Lycoming Full-Time Assistant

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Position Summary:

The Department of Athletics at Lycoming College is seeking applications for a full-time, 10-month, benefits-eligible Assistant Wrestling Coach. This position will be responsible for assisting the Head Wrestling Coach with the day to day functions of the Wrestling team. Specific responsibilities include recruiting, developing practice plans, practice instruction, video analysis, strength training, setup of mats and clocks for home events, assisting in fundraising activities, traveling to away wrestling events, and participation in activities to promote the wrestling program.

Required Experience & Qualifications:

High school diploma required; bachelor’s degree preferred; competitive wrestling and/or coaching experience at the college level required. Successful candidate must be well-organized; have excellent interpersonal skills in dealing with prospective student-athletes, student-athletes, and staff and College personnel. Candidates must be attentive to details, have the ability to lead, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Candidate must display a commitment for adhering to all Lycoming College, NCAA and MAC policies, rules and regulations. Valid driver’s license with good driving record required.

To Apply:

Submit cover letter and resume including the names and telephone numbers of three professional references. Electronic submission of application materials is required in PDF format to jobs@lycoming.edu. Please reference “Assistant Wrestling Coach” in the subject line of the email.

Post offer, Pre-employment drug screen, motor vehicle record check and criminal background check conducted. EOE

New England College Graduate Assistant

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May 8, 2020

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New England College is seeking a graduate assistant wrestling coach. See the description and contact info below.

Description: The Grims Athletic Scholarship (GAS) provides full course tuition support in a selected number of popular graduate programs and a seven meal plan over two years for a graduate assistant working in the Athletic Department. To be eligible for this program, the student must meet the admission requirements for and be accepted to the graduate program and must commit to a two-year graduate assistantship. GAS students will work with the Athletic Director, or their designee, to layout the overall two-year course sequence plan (the Plan) for that graduate program. Students who get terminated from the graduate assistantship may lose their GAS; students who choose to accelerate their study lose the GAS for courses taken beyond the Plan. Courses taken beyond the Plan will be charged at the current tuition price. Students who change graduate programs may lose their GAS as it pertains to the course tuition. Students who do not maintain minimum academic standards may lose their GAS. Once a student is accepted into a graduate program and receives the notification of a GAS for that program, the Plan can be developed. The meal plan is available only during traditional undergraduate residential semesters.

Please remember that we want to identify and hire aspiring coaches and the expectation is that all GA’s will spend considerable time during the week in the office assisting the coaching staff, training student-athletes, as well as out on the road recruiting.

Wrestling Responsibilities: Assisting with the following

– Recruiting (office hours and on the road)
– Planning Practices
– Running Practices
– Marketing
– Social Media
– Fundraising
– Any other responsibilities that come with running a successful program.

Eligible Programs: The programs eligible for a GAS may change from year to year. For the 2020-201 academic year the GAS eligible graduate programs are:

• MBA
• MBA (Sports Management – online concentration)
• MS in Computer Information Systems
• MS Health Informatics
• MS Data Analytics and Business Statistics

Please contact Head Coach,
Robert Watson-Powell
Phone: (440)-227-6381
Email: rwatson-powell@nec.edu

Robert Watson-Powell returns to NEC

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April 30, 2020

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Robert Watson-Powell has been named head coach at New England College. Watson-Powell spent last season recruiting for Iowa Wesleyan’s inaugural season, and he returns to the Henniker, New Hampshire, school where he was a graduate assistant prior to his time in Iowa.

During the 2019-2020 season, he was the men’s and women’s head coach at Iowa Wesleyan. Earlier this spring, Watson-Powell was announced as the women’s head coach at IWU when Shawn Contos joined the school as the men’s coach. With Watson-Powell’s departure for New England College, Contos has assumed control of both teams at Iowa Wesleyan.

Powell competed for Muskingum University and has also coached at the high school level at Kenston and Willard in Ohio. He replaces John Archambeau who launched the team in 2016. New England College qualified one wrestler to the 2020 NCAA Championships.

