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Southern Maine 2017 Preview

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Team: University of Southern Maine
Head Coach: Mike Morin
Years at School as Head Coach: 2
Career Record at Current School: 17-16
Assistant Coaches: Julio Santiago, Jonathan Deupree, Sean Fagan, Peter Delev, Dan Del Gallo

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 12-5

2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Daniel Del Gallo (149, 1st)

Top Returning Starters:
Peter Del Gallo SO 4th Northeast Region, 31-3 season record
Brendan Weir JR 25+ wins 2017
Mike Risti JR 25+wins 2017
Josh Smith SO 25+ wins 2017
Justin Stacy SO
Jared Garcia SO
Zac Thompson SO

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125 Antoine Grace NY Section II Champion/NY State Qualifier
125 Leo Amabile ME State Champion
125/133 Caleb Austin 4x ME State Champion
133 Judd Kinney ME State Placer
133/141 Austin Shorey 3x ME State Champion, 2x New England Placer (3rd,6th)
141 Vinnie Blasucci 3x FL State Qualifier
141/149 David Kurker MA State Placer (3rd)
149 Tyson Cram VT State Champion
149/157 Joe Leclair 3x NY Section VII Finalist
157 Juan Vernaza 2x FL State Placer (5,5)
165 Jonathan Stacy ME State Placer
165/174 Raul Gierbolini FL State Placer (4th)
184 Brandon Cousino 2x VT State Placer, 2x New England Placer (6th,3rd)
184/197 Conor Durward MA State Placer
197 Daric Johnson 3x CT State Champion, CT Open Finalist, Prep NE Finalist

Season Outlook:
The Huskies are coming into the 2017-2018 season with a lot of momentum coming off a record breaking regular season in 2017 and crowning the programs first NCAA National Champion in Dan Del Gallo. They return 7 out of the 10 region starters from a year ago and bring in a solid recruiting class that will challenge for starting spots right away. The Huskies will be very young with 26 freshman and sophomores, and are looking to build off of last years success.











Concordia Wisconsin 2017 Preview

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Image result for cuw falconsTeam: Concordia University Wisconsin
Head Coach: Kevin Koch
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches: Bret Corner, Student Assistant Mason Mergener

2016-17 Dual Meet Record: 4-5

2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Mason Mergener (174), Mason Baumgartner (197)

Top Returning Starters:
Matthew Saldana, 5th CCIW
Ramiro Vasquez, 5th CCIW
Miguel Betancourt, 4th NCAA West Regional
Eric Martinson, 6th CCIW
Mitchell Slatton, 5th NCAA West Regional

Former standout Kevin Koch (CUW ’06) returns to his alma mater after a successful 10-year run at his high school alma mater, Edgar (Wis.). Koch becomes the third Head Wrestling Coach in Concordia history. After realignment, the Falcons will head to the NCAA Upper Midwest Regional after taking sixth in last year’s West Regional. The season kicks off at the Pointer Open November 4 at UW-Stevens Point.











Castleton 2017 Preview

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Team: Castleton University
Head Coach: Scott Legacy
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Career Record at Current School: 11-14
Assistant Coaches: Steve Forrest, Joe Duca, Jeff Whitesell

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 11-14

2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Zak Hale (141)

Top Returning Starters:
Nick Camacho 133 (16-18)
Jared Costa 157/165 (27-8)
James Kilgo 157 (19-16)
Cameron Milliken 157 (15-9)
Mitch LaFlam 184 (26-17)
Reece Millington 149 (15-9)
Ryan Cabezas 141 (9-9)
Nick Scott 285 (18-17)
Nolan Viens 165/174 (16-15)
Joe Galusha 184/197 (16-18)
Jacob Woodside 174 (16-15)

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Troy Gassaway (125) Sophomore –
Bennington, Vermont
Mount Anthony Union High School
Attended SIUE Fall Semester 2015

Career Record: 239-19
4x State Champ

3x New England Finalist
2 x New England Champ

2x NHSCA All American (Jr. and Sr. Division)

Dave Schultz Award Winner

Vermont Wrestler Of The Year

USA Magazine All-American

10-5 @ SIUE

Kevin Meloni-125 –
Town: Shoreham
School: Shoreham-Wading River
Career Record: 155-16
Season Record: 44-3 senior year
4 Years On varsity
Section 11 division 1
3x League champion
2x All county (2016 runner up)
Ranked 2nd in Suffolk County
2x New York State qualifier
Ranked top 5 in NYS
2016 All State (5th in NYS at 106)
2x Eastern states place finisher
Suffolk All-Star team member

