Washington & Jefferson Tri (Pitt-Bradford, Fairmont State)
Schreiner Tri (vs. University of the Ozarks, vs. Texas Wesleyan, Ozarks vs TWU)
Averett 47, Southern Virginia 3
East Stroudsburg 56, Elmira 0
Otterbein at Ohio Wesleyan (individual matches only)
Chicago 25, Albion 10
UW-Parkside 28, UW-Whitewater 11
Stevens 29, Delaware Valley 19
Brockport at Buffalo Quad (Glenville State, Seton Hill)
Averett University – Head Coach Blake Roulo – 18-10 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 125 Mason Barrett (6th), 149 Hai Siu, 174 Alex Turley
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Barrett, 149 Hunter Campbell (2022 NQ), 184 George Moseley (2020 NQ, 2021 NWCA 6th)
Other top returning starters: 133 Daniel Porter, 141 Wyatt Parker, 157 Jesse Alvarado (6th Region), 165 Anthony Taylor (5th Region), 174 Khalil Mitchell, 197 Jaleel Jones, 285 Jamar Christian
Delaware Valley University – Head Coach Andrew Taylor – 9-8 in 2022-2023
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 125 Jacob Blair
Returning NCAA Qualifier: Blair
Other top returning starters: 133 Ryan Arndt (5th Region), 157 Greg Croce, 174 Luke Moore (5th Region), 197 Daniel Eckley (5th Region), 285 Logan Flynn
Ferrum College – Head Coach Logan Meister – 5-9 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 197 Braden Homsey, 285 Ray Dixon
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Dixon, 133 Zach Beckner (2nd at 125 in 2017)
Other top returning starters: 125 Adrian Samano (8th Region), 133 Rubyn Semedo (7th Region), 149 Joseph Olalde (SE Futures Champ at 157), 184 Ethan Fragoso (All ODAC), 197 Johnny Black (SE Futures Champ, 15-5 record)
Marymount University – Head Coach Roy Hill – 0-6 in 2022-2023 – Facebook
Top returning starter: 149 Mateo Hernandez (8th Region 141)
Messiah University – Head Coach Bryan Brunk – 9-13 in 2022-2023 – Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 165 Zach Needles
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: 141 Josiah Gehr (7th 2022, 2x NQ), 157 Garret Cornell (2020 NQ, 2021 NWCA 5th), 165 Needles
Other top returning starters: 133 Asa Brunk, 149 Noah Rice, 174 John Sumner, 184 Ryder Slaton (5th Region)
Penn State-Behrend – Head Coach Caleb Garvey – 0-12 in 2022-2023 – Facebook
Top returning starters: 133 Zach Dellinger, 149 Peyton Hearn (4th Region, Thiel transfer), 285 Kyle Trim
Saint Vincent College – Head Coach Dominick Nania – New for 2023-2024 – Twitter | Facebook
Top projected starters: 125 Ryan Klingensmith, 133 Ryan Yocum, 165 Chase Brandebura, 285 Jake Beistel
Roanoke College – Head Coach Nate Yetzer – 6-3 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: Mahlic Sallah (8th)
Top returning starters: 125 Mac Cafurello (2022 Regional Placer), 141 Mark Samuel (6th Region), 149 Morgan Robinson (7th Region), 149 Jarrod Pominville (2022 Regional Placer), 157 Zane Cox (7th Region), 157 Jack Campbell (2022 Regional Placer), 165 Jacob Cherry (7th Region)
Stevens Institute of Technology – Head Coach Joseph Favia – 10-4 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 125 Luke Hoerle, 133 Nico Diaz, 141 Kyle Slendorn (5th), 149 Hunter Gutierrez (4th), 157 Ryan Smith (8th), 174 Stefan Major (5th), 285 Michael Dooley
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: 125 Akhil Vega (2020 NQ), 133 Hoerle, 141 Diaz, 157 Smith, 174 Major (2x AA)
Other top returning starters: 149 Pasquale Vizzoni, 165 Harrison Hinojosa (4th Region), 184 Joel Martsinovsky
Washington & Jefferson College – Head Coach Sonnie Blanco – 3-7 in 2022-2023 – Twitter
