step right in for the departed Massman.  The Falcons will look to improve on their 2nd place finish in conference and 8th in the Great Lakes Region in 2009.

Springfield Preview

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Springfield College Pride
Head Coach: Daryl Arroyo
Years at School as head coach: 20
Career Record at school: 278-151-6
Assistant Coaches:  Jason Holder, Mark DeCiccio, Keith Poloskey, Chris Brown, Nate Russell

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record:  13-10
2008-2009 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Chris Brown (285/NQ)
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier: 6

Top returning starters with accomplishments:
Eddie Giron (JR) – 133 (4th NEWA)
Ryan McGilvray (SO) – 141 (5th NEWA)
Oscar Orellana (SR)– 149 (6th NEWA) – joining team 2nd semester
Chris Perry (165) – (5th NEWA)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Lucas Bowman (184/197) – 1st CT, 1st NE
Jeremy Burns (184/197) – 2nd NY
Jeff Bodeur – Transfer (174/184) – 2nd MA, 3rd NE
Joel Altavesta (174/184) – 1st MA, 4th NE
Tim Vollaro (165/174) – 1st CT, 2nd NE
Mike Powers (157) – 6th NY
Derrick Longo (149) – 6th NY
Justin Clarke (141/149) – NJ Qualifier
Joe Grippi (133) – 2nd NY
Joe Ortiz (125/133) – NJ Qualifier
Mike Rose (125) – NY Qualifier

Springfield returns six starters from last year’s 4th place NEWA team including four NEWA placewinners that will form the backbone of the lineup.  National qualifier Chris Brown will be missed, but Springfield’s depth will help them fill that spot with an experienced wrestler.  There are upperclassmen returning at almost every weight, so the competition will be fierce for starting spots, as their typically large recruiting class includes numerous state placewinners and qualifiers.  They start the season at the Ithaca invitational and hope to have the lineup questions sorted out by the time they hit the conference schedule in January.

Potential Lineup

125 –  Freshmen Joe Ortiz and Mike Rose.
Casey Leslie (JR) could be a factor if he gets down to 125.

133 –  Eddie Giron
Joe Grippi.

141 –  Blaze Chatham – JR (injured last season)
Justin Clarke

149 – Ryan McGilvray
Steve Flathers (JR)

157 –  John Archambeau (JR)
Ron Thompson (SO)

165 –  Chris Perry (SR)
Tim Vollaro

174 –  Tyler LeBlanc (SR)
Joel Altavesta (FR)

184 –  Brandon Sundwall (JR)
Jeff Brodeur (SO)

197 –  Bill Schady
Jeremy Burns and Lucas Bowman (FR)

285 –  Ron Fusco (JR)
Rich Wigglesworth (SO)

Wrestling on Twitter

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d3wrestle.com is always on the lookout for new wrestling-related Twitter pages.  Here are some that we’ve found.  If you follow any other wrestlers (especially DIII), coaches (ditto), or other wrestling pages, please leave it in the comments.  To get to any of these, just put http://twitter.com/  in front of it (e.g. http://twitter.com/d3wrestle).

