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2019-2020 Ithaca Preview

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Team: Ithaca College
Head Coach: Marty Nichols
Years at School as Head Coach: 24
Career Record at Current School: 262-93-1
Assistant Coaches: Jules Doliscar- Marc Israel, Tyler Daffinee, Ricardo Gomez, Dave Auble

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 11-4

2019 NCAA Qualifiers:
Fred Mase- 4th NCAA
141 Ben Brisman 4th NCAA
165 Austin Whitney 8th NCAA
174 Eze Chukwueze Nat’l Qual.
184 Jake Ashcraft 2nd NCAA
285 Jake O’brien 4th NCAA.

Returning NCAA Qualifiers:
125 Tito Colom – Qualified at 133 2018
141 Ben Brisman 2x AA National Champion 2018
157 Sam Schneider AA 2017
165 Austin Whitney AA
184 Eze Chukwueze

Top Returning Starters:
125 Tito Colom – Qualified at 133 2018
141 Ben Brisman 2x AA National Champion 2018
157 Sam Schneider AA 2017
165 Austin Whitney AA
184 Eze Chukwueze NCAA Qualifier
197 Dalton Elias 4th Mideast Region

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Mike Snowden 125 – NYS Qualifier. Matt Griffin 125- NYS Runner-up. Travis Jones 133 – 4th NJ States , Luis Hernandez 133 – 7th Under 23 World Greco Trials. Brecan Saul 141 Virginia State Champion. Adrian Rosario-Beato 149 NYS- Qualifier. Matt Beyer 149- NJ State Qual. Adam Wagner 165 – NYS runner-up – Jordan Wallace 174- NYS 3x Placer . Nick Galka 285 NJ State Qualifier.

Season Outlook:
The Bombers are looking forward to another exciting season. With a good mix of young talent to push the veterans and strong team leadership the Bombers will look to challenge for another top 5 team finish.

The season begins

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Today is the first day of competition for the 2019-2020 season. Here is what is on tap for day one.

Ithaca Invitational (Friday & Saturday)
John Carroll/CWRU/Cleveland State Tri at CSU
Platteville at Cornell
Penn State-Behrend at Brockport
Lackawanna at Wilkes
Bridgewater State at Roger Williams

Saturday
Messiah Invitational
MacMurray Dr. Bob Kellogg Open
UWSP Pointer Open
Brockport Open
Adrian Invitational

Rutgers Duals (Centenary)
Plymouth State Tri (Southern Maine, Rhode Island)
Lyon at University of the Ozarks
Elmhurst at Millikin
Olivet at Manchester

Sunday
Lycoming Invitational
Coker at Averett

2019-2020 Mount Union Preview

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Team: University of Mount Union
Head Coach: Josh Malave
Years at School as Head Coach: 4
Career Record at Current School: 36-16
Assistant Coaches: Gavin Speelman (3rd Year), Jeff Kullman (2nd Year)

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 17-3

2019 NCAA Qualifiers: Jordin James (133, 1st), Luke Hernandez (149, 8th), Antwon Pugh (157, 2nd), Jairod James (174, 2nd)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Jordin James (Jr.), Luke Hernandez (Jr.), Antwon Pugh (Jr.) , Nolan Wochna (2018), Michael McIntire (2018)

Top Returning Starters:
Nolan Wochna (Jr.- 2X Regional Placer, National Qualifier 2018)
Michael McIntire (Jr.- 2X Regional Placer, National Qualifier 2018)
David Massey (2019 Regional Placer)
Landon Talbert (2019 Regional Placer)
Jordin James (Jr.- NCAA Champion)
Luke Hernandez (Jr.- All-American)
Antwon Pugh (Jr.- All-American)

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Christian Wayt (2X State Placer), Michael Mather (State Qualifier), David Reinhart (2X State Qualifier), Chris Anderson (District Placer), Jeff Dunfee (State Alternate), Brendan Laird (PA State Qualifier), Jake Visintine (State Qualifier), Christian Reynolds (Florida State Placer), Brandt Virden (State Qualifier), Jared Viancourt, Hunter Thompson. Erik Gerback (Transfer-Baldwin Wallace), Michael Carpenter (Transfer Baldwin Wallace).