Top returning starters: 133 Hunter Swedish, 141 Bryce Rodriguez-Uram
Waynesburg University – Head Coach Aaron McKinney – 0-13 in 2022-2023 – Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 174 Colby Morris
Returning NCAA Qualifier: Morris
Other top returning starters: 125 Christian Michaels, 141 Josh Kuslock, 157 Seth Evans, 184 Ayden Bishoff
Wilkes University – Head Coach Jon Laudenslager – 7-14 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 125 Cadden Kucek, 133 Michael Richardson, 141 Jack Bauer (6th Region 133), 149 Jaryn Hartranft (5th Region), 157 Charles Everdale (8th Region), 165 James Geiger, 174 Chris Nuss (8th Region), 184 Hunter Lowe (6th Region), 197 Cameron Butka (4th Region), 285 Caleb Burkhart (5th Region)
Alvernia University
Gettysburg
Greensboro
King’s
Lycoming
Shenandoah
Southern Virginia
Thiel
Washington & Lee
York
Wednesday – The Season Begins
Washington & Jefferson Tri (Pitt-Bradford, Fairmont State)
Schreiner Tri (University of the Ozarks, Texas Wesleyan)
Averett at Southern Virginia
Elmira at East Stroudsburg
Otterbein at Ohio Wesleyan
Albion at Chicago
UW-Parkside at UW-Whitewater
Delaware Valley at Stevens
Brockport at Buffalo Quad (Glenville State, Seton Hill)
Thursday
Greensboro at North Carolina Quad (Oregon State, Queens)
MSOE Tri (Concordia Wisconsin, Millikin)
Simpson at Cornell
York at Millersville
Friday
Ithaca Invitational
Muskegon Duals (Olivet)
Southern Maine at Bridgewater State
Linfield at Simon Fraser
Saturday
Ithaca Invitational
Adrian Invitational
Mount Union Invitational
Messiah Invitational
Ned McGinley Invitational at King’s
Tonee Ellis Memorial at Alvernia
Pointer Open at UW-Stevens Point
Maryville Open
Jimmie Open
Ben McMullen Open at Muskegon CC
Yellowjacket Open at RCTC
Jim Fox Invitational at Dubuque
Southeast Open
Luther Hill Invitational at Simpson
Southern Virginia at Washington & Lee
Sunday
Lycoming Invitational
Princeton Open
East Stroudsburg Open
Clarion Open
Lackawanna College at Keystone
MSOE at Augustana
Lyon at Westminster
Augustana College – Head Coach Tony Willaert – 10-8 in 2022-2023 – Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 285 Daniel Skold
Returning NCAA Qualifier: Skold
Other top returning starters: 133 Trevor Boryla (5th Region), 165 Jack Patting (22-12), 174 AJ Joyner
184 Clay DeBaillie, 197 Jacob Badger (21-16)
Blackburn College – Head Coach Khris Whelan – new program in 2023
Top starters: Jaidya Lee, Keaton Wilhelm, Quinten Amen, Marco Nova
Buena Vista University – Head Coach Sean White – 3-13 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 133 Nolan Nguyen, 141 Roberto Delgado, 149 Axel Hernandez (8th Region), 165 Max Mashek, 184 Jesus Ceja, Michael De La Cruz, 197 Luis Salazar
Cornell College – Head Coach Brenton Hamm – 9-3 in 2022-2023
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 174 Jacob Scherzer
Top returning starters: 125 Jase Van Pelt (7th Region), 133 Eli Sneed, 149 Landon Card (5th Region 157), 157 Gabriel Smith, 184 Cael McLaren (4th Region), 197 Treyten Steffen (7th Region), 285 Landen Schemmel
Fontbonne University – Head Coach Chad Cook – 1-8 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 125 Daniel Bauer, 157 Joe Beck, 165 Micah Dennis, 174 Connor Morin, 184 Harry Rodriguez, 197 Hassan Fofana, Bradyn Rawlins
Huntingdon College – Head Coach Matt Oliver – 4-7 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 165 David Burgess (7th Region), 174 Cade Sousa (17-8), 184 Nick Brashear (5th Region), 285 Jack Haury (8th Region)