Watson-Powell Named as NEC Wrestling Head Coach

HENNIKER, N.H. – New England College Director of Athletics Dave DeCew has announced today the hiring of Robert Watson-Powell as the new head wrestling coach.

“We were very excited to have a very strong pool of candidates for our Head Wrestling Coach position. Throughout the time, Robert rose to the top as the best candidate. He has a desire to continue with some of the good work that has already been done, while also infusing new ideas and continuing to build a positive culture of accountability. His ability to recruit and develop student-athletes has all of us excited for the future of the program.”

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2020 Wrestler of the Year

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The 2020 d3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Year is Troy Stanich of Stevens Institute of Technology. The senior from Succasunna, New Jersey, finished the season with a 26-2 record and was the #1 seed at the canceled NCAA Championships at 141 lbs. This honor is one of many for Stanich this year as he was the MAC Wrestler of the Year, NCAA Most Dominant award winner with 5.35 team points per match, and became an NWCA Scholar All-American for the fourth time.

Stanich was undefeated against Division III competition, and only four of his matches against Division III lasted seven minutes. Overall, he amassed 14 falls, 5 tech falls, 3 major decisions, and 3 decisions. He won titles at Washington & Jefferson, York, the MAC Championships, and the Southeast Region, which earned him the top seed at the NCAA championships.

The Stevens wrestler finished 3rd in the 2017 and 2018 NCAA championships and was a four time NCAA qualifier in his career. He won four conference titles, three of which were in the Centennial Conference and the last in the MAC. He was a four time regional finalist and three time champion. His final career record is 150-7.

Past Wrestlers of the Year
2019 – Darden Schurg, Wabash
2018 – Jordan Newman, Whitewater
2017 – Riley Lefever, Wabash
2016 – Riley Lefever, Wabash
2015 – Mike Fuenffinger, Augsburg
2014 – Nazar Kulchytskyy, Oshkosh
2013 – Nazar Kulchytskyy, Oshkosh
2012 – Byron Tate, Wartburg
2011 – Minga Batsukh, St. John’s
2010 – Clayton Rush, Coe

Taylor heads to Delaware Valley

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April 20, 2020

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Andrew Taylor has been named full-time head men’s wrestling coach at Delaware Valley University. Taylor spent the past six seasons at his alma mater Baldwin Wallace where he helped coach the team to four OAC titles and was an NCAA qualifer for the Yellow Jackets in 2014. He replaces Jim Wertman who stepped down after three seasons as head coach following a five year stint as an assistant.

DelVal Athletics Names Andrew Taylor Full-Time Head Men’s Wrestling Coach

4/20/2020
DOYLESTOWN (Pa.) — Delaware Valley University Director of Athletics David Duda announced on Monday that, after a national search, Andrew Taylor has been named the full-time head men’s wrestling coach.

Taylor comes to DelVal by way of Division III affiliate Baldwin Wallace University where he served as assistant coach for his alma mater for six seasons under head coach Jamie Gibbs.

“We are thrilled to have Andrew take the reins of our storied wrestling program. Andrew comes from a great stock, working with Coach Gibbs and a wonderful staff at national D-III powerhouse Baldwin Wallace,” said Duda. “Andrew had his fingerprints on the growth and development of the program at Baldwin Wallace and we look for him to position Delaware Valley atop the conference, regional, and national ranks.”

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2020 Coach of the Year

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The 2020 d3wrestle.com Coach of the Year is TJ Miller of Loras College. Miller coached the Duhawks to a 14-1 record, a championship in the American Rivers Conference and Lower Midwest Region, and a runner-up finish at the National Duals. Loras qualified eight wrestlers for the NCAA Championships, six of whom were seeded in the top eight. In winning the ARC team title, Loras broke Wartburg’s 27 year streak of conference titles and snapped a 220 match conference winning streak. Miller was also named ARC and NWCA Division III Coach of the Year.

