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Pioneers Announce Recruits

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By Vanessa Nemitz, UWP Sports Information Student Assistant

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville wrestling recruiting class is an extremely strong group, 11th-year Pioneer Coach Chris Walter announced today.

Among the newcomers for the 2007-08 school year are six state qualifiers and two state champions. They will join a Pioneer team that placed 13th in the NCAA Division III wrestling championships last season.

Coach Walter has compiled a 80-66-3 record in his previous ten campaigns, including 37-23-1 in the tough WIAC.

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Anibal Nieves named Head Coach at WNEC

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By my count, this leaves no vacancies in Division III, which is good, since school has started at most colleges.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Anibal Nieves of Agawam has been named the new wrestling coach at Western New England College, athletics director Mike Theulen announced Tuesday (Aug. 21). He succeeds Jeff Peterson who held the position for the past three years.

A native of Aquadilla, Puerto Rico, Nieves previously served as the wrestling coach at American International College and assistant wrestling coach at Springfield Technical Community College.

He still remains the head coach and director of the New England All-Stars Wrestling Club.

Nieves placed 10th in the freestyle division at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, and 12th at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. He also was a six-time Pan American Games medal winner (four silver, two bronze).

Nieves received All-America recognition in 1989 after placing sixth in the 134-lb. weight class at the NCAA Division I Championship while competing for East Stroudsburg University (Pa.).

Nieves was the Puerto Rico Wrestler-of-the-Year from 1991-93 and eight-time Puerto Rico Wrestling National Champion (136½ pounds).

While at AIC, Nieves was selected the NCAA Division II East Region Coach-of-the-Year in 1998 after the Yellow Jackets finished fourth in the team standings. He coached five All-Americans and 16 Academic All-Americans at AIC and had 12 national qualifiers.

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Jarman Honored by NWCA

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NWCA announces four coaches as Lifetime Honorary Members: Hinkel, Jarman, Sacchi, Iasiello

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d3wrestle Preseason Rankings: 184

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The top three at 184 depart, leaving Djoumessi as a clear favorite, at least here in August.  Only three All-Americans return at this weight, leaving room for this year’s crop of wrestlers.  The (known) newcomers at this weight lack the credentials of some of the lighter weights, so it may be a year for upperclassmen to shine at 184.

1. Djoumessi (Wart)
2. Coleman (NYU)
3. Figgins (Lor)
4. Summers (JC)
5. Youel (NC)
6. Giehl (Brk)
7. Smith (Spri)
8. Lynaugh (Aug)
9. Mueller (Luth)
10. Fishel (JH)

Contender

Quinlan (BSC)
Bollig (WSP)
Lenhardt (JWU)
Casper (WW)
Stueve (BV)
Kerr (Augst)
Craft (MSJ)
Horn (Elm)

Newcomers

Nielson (Luth)    MN Champ 3X Pl
Ley (Oliv)    4th MI
Cambi (RW)    4th MA
Holland (LX)    2nd, 4th MN

d3wrestle Preseason Rankings: 174

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Now, for 174. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 all return at this weight, as do several other 2007 qualifiers, making 174 one of the deeper weights in terms of returning athletes. Chelf is the odds on favorite to repeat his 2007 championship after steamrolling his way to the title last year, but a strong group of challengers will look to knock him off his perch.

1. Chelf (LX)
2. Vanderhyde (Oliv)
3. Bath (WSP)
4. Gotreau (Aug)
5. Winfield (McD)
6. LeBlanc (Cort)
7. Van Patten (Brk)
8. Plowman (ONU)
9. Osgoody (TCNJ)
10. Larson (Dub)

Contender

Miller (Euc)
Branchen (JC)
Jon Henry (Heid)
Murray (BV)
Hoover (Man)

Newcomers

Brekke (LX) WI Champ
Diesel (KP) 3rd New York
Benko (Urs) 6th Maryland
McCarthy (Will) 4th Nat. Prep
Sundwall (Spri) 3rd CT

d3wrestle Preseason Rankings: 165

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With 4x champ LeVesseur gone, this weight class looks more wide open than it did last season.  However, there is a lot of depth coming back at the weight.  Both finalists are gone, but 3,4,6, and 7 are all back along with three wrestlers who lost in the All-America round in 2007.  Notably, Cruickshank of Olivet drops to 165 afte qualifying at  184 last year.