Century Club Member Lóng Island
2016 SWR MOW

Frankie Darwak- 125 –
Stillwater NY,
Stillwater High School
Career Record: 87-21
Season Record: 35-4.
2016 Greco State Champion,
2017 NY Free Style and Greco Finalist
NY national team member
NY State Qualifier

CJ Schultz- 133-
Town: New Milford, CT
School: New Milford High
Career Record: 145- 40
Season Record: 39-7
3rd CT. Open

William DiBenedetto- 133 -6th Section 1, NY

Chris Solo- 133
Deering High School
Two year totals at Deering
Junior and Senior Year: 76-9

State Qualifier 2 times
2015-16- Class A states-6th
2016-17 Class A states – 1st
Region Champ 2 times
New England Qualifier

Ben Billings -141
High school: Plymouth Whitemarsh
Career Record: 85-46
Senior Year: 24-6
145, 152
2012-2013: Section 5th; District DNP (AAA)
2013-2014: Section 1st; District DNP (AAA)
2014-2015: Section 1st; District 2nd; Region DNP (AAA)
2015-2016: Section 2nd; District 3rd; Region DNP (AAA)

Cedrick Stephens -197
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Windgate HS

Transfer from Nassau Community College
2016-17 Record 18-5
2 Time NJCAA National Qualifier

NJCAA Eastern District Champion @ 197 2017

NJCAA All-American 2017

Jesse Webb-285
Bennington, Vermont
School: Mt. Anthony HS/and transfer from Ohio University (2 year starter)
Senior Year HS:
64-0
Career HS: 235-9
4 Time State Champion
4 Time New England Place Winner
2 Time New England Champion

Vermont Wrestler of the Year
Dave Schultz Award Winner
USA Magazine All American

4 Time NHSCA All American
1st -Freshman, 1st Sophomore, 5th Junior, 2nd Senior

Super 32 Champion and Finalist

4 Time Junior National All-American
2nd In Freestyle

2015 Freshman/Sophomore Michigan State Open Champ

5th MAC Confernece 2015

Max Tempel -141/149
Averill Park NY
Averill Park High School
Career record:148-33

Senior year: 41-4
4X Class B Champion
2X NYS Qualifier
2015 Section 2 Champ
3X Section 2 Finalist
5th in New York State
2015 Section 2 MOW
3X Varsity Wrestling Captain

Matt Saville-133/141
South Glens Falls, NY
South Glens Falls HS

Career Record: 198-49
Season Record: 31-3
Section 2 Champion 2016
Section 2 Finalist 2017
School record win holder.
2nd in freestyle states 2016

Ryan Butcavage -141/149
Pennington New Jersey
Hopewell Valley Central HS

Career Record: 93-54
Season Record: 30-10
65 Career Pins
District Champion
2016 National Duals Team

Trent Goodman- 174/184
Sedgwick ME,
Ellsworth High School
Career Record: 150-9
3x State Champion
3rd at New England’s

David Wingate – 197/285
East Greenbush, NY
Columbia High School
Career Record: 113-34
Season Record: 36-8
3rd Section 2 (2017)
5th Section 2 (2016)

Matt Mustillo 141/149
Manalapan New Jersey

Season record: 25-13
1st place District 21

Name: Jason Ashline – 133
Town: Whitehall , NY
School: Whitehall Central
Career Record: 104-37 Season Record: 34-8
2017 Section 2 Champ
2016 Section 2 Finalist
5th in NYS Freestyle 2016 and 2017

Name: Rhys Zigich-149/157
Town: Frenchtown NJ
School: Delaware Valley Regional
Career Record: 80-50
Season Record: 33-8
Member of 2017 Group II NJ State Champion Team / 3x Sectional Champions
2017 District 19 Champion
2016 & 2015 District 17 3rd Place
Fargo Qualifier
Daniel Hutchens OW award 2016
Member of the DV 60 win club*
Recipient of 2017 SEPA Scholarship for Outstanding DV Wrestler
Recipient of 2017 DV Wildcat Award
4 year varsity letter recipient

Name: Kyle Stoll
Town: Dingmans Ferry , PA
School: Delaware Valley High School

Career Record: 85-40
Season Record 25-11
3x District Placer
2x Regional Qualifier

Tom Long -197/285
Sandy Hook, CT.
Newtown High School

Career Record: 146-51
Season Record: 42-6
All New England (4th)
All State (2nd) CT. Open
3x All Conference,
2x top 3 Finisher at Lowell Holidays , 2nd and 3rd
Team Captain

Hunter Martel
Town: Titusville, New Jersey
School: Hopewell Valley

Career Record: 53-28
Season Record: 29-7
2nd in district 18 as a senior.