Miller wrapped up his fourth season as head coach at Loras in March. He led the team to a runner-up finish at the 2019 NCAA Championships. He coached nine All-Americans in his first three seasons and was set to increase that total before the 2020 tournament was canceled. The team was ranked 2nd going into the 2020 championships. Congratulations to TJ Miller, the d3wrestle.com Coach of the Year.

Previous Coach of the Year Winners
2019 – Jim Moulsoff, Augsburg
2018 – Eric Keller, Wartburg
2017 – Eric Keller, Wartburg
2016 – Bryan Brunk, Messiah
2015 – Eric Keller, Wartburg
2014 – Tim Fader, Whitewater
2013 – Steve Marianetti, Elmhurst
2012 – Jim Miller & Eric Keller, Wartburg
2011 – Mark Hawald, Mount Union
2010 – Dave Malecek, La Crosse

2020 Freshman of the Year and All-Freshman Team

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The d3wrestle.com Freshman of the Year award is given to the top Division III wrestler who competed in high school in the previous season. The 2020 Freshman of the Year is Ryan Anderson of Centenary University. Anderson came to the Cyclones from Bethlehem Catholic High School where he was a two-time state champion and three-time placewinner, helping his team to a pair of state duals championships.

Anderson was the #1 seed at 149 lbs. in the canceled NCAA Championships and was ranked 1st in the final d3wrestle.com Rankings. He finished the season with a 31-3 record and did not lose to a DIII opponent. He won his last 28 matches in a row to finish his season with a title in the Mideast Regional. He also won the Doug Parker Invitational, Bob Quade Cyclone Open, and the Shorty Hitchcock Open. He had 15 falls this season with 13 coming in the first period. His final regular season victory came against the previously #1 ranked wrestler at his weight, and his final victory of the season was a win over a 2018 NCAA champion. Anderson is the second winner from Centenary after Chris Burdge in 2011.

For 2020, the d3wrestle.com All-Freshman team is any wrestler listed on their team’s roster as a freshman or redshirt freshman. This list was taken and verified from the TrackWrestling NCAA brackets. If someone was missed, please put it in the comments so everyone who ought to be recognized has the opportunity.

Name	School	Weight
Jack Stanley	Baldwin Wallace	125
Zac Blasioli	Millikin	125
Robbie Precin	North Central	125
Joey Manginelli	Springfield	125
Travis Jones	Ithaca	133
Hayden Brown	Johnson & Wales	133
Kyle Slendorn	Stevens	133
Noah Caskey	Coast Guard	141
Riley Wright	Coe	141
Garret Cornell	Messiah	141
Chandler Merwin	Cortland	141
Ryan Anderson	Centenary	149
Chase Sumner	Ohio Northern	149
Ryan Whitten	Otterbein	157
Charlie Grygas	Oswego	165
Zack Lawrence	Springfield	165
George Moseley	Averett	184
Doug Byrne	Baldwin Wallace	184
Shane Liegel	Loras	184
Tonee Ellis	Alvernia	197
Gabriel Zierden	Concordia-Moorhead	197
Cole Fibranz	Chicago	285
Wyatt Wriedt	Loras	285
Rocky McGeary	Waynesburg	285

Previous Freshman of the Year Winners
2019 – Antonio McCloud, Mount St. Joseph
2018 – Brett Kaliner, Stevens
2017 – Troy Stanich, Stevens
2016 – Angus Arthur, Adrian
2015 – Matthew Grossmann, Wilkes
2014 – Riley Lefever, Wabash
2013 – Josh Thomson, Messiah
2012 – Nate Giorgio, Coast Guard
2011 – Chris Burdge, Centenary
2010 – Kyle Kwiat, Ohio Northern

Awards next week

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The annual d3wrestle.com awards will be released next week including Coach of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Wrestler of the Year. Stay tuned.

