Friday & Saturday
Ithaca Invitational at Providence, RI
Saturday
Ned McGinley Invitational at King’s
Messiah Invitational
Patriot Open at Cumberlands
Virginia Beach Open
Ben McMullen Open at Muskegon
Adrian Invitational
Jamestown Open
Dr. Bob Kellogg MacMurray Open
RCTC Yellowjacket Open
Super 8 Invitational at Platteville
Pointer Open at Stevens Point
Brockport Open
Sunday
Michigan State Open
OCU Open
Clarion Open (go FloArena on Sunday)
Team: Wartburg College
Head Coach: Eric Keller
Years at School as Head Coach: 7
Career Record at Current School: 132-3
Assistant Coaches: Chris Ortner, Chris Smith, Elard Coello, Fan Zang, Mark Pinero
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 20-0
2017 NCAA Qualifiers:
Arnulfo Olea 5th at 125
Connor Campo NQ at 133
Cross Cannone 2nd at 141
Kenny Martin 3rd at 149
Logan Thomsen 2nd at 157
Andrew Steiert 7th at 165
Eric Devos National Champion at 174
Bryan Levsen 5th at 184
Kyle Fank 5th at 197
Lance Evans 4th at HWT.
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Cross Cannone(141, 2nd), Logan Thomsen(157, 2nd), Eric Devos (174, National Champion), Kyle Fank (197, 5th), Lance Evans (285, 4th)
Top Returning Starters:
141 Cross Cannone – 2nd NCAA
157 Logan Thomsen – 2nd NCAA
174 Eric DeVos – 1st NCAA (2017), 2nd NCAA (2016)
197 Kyle Fank – 5th NCAA
285 Lance Evans – 4th NCAA (2017), 3rd NCAA (2016)
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Wartburg’s recruiting class was ranked #2 in the Nation by Wrestling USA for all Non-Division 1 schools.
Brenden Baker: 3X Iowa H.S. State place winner
Omar Begic: 2X Iowa H.S. State place winner
Beau Bush: 4X Louisana H.S. State place winner
Cobi Cline: 3X Iowa H.S. District Qualifier
Brennen Doebel: Jr. College All-American and Iowa H.S. State Champion
Jared Ellingwood: 2X Illinois H.S. State qualifier
Kendrick Jones: Jr. College All-American and 2X Louisiana H.S. State Champion
Jacob Krakow: 4X Iowa H.S. State place winner and 2X finalist
Brady Kyner: 4X Iowa H.S. State place winner, 2X finalist, and USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American
Ethan Lape: 2X Iowa H.S. State place winner
Derek Leeloy: Jr. College National Champion
Nick Meling: Iowa H.S. State place winner
Noah Padilla: 2X California H.S. CIF Placer
Brock Rathbun: 3X Iowa H.S. State Champion and 4X finalist
Mike Ross: 3X Connecticut H.S. State Champion, New Engand Champion and 2X NHSCA All-American
Martine Sandoval: Jr. College National Champion
Slade Sifuentes: 2X Iowa H.S. State Champion, 4X place winner, and USA
Wrestling Folkstyle All-American
Trevor Walton: 2X Nebraska H.S. State Finalist and 4X place winner
Zion Vasquez: Missouri H.S. State qualifier
Season Outlook:
Wartburg returns five All-Americans from it’s history making 13th 2017 NCAA championship team: Cross Cannone(141, 2nd), Logan Thomsen(157, 2nd), Eric Devos (174, National Champion), Kyle Fank (197, 5th), Lance Evans (285, 4th).
The Knights will have some new faces in the lineup replacing two time All-American’s Arnulfo Olea at 125, Connor Campo at 133, Andrew Steiert at 165, two time National Champion and three time All-American Kenny Martin at 149, and All-American Bryan Levsen at 184.
Some major milestones on the table this season for Wartburg are the opportunity to win its unprecedented 26th consecutive (and 36th overall) Iowa Conference Championship, a record eighth-straight NWCA national dual title and 12th overall, a sixth-straight NCAA Central Regional title and the programs 14th NCAA Championship, which would be its 9th in the last 11 years. Wartburg has also won 196 consecutive duals against IIAC opponents, a streak that dates back to 1994.