Season Outlook:
Castleton returns 21 wrestlers from their first year as a program and has added a very strong recruiting class of Freshmen and transfers. With a nice blend of returnees (most of the starting line-up) and with only one senior on the team, in their second year with the program, Incoming freshmen, junior college and Division 1 transfers, the team is looking to improve on a successful year number one.











Huntingdon 2017 Preview

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Team: Huntingdon College
Head Coach: Craig Duncan
Years at School as Head Coach: 2
Assistant Coaches: Zachary Cummings

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 5-8

Top Returning Starters: 141 DeAndre Beck, 165 Deon Maxwell, 285 Jesse Rowlen

Top Incoming Wrestlers: 125 Jacob Smith, 133 Kendall Townley, 141 Michael Mort, 149 Kaleb Fontenot, 157 Tyrese Lewis, 197 Kori Walker, 197 AJ Phillips, 285 Mac McNeilly, 285 Joseph Pearson, 285 Joel Gonzalez











USMMA 2017 Preview

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Team: United States Merchant Marine Academy
Head Coach: Greg Ilaria
Years at School as Head Coach: 9
Career Record at Current School: 86-66
Assistant Coaches: Beau Bruno

2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 5-10

2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Erik Beshada (157), Patrick Rooney (184), Victor Raigoza (285)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Beshada and Raigoza

Top Returning Starters:
Erik Beshada NQ 2017
Victor Raigozza NQ 2017
Blake Bunce 4th place Eastern Regional 2017

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Jace Garza MI – State Qualifier
Steven Shields LA – 4 x State Champion
Chaz Franchina CA – State Qualifier
Sam Buck IN – State Qualifier
Cole Clement LA – State Champion
Chase Pennell MD – State runner up
Kieran Duggan CT – New England Champion, Prep National AA
Kai Rogers MO – State Runner up
Andrew French MN – State Qualifier












Buena Vista 2017 Preview

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Team: Buena Vista University
Head Coach: Jeff Breese
Years at School as Head Coach: 3
Assistant Coaches: Sean White, Ernesto Garcia

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 2-7

Top Returning Starters:
Brad Kerkhoff- Jr. 2x 6th at NCAA Central Region, 2x Scholar All-American, 39 college wins
Shane Vaughan- Jr. Top 8 at NCAA Central Regional, 15 wins last season (14 by bonus)
Riley Altenburg- So. Top 8 at NCAA Central Regional, 13 wins last season

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Schuyler Spurrier- Multi-time North Carolina State Placer
John Tuttle- Multi-time Iowa State Placer
Nathan Lamas- Multi-time Arizona State Placer












CWRU 2017 Preview

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Team: Case Western Reserve University
Head Coach: Danny Song
Years at School as Head Coach: 2
Assistant Coaches: Tim Scarl, Jaes Jones

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 2-7

Top Returning Starters: Isaac Collier – 20+ wins, Alec Hoover – 20+ wins

Top Incoming Wrestlers: Anand Shah (Nequa Valley HS, IL), Tommy Gallagher (St. Ignatius HS, OH), Brian Kent (Westchester-Rustin HS, PA), Michael Hughes (Cathedral Prep HS, PA)

Season Outlook:
Case saw major progress last year in head coach Danny Song’s second year and they are hoping for a similar rate of growth in 2017-18. The Spartans won the NWCA academic team award last year and are aiming for a repeat this season.











Augustana 2017 Preview

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Team: Augustana College
Head Coach: Tony Willaert
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches: Tyler Willers, John Malvik, Eric Juergens, Todd Thompson

2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 8-6

2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Christos Giatras (184, 7th), Adarios Jones (285, 3rd)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Giatras and Jones

Top Returning Starters:
133 Freddy Terranova
141 Brendan Gould
157 Matt Sears
174 Trace Timmons
184 Christos Giatras, All-American
197 Ethan Benoit
285 Adarios Jone, All-American