MacMurray College to Close

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April 1, 2020

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MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, announced last week that the school will close at the conclusion of the 2019-2020 academic year. The school featured both men’s and women’s wrestling. Graham Karwath had just completed his first season as head coach of the Highlanders.

MacMurray Athletics Statement: Closure

Riggs Elevated at Ferrum

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April 1, 2020

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Ryan Riggs will step up from associate head coach to head coach at Ferrum College following the departure of Nate Yetzer to launch Roanoke’s program. Riggs has been with the Panther since 2016 and helped them to a regional title and four conference championships. Ferrum has had three All-Americans during Riggs’s tenure as an assistant coach.

Riggs Named Head Men’s Wrestling Coach at Ferrum College

FERRUM, Va. – Director of Athletics John Sutyak has announced the hiring of Ryan Riggs as head men’s wrestling coach at Ferrum College. Riggs has been with the Panther wrestling program the past four seasons and recently completed his second year as associate head coach.

“We are extremely pleased that Ryan Riggs has agreed to be the next head men’s wrestling coach at Ferrum College,” said Sutyak. “Ryan has been instrumental in helping to build Ferrum into a national program and regional power within the NCAA. Having an accomplished coach already on staff allows us to continue the upward trajectory of Ferrum men’s wrestling on the national level. In having the opportunity to work with him and observe him as a coach the last few months, I have full confidence in Ryan and how we will work together to keep Ferrum men’s wrestling strong.”

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NCAA Award Winners

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March 31, 2020

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The winners for the NCAA season long awards were announced recently. The awards recognize the top Division III performers in falls, tech falls, and dominance. Only matches between Division III wrestlers are used in the calculations. The winner for falls with 24 in 61:55 is Marvin Cunningham of Johnson & Wales. Stephen Maloney of Messiah won the most tech falls award for the second year in a row with 16 in 62:23. The most dominant wrestler with 5.35 team points per match is Troy Stanich of Stevens. Each of the DIII winners had the highest total for all three divisions. See below for the top ten in each category and click to see the full list for all three divisions.

NCAA announces the 2020 NCAA wrestling award winners

Most Dominant

NAME	SCHOOL	WEIGHT	AVG. TEAM POINTS
Troy Stanich	Stevens	141	5.35
Bradan Birt	Millikin	165	5.20
Tanner Vassar	Augsburg	184	5.14
Brett Kaliner	Stevens	149	5.09
Guy Patron	Loras	197	5.06
Cornell Beachem	Mt. St. Joseph	174	5.00
Kyle Hatch	Wabash	165	4.91
Robert Areyano	Central	149	4.81
Dylan Roth	Heidelberg	184	4.74
Aaron Wilson	Augsburg	149	4.71

Most Falls

NAME	SCHOOL	WEIGHT	FALLS	TIME
Marvin Cunningham	JWU (Providence)	149	24	61:55
Evan Fidelibus	New England Col.	149	23	29:31
Michael DiNardo	JWU (Providence)	285	23	54:17
Kaidon Winters	RIT	157	22	51:21
Joseph Rossetti	Williams	141	21	46:10
Bradan Birt	Millikin	165	20	36:38
Joe Salerno	Washington & Lee	149	19	29:22
Evan Lawrence	Wis.-Eau Claire	174	19	37:50
Jarrit Shinhoster	Wis.-Whitewater	174	18	44:04
Grant Martin	Mount Union	285	17	32:42

Most Tech Falls

NAME	SCHOOL	WEIGHT	TECH FALLS	TIME
Stephen Maloney	Messiah	157	16	62:23
Ahken Chu	SUNY Oneonta	141	16	63:16
Tyler Gazaway	Roger Williams	149	15	55:38
Noah Nieman	Adrian	149	11	52:46
Freddy Terranova	Augustana (IL)	149	10	38:14
Ben Dougherty	RIT	174	10	39:50
Gabriel McDaniel	JWU (Providence)	157	10	41:30
Josiah Gehr	Messiah	133	10	46:29
Bradan Birt	Millikin	165	10	53:12
Travis Jones	Ithaca	133	9	45:38

