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Elizabethtown Preview

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Elizabethtown College Blue Jays
Head Coach:  Eric Walker
Years at School as head coach: 6
Assistant Coaches:  Dan Bechtold

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record:  5-12
2008-2009 National Qualifiers and All-Americans:  Tyler Erdman (7th at 125), Deron Sharp (NQ at 285)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Erdman and Sharp
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier:  8

Top returning starters:
125- Tyler Erdman (7th in Division III) 33-6
133-Marty Harnish (14-17 )
141-Jarrod Cawley (7-14), Eric Rhoads (12-11)
149-Ronnie Cuff (8-17), Brian Frantz (10-14)
157-Bud Croswell (injured last season)
165-Mike Lussier (11-17)
174-Paul Connor (13-17)
197-Bill Meaney (7-9)
285-Deron Sharp (NQ, Metro Champ) 12-5

Top incoming wrestlers:
141/149-Tye Boyer, 3rd in PIAA AAA
174-Jim Gentile, 5th in NJ
133-Colin Sheridan, 2x PIAA qualifier
141/149-Matt Nobbs, 2x NJ qualifier
125-Ryan Irvin, 1x PIAA qualifier
149-Max Barsky-regional qualifier
133-Jordan Stepanchick, regional qualifier
157-Ross Stockdale, regional qualifier
165-Skip Newberger, National prep qualifier
184-Julian Meaney, did not compete the last two post seasons due to injury.
184-Cameron Aregood, season ending injury last year

Elizabethtown brings a nice mixture of upperclassmen and freshmen into the 2009-2010 season.  Two national qualifiers return, and Bud Croswell (2x conference placewinner) returns after missing all of last year with an injury.  With the addition of two state placewinners and three other state qualifiers, there is depth to support the top level talent like Erdman.  A tough schedule looms, but Elizabethtown could be looking a winning season.

McDaniel Preview

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McDaniel College Green Terror
Head Coach: Davey Blake
Years at School as head coach: 3rd season
Career Record at school: 13-28
Assistant Coaches: Steve Colasuonno, Wes Winters

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 9-14
2008-2009 All-American: Brock Glotfelty (8th/285)
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Brock Glotfelty, Brent Lowe, NAIA National Qualifier (2008)
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier: 7

Top returning starters:
Brock Glotfelty – 285 – 2009 NCAA DIII All-American, CC Champion
Brent Lowe -149 – CC 3rd Place, over 20 wins
Will Yeo – 184 – 4th Place CC (197)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Earl Eppard 125- Baltimore, MD- 3x MD State Placer (4-3-2), 2009 MD State Runner-up
Tom Goretsas-133 (transfer)-Hampstead, MD- 2x MD 3rd place finisher
Mike Tancredi-141 Wall, NJ- 7th Place 2009 NJ States
Mark Lobeck- 125 Lancaster, PA- PA State Qualifier
James Young- 125 Fairfax Station, VA-  7th  2009 National Preps, 3x  3rd Place VA Independent States
Josh Moore- 141/149- Dover, DE- MD State Qualifier
Mason Goldbach- 149/157-Wake Forest, NC- North Carolina state qualifier
Nolan Rinker- 141/149- Taneytown, MD- 6th place MD state tournament

McDaniel returns 7 of 10 starters from a year ago, a season in which they finished 3rd at the Centennial Conference Championships. The team will be led by returning All-American Heavyweight, Brock Glotfelty (JR), who finished 37-4 last season and has his eyes on competing for an individual NCAA Championship this March. Other returning Centennial Conference place winners include junior Brent Lowe (149), a former NAIA National Qualifier who finished 3rd in the Centennial last season.  This year’s roster boasts only two seniors, one of which is Will Yeo. Yeo who finished 4th in the Centennial at 197 is dropping to 184 for the season.  A strong recruiting class will add talent, competition, and depth to the lower weights.

Baldwin-Wallace Preview

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Baldwin-Wallace College Yellow Jackets
Head Coach: Rich Fleming
Years at School as head coach: 22
Assistant Coaches: Bryan Kmetz, Gino Russo

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record:  2-20
2008-2009 National Qualifier:  Andrew Scavuzzo (174 pounds)
2009-2010 Returning National Qualifier: Andrew Scavuzzo (174 pounds)
Returning Lettermen: Seven

Top Returning Starters: 125-pounder Jeremy Dombrady, 174-pounder Andrew Scavuzzo and 157/165-pounder Korey Leonhard

Top Incoming Wrestlers: Ohio District Qualifiers: 133-pounder Danny Huffman and 157/165-pounder Joe Georgian; Massachusetts State place-winner:  133-pounder Eric Lyons;  149-pounder Alexander Habash and 285-pounder Ryan Jones.