1. Palmer (LX)
2. Bradshaw (Brk)
3. Martel (JW)
4. Russo (BW)
5. Bogardus (Cort)
6. MacWhinnie (SI)
7. Van Dyke (Luth)
8. Youel (NC)
9. Barowski (Wilk)
10. Tyler (Spri)

Contender

Rammel (Heid)
Goble (RH)
Grothus (Coe)
Daugherty (Wilm)
Doan (Elm)
Dahlheimer (Lyc)
Zempel (Mess)
Cruickshank (Oliv)

Newcomers

Zotollo (RW)    4th New Jersey
Twito (KP)    3X IA placer
Kulik (WJ)    Nat. Prep Champ
Olson (WW)    WI Champ

d3wrestle Preseason Rankings: 157

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We’re halfway home with the rankings, as 157 is up today.  Last year’s champ returns, but 2, 3, 4, and 5 have graduated.  Wernimont had a win over Anderson last year in a dual meet.   Of the newcomers, Renaut was 2nd at the NHSCA Senior Nationals, and Bressler is a 5x National Prep placewinner.  Bressler, however, faces an uphill battle just to make the starting lineup at Messiah.

1. Anderson (Aug)
2. Wernimont (Wart)
3. McCauley (Corn)
4. Spence (MSJ)
5. Herwig (DV)
6. Forness (BV)
7. Brew (Oliv)
8. Goldstein (Getty)
9. Milks (Platt)
10. Niedrich (Y)

Contender

Coleman (ONU)
Katz (Elm)
Nagel (WW)
Burkle (Coe)
Savenok (Wheat)
Jon Henry (Heid)
Elers (WJ)
Moyer (USM)

Newcomers

Renaut (KP)    2nd SR Nationals
Bressler (Mess)    5X Nat. Prep pl.
Murray (Chi)    2nd MI
Stanley (JH)    SC Champ
Serboucek (Luth) 3rd KS
Hamilton (NC)    2X 3rd IL
Meyers (LX)    WI Champ
Mickley (JC)    2X OH Placer
Creutz (LX)    Transfer-1st WI

d3wrestle Preseason Rankings: 149

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Next up is the always tough 149 lb. class.  Pflug was the 157 champ in 2006 while taking 3rd at 149 last season.  Osborn may move up to 149 as the defending 141 lb. champ.  Naig was the runner up at this weight in 2006 before missing last season.  He is expected to be back this year, however.  The notable newcomers are a pair of 3x state champs in Pyle from Kansas (Luther) and Lahar from Michigan (Olivet).

1. Pflug (Heid)
2. Osborn (Aug)
3. Naig (Wart)
4. Higgins (Platt)
5. LeBlanc (Cort)
6. Shank (Getty)
7. Cammissa (BSC)
8. Gardella (CW)
9. Steinbacher (DV)
10. Barber (Simp)

Contender

Paramski (Corn)
Malone (WSP)
Reid (WW)
Smith (Wilkes)
Biango (NJ)
Massaman (ConcW)
Mercer (Coe)
Croswell (ET)

Newcomers

Pyle (Luth)    3X KS Champ
Lahar (Oliv)    3X MI Champ
Buenafuente (USM) 2X NJ Placer
Maurer (Lyc)    2X PA Placer
Ellingwood (NC)    2X IL Runner-up
Turtle (Urs)    2nd DE

SUNY-Maritime Article on TheWrestling Mall

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Please click the link below to read more about the decision to suspend wrestling at SUNY-Maritime.  Matt Krumrie contacted me for some comments, but the interview with former head coach Jason O’Hara makes it worth checking out.

SUNY-Maritime Wrestling: Temporarily Suspended or Permanently Dropped?

d3wrestle Preseason Rankings: 141

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Here are your 141 preseason rankings. Last year’s champ is expected to be at 149 (though that could change).  If Osborn moves up, that would mean the top five at this weight are all gone for 2007-2008.