Season Outlook:
The team will look to build of a successful 2019 campaign. Last year the Raiders had their highest placements ever at the NCAA Tournament (5th) and NWCA Duals (6th). The team returns three All-Americans from a year ago: National Champion Jordin James, National Finalist Antwon Pugh and Luke Hernandez. Returning National Qualifiers Nolan Wochna and Michael McIntire and returning Regional Placers David Massey and Landon Talbert will look to earn their first set of All-Americans honors. Increased depth and key new additions position the Raiders for a successful 2020 campaign.

2019-2020 Stevens Preview

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Team: Stevens Institute of Technology
Head Coach: Joe Favia
Years at School as Head Coach: 6
Career Record at Current School: 79-18
Assistant Coaches: Anthony Bonaventura, Scott DelVecchio, & Colin Navickas

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 13-7

2019 NCAA Qualifiers:
133 Joey Borai – All American; 6th
141 Troy Stanich
149 Brett Kaliner – All American; 3rd
184 Michael Dooley

Returning NCAA Qualifiers:
141 Troy Stanich – 3x NCAA Qualifier; 2x All American (3rd 2017, 3rd 2018)
149 Brett Kaliner – 2x NCAA Qualifier, 2x All American (2nd 2018, 3rd 2010)
157 Dylan Van Sickell – 2x NCAA Qualifier (2017 & 2018)
165 Thomas Poklikuha – 1x NCAA Qualifier (2018)
184 Michael Dooley – 1x NCAA Qualifier (2019)

Top Returning Starters:
125 Akhil Vega – Centennial Conference Runner-Up, Mideast Region 7th
141 Troy Stanich – 3x NCAA Qualifier; 2x All American (3rd 2017, 3rd 2018)
149 Brett Kaliner – 2x NCAA Qualifier, 2x All American (2nd 2018, 3rd 2010)
157 Dylan Van Sickell – 2x NCAA Qualifier (2017 & 2018), 2x Centennial Conference Champion
165 Thomas Poklikuha – 1x NCAA Qualifier (2018), 1x Centennial Conference Champion, 2x Regional Placewinner (6th 2017, 1st 2018)
174 Robert Gennat – Centennial Conference Runner-Up, Mideast Region 6th
184 Michael Dooley – 1x NCAA Qualifier (2019)

Top Incoming Wrestlers: Liam Walker, Pasquale Vizzoni, James Snyder, Kyle Slendorn, Jonah Schechtman, Spencer Robinson, Gerard Piserchia, Nicholas Pepe, Frank Medina, Trevor Mastorio, Stefan Major, Arjun Khatri, Hunter Gutierrez, Carsten DiGiantomasso, Nicholas Ciraulo

Season Outlook:
Stevens Institute of Technology will be taking on some new challenges this year as they transition to the Middle Atlantic Conference and the Southeast Regional. The conference and regional may be different but the goals for the Ducks squad remain the same. Coming off a 12th place finish at NCAA’s and 4th place finish in the NWCA academic standings, Stevens will look to improve on both of their team finishes in 2020. The Ducks welcome back 2018 NCAA Qualifier Thomas Poklikuha plus 15 incoming freshmen which will add to an already competitive roster. Multiple student-athletes bring back NCAA experience which should have Stevens in the hunt for a team trophy in Cedar Rapids.

The Ducks schedule consists of five home events, they will host Ithaca College, York College, Centenary, and NYU in single dual meets plus a home quad featuring JWU, Manchester, and NYU. Stevens will travel up to New England for the WPI duals and Ohio for the DIII National Challenge where they wrestle UW-Whitewater, Chicago, and Mount Union. Other highlights on the 2019-20 schedule are the W&J Invitational, New Standard Invitational, Messiah Open, Midlands and a dual with MAC opponent Delaware Valley. The Ducks are excited to compete against some of the nations best on a weekly basis and will be battle tested when the 2020 postseason comes around.

2019-2020 Coe Preview

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Team: Coe College
Head Coach: John Oostendorp
Years at School as Head Coach: 18
Career Record at Current School: 226-103-1
Assistant Coaches: Jimmy Gotto

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 14-7

2019 NCAA Qualifiers: Jake Voss (174), Josh Edel (184, 8th), Taylor Mehmen (197, 5th)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Edel, Mehmen, Cole Erickson (2017 6th, 2018, 3rd)

Top Returning Starters:
125 Brady Wilsie 4th at Lower Midwest Regional
133 Brock Henderson ranked 3rd before breaking arm at National Duals
157 Cole Erickson 2x All-American
184 Josh Edel All-American 8th
197 Taylor Mehmen All-American 5th
285 Kaleb Reeves 5th at Lower Midwest Regional; 2019 4th place AA at U23 Greco Trials