Top Incoming Wrestlers: Carlos Burgos (Chicago, IL), Tavian Cervantez (Galesburg, IL), Josh Diehl (Oskaloosa, IA), Frankie Faasen (Lake Como, NJ), Andrew Gonzalez (Skokie, IL), Coy Helmuth (Dowagiac, MI), Joe Knapik (Prospect Heights, IL), Neil O’Shaughnessy (Niles, IL), Bobby Papiernik (Naperville, IL), Shawn Saulys (West Belmar, NJ), Trystyn Schoonover (Champaign, IL), Daniel Terronez (Moline, IL)

Season Outlook:
It is going to be an exciting year for the Augustana Vikings. They return two All-Americans in Christos Giatras and Adarios Jones and three 4th place winners at the Central Regional in Brendan Gould, Matt Sears, and Trace Timmons. A great mix of upperclass leadership and a great recruiting class will make for a very fun season. Look for the Vikings to have one of their best seasons in program history.











York 2017 Preview

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Team: York College of Pennsylvania
Head Coach: Duane Bastress
Years at School as Head Coach: 5
Career Record at Current School: 61-25
Assistant Coaches: Cory King, Kyle Flickinger, Matt Heisey, Chris Albright

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 14-4

2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Ryan Flynn- 6th @ 133, Greg Warner- 8th @ 141

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Warner, 2x All-American

Top Returning Starters: Greg Warner (2x AA- 5th & 8th), John Shorter (3x Mideast Regional Placewinner), Stefanos Karpontinis (5th Mideast Regional),

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Jesse Rocco (PIAA State Qualifier), Verlensky Joachim (2x NJ State Qualifier), Eric Hutchinson (2017-7th in PA, PA All Academic Team), Kye Lynch (MD State Qualifier), Timmy Griffith (2017 DE State Champ), David Harris-Norton (2x NJCAA National qualifier), Ryan Doyle (2017 NY Greco State Finalist), Jonathan Walker (2016 VA State Champ), Joe Soreco (6th 2016 Super 32, 2X NJ State Placewinner: 5th & 7th, 4th 2016 Powerade, 8th 2016 Beast of the East, 2X NHSCA All American), Cade Hudson (MD State Qualifier)

Season Outlook:
The YCP Wrestling team looks to build upon a successful 2016-17 season as they return a NCAA National Qualifier and a 2x All American in junior, Greg Warner. Warner (2X All American), senior John Shorter (3x Mideast Regional Placewinner), and sophomore Stefanos Karpontinis (2016 Mideast Regional Placewinner) will lead the way for the Spartans.

8 of 10 starters return from last years squad that saw went 14-4 in dual meet action. The goals are simple for this years squad and that is to become NCAA National Champions and All Americans as well as compete for an NCAA Team Trophy and Southeast Regional Title.

The Spartans coaching staff will also look upon a solid recruiting class as well as some returners that include state qualifiers, place winners, and state champs to help push returners and look for starting roles.












Scranton 2017 Preview

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Team: University of Scranton
Head Coach: Al Russomano
Years at School as Head Coach: 11
Career Record at Current School: 57-113
Assistant Coaches: Greg Banks, Mark Miller, Lance Moore

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 15-4

Top Returning Starters: Zachary D’Apolito (Sr.), NWCA Scholar All-American; Daniel D’Agostini (Jr.), NWCA Scholar All-American; Keegan Connelly (So.), NWCA Scholar All-American

Season Outlook:
The Royals return the core of a team that set a school record for single-season victories with 15 last year. Four wrestlers return who had at least 20 victories — Nicholas DePierro (Sr., 125, 26-6), Daniel D’Agostini (Jr., 184, 20-6), Zachary D’Apolito (Sr., 174, 22-11) and Keegan Connelly (Fr., 197, 25-12).











Roger Williams 2017 Preview

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Team: Roger Williams University
Head Coach: Jon Egan
Years at School as Head Coach: 7
Career Record at Current School: 110-19
Assistant Coaches: Tim Ferreira, Scott Pellerin, Keith Medeiros, Dylan Caruana, Danny Downes, Ty Herzog, Chris Cornwell, Arthur Pellerin

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 21-2

2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Tyler Herzog (157, 7th)

Top Returning Starters:
Nicholas Barbaria 125 (2x Region Placer, 2x Academic All-American)
Jason Jacobi 133 (Region Placer)
Justin Cochran 149 (Region Placer, 92 career wins, 48 career pins)
Ty Gazaway 157 (Region Placer)