The Baldwin-Wallace College wrestling team will miss three graduated seniors from 2008-2009, but returns a young team that will have greater experience in 2009-2010.  The team is led by junior 174-pound NCAA Division III national qualifier and Ohio Athletic Conference champion Andrew Scavuzzo. The incoming freshmen are experienced Ohio wrestlers looking to turn that experience in successful college careers.  Massachusetts placewinner Eric Lyons will fit into an Ohio heavy lineup and add an eastern style of wrestling.  This year’s team should improve on last year’s dual meet record.

Southern Maine Preview

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University of Southern Maine Huskies
Head Coach: Joseph Pistone
Years at School as head coach: 7
Career Record at school: 44-57-2
Assistant Coaches: Julio Santiago; Philip Allen; Joseph Narvaez; Nick Spencer; Stephen Valastro

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 7-11
2008-2009 All-American: Michael Morin, 4th Place at 165lbs
Returning All-American: Morin
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in your 2009 national qualifier: 4

Top returning starters:
165 Michael Morin, 2x NEWA Champion, 2x NCAA National Qualifier; NCAA All American (4th)
141/149 Douglas Christensen-2x NEWA Conference Place Winner
125/133 Billy Cole (So) 21-11 record

Top incoming wrestlers:
157 Cody Byrd- 2009 New England Champion,3rd ’08 New England Championships, NH State Champion, NH MOC Champion, 3x NH State Placewinner; 149 Peter Gilman-2nd New England Championships, 2x Maine State Champion, 3x Regional Champion,4x Regional Finalist; 149 Logan Russell- Plymouth State Univ. transfer, 4x Maine State Place winner, 3x Region Champion; 125 Dylan Shultz- 2x New Hampshire State Champion, 3x New Hampshire Place winner; 133 Ernie Matthews- 2x Maine State Champ, 4x ME Placewinner;  165 Jim Koshivas- Massachusetts State Champion, 5th Massachusetts All States

USM looks forward to another successful year with NCAA All American Mike Morin, 2x NCAA NEWA Place winner Doug Christensen and 20 match winner Billy Cole leading this year’s Husky Wrestling team. In addition, there is an enthusiastic and accomplished group of incoming freshman with Peter Gilman and Cody Byrd leading the way, looking to make a sudden and solid impact on the mats.  Morin was the first All-American in the history of the program after a good run at the NCAA tournament, and he returns for another go.  Southern Maine’s dual meet fortunes may rest on how the incoming wrestlers fare in their first taste of college competition.

Central College Preview

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Central College Dutch
Head Coach: Eric Van Kley
Years at School as head coach: 3
Assistant Coaches: Jason Zastrow, Matt Diehl, Bob Kuennen

2008-2009 Dual Meet Record: 3-12
Number of returning wrestlers who competed in 2009 national qualifier: 5

Top returning starters:
Curtis Hobbs: 149 (15-17)
Tommy Van Renterghem: 165 (20-13)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Holden Blythe – IA State Champ
Brandon Burrell – IA State Champ
Jacob Crawford – IA State Finalist
Justin Marx – transfer Ellsworth CC

Central College continues to rebuild their wrestling program. Solid recruiting classes the past two years have lead to a roster of over 30 wrestlers with the majority being freshmen and sophomores.  Returners Curtis Hobbs and Tommy Van Renterghem will provide veteran leadership from the middle weights.  Three Iowa state champion freshmen should challenge for time as Central continues to work its way back.

Bullerman named interim coach at St. Olaf

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From St. Olaf Sports Information

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Jeff Bullerman will be the St. Olaf interim wrestling coach in 2009-10, athletic director Matt McDonald announced. Bullerman is taking the place of Sean Ahrar, who began a term in the U.S. Navy this summer.

It will be Bullerman’s third season at St. Olaf. He spent the last two as an assistant under Ahrar.

Bullerman wrestled at St. Cloud State University, where he was a three-time NCAA Division II championships qualifier.

Team Previews Coming Monday

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2009-2010 Team Previews will be coming on Monday.  Starting on September 21st, two team previews per day will appear on d3wrestle.com.  We will hit as many teams as we can leading up to the beginning of the season.  d3wrestle.com will also publish preseason individual rankings toward the end of October.  It’s been a long off-season, but it’s almost time for wrestling.