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Alex Friddle: 4x IL State Qualifier; 4x IL State Placer: 5th, 3rd, 2nd,1st; IL State Champion
Riley Wright: 4x IA State Qualifier; 4x IA State Placer: 4th, 3rd, 5th, 3rd
Gabe Fiser: 4x VA State Qualifier; 4x VA State Champion
Brady Henderson: 3x IA State Qualifier; 2x IA State Placer: 2nd, 2nd
Ryan Wasielewski: 3x IL State Qualifier; 1x IL State Placer: 3rd
Chayse Houston: 2x IL State Qualifier
Patrick Chambers: 2x IA State Qualifier
Caleb LaLonde: 2x IA State Qualifer
Cael Krueger: 3x IA State Qualifier; 3x IA State Placer: 5th, 4th, 7th
Ryker Kurimski: 3x IA State Qualifier; 2x IA State Placer: 7th, 3rd
Tristin Westphal: 4x IA State Qualifier; 2x IA State Placer: 7th, 1st; IA State Champion
Brandon Lalla: 1x IA State Qualifier
Cayden Atkins: 2x KS State Qualifer; 2x State Placer: 4th, 2nd
Kole Kreinbring: 1x IA State Qualifier
Garet Sims: 4x IA State Qualifier; 3x IA State Placer: 5th, 2nd, 1st; IA State Champion
Cayden Taflinger: 1x IL State Qualifier
Tanner Schultz: 1x IA State Qualifier; 1x IA State Placer: 7th

2019-2020 La Crosse Preview

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Team: University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
Head Coach: Dave Malecek
Years at School as Head Coach: 14
Career Record at Current School: 185-43-1
Assistant Coaches: Ross Needham, Trevor Pruett, Austin Goergan, Josh Passe, Albie McKinney, Ben Thornton, Mike Maksimovic

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 11-3

2019 NCAA Qualifiers:
125 Sawyer Sarbacker
133 Josh Stenger
149 Logan Schlough
157 Grant Zamin 8th
HWT Konrad Ernst 7th

Returning NCAA Qualifiers:
125 Sawyer Sarbacker
133 Josh Stenger
141 Hayden Schlough (NQ 2018)
157 Grant Zamin 8th
174 Sawyer Massie (6th 2018)
HWT Konrad Ernst 7th

Top Returning Starters:
125 Sawyer Sarbacker, NCAA Qualifier
133 Josh Stenger, NCAA Qualifier
141 Hayden Schlough (NQ 2018)
157 Grant Zamin 8th NCAA
165 Jackson Schoen WIAC Champ, 4th NCAA Regionals
174 Sawyer Massie (NCAA 6th 2018)
184 Reed Williams 5th NCAA Regionals
HWT Konrad Ernst 7th NCAA

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Tyler Shackle 141 State Champ MN, Kayln Jahn 2nd WI State and Fargo All American Greco, Isaac Gust 2x State Placer WA, Nolan Hertel WI State Placer, Nolan Paar WI State Placer, Zach Weiler WI State Placer, Connor Williams Transfer Upper Iowa

2019-2020 Elizabethtown Preview

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Team: Elizabethtown College
Head Coach: Eric Walker
Years at School as Head Coach: 16
Assistant Coaches: Quint Eno ’12, Bryan Pflanz ’17, Phil Torresani ’18, Kyle Coblentz, Matt Cross

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 2-10

Top Returning Starters:
125-Austin Jones-JR
133-Josh McLaughlin-JR, 6th at Mideast Regions @ 125
141-Colton Rex-SR, 5th at Mideast Regions @ 133
149-Josh Paisley, SR, 7th at Mideast Regions,
157-Kyle Bythell, JR, 2nd at Star City Open
165-Hunter Beaudet-SO, 6th at Star City Open
184-Dayne Ross-SR, 4th at Messiah Invite
285-Max Rhoden-SR

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125-Zach Rupp, 2x PIAA state qualifier
141-Shane Strausser, 2x PIAA state qualifier
149-Caleb Alvarado, NJ Region Placer
157-Brian Schneider, 2x DE State Champion
174-Clayton Frymoyer, PA Region Qualifier
184-Jakob Latham, Transfer ODU
197-Tyler Phenegar, PA Region Qualifier
285-Keegan McCord, PA Region Qualifier

Season Outlook:
Etown added some much needed depth and this year will be a nice mix of upper classmen with very young talent. The Blue Jays return 3 of the 4 region placers from last years team with hopes to improve on a daily basis and have guys challenge for each starting spot. With a challenging schedule and healthy roster size, there is a lot of excitement around the program this year.