CLASSIFICATION: Head Coach
WORKING TITLE: Head Men’s Wrestling Coach
DEPARTMENT: Athletics and Recreational Sports
SALARY RANGE: Per contract
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has a vacancy in the position of Head Men’s Wrestling Coach. This is a full-time, 12-month position that reports to the Director of Athletics and Recreational Sports, Bret Butler.
Duties: This position is responsible for managing all aspects of the men’s wrestling program and is expected to identify, evaluate, and recruit student-athletes who can be successful academically and athletically at the NCAA Division III level. The head coach will exemplify a strong commitment to the academic achievement of student-athletes and to their success on the field. Responsibilities include planning, programming, directing, supervising, and implementing the duties and functions of the men’s wrestling program while adhering to Pitt-Bradford, AMCC and NCAA rules and regulations. The head coach must work closely with all others involved in carrying out the philosophy and objective of the intercollegiate athletic program.
Requirements: bachelor’s degree required, master’s preferred; three years’ successful collegiate coaching experience at the NCAA Division III level; and knowledge and commitment to NCAA Division III philosophy and rules. The successful candidate must demonstrate a proven aptitude for coaching as illustrated by a strong work ethic, organizational skills, computer skills, and the ability to interact professionally within the department, the campus, and the community.
Please Submit: Candidates must apply directly through PittSource at https://www.pittsource.com/postings/147726.
Deadline: November 12, 2017
Women and applicants from traditionally underrepresented populations are strongly encouraged to apply. Individuals with experience in a setting committed to multiculturalism and/or campus diversity are of particular interest. The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity. EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled
Team: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Head Coach: Dave Malecek
Years at School as Head Coach: 12
Career Record at Current School: 164-36-1
Assistant Coaches: Ross Needham, Zach Cook, Trevor Pruett
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 9-0
2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Ryan Weinmann (141, 1st), Richard Carlson (174, 5th)
Top Returning Starters:
125 Nelson Baker 4th Regionals
133/141 Hayden Schlough 4th WIAC
149 Kal Gerber 2nd WIAC
157 Jackson Schoen 2nd WIAC
157 Michael Murnane
165 Mitch Hertel 6th Regionals
165 Logan Schlough
174 Sawyer Massie 3rd WIAC
184 Sean O’Neil
HWT Konrad Ernst 4th Regionals
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Cal Hanson State Champ 141, Matt Anderson 125 3rd Wi State , Zach Villarreal 125 3rd Illinois State, Tristen Jenny 133 2nd WI State, Sawyer Sarbacker 125 2nd Wi State, Josh Stenger 125 4th Illinois State, Spencer Hutchinson 141 Ia Qualifier, Grant Zamin 157 2x Illinois Qualifier, Jake Gille 149/157 5th Wi State, Colton Ryan Wi SQ, 184 Lee Fuller SQ Illinois,
Season Outlook:
La Crosse will have a very young and inexperienced team with many new faces in the lineup. Freshman will add depth and challenge as season progresses. The team will have to come together and work very hard to be competitive in the WIAC and new Regional.
Team: Springfield College
Head Coach: Jason Holder
Years at School as Head Coach: 6
Career Record at Current School: 71-42
Assistant Coaches: Dylan Foley, James Kaishian, Tyler Banks
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 11-12
2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Zach Joseph (157), Hunter Ayen (197)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Ayen
Top Returning Starters:
133 – Ian Tolotti, Regional placer (6th)
197 – Hunter Ayen, NQ, Regional placer (3rd)
285 – Joe Fusco, 32-9 (2016-17)
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Alec Falconer – MD State placer
Bryce Finnegan – MA State placer
Tyler Flynn – NJ Region qualifier
Logan Fox – NJ State qualifier
Ryan Gray – MA State placer, New England qualifier
Robert Hartling – 2x CT State placer, New England placer
Rahmel Hill – JUCO National qualifier
Tyson Jones – NY Section finalist
Ryan Monteiro – 3x MA State Champion, NHSCA finalist
Nick Monteleone – NJ Region placer
Chris Munnell – 2x NH State placer, New England qualifier
Phil Ricca – NJ State qualifier
George Tarwo – 3x NH State Champion, New England Champion
Norberto Torres – NJ State qualifier
Mike Vietri – NJ qualifier
Derek Wilson – NH State placer
Season Outlook:
Springfield College wrestling eclipsed the 1000th dual meet victory mark in 2017, becoming the 4th NCAA program in all of collegiate wrestling to accomplish this feat. The Pride graduated national qualifier Zach Joseph and regional placer Geovanni Medina but returns two-time national qualifier Hunter Ayen, regional placer Ian Tolotti, scholar All-American Joe Fusco, and five other starters from the 2017 Regional Championships who will look to make their mark in 2018. Springfield has also brought in a solid group of talented young freshmen and transfers. Springfield College will wrestle a competitive schedule that will help them as they will compete at the Ithaca Invitational, Doug Parker Invitational, Petrofes Invitational hosted by Messiah College, and the Budd Whitehill Duals hosted by Lycoming. Springfield College will certainly be battle tested when it comes time for Cleveland, Ohio in March.