Recruiting List 2009

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This post will contain lists of the recruiting classes for Division III teams. The information will be taken from the Intermat list of recruits (found here) or from emails directly from the coaching staffs of the various teams. Since there is no DIII Letter of Intent or scholarships, these commitments are generally only reported when a school has received a deposit from the athlete. Even then, the decision is not binding in any way.

Updated 9/17/2009

Centenary
Glenn Cannici (Queen of Peace, NJ)
Nick Ronzano (Quakertown School, PA)
Cody Mooney (Raritanl, NJ)
Joseph Bach (Parsippany, NJ)
Nick Bach (Parsippany, NJ)
Chris Emanuelson (Xavier, CT)
Ryan Clark (East Lynn, CT)
Brian Heaney
Matt Glassford (Brick Memorial, NJ)
Russell Boardman (Madison, NJ)
Jared Crouse (Phillipsburg, NJ)
Justin Georgiano (Jackson Memorial, NJ)

Concordia-Moorhead
Derek Lee (Bismarck, ND)
Josten Coleman (Oakes, ND)
Tyler Blauert (Frazee, MN)
Kevin Fynboh (Thief River Falls, MN)
Josh Kelly (Oaks, ND)
Adam Sommers (Rosemount, MN)
Nathan Schmitz (Perham, MN)
Tom Bouressa (Alexandria, MN)

Elizabethtown
125-Kevin Aspril- Lampeter Strasburg, PA
174/184- Julian Meaney- Manchester Twp, NJ
149/157- Ross Stockdale- Warwick, PA
133- Jordan Stepanchick- Hempfield, PA
141- Matt Nobbs- Point Pleasant Boro, NJ
157- Max Barsky- Abington, PA
141/149- Tye Boyer- Indian Valley, PA
174- Skip Newberger- Boys Latin, MD
133- Andrew Mariani- Penncrest, PA
174- Jim Gentile- Paulsboro, NJ
133- Ryan Irvin- Big Spring, PA
184- Cameron Aregood- Gateway Regional, NJ
133/141- Colin Sheridan- Mt. Pleasant, PA

Gettysburg
CJ Ceci (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA)
Nick Cutler (Trinity Pawling, NY)
Joe Fiore (Kellenberg Memorial, NY)
Adam Finkelstein (Somers, NY)
Michael Gooding (Thayer Academy, MA)
Adam Hammdorf (Hamilton-Wenham, MA)
Garrett Lincoln (Hingham, MA)
Anthony Parry (Greenwich, CT)
Michael Picciani (Episcopal, PA)
Kevin Poplaski (St. John’s Prep, MA)
Colin Pryor (St. Anthony’s, NY)
Marhsall Puls (The Hotchkiss School, CT)
Branden Strohl (Catasaqua, PA)
Bill Walton (Brooks, MA)
Tim Zielinski (Northfield Mount Hermon, MA)

John Carroll
Danny Rose (Beachwood, OH)

Johns Hopkins
Teno Boone (Baltimore, MD)
Stuart Corless (Wellesley, MA)
Ben Elder (Lexington, KY)
Andrew Giannascoli (Downingtown, PA)
Joseph Gowen (Concord, NH)
Paul Marcello (Pembroke Pines, FL)
Lance McCoy (Baltimore, MD)
Dylan Meade (Freehold, NJ)
Isa Mohammed (Clarksville, MD)
Reid Mosquera (Andover, MA)
Matt Nelson (Gahanna, OH)
Salvatore Rizzo (Islip, NY)

Johnson & Wales
Colin Lenhardt (Gloucester, VA)
Humphrey Swift (Danburty, CT)
James Morrison (Roselle, NJ)
Cody Mooney (Raritan, NJ)
Joe Pronk (Marshfield, MA)

King’s
Chris Puorro (Seton Hall Prep, NJ)
Brendan Dwyer (Pittsford, NY)
Dave Foley (Fairport, NY)

Lakeland
Martin Alvarez, Sheboygan, WI
Dalton Buckmaster, Oceola, WI
Nathan Cambell, Wauwatosa, WI
Derek Dolgner, Appleton, WI
Josh Gauthier, Iron Mountain, MI
Cody Gust, Wabeno, WI
Kyle Hayden, Beloit, WI
Cory Hildebrandt, Granger, IN
Joe Horton, Kingsford, MI
TJ Kinjerski, Mishicot, WI
Nick Kusta, Oak Lawn, IL
Brad LeClair, Two Rivers, WI
David May, Oak Lawn, IL
Ricardo Rosas, Sheboygan WI