Nebraska Wesleyan University – Head Coach Brandon Bradley – 1-12 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 125 Isaiah Graves, 149 Jared Gallub, 157 Travis Guzman, 174 Zeth Gerkensmeyer (7th Region), 184 Rylee Iburg
North Central College – Head Coach Zach Cook – 12-3 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 125 Christian Guzman (3rd), 133 Robbie Precin (1st), 141 Brad Rosen, 149 Javen Estrada (2nd), 157 Alex Villar, 165 Cole Cervantes
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Guzman, Precin, Rosen, Estrada, Villar, Cervantes, 285 Robby Bates (NCAA 6th 2022)
Other top returning starters: 125 Julian Valtierrez, 133 Josh Robison, 174 Casey Aikman, 184 Payton Geigner (7th Region)
University of the Ozarks – Head Coach Vinny Barber – 3-5 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 133 Gabriel Brandenburg, 141 Jacob Dado (4th Region), 149 Hayden Rofkahr, 174 Johnathon Ward, 197 Daniel Benoit, 285 Ka’Ron Lewis, Shelton Chastain
Wartburg College – Head Coach Eric Keller – 14-1 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 133 Joe Pins, 141 Zayren Terukina (6th), 149 Kris Rumph, 157 David Hollingsworth (6th), 165 Nathan Fuller (5th), 174 Zane Mulder (1st), 197 Massoma Endene (1st)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Pins (2x AA), Fuller, Mulder, Endene
Other top returning starters: 125 James Levy (5th Region), 141 Kyler Romero
Central
Coe
Dubuque
Eureka
Illinois Wesleyan
Loras
Luther
Millikin
Schreiner
Simpson
Westminster
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Here are the initial d3wrestle.com rankings for the 2023-2024 NCAA Division III wrestling season. A few notes before diving in:
Hunter College – Head Coach Pete Jacobson – 0-10 in 2022-2023
Top returning starter: 149 Naman Bhasin
Johnson & Wales University – Head Coach Lonnie Morris – 30-3 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 125 Joziah Fry (1st), 133 Gabe Leo, 141 Victor Perlleshi, 149 Hayden Brown (3rd), 174 Michael Ross, 197 Dylan Harr (4th)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Fry, Perlleshi, Brown, Harr
Other top returning starters: 133 Harrison Gordon, 157 Thomas DiResta, 165 Patrick Wisniewski (7th Region), 174 Scott DeFex (4th Region 2022), 184 Ryan DeVivo (7th Region), 285 Adolfo Betancur
New York University – Head Coach Bruce Haberli – 12-4 in 2022-2023 – Twitter
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 165 Cooper Pontelandolfo (6th), 285 Evan Anderson
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Pontelandolfo, Anderson, 184 Trent Furman (2022 NQ at 157), 174 Jason Geyer (2022 NQ at 184)
Other top returning starters: 125 Taisei Kurachi (4th Region), 133 Benny Bautista, 141 Nick Kruczynski (8th Region), 149 Dan Husain/Anthony Chavez, 157 Hassan Khan, 184 Nicky Bell, 197 Luke Dupont
Rhode Island College – Head Coach Jay Jones – 10-12 in 2022-2023 – Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 165 Nathan Lackman (1st)
Returning NCAA Qualifier: 184 Matthew Kelly (2022 NQ at 197 for NYU)
Other top returning starters: 125 Fred Luchs (5th Region 2022), 133 Kwesi Amoa, 285 Mikey Alfonso, 285 Edison Guarcas
Roger Williams University – Head Coach Jon Egan – 20-5 in 2022-2023
Top Returning Starters: 149 Matt Lucas (8th Region), 157 Ben Bariso (7th Region), 174 Jayden Curley (6th Region), 184 Cole Shaughnessy (5th Region), 197 Spencer Fetrow (6th Region)
Springfield College – Head Coach Jason Holder – 14-6 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 149 Chase Parrott, 157 Jake DeGuire (3rd)
Returning NCAA Qualifier: DeGuire
Other top returning starters: 133 Gianni Manginelli (5th Region), 165 Myles Leonard (5th Region), 285 Michael Filieri (4th Region)