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Tristan Haviland (Trumbull High School, Conn.) – New England Champion
Nicholas Pagnotta (Rocky Point High School, N.Y.) – NY Section Placer
Nicholas Wagner (Wall High School, N.J.) – NJ State Qualifier
Ricky Reimers (Roxbury High School, N.J.) – NJ State Qualifier
Michael Mirmina (Trumbull High School, Conn.) – New England Placer
Vincent Hellthaler (Northern Burlington High School, N.J.) – NJ State Qualifier
Ryan Luchs (Pope John XXIII High School, N.J.) – NJ State Qualifier
Jarrett Legg (Champlain Valley Union High School, Vt.) – VT State Champion
Connor Fortune (Morris Knolls High School, N.J.) – NJ Region Placer
Edward Cropper (Franklin High School, Mass.) – MA State Qualifier
Michael Fernandes (Voorhees High School, N.J.) – NJ State Qualifier
Jacob Faria (Somerset Berkley Regional High School, Mass.) – MA State Qualifier
Anthony Malfitano (Pearl River High School, N.Y.) – NY State Placer
David Wyzykowski (Haddam Killingworth High School, Conn.) – CT State Placer
Nicholas Klinoff (Phoenix High School, NY) – NY Section Placer

Season Outlook:
The goal is the same for the Hawks but in a different city – make a splash on the National scene and bring some hardware back from Cleveland, Ohio in March. The Hawks look to reload as they graduate four NCAA qualifiers in Downes, Herzog, Golner and Foster. Nicholas Barbaria, Jason Jacobi, Justin Cochran, and Ty Gazaway are returning Regional Placers taking 6th, 4th, 5th and 5th. The Hawks also return two Academic All-Americans who look to repeat this season – Nicholas Barbaria and Carter Merecki. Thirty match winners Chris Francis and Taylor Shay look to make a jump as well as Brett Leonard. Senior, Justin Cochran, currently has 92 career wins and looks to break the all-time pin record as he sits with 48. Senior, CJ Moyer, aims to graduate from RWU with a prestigious accomplishment – the highest GPA of any student-athlete at RWU. He currently sits at a 3.98 GPA.

There have been some strong additions to the roster as New England Champion, Tristan Haviland looks to make a splash at 133. New York Placer, Anthony Malfitano, and NJ State Qualifier, Mike Fernandes, also look to do some damage at 165/174. 141 looks to be a battle of the freshmen to see who makes their mark between Legg, Luchs, Mirmina, Wagner, Hellthaler, Reimers and Pagnotta.

The schedule is set for the Hawks as they travel to Pennsylvania a number of times for the Monarch Invitational (Kings College), New Standard Invite (York), and the prestigious Budd Whitehill Duals (Lycoming). To cap off the regular season, the Hawks will face JWU in a location with a great atmosphere.












Jason McLean returns to coach Muhlenberg

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Jason McLean
Jason McLean, the first All-American in school history, will coach Muhlenberg for the 2017-2018 season. McLean was a 2001 All-American at 141 lbs. when he finished 8th in Waterloo, Iowa. He has been working in various roles in the New Brunswick, New Jersey, school district since 2003, and restarted the school’s wrestling program in 2006. He replaces Shaun Lally who resigned at the end of September. Muhlenberg kicks off the season at the Monarch Invitational on November 4th. Read on for more from Muhlenberg.

Jason McLean named head wrestling coach

10/16/17

More than a decade after becoming the first All-American in program history, Jason McLean is returning to Muhlenberg as head wrestling coach.

A 2001 graduate of Muhlenberg, McLean earned All-America honors by finishing eighth at 141 pounds at the NCAA Championships as a senior. He also won the Centennial Conference championship that year, finishing with a record of 34-11 – the second-most wins in a season in program history.

McLean also went 28-10 and was the CC runner-up at 126 in 1998. He ended his career with a 71-31 record.

“This opportunity to step in at the helm at Muhlenberg means the world to me,” said McLean upon his hiring. “I am beyond appreciative of Corey Goff [director of athletics] and the Muhlenberg faithful for giving me this opportunity and look forward to the journey ahead.”

“The plan is to lead with the same vigor, drive and persistence that helped make me Muhlenberg College’s first All-American and to fill the wall with more. I never took my last year of eligibility and chance at giving Muhlenberg a two-time All-American then; I plan on making up for it now.”

Since 2003, McLean has served the New Brunswick (N.J.) School District in a variety of roles, including head wrestling coach, assistant football coach, assistant track & field coach and assistant athletic director. He also has coached football at The Pingry School (N.J.).