Lycoming
Terrell Nixon (Philadelphia, PA)
Nick Bravo (Point Pleasant Beach, NJ)

McDaniel
Marcus Carter (Greenbelt, MD/Eleanor Roosevelt)
Sean Crimmins (Reading, MA/ Reading Memorial)
Earl Eppard (Baltimore, MD/Lansdowne)
Scott Forrester (Manchester, NJ/ Manchester Twp.)
Mason Goldblach (Wake Forest, NC/Wake Forest-Rolesville)
Tom Goretsas (Hampstead, MD/North Carroll)
Mike Hill (Kensington, MD/Bethesda-CC)
Mark Lobeck (Lancaster, PA/ Lancaster Catholic)
James McGarry (Ocean City, MD/Stephen Decatur)
Josh Moore (Dover, DE/ North Caroline (MD))
Nolan Rinker (Taneytown, MD/Francis Scott Key)
Ryan Spicer (Whitefield, ME/Erskine Academy)
Mike Tancredi (Wall, NJ/Wall)
Tony Vorndran (Millville, NJ/Millville)
James Young (Fairfax Station, VA/Bishop Denis J. O’Connell)

Merchant Marine
Garrick Skubon (Mercersburg Academy, PA)

Messiah
Pat Hogan (Liberty University) 184/197
Spencer Alexander (Hanover, VA) 125
Stephen Antonek (Mendham, NJ) 133
Ryan Snead (Potomac Falls, VA) 133
Josh Bressler (PCA, MD) 141/149
Steve Bandstra (Midland Park, NJ) 165
Travis Ebersole (Manheim Central, PA) 184/197
Russell Jones (Pope John, NJ) 184/197

Milwaukee School of Engineering
Austin Binish (Sturgeon Bay, WI)
Craig Evans (West Allis Central, WI)
John Fowler (Colville, WA)
James Franke (Wheaton-Warrenville South, IL
TJ Huemann (Johnsburg, IL)
Joey Marsh (Wausau West, WI)
Fernando Morales (Lake Park, IL)
Steve Nguyen (Burnsville, MN)
Matt Ostovich (Greenfield, WI)
Caleb Staub (Dakota, IL)
Matt Weber (St. Anthony, MN)
Josh Wengerter (Pulaski, WI)

NYU
Gabe Gleason (Bound Brook, NY)
Ramsey Chahine (Manhattan Beach, LA)
Adlee Fayyez (Rye, NY)
Justin Murberg (Hillsdale, NJ)
Jackson Yates (Baltimore, MD)
Billy Kartsonis (Jacksonville, FL)
Alex Pineiro (Oradell, NJ)
Chris Amro (Brooklyn, NY)
Jimmy Carriddi (Oradell, NJ)
Sam Galassi (Bergen Catholic, NJ)

Plymouth State
Jesse Bilodeau (Otter Valley Union, VT)
Ryan Cunniff (Bath, ME)
Femi Wheeler (Mamaroneck, NY)
James Matlack (Hamilton, NJ)
Sean Kelley (Winnacunnet, NH)
Seth Carter (Alvirne, NH)
Jake Greenwood (Windham, ME)
Derek Bolduc (Mt. Mansfield, VT)
Kyle Folino (North Adams, MA)
Mike Strong (Vergennes, VT)
Peter Bronder (Noble, ME)
Rob Phillips (Brick Memorial, NJ)
Josh Robbins (Belfast, ME)
Greg Bohenko (Westford Academy, MA)
Steve Sughrue (Wilmington, MA)
Craig Manning (South Glens Falls, NH)
Jon Miller (Manchester High School West, NH)
Matt Moher (Manchester High School West, NH)

Roger Williams
Michael Armata (Syosset, NY)
Hagai Brandon (Newton, MA)
Jack DiBurro (Haverhill, MA)
Cody Emond (Mount Vernon, NY)
Phil Ernst (Succasunna, NJ)
Matt Hart (Albany, NY)
Joseph Holbeche (Wappingers Falls, NY)
Stephen Kein (Rutherford, NJ)
Ryan Kelly (Portland, CT)
Ryan Lynch (Hudson, MA)
Bobby Markowski (Wayne, NJ)
Michael Monson (Southington, CT)
Kaare Stokdal (Kingston, NY)
Mark Whitesell (Silver Spring, MD)