Trinity College – Head Coach Sebastian Amato – 13-9 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 133 Adam Schaeublin, 149 Chris Perry
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Schaeublin & Perry
Other top returning starters: 141 Aiden Hebert, 174 Adam Frost (8th Region), 184 Cooper Kelley, Nick Crotty, 197, 285 Timothy Glynn, Matty Carrozza, John Fiore, Marco Bragado
United States Merchant Marine Academy – Head Coach Beau Bruno – 6-7 in 2022-2023
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 197 James Cruz
Top returning starters: 133 Wesley Wydick (8th Region), 141 Charlie Lausten, 149 Eddie Pinc, 157 Austin Manning, 165 Ivan Corral, 184 Cade Cowley (8th Region), 285 Reid Garrison (7th Region)
University of Southern Maine – Head Coach Mike Morin – 11-8 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 125 Jake Craig 4th, 285 Jake Peavey 6th
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Craig, 149 Colby Frost (2022 NQ)
Other top returning starters: 133 Ethan Ford, 141 Caden Frost, Aidan Robichaud, 157 Kaleb Pool, 165 Tyler Haynes, AJ Robinson, 197 Anthony Mears, 285 Nick Beebe
Vermont State University Castleton – Head Coach Scott Legacy – 18-6 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 125 Gavin Bradley, 141 James Rodriguez (7th), 165 Michael Angers, 174 Cooper Fleming, 184 Sampson Wilkins
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Bradley, Rodriguez, Wilkins
Other top returning starters: 125 Caleb Massari, 133 Drew Marchese, 133 Kaya Bogle, 149 Elijah Cyr, 157 Jashon Holmes (6th Region), 165 Nick Roeger (6th Region), 165 Darius Mangiafico, 174 Desmond McLaughlin, 184 Josh Negron, 285 Haven Tatarek (8th Region 197), 285 Shea Garand, 285 Abbas Abdulrahman
Western New England University – Head Coach Mike Sugermeyer – 6-10 in 2022-2023 – Facebook
Top returning starters: 133 Colby Reilly, 141 Austin Monteiro, 149 James Barrett, 157 Cam Hines, 165 Sean Monteiro, 184 Jaylen Hawkins, 197 Griffin Ostrom, Spencer Dickinson
Williams College – Head Coach Scott Honecker – 7-10 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 157 Peter Kane (7th)
Returning NCAA Qualifier: Kane
Other top returning starters: 133 Jack Napeloni, 141 Donnie Morton, 149 Caleb Seyfried, 174 Dante Gutbrod (5th Region), 184 William Smith (6th Region), 197 Elias Angulo Chen, HWT Wyatt Moyer
Worcester Polytechnic Institute – Head Coach Matt Oney – 7-13 in 2022-2023 – Twitter
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 157 Tommy Dell’Aera
Top returning starters: 125 Tanner Thatcher (7th Region), 157 Mario Barberio (6th Region 165)
Bridgewater State
Coast Guard
New England College
Norwich
Plymouth State
Southern Maine
Utica
Wesleyan
Adrian College – Head Coach Bill Schindel – 13-9 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 165 Zach Altman, 174 Derick Duvall, 184 Blake Williams, 197 Dylan Wellbaum
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Williams & Wellbaum
Other top returning starters: 125 Zach Phifer (6th Region), 133 Tyler Davis, 141 Tanner Smith, 149 Landyn VanWyk, 157 Zachary Platte, 165 Trenton DiGenova
Albion College – Head Coach Adam Wilson – 12-5 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 125 Cade Odrobina
Returning NCAA Qualifier: Odrobina
Other top returning starters: 149 Max Honiss (5th Region), 165 Peyton Brooks (MIAA Champion), 174 Tanner Beach (5th Region), 184 Owen McDaniel (4th Region), 285 CJ Krum (5th Region)
Baldwin Wallace University – Head Coach Jamie Gibbs – 18-2 in 2022-2023