Contos to coach Iowa Wesleyan Men

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March 30, 2020

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Shawn Contos has been hired as the head men’s wrestling coach at Iowa Wesleyan University, the school announced Friday. Contos will coach the Tigers in their inaugural season this fall. He joins Robert Watson-Powell who has been at the school recruiting since September and will be the head women’s coach. Contos has coached previously at Iowa State and Penn State and qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials. He also made a brief comeback to college wrestling on Dubuque’s team in 2016 at age 41.

Tiger Athletics Announces the Addition of Contos to the Iowa Wesleyan Wrestling Program

Mt. Pleasant, IA – March 27, 2020 – To continue to expand the Tiger Athletics Department and to give our students the best opportunities possible to succeed, IW announced on May 9, 2019, that Men’s and Women’s Wrestling would be added to the athletic department. Robert Powell was hired as the wrestling coach this past September to get the program going and begin recruiting for the fall of 2020. To give the programs the best ability to become successful, plans were in place to hire a second coach in the spring of 2020.

After a national search, the Iowa Wesleyan Athletics Department would like to announce that Shawn Contos has been given the title of Head Coach of the Tiger Men’s Wrestling program.

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Aurora University Wrestling Announcement

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As reported earlier this week, Aurora University is restarting its men’s wrestling program after 35 years and adding women’s wrestling for the 2021-22 season. Here is the official announcement from the Chicago-area school.

Aurora University announces addition of Men’s and Women’s Wrestling

March 27, 2020 – Aurora University, an NCAA Division III institution, announced the return men’s wrestling and addition of women’s wrestling to the varsity sport offerings at AU. The Spartan wrestling program’s will begin in the 2021-2022 season and become AU’s 23rd and 24th collegiate sport.

“We are thrilled that women’s and men’s wrestling will be the newest programs at AU,” said Assistant Vice President / Director of Athletics Jim Hamad. “It is exciting to be a part of both the rapid growth of women’s wrestling and the steady resurgence of men’s wrestling. We have been able to start new programs that quickly find success in recent years and we are confident that our wrestling programs will follow a similar timeline. Our goal is to become successful in the competitive national wrestling landscape.”

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Iowa Wesleyan GA Positions

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March 27, 2020

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Iowa Wesleyan is seeking Graduate Assistant Coaches for the men’s and women’s teams at the Mount Pleasant, Iowa, school. Both teams will begin competing this fall. Click below to apply.

Men’s Wrestling Graduate Assistant

Women’s Wrestling Graduate Assistant

Aurora University to add men’s and women’s wrestling

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March 26, 2020

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Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois, will be starting men’s and women’s wrestling for the 2021-2022 season. The school has not made an official athletics announcement of the addition, but both head coaching jobs are posted on the university jobs site. The school in the far west suburbs of Chicago has just over 3,500 full time undergraduates and competes in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Lakeland, MSOE, and Concordia Wisconsin are the other conference schools with wrestling, and they compete as affiliate members of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Head Men’s Wrestling Coach

Head Women’s Wrestling Coach

Yetzer goes from Ferrum to Roanoke

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March 26, 2020

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Nate Yetzer will have the chance to start a second program in Virginia, as he is moving from Ferrum to Roanoke. The Maroons are set to begin competition in the 2021-2022 season. Yetzer joined Ferrum in 2012 and has coached 13 NCAA qualifiers and four All-Americans.

Roanoke Tabs Nate Yetzer to Lead Wrestling Program

Salem, Va. – Roanoke College Director of Athletics Scott Allison has announced the hiring of Nate Yetzer to serve as the College’s first Head Wrestling Coach.

Allison announced in January the addition of wrestling as the College’s 22nd NCAA Division III sponsored athletic program. The Maroons will begin competition in the Fall of 2021.