d3wrestle – d3wrestle.com
jimharshaw – Riot Sports Marketing
tigerwrestling – Princeton wrestling
BunchTheGreat – world team member Shawn Bunch
MatWriter – wrestling writer Mark Palmer
nxtlvlwrestling – Mike Krause, wrestling coach in MI
GaryAbbott – of USA Wrestling
wrestlingtalk – TheWrestlingTalk.com
theopenmat – theopenmat.com
LifeAthlete – former world team member and tOSU coach Joe Heskett
InterMat – intermatwrestle.com
JRobinson3 – Minnesota head coach J Robinson
pennstatepat – Penn State Wrestling
kolatcom – www.carykolat.com
AndyHrovat – Olympian
schwabwrestling – Olympian Doug Schwab
kmac120 – Maryland head coach Kerry McCoy
TommyRowlands – NCAA champ
GregStrobel – former Lehigh coach
BigRedWrestling – Cornell University
ZekeJones – USA Wrestling head freestyle coach
OlympicChampion – gold medalist Henry Cejudo
ChrisBono – Iowa State assistant coach
brentmetcalf – parody of Iowa wrestler Brent Metcalf (I hope)
CMUWrestling – Central Michigan
usa66kg – silver medalist Jamill Kelly
Michigan_wrestl – University of Michigan
TakedownRadio – Scott Casber and TDR
nwcawrestling – National Wrestling Coaches Association
flowrestling – flowrestling.org – well known video site
USAWrestling – national governing body
mikezadick – Olympian
nwhofhistorian – Jay Hammond, founder of wrestlingstats.com
UMDWrestling – University of Maryland
RolliePeterkin – UPenn wrestler
jasonmbryant – Wrestling411

UW-Platteville Preview

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University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneers
Head Coach: Chris Walter
Years at School as head coach: 12
Career Record at school: 88-77-3
Assistant Coaches: Keith Albert, Jeff Gale

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 3-5
2008-2009 All-American: Jesse Milks (5th/157)
Returning All-American: Milks
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier: 6

Top returning starters:
141 Andy Casper 18-7
157 Jesse Milks 2x All-American, 3x WIAC Champ
165 Vinny Alber 29-5 in 2007-2008
197 Brad Zellner 21-14 at 184

Top incoming wrestlers:
Seth Milks 4x IL champ
Brian Lovell 2nd IL
Allen Fish 3rd IL
Alex Johnson 2nd WI
IL State Qualifiers: Kyle Bridgeman, Robbie Brink, Travis Full
WI State Qualifiers: Zach Coslett, Brad Hesebeck

Transfers:
Rory Edge 2x WI champ
Garrett Kite 2x WI finalist

Platteville returns 2x All-American and 3x WIAC champ Jesse Milks at 157, but it looks like a lot of the teams strength will come from incoming wrestlers.  After finishing near the bottom of the WIAC tournament standings, Platteville has reloaded nicely and should be able to challenge in the future.  The incoming freshman class is highlighted by 4x Illinois state champ Seth Milks who joins his brother at Plattevill.  Three other state placewinners and five state qualifiers make up the rest of the freshman highlights.  Two impact transfers come in from Iowa Central Community College.  Both Rory Edge and Garrett Kite were Wisconsin state finalists.  Additionally, Vinny Alber returns after a year away.  He won 29 matches in 2007-2008 and will be counted on in the middle of the lineup.  The success of the team may depend on how the new wrestlers fit into the program and how the lineup shakes out with all the newcomers.

Wheaton Preview

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Wheaton College Thunder
Head Coach: Jim Gruenwald
Years at School as head coach: first season

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 6-9
2008-2009 All-American:  Toby Boltz (184/8th)
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier: 5

Top returning starters:
174 Justin Marble 21-20, 5th Great Lakes
184 Justin Tomal 24-16, 5th Great Lakes
197 Matthew Griffiths 10-7

Top incoming wrestlers:
Casey Krahn
Stephen Takashima

2008 was a transitional year for Wheaton.  Head Coach Dan Weber was a one year appointment while a more permanent coach was found.  Wheaton did pretty well for themselves in enticing Olympian and USOEC Greco-Roman coach Jim Gruenwald to make the move from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to the suburbs of Chicago.  In addition, the team had their first national qualifier and All-American since 2003 in Toby Boltz.  Boltz has graduated, and a small team greets the new coach as he works to start the next era of Wheaton Wrestling.  A pair of 5th place finishers at the Great Lakes Region will lead the way for the Thunder in senior Justin Tomal and junior Justin Marble. 197 Matthew Griffiths has been a two sport athlete for the past two years but has decided to focus on wrestling for his last two years of college.  A number of other starters return and put their year of experience starting as freshmen to good use.