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 125 Jacob Decatur (2nd), 133 Jaden Hinton (4th), 141 Zachery Anderson, 149 Michael Petrella (1st), 157 Thomas West, 174 Luke Hopkins, 197 Doug Byrne (5th), 285 Matthew Werts
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Hinton, Petrella (2nd in 2022), West, Donovan Palmer (2022 NQ), Hopkins, Byrne
Other top returning starters: Brett Blaess (15-4), 165 Hunter Kupniewski (5th Region), Carter Lloyd (23-11), Robert Palmieri (28-11), David Panda (22-13), Emmanuel Scordos (33-9)
Case Western Reserve University – Head Coach David Shapiro – 11-4 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 125 EJ Alizio, 141 Art Martinez (5th Region), 149 Calvin Cai (5th Region 157)
Heidelberg University – Head Coach Tony Patrizi – 7-7 in 2022-2023 – Twitter
Top returning starters: 157 Anthony Grecol, 165 Carson Pottenger, 174 Owen Frizzell (6th Region), 184 Adam Medeiros (5th Region)
Hiram College – Head Coach Andy Vogel – 3-10 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 141 Alex Savering (28-14), 157 Kaelon Lawson-West, 165 Seth Holt, 174 Jimmy Thomas
John Carroll University – Head Coach Mark Hawald – 10-3 in 2022-2023 – Twitter
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 133 Andrew Perelka, 157 Patrick McGraw, 165 Luke Reicosky
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: McGraw (2x NQ), 174 Daniel Devera (2022 NQ)
Other top returning starters: 149 Kale Buckiso (4th Region), 184 Jesse Kanatzar (4th Region 197)
Mount St. Joseph University – Head Coach Charles Mason, Jr. – 4-7 in 2022-2023
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 133 Desmond Diggs
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Diggs, 184 Cornell Beachem (2022 NCAA Champion)
Other top returning starters: 285 Gary Powell (7th Region), 141 Andrew Magness (7th Region, Mount Union Transfer), 197 Kaleb Gelter (U23 Greco placer)
Muskingum University – Head Coach Robert Watson-Powell – 4-9 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 125 Hunter Heck, 285 Noah Dehainut
Ohio Northern University – Head Coach Ron Beaschler – 20-3 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 141 Jacob Reed (3rd), 149 Chase Sumner (5th), 165 Jordan Hardrick (8th), 184 Gavin Layman
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Reed (2x AA) & Layman
Others top returning starters: 125 Colin Mellott (5th Region), 133 Dylan Le (4th Regional), 165 Teagan Hendricks (7th 157 Region), 174 Adam Myers
Ohio Wesleyan University – Head Coach Paul Reid – 4-1 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 133 Jimmy Baumann (5th Region), 165 Tyler Bodovetz (6th Region)
Otterbein University – Head Coach Brent Rastetter – 7-6 in 2022-2023 – Twitter
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 157 Ryan Whitten, 197 Jarrod Setliff
Top returning starters: 141 Nathan Leko, 157 Austin Amens, 165 Cale Callahan, 174 Logan Cormell, 184 Kyle De Moss
University of Mount Union – Head Coach Ryan Riggs – 7-9 in 2022-2023 – Facebook
Returning NCAA Qualifier: 125 Jack Stanley (2022 NQ, 2021 NWCA AA)
Other top returning starters: 141 Ambrose Boni (7th Region), 149 Darese Sparkman (7th Region), 157 Nick Nettleton (4th Region), 184 Nick Chaddock
Alma
Defiance
Manchester
Olivet
Trine
Wabash
Wilmington
Welcome to the 2023-2024 NCAA Division III Wrestling season! Starting today, d3wrestle.com will publish preview info for each of the six regions. These posts will be updated as more teams submit their information. The season begins on Wednesday with some duals before the first tournament weekend of the year.