2019-2020 TCNJ Preview

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Team: The College of New Jersey
Head Coach: R. Joseph Galante
Years at School as Head Coach: 8
Career Record at Current School: 104-55
Assistant Coaches: Len Goduto, Derrick Goduto, CJ Brucki, Adam Cooney

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 16-1

2019 NCAA Qualifiers: Ryan Budzek (149, 1st), Dan Kilroy (174, 4th), Jake Giordano (133, 5th), Robert Dinger (141), JT Beirne qualified (157)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Kilroy, Giordano, Dinger

Top Returning Starters:
125 Dan Ortega 4th in MidEast Region
133 Jake Giordano 5th in NCAA
141 Robert Dinger NCAA Qualifier
165 John Garda 4th in MidEast Region
174 Dan Kilroy two-time NCAA All-American
184 Dan Surich 7th in MidEast Regio
HWT Tom Marretta 7th in MidEast Region

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Freshman: 157 Matt Sacco 5th in NJ States, HWT Benny Dahdah 6th in NJ States, 165 Reid Colella 8th in NJ States
Transfers: HWT Dylan D’Amore two-time NJ State placewinner, 125 Nick Denora NJ State placewinner

Season Outlook:
The Lions will look to continue the momentum from last years 16-1 dual record and 8th place finish at the NCAA Championships. Two returning All-Americans, seven regional starters, and a slew of returning student athletes as well as incoming freshman should make this an exciting season on the mats. The team has not brought home a trophy since the Championships were held in Ewing in 1999 and their goal is to rectify that this season.

2019-2020 Plymouth State Preview

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Team: Plymouth State University
Head Coach: Eric Bergeron
Years at School as Head Coach: 2
Assistant Coaches: Nick Simeti, Tim Smith, James Matlack

2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 0-8

Top Returners:
JR- Dylan da Silva- 184 NE Region 5th, Scholar All American

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Nahuel Rodriguez- Mamaroneck, NY-125
Caiden Skakalski- Lebonon, NH- 133- HS New England qualifier
Angelo Folino- New Hartford, CT- 133- HS New England finalist
Tyler O’Mara- Litchfield, NH- 141
Trevor O’Mara- Litchfield, NH, 149
Josh Fernandez- North Rockland, NY-149
Collin Mengold- Shelton, CT- 165
Flori Cenkoli- Nonnewaug, CT-174
Noah Gifford- Concord, NH- 197- 4th at HS New Englands
Christian Kuechler- Pinkerton Academy-197
Nick Fortunata- Pinkerton Academy- 285
Chris McNaulty- Haverhill, MA- 285

2019-2020 Waynesburg Preview

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Team: Waynesburg University
Head Coach: Ron Headlee
Years at School as Head Coach: 11
Career Record at Current School: 115-83-1
Assistant Coaches: Gennaro Bonaventura

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 7-8

2019 NCAA Qualifiers: Ken Burrs (197), Jake Evans (285)

Top Returning Starters:
125 – Dylan Williams (r-So.), PAC Champion, 8th place Southeast Regionals
133 – Josh Kuslock (Jr.), PAC Champion 4th place Southeast Regionals
141 – Matt Lascola (Jr.), PAC Champion
157 – Zach Mackall (Sr.), PAC runner-up
165 – Dan Verhovsek (Sr.), PAC runner-up

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Noah Grossnickle (133, Middletown (Md.) H.S.) Maryland state qualifier, 100-52 Record
Colby Morris (149-157, Waynesburg Central H.S.) PIAA state qualifier, 4-time section placer, 4-time WPIAL qualifier, 4-time Tri-CADA placer, TRI-CADA champion, Winners Choice Champion
Jace Guy (149-157, Southern Garrett (Md.) H.S.) 3-time state placer (5th, 4th, 3rd), 164-30 career record with 104 pins, 4-time county champion, 2-time regional finalist, part of back-to-back dual meet state championships.
Luke LaVanaway (184-197, Erie Mason (Mich.)H.S.) 2-time district placer, Grappler Fall Classic placer, 86 wins in three varsity seasons
Rocky McGeary (285, West Allegheny H.S.) 3-time conference champion, four-time section finalist, section champion, four-time WPIAL qualifier, 2018 Top Gun Champion, 110 career wins

Season Outlook:
Coming off a third-straight PAC title, the 2019-20 Waynesburg University wrestling team will have a vastly different look to it. Jake Evans, who graduated as the all-time winningest wrestler in NCAA history and was the 2018 national heavyweight champion, is gone, as is two-time national qualifier Ken Burrs (197).