Lycoming Preview

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Lycoming College Warriors
Head Coach: Roger Crebs
Years at School as head coach: 17
Career Record at school: 287-72-2
Assistant Coaches: Royce Eyer, Al Fluman, and Matt Miller

2008-09 Dual Meet Record: 13-9
2008-2009 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Chris Dahlheimer (7th/165)
Returning All-American: Dahlheimer
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier: 6

Top returning starters:
125 Stephen Hinton – 4th place Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference
133 Tom Barger
141 Mike Maurer
165 Chris Dahlheimer, 2x Emipire Champ, All-American
174 Troy Hayre- 4th place Empire
184 Kyle Crouthamel – 4th place Empire

Top incoming wrestlers:
Derek Leiby PA place winner
Isaiah Britton – Transfer from UNC

A few wrestlers dropping in weight along with some top notch incoming wrestlers has Lycoming ready for a good season in 2009-2010.  Chris Dahlheimer leads the team after an All-American finish last season and three other Empire placers join him.  The top newcomers are Derek Leiby, a PA AA placewinner, and Isaiah Britton.  Britton was a 2x Pennsylvania AA state champion (’03 & ’04) and three time finalist who is a transfer from North Carolina.  He returns home to Williamsport after a high school career at nearby Loyalsock.  The Warriors tied for third in the Empire last season, andt hey hope to knock off one of the top two while holding off Messiah to maintain their position.

Cornell College Preview

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Cornell College Rams
Head Coach: Mike Duroe
Years at School as head coach: 5th season
Career Record at school: 51-37-1
Assistant Coaches: Shawn Voigt, Andrew Knaack, Kyle Burkle

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record:  14-8
2008-2009 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Nick Nothern (2nd/133), Kevin Donahue (7th/141), Ryan Mulnix (NQ/149), Kyle Kehrli (5th/174)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Nothern, Donahue, Mulnix
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier: 6

Top returning starters:
125 Timothy Hood 5th IIAC
133 Nick Nothern 2nd NCAA
141 Kevin Donahue 7th NCAA
149 Ryan Mulnix 3rd IIAC, NCAA Q
197 Andrew Roberts 5th IIAC
285 Robert Widmer 5th IIAC

Top incoming wrestlers:
Alex Hughes – 3x MO placer
Gary d’Aquin – 2x LA runner-up
Colten Moore – 2x IA placer
Mary Myers – 2x IN placer
Alex Peitz – 7th IA
Wyatt Bauman – 8th IA
Brandon Tabor – FL SQ

After back to back top ten finishes in 2008 and 2009, Cornell is back and aiming for a third.  Nick Nothern was a surprise finalist coming from the 8th seed, and was Cornell’s first finalist in 13 years.  Fellow All-American Kevin Donahue and national qualifier Ryan Mulnix join Nothern to help Cornell make a run in 2009-2010.  Three other IIAC placewinners are back as Cornell also must replace the points generated by 2x All-American Kyle Kehrli.  Between the incoming wrestlers and a solid set of backups from 2008-2009, Cornell is well situated to again have a winning season in the tough IIAC, and the improvement of the returners along with help from newcomers could propel the Rams again into the national top ten.

Lane takes over at Wilmington

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There has not been an official release, but the Wilmington College wrestling website lists Mark Lane as the new head coach for 2009-2010.  Lane is a Wilmington grad who played football and wrestled at the school.  He is also in his fourth season as the defensive line coach at Wilmington.  Lane replaces Carl Amerine, who was the head coach during the 2008-2009 season.