Team: Augsburg University
Head Coach: Jim Moulsoff
Years at School as Head Coach: 4
Career Record at Current School: 35-10
Assistant Coaches: Associate Head Coach Tony Valek, Austin Boniface, Brad Fisher, Orlando Ponce, Matt Hechsel, Chad Bartschenfeld, Justin Koob, Ryan Madson & John Peterson
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 11-2
2017 NCAA Qualifiers:
125 – Victor Gliva (8th)
133 – Sam Bennyhoff
141 – David Flynn (3rd)
149 – Ryan Epps
157 – Grant Parker
165 – Lucas Jeske (3rd)
184 – Owen Webster (3rd)
285 – Donny Longendyke (2nd)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers:
125 – Victor Gliva (8th)
133 – Sam Bennyhoff
141 – David Flynn (3rd)
141 – Aaron Wilson (2016)
149 – Ryan Epps
165 – Lucas Jeske (3rd)
184 – Sebastian Larson (2016)”
Top Returning Starters: see above
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Solomon Nielsen – 2-Time MN State Finalist
Cruze Hurlburt – 4-Time WI State Place winner
Team: Johnson & Wales University
Head Coach: Lonnie Morris
Years at School as Head Coach: 21
Career Record at Current School: 305-134-4
Assistant Coaches: Brian Allen, James Gilbert, Joe Pronk, Robbie Neill, Mike Labell
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 23-1
2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Bobby Jordan (125, 7th), Jay Albis (133, 2nd), Joe Ferinde (141, 6th), Stephen Jarrell (165, 6th), Michael Labell (174, 7th)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Jordan, Albis, Ferinde
Top Returning Starters:
125 Bobby Jordan Sr All-American 7th
133 Jay Albis Jr All-American 2nd
141 Joe Ferinde Jr All-American 6th
149 Tommy Grippi Jr (Region Placer)
174 Mike Gargano Jr (Region Placer @ 165)
184 Khamri Thomas So. (2x Region Placer @ 197)
197 Mike DiNardo So.(Region Placer @ 184)
Hwt. Jonah Aurelio Sr (Region Placer)
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
157/165 Cam Altobelli Atkinson, NH – 2016 State Champ (Timberlane High School)
174/184 Peyton Blauvelt Manahwkin, NJ – 2016 State Qualifier Round of 12 (Southern High School)
165/174 Seon Bowker Holgate, NJ – State Qualifier Round of 12 (Rancocas Valley High School)
133 Chris Caban Elmwood Park, NJ – 6th in NJ (Lodi High School)
149 Mitchell Cook Orland Park, IL – 4th in IL 2012 (Carl Sandburg High School)
165/174 Jacob Deustchandler Carver, MN – New England Champ & Prep All American (Hyde School, ME)
125 Nathaniel Frantz Swarthmore, PA (Strath Haven High School) 2x All-County
149 Jordan Robinson Garfield, NJState Qualifier Round of 12 (Garfield High School)
149/157 Samuel Tenaglia Chantilly, VA VA6 2nd and 3rd (Chantilly High School)
And we’re off!