The Yellow Jackets bring back plenty of starting experience in the five lower weights, including PAC champions Dylan Williams (125), Josh Kuslock (133) and Matt Lascola (141). Zach Mackall (157-165) and Dan Verhovsek (174-184) return as the senior leaders for the squad. Junior Dillion Charlton (174-184), senior Cory Supan (184-197) and senior Adam Rigney (184-197) provide fantastic depth and gives the team valuable contributors in tournament action. After dealing with injuries for most of last year, sophomore Dylan Winters is back to battle for starting time at 125 and/or 133 pounds. Speaking of wrestlers coming back from injury. Caleb Baxter had a terrific freshman season, but missed all of his sophomore campaign with an injury. He is also back and expected to be in the mix for the starting job at 174 pounds. A talented class of freshmen and transfers is expected to make an immediate impact on this year’s squad.

2019-2020 Fontbonne Preview

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Team: Fontbonne University
Head Coach: Amond Prater
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Career Record at Current School: 1st season
Assistant Coaches: Marcus Hoehn, Samantha Rebentisch, Jesse Martinelli, TC Brown

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Season Outlook:
This will be the first year of competition for the St. Louis school. 17 wrestlers will take the mat looking to get the first dual meet wins in school history for head coach Amond Prater.

2019-2020 York Preview

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Team: York College of Pennsylvania
Head Coach: Duane Bastress
Years at School as Head Coach: 6
Career Record at Current School: 87-30
Assistant Coaches: Matt Heisey, Albert Gleichauf, Dylan Nuttall

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 14-3

2019 NCAA Qualifiers: Dylan Nuttall (125), Greg Warner (149, 2nd), Brandon Ballard (285)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Eric Hutchinson (2018)

Top Returning Starters:
Eric Hutchinson- 2018 NCAA Qualifier
Jared Kuhns- 20-8, ranked as high as 7th in 2019
Jackson Drum- 23-5, 4th place 2018 Southeast Regional

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Axel Giron-3x State Placer, state-finalist 2017, 4th place NHSCA Junior All-American, Wrestling USA Magazine Best 2017-18 High School Juniors (Honorable Mention)
Brandon Murray- 2019 NJSIAA state Qualifier
Jarrell Mayo- 3rd in MIAA, 4th in state, National Prep qualifier
Joey Bunce- 2x MD State Placewinner

Season Outlook:
The YCP Wrestling team looks to build upon a successful 2018-19 season as they return NCAA qualifier Eric Hutchinson, along with some other individuals that saw action last season.

Sophomore Eric Hutchinson, senior Jackson Drum, junior Jesse Rocco, sophomore Jared Kuhns will help lead the way for the Spartans this season.

Having graduated 8 seniors last year the Spartans will be young but talented in 2019-20. Many sophomores and juniors saw action during last season and that has paid off in their preparations for the upcoming season. With another solid recruiting class that include state qualifiers, place winners, and state champs to help push returners and look for starting roles.

2019-2020 Concordia Wisconsin Preview

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Team: Concordia University Wisconsin
Head Coach: Kevin Koch
Years at School as Head Coach: 2
Career Record at Current School: 3-13
Assistant Coaches: Sean Ambrocio, Casey Kenealy, Bret Corner

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 2-8

Top Returning Starters:
125 Marco Padilla 8th Regional, 2nd CCIW
133 Ramiro Vasquez 6th CCIW
165 Alex Montbraind 6th CCIW
184 Merrick O’Donnell 4th CCIW

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Gabriel Rodriquez NV SQ
Quinn Hoopman WI State Placer
Tristen Mascarette WI SQ
Charles Hindley AZ State Placer
Val Kochiu transfer UW-Park, 2x WI Placer
Bryce Karban 3x WI SQ
Josh Te Stroete WI State Placer
Carson Cook NV 3x SQ

Season Outlook:
In his third season and second recruiting year, Head Coach Kevin Koch brought in a solid class that will give the Falcons depth and new faces in the lineup. A top D3 early season test, the Concordia Open, is slated for November 23.