St. John’s
Trenton Seck (Delano, MN)
Charlie Kirscht (Alexandria, MN)
Chris Stevermer (Prior Lake, MN)

St. Olaf
Matt Bailey (Robbinsdale Armstrong, MN)
Collin Jergenson (Minnewaska Area, MN)
Mike Roth (Delano, MN)
Bernt Bratagar (Burnsville, MN)
Jake Bohler (Delano, MN)
Joe Pesta (Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, MN)

Southern Maine
Dylan Shultz (NH)
Shane Daly (ME)
Ernie Matthews (ME)
Nick Healy (CT)
Mark Richardson (ME)
Peter Gilman (ME)
Jonathan Dowling (MA)
Logan Russell (Plymouth State)
Tyler Lott (NH)
Spencer Chipman (ME)
Jim Koshivas (MA)
Clyde Tibbetts (ME)
Tony Trickett (MA)
Alex Holland (MA)
Dan Suarez (NJ)

Stevens Institute of Technology
Cal Perry (High Point NJ/High Point Regional HS, 197)
Ryan Bridge (Galloway NJ/Absegami HS, 149)
Brian Schmaltz (Colts Neck NJ/Christian Brothers Academy HS, 285)
Jason Nowakowski (Jackson NJ/Jackson Liberty HS, 184)
Chris Selvoski (Cherry Hill NJ/Bishop Eustace Prep, 184)
Will Sharkey (Westminster MD/Winters Mill HS, 157)
Andrew Vischelli (Old Bethpage NY/Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS, 141)
Eric Palmer (Scituate MA/Scituate HS, 141)
Ryan Neugebauer (Baldwin NY/Chaminade HS, 125)
Derek Thompson-Sevcik (Toms River NJ, 149)
Ryan Owens (Fallston MD/John Carroll HS, 141)
Azizbek Babakhanov (Brooklyn NY/Sheepshead Bay HS, 157)

Ursinus
Connor Gregory (Winchester, MA)
Maxwell Lehner (Baltimore, MD)
Samuel Brenner (West Roxbury, MA)
Hassan Elghawy (Collegeville, PA)
Travis Quinn (Lititz, PA)
Curtis Watkins (Fairfield, CT)
Andrew Corbett (Pittsgrove, NJ)
Anthony Dain (Mount Laurel, NJ)
Joseph LaSala (Nesconset, NY)
William Rieck (Jim Thorpe, PA)
John Robinson (Danvers, MA)
Christopher Brzezynski (Pennington, NJ)
Eric Pfeiffer (East Greenville, PA)
Christopher Warren (New Milford, NJ)
Kevin Kozub (Bay Head, NJ)
Matthew Leahy (Waltham, MA)
Michael Kevlin (Manalapan, NJ)
Stephen Hayman (Toyko, Japan)
Myles Tornetta (Frazer, PA)
Kyle Levocz (Philadelphia, PA)
Theodore Conrad (Doylestown, PA)
Brian Greene (Plainview, NY)
Edward Berry (Philadelphia, PA)
Brett Smyers (Gardners, PA)
Louis Fein (Cambridge, MA)
Bill Cornely (Camden Catholic, NJ)

UW-La Crosse
Mitch Spano (Woodbury, MN)
Scott Hogan (Eastview, MN)
Josh McLain (Anoka, MN)

UW-Platteville
Jesse Wellman (Hastings, MN)

UW-Stevens Point
Jordan Schulte (Mosinee, WI)
Jordan Poirier (Bloomer, WI)
CJ Hale (Auburndale, WI)
Cody Stichman (Waupaca, WI)
Ben Strobel (Neenah, WI)
Matt Wallace (Kaukauna, WI)
Matt Cuadra (Oshkosh/West, WI)
Mark Puckhaber (DePere/West, WI)
Mike Weber (Necedah, WI)
Dustin Wozniak (Stanley, WI)
Patrick Sloan (Mukwonago, WI)
Hayden Silvers (Baraboo, WI)
Lucas McGann (Merrimac/Baraboo, WI)
Derek Roosa (Mosinee, WI)
Tom Jung (Hinsdale Central, IL)
Shane Sweeney (Edgewood/Monona, WI)
Ryan Conat (New London, WI)
Craig Brandvold (Merrill, WI)
Jordan Kust (Shawano, WI)