Alfred State College – Head Coach Justin Signorelli – 11-3 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Returning NCAA Qualifier: Zach Levey (2022 NQ)
Other top returning starters: 125 Mason Drew, 141 Elijah Moshenek, 149 Dom Vinci, 165 Justin Smith, 184 Sean Malenfant (5th Region), 285 Nick Barrett
Centenary University – Head Coach John Garriques – 7-2 in 2022-2023 – Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 133 Daniel Haws, 141 Xavier Pena
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Haws & Pena
Other top returning starters: 125 Jack Thode (5th Region), 149 Mark Venson, 174 Angelo Piazza, 184 Aaron Llanas, 197 Keevon Berry (5th Region), 285 Dalton Deevey
Cortland State – Head Coach Tommy Prairie – 6-8 in 2022-2023 – Twitter
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 125 Cody Merwin, 133 Jayden Cardenas, 141 Cahal Donovan, 197 Demitreus Henry
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Merwin & Cardenas
Other top returning starters: 149 Angelo Centrone (4th Region), 157 Kyle Klein, 174 Adam Barker, Roman Jellick
Elizabethtown College – Head Coach Eric Walker – 10-6 in 2022-2023
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 165 Brian Schneider, 174 Ganon Smith (qualified, withdrew with injury)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Schneider & Smith
Other top returning starters: 125 Ethan Liptzin (6th Region), 133 Scott Reagan (20-14), 141 Zach Rupp (18-14), 149 Shane Strausser (24-16), 184 Will Davis (25-14), 285 Dylan Waller (4th Region)
Elmira College – Head Coach John Franchi – 1-8 in 2022-2023 – Facebook
Top returning starters: 141 Selvin Maldonado, 141 Blake O’Brien, 157 Hollis Berry, 174 Bryan Stafford, 285 Darius Green
Johns Hopkins University – Head Coach Keith Norris – 6-9 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Returning NCAA Qualifier: 125 Riley Parker (6th in 2022 for Washington & Lee)
Other top returning starters: 157 Connor Powell (7th Region), 165 Jake Hoffman (6th Region), Chris Roybal (19-10 in 2022), 285 Jacob Pomykata (14-13)
Keystone College – Head Coach Drew Feldman – 3-16 in 2022-2023
McDaniel College – Head Coach Mason Goretsas – 9-9 in 2022-2023
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 149 Thomas Monn (6th)
Returning NCAA Qualifier: Monn
Other top returning starters: 197 Jaedyn Harris (4th Region)
Muhlenberg College – Head Coach Jason McLean – 13-11 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 125 Joey Lamparelli (8th), 157 Brandon Bowles, 174 Anson Dewar (8th)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Lamparelli, Bowles, Dewar
Other top returning starters: Chris Dalmau, Ricky Caamano, Ryan Fairchild, Riley McHale, Paul Parise, Ben Krauss, Ezra Toll, Deion Savage, Mike LaRosa, Brian McCaw, Frank DiEsso, Keshon Davila
New Jersey City University – Head Coach Jason Estevez – 6-12 in 2022-2023
Returning NCAA Qualifier: 157 Jeff Johnson (2022)
Other top returning starters: 125 Lucas Torre, DamianLee Torres, 165 Jarazell Bull (7th Region)
Oswego State – Head Coach Mike Howard – 4-11 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 174 Charlie Grygas (4th)
Returning NCAA Qualifier: Grygas (3x NQ)
Other top returning starters: 133 Michael Santore, 149 Tyler Rossini, 184 Bryce Smith, 197 Anthony Cascen
Pennsylvania College of Technology – Head Coach Pankil Chander – 11-10 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 184 Isaac Cory
Returning NCAA Qualifier: Cory
Other top returning starters: 133 Pat Snoke (27-11), 141 Noah Hunt (6th Region), 157 Cullen Van Rooyen (22-20), 165 Mason Leshock (23-10)
St. John Fisher University – Head Coach Ryne Morrison – 5-4 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
Top returning starters: 125 Carl Santariello, 125 Mason Welch, 133 Derek Bernardino (8th Region), 149 Mason Wersinger, 157 Josh Maslyn
The College of New Jersey – Head Coach Joe Galante – 11-6 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifiers: 141 Dom DiFrancescantonio (4th), 157 Matt Sacco, 165 Nick Sacco (4th), 174 Reid Colella, 285 Peter Wersinger
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Nick Sacco, Colella, Wersinger, 149 Mike Conklin (8th in 2022)
Other top returning starter: 133 Kyle Nase (5th Region)
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford – Head Coach Terry Schwab – 4-9 in 2022-2023
Top returning starters: 165 Dennis Slovick, 285 Cameron Carter-Green
Ursinus College – Head Coach Joe Jamison – 10-4 in 2022-2023 – Twitter | Facebook
2023 NCAA Qualifier: 125 Terry Adams
Top returning starters: 125 Franco Mazza, 149 Dante Monaco, 165 Shawn Marchesano, 197 Nils Updale, 285 Jake Ahmad (7th Region)
Brockport
Ithaca
Oneonta
RIT
Scranton
Jason Estevez has been elevated from assistant to head men’s wrestling coach at NJCU. Former head coach Harry Turner stepped down earlier this fall to take a role as head coach and assistant AD at St. Benedict’s Prep. Estevez spent the 2022-2023 season as the top assistant and lead recruiter at NJCU. Prior to his time with the Gothic Knights, he was an assistant at his alma mater Livingston High School from 2020-2022.
