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Washington and Jefferson logoWashington & Jefferson College
Head Coach: Tommy Prairie
Years at School as head coach: 4
Career Record at school: 10-16
Assistant Coaches: Jeff Breese

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2013-2014 Dual Meet Record: 2-3
2014 National Qualifiers and All-Americans: Josh Etzel NQ, Nick Carr 2nd, Dave DiBenedetto NQ
Returning Qualifiers and All-Americans: Jacob Spearman 125 NQ 2013, Nick Carr 2nd 165 2014

Top returning starters:
JR Jacob Spearman 125 NQ 2013 (43-17)
JR Nick Carr 2nd at NCAAs (12-2)
SO SonnieBoy Blanco (28-12)
SO Timmy Keblesh (17-13)
JR Zeke Stroupe (17-18)

Top incoming wrestlers:
Ajala Modraza SQ NJ
Jaiveion Turner State Champ MD
Ryan Crowell State Champ VA
Antonio Santoro Prep All American

Season outlook:
W&J Returns their entire team except for 3 graduating seniors and brings in another large recruiting class. The Presidents will look to fill the void left by National Qualifiers Josh Etzel and Dave DiBenedetto. The team will be led by Nick Carr who transferred in last season and whose only loss was in the NCAA Finals while wrestling up 2 weight classes. They also return National Qualifier Jacob Spearman and Regional Placer Sonnieboy Blanco. The team returns a lot of depth and is once again young with only two seniors.