Wabash
Chad Barrett (Greentown, IN)
Julian Cernuda (Hickory, NC)
Patrick Clegg (Clarendon Hills, IL)
Winston Craft (Attica, IN)
Johnny Dillon (Hobart, IN)
Jordan Dulaney (Muncie, IN)
Jeramey Hicks (West Lebanon, IN)
Quinten Hizey (Kutztown University)
Martin Lantz (Goshen, IN)
Ryan Lutz (Sacramento, CA)
Tyler McCoy (Lafayette, IN)
Austin O’Neal (Griffith, IN)
Alex Orton (Clarendon Hills, IL)
Garrett Payne (Michigan City, IN)
Corbin Richards (Avon, IN)
Derek Rowe (Logansport, IN)
Daniel Sandberg (Indianapolis, IN)
Jeromy Sisk (Peru, IN)
Drew Spriggs (Thorntown, IN)
Zach Stone (Elkhart, IN)
Jacob Strausbaugh (Orrville, OH)
Oscar Trujillo (Lafayette, IN)
Gabe Watson (Columbus, IN)
Ryan Wells (Grove City, OH)
Ethan Wilson (Indianapolis, IN)
Bill Wood (Palos Heights, IL)
Devan Young (Chino Hills, CA)
Willy Costakis (Merrillville, IN)

Washington & Jefferson
Tyler Berger (Burrell, PA)
Nicholas Sewell (Blair Academy, NJ)
Brett Jeffries (Watkins Memorial, OH)
Brady Fyffe (Grove City, PA)
James Vautier (West Mifflin, PA)
Peter Bowditch (St. Mark’s, MA)
Eric Kohr (River Hill, MD)
Daniel Singer (Avella, PA)
Robbie Mies (Williamsport, MD)
Nathan Miller (Teays Valley, OH)
Ty Sampsell (Milton, PA)

Wilkes
Raymond Dungee (Morristown, NJ/ Morristown)
Matt Ellery (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex)
Stephen Falk (Rome, NY / Holland Patent)
AJ Fisher (Villas, NJ/ St. Augustine Prep)
Justin Franiak (Collegeville, PA/ Springford)
Mike Hoff (Finksburg, MD/Westmnster)
Kyle Huber (Newton, NJ / Newton)
Mahlon Kennedy  (Hershey, PA/ Milton Hershey School)
Kris Krawchuk (Slatington, PA/ Northern Lehigh)
Patrick Lamberson (Kingsley, PA/ Mountain View)
Scott Mantua (Clarksville, MD/River Hill)
Ben Marich  (Kempton, PA/ Northwestern Lehigh)
Griffin Panicucci (Wantage, NJ / High Point)
Eddie Parliman  (Lehighton, PA/ Lehighton)
Eric Parliman (Lehighton, PA/ Lehighton)
Jeff Peterson  (Edison, NJ / Edison)
Tyler Pickard  (Blackwood, NJ / Highland Regional)
Dustin Stough  (Friendsville, MD / Northern Garrett)
Taylor Stuart (Middletown, PA / Lower Dauphin)
Jesse Villella (Port Crane, NY/ Chenango Forks)
Nathan White  (Ellicott City, MD / River Hill)

WPI
Dylan Billings (Westminster, MA)
Michael Fitch (Bronx, NY)
Daniel Gilman (Framingham, MA)
Thomas Jones (Raynham, MA)
Cody McCormick (Clarence Center, NY)
Joseph Pasquarelli (Pittsfield, MA)
Gregory Mollnow (Cohoes, NY)

York
Will Forero (Wheatley School, NY)
Jeff Snair (Kings Park HS, NY)
Alex Paladino (Caesar Rodney HS, DE)
Will Pumphry (Old Mill HS, MD)
Jeff Slater (Lutheran HS, NY)
Kevin Braodwater (St. Joseph HS, NJ)
Brandon Heffelfinger (Panther Valley HS, PA)
Chris Gugliotti (Pittston Area HS, PA)
Sal Disimone (Center Moriches HS, NY)
Kevin Cassidy (Bel Air HS, MD)
Evan Ennis (Calvert Hall HS, MD)
Kerry Boughton (Kingston HS, NY)
Ryan Milbourn (Smithfield HS, VA)
Mark Burkhart (Ridley HS, PA)
Mike Golt (Dover HS, DE)
David Fouts (Hereford HS, MD)
Steve Andolena (Transfer – Ithica)
Will Carr (St, Andrews Episcopal School, MD)
Alan Dyer (Camden Catholic HS, NJ)
Zach Downing (Winter Mills HS, MD)
Vinnie Bianchinni (Paul VI HS, NJ)
Aaron Vrabel (Milton Hershey Sch., PA)
John McHale (Transfer – Frostburg State)
John Starcevich (Transfer – Widener)
Richard Walton (South Plainfield HS, NJ)
Nick Page (Kennard-Dale HS, PA)
Amro Elansari (Downingtown East HS, PA)
Matt Pagano (Hopewell Valley HS, NJ)
Jason Walters (Southern Regional, NJ)