Estevez was a four-year starter at 141 and 149 for the University at Buffalo, graduating in 2019 with a degree in sociology.
Former Ferrum wrestler and assistant coach Paul Biggs has been named the first head coach for Randolph College Men’s Wrestling, the school announced Friday. Biggs coached at Ferrum from 2016 to 2018 and again briefly beginning this summer before taking the position at Randolph. He was a 2016 NCAA qualifier at 149 lbs. and a two-time regional placewinner. Biggs also was the head coach at Morehead High School in North Carolina before his second stint at Ferrum.
Randolph will begin competition next year as a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The school of around 500 students is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and will join fellow ODAC members Averett, Ferrum, Roanoke, Shenandoah, and Washington & Lee along with associate members Greensboro and Southern Virginia in competition for the 2024-2025 season.
The Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference has been dissolved, and the SUNYAC will now sponsor men’s wrestling as an eight team league. Full SUNYAC members Brockport, Cortland, Oneonta, and Oswego will be joined by associate members Ithaca, RIT, St. John Fisher, and Utica. Seven of the eight schools competed last season in the ECWC with Utica entering its first season of competition this year. Penn College and Alfred State also competed in the ECWC. Alfred State is part of the AMCC and will remain a full member of that conference, while Penn College has joined the AMCC as an affiliate member in men’s wrestling.
SUNYAC adds 2 full-time members, 5 associates, and men’s wrestling
Pennsylvania College of Technology will join the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference as an affiliate member in men’s wrestling for the 2023-2024 season. The Wildcats join full AMCC members Alfred State, Penn State-Behrend and Pitt-Bradford along with affiliate member Hiram. Penn College will compete in the AMCC Championship tournament this season but will not participate in conference duals until 2024-2025. Penn College had previously been part of the now-dissolved Empire Collegiate Wrestling Conference.
Starting in 2024-2025, the AMCC will have six men’s wrestling schools, as current AMCC school Penn State-Altoona is set to begin wrestling next year.
Peter Jacobson has been named Head Wrestling Coach at Assistant Athletic Director at Hunter College. He comes to the Hawks after 21 seasons coaching Edgemont High School in nearby Westchester County. He replaces Nicholas Coco, who had led the team since 2021. (Update 10/4: Coach Coco will remain with the team and coach alongside Jacobson.) At Edgemont, Jacobson coached 15 New York state placewinners, three state champions, and eight Section I Wrestlers of the Year.
“He brings a wealth of wrestling and leadership knowledge, along with a ‘can-do attitude. As a former NYC firefighter, he demonstrates teamwork, tenacity, safety, and facing the unknown with confidence. He also brings two decades of high school coaching experience, with local, regional, and national connections in the wrestling industry, which will serve him and the athletic department well.”
– Terry Wansart, Hunter College Director of Athletics
Brady Koontz and Joe Rau competed in Greco-Roman at the 2023 World Championships in Serbia last week. Koontz, who wrestled for Dubuque last season, went 1-1 at 55kg. He picked up a first round win 7-3 over Hyeokjin Jeon of South Korea before falling 9-0 to Denis Florin Mihai of Romania in the round of 16. When his opponent failed to reach the finals, Koontz was eliminated.
Rau, a former Elmhurst NCAA champion, opened his tournament at 97kg with a 4-1 win over Filip Smetko of Croatia. His next match came against four-time world champion and three-time Olympic medalist Artur Aleksanyan of Armenia. Aleksanyan won 9-0 and went on to reach the finals, sending Rau into the repechage. Rau had the first chance on top in his opening repechage match against Nicu Samuel Ojog of Romania, but Ojog stepped over a front headlock attempt from Rau and secured a fall to end Rau’s tournament.