In 2006, McLean re-established the defunct New Brunswick High School wrestling program after a 25-year absence. Starting from scratch and forced to practice in hallways and other area schools at the beginning of his tenure, McLean built a program whose roster numbered in the 40s. The program now fields a youth program and a competitive middle school team as well. He was also one of the co-founders of the New Jersey Urban Wrestling League.

McLean was named Greater Middlesex Conference Blue Division coach of the year in 2016 after leading the Zebras to a 21-8 record. New Brunswick qualified for team sectionals last year and have had a winning record five years running as well as qualifying a handful of wrestlers for the regional tournament.












Mount Union 2017 Preview

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Team: University of Mount Union
Head Coach: Josh Malave
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Career Record at Current School: 8-11
Assistant Coaches: Nate Skonieczny, Mike Miller, Rae McDonald

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 8-11

2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Alec Cotton (141)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Cotton

Top Returning Starters:
Nick Mancini (Sr.)- 18-9, 3X Regional Placer, 3X 1st Team All OAC
Alec Cotton (Sr.)- 26-4, 2X Regional Placer, 1st Team All OAC, OAC Wrestler of the Year, Regional Runner Up, National Qualifier
Jesse Gross (Sr.)- 20-10, Regional Placer Winner

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Leondre Cooley (Sandusky HS)- 2X OH State Qualifier, District Champion.
Nolan Wochna (Brecksville)- AAU All American, 100 HS Wins, 3X District Qualifier, 2015 Dual State Championship Team, Conference Champ
Dakota McCloskey (Girard)- 2X OH State Qualifier, 2X EOWL Champ, AAU All American
Robby Cobb (Elyria Catholic)- 2X GLC Conference Champ, District Placer
Sean McKown (Teays Valley)- OHSAA Sportsmanship Award Winner, All Academic MSL, MSL Champion
Luke Hernandez (Tri-Valley)- 2X D1 OH State Qualifier, DI State Placer
Michael McIntire (St. Vincent St. Mary’s)- 2X DII OH State Placer
Anthony Scurry (Warrensville Hts.)- 3X LEL Champion, LEL Wrestler of the Year, 3X District Qualifier, OH State Qualifier
Kyle Ice (Waynedale)- 4X District Placer, 2X State Alternate, 2X OH State Qualifier, OH State Placer, 184 Career Wins, 127 Pins.
George Lassnick (Lake Catholic)- OH State Alternate
Thomas Moore (Cambridge)- OH State Qualifier
Tristan Roberts (Massillon)- 2X OH State Qualifier, OH State Placer

Season Outlook:
The 2017-2018 Wrestling Season should be an exciting one for second year coach Josh Malave. The Raiders have bolstered their coaching staff and their lineup. Coaching additions include- Nate Skonieczny- 2X All American, 2X Ohio High School State Champion and Mike Miller- 3X DI National Qualifier, 2X All American, and National Finalist for Central Michigan. The Raiders return three regional place winners and one national qualifier (Mancini, Cotton/NQ, Gross), two first team All-OAC Selections (Mancini, Cotton), and the OAC Wrestler of the Year (Cotton). Mount Union is eager to see the potential contributions from their incoming freshman and to compete once again for an OAC and Regional Title. The season kicks-off, November 11th, in Alliance with the Mount Union Invitational.











Southern Virginia 2017 Preview

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Team: Southern Virginia University
Head Coach: Logan Davis
Years at School as Head Coach: 5
Assistant Coaches: Brandon Flood, Coulter Sims

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record:

 

Top Returning Starters:
Sophomore Mitch Barney (157) 16-13 with 12 pins
Sophomore Keaton Gomez (174) 22-20 with 14 pins
Sophomore Matt Rohrdanz (165) 21-22 with 8 pins
Junior Brooks Fletcher (141) 9-9 with 6 pins in 2016

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Matthew Rosson (133/141) Cleveland High School (NM) placed 6th at the NM State Tournament.
Aaron Freidhof (125) Prince George High School (VA) 2x State Qualifier including a 4th place finish.
Davis Day (157) Banks County High School (GA) placed 4th at the Georgia State Tournament.
Blaine Phillips (149/157) Declo High School (ID) 3x State Qualifier Including 6th and 3rd place finishes.
Tyler Johnson (165) Lone Peak High School (UT) placed 2nd at the Utah State Tournament.
Nico Ramirez (285) North Mason High School (WA) 3x State Qualifier including a 7th and 5th place finishes.
Gordon Whitaker (174/184) Millard High School (UT) 4th, 6th, 3rd place finishes at the Utah State Tournament.
Quigley Whitaker (184/197) Millard High School (UT) 2nd, 1st, 2nd place finishes at the Utah State Tournament

Season Outlook:
Lots of fresh faces will be added to a solid core as the team continues to build upon the success they had in their second year as an NCAA program.