Wesleyan Preview

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Wesleyan University Cardinals
Head Coach: Drew Black
Years at School as head coach: 12 years
Career Record at school: 104-89-2
Assistant Coaches: Chris Eldridge, Joe Gaboury, Gary Solomon, Steve Bilheimer

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 9-6-1
2008-2009 National Qualifiers:  Dan Bloom 125, Greg Hurd 174
Returning Qualifiers: Bloom and Hurd
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier: 8

Top returning starters:
125 Dan Bloom-senior 33-6, New England Champ,
133 Chris Alvanos junior- (22-15)
141 Vinny deLalla- sophomore
149 Tom Oddo-sophomore 8-8
157 Dave Bachy-5th place @149 in New England, 24-14
165-Josh Berkovic, New England finalist, runner-up, 32-10
174-Greg Hurd, New England finalist, runner-up, 35-6
HWT. Dan Conroy, 3rd place New England Qualifier, 18-10

Top incoming wrestlers:
125 Greg Tanenbaum (2 x NYS qualifier)
133 Nick Scotto (county placer, Long Island)
133 Maika Nagata (2 x Hawaii State Champ, 4 x placer)
141 Howard Tobochnik (2 x MI state qualifier)
174 Kyle Roosa (2 x NYS qualifier)
184 Jefferson Ajayi (OH state qualifier)
197 Brian Bryne (Region placer, NJ)
197 Gideon Levy (Fl State qualifier)

133 Justin Metz
141 Dan Mena
157 Max Kaplan

Wesleyan returns 3 New England finalists and 2 NCAA qualifiers.  Bloom, Hurd, and Berkovic form a strong nucleus for 2009-2010.  The team also returns a 3rd place qualifier at HWT. and 2 other New England placers.  With 8 starters back, another winning season should be on tap for the Cardinals.  184 and 197 will need to be filled with either last year’s reserves or this year’s freshmen.  A good freshman class should provide some depth and push some of the incumbents for mat time.  Greg Tannenbaum and Kyle Roosa are both 2x NY qualifiers that may have to wait their turn behind the senior returning NCAA qualifiers Bloom and Hurd.  With most of their duals against other NEWA teams, Wesleyan should be ready for the NEWA Championships just up the road at Western New England.

Research on Weight Loss in College Wrestling

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Former Lakeland College wrestler Kory Theil is conducting a study on weight loss in wrestling for his graduate work at Northern State University.  The link below takes you to the eight question survey designed for current or recent college wrestlers.  The survey is completely anonymous.

Weight Loss in College Wrestling

TCNJ Preview

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The College of New Jersey Lions
Head Coach: David Icenhower
Years at School as head coach: 34
Career Record at School: 499 – 78 – 4
Assistant Coaches: Joe Pollard, Brian Flynn, David Ilaria, Joe Galante, Tom Isaac

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 15-1-1
2008-2009 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Tyler Branham (149/NQ), Dan DiColo (6th/157), Justin Bonitatis (165/NQ), Scott Kelley (184/NQ), Ed Broderick (197/NQ)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: John Barnett (2008), Branham (8th/141/2007), DiColo, Bonitatis (8th/2008), Kelley, Broderick
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier: 9

Top Returning Starters:
Dan Hughes – 2nd Mets 08 – 125
John Barnett – Met champ 08 – will go to 141 this year
Tyler Branham – Nat Qualifier 07, 09 – AA07 – 149
Dan DiColo – Met Champ AA 09 – 157
Justin Bonitatis 2x Nat qualifier , 2x Met  champ – AA 08 – 165
Scott Kelley – Nat Qualifier – Met Champ – will move to 174
Mike Denver – Injured last year – 12-1 prior to injury
Ed Broderick – Nat. qualifier – will move to 285

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Brian Broderick – 165/174 – 3rd NJ States
Anthony D’Amico – 133/141 – 8th NJ states
Mike Kiley – 174 – Regional place winner
James Olivo – 125/133 – Regional place winner

Transfer
Kyle Packer – Newberry – 2X NJ place winner

With 9 of 10 starters returning and addition of quality freshmen and transfers, TCNJ should be strong again with intense competition for starting spots.  141 to 174 should be particularly competitive with multiple solid wrestlers at each weight.  The return of Branham and DiColo to use their medical redshirt years is a big boost to the team, as both have national experience.  The season starts on November 7th and could be a big day for TCNJ.  On that day, they will take on Norwich and will raise a banner celebrating the 600th win in program history, an achievement reached last season.  Also, a victory that day would be the 500th of Head Coach Dave Icenhower’s career, making him just the fourth NCAA wrestling coach to reach that milestone after Dale Thomas, Jare Klein, and John Reese.