Delaware Valley 38, Penn College 9
Delaware Valley 41, Rowan College at Gloucester County 9
Bridgewater State 20, New England 19 – criteria 2: most 6 point victories
Team: SUNY-Cortland
Head Coach: Brad Bruhn
Years at School as head coach: 15
Career Record at school: 205-76-1
Assistant Coaches: Deral Brown, Andrew Roden, Alexis Blanco, Gene Nighman, Adem Kaya
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 15-7
2016-2017 National Qualifiers and All-Americans:
National Champ 2017 Bobby Dierna @ 157
4th Place 2017 @ 174 Colin Barber
8th Place 2017 @ 133 Maverick Passaro
NQ 2017 Deuly Espinal @ 184
NQ 2017 Zach Zupan @ 165
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans:
8th Place 2017 @ 133 Maverick Passaro
NQ 2017 Deuly Espinal @ 184
NQ 2017 Zach Zupan @ 165
NQ 2015 Adrian Berry @ 141
JUCO AA 2016 Josh Antoine 8th @ 125
Top returning starters:
125 (SR) Mat Bradice 2015 NE Regional Placer, ECWC runner up 2016
125 (SR)Josh Antoine 2016 JUCO AA stated most of the year last year.
133 (SO) Alex D’Angelo Started in 2016, Injured last year
141 (SR) Maverick Passaro 2017 All-American 8th @ 133
141/49 (JR) Derak Heyman 2016 4th at NE Regional
149 (JR) Da’mani Burns 2nd @ Kings, starter at 141 last year
149 (JR) Matt Caputo ALL-ECWC 2017, starter at 149 last year
165 (JR) Zack Zupan 2017 National Qualifier
184 (SR) Deuly Espinal 2017 National Qualifier
HWT (SO) Zach Gifford ECWC Runner up
157 (JR) Adrian Berry 2015 NQ, 3x ECWC placer
157 (JR) Greg Chery
174 (SO) JP Puca 2nd @ Kings
174 (SR) Mike Beckwith 2x starter at Regional. NE Regional placer in 2014
Top incoming wrestlers:
125 Trey Laflamme South Jefferson HS State Champ, 3x placer
133 Ben Tepperman Hauppage HS 2x State placer
133/41 Matt Maquet Long Beach HS 2x State placer
141 CJ Labate Commack HS State Qualifier
149 James Trezza Smithtown East HS State Placer
149 Justen O’Neil North Babylon HS Section XI placer
157 Charlie Spada Long Beach HS 2x State Qualifier
157/65 Charlie Buckley Long Beach HS State Qualifier
165 Devin Pelletier Greylock HS (MA) 2x NE placer
HWT Ryan O’Shea MacAurther HS 2x State Qualifier
Season outlook:
Cortland has a big senior class including some wrestlers coming back from injury. This group should give the Red Dragons some solid leadership. Several wrestlers with experience at the National Tournament should help set a tone in the room. The team has a tough recruiting class that will have a few guys pushing for a starting spot.
Team: Wabash College
Head Coach: Brian Anderson
Years at School as Head Coach: 14
Career Record at Current School: 128-48-1
Assistant Coaches: Josh Hardman (Associate HC), Reece Lefever, Conner Brummett, Eracleo Vallejo, Conner Lefever
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 7-2
2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Owen Doster (133, 7th), Devin Broukal (141, 4th), Griffin Schermer (149), Nick Bova (157, 3rd), Conner Brummett (165), Darden Schurg (174), Riley Lefever (197, 1st)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Owen Doster, Devin Broukal, Griffin Schermer, Darden Schurg
Top Returning Starters: Owen Doster (AA) Devin Broukal (2x AA) Griffin Schermer (NQ) Darden Schurg (NQ)
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Austin Bethel – 4X State Qualifier
Kory Cavanaugh – 2X State Placer
James Floyd – 3X State Placer
Kaleb Guzior – 2X State Placer
Kyle Hatch – 3X State Placer
Riley Lomenick – State Placer
Cung Nier – State Qualifier
Wade Ripple – State Placer
Sam Russell – 3X State Qualifier
Daylan Schurg – State Placer
Kyle Shaffer – 2X State Placer
Jared Timberman – State Placer
Here is the DIII schedule for the first week of the 2017-2018 season
