Southern Maine 2016-2017 Preview

Southern-Maine USM logoTeam: University of Southern Maine
Head Coach: Mike Morin
Years at School as Head Coach: 1
Career Record at Current School: 5-11
Assistant Coaches: Julio Santiago (Associate Head Coach), Jonathan Deupree, Sean Fagan, Peter Delev, Ronnie Tetrault

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2015-2016 Dual Meet Record: 5-11

2016 NCAA Qualifiers: Daniel Del Gallo (149)

Returning NCAA Qualifiers (any year): Del Gallo

Top Returning Starters:
Dan Del Gallo SR 2x Northeast Region Placer, 2x NCAA Qualifier, 3x Scholar AA
CJ Luth SR 2015 Northeast Region Placer, 3x Scholar AA
Brendan Weir SO 29-7, Scholar AA
Mike Risti SO 27-9

Top Incoming Wrestlers:
125 Peter Del Gallo 4x ME State Champ, 4x New England Placer, 2x NE Champ, 4x NHSCA AA, 2x NHSCA Finalist
125 Jeffery Bryan ME State Placer
141 Nathanial Grimard NH State Placer
141 Dwayne Dyer ME State Placer
141/149 Jared Garcia 2x MA State Placer, MA State Finalist
157 Mike Macaluso ME Region Placer
157 Noah Robidoux ME State Placer
165 Zac Thompson 3x CT State Placer
165 Josh Smith 3x ME State Finalist, ME State Champion
165/174 Justin Stacy (2nd Semester) 2x ME All State Champion
174/184 Kolby Smith 2x MA State Finalist, MA State Champ, New England Placer
HWT Michael Darling ME State Champion, 2x ME State Placer
HWT Thomas Foss NV
HWT Cody Spicer ME State Placer

Season Outlook:
Led by co-captains Dan Del Gallo and CJ Luth the Huskies bring back all of their starters from last season. Sophomores Brendan Weir and Mike Risti are both coming off outstanding freshman seasons where they each won over 25 matches. The incoming class should add depth and challenge right away for the starting spots.