1. Bonora (RIC)
2. Grawin (Luth)
3. Branham (NJ)
4. Vanier (Aug)
5. Manoogian (CW)
6. McKray (Wart)
7. Batsukh (St.J)
8. Hall (DV)
9. Smith (Osw)
10.Baum (RIT)

Contender

Sanchez (Heid)
Marsh (BSC)
Bautista (WW)
Kein (Muhl)
Rohowetz (LX)
Horwath (Ith)
Spitalieri (JC)
Rose (Thiel)

Newcomers

Widrick (Cort)    3rd New York
Resnick (ET)    2nd Nat Prep ’06
Newland (Heid)    2nd OH
Bain (Oliv)    4X MI Placer
Wilson (LX)    1st, 3rd WI
Jaramillo (BSC)    2nd New Engl.
Ryan (WW)    VA Champ

d3wrestle Preseason Rankings: 133

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Here are the d3wreste.com preseason rankings from 133.  As with any of these rankings, if you know a wrestler is out of eligibility, is not wrestling, or is at a different weight class, please leave a comment or start a discussion in the forum.  Defending champ Morgan is back at this weight as is 2007 3rd place finisher Johnson.  University of Minnesota transfer Lang may be here if 2007 runner up Vanier moves up to 141 for Augsburg.

1. Morgan (K)
2. Lang (Aug)
3. Johnson (NC)
4. Helvey (Wart)
5. Hulegaard (BV)
6. Kolinski (LX)
7. Seifried (Ith)
8. Hjerleid (Coe)
9. Polashuk (Y)
10. Sarinelli (NJ)

Contenders

Nothern (Corn)
Hall (Muhl)
Valestro (USM
Pizzurro (JC)
Sullivan (Mill)
Meyer (MSJ)
Bartlett (Luth)
Kern (WSP)

Newcomers

Davy (Cort)    5th New York
Kauffman (JH)    2X AZ State Pl.
Lewis (Lyc)    6th PA
Beshada (KP)    2nd New Jersey
Chatham (Spri)    5th New York

d3wrestle Preseason Rankings: 125

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Each weekday for the next ten days, d3wrestle will be posting preseason rankings for each weight class including a Top 10, top contenders, and notable newcomers. Feel free to discuss in the forum. We’ll start today with 125. Six All-Americans return at this weight including 2007 runner up Flodeen.

1. Flodeen (Aug)
2. McDonough (JW)
3. Heilman (Corn)
4. Vallejo (Man)
5. Flickinger (Y)
6. Oster (Elm)
7. McInally (RIT)
8. Struthers (Wart)
9. Baatar (St.J)
10. Quieroz (Wilk)

Contenders

Gummerson (Cente)
Greene (KP)
Parillo (LX)
Kingsland (Urs)
Calhoun (WSP)
Colagiavanni (Cort)
Penny (ONU)
Christner (Mill)

Newcomers

Sheetz (DelVal) PA State Champ, Ironman Champ
Rush (Coe) 2X IL State Champ
Reyes (USM) 5th New York
Fisher (Heid) MI State Champ
Bogue (Oliv) 3X MI State Pl.
Leviner (Osh) 2X WI State Champ
August (WW) 2X 2nd WI

Mike Clayton Named Head Coach at Stevens

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As reported earlier, Mike Clayton has officially been named Head Wrestling Coach at Stevens Institute of Technology.

From the StevensDucks.com:

HOBOKEN, N.J. (August 8, 2007) – Former United States Military Academy head assistant coach Mike Clayton (Brooklyn, Iowa) has been named the head wrestling coach at Stevens Institute of Technology. A four-time letterwinner at the United States Naval Academy during the 1990’s, Clayton takes over the Ducks’ program after former head coach Andy Lausier assumed the position of assistant coach at Princeton University in late-June.

“I’m very excited to join a great group of people at Stevens,” Clayton said. “The school’s administration and athletics director (Russell Rogers – Branchburg, N.J.) have made a landmark commitment to bring back a program to a wrestling rich community. They are 100 percent behind building the best Division III wrestling program in the nation.

“With our campus location near Manhattan, a top academic reputation and amazing job placement history, wrestling at Stevens is a natural fit for the best young men all around the country,” Clayton added.

During his three years at Army, Clayton helped produce eight NCAA Championship qualifiers. In his first year with the team, he guided Phillip Simpson to his third consecutive All-America certificate and an appearance in the national finals. In 2004-05 and 2005-06, Clayton was instrumental as the Black Knights returned to the national polls. He was also responsible for student development, recruiting, team and individual workouts, travel, budgeting, camps, purchasing, facility improvements and promotions while at West Point. Clayton’s 2006 recruiting class ranked No. 22 nationally in the Wrestling USA Magazine poll.