Wednesday, November 1:
Rowan College-Gloucester County at Delaware Valley, 5:30 PM
Penn College of Technology at Delaware Valley, 5:30 PM
New England at Bridgewater State, 7:00 PM
University of the Ozarks at Ottawa, 8:00 PM
Thursday, November 2:
MacMurray at North Central, 8:00 PM
Cornell College at Simpson, 8:00 PM
Hannibal-LaGrange at Millikin, 8:30 PM
Friday, November 3:
Castleton, Greensboro, Ithaca, Johnson & Wales, New England, Norwich, Oswego, Otterbein, Rhode Island College, RIT, Springfield, Western New England at Ithaca Invitational, Providence, RI, 4:00 PM
Olivet at Muskegon Duals, Muskegon, MI, 5:30 PM
Millersville at Wilkes, 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 4:
Mount St. Joseph at Patriot Open, hosted by Cumberlands
Centenary at Princeton Open, hosted by Princeton, 9:00 AM
Huntingdon at Reinhardt, 9:00 AM
Cortland, Keystone, King’s, Mount Saint Vincent, Muhlenberg, NYU, Oneonta, Penn College of Technology, Roger Williams, Scranton, Wilkes, York at Ned McGinley Invitational, hosted by King’s
Alma, Olivet, Trine at Ben McMullen Open, Muskegon, MI, 9:30 AM
Castleton, Greensboro, Ithaca, Johnson & Wales, New England, Norwich, Oswego, Otterbein, Rhode Island College, RIT, Springfield, Western New England at Ithaca Invitational, Providence, RI, 9:30 AM
Hampden-Sydney, Southern Virginia at Virginia Beach National Open, Virginia Beach, VA, 9:30 AM
Adrian, Heidelberg, John Carroll, Thiel, Wabash, Washington & Jefferson at Adrian Bulldogs Invitational, hosted by Adrian
Concordia-Moorhead at Jamestown Open, hosted by Jamestown
Dubuque, MacMurray, Millikin at MacMurray Open, hosted by MacMurray
Elizabethtown, Gettysburg, Johns Hopkins, Lycoming, McDaniel, Messiah, Ursinus, Wheaton at Messiah Invitational, hosted by Messiah
Concordia-Wisconsin, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Pointer Open, hosted by Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Wisconsin-La Crosse at RCTC Yellowjacket Open, Rochester, MN, 11:00 AM
Augustana, Buena Vista, Central, Loras, Wisconsin-Platteville at Super 8 Invitational, hosted by Wisconsin-Platteville
Bridgewater State at Southern Maine, 12:00 PM
Temple Club, Gloucester CC, Middlesex CC, Bergen CC at TCNJ, 12:00 PM
Ferrum at Washington & Lee, 1:00 PM
Delaware Valley at Navy, 2:00 PM
Delaware Valley at Navy, 3:30 PM
Delaware Valley vs. Stevens Tech at Navy, 5:00 PM
Wartburg at Nebraska Wesleyan, 6:00 PM
Alfred State, Brockport at Brockport Open, hosted by Brockport
Sunday, November 5:
Penn State-Behrend at Clarion Open, hosted by Clarion, 9:00 AM
Olivet at Michigan State Open, hosted by Michigan State, 9:30 AM
University of the Ozarks at Oklahoma City Open, hosted by Oklahoma City
Team: Ithaca College
Head Coach: Martin Nichols
Years at School as Head Coach: 22
Assistant Coaches: Jules Doliscar, Tyler Daffinee, Marc Israel, Carlos Toribio, Ricardo Gomez, Dave Auble, Willie Horwath
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 12-2
2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Jimmy Kaishian (125), Sam Schneider (149, 5th), Nick Velez (165), Jaison White (174), Carlos Toribio (107, 2nd), Jake O’brien (285, 8th)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Sam Schneider 5th 2017, Nick Velez 7th 2016, Jaison White Qual- 2017, Jake O’brien 8th 2017
Top Returning Starters:
Fred Mase 125 lbs. – 3rd Empire Conf.
Tito Colom 133 lbs. 4th Empire Conf.
Sam Schneider 149 lbs. NCAA AA
Demitri D’Orsaneo 157 lbs. 4th – Empire Conf.
Nick Velez 165 lbs. NCAA AA
Jaison White 174 lbs. NCAA Qual.
Jake Ashcraft 184 lbs. 4th NCAA Regionals
Jake O’Brien 285 lbs. NCAA AA.