2019-2020 North Central Preview

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Team: North Central College
Head Coach: Joe Norton
Years at School as Head Coach: 5
Career Record at Current School: 41-28
Assistant Coaches: Zach Cook, Mike Bikulcius, Josh Tardy, Mikey Benefiel, Abe Duran, Vince Pizzo, Dan Schiferl

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 10-2

2019 NCAA Qualifiers: Cody Baldridge (184)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Baldridge

Top Returning Starters:
125 – Ian Mullen: 26-8 record, 7th @LMW Regional 2019
125 – Moe Mitchell: 15-4 record, 6th at LMW Regional 2018
133 – Jaime Suarez: 23-12 record, 5th place LMW Regional 2019
141 – Marc Fleenor: 27-15 record, 5th place LMW Regional 2019
149 – Anthony Rink: 31-14 record, 7th place LMW Regional 2019
157 – Rafael Roman: 22-12 record, 5th place LMW Regional 2019
174 – Cam Hayes: 28-12 record, 6th place LMW Regional 2019
184 – Cody Baldridge: 34-9 record, Rnd of 12 NCAA Championships 2019

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125: Miles Trahey – Oak Forest HS – 2nd at IHSA State Championships
125: Enzo Silva – Plainfield South HS – 6th at IHSA State Championships
125: Robbie Precin – Andrew HS – 4th, 3rd, 2nd IHSA State Championships
133: Isaac Martinez – Moline HS – IHSA State Qualifier
133: Nic Rink – Herscher HS – IHSA Regional Champion
141: Eddie Villalobos – Rochelle HS – 5th at IHSA State Championships
149: Cole Cervantes – Griffith HS – 8th at IHSAA State Championships
149: George Marre – Glenbard North HS – 6th at IHSA State Championships
157: Dalton Willett – Monmouth-Roseville HS – 6th at IHSA State Championships
165: Jacob Boumans – Neuqua Valley HS – 2nd at IHSA State Championships
174: Brock Montford – Crystal Lake Central HS – 2nd at IHSA State Championships
197: Ben Bergen – Cornell College – 5th at 2017 Regional
285: Andrew Bejarano – Plainfield South HS – 4th at IHSA State Championships
285: Gabe Fitzpatrick – Notre Dame HS – IHSA State Qualifier
285: George Western – St. Rita HS – IHSA State Qualifier

Season Outlook:
The Cardinals return a strong nucleus from a team that won a second consecutive CCIW Conference Championship and finished 10-2 in dual meets in 2019. A very talented group of newcomers looks to supplement that core of returners to make for a team that will be solid from top to bottom.

2019-2020 Nebraska Wesleyan Preview

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Team: Nebraska Wesleyan University
Head Coach: Brandon Bradley
Years at School as Head Coach: 5
Assistant Coaches: Rob Sanders, Paul Sanders

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 4-8

2019 NCAA Qualifiers: Eron Haynes (125, 8th)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Haynes

Top Returning Starters:
Eron Haynes 2019 AA(8th)
Justin Hennessy 8th in Lower Midwest Regional(HWT)

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Van Schmidt- 3X Nebraska SQ, 1x state champion
Zeth Gerkensmeyer- 2019 Nebraska State Runner Up
Keggan Casey- 4x Nebraska SQ, 2018 State Runner Up
Anthony Stege- Nebraska SQ, 2019 6th placer
Derek Wortman- Nebraska SQ, state placer 6th
Shawn Anderson-Nebraska SQ
Preston Rauner- Nebraska SQ
Tyler Laudick- Colorado SQ

2019-2020 Adrian Preview

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Team: Adrian College
Head Coach: Bill Schindel
Years at School as Head Coach: 4
Career Record at Current School: 10-25
Assistant Coaches: Ryne Morrison, Dominic Paterra, Gavin Miller, Nathan Goetting, Cliff Cushard

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 8-3

2019 NCAA Qualifiers: Devon Pingel (184)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Pingel

Top Returning Starters:
Noah Nieman 2nd at Pete Wilson
Dylan Steward Regional Placer
Devon Pingel NQ
Isaiah Espinoza

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Dylan Wellbaum D1 State RunnerUp
Kyle Emery D1 6th & 8th
Brenten Polk D1 8th & 8th
Tanner Smith D2 3rd
Jacob Lanzini D2 4th & 5th
Austin Sanders D3 7th
John Botkins D3 7th