Elizabethtown 2017 Preview

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Team: Elizabethtown College
Head Coach: Eric Walker
Years at School as Head Coach: 14
Assistant Coaches: Quint Eno, Kyle McNulty, Kyle Coblentz, Matt Cross

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 2-13

Top Returning Starters:
184/197-Rocco Hladney-2016 6th Mideast Region
125-Phil Torresani-2015 6th Mideast Region
157/165-Chris Kummerer
285-Eric Eckstein-4th at Ursinus Fall Brawl, 22-13

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125-Austin Jones-5th place in District 3
133-Josh McLaughlin-PIAA AAA State Qualifier
133-Zach Martin-NJ Region Qualifier
149-Joe Ghione-Transfer from LHU
157-Kyle Bythell-2X NJ State Qualifier
165-Tyler Mentzer-PA Region qualifier

Season Outlook:
A nice mixture of senior leadership and talented youth on this year’s team. Barring injury, this squad should improve on last year’s results.











Manchester 2017 Preview

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Team: Manchester University
Head Coach: Kevin Lake
Years at School as Head Coach: 2
Assistant Coaches: Brandon Music, Trevor Engle, Ben Hoover

2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 5-12

Top Returning Starters: Chase Wilson (141) nationally ranked, 3rd at Pete Willson Invitational

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Elijuh Weaver/125 (Warren Woods Tower High School 1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Donovan Johnson/125 (Logansport High School 7th)
Josh Stephenson/125 (Yorktown High School State Qualifier)
David Kitko/157 (Noblesville High School State Qualifier)












Keystone 2017 Preview

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Team: Keystone College
Head Coach: Steve Mytych
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Career Record at Current School: 8-16
Assistant Coaches: Tom Traver Sr.

2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 8-16

Top Incoming Wrestlers: Colby Bronzburg PA SQ, Lucas Drick PASQ, Paul Miller PASQ, TJ Caswell NJSQ, Bob Lipski PASQ

Season Outlook:
Keystone will be young and hungry this season. Year two is looking very positive and the team will build off 8 wins in the program’s first year. The lineup has some very solid wrestlers from top to bottom that will use the season to develop for the regional tournament. The Giants did not win a match at Regionals last season and that is something they intend to change.











TCNJ 2017 Preview

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Team: The College of New Jersey
Head Coach: R. Joseph Galante
Years at School as Head Coach: 6
Career Record at Current School:  73-49
Assistant Coaches: Len Goduto, Ryan Lyons, Justin Bonitatis

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 12-13

2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Nick Herring (165), Dan Kilroy (174, 7th), Doug Hamann (184)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Dan Kilroy (174, 8th 2017), Ryan Budzek (141, NQ 2016)

Top Returning Starters: Dan Kilroy All-American & Academic All-American, Anthony Gagliano Academic All-American, Ryan Budzek National Qualifier & Academic All-American, Jim Goldschmidt Academic All-American

Top Incoming Wrestlers: Thomas Anderson (5th NJ State; Middletown North, NJ), Dominic Fano (8th NJ State; Montville, NJ), Daniel Surich (7th NJ State; Mahwah, NJ), State Qualifiers: Jake Giordano, Jake Falleni, Ryan Manahan. Connor Murphy, Anthony Rua, and Robert Dinger.

Season Outlook:
After celebrating the team’s 700th dual win last season the Lions followed up with a freshman All-American and two freshman Academic All-Americans. The team returns the most Academic All-Americans (4) in school history and will look to capitalize on veteran leadership coupled with incoming talent.