Bridgewater State Preview

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Bridgewater State College Bears
Head Coach: Jason York
Years at School as head coach: 2nd
Career Record at school: 4-11
Assistant Coaches: Tim Ferreira, Maurie Tomke

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 4-11
2008-2009 National Qualifier: Frank Cammisa, 149
Returning Qualifiers: Cammisa, John Marsh (2007, 141)

Top returning starters:
Frank Cammisa 3x National Qualifier
John Marsh 1x National Qualifier,
Ken Francis 2nd at NEWA Championships, NEWA Rookie of the year.
Jeff Esposti 5th NEWA Championships

With all of last year’s starters returning, Bridgewater should be able to improve on last year’s record and New England placement.  Three time NCAA qualifier Frank Cammisa moves up to 157, making room for 2007 NCAA qualifier John Marsh at 149 who is coming off an injury-shortened 2008-2009.  NEWA Rookie of the Year Ken Francis and senior Jeff Esposti are the other returning conference placewinners at 133 and 184.  With a young but experienced lineup, the Bears could be moving up in the standings and are aiming to get the first All-American for the program since 2004.

Rhode Island College Preview

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Rhode Island College AnchormenRHODE ISLAND COLLEGE
Head Coach: Jay Jones
Years at school at head coach: 11th year
Career record at school: 133-93-1
Assistant Coaches: Dave Paquette, Bob Smith, Nick Logan, Brendan Casey

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 17-6-1
2008-2009 National Qualifiers: Mike Martini (157/NQ), Kevin Sutherland (149/NQ)
Returning National Qualifier: Sutherland
Returners who competed in national qualifier: 7

Top Returning Starters:
Kevin Sutherland 1st (OW) NEWA  149
Joe Manley 3rd NEWA  174
Michael Trasso (DQ finals – no official placing) NEWA 141
Ray Moore 5th NEWA 197
Scott Legacy 5th NEWA 133 (up to 149/157)
Travis Drappi 4th NEWA (08) 133
Brendan Guarino 6th NEWA (08) 165 (Medical Redshirt 09)

Top Incoming Wrestlers-:
Alex LaBeef  (Transfer WPI) 133
Brian Nicoll  285  New England/State Champion, Timberlane, NH
Ryan Rheaume  157  Suffolk County Champion,  Riverhead, NY
Steve Saul 184  2x State Champ, New England Placewinner, Johnston RI (LaSalle)
Mike Sugermeyer 125 MA State Placewinner, Springfield, MA

After finishing officially 3rd in New England following a disqualification in the 141 final, the Anchormen are motivated to reclaim the New England Conference title from 2008.  Rhode Island has filled in some gaps, are two deep at every weight, and have some athletes who will challenge for NEWA championships.  Nick Logan and Mike Martini will be very difficult to replace in the lineup, but with the core of the young 2008 championship team of freshman returning as upperclassmen the veteran all-conference group led by Sutherland 149, Manley 174, Moore 197 combined with the return of sophomore stand out Mike Trasso 141, red shirt sophomore Brendan Guarino 165, and back down to weight Travis Drappi 133 the Anchormen shoulud still be in the hunt.  Scott Legacy and Ryan Rheaume will test the waters at 157 and three solid light weights with Rhodes, Gauthier, and Freshman Sugermeyer will battle at 125.  Sophomore Steve Saba and Freshman Steve Saul will compete at 184.  Transfer Alex LaBeef will challenge Drappi at 133 along with Sophomore Jake Miller.

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