“We’re fortunate to have Nate Yetzer lead our wrestling program,” said Allison. “His ability to build a program is proven. The energy he brings to the table is off the charts. We know he’ll fit in well with his colleagues on our hallway!”

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Vogel moves from Gettysburg to Hiram

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Hiram College announced this week the appointment of Gettysburg head Coach Andy Vogel as Director of Wrestling Operations/Head Men’s Wrestling Coach for the reinstated Terriers wrestling team. The college previously sponsored the sport from 1954-1987. Vogel had spent the past 13 seasons at Gettysburg College.

Hiram College names Andy Vogel Director of Wrestling Operations, Head Men’s Wrestling Coach

HIRAM, Ohio – March 23, 2020 – Hiram College Athletic Director Todd W. Hibbs announced on Monday the appointment of Andy Vogel as the Director of Wrestling Operations and head coach for the reinstatement of the Hiram Terriers men’s wrestling program. Vogel joins the Terriers from Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pa., where he served as the head wrestling coach and assistant director of athletics for the past 13 years.

“We had a strong candidate pool for this position,” Hibbs said. “Still, our search committee was in agreement that his Northeast Ohio ties – combined with his NCAA Division III experience and reputation as a passionate leader in the national wrestling community – made Andy Vogel a clear choice.”

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Delaware Valley and New England College Jobs

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March 20, 2020

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A few coaching jobs are still changing hands even in the midst of the current situation. Delaware Valley University and New England College have posted full time head coach jobs this week. Neither has made an official coaching change announcement, however.

Delaware Valley – Head Coach of Men’s Wrestling

New England College – Head Coach – Wrestling

Team scores based on rankings

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A few years ago, I calculated the average number of team points for each placewinner at the NCAA Championships. Using that data, here is a predicted top ten team scores based on the final d3wrestle.com rankings. This is done without respect for placement in the bracket, as the seedings do not match the rankings. Thus, #1 and #2 could potentially have meet before the finals at 141, 157, and 285, but that will not be accounted for here. Numbers 1-10 were given the average score, contenders received 1 point, and dark horses did not score in this exercise, as the 15th-18th wrestlers in the bracket typically do not win a match. That said, this is a poor approximation of how the tournament would actually have gone. Almost anything can happen, and it is a shame we did not get to see how it would have actually played out.

Final d3wrestle.com Rankings

Predicted NCAA Team Scores

1. Augsburg	101
2. Loras	70
3. Stevens	62.5
4. Wartburg	59
5. UW-Whitewater	53
6. Wabash	46
7. Johnson & Wales	41
8. UW-La Crosse	36
9. North Central	35
10. Baldwin Wallace	33

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End of Season Awards

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Elite 90 Award – given to the athlete at each NCAA championship with the highest cumulative GPA – Victor Gliva (3rd year in a row)

The following represent the leader in each category before the NCAA Championships – full standings
Most Dominant – Troy Stanich, Stevens, 5.35
Most Falls – Marvin Cunningham, Johnson & Wales, 24
Most Tech Falls – Ahken Chu, Onoenta, 16

NWCA Division III Coach of the Year – TJ Miller, Loras

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Lycoming Full-Time Assistant

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New England College Graduate Assistant

Robert Watson-Powell returns to NEC

2020 Wrestler of the Year

Taylor heads to Delaware Valley

2020 Coach of the Year

2020 Freshman of the Year and All-Freshman Team

Awards next week

MacMurray College to Close

Riggs Elevated at Ferrum

NCAA Award Winners

Contos to coach Iowa Wesleyan Men

Aurora University Wrestling Announcement

Iowa Wesleyan GA Positions

Aurora University to add men’s and women’s wrestling

Yetzer goes from Ferrum to Roanoke

Vogel moves from Gettysburg to Hiram

Delaware Valley and New England College Jobs

Team scores based on rankings

End of Season Awards

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