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Anthony Stramiello 125 – 2x NYS Qual.
Ray Wetzel 133- NJ State 5th
Matt Kelley 3x MA. State Champion
Austin Whitney 157 lbs. 4th NCAA Regionals 2016. (Cortland transfer)
Alec Corrao 165 lbs. NJ State Qual
Isaiah Mayes 174 lbs 2x PA regional place winner
Steven Rice 174 lbs. 7th Pa State Championships (Muhlenberg transfer)
Dymir Davis-Carruth 197 lbs. 4th National Preps.
Season Outlook:
The Bombers look to improve on their 9th place finish at the NCAA Championships with a good group of upperclassmen that should be pushed by a strong incoming group of freshman and transfers.
Team: North Central College
Head Coach: Joe Norton
Years at School as Head Coach: 3
Career Record at Current School: 19-24
Assistant Coaches: Josh Tardy, Vince Pizzo, Andrew Zobac, Dan Schiferl, Abe Duran, Brandon Preston
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 8-10
2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Ben Williamson (149)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Williamson
Top Returning Starters:
Anthony Rink: 25-8 record – 3rd CCIW
Ben Williamson: 26-9 record, 2x NCAA Qualifier
Matt Marcotte: 22-14 Record – 5th Midwest Regional
Josh Bouie: 5th Midwest Regional (2016)
Tyler Vittal: 20-9 record, 3rd CCIW, 4th Midwest Regional
Emonte Logan: 12-4 record, 3rd CCIW, 5th Midwest Regional
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Talha Ayhan – 5th IHSA State Tournament
Egan Berta – 2nd, 3rd IHSA State Tournament
Eric Hominac – IHSA State Qualifier
Justin Mitchell – IHSA State Qualifier
Audel Ochoa – 4th IHSA State Tournament
Rafael Roman – IHSA State Qualifier
Season Outlook:
This year’s Cardinal squad will balance several returning regional placewinners with newcomers looking to make their mark. Seven starters return, but only Williamson has NCAA Championship experience. Many are poised to break through in the new Lower Midwest Regional. The team looks like one that can compete to win the always competitive CCIW Conference, which the Cardinals are hosting this season.
Team: Coe College
Head Coach: John Oostendorp
Years at School as Head Coach: 16
Assistant Coaches: Jimmy Gotto
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 11-8
2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Cole Erickson (149, 6th)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Erickson
Top Returning Starters:
133 Fletcher Green 6th at Central Regional
141 Sam Uthoff 5th at Central Regional
149 Cole Erickson 6th at NCAAs
174 Jake Voss 5th at Central Regional
184 Taylor Mehmen 6th at Central Regional
197 Andrew Holladay 6th Central Regional
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Ricky Ayola 3rd at 195, 1st at 220, 1st at 285 in Colorado State Wrestling Tournament
Josh Gerke 5th at 145, 3rd at 145 in 3A Iowa State Wrestling Tournament
Brock Henderson 4th at 106, 3rd at 106, 1st at 113, 1st at 120 in 1A Iowa State Wrestling tournament
Austin Hoffman 145 State Qualifier 3A Illiinois State Wrestling Tournament
Austin Leopard State Qualifier at 132, 7th at 132, 4th 138 in 1A Iowa State Wrestling Tournament
Devon Meeker 4th at 106, 2nd at 113 in 1A Iowa State Wrestling tournament
Ashton Meyers 6th at 113 in 1A Iowa State Wrestling Tournament
Trevor Schmidt State Qualifier 2A Illinois State Wrestling Tournament
Transfer: Bailey Chyma 3rd at 170 in 2A Iowa State Wrestling Tournament
Team: Wesleyan University
Head Coach: Drew Black
Years at School as Head Coach: 20
Career Record at Current School: 192-156-3
Assistant Coaches: Niko Filippakis, Victor Eckpenyong, Matt Moran, Dan DiCenzo, John Biddiscombe
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 9-7
2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Carter Armendarez (149), Devon Carrillo (197)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Armendarez and Carrillo
Top Returning Starters:
125 Amir Daouk SO, (16-15); Zack Murillo SO. (19-6)