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DIII in the News

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Wrestling at Mount St. Joseph on the rise – MSJ to wrestle home and home with Purdue this year and next

Olivet College receives donation to construct new events center – new wrestling room and offices to be part of new construction

Athlete in assault case leaves school – St. John’s wrestler and football player to appear in court August 13th

Gettysburg College Head Coach Hiring

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UPDATE: Official Gettysburg Release HERE

The official announcement should be coming from the school in the next day or so, but I wanted to announce that I (Andy Vogel) will be the new head wrestling coach at Gettysburg College starting on August 13th. I will continue to maintain and update d3wrestle.com while coaching the Bullets. Gettysburg returns national qualifiers Matt Shank and Andrew Goldstein, who will look to defend their Centennial Conference championships in 2007-2008.

New Forum on d3wrestle.com

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After several suggestions to add a forum, I have decided to do so.  The forum can be found by clicking the link below and by following the link in the sidebar.  Try to keep the discussion to Division III wrestling and leave the personal attacks at home.  It’s very basic right now, and I’ll expand and enhance it as it becomes necessary.  Hopefully, we can get some good discussion going.

d3wrestle.com Forum

Clayton to be Named at Stevens

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I have received a tip from a source I consider reliable that Stevens Institute of Technology may soon name former US Military Academy assistant Mike Clayton as its new Head Wrestling Coach.  When the announcement officially comes, I will post that as well.

Clayton has spent the last three seasons assisting Army head coach Chuck Barbee, and was previously the head coach at the NCWA affiliated Apprentice School in Newport News, Virginia.  Clayton wrestled for the Naval Academy and post-collegiately with the U.S. Navy, placing 2nd in the 1996 Armed Forces Championships.  More bio information on Mike Clayton can be found  HERE and HERE.

Pushed to the Margins

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Too often, the sport of wrestling is pushed to the margins at the Division III level.  With tight budgets and a lack of understanding from some administrators, wrestling finds itself hanging by a thin thread.  This is evidently the case at Muskingum College.  As reported previously, Muskingum College has hired Joe Montgomery as Head Wrestling Coach. Montgomery is a graduate of Mount Union College where he wrestled for a single season, compiling a 1-5 record at 141 pounds for then-coach Marcus Lambdin.  Montgomery was not a state qualifier in high school, nor does he have any experience as a wrestling coach (head or assistant) at any level, yet he is now the head coach of a college program.  He does, however, have experience as the defensive backs coach at Emory & Henry College, and his new position at Muskingum also involves assisting with the football team.  Clearly, his position with wrestling is secondary to his position as a football assistant.  Muskingum has all but announced that wrestling is not important at the school, and their hiring choices reflect that.  The published operating (non-salary) budget for wrestling according to the EADA Disclosure web site was $15,606 for the 2005-2006 season.  This is toward the bottom of Division III schools, but there are more than a few schools below this amount, so the potential is there to attempt to field a competitive team, but it appears the school does not have the desire to do so.  Montgomery may turn out to be a fine coach who is able to recruit, train, and motivate his team to high performance, and I hope he is able to do so.  However, the deck is stacked against Muskingum Wrestling and it is disheartening to see a program marginalized by turning the team over to a coach who:
– wrestled part of one season in college
– has no wrestling coaching experience at any level
– is the youngest head coach in NCAA wrestling

Let me reiterate that I hope Montgomery learns quickly on the job and beats the odds to become an excellent wrestling coach.  I just wanted to point out how wrestling can be pushed aside at smaller schools, and that choosing your wrestling coach based on how he helps the football team does not bode well for the future of the sport.

InterMat Recruiting List

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Since I find myself looking for this list often enough, I’ll post a direct link to the InterMat 2006-2007 Commitments page for Division III.

InterMat Division III College Commitments

Back in the Saddle

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The Messiah Wrestling Camp was a success in its first year with nearly 150 campers.  With each passing week, the 2007-2008 season gets closer and closer.  Here are two DIII related stories from the past week.

Pacific Wrestling Media Guide Wins Award – best guide among DII, DIII, and NAIA

Matt Hamill to compete in UFC 75 – Hamill was one of the best to ever pass through Division III

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