Osborn to Ohio

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Quincy Osborn, a 2007 NCAA champion for Augsburg, has been hired as an assistant at Ohio University.  Osborn spent the last two seasons assisting at Augsburg.  Osborn was the 2007 NCAA champ at 141 pounds, defeating Ricky LaForge of Delaware Valley in the finals.  Osborn also wrestled for the University of Minnesota where he was an NCAA Division I qualifier.

Ohio Wrestling Welcomes Quincy Osborn

Williams’ Vega moves to West Point

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Rafael Vega, formerly the co-head coach at Williams College, has been hired as an assistant coach at Army.  Vega spent seven years at Williams.  During that time, Williams produced four wrestlers who achieved All-American status 8 times including 2009 finalist Ryan Malo and three time All-Americans Tom Prairie and John Dolan.  Williams also was the top academic team in Division III in 2009 while winning the NEWA team title.

Vega Joins Army Wrestling Staff

DIII Championships Trivia

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Mark Palmer, writing for examiner.com, has a few articles with Division III wrestling info.  See below for information about team champions and outstanding wrestlers.

College Wrestling 101: Which programs have won NCAA Division III team titles?

College Wrestling 101: Who has won an NCAA Outstanding Wrestler Award? (Division III)

Dave Kemmy Interview

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Takedown Radio caught up with Roger Williams coach Dave Kemmy.  Click below for the interview.

Takedown Radio Interview of Dave Kemmy

Gettysburg Shirts for Sale

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I have a few of the shirts below available for sale. The first shirt is an orange performance fabric tee for $20 and the second is a cotton ringer tee for $10. Please contact me at andyvogel@d3wrestle.com if you would like to order one. See the available sizes below

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Sizes Available:
2 Medium, 3 Large, 1 XXL

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Sizes Available:
6 XL, 1 XXL
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PA Team Schedules

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Over at the Wrestling Report, they’ve been collecting some of the schedules for next year of the Pennsylvania Division III teams.  Here’s what’s posted so far.

Ursinus
Wilkes
Thiel
Muhlenberg
King’s
Scranton
York
Washington & Jefferson
Messiah

Mike Moyer Interview on Wrestling411

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Mike Moyer, Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association, spoke with Wrestling411 about the recent NWCA convention.  Probably the biggest issue discussed at the convention was the proposal to move the start of the wrestling season from late fall to the beginning of January.  Click below to listen.

Mike Moyer on Wrestling411

Division III Links

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Here are some recent links to different Division III related articles

Former Cornell Four Time All-American Voigt Joins Rams Wrestling Staff

YCP Grad Going Pro in MMA – 2x NCAA champ for York Duane Bastress going pro

Fight Path: M-1 and Strikeforce’s Shamar Bailey learned self reliance through homeschooling – Bailey was the first NCAA qualifier for Maranatha Baptist Bible College

John Manarte Hired at Stevens

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Former Hofstra wrestler John Manarte has been hired as the graduate assistant at Stevens Institute of Technology as of late last month.  See the release below:

HOBOKEN, N.J. (July 27, 2009) – Stevens Institute of Technology wrestling head coach Michael Clayton has announced the hiring of John Manarte (Farmingville, N.Y.) as a graduate assistant coach for the upcoming 2009-10 season. Manarte will join a program that set the program record for wins in a season with 12 and sent freshman 174-pounder Ryan Dormann to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships.

A graduate of Hofstra University, Manarte, an NCAA Division I qualifier as a sophomore (2003-04) and Colonial Athletic Association Runner-Up, was a member of the Top 15 Division I team.

“We are excited to have John join our program. He has wrestled at the elite levels of Division I and has trained under some of the nation’s top coaches. He truly brings a great attitude into our room” said Clayton.