2019-2020 Baldwin Wallace Preview

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Team: Baldwin Wallace University
Head Coach: Jamie Gibbs
Years at School as Head Coach: 8
Career Record at Current School: 103-33
Assistant Coaches: Anthony Arroyo, Matt Curley, Chris Doyle, Tyler Maclellan, Bill McGrain, Justin Ransom, Grant Rathburn, James Ritchie, David Shapiro, Andrew Taylor, Jason Zastrow

2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 14-2

2019 NCAA Qualifiers:
Dante Ginnetti (125), Charlie Nash (133, 4th), Richard Burke (157), Anthony Arroyo (165), Justin Ransom (184), Zeck Lehman (197, 7th)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Ginetti, Nash, Lehman, Stanley Bleich (2018)

Top Returning Starters:
Dante Ginnetti-NQ 2018 and 2019
Charlie Nash- All-American 2019, NQ 2018
Tanner McHugh- Regional Place winner
Stanley Bleich- NQ 2018
Ben Hooff- Regional Place winner
Zeck Lehman- All-American 2019, NQ 2018

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Doug Byrne- OH SP
Conner DeBoe- OH SP
Griffin Rathburn- OH SP
Lucas Salmon- OH State Champion
Jack Stanley- OH SP

2019-2020 Otterbein Preview

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Team: Otterbein University
Head Coach: Brent Rastetter
Years at School as Head Coach: 3
Career Record at Current School: 27-24
Assistant Coaches: Doug Short, Jake Vaughan

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 8-11

2019 NCAA Qualifiers: Drew Kasper (285, 5th)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Kasper

Top Returning Starters:
Drew Kasper (5th at NCAA, 285)
Corbin Bunsold (2x Regional placer, 5th and 4th, 184)
Jackson Lakso (4th at Regionals, 133)

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Ryan Whitten (7th at State Ohio, 157)
Mason Sparks (3x Ohio State Qualifier, 149)
Joey Buckland (2x Ohio State Qualifier, 133)

d3wrestle.com 2019-2020 Rankings #1

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Here are the d3wrestle.com Preseason Rankings for the 2019-2020 season. There are a few things to remember about the first set of rankings.

  1. No freshmen or non-DIII transfers are listed in this set of rankings. They will start to appear as they compete.
  2. Information about weight class changes mostly came from the coaches. If a coach did not provide any information, a best guess was made. There are some weights that will end up being wrong. The rankings will be adjusted as guys compete.
  3. If a wrestler is not expected to compete until the second semester, he should not appear here.
  4. There are probably some mistakes, typos, or misspellings in this list. A best effort will be made to correct them as the season gets going.

d3wrestle.com Rankings #1 – October 28, 2019

2019-2020 MacMurray Preview

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Team: MacMurray College
Head Coach: Graham Karwath
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches: Jeffrey Haley, Conner Linehan, Conor Karwath

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2018-2019 Dual Meet Record: 2-4

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Chad Grimm (Freshman, 3x Illinois State Place-winner, State Runner-up in 2019)
Nikolas Perovic (Sophomore, Transfer from Lindenwood University-Belleville, 5th at the NAIA American Midwest Conference Tournament)

Season Outlook:
First-year head coach Graham Karwath took over the MacMurray College Wrestling program in September after being named the Head Coach at Lindenwood University – Belleville in April. Lindenwood University – Belleville then announced that the school would be consolidating with Lindenwood University after the 2019-20 academic year, which left Karwath in a difficult position. The MacMurray position opened in late August after the resignation of Alberto Quiros, Karwath jumped at the opportunity to take over the program.

Karwath added a few transfers from Lindenwood University – Belleville which added depth to the small MacMurray College squad. The 2019-20 season will feature at least eight underclassmen in the starting lineup but Karwath will look for improvement from the beginning of the end of the year. “I want our guys to recognize their small improvements from the beginning of the season to the end if everyone improves then we will end up much better than we started,” says Karwath.

Karwath added two assistant coaches and one volunteer assistant coach for the upcoming season; Jeffrey Haley (NAIA All-American, 3x NAIA National Qualifier), Conner Linehan (2x NAIA National Qualifier), and Conor Karwath (U.S. Open Senior All-American in Greco-Roman). Karwath spoke about the wrestling staff: “I am very happy to have men that work hard every day towards a common goal, raising the level of our program.”

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