Full results and match replays can be seen on FloWrestling ($).
Former Wilkes assistant Andrew Feldman has been tabbed to take over the Keystone College wrestling team, the La Plume, Pennsylvania, school announced last week. Feldman comes to Keystone after seven years at his alma mater Wilkes University. He also coached at the high school level at Wyoming Seminary and Wyoming Valley West. He takes over for Lance Moore who departed Keystone earlier this year to start the team at Maine Maritime.
Feldman graduated from Wilkes in 2010 where he was a three-time Metro Conference runner-up and a 2010 NWCA Scholar All-American.
Former King’s College head coach Josh Roosa has moved 10 miles up the road to nearby Misericordia to start the new men’s program at the Dallas, Pennsylvania, school. Roosa spent the past three seasons at King’s following a five-year stint as an assistant at Appalachian State. He coached eight NWCA Scholar All-Americans at King’s, and the Monarchs placed five at the 2023 Southeast Regional.
Misericordia announced the addition of men’s and women’s wrestling on August 10th, becoming the seventh MAC school with men’s wrestling and the fourth with women’s wrestling. Ken Chertow will coach the women’s team, and both programs will begin competition in the 2024-2025 season.
Roosa was a two-time state placewinner at nearby Crestwood High School and went on to become an NCAA qualifier for Bloomsburg University.
Brian Anderson has stepped down as Wabash head coach to become Executive Director of the Indiana Regional Training Center. He had been the head coach of the Little Giants since 2004, leading the team to five top-five NCAA finishes including a runner-up finish in 2022. He coached eight national champions including four-time champ Riley Lefever. He compiled over 160 dual meet wins and capped his Wabash career by coaching Jack Heldt to the 2023 NCAA championship and Elite 90 award.
Associate Head Coach Jake Fredricksen will take the reins for 2023-2024 as interim head coach. Fredricksen has been with Wabash since 2018 and was promoted to associate head coach in 2022. He has previous coaching stops at Division II Indianapolis and North Central. He was a three-time NCAA qualifier for UW-Whitewater and takes over a Wabash team that was third at the Central Region and 10th in the NCAA Championships a year ago.
John Franchi has been named head men’s coach at Elmira, the school announced Thursday. He succeeds C.J. Bostwick, who left the school for other opportunities. Franchi is an Elmira Heights native and wrestled for both Corning Community College and Cortland State, graduating in 2007. He also owns Fifth Round Fitness & MMA in Elmira. He takes over a Soaring Eagles program that is heading into its third season since the program’s return in 2021.
“We believe we have found the right person to develop our Men’s Wrestling team into a respected program. John will work tirelessly and enthusiastically to accomplish all tasks put in front of him. He has strong ties within the community and with section 4 and 5 Wrestling which will help him achieve ours and his goals.”
– Rhonda Faunce, Director of Athletics
The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) has added Schreiner and University of the Ozarks as associate members in men’s and women’s wrestling as the conference plans to host their first ever wrestling championships this season. The women’s championship will be Friday, February 16th with the men to follow on Saturday the 17th.
The two schools join Blackburn College, Eureka College, Fontbonne University, Lyon College, and Westminster College to give the conference seven members. All seven schools sponsor both men’s and women’s wrestling. Lyon is in the process of transitioning from NAIA to NCAA Division III.
Christian Mazzocchi has been named head coach at King’s College after spending the last nine seasons as an assistant at the school. The 2014 King’s grad replaces Josh Roosa who led the Monarchs for the past three seasons. Mazzocchi wrestled for longtime King’s head coach Ned McGinley before joining the staff after his graduation. He stayed on ever since and will enter his 14th season as a wrestler or coach at the school. He becomes just the fourth head coach in the program’s history.
“Christian has been an integral part of this program for many years. He wrestled for the legendary Coach McGinley before moving into an assistant coaching role. Along the way he consistently demonstrates his loyalty to King’s and to the rich tradition of our wrestling program. Christian embodies what it means to be a Monarch, and we are lucky to have him step up to take on this new role.”
-Associate Vice President and Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation Cheryl Ish