Prior to his time with the Pride, Manarte competed for Sachem High School in Long Island, compiling a 108-13 career record. The former Suffolk County Champion and three-time All-County wrestler led Sachem to a league title in 2000, while earning All-American accolades as a senior. A New York State Freestyle Champion and a 2000 Empire State Games gold medalist, Manarte, placed third at the New York State Championships and seventh at Nationals.

Voigt Interview on Takedown Radio

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New Cornell assistant Shawn Voigt was interviewed recently on Takedown Radio.  Have a listen.

Shawn Voigt Interview

Cornell Names Voigt as New Assistant

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Shawn Voigt, Cornell’s last NCAA champion, has been named to the assistant coach position.  He replaces Ty Eustice who has moved on to become the head coach at Iowa Lakes Community College.  Voigt was a four time All-American and the 1990 NCAA Division III champion at 150 lbs.  See the release below.

MOUNT VERNON — Shawn Voigt, a four-time all-American and 1990 NCAA Division III national champion at Cornell College, returns to his alma mater as a full-time assistant coach on Mike Duroe’s wrestling staff.

Voigt has 16 years of coaching experience at the high school and collegiate levels, including a previous stint as a Rams assistant from 1997-99. The Mount Vernon native spent the past 10 years at West Branch High School, where he taught social studies and was head wrestling coach from 1999-2007.

“It’s exciting to come back to Cornell and tackle this challenge in my home town,” Voigt said. “I definitely missed coaching. This is a great opportunity to coach at the college level which is where I really wanted to be. I really believe in Coach Duroe and what he’s doing here. He really impressed me and he runs a first-class program. I know I can go out and sell it. I’m excited everything worked out.”

Voigt replaces Ty Eustice, who accepted a head coaching position at Iowa Lakes Community College.

“We are thrilled to have hired Shawn,” Duroe said. “This is a great opportunity for us to draw on his experience as a student-athlete at Cornell. He was an NCAA champion and a strong student and he’s a Mount Vernon guy. Shawn has a lot of history with the community and the college that definitely influenced my decision. His goals and aspirations are like mine and that’s important to share the same visions. He will put our program in a position to move up nationally. We had a lot of quality guys apply for this job. I think we made a great hire.”

Voigt is Cornell’s all-time wins leader with a glossy 148-19 career record and the only four-time all-American in the program’s storied history. He is the Rams’ last national champion in wrestling, claiming the 150-pound title in 1990. Voigt placed third as a junior and sophomore and sixth his freshman season.

A four-time Midwest Conference champion, Voigt helped lead the Rams to three conference team championships. He is a member of Cornell’s Wrestling Hall of Fame and the NCAA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame.

“We are extremely excited to add someone with Shawn’s knowledge, experience and passion for Cornell to an already outstanding wrestling staff,” Cornell Director of Athletics John Cochrane said. “The ability to attract a four-time all-American and national champion with the technical teaching and interpersonal skills that Shawn possesses, presents itself very rarely.”

The Rams are coming off their second consecutive top-10 national team finish, placing eighth in 2009 with three all-Americans. The Rams have fielded 10 all-Americans in Duroe’s four seasons at the helm.

Voigt graduated from Cornell in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in history and education. He earned a master’s degree in sport psychology from the University of Iowa in 1998.

Voigt held head high school coaching positions at Big Sandy (Colo.) School (1990-91), Louisa-Muscatine (1991-93), Des Moines Roosevelt (1993-94) and West Branch (1999-2007). He was a high school assistant at West Des Moines Dowling from 1994-97 prior to joining Steve Devries’ staff during Cornell’s first two seasons as a member of the Iowa Conference.

Voigt directed a turnaround at West Branch, leading the Bears to a 10th-place state finish in his final season. For his efforts, he was named the 2007 Southeast Iowa Class 1A Wrestling Coach of the Year. While at Dowling, Voigt was honored as the 1994 Scholastic Wrestling Iowa Assistant Coach of the Year.

Voigt, a three-time state placewinner at Mount Vernon High School, captured a state title at 138 pounds in 1985. He took second as a sophomore and third as a senior with the Mustangs.

Voigt and his wife, Karmin, have eight children: sons Alex, 14, Jackson, 13, Harry, 7, Graham, 7, and daughters Hannah, 13, Madison, 12, Emma, 11, and Mackenzie, 10.

Coach Videos from USA/Russia Dual

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Stevens Institute of Technology Head Coach Mike Clayton and TCNJ Assistant Joe Pollard were interviewed at the USA/Russia Dual meet at the New York Athletic Club back in June.  Click below for the videos.

Mike Clayton

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Joe Pollard

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