Delaware Valley 2017 Preview

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Team: Delaware Valley University
Head Coach: Jim Wertman
Years at School as Head Coach: 1st
Assistant Coaches:  Zac Haynes, Shaun Smith, Connor Kirkegard, Lewis Baker

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 8-9

2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Zach Roseberry (285, 1st), Ben Schweiger (174, 6th), Tim Ambacher (141), Brenden Velez (125)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Velez and Ambacher

Top Returning Starters:
Tim Ambacher-National Qualifier
Brenden Velez – 2x Qualifier

Top Incoming Wrestlers: Xavier Ferrizzi-Transfer-Ryder-2x PIAA State Qualifier, Oscar Daniels-freshman-2x PIAA Qualifier, Dustin Childs-freshman-NC State Champion, Parker Velez-Freshman-VA States 5th place











Waynesburg 2017 Preview

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Team: Waynesburg University
Head Coach: Ron Headlee
Years at School as Head Coach: 9
Career Record at Current School: 96-67-1
Assistant Coaches: Gennaro Bonavetura (Assistant Coach), Colton Shorts (Graduate Assistant), John Yates (Volunteer Assistant)

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2016-2017 Dual Meet Record: 11-14

2017 NCAA Qualifiers: Shaun Wilson (8th, 149), Ryan Shank (184), Jacob Evans (7th, 285)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers: Jacob Evans

Top Returning Starters:
125 – Tristan Buxton, Sr.; Going into third year as a starter … Returning PAC Champion … PAC Wrestler of the Week … 87-26 collegiate record.
157 – Landon Lohr, Sr.; Going into third year as a starter
165 – Dan Verhovsek, So.; Going into second year as a starter … Returning PAC runner-up … PAC Rookie of the Week … Member of Waynesburg football team
174 – Derek Hull, Sr.; Going into third year as a starter
197 – Kenneth Burrs, So.; Returning PAC Champion … Placed fourth at NCAA Division III Mideast Regional, coming one win shy of qualifying for nationals
285 – Jake Evans, Jr.; Two-time PAC Champion … 2017 PAC Outstanding Wrestler … NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Champion … Placed 7th at NCAA Division III National Championships … Set program record for wins in a season in 2016-17 (49-5) … 30-1 in matches decided by pin

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
Caleb Baxter (165/174); Butler, Pa. / Butler H.S.
2016 Section Champion
Three-time WPIAL qualifier
2017 PIAA AAA state qualifier
Back-to-back 30-plus win seasons.
20-0 in matches determined by pin in the last three seasons.

R.J. Hall (157); Washington, Pa. / Chartiers-Houston H.S.
Two-time section runner-up
Four-time WPIAL qualifier
2017 WPIAL champion
Two-time PIAA Class AA SW regional qualifier
2017 PIAA AA state qualifier
37-7 as a senior

Josh Kuslock (133/141); Hickory, Pa. / Chartiers-Houston H.S.
Two-time section champion
2017 WPIAL runner-up
Three-time PIAA AA SW regional qualifier
2017 PIAA AA state qualifier

Mike Mahon (174-184); Pittsburgh, Pa. / Fox Chapel H.S.
2017 section champion; Finished top four in the section all four years
Four-time WPIAL qualifier
Two-time PIAA AAA state qualifier
117-48 high school record

Tony Mastrangelo (133); Canonsburg , Pa. / Canon-McMillan H.S.
Twice finished in the top four of the section
Two-time WPIAL qualifier

Sean McGing (133); Bronx, N.Y. / Mt. St. Michael H.S.
Placed third at Dave Ironman Invitational
Accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler

Colin Funkhouser (184); McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour H.S.
Section runner-up
Three-time WPIAL qualifier”

Season Outlook:
With six returning starters back from 2016-17 and a large, talented recruiting class to add depth and fill a major need at 133 pounds, the Waynesburg University wrestling team is preparing to defend its Presidents’ Athletic Conference title.

A pair of Yellow Jacket starters, senior Tristan Buxton (125) and junior Jake Evans (285) have their sites set on reaching 100 victories this winter, with Buxton already boasting 87 collegiate wins and Evans notching 86 in just two seasons. Seniors Landon Lohr and Derek Hull provide valuable starting experience in the middle weights, while sophomores Dan Verhovsek and Kenneth Burrs look to build at successful freshman campaigns at 165 and 197 pounds, respectively.

As previously alluded to, 133 pounds was problematic for the Jackets, who, because of multiple circumstances, was left vacant for the entire second semester. Veteran head coach Ron Headlee and his staff addressed the hole in the lineup by bringing in multiple newcomers who will be competing for the job.

Speaking of rookies, there are 13 new Jackets on the preseason roster. Included in that baker’s dozen are four PIAA qualifiers. Waynesburg is also excited to welcome back former starters D.J. Grindle (141-149) and Mike Millero (174-184), who missed all of last year with injuries.

After holding its annual Orange/Black Wrestle-offs, Waynesburg gets the 2017-18 season rolling on Wednesday, Nov. 8, with a dual match against Division II opponent Shippensburg.












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