133 Tristan Stetson SO., (14-16); Dylan Jones, JR., (18-16)
141 James Matias, JR., (23-11)/ Shane Ross JR., (14-10)
149 Carter Armendarez, SR., (19-10), 3rd NE Region, NCAA Qualifier, lost AA round
157 Ed Pierce, SR., (24-12)
165 Roy Forys Jr. (12-7)
174 Dominic Pirraglia, SR (21-16), 6th NE Region
184 Simon Chee FR., 2nd NY States; Zach Turner, SO (Futures Champ 7-10);
197 Devon Carrillo, GR (22-3), 2nd NE Region 2017, 3rd NE Region 2016, 2 x NCAA Qualifier, lost AA round
285 Isaiah Bellamy, SR (17-7), 2 x NE Region placer 4th 2015, 6th 2017
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125 Andrew Hennessy
133 Kasim Khan
133 Jason Fong
184 Simon Chee
285 Harrison Karp
Season Outlook:
Eight starters return from last years winning team. Carter Armendarez defeated the 5th seed at NCAA’s, but fell just short of being an all-American. Devon Carrillo is focusing on wrestling for the first time in his career after having played 4 seasons of college Football. Isaiah Bellamy has a full year of competition at HWT under his belt and looks to compete and be on the national podium this year. The Cardinals are looking for another winning dual season along with a stronger, successful finish at both the Northeast Regional and NCAA Championships.
Team: John Carroll University
Head Coach: Mark Hawald
Years at School as Head Coach: 3
Career Record at Current School: 13-14
Assistant Coaches: George DiCamillo, Kevin Shadrach, Jason Zastrow, Mark Hawald Sr.
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 7-9
Top Returning Starters:
Jarrad Lasko- 5th at Regional
Tom McNulty- 2X Regional Placewinner
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Jarrod Brezovec- OH Placewinner
Larry Grapo- OH State Qualifier
Vittorio Santillo- OH State Qualifier
Aidan Whitis- 2 Time Maine State Champ
Team: Loras College
Head Coach: T.J. Miller
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Career Record at Current School: 12-7
Assistant Coaches: Trevor Kittleson, Rick Healey, Jon Gapinski, Jon Orillion, Jay Figgins, Mark Schultz
2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 12-7
2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Clint Lembeck (141, 5th), Jimmy Davis (157, 5th), Guy Patron Jr. (197, 3rd, Quin Gilliam (285)
Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Michael Triplett (2016), Clint Lembeck, Jimmy Davis, Guy Patron Jr., Quin Gilliam
Top Returning Starters: Guy Patron Jr- 3rd NCAA, Clint Lembeck 5th NCAA, Jimmy Davis 5th NCAA, Quin Gilliam NQ, Michael Triplett NQ 2016, Eddie Smith 4th Place Central Regional, Awais Arain 4th place Central Regional
Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Kevin Kelly – NAIA All-American, Benedictine College, KS
Richard Hunter- 3x LA State Champion – Brusly High School
Nathan Pitts- 2x LA State Champion- Parkway High School
Noah Hughes-Reilly- IA State Place-winner – West Des Moines Valley
Jacob Hiles- IL State Place-winner- Coal City High School, IL
Frankie Indelli- IL 3A State Qualifier- Wheaton North High School
Simon Schuler- IL 1A State Place-winner – Chenoa, IL
Brock Timmons- IA 2A State Place-winner -Davenport Assumption
Mateo Sanchez- CA State Qualifier- Central East High -Fresno, CA
Brad Holmes-IA 3A State Qualifier- Bettendorf, IA
Payne Johnson- East Waterloo High School – Evansdale, IA
Robert Muhammad- Allen Shepard High School- Chicago, IL
Seth Lisowski- Arcadia High School – Arcadia, Wisconsin
Max Boughton- Oak Park River Forest High School – Oak Park, IL
Patrick Mullane- St. Patrick High School- Chicago, IL
Dakotah Peterson- IL 3A State Qualifier- Taft High School
Season Outlook:
Loras returns nine starters and five NCAA qualifiers from a team that was 6th in the NCAA and 2nd in the Central Region and the IIAC.
Here are the d3wrestle.com Preseason Rankings for the 2017-2018 season. There are a few things to remember about the first set of rankings.
d3wrestle.com Rankings #1 – October 30, 2017
